Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
15 U.S.C. § 1648: Reverse mortgages
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a short-term reverse mortgage; a term equaling the actuarial life expectancy of the consumer; and such longer term as the Bureau deems appropriate; and a statement that the consumer is not obligated to complete the reverse mortgage transaction merely because the consumer has received the disclosure required under this section or has signed an application for the reverse mortgage. any shared appreciation or equity that the lender will, by contract, be entitled to receive; all costs and charges to the consumer, including the costs of any associated annuity that the consumer elects or is required to purchase as part of the reverse mortgage transaction; all payments to and for the benefit of the consumer, including, in the case in which an associated annuity is purchased (whether or not required by the lender as a condition of making the reverse mortgage), the annuity payments received by the consumer and financed from the proceeds of the loan, instead of the proceeds used to finance the annuity; and any limitation on the liability of the consumer under reverse mortgage transactions (such as nonrecourse limits and equity conservation agreements).
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