S 2520 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes pre-loan counseling requirements and borrower rights of recission for reverse mortgage loans.

This bill requires lenders to provide reverse mortgage borrowers with pre-loan counseling and a 7-day right to cancel the loan. It mandates lenders to give borrowers a written checklist covering key topics (like impacts of moving, alternatives to reverse mortgages, tax effects, and home maintenance costs), along with contact information for five HUD-approved, conflict-free counseling agencies. Borrowers must receive in-person counseling and sign a certification verifying this, which must be dated at least three business days before closing. Failure to comply voids the loan or triggers a $1,000 civil penalty for lenders, while borrowers gain the right to rescind the loan within seven days of accepting the lender's commitment.
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Feb 5, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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Shirley Turner
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