AARP - Inside E Street - Discusses Reverse Mortgage

10/27/2009

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"AARP - Inside E Street," is a half hour talk show featured on Retirement Living TV, the only network dedicated to adults 50 and older. The weekly program delves into issues that impact health, financial security and retirement. Each week, "AARP - Inside E Street" host, Sheilah Kast, investigates important issues before congress and state legislatures and discusses hot political topics of the day that affect retirees and senior citizens.

This week's show topic is reverse mortgage. The segment includes interviews with Judy Biggert, Illinois Representative and Massachusetts Representative, Barney Frank both of whom say a reverse mortgage as a positive financial tool for many seniors, particularly in today's economic environment.

You can watch the entire show below.

Free Reverse Mortgage Counseling

8/04/2009

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Two major credit counseling agencies that offer HECM (home equity conversion mortgage) reverse mortgage counseling for senior homeowners considering getting a reverse mortgage loan, have announced that they will offer reverse mortgage counseling for FREE.

The usual fee for reverse mortgage counseling is $125.00 and is normally required to be paid by the reverse mortgage borrower. Lenders are not allowed to pay for reverse mortgage counseling on behalf of the senior borrowers. For some seniors, this is a financial hardship.


The Good News Is

Good news for reverse mortgage borrowers was recently announced by NCOA (National Council on Aging) and MMI (Money Management International.) Both of these organizations are now offering reverse mortgage counseling at no charge to senior homeowners applying for a reverse mortgage loan.

Both of these agencies have counselors that are certified by HUD and AARP to conduct reverse mortgage counseling in order to assist older homeowners in evaluating the pros and cons of getting a reverse mortgage loan.

Reverse mortgage counseling is a mandatory requirement for all FHA/HECM, government insured reverse mortgage loan applicants.

Find out more about AARP HUD Reverse Mortgage Counseling here.