Determining Minimum Coverage Amounts
Coverage must equal the lesser of
- 100% of the insurable value of the improvements, as established by the property insurer; or
- the UPB of the mortgage loan (or, if the mortgage loan is a second lien mortgage loan, the combined UPB of the first lien and second lien mortgage loans), as long as the UPB of the mortgage loan (or the combined UPBs) equals at least the minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis, which is usually 80% of the insurable value of the improvements.
The servicer must follow the procedures in Determining Property Insurance Coverage Amounts in F-1-02, Escrow, Taxes, Assessments, and Insurance for detailed steps to determine the amount of insurance Fannie Mae requires.
Maximum Allowable Deductible Requirements
The maximum allowable deductible is 5% of the face amount of the policy. See B-6-01, Lender-Placed Insurance Requirements for the deductible requirements for a lender-placed insurance policy.
Named Insured and Mortgagee Clause Requirements
In all cases, the insurer must be instructed to send all correspondence, policies, bills, and other information to the servicer (or to both the first and second lien mortgage loan servicers).
The servicer must name Fannie Mae in the mortgagee clause if coverage or Fannie Mae’s interest would be impaired by not being named. Otherwise, the mortgagee clause is based on the mortgagee of record and the mortgage loan type as described in the following tables.
Related Announcements: Announcement SVC–2015–13, October 14, 2015
Additional resources: https://www.fanniemae.com/content/guide/svc051017.pdf#page=297