Answers for your Argonne Illinois reverse mortgage questions

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Reverse mortgage loan advances are not taxable, and generally don’t affect your Social Security or Medicare benefits. You retain the title to your home, and you don’t have to make monthly repayments. The loan in Argonne Illinois must be repaid when the last surviving borrower dies, sells the home, or no longer lives in the home as a principal residence.

Reverse Mortgage Loan Types

There are three versions of the reverse mortgage. They include single-purpose reverse mortgages, which are offered by some state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations; Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) which are a federally insured HUD product; and proprietary reverse mortgages, which are issued by commercial mortgage lenders. Single-purpose reverse mortgages are not available everywhere. In states and cities that offer them, they are a very low-cost arrangement and usually available only to low- and moderated-income households. There are no limitations on the use of funds generated by HECMs or proprietary reverse mortgages, and they are available everywhere. They are more expensive than single-purpose reverse mortgages. The amount you can borrow with either of these models depends on a number of factors but generally speaking, the older you are and the more equity you hold in the home the more you can borrow.

What You Need to Know About Reverse Mortgage Requirements


Although lenders offer their own proprietary products, 90 percent of all reverse mortgages in Argonne Illinois and elsewhere are insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration, and known as "home equity conversion mortgages," or HECMs.

Reverse Mortgage Loan Financing

Because you retain title to your home in Argonne Illinois, you are responsible for property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuel, maintenance, and other expenses. If you don’t pay property taxes, carry homeowner’s insurance, or maintain the condition of your home, your loan may become due and payable. Interest on reverse mortgages is not deductible on income tax returns until the loan is paid off in part or whole.

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