Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages.
The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of Lithonia and were charged on Feb. 25 on a charge of financial institution fraud and conspiracy.
“These defendants [...]
Landmark Assurance Program to Lower Upfront Appraisal Costs
Appraisal management company Landmark Reverse released a new way to help lower the upfront cost of ordering appraisals for reverse mortgage borrowers.
The appraisal assurance program allows borrowers to pay 0 upfront and the remaining 0 at closing in escrow. Borrowers can still pay the normal 0 fee for an appraisal but the assurance program [...]
Reverse Mortgage Default Costs Rise
Marc Helm, chief operating officer of reverse mortgage Solution told Broker Universe that reverse mortgage default costs are going up. “We are spending so much time on defaulted items and they are so much more expensive to deal with,” said Helm.
“Even though I’m in reverse mortgages, I have defaults and my default costs are just [...]
Nebraska Governor Signs Reverse Mortgage Bill
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed Legislative Bill 892 into law on March 3, 2010. The bill makes revers mortgagee guidelines applicable to Nebraska Mortgage Bankers licensed under the Residential Mortgage Licensing Act said a statement from the National reverse mortgage lenders Association.
Introduced by Senator Rich Pahls in January, LB 892 states that:
Sec. 24. [...]
HUD Extends Deadline for Audited Financials of FHA Loan Correspondents
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development sent out a notice stating that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is extending the deadline for the submission of audited financial statements for loan correspondents seeking renewal of their FHA lender approval for 2010.
According to the statement, HUD is seeking to eliminate FHA approval for loan correspondents [...]
Seattle Mortgage Brings Hulbert Back to Run Reverse Business
Seattle Mortgage Company announced it named Sarah Hulbert as Senior Vice President of reverse mortgages. In her new role, Hulbert will oversee the company’s reverse mortgage business.
“We are very pleased to have Sarah’s leadership and extensive knowledge of this business back at Seattle Mortgage Company,” said Les Bedford, the mortgage company’s executive vice president. “Consumers [...]
HUD Mortgagee Letter Updates HECM Loan Application
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development issued Mortgagee Letter 2010-07 to update loan documents for the Federal Housing Administration’s reverse mortgage product. In addition, FHA will no longer permit the use Freddie Mac Form 65/Fannie Mae Form 1003, Uniform Residential Loan Application, for HECM loan transactions.
ML 10-07 updates the following documents
Home Equity Conversion [...]
Data Shows Older American Home Values Stopped Falling in 4Q
Golden Gateway Financial released new usage data from its online reverse mortgage calculator showing that average home values for older Americans have halted their slide after remaining flat or declining for seven consecutive quarters.
The national average self-reported home value of older Americans rose from 9,762 in the third quarter of 2009 to 1,895 in the [...]
Reverse Originations Continue to Fall, Top Lenders in February
reverse mortgage endorsement volume for February came in at 7,024 units, down 7.9% from January according to data from Reverse Market Insight. Through the first two months of 2010, endorsement units totaled 14,653, 22.7% lower than last year’s volume.
Below is a list of the top reverse mortgage lenders through February 2010. Be sure to take [...]
Reverse Mortgage Legislation Update: March 4, 2010
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2554, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2009. It amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to reestablish the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) as a nonprofit organization “to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions.” It [...]