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Private mortgage insurance: basics you need to know about PMI
2. Contact lender once 20% equity is reached If your lender does not inform you about removing your PMI, contact them once you've reached 20% equity. You can also speed up that automatic PMI cancellation when your balance reaches 80% (instead of just …