Reverse mortgage loans are being touted as the ideal solution for older homeowners who may need extra income during their retirement years. On the surface, reverse mortgages seem to have no down sides. The homeowner ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, 2009 will see the amount of mortgage refinances rise from about $850 billion to over $1.9 trillion. While most of those refinanced mortgages will be primary mortgages, there are ...