Mortgage protection is a sort of insurance that can keep you from losing your home. In the event that you become disabled, injured or ill and can’t work, or involuntarily lose your job, your mortgage payments will be made for you. In most cases the payments will be covered from 12 to 24 months.

When illness, injuries or unemployment occurs it’s stressful enough without having to worry about whether or not your family is going to have a home. Mortgage protection can take that worry away and provide you with the time you need to get back on your feet again.

If you’re planning on purchasing a home in the near future, or even refinancing your current home, you should ask your lender about mortgage protection. Almost all lenders now offer this coverage because not only does it protect you from losing your home, it protects the lender from losing their money.