May 16, 2024
Article: USMI Seeks Improved Treatment for Private MI

An Inside Mortgage Finance article from May 16 titled, “USMI Seeks Improved Treatment for Private MI,” highlighted USMI’s recent supplemental comment letter on the Basel III Endgame proposed rule.

May 13, 2024
Letter: Joint Trade Letter to FHFA on the Release of Historical Credit Score Data

USMI joined ABA, HPC, ICBA, and MBA in sending a letter to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson regarding the publication of the VantageScore 4.0 historical dataset planned for early in 3Q 2024.

May 2, 2024
Letter: Supplemental Comment Letter to Banking Regulators on Basel III Endgame Proposed Rule

USMI submitted a supplemental comment letter to the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC (collectively the Agencies) in response to the Basel III Endgame Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule).

March 15, 2024
Blog: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Q&A with Prominent Private MI Industry Leaders

Women are a driving force in the housing market – despite still facing a gender wage gap, single women own 2.71 million more homes than single men (10.95 million versus 8.24 million)

March 15, 2024
Blog: Q&A with Christina Brown, VP and Senior Counsel, USMI

Christina Brown is the Vice President (VP) and Senior Counsel of USMI.

March 15, 2024
Blog: Q&A with Dianna Higgins, SVP Investor Relations, MGIC

Dianna Higgins is the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Investor Relations of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC).

March 15, 2024
Blog: Q&A with Lesley Alli, SVP Industry Relations and Corporate Communications, National MI

Lesley Alli is the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Industry Relations and Corporate Communications of National Mortgage Insurance (National MI).

March 15, 2024
Blog: Q&A with Whitney Dodd, VP Public Policy, Radian

Whitney Dodd is the Vice President (VP) of Public Policy of Radian.

March 8, 2024
Newsletter: March 2024

With the spring homebuying season just around the corner, USMI has been busy highlighting the important role that private mortgage insurance (MI) plays for homebuyers, lenders, and the entire housing finance system.

February 22, 2024
Blog: How Private MI Serves the Housing Finance System as a Source of Strength and Resiliency

On January 16, USMI submitted a comment letter to the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC (collectively the Agencies) on the Basel III Endgame proposed rule.

February 15, 2024
Blog: Black History Month – Working to Promote More Affordable and Sustainable Homeownership

As an industry designed to enable access to homeownership, especially for first-time, low- and moderate-income (LMI), and minority homebuyers, during Black History Month we want to dive into the data, trends, and policies associated with Black homeownership in America.