Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #578

• October 2017 PLF cuts mostly erased by low LIBOR rates
• 'Reverse mortgages are over-hyped' says one advisor
• The CFP board faces a crisis of public confidence

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #577

• FHA moves to slow cash-out refinances
• Will the Fed's interest rate cut help reverse mortgage borrowers?
• HUD ditches HECM counseling Financial Interview Tool (FIT)

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #576

• New York Attorney General Opposes Ditech Sale
• Breaching the HECM's interest rate floor
• 3 impacts of divorce in retirement

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #574

• Forbes: Busting 3 reverse mortgage half-truths 
• Americans have more equity, less housing debt
• Open Mortgage ready for growth in wake of expansion

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #572

Featured in this podcast:

• The FBI is investigating a former HECM lender and their CEO
• Are we doing something wrong? Canada reverse market grows while U.S. languishes
• The Financial Assessment is working

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #569

Part 1: Exclusive interview with Karin Hill

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #567

This week's top reverse mortgage news:

• 4 major changes to the HECM program proposed by the CBO
• Millions of seniors struggling with student loan debt
• RMF jumbo adds a new feature that mirrors the HECM

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #566

This week's reverse mortgage stories:

• The Funding Longevity Task Force: a new name, a new affiliation
• Open Mortgage eyes expansion with a recent acquisition
• Questions linger in wake of Live Well's shutdown

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #565

This week's stories:

• In plain English: FHA seeks to simplify compliance rules
• Liberty posts solid profits despite a down market
• Nationstar gets favorable ruling in purchased flood insurance case

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #564

This week's stories:

• Healthcare & reverse mortgages
• Barrons: "Your house should not be your retirement plan"
• Two reverse mortgage firms merge