Title: Its not just a different product.
1The Reverse Mortgage Industry 2008
- Its not just a different product.
- CSBS Legal Seminar
- Portland, ME
- August 11, 2008
2What is a Reverse Mortgage??
- Universal definition a loan secured by a 1st
lien against real property that does not have to
be repaid until the last surviving borrower no
longer lives in the home - Most products in the marketplace today have an
age qualification of 62 - Most are non-recourse
- Most have no predefined maturity date
- Most have no income/credit qualifications
3RM Products Today
- Current Reverse Mortgage Products
- HUD/FHA Insured HECM (Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage) - Lending Limit 362,790
- Fannie Mae Home Keeper
- Lending Limit 417,000
- Proprietary Products
- Virtually No Maximum Home Value Limit
- As of July 1st, 2008.. about to increase due to
FHA Mod. legislation
4RM Historic Growth
- Still less than 2 market penetrated
- Volume was up 27 06-07
- Active Lenders were up 65
- In the same period
5The Reverse Mortgage Market
- The future holds great promise, with less than 2
penetration from inception of the program to date - The size of the senior market will grow
dramatically as baby boomers age and join the
ranks - Social realities
- Under-funded Social Security System
- Unreliable Medicare and Medicaid Programs
- Undependable pension plans
- Unpredictable stock market
- ALL point to seniors use of home equity as an
alternative for financial security
6Social Reality
- Three-legged stool is no more
- Living longeroutliving assets
- No social or government solution
- 89 of people 50 want to stay in their home for
as long as possible(1 - Average Net Worth excluding home equity 65
58,1732 - 24 million seniors are homeowners 60 with 2.5
trillion in home equity - AARP state of 50 2006
- Exclusive of real estate and other non-financial
assets such as vehicles. AARP state of 50 2006 - U.S. Census Bureau
7The Reverse Mortgage Market
8From Buzz to Low Roar
- RMs are on the corporate radar screen
- Declining forward market
- Limited RM talent pool
- Increased competition
- Professionals in the aging field taking notice
- Excellent growth prospects
9Common Misconceptions
- Ill lose my house
- Homeowner retains full title to the property
- Non-recourse loan
- Ill be kicked out of my home as the loan
balance grows - Homeowner can stay in home until loan maturity
event occurs - What if I owe more than my home is worth?
- Homeowner can never owe more than value of home
( as long as the home is sold to an unrelated
party) - My heirs will be against it
- In fact, almost two-thirds of the adult children
surveyed believe a reverse mortgage can help
older people continue to live at home, compared
with less than half of older homeowners (NCOA
Study 2005)
10NCOA Study
- A study released by the NCOA shows that revere
mortgages can be used by over 13 million
Americans to pay for long-term care expenses at
home, allowing many to remain independent and in
their homes longer. 1 - According to the study, there are 9.8 million
elder households (aged 62 and older) that are
dealing with an impairment that can make it hard
to live at home. In total these households could
access as much as 695 billion through reverse
mortgages. For individuals, the extra cash could
go a long way to help with family care giving and
other long-term care expenses.1 - Almost two-thirds of the adult children surveyed
believe a reverse mortgage can help older people
continue to live at home, compared with less than
half of older homeowners.2 - 1. NCOA Study 1/26/05
- 2. WSJ Article 1/27/05
11Consumer Protections
- Mandatory counseling
- Interest rate caps on all variable rate products
- The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
(NRMLA) Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility - Comprehensive disclosures
12Market Opportunity 24mm Homeowners
- 28 MSAs represent 60 of opportunity
- Top 10 48
13Product DevelopmentThe Market Today
- Currently, over 90 of all reverse mortgages are
HECMs - HECMs are insured by FHA (Government Seal of
Approval) - Principal limits represent excellent value
- Customer must borrow the entire amount
available, regardless of need - unused portion is
held in a LOC. - Closing costs on HECMs are high in high cost
markets - average 16-17K. - In December, 2006 nearly all HECMs have interest
rates of CMT150, adjusted monthly, established
by Fannie Mae. - Practically impossible to individualize to
consumers needs - Bottom lineThe HECM used to be a one size fits
all product, dominated by a one price fits all
investor. - Today there are over 14 variations of HECM
(including a Fixed Rate HECM, and both CMT and
LIBOR based HECM ARMs) with several active
investors bidding for the paper. More flexibility
to match the product to the need of the borrower.
14Product DevelopmentThe Market Today (cont.)
- Proprietary products have come into the market at
warp speed (and some have disappeared even
faster) - FNMAs HomeKeeper has been around the longest
(since approx 1995) but has lost market share
since they eliminated an Equity Share feature - Other Jumbo Reverse Mortgage Products have
supplemented the HECM product in serving the
needs of borrowers with significantly higher
property values - Most are open-end variable rate loans with either
a lump sum or line-of-credit payment plan (one
notable exception is a fixed rate closed-end
product with a lump sum and/or tenure payment
plan). - Closing costs are typically based on property
value with some products offering no closing
costs in exchange for a higher interest rate - Mandatory counseling is required for almost all
proprietary products - Secondary market disruption has spilled into the
RM space, and today there are only 4
regional/national Prop. Products left in the
marketplace.
15How do borrowers receive funds from a HECM?
- Payment Plans
- Line of Credit (unused portion grows tax-free)
- Tenure Payment monthly payment that lasts as
long as the loan is outstanding - Term Payment higher monthly payment for a fixed
period of time - Modified Tenure (combination of LOC and Tenure)
- Modified Term (combination of LOC and Term)
- Can be changed post-closing - 20 per change
administrative fee
16HECM Principal Limit i.e. how much money can
be borrowed?
- 24 CFR 206.3, HUD Handbook 4235.1 REV-1 (1-4)
- 3 Part Formula
- Maximum Claim Amount (lesser of the appraised
value or the HUD 203(b) limit for that particular
county) - Age of youngest borrower
- Expected Interest Rate
- Fixed Interest Rate for fixed rate HECMs
- 10 year t-bill or 10 year LIBOR swap rate
lenders margin - for adjustable rate HECMs
17HECM 203 (B) Loan Limits i.e. Property Value
limits
- Middlesex County, MA - 362,790
- Cumberland County, ME - 256,025
- Escambia County, FL - 200,160
- To change to a single national loan limit
after FHA Mod becomes enacted
18Examples of borrowing capacity calculations
- 75 year old borrower
- 300,000 home value with an existing mortgage of
100,000 - Lives in Cumberland County, ME 203-b limit is
256,025 - Wants to pay off mortgage and the take proceeds
in a Tenure Payment
19Examples of borrowing capacity calculations
cont.
20What do the disclosures/docs look like??
- Application Docs
- Yes there is a standard form of application
just add 6 to the 1003 (the 1009) - Most other forward disclosures still apply to
RMs e.g. servicing transfer disclosure, GFE,
Important Terms Disclosure (open-end only) - Whats a TALC???
21What do the disclosures/docs look like?? (cont)
- CLOSING Docs
- Do not look for a payment amount on the Note!!!!!
- No you are not seeing double (HECM only)
- The loan matures in 75 years???
- The mortgage amount is 450,000??
22The Reverse Mortgage Opportunity
- Its not just a different product.
- Its a different business
23Reverse Mortgage Lending
- EverBank Reverse Mortgage, LLC
- A wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife Bank NA
- Contact Joseph P. DeMarkey, Regional Sales
Director - Phone (508) 429-6271
- Cell (617) 877-1851
- E-mail jdemarkey_at_everbankreverse.com