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When Money Slips Through the Cracks

How Simple Mistakes Can Cost Families Thousands of Dollars By Maury Osbourne Imagine being 82 and finding out your life insurance policy was canceled over a lapse in payments you weren’t even aware occurred. Yikes! That’s exactly what happened to Chicago octogenarian Dolly Janowiak, who lost her $100,000 policy after she accidentally failed to pay …

florida retiree may lose home to reverse mortgage he thought he owned the home outright

What a Recent Reverse Mortgage Lawsuit Teaches Families About Hidden Liens

A recent news story about a Florida retiree facing foreclosure after discovering an undisclosed reverse mortgage serves as a sobering reminder: assumptions about real estate can be financially dangerous. In that case, a son believed his late motherโ€™s home was fully paid off. Years later, he learned a reverse mortgage had been taken out decades …