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Urban Institute on HECM Program Health, MMI Fund, Second Appraisals and More
Jan 31, 2019The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program has been experiencing difficulties in securing greater volume over the past year, particularly since changes were made to principal limit factors (PLFs) and insurance structure (MIP) in October of 2017. HECM program observers and proponents have sometimes argued that separation of the forward and reverse mortgage programs under […]
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Home Equity, If Used, Offers Big Boost to Retirees’ Income
Jan 13, 2019 -
Self-employed Americans lag behind in homeownership
Dec 18, 2018 -
Buying a home earlier in life can seriously boost your financial picture in retirement
Nov 19, 2018 -
Urban Institute: Consider this policy data when voting today
Nov 06, 2018 -
Mortgage credit availability reaches post-crisis high among GSEs, government lenders
Oct 25, 2018 -
First-time homebuyers dominate mortgage market
Aug 14, 2018 -
Lenders aren’t very interested in small-dollar mortgages
Aug 02, 2018 -
Here are 5 reasons the Millennial homeownership rate is low
Jul 11, 2018 -
Urban Institute: HUDÕ failure to invest in tech is costing taxpayers money
May 03, 2018 -
Genworth cuts its mortgage insurance rates
Apr 25, 2018 -
Lenders slowly easing credit standards, hits highest level since 2013
Apr 13, 2018