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Hecm (Reverse Mortgage)
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hecm (reverse mortgage)
- the reverse mortgage is used by senior homeowners age 62 and older to convert the equity in their home into monthly streams of income and/or a line of credit to be repaid when they no longer occupy the home. A lending institution such as a mortgage lender, bank, credit union or savings and loan association funds the FHA insured loan, commonly known as HECM.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development