Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #507

Talking Points

• HECM professionals suggest these reforms
• Jumbo reverse mortgages expanding
• FHA lenders are warming to the HECM for Purchase
• The average age of HECM borrower on the rise

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #506

Talking Points:

• Cybercrime: how reverse lenders can protect themselves
• Would a retirement plan without a reverse mortgage stand up to a court’s scrutiny?
• Parent company no longer looking to sell reverse mortgage division
• Inspector General looking into Secretary Carsons’ family ties at HUD

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #505

Talking Points

• Counselors see a shift in HECM borrower type
• Retirees need solutions but remain reluctant
• A remedy for silver divorce?
• A new name for a familiar face

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #504

Talking Points:

• Cap on insured HECMs would be removed under Trump administration proposal
• These cities have the most reverse mortgages
• How a turbulent stock market could impact HECMs
• Foreclosure attorney fees at the center of court case

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #503

Talking Points

• Farewell to an industry friend and pioneer
• Testing the concept of generational lending
• How to educate financial professionals
• The worst quarter in case assignments in a decade

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #502

Talking Points

• Not so fast. The CFPB is here to stay
• Lingering impacts of HECM volume decline felt
• Reuters covers HECM foreclosure controversy
• High court backs HECM foreclosure

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #501

Talking Points:

• CFPB's Mulvaney, "We should explain rules before enforcing them"
• New rules improve HECM for Purchase but hurdles remain
• Advisors should avoid 'error by omission'
• November's endorsement surge

 

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #500

Talking Points

• CFPB chief turns away agency funding
• HECM pitch needs refining says celebrity attorney
• It’s time we different insurance funds
• Brits tapping home equity at record pace

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #499

Talking Points

• Originators expect to work more and earn less in 2018
• HUD updates calculation of upfront insurance premiums for refinances
• How to drastically reduce FHA’s mortgage risks
• Homes with a HECM appreciate slower- here’s why

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #498

Talking Points

• A crash of HECM endorsement volume on the horizon
• New tax law creating issues for some
• Latest HUD changes to reverse mortgage good for consumers
• Senior community roadblocks to reverse mortgages