Government report distorts facts and costs of reverse mortgages
The report overstates the typical cost of a reverse mortgage in today's marketplace and misinterprets Social Security claiming strategies.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report warning seniors against using a reverse mortgage as an income bridge to delay collecting Social Security benefits. While the report rightly points outs the potential risks of reverse mortgages, it demonstrates little understanding o
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