Reverse Mortgage Age Requirements for 2023

September 6, 2023

By Michael G. Branson Edited by Cliff Auerswald 38 comments

If you’re 62 or older, you may be eligible for the most popular reverse mortgage program, the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), insured by HUD – Housing and Urban Development. This federally insured loan can help you stay in your house for as long as you maintain your primary residence and keep up with property taxes and insurance.

Because the loan length depends directly on how long you live in the home, the amount you can borrow also depends on that time frame, including the age at which you get the reverse mortgage.

Reverse mortgage proceeds can be accessed in a few different ways—as a line of credit, as monthly term or tenure payments, as a lump sum, or some combination of those options—and can be used in whatever way you’d like for groceries, medication, or even utility bills.

New Proprietary Programs Work at Age 55

Borrowers who are not yet 62 but are 55 and over can also seek a reverse mortgage from one of the “Jumbo” or “Proprietary Programs” available. HUD does not insure private programs, so no mortgage insurance is required.

The requirements and property eligibility criteria can be different but very similar, and borrowers who want to get their 62nd birthday immediately can always investigate one of the private programs to determine if it will meet their needs.

How Much Can I Receive from a Reverse Mortgage?

The amount of money you can receive from a reverse mortgage depends on a few factors:

Your Age
Home Value
Current Interest Rates

Your age plays a significant role because the older you are, the more money you qualify for when you take out the reverse mortgage. The amount of money is based on principal limit factors, which give you more money as you age. For example, if you’re a homeowner who owns your home, check out the examples below.

2023's Reverse Mortgage Age Chart

Age of Borrower	Principal Limit Factor	Current Lending Limit
62	35.7%	$1,089,300
65	37.8%	$1,089,300
70	41.5%	$1,089,300
75	44.3%	$1,089,300
80	48.8%	$1,089,300
85	54.9%	$1,089,300
90	61.8%	$1,089,300

*Principal Limit Factors taken from HUD.gov using example expected rate of 6.030%. You must deduct reverse mortgage costs including upfront insurance (approx. 3%) to arrive at your NET principal limit.
PLF tables source: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/august2017plftables.xls

Which Program Should I Choose?

There are a couple of different HECM programs to choose from: fixed rate and adjustable, lump sum distributions, and monthly payments or lines of credit from which the borrower can draw as needed/desired. What is right or best is what is right or best for the borrowers’ circumstances. The fixed-rate loan seems attractive to many borrowers, but there are several downfalls borrowers must consider.

Namely, fixed rates require a full draw of all sums available. If you do not need all the money to pay off existing liens, HUD requirements on their program only allow a portion of the line to be accessed in the first 12 months and on a fixed rate loan with no subsequent draws available, any amount not available in the initial draw is lost to the borrower.

Also, since fixed rates are often higher than adjustable rates and interest rates determine how much money a borrower will receive, adjustable-rate borrowers often receive higher benefits in today’s interest-rate environment.

Finally, the adjustable program gives borrowers more options regarding how they will receive their funds (remember, with the fixed rate, the only option is a one-time full draw of all funds available). Borrowers who choose an adjustable-rate loan have several options for receiving their loan proceeds, including a line of credit, monthly payments, or even a lump sum.

The funds in the line of credit grow annually at the same rate as the interest accrual rate plus the MIP accrual rate on the unused portion. This is not interest you are earning but relatively greater borrowing power later as the growth amount increases the available line.

You only owe what you borrow and accrue interest on the outstanding balance, so having the additional money available costs you nothing and only needs to be repaid later if you draw and use those funds.

Age FAQs

What is the minimum age for a HECM Reverse Mortgage?

HUD has established the minimum age for a HECM reverse mortgage borrower to be 62 by the time the loan closes.

What is the minimum age for a Jumbo Reverse Mortgage?

Generally, jumbo programs also use a 62-year-old minimum age, but several programs are now available for borrowers down to 55 years of age.

Can my spouse under the age of 62 be protected?

The HUD HECM allows for an “eligible non-borrowing spouse” under 62. However, they cannot access the reverse mortgage funds if the eligible borrower were to leave home; they can remain in the home for life by following the same reverse mortgage provisions (live in the home as their primary residence, pay the taxes, insurance and any other property charges in a timely manner and also reasonably maintain the home).

Is there any age limitation to getting a reverse mortgage?

