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Hi ARLO, my mom passed away, I have inherited her home with a reverse mortgage on it. Can I still try and refinance the loan or home, or do I have to get a home loan myself? The reverse mortgage becomes due and payable when the last borrower on the loan is no longer living in the property. If mom... Read Full Article
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The troubled economy, pandemics and social unrest have made the idea of retirement very uncertain for many seniors who are now struggling to come up with ways to securely finance their futures. What most senior homeowners don’t realize is that getting a line of credit through a reverse mortgage can help them preserve their equity from inflation, as it will... Read Full Article
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The HUD HECM program limits the youngest borrower to the age of 62 or older to be eligible for the reverse mortgage program. If there is a spouse of a borrower who is not yet 62, the older spouse can still get a reverse mortgage and the younger spouse can remain on title and would be known as an “eligible... Read Full Article
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If I do a reverse mortgage, can I pull all the money upfront as a lump sum, or do I have to have a line of credit? Is there a cost to pulling out all the money upfront? HUD changed the program a little while back so that borrowers are capped at what they can pull from home based on... Read Full Article
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BREAKING NEWS: With Mortgagee Letter 2021-11 (ML 2021-11), HUD just clarified to reverse mortgage borrowers who obtained reverse mortgages when one spouse was not on the loan and was considered a non-borrowing spouse. Prior to 2014 when HUD changed the rules, these spouses had no protections under the loan, and after the 2014 changes, the “eligible non-borrowing spouse”... Read Full Article
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Ultimately the right time to get a reverse mortgage depends on what works out best for the borrower. The timing must be right for you and your needs. But we hear borrowers who are convinced that they want the loan but are thinking that they should wait a year or two until one of the borrowers is older so they... Read Full Article
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We just received a great question from one of our readers: Hey ARLO! Thanks for being around to help so many looking for opinions on Reverse Mortgage questions. I am the Trustee of a revocable trust where my Mother-in-Law is the Trustor & Beneficiary. I thought I was close to signing a reverse mortgage with a Lender. Now the Loan... Read Full Article
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Overview With GNMA's recent announcement, HECM ARMs using LIBOR as their index will soon not be viable to originate. While LIBOR has been destined to be phased out for some time, this unexpected announcement will require a faster transition than was expected. The framework around SOFR, the anticipated replacement to LIBOR, has not been fully developed yet, and as such adjustable-rate... Read Full Article
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2022 UPDATE: FHA Clarifies COVID-Relief Options for Borrowers The Federal Housing Administration published a technical update to Mortgagee Letter 2021-15 that will provide additional time for borrowers economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to seek relief. Details were provided this week in Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2022-02. ML 2022-02 clarifies that the first legal deadline and Reasonable Diligence Time Frame are extended by 180... Read Full Article
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What’s New and Exciting for 2020 Reverse Mortgages? It seems that reverse mortgage borrowers have been getting nothing but bad news for the past 7 years. HUD has implemented more restrictions, lowered amounts available to borrowers, increased eligibility requirements that borrowers had to meet and overall, reverse mortgage borrowers have had little to be happy about for a while. Don’t... Read Full Article