Reverse mortgages seem the perfect solution for older people who need an extra every month, thanks to it they continue to live in their home while receiving a monthly payment until they die, at which time the bank takes over the house.
The problem is that there are too many cases in which the bank has duped many seniors by selling them a product that was clearly not profitable for them. This is the case of a 90-year-old man who has finally been able to cancel the reverse mortgage he contracted in 2008.
It has been the Court of First Instance number 21 of Zaragoza who considers that the client was not correctly informed about the product and the calculation of the so-called ‘mortgage pension’, because otherwise the elderly person “would not have contracted this product because it was not beneficial for it was only for the bank ”. The loan was signed with Caixa Terrasa, (this fund was later integrated with Unnim, which was bought by BBVA)
The ruling considers that there was “an error in the consent” and that the “reciprocal restitution of benefits” be carried out from the signing.
The judgment includes the expert report presented by the plaintiff, which indicates that the interest included in the loan was “high” for the rates at that time and for a “low-value” pension. The judge points out that hiring was born “flawed” as there was an error in the consent. It was signed with “evident lack of information.” The bank did not comply with the “binding offer” or the “external advice”. Only one document was provided with some data, in which the amount of interest to be paid was “hidden.”
Reverse mortgages are a very complex product and it is advisable to take good advice before hiring one.
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