MetLife Bank. N.A. announced that it will conduct a free Reverse Mortgage seminar on Thursday, June 11th. at 10 am and again at 2 p.m. at the Spring Hill IHOP, which is located at 3636 Commerical Way. Springhill, FL. ...more

June 3, 2009

The safety net is almost gone, the nest egg is cracking. Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S. economy struggle. These folks face years of living on fixed incomes from pensions, 401(k)s or IRAs, and Social Security, but don't have the time to recover their losses. ...more

January 11, 2009

An 82-year-old woman suffering from the mental and physical fallout of a stroke told a judge Thursday that her son should go to prison for stealing from her. ...more

January 9, 2009

Housing prices have been dropping for some time and now that the government has taken control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae interest rates are coming down as well. ...more

September 14, 2008

It's time to devote another column to answering your e-mails, because I know the readers below aren't alone in worrying about their investments and wondering how to keep their credit reports clean. ...more

July 27, 2008

Dear Edith: Awhile back you had someone ask you about reverse mortgages. I lost the article; therefore, would you please let me know how to attempt the process of getting a reverse mortgage. I will be 62 on December 26 of this year. Does your credit standing have to be excellent or will a person with fair credit be acceptable? Also, right now I have a payment agreement with my mortgage company until a year from July. ...more

July 13, 2008

Mortgage brokers who haven't fled the industry or been forced out are in survival mode. ...more

February 1, 2008

There is a new way for people older than 62 to acquire access to their home equity without enduring the pending nightmare of paying off loans. ...more

December 29, 2007

Audrey Davison lives alone, gets a $620 Social Security check each month and worries about the sharply rising taxes on her four-bedroom house. Davison, 76, raised her family there and after 43 years, she really doesn't want to leave Greenburgh. ...more

December 26, 2007

TAMPA - Suddenly, it seems that every charming, affable actor from the 1960s and '70s is pitching something called a reverse mortgage. ...more

November 17, 2007