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The Loan Process

Counseling

If you decide that a Reverse Mortgage is the right choice, you must receive independent counseling from a certified HUD Approved Counselor to make sure that you have had all your questions answered and that there's been no confusion. It's a protection device that government has built into process.

When You Have Chosen a Lender:

Appraisal

Next, the mortgage consultant will help you arrange for an appraisal to determine the objective market value of your home, and whether any repairs will be required to meet Federal Housing Administration guidelines.

Title

Title is going to be ordered to verify if there are any open liens on the home.

Underwriting

After the appraisal and title reports are completed, the mortgage consultant will go through all the normal processing procedures that you would find in any mortgage.

Closing

The final step of the program is the closing where you receive the money, or proceeds, from your Reverse Mortgage. You can choose to receive the payment in one of four ways: as a lump sum, monthly payment, line of credit or a combination.

What you do with the money is up to you!

HUD Reverse Mortgages are Guaranteed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Insured by FHA

HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) created Reverse Mortgages.. Reverse Mortgages are also known as HECM's, Home Equity Conversion Mortgages. HECM Loans are a Safe Government Regulated Program.

Underwriting After the appraisal and title reports are completed, the mortgage consultant will go through all the normal processing procedures that you would find in any mortgage.

Closing The final step of the program is the closing where you receive the money, or proceeds, from your Reverse Mortgage. You can choose to receive the payment in one of four ways: as a lump sum, monthly payment, line of credit or a combination.

Underwriting

After the appraisal and title reports are completed, the mortgage consultant will go through all the normal processing procedures that you would find in any mortgage.

Closing

The final step of the program is the closing where you receive the money, or proceeds, from your Reverse Mortgage. You can choose to receive the payment in one of four ways: as a lump sum, monthly payment, line of credit or a combination.