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What's an Acceptable Deductible for Flood?

Question: 
We have a loan closing for a commercial property. The loan amount is $183,000 and the building is valued at $240,000. The borrower's flood policy is for $183,000 with a $50,000 deductible. He does not have sufficient cash on hand to handle a deductible this large. I told the lender the deductible is too high for the coverage amount, but the borrower is insisting on keeping his deductible at $50k. The lender says they are fine with the deductible being this high. Does that make this acceptable?
Answer: 

by Randy Carey: Deductibles on a flood policy are a business credit underwriting risk like deductibles on any other insurance policy.

Answer: 

by John Burnett: Your bank should have policy on this issue. It should not be an ad hoc decision by an individual lender.

Answer: 

by Randy Carey: John brings up a good point. Alowing different deductibles for different borrowers is a fair lending risk.

First published on 10/29/2023

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