Per IRS Publication 530 Tax Information for Homeowners, page 8:
Qualified mortgage insurance is mortgage insurance provided by the Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, or the Rural Housing Administration, and private mortgage insurance (as defined in section 2 of the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 as in effect on December 20, 2006).
To enter your qualifying mortgage insurance premiums as an Itemized Deduction, please follow the steps below: