Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #259

Podcast stories:

• A new marketing message is needed says panel
• State regulators join forces with the CFPB
• New retirement tool from partnership with lead provider & financial planning school

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #258

Podcast Stories:

• Should HUD really have to pay non-borrowing spouses?
• Reverse Originators need to understand Financial Planners
• The Heat is On. Congress pressures FHA for more reverse mortgage reform
• Texas one step closer to HECM for Purchase loans

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #257

Podcast Stories:

• New York cracks down on pension lenders
• Are we on the cusp of a comeback?
• AAG starts new ad campaign
• How the 30 year mortgage saved the housing market and the economy

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #256

Podcast Stories

• Originators say biggest challenge in 2013 is...
• It’s an expensive proposition to stay compliant
• Loan Sharks? A look a pension loans
• Acquisition deal closed

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #255

Talking Points:

• Retirement Catastrophe Looming says Fidelity
• Room for Private Lenders: FHA loans losing their appeal
• Reverse Vision goes bi-coastal
• Former HUD Secretary touts reverse mortgages

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #254

Talking Points:

• A higher hurdle to jump: Tougher to get a reverse mortgage?
• Reverse Mortgages now on suspicious activity report
• CFPB to crack down on professional designations
• More getting on the uniform state test train

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #253

Talking Points:

• Obama Budget: Will it change reverse mortgages?
• FHA to Congress: Give us the authority to fix program
• Credit ratings firm says reverse mortgages could grow quickly
• Housing Recovery is the real deal says survey

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #252

Talking Points:

• Protecting seniors or limiting choice?
• MBA pushes for more uniform state testing for Mortgage Licenses
• AARP asks if reverse mortgages are a help or hazard?
• Posed for a comeback. A look at our industry’s loan volume

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #251

Podcast Stories:

• Professor Says Don’t Wait
• Think Tank proposed for FHA woes
• Is this the key to our industry’s recovery?
• West Coast Conference slated for next month

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #250

TALKING POINTS:

• Counseling logjam as Standard Fixed deadline approaches
• What’s more expensive? A Reverse Mortgage or a miserable retirement?
• Not quite enough to help. Rising home prices and seniors
• Acquisition comes with risks