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GOVT AGENCY YET TO ACT ON CONTROVERSIAL INSURANCEPublished : 10 years ago, on
JEFF HORWITZ
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Obama administration housing official tells lawmakers that regulators are still considering an overhaul of a controversial type of homeowner’s insurance.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has not yet delivered on the comprehensive changes promised earlier this year. Agency director Mel Watt told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday that he’s “looking at it aggressively.”
Banks buy so-called force-placed insurance to protect the properties of homeowners behind on their loan payments. It costs several times more than regular homeowners’ insurance. State regulators and plaintiff’s attorneys allege that banks inflate the cost of force-placed insurance for homeowners in exchange for insurer kickbacks.
Watt calls addressing abuses a “tough area.” In response, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon tells Watt that Watt’s in a position to stop it.
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