To get a reverse mortgage, borrowers must be at least 62 years of age for the HUD HECM program, and there are programs available down to age 55 on the jumbo or private reverse mortgage programs.

Can you outlive a reverse mortgage?

Drawing all available funds, you can outlive the benefits under a reverse mortgage. Still, you can live in the home mortgage-payment-free for as long as you continue to pay the taxes, insurance, and property charges, even after your available funds are gone. The earlier you take the loan, the longer your balance will accrue interest. While it’s not required, you can make payments—even if it’s just on the interest—on your reverse mortgage throughout the loan term.

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38 Comments on this Article

Celeste
May 23rd, 2023

My husband and I are 59. Can we do a reverse mortgage?
Reply to Celeste
- ARLO™
  May 30th, 2023
  
  Hello Celeste,
  
  The HUD HECM (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage) reverse mortgage requires the borrower to be at least 62 years old. However, there are proprietary or private programs that do go down to the age of 55.
  The problem that most borrowers see with the private programs is that they do not give as much money as a percentage of the home's value as the HUD programs, and the rates are typically higher.
  That's why they are usually used for Jumbo or higher dollar-valued homes. They can be very useful for expensive homes and non-approved condominium projects, sometimes for borrowers who are not yet 62 years of age, though when the home's value works for them.
  
  I would encourage you to visit our website and check our calculator to see if the proprietary programs would be beneficial for you. It's quick and easy and does not require you to supply any personal information (such as your social, etc.), and if it is beneficial for you, we can continue, or you can stop there without any obligation. It's worth a try.
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Lucian K.
September 27th, 2022

Hi Arlo,

My wife will be 70 in two weeks. Do I have to wait until she is 70 to get next year principal limit for age 70?
Reply to Lucian
- ARLO™
  September 27th, 2022
  
  Hello Lucian,
  
  The short answer is no, and I would recommend you start an application sooner rather than later and I will tell you why. Firstly, the amount you receive is based on the expected rate determined by the age of the younger borrower and that age is based on what age the borrower will be within 6 months of the day the loan closes.
  Therefore, she will already receive the benefit for a 70-year-old borrower. But more importantly, rates have been going up lately. If the rate goes up before you lock in your Expected Rate by starting your loan application, you could lose more with a higher rate than you gain with your higher age anyway. Higher interest rates will lower the amount of money you receive much faster than the increase you get for being one year older in most cases.
  I would suggest you check our calculator to see what you can expect to receive now and make your decisions accordingly (the Federal Reserve just increased rates again and gave indications that they will do so further in the future).
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Joe W.
September 22nd, 2022

WE HAVE 3 FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE DEED, AGES ARE 82, 63, 57. CAN WE GET A REVERSE MORTGAGE?
Reply to Joe
- ARLO™
  September 22nd, 2022
  
  Hello Joe,
  Yes, you can but the 57-year-old would not be covered by the terms of the loan unless that individual was the spouse of one of the other two individuals (63 or 82). If not, the 57-year-old could remain on title but once the 63- and 82-year-old are no longer living in the home, the loan would become due and payable and the 57-year-old would need to refinance the loan, pay it off with other funds available to him/her or sell the home.
  If the 57 year old is the spouse of one of the other two individuals, he/she would be considered the eligible non-borrowing spouse and if the other two borrowers passed, the eligible borrowing spouse would be able to live in the home under a deferment and the loan would not be called due and payable, however, if there was still money available in the line of credit, he/she would not have access to the funds because he/she is not a borrower on the loan.
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Tim
August 25th, 2022

I am 71 and my Wife is 69. Would it benifit me in any way to wait 6 months until my Wife turns 70 before we get our reverse mortgage, since the age of the youngest borrower determines the amount we would receive ? Our home is worth about $600,000 and we owe about $200,000.We are not looking for a lump sum payout but for a variable rate and no monthly mortgage payments with funds available to draw on if needed.
Reply to Tim
- ARLO™
  August 30th, 2022
  
