If the house is worth about what remains owing on the mortgage, the trustee will not take your house if you go bankrupt, and generally the mortgage company will allow you to
keep making your monthly mortgage payments.
A Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) commonly referred to as reverse mortgage is a way for borrowers age 62 or older to unlock the equity in their home by turning it into tax - free cash * without having to
make any monthly mortgage payments **.