We have been in our home for 2.5 years and have done a lot of work on it. We have a conventional, fixed rate mortgage to which we initially put down 10 % at closing. We have contacted our mortgage provider in order to obtain a reappraisal because we believe the value of the home has increased and that our loan to value should give us at least 20 % equity in the home. The mortgager ( to whom our mortgage was sold by our original mortgage company ) stated that because we have not been in the home for at least 5 years that our loan to value must exceed 25 % equity. Is this consistent with Homeowners Protection Act? 
