MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE FUND

A fund that insures mortgages funded by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on a single family home. Individuals with this fund pay the one-time fee of 1.5% of the mortgage loan, to be settled at closing, and annual mortgage-insurance premiums of 0.5% of the entire loan amount that should be given until the mortgagor has 22% equity in that home.

It pays the lender in the event the mortgagor defaults. Borrowers with FHA mortgages are regarded higher risk because of the minimal down-payment requirement, slacked income, and credit requirements on these loans.