June is National Homeownership Month and an opportunity to reflect on the importance of owning a home to American families. Homeownership is central to the American Dream and an aspiration – and inspiration – for millions of families.
As we start 2025 with a new administration, a new Congress, and new state legislative sessions across the country, housing affordability is poised to be a major topic of discussion.
As Black History Month comes to a close, USMI recognizes the importance of homeownership and highlights key insights from our recent survey about data and trends influencing Black homeownership in America today.
During this Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI) continues to highlight how the Hispanic community contributes to the U.S. housing market.
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)
Christina Brown is the Vice President (VP) and Senior Counsel of USMI.
Neenu Kainth is the Chief Customer Experience Officer of Enact.
Dianna Higgins is the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Investor Relations of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC).
Lesley Alli is the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Industry Relations and Corporate Communications of National Mortgage Insurance (National MI).
Whitney Dodd is the Vice President (VP) of Public Policy of Radian.
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.
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.