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Rates are so low, they can’t go lower.

The rates for the 10-year Treasury (CMT based) HECM reverse mortgage are so low they can’t go any lower to affect the amount of money one can get from a reverse mortgage. The amount of equity someone can access from their home is based on age, home value, any mortgage they currently have and the [...]


Mortgagee letter introduced for new nationwide reverse mortgage lending limit.

HUD released the 2 new mortgagee letters this week, part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The first one 2008-34 establishes a nationwide lending limit for reverse mortgages at 7,000 where they had varied from 0,160 to 2,790 per county and the second one 2008-35 limited …


Really, how much money can I get from a reverse mortgage?

There are many resources for reverse mortgage information all over the internet, on TV commercials and in your daily mail. They all tell you that reverse mortgages are great financial tools for allowing you to live your dreams, that its a tax free way to increase your cash flow, …


ICFE Bows Home Certified Equity Mortgage Conversion Specialist Course - MarketWatch

ICFE Bows Home Certified Equity Mortgage Conversion Specialist CourseMarketWatch - Nov 13, 2008Participants learn about the law that created reverse mortgages and what it takes to be a HUD qualified lender. The ICFE course takes the student through …New rules make reverse mortgages a better deal NewsChannel5.comMoving forward on reverse mortgages Chicago Tribuneall 12 news articles


LibertyStreet Financial Group Launches New Government-Backed … - MarketWatch

LibertyStreet Financial Group Launches New Government-Backed …MarketWatch - Nov 11, 2008The basics of LibertyStreet's HUD/FHA Reverse Mortgage are simple: it's a loan with deferred interest (currently at 3%) and no principal payments. …HUD announces new, permanent FHA mortgage loan limits 7thSpace Interactive (press release)all 15 news articles


Generation Mortgage Offers Additional Peace of Mind to Senior Home … - MarketWatch

Generation Mortgage Offers Additional Peace of Mind to Senior Home …MarketWatch - Nov 18, 2008Generation Mortgage is a top-ten lender of FHA-insured HECM loans, and member of NRMLA (National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association). …