Monthly Archives: February 2009

Mortgagee Letter 2009-07 Raises Limits to $625,500 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published Mortgagee Letter 2009-07, which officially raises the national limit for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages from $417,000 to $625,500 for the remainder of 2009. Related … Continue reading

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Great article from the Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Sacramento Bee. In the article Rashida Lilani recommends as a way to increase options, that seniors go through a broker when obtaining a reverse mortgage versus a bank. She also advises to … Continue reading

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The economic stimulus bill signed into law yesterday (2/17/09) by President Obama will raise the single national loan limit for HECMs (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage) to 150% of the Freddie Mac loan limit. That would create a HECM limit of $625,500. Currently, … Continue reading

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NRMLA (reversemortgage.org) NRMLA is pleased to report that the compromise package approved by the House-Senate conference committee yesterday does indeed set the HECM loan limit at 150% of the Freddie Mac limit, which would put it at $625,500 — for … Continue reading

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NRMLA – reversemortgage.org NRMLA is pleased to announce that we have learned that the compromise package emerging from the House-Senate conference committee includes the House language setting the HECM loan limit at 150% of the Freddie Mac limit, which would put … Continue reading

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Mike Borba (President Borba Investments, Inc. dba MLS Reverse Mortgage) First and foremost; the bank does not, nor do they want to own your home. So why do so many people believe this? Prior to FHA getting involved in 1988, the … Continue reading

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Josh Borba, Senior Reverse Mortgage Advisor Foreclosure filings were reported on 2.3 million U.S. properties in 2008, an increase of 81 percent from 2007 and up 225 percent from 2006, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released January … Continue reading

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When you apply for a reverse mortgage, among all the pages of disclosures that you come across, you will find a disclosure called the TALC or Total Annual Loan Costs.  Well, what is this form and why is it important? Related … Continue reading

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Seniors today often live with a great deal of financial uncertainty. The retirement they imagined may not be consistent with the reality they face.   Related Posts:No Related Posts

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