Reverse Mortgages May Be Next Subprime, Center Says

BLOOMBERG.COM, 10/6/2009 by Alexis Leondis - Reverse mortgages may be the next subprime crisis, according to the National Consumer Law Center. ∴ Some of the same U.S. lenders that helped drive the real estate boom with loans to home buyers who couldn’t afford the payments are now targeting seniors, the center said. Brokers, who are given financial incentives to sell the loans, may be making misleading claims to potential customers, according to a report titled “Subprime Revisited,” that was released today by the Boston-based NCLC. Read more at Bloomberg.com... Read More......