Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #531

Talking Points:

• Counselors are seeing more private and jumbo reverse applications
• AAG doubles down on the home equity market
• "It's all about the leads," says one HECM lender
• Here's why some financial advisors cannot discuss reverse mortgages

 

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #530

Talking Points:

• Our industry's recovery is a slow one
• Reverse mortgage pros chime in on HECM changes
• Are seniors ready to 'go digital' with reverse mortgages?
• Borrower motivations are changing

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #529

Talking Points:

• 1-in-4 homes are equity-rich
• What happens when one spouse isn't on a reverse mortgage loan?
• Rising interest rates keeping more homeowners in place
• To own or not own a home?

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #528

This week:

• A race to the bottom? Not so much
• How much tax is owed?
• Would a reverse by any other name smell sweeter?
• Who is the average reverse mortgage borrower?

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #527

Talking Points:

• More are interested in benefits, not HECM program changes
• Why reverse mortgages still matter
• Does the industry's future lie in private loans?
• Are we at the bottom yet?

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #526

Talking Points:

• Reverse pros share their ideas for HECM changes
• Mutual of Omaha completes purchase of leading HECM lender
• Baby Boomer sell-off could flood the housing market
• Canadians take an emotional sales approach

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #525

Talking Points

• Reverse mortgage program shouldn't be fixed on the backs of seniors
• HECM inquiries drop in the first quarter of 2018
• 96% of high-net-worth advisors say their clients want to age in place
• Washington Post: Record number of oldest seniors working

 

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #524

Talking Points:

• Industry feeling the full brunt of HECM changes
• A call for non-borrowing-spouse clarification
• A time for a little less certainty?
• Kiplinger: What heirs need to know about a reverse mortgage

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #523

Talking Points:

• HUD Secretary: ‘Tremendous Progress on Reverse Mortgages’
• Trade group boosts H4P realtor education
• Now is the time for private reverse mortgages
• Steven Sless new National Reverse Mortgage Director at U.S. Mortgage Corp

HECMWorld Weekly- Episode #522

Talking Points:

• Trump's new pick to head the CFPB- what you need to know
• Top-ranking Democrat calls for more oversight of mortgage servicers
• The Reverse Review acquired by HousingWire
• Reverse mortgage securitizations drop