Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #452

Talking Points:

• Real estate uncertainty & the Trump presidency
• A bullish outlook despite a bleak 2016
• Rising home values may not help HECM volumes
• NRMLA releases new tool for potential borrowers

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #451

Talking Points

• Audit claims HUD took shortcuts in implementing changes
• Opportunities and challenges for 2017
• Year starts with lackluster endorsement volume
• New edition of “Understanding Reverse” released

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #450

Talking Points:

• FHA insurance premium reduction nixed
• Treasury Secretary nominee sets the record straight on reverse mortgage foreclosures
• Canadian reverse mortgage sales boom
• Dr. Carson one step closer as HUD chief

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #449

Talking Points

• Over & Out. Walter Investment exits reverse mortgage lending
• HUD announces new HECM rules. What’s next?
• Treasury Sec confirmation hearings spark reverse mortgage investigation
• HECM mortgage-backed securities drop for the first time

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #448

Talking Points:

 

• FHA to reduce mortgage insurance on forward loans, reverse cuts uncertain
• HUD nominee Ben Carson casts his vision for the future of HUD
• New York Governor pushes for additional reverse mortgage protections
• New York co-op bill hits a snag
  

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #447

Talking Points:

• The top HECM financial planning stories of 2016
• Banking partnerships key in 2017
• Lender makes generous donation to children’s cancer research
• Who leads in the issuance of HECM securities?

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #446

Talking Points

 

• The top ten most viewed videos on HECMWorld.com
• The ‘godfather’ of Chinese real estate pitches reverse mortgages
• Column reveals problems adult children face
• New York senator pushes for co-op approval for reverse mortgages

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #445

Talking Points:

• New pilot program assists existing HECM borrowers
• How reverse mortgages protect women in retirement
• New board members announced at NRMLA
• $6.1 Trillion in home equity for HECM age-eligible homeowners

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #444

Talking Points:

• Don’t panic! Here’s what the Fed’s recent rate hikes really mean for HECMs
• It takes a village. Senior communities gain popularity
• HECMs a realistic solution says recent Harvard report
• HECM counselors must meet new standards

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #443

Talking Points:

• CFPB penalizes lenders for not stating the obvious
• Financial crisis often influence decision to get a HECM
• Fewer headaches for lenders under a Trump administration?
• Hiding in plain sight.