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A federally-insured reverse mortgage comes with the benefit that you, the borrower, will receive loan payments as agreed upon by the terms of your loan, and will never owe more than your home is worth. Those benefits are guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration through its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, which includes the vast majority of reverse mortgages out there.... Read Full Article
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OFFICIAL: FHA Announces Fixed Rate Standard Reverse Mortgage Elimination Date.. Nothing Stays the Same but Change. It's more than just a song.. especially in the world of reverse mortgages. Just when the rates are at the lowest in the history of the program for some of the products, the costs to borrowers are at their lowest for some programs and... Read Full Article
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We just returned from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) annual meeting at which we were able to listen to several speakers from HUD who spoke about the reverse mortgage and some of the challenges they are having with the program. Seems that they are very concerned with the high number of tax and insurance defaults from many borrowers. The... Read Full Article