Episodes

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

Friday Dec 11, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #392
Friday Dec 11, 2015
Friday Dec 11, 2015
Talking Points:
- Lenders rebound after challenging September
- What brought in community banks to HECM lending? You’ll be surprised
- Fresh look needed at HECM by financial professionals
- FHA pushes deadline for non-borrowing spouses in assignments

Friday Dec 04, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #391
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Talking Points:
- Quicken considers bowing out due to dispute
- Wall Street Journal: An Undeserved Bad Rap
- Urban rebrands with name change
- Communication breakdown: HECMs and family members

Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #390
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Talking Points:
- Will Google become a reverse mortgage broker?
- Time: HECMs help pay for caregiving expenses
- Lender adds identity protection services for borrowers
- Financial planners can find tremendous opportunity in reverse mortgages

Friday Nov 20, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #389
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Talking Points:
- Survey reveals factors impacting HECM acceptance
- Industry enters new era of stability
- Condo approval guidelines updated by FHA
- RMF to sponsor survey of baby boomer housing needs

Friday Nov 13, 2015
Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #388
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Talking Points:
- Entering the Golden Gate: NRMLA’s Annual meeting next week in San Francisco
- Eased FHA condo rules would improve access to reverse mortgages
- Tenure payments can trump the HECM line of credit in retirement planning
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