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HighTechLending Inc is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS ID #7147 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) doing business as American Senior Lending. 2030 Main Street, Suite #500, Irvine, CA 92614. AZ Mortgage Banker License # 0912577; Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act, License #4130937; CO Mortgage Company Registration – Regulated by the Division of Real Estate; FL Mortgage Lender Servicer License #MLD1409; Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee, License #MB.6761112 (for licensing information, go to: www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org), Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Banking, 100 West Randolph, 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601, 1-888-473-4858; MD Mortgage Lender License #21762; MI Mortgage Broker/Lender/Servicer License #FR0026128 – 2nd TD Mortgage/Broker/Lender/Servicer License #SR0026129; OH Residential Mortgage Lending Act Certificate of Registration #RM.805365.000; TN Mortgage License #7147; TX Mortgage Banker Registration; UT Residential First Mortgage Notification and Mortgage Entity License #8874117.

At the conclusion of a reverse mortgage, the borrower must repay the loan and may have to sell the home or repay the loan from other proceeds;
Charges will be assessed with the loan, including an origination fee, closing costs, mortgage insurance premiums and servicing fees;
The loan balance grows over time and interest is charged on the outstanding balance;
The borrower remains responsible for property taxes, hazard insurance and home maintenance, and failure to pay these amounts may result in the loss of the home; and
Interest on a reverse mortgage is not tax-deductible until the borrower makes partial or full re-payment.

TEXAS RESIDENTS: CONSUMERS WISHING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST A MORTGAGE BANKER OR RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATOR LICENSED IN TEXAS SHOULD SEND A COMPLETED COMPLAINT FORM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING (SML): 2601 N. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 201, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78705; TEL: 1-877-276-5550. INFORMATION AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON SML’S WEBSITE: SML.TEXAS.GOV.

Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Notice

Under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act (ILCRA), the Secretary of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Secretary) evaluates our record of helping to meet the lending needs of this community consistent with safe and sound operations. The Secretary also takes this record into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us. Your involvement is encouraged.

You are entitled to certain information about our operations and our performance under the ILCRA, including, for example, information about our additional full-service office(s), such as their location and services provided at them; the public section of our most recent ILCRA Performance Evaluation, prepared by the Secretary; and comments received from the public relating to our performance in helping to meet community credit needs, as well as our responses to those comments. You may review this information today.

At least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter, the Secretary publishes a nationwide list of the covered mortgage licensees that are scheduled for ILCRA examination in that quarter. This list is available from the Secretary at 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62786 and at 555 West Monroe Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60661. You may send written comments about our performance in helping to meet community lending needs to (name and address of official at covered mortgage licensee) and the Secretary. You may also submit comments electronically through the Department’s Web site at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/admin/cra.html. Your letter, together with any response by us, will be considered by the Secretary in evaluating our ILCRA performance and may be made public. You may ask to look at any comments received by the Secretary. You may also request from the Secretary an announcement of our applications covered by the ILCRA filed with the Secretary.

“STATE OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT NOTICE
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Department) evaluates our performance in meeting the financial services needs of this community, including the needs of low-income to moderate-income households. The Department takes this evaluation into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us for approval by the Department. Your involvement is encouraged. You may obtain a copy of our evaluation. You may also submit signed, written comments about our performance in meeting community financial services needs to the Department.”.
(Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 3-23-21.)