A second mortgage (2nd mortgage) is a loan taken against your home in addition to the primary mortgage. The equity in your home is used as the collateral for the loan in the second mortgage. Second mortgages are often called subordinate loans because they come 2nd to a primary loan, meaning that if a borrower [...]

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A reverse mortgage is a loan that allows senior homeowners (62 years or older) to convert the equity in their homes into tax-free income without having to sell or make new or larger monthly payments. The reverse mortgage got its name because the payment stream is “reversed”, so rather than making payments towards a loan, [...]

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