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why are banks alloud to charge me for pmi when i am refinancing a mort ?

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Hi Mrs. W -

It depends.  If you are refinancing into a convential loan and your amount will be greater than 80% of your home's value (Loan-to-Value "LTV"), then you will be required to pay PMI.  If your new loan will be an FHA loan, you will be required to pay MI regardless of LTV.

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John Briggs
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As you describe your existin loan, it sounds as if you have an Option ARM loan becuse you say "it's adding to the balance."

If so, it could be that you are making the minimim payment "option" rather then the interest only payment and the Deferred Interest" is bing aded to you balance in the form of "Negative Amortization"

I would suggest reviewing loann documents to see it this is actully the situation.

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If you had to provide bank stmts and pay stubs, there is a good chance it was a fannie or freddie loan. If not, there is a good chance its not and you might be stuck.
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I would suggest finding out if your current loan is owned by Fannie or Freddie. If it is ask the lender you are working with to try and qualify you with the REFI Plus program, this will help avoid PMI, if you do not have the equity to remain under 80%.
Given your loan is an IO it may not be eligible.
Give it a shot:
http://makinghomeaffordable.gov/loan_lookup.html
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no. i bought 3 yrs ago and put 100,000. down.  but i took a intrest only loan at the time we thought it was the right loan for us but its just adding to our bal at this point .so we need to get a fixed 30 yr. but ltv is off now. and they want pmi. and a down payment ... ? too crazy im thinking of selling to get out of it. but i dont want to. what are the options ?
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Without PMI you would need either a 20% down payment if purchasing or 20% equity if refinancing. Why are you refinancing? Did you have PMI on the loan you are paying off?
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