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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
Jun 10, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
6 min
This week's top reverse mortgage news:
- Open Mortgage hires 50 former Live Well employees
- GSE's seek replacement for LIBOR index
- Forbes: FINRA's view of the HECM evolving
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019
5 min
This week's top reverse mortgage news:
- 4 major changes to the HECM program proposed by the CBO
- Millions of seniors struggling with student loan debt
- RMF jumbo adds a new feature that mirrors the HECM
May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019
5 min
This week's reverse mortgage stories:
- The Funding Longevity Task Force: a new name, a new affiliation
- Open Mortgage eyes expansion with a recent acquisition
- Questions linger in wake of Live Well's shutdown
May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
5 min
This week's stories:
- In plain English: FHA seeks to simplify compliance rules
- Liberty posts solid profits despite a down market
- Nationstar gets favorable ruling in purchased flood insurance case
May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019
6 min
This week's stories:
- Healthcare & reverse mortgages
- Barrons: "Your house should not be your retirement plan"
- Two reverse mortgage firms merge
Apr 28, 2019
Apr 28, 2019
7 min
This week in reverse mortgage news:
- Victims of reverse mortgage scam seek protection from foreclosure as lender files bankruptcy
- Caught in the middle: aging in place and home equity
- Home many jumbos have really been closed?
Apr 21, 2019
Apr 21, 2019
6 min
This week's reverse mortgage stories:
- Former HECM lender still absorbing losses
- Instead of an annuity consider a HECM line credit
- Reverse mortgage branch manager running for Mayor
Apr 14, 2019
Apr 14, 2019
6 min
This week's top stories:
- Are your borrowers committing mortgage fraud?
- Forbes: The HECM for Purchase
- A lawyer who stole client funds spared from jail using a reverse mortgage
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019
6 min
This week's reverse mortgage news:
- From NO to YES
- Tappable home equity falls again
- Working with trusted advisors isn't rocket science

