Columbia Investigates Reverse Mortgages http://columbiainvestigates.com Site that investigates the effect of reverse mortgages on the senior citizens of today Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cash for gold to save Christmas http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=9 http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=9#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:20:06 +0000 admin http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=9 Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat…or is it?

Not necessarily, after the recession and the credit crunch has hit, many people find themselves in a position where they are struggling to make ends meet this Christmas. Let alone make provisions for the extras needed around Christmas time, such as presents and gifts, turkey and three kinds of stuffing. Why not take the burden off this Christmas by selling your old gold. By visiting a cash for gold company, you can make the most of your broken jewellery.

]]> http://columbiainvestigates.com/?feed=rss2&p=9 0 Reverse mortgage attracting sub-prime crowd http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=5 http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=5#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:01:19 +0000 admin http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=5 I read something quite disturbing only the other day, something that threatens to rear its ugly head and tarnish the good reputation that the reverse mortgage industry has been working towards for quite some time. The same crowd who were responsible for the sub-prime lending crisis are now turning their heads towards the reverse mortgage market – seeing it as an opportunity to abuse the financial system for their gain and other’s detriment. The same sub-prime crowd in the UK is approaching the lifetime mortgage market ashamedly, providing equity release advice when perhaps unqualified.

This, I assure you, is being taken very seriously by us and will be commented on more as the story unfurls.

]]> http://columbiainvestigates.com/?feed=rss2&p=5 7 Columbia Investigates The Reverse Mortgage Industry http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=3 http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=3#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:58:12 +0000 admin http://columbiainvestigates.com/?p=3 The reverse mortgage industry is not without its faults. As a retirement planning tool, it can be deemed very effective. If you are short on money for every day life or to do the things that you had always imagined doing when you retire, a reverse mortgage is a great way of tapping into an otherewiser unuseable asset – your home.

When used correctly, the chances of you being a happy customer are very great. If not, however, you might be a little disappointed. That’s why this blog intends to investigate the reverse mortgage industry and make sure that the policies aren’t being mis-sold in anyway.

Keep checking back for more updates.

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