State Licensing

California

Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the CA Residential Mortgage Lending Act.

Texas — 7 TAC §80.200(b)

Consumers wishing to file a complaint against a company or a residential mortgage loan originator should complete and send a complaint form to the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 2601 North Lamar, Suite 201, Austin, Texas 78705. Complaint forms and instructions may be obtained from the department’s website at www.sml.texas.gov.

A toll-free consumer hotline is available at 1-877-276-5550.

The department maintains a recovery fund to make payments of certain actual out-of-pocket damages sustained by borrowers caused by acts of licensed residential mortgage loan originators. A written application for reimbursement from the recovery fund must be filed with and investigated by the department prior to the payment of a claim. For more information about the recovery fund, please consult the department’s website at www.sml.texas.gov.

Oregon — Reverse Mortgage Disclosure

At the maturity of a reverse mortgage loan, the lender will have a claim against your property and you or your heir(s) may need to sell the property to repay the loan, or repay the loan from other assets in order to retain the property. The lender will charge an origination fee, a mortgage insurance premium, closing costs and/or servicing fees, which fees will be added to the loan balance.

The balance of the mortgage loan grows over time as interest is added to the loan balance. As long as you comply with the loan terms, you will retain title to the property until you sell or otherwise transfer the property, and therefore you are responsible for paying property taxes, insurance, maintenance and related taxes.

Failing to pay these amounts may cause the loan to become due and may subject the property to a tax lien or other encumbrance and/or to foreclosure. Interest on a reverse mortgage is not deductible from your income tax until you repay all or part of the loan.

Before obtaining a reverse mortgage, you should consult a trusted financial adviser or planner. There are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that can give you information about reverse mortgages. You can locate these resources at:

consumer.ftc.gov — Reverse Mortgages
irs.gov — For Senior Taxpayers
consumerfinance.gov — Reverse Mortgage Advisory