Reverse Mortgages: FHA Modernization-Legislation that will profoundly affect the reverse mortgage industry

Some of my previous blog posts have focused upon the FHA Modernization bill languishing in Congress. The original Bill was passed by The House of Representatives over a year ago and the Senate passed its version over 7 months ago. Since that time the bill has been conflated with other pieces of legislation that has, until recently been subjected to the political wrangling that is common in Washington these days.

The Senate just passed the a housing bill that contained FHA Mod. The reverse mortgage industry has been waiting for a long  time for this piece of legislation to see the light of day. The linchpin of this legislation centered around the single national loan limit.

AARP, putting their two cents in, insisted that the origination fee be reduced and capped. While this has been applauded by some of us, this featured has roiled many others. The point  however, is that once the legislative process starts in earnest, a bill takes on a life of its own. Peter Bell taught me this, with my work with the New York State legislature.

While the “deal” was suppose to be that the limit would increase to $550,000 w/ the concomitant limit to take affect along with the lower origination fee on the “high end”, it now looks like the origination fee would still be capped with the possibility that Congress would adopt a smaller limit.

While many in this industry will say that “we were sold out” or that “something is terribly wrong”, keep in mind that the political game is like a powerful storm that can push a bill off its intended path. That is what could happen here. In an alert to the industry, NRMLA said inter alia, Single national loan limit for HECM, which could come out at any of a few options. As of now, it could end up at $417,000 or $550,000 or $625,500. It could also end up at $417,000, but with a provision allowing it to be adjusted to $625,500 in high cost areas. Or, a whole new level could emerge from final negotiations. (The confusion on exactly where loan limits are set stems from the fact that they are determined by cross-referencing language in a few separate provisions, all of which are being negotiated and drafted simultaneously.)

And so the industry and our seniors continue to wait………

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