Private Mortgage Insurers Take a Beating In 2Q08 as Loss Expenses Continue to Rise
August 15, 2008
The past year has been no picnic for mortgage banking profitability, but the private mortgage insurance industry is having an even tougher time. A new Inside Mortgage Profitability analysis shows that the seven private MIs posted a combined loss of $1.675 billion on their domestic mortgage insurance business during the second quarter. That was up... [Includes one chart and one graph]