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Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly
The Real Estate Adviser
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February 28, 2002

Mortgage insurance follows loan, not borrower

By TOM KELLY
The Real Estate Advisor

The woman on the other end of the telephone was clearly hoping for some unexpected financial help before Uncle Sam’s April 15 federal income tax deadline.

Her story had a familiar ring. She had taken out a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration several years ago and paid a mortgage insurance premium at closing. The loan was subsequently assumed when she sold the home.


 
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