  Hello Tim,
  
  It is true that the older you are the more you receive with a reverse mortgage but there are two things borrowers need to remember when trying to strategize over whether to wait to wait for a next birthdate to apply for the loan.
  Firstly, if you are within 6 months of your next birthday when you are ready to close the loan, you get the benefit of the next higher age anyway. Also, one of the factors that determines the amount of money you receive in a reverse mortgage is the interest rate. When rates are declining or the rates are below the HUD floor of 3%, waiting for the next birthday doesn't adversely affect you.
  However, when rates are rising, you can easily lose much more from a higher rate than the little you receive from the next age level if the interest rates increase before you lock in your expected rate. If the rates go down, you can float down one time at loan documents but if they continue to rise, borrowers often lose far more money from increasing rates than they ever would have gained from the next age benefit.
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Tim D.
August 25th, 2022

I am 71 and my Wife is 69. Would it benefit me in any way to wait 6 months until my Wife turns 70 before we get our reverse mortgage, since the age of the youngest borrower determines the amount, we would receive? Our home is worth about $600,000 and we owe about $200,000. We are not looking for a lump sum payout but for a variable rate and no monthly mortgage payments with funds available to draw on if needed.
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Andrew G.
May 2nd, 2022

My father has a reverse mortgage with no equity in the home. We have an enhanced life estate deed naming me as the remainderman. I just turned 62. As a remainderman can I apply for a reverse mortgage to keep the home. My father and I desire this.
Reply to Andrew
- ARLO™
  May 2nd, 2022
  
  Hello Andrew,
  
  Yes, you can apply for a reverse mortgage once you own the property but you would need to qualify for the loan under the current parameters of the program. This means that you would need to get the reverse mortgage in your name with the loan program and amounts available for a 62-year-old borrower at that time.
  That would require you to bring cash into the transaction to bring the loan to value to the current requirement for the program you wished to obtain and at 62 it would be somewhere around 50% of the value of the home.
  
  The reverse mortgage is not and never was intended to be a multi-generational loan. It sounds like it achieved it purpose and has allowed dad to continue to live in the property without having to make a mortgage payment and he can still stay there for the rest of his life. When dad passes though, that loan becomes due and payable.
  HUD will give you the option to keep the home by paying the amount owed or 95% of the current market value, whichever is less, sell the home or simply walk away and owe nothing.
  If you wish to keep the home and cannot qualify for a new reverse mortgage due to the low loan to value requirements of the program and the mortgage paydown that would be required in this case, you would need to consider traditional or forward loan financing that would require you to make a monthly payment but will accommodate higher loan to value ratios.
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Crystal H.
April 13th, 2022

Hi Arlo,

I will be 62 in July and my spouse is 62 but his name is not on the mortgage. If I died before him, would he be allowed to stay in the home with reverse mortgage?
Reply to Crystal
- ARLO™
  April 19th, 2022
  
  Hello Crystal,
  
  I am assuming you mean that you want to apply for the loan and close it after you turn 62 since the home is titled in your name, correct? If that is the case, you can get the loan and have your spouse added to the title at that time and either one of you would be able to remain in the home after the other passed.
  It does not make any difference if he is not on the current loan or title at this time, you can add him as long as he is living in the home and meets the requirements. You would execute a Grant Deed from yourself to yourself and your spouse and close the loan in both your names making you both eligible to remain in the home after the other passed or left (as in to live in hospice care should that become necessary).
  
  If you choose keep the property as separate property (yours alone), he would be an ineligible spouse and as an ineligible spouse, the loan would become due and payable when you were no longer living in the property as your primary residence (whether that was due to death or any other reason).
  He would still need to participate in the loan in some ways acknowledging that he was aware of the loan, that he was not a borrower and that the loan became due and payable when you no longer lived in the home as your primary residence, but he would not sign the legal documents.
  Depending on what your plans are for the title of the property when one of you passes, there may be no benefit to keeping him off of title but that depends on your circumstances and your goals. I would suggest that you both discuss it and check with your family attorney.
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Matt L.
February 22nd, 2022

I was looking at your website and it only goes to 1961 for year of birth, and my year of birth is 1962 which I understand is well within the requirements. Is there some information I am missing, or is the website just lacking the full range of possible birth years?
Reply to Matt
- ARLO™
  February 22nd, 2022
  
  Hi Matt,
  
  If you are looking at the HUD HECM program, the minimum age is 62 years old. You can apply for the reverse mortgage 90 days before your 62nd birthday on the HUD program but you cannot close the loan until then.
  There are other proprietary programs that typically start with properties valued at $450,000 and go to much higher loan amounts than the HUD program that allow for borrowers down to 55 years of age, but HUD's minimum is 62.
  As you point out as well, each state's requirements must also be met depending on the state in which the property is located.
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GRJ
October 8th, 2021

