Posts Tagged 'financial assessment'

Financial Assessment Update Takes Effect October 3, 2016

September 26, 2016     no comments

Reverse Mortgage Financial Assessment Update Purpose The intent of this article is to announce upcoming updates to the HECM Financial Assessment and Property Charge Guide guidelines. Implementation These changes are effective for case numbers assigned on or after October 3, 2016.   New Requirements  SECTION NO. SUBJECT REVISED REQUIREMENT 2.14 Payment History on Housing Obligations Requirements apply only to the borrower's...
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HECM Financial Assessment & Extenuating Circumstances

April 2, 2015     1 comment

Extenuating Circumstances Can Help You Qualify for a Reverse Mortgage Under the new reverse mortgage rules set to take effect April 27, lenders will be required to conduct a thorough analysis of your financial profile before you can qualify—an analysis known as the reverse mortgage “financial assessment.” This assessment weighs things like proof of income and credit history in its...
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How to Get Your Case Number Before Financial Assessment Begins

February 5, 2015     2 comments

We have been sending updates regularly and this will probably be our last call to action before the Financial Assessment (FA) guidelines go into effect for the HUD Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM or "Heck-um") reverse mortgage program.  The new program parameters will require HECM borrowers to "qualify" for the reverse mortgage loans with income and credit criteria, not considered...
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April 27, 2015 – Reverse Mortgage Financial Assessment Begins!

November 11, 2014     11 comments

HUD issues dates for implementation of financial assessment for reverse mortgages. In 2013, HUD shocked the reverse mortgage world by announcing that they planned to implement financial assessment guidelines in response to the heavy losses the program sustained in 2012.  The guidelines were set to require borrowers to qualify on the basis of income and past credit history for...
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Drastic Reverse Mortgage Changes Are Coming Soon

June 18, 2014     no comments

HUD previously delayed their Financial Assessment, but it looks like they will be taking place soon. There are  changes that will go into effect in the near future that will affect many reverse mortgage applicants. At All Reverse Mortgage, we feel that we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't keep everyone up to date on what's happening. Here are some...
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