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Is this normal? PMI is still on my loan

On a conventional loan, PMI ends by itself only when your balance is scheduled to reach 78%. Check your dates, then ask in writing.

Updated · 2-min read

Check your dates

The PMI disclosure you got with your loan shows the first date you can ask to cancel. Rule1,2

You can ask your lender in writing to cancel it once your balance is scheduled to reach 80% of the home's original value (the lower of the price and the appraisal), with a good payment record; it ends automatically at 78% if you're current on payments (CFPB). Rule1

Why it might still be on

Not at 80% yet. Extra payments can bring your 80% request date closer, and PMI must end automatically at 78% if you're current. Rule1,2

Your payment record. A good payment history means: No payment 60 or more days late in the 12 months that began 24 months before the cancellation date (or your request), and none 30 or more days late in the 12 months before it. Rule1,3,2

An FHA loan. FHA mortgage insurance follows HUD's rules, not the Homeowners Protection Act. Rule4,5,6

Lender-paid insurance. If your lender pays for the mortgage insurance, different rules apply; ask your servicer how and when it ends. Rule1,3,2

How to ask

  • Send a written request to your servicer.
  • Be current, with a good payment history.
  • Certify there's no second mortgage on the home.
  • If asked, show the value hasn't dropped below the original value. Rule1,3,2,7

Questions for your servicer:

  • What are my PMI cancellation date and automatic termination date?
  • What proof of value do you need, and who orders it?
  • Do your investor's rules let me cancel early based on today's value?
  • When will my payment drop, and how is unearned premium refunded? Rule1,3,2,7

When to call a professional

Your servicer, in writing. Send a written request to your servicer. Rule1,3,2,7

On a Fannie Mae loan, with a higher value. On a Fannie Mae loan you can ask to end PMI based on today's value, shown by a value check that includes an interior and exterior inspection, plus a clean payment record (nothing 30+ days late in 12 months or 60+ in 24). Rule7

Sources

  1. CFPB: When can I remove private mortgage insurance (PMI) from my loan? · reviewed 2026-08-28; retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  2. 12 U.S.C. §4902: termination of private mortgage insurance · retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  3. 12 U.S.C. §4901 (Homeowners Protection Act of 1998): definitions · retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  4. HUD: duration of FHA monthly MIP (Mortgagee Letter 2013-04) and the legacy 78% rule · page revised 2020-06-22; retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  5. HUD: Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premiums (discontinuing monthly MIP) · retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  6. HUD Mortgagee Letter 2023-05: annual MIP rates and durations · effective 2023-03-20; retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)
  7. Fannie Mae Servicing Guide B-8.1-04: termination of conventional mortgage insurance · 05/15/2019 version; retrieved 2026-10-09 (opens in a new tab)

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