Dear Arlo,
I am 59 and own a home with a loan on it. The property value is $320K and the current loan balance is $140K. I have moved my mother in with me as she can no longer live alone - she is 82. Can I take out a reverse mortgage adding my mother to the title and loan to qualify for the minimum age requirement? If yes, what would happen if my mother passed away before I reached the age of 62? Would I be able to stay in the home? Thanks!
Reply to GRJ
- ARLO™
  October 8th, 2021
  
  If your mom had a history of living in the home, you could add her to title for the reverse mortgage. You cannot move someone in and add them to title to qualify for a reverse mortgage though.
  Also, if your mom's occupancy was accepted as I indicated, if she was the only one on the loan and passed, the loan would become due and payable at that time. You would need to be able to refinance the loan with a new loan in your name to remain in the property.
  If you were not able to qualify for a reverse mortgage at that time (due to age or underwriting considerations), then you would need to be able to qualify for a standard forward loan or you would need to sell the home at that time.
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Walter B.
January 20th, 2021

In the. State of Texas do both applicants have to be 62 or older?
Reply to Walter
- ARLO™
  January 20th, 2021
  
  Hello Walter,
  
  Yes they do. All married Texas applicants must be 62 years of age or older and that includes spouses.
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Jill E.
December 28th, 2020

I am 57 and my only income is widow survivorship SS. My house is completely paid off. Can I do a reverse mortgage to help with my income?
Reply to Jill
- ARLO™
  December 28th, 2020
  
  Hello Jill,
  I am sorry, but the minimum age for the HUD Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is 62 and for some proprietary or private programs, 60. I am not aware or any reverse mortgage programs that go down to age 57.
  However, we are not experts on other possible programs that may be available in your area. I would suggest you start by checking with groups like AARP and HUD approved counselors to see what may be available.
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Vicki C.
September 14th, 2020

Can I get a reverse mortgage with less than 50% equity in my home?
Reply to Vicki
- ARLO™
  September 14th, 2020
  
  Hello Vicki,
  
  50% is a guideline and depending on your age, you may receive a higher benefit.
  The older you are, the higher the benefit you receive on the reverse mortgage programs.
  Since the loan has no payments for life, the loan takes age into consideration for the percentage of value it will allow for borrowers.
  After all, statistically speaking, borrowers who are 62 years of age are most likely able to accrue more interest over a lifetime if they keep their loan until they pass than borrowers who are 82.
  The HUD tables take these statistics into consideration when determining available loan amounts.
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Jackie
September 4th, 2020

Can your heirs go on the reverse mortgage with you if they are old enough?
Reply to Jackie
- ARLO™
  September 4th, 2020
  
  Hi Jackie,
  
  Anyone who is of qualifying age (62 and over), is on title to the property and lives in the home may also go on the reverse mortgage.
  They do not need to be your spouse under those circumstances. You cannot add them to the mortgage loan as you cannot add a new person to any existing loan.
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Art A.
August 14th, 2020

Hello ARLO, I have been researching reverse mortgages a lot as an option to supplement retirement income. While I am only 43 right now, it seems as if the best possible solution with this is to obtain a reverse mortgage line of credit at age 62, and then only use it if/when necessary. Do I have to speak to a counselor now since I have additional questions, or would you be able to answer some questions that I may have regarding a reverse mortgage? Please let me know. Thanks.
Reply to Art
- ARLO™
  August 14th, 2020
  
  Hello Art,
  
  While I admire your advance planning, I think you may be a bit premature on any detailed questions. The program is subject to changes as HUD deems needed and has changed radically at times over the past 6 years.
  I really cannot tell you what it might look like in 19 years and any information you receive now may not be worth the time it took to gather. The advice I give you today may not be the same as the advice I would give you at that time based on current HUD program parameters, rates, and options available.
  We have had entire programs come and go over the past 19 years and there is no way to know if that will be the case again over the next 19 so my advice would be to keep an eye on the program and keep it in mind as one of your available options but start to really drill down on program availability as soon as you get within about 6 months of eligibility and you know what you really have to work with and if it is a viable program for you given your circumstances at that time.
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JR
June 10th, 2020

