Tuesday, November 27, 2007

SHOULD REVERSE MORTGAGES BE BANNED ??

This is according to experts on debt. They are saying that it won't be long before the reverse mortgages will follow the path of the subprime loans. Reverse mortgages are different from conventional loans, In the reverse mortgages,the borrower makes no payments.

The principal and compounding interest are recovered when the borrower dies or sells their home. Reverse mortgages are increasingly being sold to seniors. Some groups say that these loans are targeting vulnerable customers.

If you were to get a reverse loan to buy a car, it could take 25 years to pay that loan off.