A 20% down payment on a home was once the benchmark, but many buyers can't or choose not to come up with this amount. One downside of skipping a traditional down payment is that you'll owe private ...

The First Flatiron at Boulder's Chautauqua Park was the site of a rescue of two University of Colorado students on Friday evening, When one thinks of “mortgage insurance” some will think of a type of ...

Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is an extra monthly fee that you pay on a conventional mortgage if you put less than 20 percent down. PMI must be terminated at a certain point in your loan term or ...

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