Loan Servicing

In this section, you will find information on HECM claims activity.

In cooperation with NRMLA's Servicing Subcomittee, HUD has developed the following Q&A that offers detailed guidance on questions relating to the assignment of HECM loans.

The following guidance on assigning loans was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for educational purposes.

Effective immediately, Fannie Mae will begin accepting delivery of reverse mortgages on security instruments that name MERS as the mortgagee of record.

Every loan originator should be able to discuss in detail how a reverse mortgage works, explain the role of processing and underwriting, but most importantly what happens after a loan closes.

The following Q&A was taken from an e-mail exchange between HUD and a member of NRMLA.

The issuance of Mortgagee Letter 2005-48, Repair and Inspection Requirements for existing properties and revisions to FHA Appraisal Protocol, on December 19, 2005, introduced a shift in FHA's emphasis on the repair of minor property deficiencies to only requiring repairs for those property conditions that rise above the level of cosmetic defects, minor defects or normal wear and tear.

The Federal Housing Administration clarified yesterday that MERS registration was permissible for HECM loans.

The processes that many conventional loan servicers use do not apply to reverse mortgages, or must be "dramatically adjusted" to successfully manage the product, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings.