The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program is a government-supported reverse mortgage program for elderly homeowners. The program allows seniors to take a mortgage on their home under which they can draw funds in a variety of ways — upfront, monthly or intermittently as they choose — with no repayment obligation so long as they reside in their home.
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