Web bank to open Lake Mary operation
OrlandoSentinelVirtualBank plans to employ 40 workers in the reverse-mortgage unit. In a rare brick-and-mortar expansion, Palm Beach-based VirtualBank has opened a Central Florida mortgage office that will focus on reverse mortgages -- a type of loan that enables homeowners ages 62 or older to tap into their dwelling's equity for tax-free income.
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