What percentage of the appraisal value would the reverse mortgage lender disburse, so that the existing mortgage can be paid off and the remainder be given to the mortgagee?
Reply to JR
- ARLO™
  June 10th, 2020
  
  Hello JR,
  
  HUD limits the amount of the initial draw borrowers may receive on their reverse mortgage to 60% of their available loan amount, unless the funds are going toward paying off what HUD refers to as "property charges" (seasoned liens against the property and the costs of the new loan) and then up to the full loan amount (100%) may be used immediately.
  If you need more than 60% but not the full 100% just for the property charges, you may pay off qualifying charges and take up to 10% cash for yourself, again up to 100% of your Principal Limit. HUD will not allow you to pay off a line of credit or cash out refinance loan that you received less than 12 months ago to this limit though, you would be capped at 60% of the available loan amount for this purpose.
  
  Let us do a couple of examples to show you what this means. For ease of explanation, let us use a Principal Limit (loan amount) of $100,000. If you had no loans on the property, HUD would allow you to take up to $60,000 at closing (minus any costs) or in the first 12 months and then you would be required to wait for the end of 12 months before you would have access to the remaining $40,000.
  
  But now let us assume that you need 60% or more of your available loan just to pay off an existing loan plus the costs of the new loan. Under this scenario, let us assume the balance of your old loan and the costs of your reverse mortgage alone would require $80,000 at the closing.
  HUD parameters would allow you to pay off the entire $80,000, take an additional 10% of your principal limit or $10,000 in cash if you desire but then you must wait for the end of 12 months before you would have access to the remaining funds. If your loan plus costs would require use of $90,000 of your available loan, you would have access to the last 10% at closing if you wished based on this formula.
  
  Those rules refer to the percentage of the loan amount that can be accessed. As far as the percentage of the appraised value, that number changes with the HUD calculator. The percentage of the home's value that is available to borrowers which determines the loan amount or Principal Limit to begin with is a calculation that varies depending on the youngest borrower's age, interest rates and HUD's current program parameters that do change from time to time.
  At this time interest rates are very low so most borrowers are receiving the most money the program will allow for their age bracket but if rates should rise, that would lower the amount as a percentage of the home's value available to borrowers under the program.
  To determine what would be available to you based on your age and the age of your spouse (if any), I would suggest that you visit our online calculator. This calculator has instant access to local costs and so not only will it tell you what you can expect for your age(s), but also the costs for your area as they do vary around the country. Give the calculator a try, it is quick, easy and there will be no hassle or obligation.
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Linda S.
June 2nd, 2020

My daughter and I are on the mortgage and I am 70. Can I get a reverse mortgage?
Reply to Linda
- ARLO™
  June 2nd, 2020
  
  Hi Linda,
  
  You could refinance into a reverse mortgage but your daughter would need to approve the terms which would allow the loan to be due and payable if for any reason the home is no longer your primary residence since she is not yet 62 and would not be a borrower on the reverse mortgage.
  The means that when you pass or move to assisted living, the loan would become due and your daughter would be required to pay the loan off at that time. That might mean she would need to refinance the loan, sell the property, or pay it off with other funds available to her.
  If she were unable to do so at that time, the lender would eventually begin a foreclosure. For this reason, I would not advise a reverse mortgage in just your name now if your daughter does not have plans or ability to pay off the loan or move when the time comes that the loan must be repaid.
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Tim
May 26th, 2020

Why does Arlo reflect that on my home valued at $1,196,000 I can borrow only $554,000 when the age factor on an HECM would allow me (us) to borrow over $660,000 for a 73 yr-old with 72-yr old spouse? I do not want a jumbo reverse mortgage from a third party lender but an FHA backed HECM which has a new limit of $765,000.

Please respond...call if you wish but know that I am a banker, have been a mortgage warehousers, understand the product...I want to refi my home now while rates are low.
Reply to Tim
- ARLO™
  June 2nd, 2020
  
  Hi Tim,
  
  HUD's Principal Limit Factor for a 72-year-old borrower at the floor rate (the lowest rate at which the borrower will receive the maximum amount of money) is 58.8%. But you need to remember, HUD uses the property value or the HUD maximum lending limit, whichever is less, to determine the Principal Limit for which you would be eligible.
  In your case, you would be eligible for 58.8% of the lower current lending limit of $765,600, not the property value. This would mean a Principal Lending Limit or maximum loan amount before costs of $450,172.80.
  Sometimes a slightly higher margin will actually allow a lender to pay some of the costs which include all or some of the HUD initial MIP so it is wise to look at both the margin that takes the loan all the way to the floor rate of or around 3% and also one that might be just a little over but pays some or all of the costs and starts the loan balance including the costs lower.
  
