For many people, a house is their most valuable asset. In fact, home equity—the value of a property minus any outstanding mortgages or liens—accounted for 45% of the median net worth of U.S.

Reverse mortgages allow homeowners to tap into the equity they’ve built up in their homes without having to make monthly payments.

The unique economic climate of 2024 is quickly coming to close. While inflation finally dropped this year and interest rate cuts were issued for the first time since 2020, the American economy still ...

HUD’s RFI on reverse mortgage programs highlights an industry focus on mortgage insurance costs and liquidity constraints.

Lender Price added Finance of America as its first reverse mortgage partner, offering live HECM and HomeSafe pricing to ...

Homeowners with reverse mortgages are required to continue paying property taxes, homeowners insurance, and other housing-related expenses while living in the home, Ramsey wrote. Beyond that: No ...

If you’re a homeowner looking for ways to tap into your home’s equity, two common options you might consider are a reverse mortgage and a home equity loan. Both allow you to use your home’s value to ...

If you're like many retirees, your home equity represents one of your largest stores of wealth. While many homeowners turn to home equity loans and lines of credit (HELOCs) to unlock their home's ...

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OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) today announced the closing of a $243 million securitization backed by a pool of proprietary reverse mortgage loans, all of ...

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the "Company") today announced the closing of a $208 million securitization backed by a pool of proprietary reverse ...