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It is often more important to choose a good loan officer, not the institution. Loan officers have two jobs. One is to be your advocate in getting the loan approved. The other is to deliver quality loans. You want someone who has proven dependable and ethical in the past -- someone you can trust.

WHOLESALE LENDERS Borrowers cannot get access to the wholesale divisions of mortgage bankers and portfolio lenders without going through a broker.

Should I consider a Flex-Pay (Interest-Only) loan option? Flex-Pay (interest-only) loans are a good means of either increasing your home purchasing power or maximizing your flexibility to control cash flow. You can save significant amounts of cash for investment, savings, or other expenditures during the first ten years of your loan. This is also a solid strategy to maximize tax deductibility, with more funds available for paying down higher cost, nondeductible consumer debt. With these loans, the minimum payment required covers interest only-you decide how much or how little of the principal to repay each month. These loans should not be confused with negative amortization loans-with Flex-Pay the principal balance NEVER increases.

Seniors do not have to meet income or credit requirements to qualify for a reverse mortgage.

These wholesale divisions offer loans to mortgage brokers at a lower cost than their retail branches offer them to the general public. The mortgage broker then adds on his fee. The result for the borrower is that the loan costs about the same as if he obtained a loan directly from a retail branch of the wholesale lender.

If you are asking the seller to pay all or part of your closing costs, you have to be certain your loan program allows what you are asking. For smaller down payments, lenders allow the seller to pay less closing costs than for larger down payments. Some loan programs will allow a seller to pay certain types of costs, but not others.

Another way to find out how much you can spend on a home -- and to actually have your loan approved before you find a house to purchase -- is to take advantage of a mortgage pre-approval service, which is offered by many lenders.

Zero points is called par pricing. Numbers in parentheses indicate premium or rebate pricing, meaning that instead of having a cost, money is actually paid back to the loan officer and the branch for originating a loan at that rate.

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Some reverse mortgage products also involve the purchase of an annuity that can assure continued monthly income to the senior homeowner even after they sell the home.

Prior to closing, be sure to inquire if the lender requires an escrow account set up for the payment of the real estate taxes and homeowners insurance. Some lenders will waive the escrow requirements if the down payment is above a certain limit. Depending on when you close and when real estate taxes are paid in your jurisdiction, the cash required to set up the real estate tax escrow could represent one-half to three-quarters of the annual real estate tax bill.

What is escrow?

15, 30 Year FHA Programs An FHA mortgage loan is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (a division of the (HUD)). Although mortgage lenders provide the mortgage funds, the FHA sets underwriting standards for approving applicants. In many cases, FHA underwriting guidelines are more lenient than conventional (not government insured or guaranteed) underwriting guidelines. This leniency makes it easier for borrowers to qualify for a mortgage loan (low down payment requirements and a higher monthly debt allowance). FHA limits the types of loan programs it insures, but it will insure the more popular 30 year fixed, 15 year fixed and one year adjustable loan programs. However, borrowers are limited to the amount that they can borrow using an FHA-insured mortgage. Applicable loan limits differ by county, so contact your local HUD office or The Mortgage Expert for specifics.

In Canada, the reverse mortgage product available is called the Canadian Home Income Plan. In addition to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, information on reverse mortgages is available to consumers from a number of different sources.