Reverse Mortgage News & Insights from HECMWorld

HECM World Weekly has a new home on Fridays and a new host in Gabrielle Hayen. This week we dig into what the latest retirement confidence research means for reverse mortgage professionals, why Gen X is heading into the HECM demographic under serious financial pressure, and why Boomers are sitting on a massive amount of equity with no plans to move. We also cover the February 2026 TPO-Broker Report now that HUD has finally released the data. A lot to unpack this week.

• [Yahoo Finance] The HUD-approved HECM counseling agency Greenpath Financial Wellness reveals the shocking truth 20% of counselees are facing.
• [Housing Wire] Industry expert Dan Hultquist explains how most home equity advice is not appropriate for older homeowners. 
• [The Daily Mail] Thanks to new assessment fees, many older Florida condo owners are forced to sell their condos for pennies on the dollar.
  
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• [NBC 9 News] One Colorado couple filed suit against home equity investment provider Unison, seeking class action status.
• [Housing Wire] The numbers tell the story. For the first time, private reverse mortgage dollar volume surpassed HECMs.
• Money Digest] These are baby boomers' spending habits that undermine their retirement security.
  
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• [Money Talks News] Homeowners' insurance companies are using digital surveillance to spy on homeowners to cancel policies and increase premiums. Here’s how they can fight back.
• [Housing Wire] First American Title files suit seeking to freeze $1.6M in Novad Asset Management assets. 
• [Chattanooga Times Free Press] More older homeowners are learning the cost of staying in a home not suited to age in place.
  
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• [Housing Wire] A widow of a HECM borrower was seeking non-borrowing spouse protections until she was foreclosed on. A Lawsuit followed.
• [Housing Wire] A default judgment led to one creditor attempting to force withdrawals from one HECM borrower's line of credit. Here's what the courts said. 
• [HECMWorld] Reverse plus Analyzer is now integrated with these proprietary loans.
  
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• [HECMWorld] Reverse mortgage news round-up: Four stories in four-minutes.
• [RMI] Reverse Market Insight's Market Minute with Jon McCue.
• [Kipliner] HELOCs and the equity lending landscape have changed. New conversations in home equity lending.
  
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• [Housing Wire] President Trump signs two executive orders that address housing affordability and homebuyers' credit.
• [HECMWorld] Exclusive Interview: Sometimes a HECM or reverse mortgage isn’t the right fit. Do homeowners always need zero mortgage payments? HighTechLending’s Eric Ellsworth shared how Equity Select can help to fill the gaps.
• [Housing Wire] How home modifications and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) help homeowners age in place.
  
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• [Housing Wire] How state lawmakers’ response to HEI contracts can undermine reverse mortgage perceptions.
• [HECMWorld] Exclusive Interview: Mark O'Neil on Mutual of Omaha Mortgage's sponsorship of a reverse mortgage certification with the National Association of Mortgage Brokers.
• [Housing Wire] A leading housing analyst notes how the Iran war and oil disruptions are driving up mortgage rates.
  
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• [Housing Wire] This housing inventory map may surprise you.
• [NRMLA] NRMLA requests changes to New Jersey HECM counseling bill.
• [Yahoo] Occupancy certifications aren't only for HECM loans. They're being required for some traditional mortgage holders.  
  
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• [Allaire Elder Law] Structuring a reverse mortgage with Medicaid.
• [HECMWorld] An inside look at Fairway's new certification partnership.
• [NAR] Many only have $1K in retirement savings. Home equity may be a lifeline. 
  
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