There are also hefty fees and restrictive
rules on reverse mortgages.
Not exact matches
Company officials said they are required to follow federal
rules, which give them little discretion
on whether to start foreclosure proceedings, but would support the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development extending a moratorium
on foreclosures of
reverse mortgages on the island.
He also updates us
on the new
rules for
reverse mortgages since the 2018 tax law has changed, explains why they have traditionally gotten such bad press, and how they've changed.
In the meantime, HUD has issued a
ruling essentially saying that for
reverse mortgages closed after August 4th of this year, a non-borrowing spouse can remain in the house after the borrowing spouse dies, assuming the couple was married at the time of the loan closing, occupied and continues to occupy the house as a primary residence and the non-borrowing spouse is listed
on the loan documents.
For example, based
on the recent HUD
ruling, someone who marries a
reverse mortgage borrower after he or she has taken out the loan or a child of the borrower who had been living in the home would not be entitled to stay
on without repaying the loan.
On October 1, 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued revised
rules for loan amounts of
reverse mortgages backed by the widely used Federal Housing Administration insurance program.
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As a
rule of thumb the loan to value (LTV) offered
on a
reverse mortgage is 40 - 70 % of your appraised value, depending
on your age.
For
reverse mortgages that are subject to the
Rule, a loan originator's compensation may be based
on either (a) the maximum proceeds available to the consumer under the loan; or (b) the maximum claim amount (if the
mortgage is an FHA - insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage subject to 24 C.F.R. part 206), or the appraised value of the property, as determined by the appraisal used in underwriting the loan (if the mortgage is not subject to 24 C.F.R. pa
mortgage is an FHA - insured Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage subject to 24 C.F.R. part 206), or the appraised value of the property, as determined by the appraisal used in underwriting the loan (if the mortgage is not subject to 24 C.F.R. pa
Mortgage subject to 24 C.F.R. part 206), or the appraised value of the property, as determined by the appraisal used in underwriting the loan (if the
mortgage is not subject to 24 C.F.R. pa
mortgage is not subject to 24 C.F.R. part 206).
There are some data points that the
rule has excluded from reporting
on reverse mortgages and will therefore be reported as «not applicable»: APR, HOEPA Status, Loan Cost, Origination Fee, Discount Points, Lender Credit, Prepayment Penalty, and Term.
Since the funds available from a
reverse mortgage loan are dependent
on a number of factors, there is no single «
rule of thumb» to determine the minimum down payment amount.
The MAPs
Rule has broad provisions that address
mortgage advertising and has specific provisions
on reverse mortgage advertising.
The Bureau recognized in the proposed
rule that the manner in which
reverse mortgage transactions are disclosed
on the RESPA settlement statement (the HUD - 1 or HUD - 1A) under appendix A to Regulation X is a source of confusion for creditors and settlement agents.