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If you let homeowner's insurance lapse, a lender may buy a policy and bill you. Who might it protect?

Possibly only the lender, and it can cost more.

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  1. You and the lender equally
  2. Only you
  3. Possibly only the lender ✔

Why: Lenders can buy insurance if you don't keep yours up, but they must give you advance notice. That policy may only cover the lender and can cost more than one you buy yourself.

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Answer: Possibly only the lender. Lenders can buy insurance if you don't keep yours up, but they must give you advance notice. That policy may only cover the lender and can cost more than one you buy yourself.

  1. CFPB: What is homeowner's insurance? www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-homeowners-insurance-why-is-homeowners-insurance-required-en-162
    that insurance may only cover the lender, and not you
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. CFPB: What is homeowner's insurance? www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-homeowners-insurance-why-is-homeowners-insurance-required-en-162
    your lender must give you advance notice
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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