Served By Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company in a Lawsuit
If you were just served in a deficiency lawsuit by Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company, it is important for you to act quickly and understand who they are, and why they filed a lawsuit against you
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company (MGIC) is a mortgage insurance underwriter that underwrites a wide range of home loans throughout the United States. Generally, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company, is paid a portion of your mortgage payment on a monthly basis to pay the premium of this insurance. This insurance provided is not for your protection, it is for the BANK!
What is Mortgage Insurance?
Mortgage Insurance ("MI") basically works as a way for the bank to get paid if you miss a payment or default on your loan. The MI Company, in this case Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company, will write the bank a check for a given amount as directed by the agreement, oftentimes paying the bank in full on the Mortgage they wrote to a borrower. If Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company paid out a claim, the bank could assign its right to seek a deficiency in a foreclosure action or Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company became automatically able to attempt to collect on the deficiency.
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company will file a deficiency lawsuit against you to try to collect this amount.
This is why you have been served, the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company lawsuit is an attempt to make you, as the borrower, personally liable for any amount they could not recoup from the initial mortgage amount. This can have significant consequences on you and will often be brought up years after the initial foreclosure lawsuit was brought against you. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company's lawsuit for a deficiency revolves around what they paid out and the value of the property as of the date of the foreclosure sale. Understanding what this means, and how to properly defend or settle it is extremely important.
If Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company is Pursuing you for a deficiency, you have options!
Being served in a deficiency lawsuit can add a lot of stress to your life. Throughout the past few years, I have represented individuals throughout the state of Florida in deficiency lawsuits. There are a number of options available to you, and meeting with an experienced deficiency defense attorney can be a tremendous help. If you have just been served in a lawsuit I am offering, for a limited time, a free consultation to meet with me, either in person or on the phone, to discuss your case. You can call my office at 813.252.0239 or e-mail me to set up your FREE CONSULTATION if you have just been served. If you have a pending suit, or were served more than 20 days ago, a small fee may apply.