Episodes

Friday Feb 26, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #402
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Talking Points:
- Aggressive growth needed to rebound from assessment’s impact
- Forbes on HECM eligibility: it’s more than age and home values
- RMD interviews 90 year old reverse mortgage originator
- Google to pull recently launched mortgage shopping tool

Friday Feb 19, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #401
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Talking Points:
- Report shows steady draw rates for HECMs
- Forbes: Wise reverse mortgages a saving grace
- Wholesale volume rebounds
- Closing the retirement income gap

Friday Feb 12, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #400
Friday Feb 12, 2016
Friday Feb 12, 2016
Talking Points:
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Time Magazine speaks to reverse mortgages
- NBC News: Realtor shows effective solution of HECM program
- Survey say 60% have no need for a reverse mortgage
- HUD budget shows support of HECM program

Friday Jan 29, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #399
Friday Jan 29, 2016
Friday Jan 29, 2016
Talking Points:
- Great financial planners would consider reverse mortgages
- Can a reverse mortgage replace a pension?
- 5 tips to grow your business this year
- HUD wants to collect HECM counseling data

Friday Jan 22, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #398
Friday Jan 22, 2016
Friday Jan 22, 2016
Talking Points:
- Time Money highlights benefits of the new reverse mortgage
- Where annuities can’t reverse mortgages can
- 2016 industry outlook with John Lunde of Reverse Market Insight
- Does wholesale volume decline in volume foreshadow the future?

Friday Jan 15, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #397
Friday Jan 15, 2016
Friday Jan 15, 2016
Talking Points:
- Untouched potential: Trillions in home equity untouched
- New book addresses reverse mortgage questions
- Mortgage demand hits high despite tighter regulations
- HECM default deadline delayed again
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Friday Jan 08, 2016
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #396
Friday Jan 08, 2016
Friday Jan 08, 2016
Talking Points:
- Temporary setback: Judge dismisses Quicken Loan’s lawsuit against HUD
- Forbes: Reverse mortgages will change retirement planning in 2016
- HECM endorsement volume ends year above 2014 levels
- The seniors are coming! White House addresses aging wave

Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #395
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Talking Points:
- State officials crackdown on elder fraud
- Is poverty making a comeback with retirees?
- New reverse mortgage law in effect in Illinois
- Home prices see widespread growth in 2015

Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #394
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Talking points:
- Is our industry failing the HECM for Purchase?
- Reverse mortgages expand reach in Taiwan
- Welcome Danny Glover. Actor joins list of spokesman
- Federal spending bill boosts HUD funds

Friday Dec 18, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #393
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Talking Points:
- Time: When a reverse mortgage makes sense in retirement
- Willow Bend Mortgage targets emphasis on HECM lending in 2016
- The CFPB & NSA? It all comes down to data collection
- The shoe finally drops. Federal Reserve raises interest rates
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