A series of proposed legislative and administrative changes to the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program have not moved forward in Washington, D.C., as politicians in the nation’s capital have focused on other, more tumultuous and immediate concerns. In addition to a series of legislative and administrative proposals submitted by the […]
A bill that was passed in both houses of the New York State Assembly which would have authorized reverse mortgage cooperative apartment unit loans for the state’s senior population, while also providing additional consumer protections, was vetoed by the state’s governor shortly before the start of the holidays. New York State Senate Bill S03686, which […]
In a rare assembly of reverse mortgage stakeholders, housing experts and members of Congress, a hearing convened Wednesday before the The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance to discuss the merits and areas of improvement of the federal Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. Newly drafted legislation, a […]
In spite of market stimulus introduced by the Federal Reserve in the form of interest rate cuts, the U.S. housing market could still see the effects of that stimulus minimized due to the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China. This is according to a new poll of property market experts conducted by […]
The United States Congress will have an abundance of newly proposed legislation to discuss when it returns from its August recess, including several proposed bills that could have a substantive impact on American retirement. Among the provisions that will need to be debated in either one or both chambers of Congress is the Secure Act, […]
A new reverse mortgage bill poised to become law in New York stands to change the way reverse mortgage professionals do business in the state. The bill, passed by the State Assembly in May and now awaiting the signature of Governor Andrew Cuomo, takes sweeping aim at what it calls “deceptive practices,” requiring lenders to […]
Reverse mortgage originators and servicers that conduct business in the state of New York should act now to comply with a bill passed by that state’s assembly — and that will soon be submitted for the signature of Governor Andrew Cuomo to become law. That’s according to a notice written by a partner at international […]
A new bill being proposed by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and discussed in a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday morning includes a proposed allocation of $100 million to address the needs of rural seniors to age in place. The “Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019” aims to provide funding for the […]
The Ways and Means Committee in the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill aimed at increasing the flexibility of 401K savings accounts, and improving access to the accounts for both small businesses and the workers employed by them. Described as potentially the, “most comprehensive changes to private retirement plans in more than […]
Despite almost two years of public support and amended bylaws, residents in one of Arizona’s 55-and-up communities must continue to wait to open reverse mortgages. Residents of the Sun City West active adult community, about 30 miles northwest of Phoenix, got a glimmer of hope in May when their governing body rewrote a bylaw to […]
