Instead, educating community advocates and developing educational resources may help with
informing reverse mortgage borrowers of their obligation to keep tax and insurance payments current.
Mortgage insurance
costs reverse mortgage borrowers 0.5 % or 2.5 % of the amount borrowed up front, depending on the loan type, and 1.25 % of the loan balance annually.
Also that year, AARP conducts its first national survey
of reverse mortgage borrowers which reveal that the primary motivation for getting a reverse mortgage for borrowers is to plan for emergencies and to improve the quality of life.
Nearly eight percent of those surveyed preferred to remain in their own homes and seventy four percent of
reverse mortgage borrowers in the survey described their use of a reverse mortgage as a positive experience.
Also that year, AARP conducts another national survey of
reverse mortgage borrowers which reveals borrower's motivation for getting RM to be has changed from «quality of life improvement» to «debt alleviation».
Although these new requirements are more extensive than past requirements, they will ultimately serve to protect
countless reverse mortgage borrowers from default as well as further contribute to making the federally - insured HECM one of the nation's safest loan products in the market to date.
In June 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a letter announcing new changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, specifically regarding
reverse mortgage borrowers with non-borrowing spouses.
Although these new requirements are more extensive than past requirements, they will ultimately serve to protect countless
reverse mortgage borrowers from default as well as further contribute to making the federally - insured HECM one of the nation's safest loan products in the market to date.
In June 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a letter announcing new changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, specifically
regarding reverse mortgage borrowers with non-borrowing spouses.
In essence, the new changes will require mortgagees to conduct the financial assessment in order to
evaluate reverse mortgage borrowers more thoroughly and to provide at risk borrowers with the means to meet their loan obligations.
In essence, the new changes will require mortgagees to conduct the financial assessment in order to evaluate
reverse mortgage borrowers more thoroughly and to provide at risk borrowers with the means to meet their loan obligations.
I have heard many people say to me that they are not concerned with rates rising one or two percent and normally that's not a huge issue but when long term rates rise, it really can affect the amount of
money reverse mortgage borrowers receive under the program.
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.
Intended as a way for seniors to eliminate mortgage payments and improve cash flow, FHA is finding new risks associated with
reverse mortgage borrowers failing to pay property taxes and hazard insurance.
FHA insures reverse mortgage loans and and has outlined requirements for borrowers and mortgage lenders that are designed to
assist reverse mortgage borrowers with making informed decisions and avoiding mortgage default.
While gains in short - term rates have a minimal effect on the amount of loan
proceeds reverse mortgage borrowers may be eligible to receive, hikes in longer - term rates can significantly reduce their borrowing power over time.
According to a study in late 2007 by the AARP, almost ten percent of
reverse mortgage borrowers said that their lender offered them an extra product such as an annuity or insurance.
Featured: Staff writer Mark Olshaker interviews the children of
reverse mortgage borrowers about their relationships with their parents and their roles in the origination process.