Lending industry groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association called fee based on borrower's debt-to-income ratio 'unworkable'
The Federal Housing Finance Agency says risk-based fee increases are aimed at ensuring the mortgage giants' safety and soundness, not to subsidize fee waivers for buyers of limited means
What borrowers can expect to pay compared to a standard mortgage
Rent it Right
Florida-based firms accused of misleading consumers
HECM Saver program offers smaller loans, smaller fees
Worries about oversight, maximum debt ratios persist
Breakeven period should take no more than 4-5 years
Federal agencies hold fraud summit