| By News Desk,on July 12th,2011 The Justice Department announced the unsealing of a criminal information last week,charging four defendants – Louis Gendason,42,of Delray Beach,Fla.;Kimberly Mackey,46,of Pittsburgh;John Incandela,24,and Marcos Echevarria,29,both of Palm Beach,Fla. – with conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a nation-wide reverse mortgage scam that [...] By Bob,on December 13th,2010 I have been hearing a lot of talk about Reverse Mortgages (aka Lifetime Mortgages) lately so I decided I wanted to find out a little bit more about them. Upon first hearing about them,I thought that they were a terrible idea,but after finding out a little bit more,I can now at least [...] By Dennis Norman,on December 10th,2010 Ah,the reverse mortgage battle continues…Consumers Union says their risky and dangerous;RetireSafe,a grassroots organization that advocates on behalf of seniors says they provide financial independence to Seniors…so who’s right? First off,I have to say that I personally feel reverse mortgages offer an excellent opportunity for seniors to live a better life,[...] By Dennis Norman,on September 3rd,2010 Dennis Norman Reverse mortgages have become increasingly popular over the past few years with seniors that find themselves with a large amount of equity in their home,but short on cash,or struggling to pay for the upkeep of the home,property taxes,insurance or other living expenses. A reverse mortgage allows people in [...] By Dennis Norman,on August 28th,2010 Dennis Norman The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced this week that it intends to make modifications to its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM),a reverse mortgage loan insured by the federal government,to make it more attractive and cost effective for older home owners seeking to tap their home equity. A HECM is a [...] By Dennis Norman,on January 12th,2009 By:Dennis Norman Many seniors find themselves in a situation where there are struggling to keep up with rising costs of gasoline,utilities,property taxes and insurance but yet they own a home that is either paid for or has a significant amount of equity. Since,in many cases,they have been in their homes [...] | |