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Get the latest news, commentary and insights for the US reverse mortgage and property finance industries.
Founded by Shannon Hicks and now hosted by Gabrielle Hayen, HECM World Weekly is the nation’s longest-running weekly podcast, trusted by reverse mortgage professionals for news, insights and trends on the reverse and wider mortgage industry, property equity, wealth and retirement and much more. Brought to you by Lenderful Solutions.
Each week we also bring you Industry Leader Insights, where top industry influencers share what's happening at the cutting edge of the mortgage industry, and Food For Thought, our segment focused on professional and personal development for mortgage professionals.
This podcast is brought to you by HECM World, the leading independent media platform for the reverse mortgage industry in the United States.
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Episodes
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
9 min
- [Newsweek] Baby boomers are expected to leave $17 trillion in home equity to their heirs
- [MSN] A daughter tells Ramsey Solutions why she is refusing to help her mother with a reverse mortgage to cover property charges- Now her family resents her.
- [Housing Wire] Reverse Mortgages make a splash at the MBA’s annual conference.
Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024
9 min
- [Housing Wire] The HMBS program has gone from one to eliminate to one to emulate.
- [Go Banking Rates] Auto loans are the new ‘mortgage’ but for a depreciating asset.
- [HECMWorld] Despite the Fed’s rate cut last week here’s mortgage rates are unlikely to drop.
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
7 min
- [FHA] The October Surprise. What FHA's latest HECM application data tell us.
- [Housing Wire] Gabe Bodner takes the reigns of One Trust Home Loan’s 55+ Lending
- [24/7 WallSt] Ramsey Solutions is NOT spot-on about reverse mortgages. Here's why.
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024
9 min
- [Housing Wire] FHA announces 2025 HECM Limit
- [Investopedia] Are falling Treasury yields a sign of the Trump effect?
- [Housing Wire] Industry veteran Jesse Allen moves to Rate with an eye on growth.
Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
8 min
- [Mortgage Professional of America]Will reverse mortgage surge in 2025? Here’s what one broker says.
- [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s HECM Market Minute with Jon McCue.
- [Housing Wire] President-Elect Trump announces his pick for HUD Secretary.
Nov 25, 2024
Nov 25, 2024
8 min
- [GoBankingRates / Yahoo Finance]'Expert' advice about reverse mortgages? Not so much.
- [Housing Wire] Back in Black. The HECM's Performance in the FHA Portfolio.
- [Newsweek / The Washington Post] How a Trump presidency may impact home values.
Nov 18, 2024
Nov 18, 2024
8 min
- [CNBC] Here's why homeowners may be overconfident in their retirement preparedness.
- [Money Wise] A 73-year-old with $27K in annual healthcare expenses looks to tap home equity safely.
- [The Motley Foot] Here’s how much Social Security Benefits & Medicare premiums will increase in 2025.
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
7 min
- [Mission Square] Survey reveals the majority of public employees worry they won’t have enough money to last in retirement.
- [The Financial Post] Baby boomers and Gen X are taking on more mortgage debt.
- [Fox Money] Retirees with student loan debt risk Social Security garnishments.
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
7 min
- [Housing Wire] What in the world is propping up home prices?
- [John Hancock] What concerns baby boomers the most may surprise you.
- [Housing Wire] When is an equity-sharing arrangement a reverse mortgage? One lawsuit seeks to settle this question.
Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
6 min
- [HECMWorld] The HECM’s 10-Year CMT Rate Climbs After Fed Funds Rate Cut.
- [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s Jon McCue returns for this month’s installment of RMI’s Market Minute.

