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If You’ve Looked at a Reverse Mortgage in the Past, You May Want to Look Again! If you have ever investigated a reverse mortgage or have thought about it, especially in the past 24 months and didn’t think the numbers worked for your needs, it may be time to check again. The reason we say this is because one... Read Full Article
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[arlo_toc] Reverse mortgage programs are now available starting at age 55 Reverse mortgage opportunities are now opening up for individuals as young as 55, marking a significant shift in the industry. Historically, proprietary or private reverse mortgages, often referred to as jumbo reverse mortgages, were primarily utilized for high-value properties exceeding HUD's lending limits. Initially, these private options were less... Read Full Article
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Senior homeowners may be looking at a combination of events that could equate to the perfect storm brewing that doesn't even appear on most of their horizons. There is a combination of events, those that have already happened, those that are going to happen, and those likely to happen, that could leave many senior homeowners in a real bind. So... Read Full Article
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Many years ago, some of the biggest banks in the nation offered reverse mortgages. Among them, Wells Fargo was one of the largest lenders in the U.S. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) market. Today, that is no longer the case. Wells Fargo was at one time the largest reverse mortgage lender in the country. It was only a short time... Read Full Article
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At one time, there were quite a few major bank lenders offering reverse mortgages. In fact, in the early 2000s, the majority of reverse mortgage loans were closed by national banks. One of the large bank lenders was Financial Freedom, which most recently operated under the parent company CIT Group, and previously was owned by OneWest Bank and IndyMac. At... Read Full Article
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We had a “unique” caller leave us a message who questioned us on an endorsement we had received from Jack Guttentag, known to many as the Mortgage Professor. Seems she felt that this was a scam and she contended that Guttentag meant good day in German and that this meant that it could not be Jack’s real name or that... Read Full Article
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Reverse Mortgage Statement - Explanation of Terms: 1. Statement Date: The period that the statement represents. The sample statement displays all of the loan activity that occurred during October. 2. Payment Plan: This is the current payment plan type that has been selected. The borrower selected a “Line of Credit” payment plan option in the sample statement. 3.... Read Full Article
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The reverse mortgage industry in the United States has had to wrestle with some issues related with some new regulatory rules handed down by the U.S. government in 2017 and 2018, and for some companies that had formerly offered loans in the space, the issues that stemmed from these changes to the federally-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program caused... Read Full Article
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Across the reverse mortgage lender landscape, there are a variety of company types: banks and non-banks, large national lenders, and small regional lenders. Over time, many large banks have exited the reverse mortgage business, while independent non-bank lenders today comprise most of the reverse mortgage volume. Still, changes occur in the lender landscape from time to time, and 2019 was... Read Full Article
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I am 68 years of age, married my wife about three years age. I had my house before I got married. My wife is 54, can I still do a reverse mortgage? And if so how will it affect her? Her name is not on the deed. -Gregory N. Firstly, let me say that as of August 4, 2014,... Read Full Article