  Either way though, you could not get to a loan amount of $554,000 available to you before costs on the HUD HECM program at your ages. If you look at the latest HUD principal limit factor tables (available here), you will see that $554,000 or roughly 72.4% of $765,600 is not attainable until borrowers reach the age of 90 at which time the Principal Limit factor is 73% (89 is close at 72.1%). If the lower amount of $450,172.80 would meet your needs, then you could certainly stay with the HUD HECM program.
  If it is insufficient to meet your needs, your only option would be to consider the proprietary or private programs if you still desire a reverse mortgage. If you do need more than that just to pay off your current mortgage, then you would be using all or most of the funds just to retire your existing mortgage and then you need to determine what your concerns are with the private program if all or most of the funds are drawn from the inception.
  Either way, only you can determine if the program is right for you, but HUD will definitely stop at $450,172.80 or below, depending on the interest rate.
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Denise D.
February 21st, 2020

I am 56 years old and I own my home and I'm the sole owner of the home on the deed. I have no mortgage and want to know if I am eligible for a reverse mortgage?
Reply to Denise
- ARLO™
  February 21st, 2020
  
  Hello Denise,
  
  The HUD/FHA federally insured reverse mortgage requires borrowers to be a minimum of 62 year of age to be eligible for the program.
  Proprietary or private programs currently will accept borrowers to a minimum age of 60 but I am not aware of any programs that will do the loan for a 56-year-old borrower.
  Perhaps you can use some sort of interim financing (possibly even family funded) to carry you through the next 4 to 6 years? If not, you could also investigate a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or other traditional loans.
  But remember, you are required to make monthly payments with the HELOC and other loans that failure to do so can affect your credit or even result in foreclosure.
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- John
  May 19th, 2020
  
  Hi, we are 61 years old and have a great deal of equity in our house. Could you recommend and products that might help us use some of our equity?
  Reply to John
  - ARLO™
    May 19th, 2020
    
    Hello John,
    
    The reverse mortgage requires you to be a minimum of 62 years of age to close the loan (you can apply up to 60 days before your 62 birthday). If you wait until that time, there are several reverse mortgage programs available.
    If you look at other programs in the meantime, as long as you do not exceed 60% of your available reverse mortgage proceeds for the payoff of those loans, you can still pay them off with a reverse mortgage when you turn 62 but if you need more than 60% of your available proceeds just to pay off a lien that is less than 1 year old (and in the case of a home equity loan since you withdrew funds), the reverse mortgage will not pay off the new loan or withdrawals beyond that 60% threshold.
    
    To determine what that amount would be, I would encourage you to visit our online calculator at and put in your information. For the time being, use a birth date that would make you exactly 62, your property address (or at least the correct zip code so the fees are accurate) and the calculator will determine what is available to you at this time.
    If it shows that after payoff of any loans of record you have $100,000 available to you at closing or in the first year, remember that if you exceed $100,000 on any other interim financing and intend to still pursue a reverse mortgage when you do turn 62, the loan will not pay off any loans that exceed this amount even though you would have more money available to you after 12 months.
    
    The other thing I would caution you is that property value must be substantiated by appraisal, HUD can change their program parameters and interest rates are subject to change. All three could affect the amount of money available to you under the program.
    If you do plan to do some sort of interim financing and repay it with a reverse mortgage when you turn 62, I would caution you not to cut the amount too close to what you think you can get at that time and then find out that circumstances have changed and you cannot get as much money as you expected.
    It would certainly be best to wait until you turn 62 if the reverse mortgage is your ultimate plan and just do the loan then unless you are extremely comfortable with any payments the line of credit carries should circumstances change and you need to make them for a long time.
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Richard
April 24th, 2013

Homeowner's age is an important factor in how much he is allowed to borrow. Lenders use the age of the youngest owner to help determine the maximum loan amount. Lenders also consider the present interest rates and fees, along with the home's appraised value, to determine the loan amount.
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