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Old 01-22-2021, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC View Post
Wonder how much the govt collects in insurance on these loans.
$2.11B was collected in insurance premiums, I believe from regular mortgages as well as RMs. The government paid out $15.75B, most of which was paid out due to RM foreclosures. We taxpayers are picking up the tab. We supplement the industry as the lenders literally cannot lose and of course the various commissions and fees they garner for every imaginable little thing they do along the way are humungous.
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