Reverse Mortgage Funding Approved to Originate in Hawaii

This milestone expansion allows RMF to offer reverse mortgage products to customers in all 50 states

BLOOMFIELD, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / July 1, 2021 / Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust (RMIT), the parent company of Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC (RMF), today announced its final approval to operate in the state of Hawaii. With approval to operate in Hawaii, RMF is now serving customers in all 50 states.

Hawaii is a brick-and-mortar state that requires an in-state presence in order to be approved for a mortgage license. The Hawaii license enables RMF to offer an array of products, including Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loans and RMF’s proprietary reverse mortgage product, Equity Elite®. Additionally, RMF’s wholesale and correspondent lending businesses can purchase loans in the state.

“Expansion into Hawaii is a milestone. We can now do business in all 50 states, helping more seniors live comfortably and confidently in the homes they love,” said David Peskin, President of Reverse Mortgage Funding. “Hawaii is an especially attractive state for retirees. With 19% of the population age 65 or older and an average home value of over $600,000, many homeowners may consider a reverse mortgage to meet their retirement planning needs.”

Percy Ihara (NMLS #582944), Reverse Mortgage Specialist at RMF, is a seasoned reverse mortgage loan officer dedicated to working with seniors and their families. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Hawaii reverse mortgage market, Ihara has long been a leading advocate for seniors to age in place. He has been publisher and editor of Generations Magazine since 2010 and is also host of Generations Radio Podcasts, a weekly series on aging and senior issues.

“I pride myself on using my extensive mortgage experience to help people understand and use reverse mortgages in retirement planning,” said Ihara. “I’m well-versed in the needs of aging individuals as well as the financial issues they face. I look forward to continuing to help older homeowners have a financially secure future and enjoy the retirement they deserve.”

About Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC

Established in 2012, Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC (NMLS ID #1019941) is one of the nation’s largest GNMA issuers of reverse mortgages and a recognized industry thought leader. RMF focuses on originating, acquiring, investing in, and managing reverse mortgage loans and securities backed by reverse mortgage loans. The company is headquartered in New Jersey, with corporate offices in New York and California and field offices throughout the U.S. RMF is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (RMIT), a specialty finance company in the reverse mortgage sector. In 2020, RMIT became part of the Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm and an innovator in non-agency mortgages, helping grow the industry into the success it is today. This relationship will afford RMF the unique ability to develop new product lines and create strategic partnerships within the Starwood family of companies.

Media Contact: Jean Noble, jnoble@reversefunding.com, 631-270-3214

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This material has not been reviewed, approved or issued by HUD, FHA or any government agency. The company is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of or at the direction of HUD/FHA or any other government agency.

Equity Elite Reverse Mortgage (“Equity Elite”) is Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC’s proprietary loan program, and it is not affiliated with the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loan program, which is insured by FHA. Equity Elite is available to qualified borrowers who also may be eligible for HUD, FHA’s HECM program or are seeking loan proceeds that are higher than HUD, FHA’s HECM program limit. Equity Elite currently is available only for eligible properties in select states. Please contact your loan originator to see if it is currently available in your state.

Upon a maturity event, any non-borrowing individuals with an ownership interest in the property, including non-borrowing spouses, will have a short period of time (for example, 30 days from a due and payable letter or an alternate time specified by the loan servicer if extensions are available under the circumstances) to purchase the property from the estate or, if the non-borrower inherits the property, pay the loan in full using any sources of funds available to them. Any non-borrowing individual, including a non-borrowing spouse, should have a plan to pay off an Equity Elite reverse mortgage upon the borrower’s death or any other maturity event. If the non-borrower is unwilling or unable to purchase the property or pay the loan in full, there is no protection for the non-borrower (including a non-borrower spouse) to maintain an interest in the home or to continue residing in the home past the maturity event and the non-borrower may be evicted upon foreclosure. The FHA HECM program has protections in place for certain non-borrowing parties, so a reverse mortgage applicant with certain non-borrowing parties should strongly consider a FHA-insured HECM loan (see HECM guidelines or ask an RMF representative for details). Under the Equity Elite reverse mortgage loan program, a maturity and/or default event occurs when the last surviving borrower no longer lives in the home as his or her primary residence for at least 12 months, the property charges (including taxes, insurance, or any other property charges) are not paid, required repairs are not completed or the property is not maintained, or any other maturity and/or default event, as specified in the Security Instrument, occurs.

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