Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #308

Talking Points:

• Financial Planners find Reverse Mortgages best taken early in retirement
• Not so quick: GSE reform bill put on indefinite hold
• US News: Four alternatives to a reverse mortgage
• Gallup Poll and average retirement age

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #307

Talking Points:

• FHA to include spouses under age 62 this August
• HUD clarifies foreclosure extensions for non-borrowing spouses
• California congressman calls to make HECMs a loan of last resort and much more
• Massive data collection. Federal agencies to grab more mortgage loan details

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #306

Talking Points:

• After Ginnie Mae Ruling: New Products Revamped
• Coming back to harvet home equity
• New York to license title agents
• Wholesale volume offsets retail losses

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #305

Talking Points:

• Survey of mortgage originators eye opening
• Foreclosure starts show marked improvement
• New rules restrict mortgage market says ABA
• Realtors urge FHA to lower insurance premiums

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #304

Talking Points:

• Equity Sharing product revamped and released
• A New HECM Product: Adjustable Rate this time
• A Slippery Slope: American Financial Literacy
• March Volume Drops 10%, What looms ahead?

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #303

Talking Points:

• Housing bubble fears unfounded says Core Logic
• Finally: Reverse purchase loans begin in Texas
• Boomers plan to move in retirement
• Security One Lending partners with homebuilder

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #302

Talking Points:

• State promotes Long Term Care financing strategy with reverse mortgages
• Less than 20% confident they will retire comfortably
• Lenders adapt in wake of HECM changes
• Adjustable rate mortgages gaining popularity

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #301

Talking Points:

• Reality Check: Reverse Mortgages crucial says financial publication
• Singapore eyes reverse mortgage program
• Senate probes middle class retirement crisis
• GSE Winddown: Senate looks at Fannie & Freddie

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #300

Talking Points:

• On Solid Ground: The State of FHA
• Solution Needed: AARP and Non-Borrowing Spouses Lawsuits
• Lifesaver? One Publication Says Yes
• Lender Rankings & Production

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #299

This Week's Talking Points:

• It’s Only Up from Here: Have we already hit the bottom?
• Aging in Place Best for Middle Income Seniors
• Non-Bank Servicers at Risk says Moody’s
• Four New Fixed Rate HECM Products