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Entries from September 2007

Sound insight for avoiding a reverse mortgage scam

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

If you are looking into reverse mortgages, there are several things that you can do to protect yourself from falling victim to these types of scams.
Speak with a HUD approved reverse mortgage counselor. The counselor will help you understand reverse mortgages and help you evaluate your situation.
Obtain several offers from

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Senator urges Countrywide to help borrowers

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called on Countrywide Financial Corp. to waive prepayment penalties, refinance loans and eliminate “above-market fees” to help homeowners struggling to make payments on subprime mortgages.
Countrywide, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, should stop paying higher commissions to brokers who steer borrowers to high-cost loans that “are designed to […]

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Another Cautionary Tale of Reverse Mortgages

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Local banks and mortgage companies are pushing a unique mortgage loan that sounds more like you just won the lottery.
Instead of making monthly payments, you receive monthly payments and you don’t have to pay it back until you sell you home. It’s called a reverse mortgage.
But proceed with caution.
Reverse mortgages have been around for some […]

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Reverse Mortgages meet the Big Firms & Banks

September 5th, 2007 · No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO — After years of being heralded as the next big thing in banking, reverse mortgages have come into their own, morphing from a mom-and-pop industry to big business in just the last six months.
Genworth Financial Inc. of Richmond, Va., signed a deal in July to acquire the No. 4 player in the reverse-mortgage […]

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