2025 HECM Cap Raised: The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced an increase in the maximum lending limit for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) for the 2025 calendar year. The new cap is set at $1,209,750, up from $1,149,825 in 2024. This adjustment will apply to case numbers assigned on or after January 1, 2025. …
2024 HECM Reverse Mortgage Loan Limits
2024 HECM Cap Raised: The Federal Housing Administration has recently declared an increase in the highest lending limit for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages for the 2024 calendar year. The new limit is set at $1,149,825, up from the previous $1,089,300. This change will be effective for case numbers assigned from January 1, 2024, onwards. Further …
2023 HECM Reverse Mortgage Loan Limits
Reverse mortgage loan limits have reached an all-time high. Every year, HUD reviews house price data from FHFA to determine the baseline conforming loan limit to reflect the changes to the national average home price. From three, they extrapolate the loan limits. HUD generally follows suit and this year was not an exception. The result …
Government Shutdown Impact on Reverse Mortgages
[Updated 12/26/18] What happens with your reverse mortgage in a Government shutdown? In the event of a Government shutdown, as is currently the case, the Federal Housing Administration's Office of Single Family Housing (FHA) and its mortgage insurance fund will operate with limited services. We will continue to close HECM reverse mortgages that fully comply …
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2019 HECM Reverse Mortgage Limits Announced
The 2019 reverse mortgage limit is officially $726,525. These limits apply to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage or HECM (pronounced HECK-Um) That is good news for those older homeowners with high home values. The increase represents a 150 percent of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's national conforming loan limit of $484,350. That is a $46,875 …
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2018 Reverse Mortgage Limit Increased to $679,650
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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New Reverse Mortgage Rules Starting September 19, 2017
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.
Oct. 2017 HUD to Lower Limits and Increase Costs
2017 HECM Changes In a move that shocked the entire reverse mortgage industry, HUD released Mortgagee Letter ML 2017-12, which will have a huge impact on the reverse mortgage program. The Mortgagee Letter indicates that in order for FHA to continue to endorse the HECM loan program, changes were needed which would increase the upfront Mortgage …
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10 Questions To Know For Reverse Mortgage Counseling
An important and required step in obtaining a HECM reverse mortgage is going through an independent reverse mortgage counseling session. Did you know that the counselor must ask 10 questions throughout the session to make sure the senior understands the key elements of a reverse mortgage? It’s true. Counseling agents must determine the borrower’s level of comprehension of …
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2017 Reverse Mortgage Limit Increased to $636,150
2017 HECM Loan Limits For 2017, the reverse mortgage limit or maximum claim amount (MCA) for FHA-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (Reverse Mortgage) has increased from the prior limit of $625,500 to the new limit of $636,150, according to Mortgagee Letter 2016-19. The Mortgagee Letter was published December 2, 2016 by the Department of Housing and …
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