Reverse Mortgages in the News

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Star Global Tribune (blog)

FHA Raises Annual Premiums Charged to Reverse Mortgage Borrowers
Reverse Mortgage Daily
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new changes to the mortgage insurance premiums for the Federal Housing Administration's reverse ...
Reverse Mortgage Counseling ToolkitLoanSafe
Real Estate Federal Reverse Mortgages IntroducedJabber Lounge
Cheaper Reverse Mortgages May Be Coming (US News World Report)ABCmoney.co.uk
Star Global Tribune (blog) -Providence Journal -Senior Housing News (blog)
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Reverse mortgage program at the public library
NorthJersey.com
Hawthorne — The Louis Bay 2nd Library, 345 Lafayette Ave. in Hawthorne, will present Beverly Ryan Anderson giving a talk on reverse mortgage on Sept. ...

Deceptive Reverse Mortgage Advertising Reports in Oregon
Reverse Mortgage Daily
The advertisement also includes a picture of CNBC financial host and author Suze Orman saying, “look into reverse mortgages, they're a good way to go”. ...

Problem Bank List (blog)

Fed Says Reverse Mortgage Loans Pose Risks
ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and other top regulators said on Monday reverse mortgages pose "compliance and reputation risks" for lenders, ...
Feds Proposed Mortgage Payment Disclosure For ConsumersWirl News Network
Fed Issues Final Rules on Unfair/Abusive Mtgs,Proposes OthersIMarketnews.com
Fed plans disclosure rules on mortgage paymentsPhiladelphia Inquirer
Mortgageorb -BusinessWeek -Housing Wire
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Reverse Mortgage Home Loan Options Brings Cash To Homeowners–How Can A Reverse ...
Red, White, and Blue Press (blog)
A reverse mortgage is a particular type of loan which a homeowner can use to gain capital from equity in their home but they do not have to make repayments ...

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Reverse mortgages worth a look for some seniors
OregonLive.com (blog)
With the economy eroding fixed incomes and nest eggs, reverse mortgages continue to get a hard look from retirees, despite the national nosedive in home ...
Cheaper Reverse Mortgages May Be ComingU.S. News & World Report (blog)
HUD Shares Plans for New Reverse Mortgage OptionPR Newswire (press release)
Reverse Home Mortgage â€“ The Most Typical Myths And RumoursStock Markets Review
Housing Wire -Mortgageorb
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Q & A with Dottie Herman
Real Estate Channel
Q3 - My parents are trying to decide whether to sell their home or get a reverse mortgage. They are 73 and 76 years old and the up-keep is just becoming too ...

Wells Fargo appoints reverse mortgage specialist
News-Sun
Terrell will work exclusively with senior homeowners seeking a reverse mortgage, a home financing program that allows mature homeowners to utilize the ...

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msnbc.com

What you should do with your 'old' IRA
msnbc.com
on "today's" money 911, advice for your financial emergencies, we're deciphering this as for debt consolation, if you're considering a reverse mortgage ...

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FED issues final, interim, and proposed residential mortgage loan rules
Lexology (registration)
Other proposed changes include new requirements for the timing, content, and format of reverse mortgage disclosures and new restrictions on lenders offering ...

Up to the minute news coverage of reverse mortgages as provided by Google News Alerts. Links to television news stories and a sampling of print articles published in regional and national newspapers are provided.

Newspaper Coverage

Following is a sample listing of articles that discuss reverse mortgages.

San Antonio Business Journal - August 6, 2010

Congressional Funding Holds Key to Reverse Mortgage Program

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - July 30, 2010

Reverse Mortgages Help Some Seniors

The Wall Street Journal - June 27, 2010
Reverse Mortgages Look Better

The Washington Post - June 19, 2010
FHA to Make Reverse Mortgages Less Forgiving for Seniors Late On Taxes

The Wall Street Journal - April 17, 2010
Reverse Mortgages Now Look Cheaper

The New York Times - April 16, 2010
Reverse Mortgages Still Costly, but Less So

The Washington Post - January 23, 2010
Reverse Mortgages Are Not the Next Subprime

Time Goes By - January 9, 2010
Grey Matters by Syndicated Columnist Saul Friedman

HousingWatch (AOL) - January 6, 2010
The Return of Reverse Mortgages: Bilking or Saving Seniors?

LancasterOnline.com (PA) - January 3, 2010
Reverse Mortgages Let Owners Tap Equity

The Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2009
Fixing Troubled Mortgages for the Elderly

Buffalo News - October 18, 2009
Reverse Mortgages Proving a Boon for the Elderly

The Washington Post - October 3, 2009
Reverse Mortgages Feel the Squeeze

U.S. News and World Report - October 2, 2009
The Risks and Rewards of Reverse Mortgages

Kiplinger's Personal Finance (as printed in The Washington Post) - August 9, 2009
Reverse Mortgages Come to the Rescue

Newsday - August 7, 2009
Reverse Mortgages Are Still Safe

San Francisco Chronicle - April 12, 2009
New Reverse Mortgage Opens Options for Seniors

Wall Street Journal - April 11, 2009
Reverse Mortgage: Get Cash, But Use Caution

The Wall Street Journal - January 23, 2009
Demand for Reverse Mortgages Climbs

Television / Radio

Following is a list of television networks and local stations that have provided news coverage of reverse mortgages over the past several years.

Good Morning America - 1/8/08

NBC Nightly News - 2/12/2007