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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
Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
6 min
- HUD lowers the barrier for condo owners
- RFS to stay with Mutual of Omaha Bank despite acquisition
- Seniors carrying more household debt than before housing crash
Aug 12, 2019
Aug 12, 2019
6 min
- 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
Aug 5, 2019
Aug 5, 2019
6 min
- 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)
Jul 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019
6 min
- New York Attorney General Opposes Ditech Sale
- Breaching the HECM's interest rate floor
- 3 impacts of divorce in retirement
Jul 22, 2019
Jul 22, 2019
6 min
- Sale of HECM servicer could leave borrowers stranded
- Liberty launches its anticipated proprietary reverse mortgage
- AAG's Selleck TV ads seek to set the record straight in wake of negative media
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019
5 min
- Forbes: Busting 3 reverse mortgage half-truths
- Americans have more equity, less housing debt
- Open Mortgage ready for growth in wake of expansion
Jul 8, 2019
Jul 8, 2019
7 min
- The end of inheritance as we know it
- Private reverse mortgages to surpass the HECM?
- Live Well forced into bankruptcy
Jul 1, 2019
Jul 1, 2019
6 min
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
Jun 24, 2019
Jun 24, 2019
8 min
Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Karin Hill
We discuss...
- The Collateral Risk Assessment
- The effectiveness of previous HECM changes
- The Congressional Budget Office's recommendations for HECM changes

Jun 17, 2019
Jun 17, 2019
6 min
This week's reverse mortgage news:
- USA Today's recent expose on reverse mortgages
- 6 steps to prevent reverse mortgage foreclosures
- LiveWell employee suit challenged

