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About Finance of America

Finance of America is an official provider of reverse mortgage education to the Financial Planning Association (FPA), educating and supporting financial professionals with all the tools needed to strategically leverage housing wealth as part of a holistic retirement plan. 

Did You Know?

88% of Americans

want to retire in their current home


More than 60%                                

of home owners have retirement savings below $200,000


Only 3/10   

of American homeowners have spoken with their financial advisor about home equity


Download Source 

2023 Home Equity Survey

Recorded Webinar

Live Webinar: Advanced Retirement Planning with Home Equity

Description:

Retirement planning has traditionally excluded home equity; however, with seniors controlling over $13 Trillion in housing wealth and planning for 20 years or more in retirement, now may be the time to consider how home equity can be a key component of a retirement plan.   In this webinar you’ll learn:

  • What a reverse mortgage is, including products, eligibility, misconceptions, and consumer safeguards.
  • How home equity can be used to supplement household cash flow, eliminate a mortgage payment*, manage long-term risks, and pay taxes on Roth Conversions.
  • Client profiles where a reverse mortgage can not only safeguard a retirement, but also provide generational wealth transfer and other legacy opportunities.

Webinar is free, earn 1 CFP CE credit with an $8 processing fee.

Speaker: Steve Resch, Vice President, Retirement Strategies 

Register

September 26th, 2024

October 16th, 2024

December 12th. 2024

New Webinar: Home Equity Solutions for Divorced & Widowed Women

Description:

Divorced and widowed women may face unique challenges, such as a reduction in income or the need to relocate or buy out an ex-spouse. For those with substantial home equity, a reverse mortgage loan can be used to manage those challenges. Home equity can serve as an alternative source of cash, assist with long-term care risks, or eliminate a monthly mortgage payment*. The reverse-for-purchase loan can even help a client purchase a new home with no required monthly mortgage payment*.  
 
Register below to learn:
  •  The basics of a reverse mortgage loan
  •  How to buyout a spouse with a reverse mortgage and stay in the home
  •  How to purchase a new home with the H4P - Reverse for Purchase loan
  •  Review case studies of using a reverse mortgage as a financial solution
 
Webinar is free, earn 1 CFP CE credit with an $8 processing fee.
 
Speaker: Gabrielle Welter, Manager, Retirement Strategies
 
Register
 
September 25th, 2024
 
October 22nd, 2024
 
November 14th, 2024
 
December 17th, 2024

Resources

Expand your reverse knowledge and get the tools you need to take the next step with clients.

Financial Advisor's Guide to Reverse Mortgages

Reverse Mortgage Calculator 

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Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for your Client? 

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Unlock More Opportunities for Clients

Contact Finance of America to learn how accessing home equity can be a smart and strategic piece of holilstic financial plan.

Phone (888) 580-6895 

Email strategies@financeofamerica.com

Website financeofamerica.com/advisors/

For more information or to have a loan officer illustrate a scenario for your client, schedule a one-on-one. 

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Steve Resch

Vice President, Retirement Strategies 


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Gabrielle Welter

Manager, Retirement Strategies 



Partnerships & Affiliations


Finance of America is proud to work with the Stanford Center on Longevity and Morningstar Advisor Workstation to further key research, provide professional reverse mortgage education, and honor our commitment to help more borrowers improve outcomes using home equity.


CE credit(s) for all Finance of America courses may be earned for an $8 processing fee.

¹ Source: National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association

² Source: 2023 Home Equity Survey, Finance of America Reverse

³ Loans up to $4 million available for HomeSafe® and EquityAvail® products. These are proprietary products of Finance of America Reverse LLC. Not all
products are available in every state. Please contact us for a complete list of availability.

These materials are not from HUD of FHA and were not approved by HUD or a government agency. For business and professional use only. This document is
not an advertisement to be distributed to prospective customers or the general public

Finance of America is a division of Finance of America Reverse LLC which is licensed nationwide | Equal Housing Opportunity | NMLS ID # 2285 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) | 8023 East 63rd Place, Suite 700 | Tulsa, OK 74133 | AZ mortgage Banker License #0921300 | Licensed by the Department of Business Oversight under the California Residential Mortgage  Lending Act | Georgia Residential Mortgage Licensee #23647 | Kansas Licensed Mortgage Company | Massachusetts Lender/Broker  License MC2285: Finance of America Reverse LLC | Licensed by the N.J. Department of Banking and Insurance | Licensed Mortgage Banker NYS Banking Department where Finance of America Reverse is known as FAReverse LLC in lieu of true name Finance of America Reverse LLC | Rhode Island Licensed Lender | Not all products and options are available in all states | Terms subject to change without notice |For licensing information go to:www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org

For Reverse Loans. When the loan is due and payable, some or all of the equity in the property that is the subject of the reverse mortgage no longer belongs
to borrowers, who may need to sell the home or otherwise repay the loan with interest from other proceeds. The lender may charge an origination fee,
mortgage insurance premium, closing costs and servicing fees (added to the balance of the loan). The balance of the loan grows over time and the lender
charges interest on the balance. Borrowers are responsible for paying property taxes, homeowner’s insurance, maintenance, and related taxes (which may be substantial). We do not establish an escrow account for disbursements of these payments. A set-aside account can be set up to pay taxes and insurance and may be required in some cases. Borrowers must occupy home as their primary residence and pay for ongoing maintenance; otherwise the loan becomes due and payable. The loan also becomes due and payable (and the property may be subject to a tax lien, other encumbrance, or foreclosure) when the last borrower, or eligible non-borrowing surviving spouse, dies, sells the home, permanently moves out, defaults on taxes, insurance payments, or maintenance, or does not otherwise comply with the loan terms. Interest is not tax-deductible until the loan is partially or fully repaid.