Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #551

This week's top reverse mortgage news:

• Are meager loan volumes the new norm for our industry?
• The challenges facing reverse mortgage servicers
• Jumbo reverse mortgage line of credit growth eliminated

 

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #550

This week's stories:

• HECM endorsements?! What endorsements?
• Survey reveals top 10 reasons borrowers are getting jumbo reverse mortgages
• HECM mortgage-backed securities continue to fall

 

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #549

This week's top reverse mortgage stories

• The Great White North: Reverse Mortgage Boom
• Involuntary insurance for HECMs results in a lawsuit
• HUD instructs lenders to assist federal employees during the shutdown

 

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #548

This week's top reverse mortgage stories

• Government shutdown halts endorsement of reverse mortgages
• HECM servicer settles a claim for $4.25 million
• Why the reverse mortgage should be removed from FHA fund

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #547

In this week's reverse mortgage news:

• Scapegoating appraisers...again
• Loan limit increase for 2019: will it help?
• More data needed to stem reverse mortgage losses

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #546

This week's reverse mortgage news:

• More examples of occupancy abuse in reverse mortgage properties
• Homeowners have less equity to tap
• Inspector General report finds significant challenges at HUD

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #545

In this week's reverse mortgage news:

• Home appreciation is slowing
• Reverse mortgage loan volumes tumble
• Industry responds to pointed criticisms of the reverse mortgage industry

 

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #544

In this week's top reverse mortgage news:

• David Stevens, the former FHA Commissioner, slams reverse mortgages
• FHA has automated the 2nd appraisal process
• New loan volume drop may signal a new trend
  

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #543

In this week's top reverse mortgage news:

• Lenders react to anticipated reverse mortgage changes
• Another lender rebrands itself
• Part 3 of our exclusive interview with Resolute Bank
• Harvard study shows more seniors are house-rich and income-poor

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #542

This week's top stories:

• AAG adds VA loans to its repertoire
• *Exclusive interview with Resolute Bank management team (Part 2)
• No PLF cuts despite mounting HECM losses in MMI fund
• This is where the average HECM margin has landed
• Aging homeowners pose a problem