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Condo Insurance- Dishonesty Coverage increased to $47,040- Fannie and Freddie Change.

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Mortgage and Lending with Providence Home Mortgage/ICCF

We are seeing another Fannie and Freddie change, this time when it comes to condo coverage that the condo associations and/or management companies must have. It's regarding dishonesty coverage. Fannie and Freddie used to only require $10,000 dishonesty coverage. This is related to liability insurance. Horror stories are popping up all over the county where employees of the associations or management companies were embezzling the dues that was coming in.

See a related story below about what happened near Chicago.

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/willow-springs-condo-van-witz-management-complaints-56662742.html

 

Comments (4)

Bill Gillhespy
16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL
Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Danell,  I'm quite familiar with condos and associated fees but have not heard the term  "dishonesty coverge ".  Please explain.  Thanks !

Nov 06, 2009 05:01 AM
Danell Merren
Providence Home Mortgage/ICCF - Grand Rapids, MI

Hi, Bill. We had the term come up on two different condo associations recently where the bank we were using, Fifth Third, explained that Fannie and Freddie have changed coverage requiring that as part of the liability coverage that covers employees this would have to be increased- basically to protect the associations from folks who were embezzling.

Nov 06, 2009 05:42 AM
Bill Gillhespy
16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL
Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Danell,  Yikes,  wasn't aware of that although I can see how it could happen.  Thanks for the reply.

Nov 07, 2009 03:52 AM
Dave Sullivan
Real Estate One - Birmingham, MI
Michigan Realtor with an investor viewpoint

Wow Insurance for embezzling...  how about we put them in Jail instead?  it is a scary world out there...  sad. 

Jan 16, 2012 09:53 AM