The HPA addresses homeowners' difficulties in canceling private mortgage insurance (PMI) coverage. It establishes provisions for canceling and terminating PMI, sets disclosure and notification requirements, and requires the return of unearned premiums.

Summary. The Homeowners Protection Act (HPA) is a law that protects homeowners from unnecessary payment of private mortgage insurance that they no longer need to pay. The Homeowners Protection Act requires lenders to make certain disclosures to mortgage borrowers about private mortgage insurance.

The Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 became effective in July 1999. The act, also known as the PMI Cancellation Act, addresses the difficulties homeowners have experienced in canceling pri- vate mortgage insurance (PMI) coverage.

Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 - Prescribes guidelines for mandatory termination of private mortgage insurance (PMI) for a residential mortgage when the principal balance is first scheduled to reach or actually reaches 80 percent of the original value of the property securing the mortgage loan, including: (1) a ...