Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #467

Talking Points

• Is this the beginning of the end for HUD?
• The verdict is in for the Financial Assessment
• Shifting into forward
• It often hinges on closing costs

Watch this week's video here: The Trump Era & the Reverse Mortgage

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #466

Talking Points

• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin clears the record
• Is there another California gold rush coming?
• Retirement war chest relies heavily on home equity
• It’s all in the name. RMD poll reveals industry feedback on replacement name

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Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #465

Talking Points:

• The Rev. Jackson steps into reverse foreclosure
• The HECM for Purchase is in the limelight again
• Cast your vote: should we change our industry name?
• A rise in ‘grey divorce’ may spell opportunity

 

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Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #464

Talking Points:

• Bad advice? Sorry, the loan contract says...
• Making it personal with a new company name
• HECM endorsements: the good and the bad
• Aging in place: challenges and opportunities

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Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #463

Talking Points:

• Liberty not impacted by Ocwen ban
• Reverse mortgage misconceptions persist says NRMLA panel
• Federal taxes and reverse mortgages
• New private home equity product launched

*Video of this week's top reverse mortgage stories here

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #462

Talking Points:

• A convenient scapegoat?
• Don’t expect speedy financial reforms
• Mortgage servicer facing lawsuit and 20 regulatory orders
• Reaching the high-income borrower
  
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Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #461

Talking Points

• HECMs shouldn’t be the family secret
• New private reverse mortgage anticipated
• Dodd-Frank Act closer to a revamp
• Constructing your H4P biz with Builders
  
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Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #460

Talking Points:

• CBS: “The Rodney Dangerfield” of Loans
• Something worse than the gender pay gap
• Listener shares their experience with client financial literacy
• How to deal with rising interest rates
  
  *VIDEO: More HECM Changes Coming this Fall

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #459

Talking Points:

• 'Get the government out of reverse mortgage lending'
• Is it the name or the loan features?
• 'A smart move' says CBS MoneyWatch
• Obscure rule stopping HECMs in some communities
  
  VIDEO: Financial Literacy hurting reverse mortgage acceptance?
  

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #458

Talking Points:

• Online tools compare & contrast a HECM from other financial products
• Don't panic yet about proposed HUD budget cuts
• Television remains the king of reverse mortgage advertising
• A hedge fund bet that lost big