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Holistic Approach to Reverse Mortgages & Retirement Planning

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A reverse mortgage can have a very positive impact on a borrower’s financial situation, but it’s important to consider the big picture when thinking about whether a reverse mortgage is the right decision for you. If you are looking into getting a reverse mortgage, there are long term implications worth exploring in planning for your financial future. The good news...
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Is it safe to invest the proceeds of my reverse mortgage?

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If you’re seriously considering taking out a reverse mortgage, you probably know by now that you can use the proceeds of your loan for just about anything. However, even though you as a borrower are free to do as you wish with your money, using it to make investments is not recommended. In order to protect borrowers, the government has...
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How Will a Reverse Mortgage Impact my Kids and Family?

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How Will a Reverse Mortgage Impact my Kids and Family? In researching and weighing the pros and cons of a reverse mortgage, a common question probably comes to mind: How will a reverse mortgage impact my children and family? The most important thing to remember is that your children and family will never be on the hook for repaying...
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Reverse Mortgage Power of Attorney & Trusts Matters

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A borrower’s home title is an essential component of a reverse mortgage transaction, and if not handled correctly, can cause for delays in the process and headaches for the borrower and the lender or title agent. The lender will gather all the essential information, but it’s good to be prepared with documentation and to be able to respond to questions...
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Banks Offering Reverse Mortgages Retreat

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Last year, three well-known banks left the reverse mortgage industry, leaving many borrowers with concerns and one big question: Why did they go? Bank of America exited in February, followed by OneWest Bank’s Financial Freedom in March, and then industry giant Wells Fargo in June, effectively shaking up the reverse mortgage world. At the time of its exit, Wells Fargo...
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Reverse Mortgage Fees: They’re Not All The Same!

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It is true that just about all reverse mortgages being originated at this time are the HUD Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM or "Heck-um"). So many people think that the reverse mortgage fees and the rates are all going to be about the same. However, this is not always true and those borrowers who take the time to compare have...
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One Reverse Mortgage You Can Afford

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NEW 4.00% Fixed Rate Saver Plans! - Request a Free Quote Today! It seems that there are many borrowers who have not looked at reverse mortgages lately and still believe that all reverse mortgages are the same as the reverse mortgage they first looked into many years ago. One borrower referred another potential borrower to us recently because she said...
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Making Payments on a Reverse Mortgage: Interest & Tax Deductions

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One of the most important benefits that reverse mortgage borrowers receive at closing is the freedom of no longer having to make required monthly mortgage payments to their lender. It is this feature of the reverse mortgage product that makes it so unique - and as such - so difficult for those outside of our industry to comprehend and understand!...
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Exploring Reverse Mortgage Disadvantages

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I had a long conversation with a potential borrower yesterday. He said that he had spoken with a couple of loan originators and had a few concerns. One of the originators told him that there were no reverse mortgage disadvantages and the other worked for the largest reverse mortgage company in the United States and told him that she did...
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Reverse Mortgages: A Non-Recourse Loan

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One of the things that we always explain to senior borrowers when they ask about reverse mortgages is that they are non-recourse loans. The next question is always, "What is a non-recourse loan?" This is a very important feature of the reverse mortgage and I want to take a moment to explain just what non-recourse means and how that affects...
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