Podcast: USMI Featured on HousingWire’s “Housing News”

April 13, 2021


USMI President Lindsey Johnson was a guest on HousingWire’s April 12 “Housing News” podcast. Interviewed by HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler, Johnson explained the unique role that private mortgage insurers have played in helping low down payment borrowers, and how the industry was well-positioned in 2020 due in part to reforms the industry had implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. She also outlined four essential principles lawmakers and regulators should consider around housing finance reform, including enhancing access to mortgage finance credit while protecting taxpayers and promoting stability in the system. Listen here.