About Reverse Mortgages
MarketWatch - August 4, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce a consumer-friendly reverse mortgage designed to help senior members utilize the wealth in their homes in
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Kipinger - August 4, 2008
When trying to figure out who benefits from the new housing law, don't forget to count seniors who are in the market for a reverse mortgage. These mortgages let seniors convert some of their home equity into a stream of income,
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San Francisco Gate - August 1, 2008
Not so long ago I was at my father's house, and I heard him on the phone, arranging a visit with someone. When he hung up, I inquired about who he was making plans with.
"A very nice guy who called me," he told me.
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The Boston Globe - July 31, 2008
The sweeping housing legislation signed yesterday by President Bush provides a tax credit for first-time home buyers, higher mortgage allowances for expensive markets such as Boston, property tax breaks, and a variety
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US News & World Report - June 12, 2008
Widowhood poses special challenges in retirement.
When Elaine Williams became a widow four years ago at age 47, she took on extra data-entry work to help make up for the loss of her husband's income. She also
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NRMLA - July 28, 2008
Washington, D.C. – Landmark housing legislation (H.R. 3221) passed by Congress this weekend will make substantial improvements to the federally-insured reverse mortgage program and greatly benefit senior homeowners
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The New York Times - July 25, 2008
If you are ignoring the housing bailout bill because you think it benefits only troubled homeowners, you may miss out on a windfall.
The bill, expected to be passed by the Senate in the next few days and then signed
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The Wall Street Journal - July 27, 2008
The complexity of preparing financially for retirement can make anyone nervous -- but a new survey finds women are more worried than men about the challenges ahead, particularly inflation, health-care costs and
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US News & World Report - July 21, 2008
It's difficult to plan for retirement when you can't predict the precise amount of your Social Security checks. A new tool is available to more accurately estimate what your Social Security benefits will be.
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Financial-Planning.com - July 23, 2008
A week after opening IndyMac Federal Bank to worried customers and a media frenzy, John Bovenzi sat in his sixth-floor chief executive's office laying out what the battered mortgage lender can still offer potential
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NewRetirement Editorial Note: NewRetirement shares some of the concerns voiced by the authors of this article. In particular, we are carefully watching the impact of a rapidly increasing number of brokers entering the reverse mortgage market.
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Seeking Alpha - July 20, 2008
I tend to be in hotel rooms when bubbles burst.
On January 6, 2000, I was on the 30th-something floor of the Marriott hotel across the street from the convention center in San Francisco. I was jet lagged and up working
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The New York Times - July 19, 2008
You have heard that Fannie and Freddie, their gentle names notwithstanding, may cripple the financial system without a large infusion of taxpayer money. You have gleaned that jobs are disappearing, housing prices
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US News & World Report - July 16, 2008
Almost everyone aims to attain financial security in retirement. But each succeeding generation expects to be more self-reliant than the preceding one, according to a new online survey by Charles Schwab, Age
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New York Times - July 13, 2008
IT’S dispiriting indeed to watch the United States financial system, supposedly the envy of the world, being taken to its knees. But that’s the show we’re watching, brought to you by somnambulant regulators, greedy bank
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