Reverse Mortgage Magazine, September-October 2016
The award-winning Reverse Mortgage magazine is the official publication of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.
Among the top stories in the September-October issue are
- High Rise Reverse Mortgages: What’s Up with Co-Ops and Condos?
- RMF: The Long and Winding Road
- Borrower Chronicles: It Was Mom’s Idea
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Industry & Member News
FHA to Extend Effective Date for Servicing Fee Set-Aside Growth Rate; ML Coming Soon
September 27, 2016
Per FHA INFO #16-62, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today that it plans to issue guidance that would extend the October 3, 2016, effective date for revisions to the Servicing Fee Set-Aside compounding interest rate (growth rate) for HECM loans. Mortgagee Letter 2016-10, published on July 13, 2016, established the use of the Note … more FHA to Extend Effective Date for Servicing Fee Set-Aside Growth Rate; ML Coming Soon
FHA to Extend Effective Date for Servicing Fee Set-Aside Growth Rate; ML Coming Soon
September 26, 2016
Per FHA INFO #16-62, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today that it plans to issue guidance that would extend the October 3, 2016, effective date for revisions to the Servicing Fee Set-Aside compounding interest rate (growth rate) for HECM loans. Mortgagee Letter 2016-10, published on July 13, 2016, established the use of the Note … more FHA to Extend Effective Date for Servicing Fee Set-Aside Growth Rate; ML Coming Soon
Are You Ready to Age at Home?
September 23, 2016
The Bipartisan Policy Center has created an online checklist that gives aging Americans who wish to continue living independently in their homes and communities access to resources to help them plan for retirement, housing and healthcare needs. On May 22, the BPC published Healthy Aging Begins at Home, a report that underscores the critical need … more Are You Ready to Age at Home?
Rising Debt Levels Could Impact Retirement Security
September 23, 2016
While home values are increasing across many parts of the country, so are the levels of mortgage debt held by older homeowners, which could impact their future retirement security, according to an Issue in Briefpublished this week by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. As the CRR gathers data for its 2016 National … more Rising Debt Levels Could Impact Retirement Security