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For all HECM reverse mortgage loans origination on or after January, 2018, the reverse mortgage limit or maximum claim amount (MCA) for has increased from the prior limit of $636,150 to the new limit of $679,650, according to Mortgagee Letter 2017-17. The Mortgagee Letter was published December 7, 2017 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. …
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Reverse Mortgage Final Rule (HECM Final Rule) The purpose of this bulletin is to summarize the key changes to the HECM program in accordance with HUD’s Final HECM Rule. This bulletin summarizes the key changes affecting the origination of HECM loans. Additional guidance on how to implement and apply the below changes is forthcoming.
After much anticipation and speculation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a multitude of changes to the HECM program. “These changes to reverse mortgages will protect consumers,” according to Carol Galante, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing. The following is a summary of the changes that were announced …
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After much speculation, HUD announced the future elimination date of the Fixed Rate Standard Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM). For new case numbers assigned on or after April 1, 2013, any homeowner seeking a fixed rate reverse mortgage will be limited to the Fixed Rate Saver Program. HUD also notes that all fixed rate standard loans must …
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You’d be hard pressed to do an online search for reverse mortgage information today without coming across an article about a recent landmark government report on the product and the lenders who offer it. The CFPB reverse mortgage report spans more than 200 pages of research recently conducted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and …
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Written by: Michael Borba (Owner/Broker, MLS Reverse Mortgage, Auburn, Ca) Beginning January 1, 2009 FHA will began insuring reverse mortgage loans for Seniors to purchase homes. Reverse mortgages have traditionally been available for refinance loans in the past, provided the Senior resided in the home.
We are pleased to announce that the draft of the economic recovery bill released by the House of Representatives late yesterday contains a provision, inserted in response to a request that came jointly from NRMLA and AARP, that would set the single national loan limit for HECM at a higher level than $417,000–for the balance …
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