Big Drop for Reverse Mortgage Rates

The rate on a CHIP Home Income Plan reverse mortgage dropped to 3.75 per cent, down from 4.95 per cent, as a result of HomEquity’s recent transformation to a chartered bank.

“Becoming a Schedule 1 Bank has allowed us to lower our rates because we now raise funding the same way that other banks do,” said Greg Bandler, senior vice-president of HomEquity Bank, adding the company is seeing more demand for reverse mortgages due to the growing population of seniors in Canada.

Along with the lowered rate, HomEquity Bank which now issues GICs - is also offering a discount program for customers who pay their full interest annually. The program reduces the interest rate on a CHIP mortgage to as low as 3.25 per cent. For more information on a CHIP mortgage you can call Loui Nedanis, the local representative at: 1-866-771-2447 or e-mail him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

At the end of September HomEquity’s reverse mortgage portfolio totaled about 7,000 with an accrued value of $837 million. The company provides reverse mortgage products directly to consumers as well as through referrals from banks, financial planner and mortgage brokers.

This Article was published in the Canadian Mortgage Professional Magazine.

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