Recovering from a stroke can happen quickly or can take a long time. How soon someone gets better depends on how bad the stroke was and how healthy the person was before the stroke. People who have had a stroke may need medicine or surgery. Later, they may need rehabilitation (say: ree-huh-bih-luh-TAY-shun).
Also known as Primary Mortgage Insurance, PMI is the lenders (banks) protection in the event that you default on your primary mortgage and no longer make payments and the home ends up going into foreclosure.
Down Payments and PMI. Borrowers whose down payment is less than 20 percent must pay for private mortgage insurance. PMI insures the lender for the amount of loan-to-value above 80 percent. For example, a $100,000 home with a $90,000 mortgage has a 90 percent LTV.