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Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #158

Talking Points:

• Still to vague: NRMLA addresses California Bill
• Texas: Fertile ground for reverse mortgages
• Majority of 'boomers' postponing retirement
• Urban Acquires Guardian, working on new approach

Reverse Fortunes Weekly -Episode #157

Talking Points:

• Broker's find themselves challenged to compete
• One-stop shopping for leads is here!
• Living in both worlds: Forward & Reverse
• AARP Report: Bad news for seniors, Good for future reverse mortgage growth

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #156

Talking Points:

• If you require it, then fund it
• Ugly & Uglier
• Away from the kitchen table: Call Centers
• Congresswoman unfairly links reverse mortgages and bankruptcies

Happy Memorial Day!

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #155

Talking Points:

• Fight over new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau heats up
• Our industry's future under the new CFPB
• Security One Lending and credit union team up to offer reverse mortgages

Knowledge & Insight: 9 ways to sell reverse mortgages more effectively.

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #154

Talking Points:

• Market gains by TPO's
• On their shoulders: HUD counseling fees and budget cuts
• Home Sales Rise
• The real cost of the Loan Officer Compensation Rule

Knowledge & Insight: Time vampires: What they are and how to avoid them.

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #153

Talking Points:

• One month after: LO compensation rule feedback
• Long road for AARP lawsuit
• Majority feel ‘short’ on retirement
• Tortoise and the hare: Which states are leading

Knowledge & Insight: Top producers: What’s their secret?

Reverse Fortunes Weekly Episode 152

Talking Points:

• They will return
• Necessary evil
• NY ponzi scheme & revere mortgages
• Home prices double-dip near

Knowledge & Insight: Setting the appointment: the first sale

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #151

Talking Points:

• Confusion remains: Defining "borrower"
• Throwing in the towel: NAIHP gives up fight on Fed Loan Officer Comp Rule
• Erase those logos: HUD issues guidance on use of seals and logos
• The Big Squeeze: Loss of income for seniors

Knowledge & Insight: A free way to find your market share and fill the void where others have left

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #150

Talking Points:

• Budget deal kills HUD counseling funding...
• Ready to reach lawmakers in DC with new message
• Less of us? Mortgage employment figures in

Knowledge & Insight: Private Family Reverse Mortgages: Do they really work? The risks. Are they realistic?

Reverse Fortunes Weekly- Episode #149

Talking Points:

• AARP lawsuit proceeds despite mortgagee letter recission
• Gallup poll shows pre-retirees looking to home equity
• LO Compensation Rule now in effect

Knowledge & Insight: How to explain and plan ahead for HUD's Non-Recourse Policy