The FHA Reverse Mortgage (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage or ‘HECM’) is now, just about, the only viable reverse mortgage program out there.
First, in April, it was Bank of America’s jumbo reverse mortgage to be suspended; then in June, Financial Freedom stopped funding their Cash Account program; in September Gold Reverse pulled their fixed rate jumbo [...]
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FHA Reverse Mortgage Now the Only Game in Town
Jumbo Reverse Mortgages
Reverse mortgages are available in two main flavors: FHA conforming and non-conforming, the latter is also known as a Jumbo Reverse Mortgage. An FHA conforming loan limit is the maximum amount of home value that is recognized in calculating the amount of money that will be lent on the home. Jumbos are considered by senior [...]
Reverse Mortgage Lenders Dropping Like Flies
You might think that reverse mortgage lenders and banks, with their gobs of protective equity, would be immune to the Wall Street mortgage lending crisis. After all, how bad could the default rate on a home loan with no payments and at 40% to 50% LTV be? Tell that to the Wall Street bears.
Since investors [...]
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