Reverse Mortgage News By Hecmworld

[Faith-Fi] The pros and cons of funding and early inheritance with a reverse mortgage. [The National Review] HUD bans non-permanent aliens from getting government-backed loans. [HECMWorld] How home sales influence reverse mortgage lending.  Watch our video podcast here!

[HECMWorld Exclusive] How to supercharge the H4P. [Go Banking Rates] 4 reasons baby boomers are house-poor in retirement. [Oregon Live] Mom has a reverse mortgage but needs to move for long-term care.  Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] HECM National Servicing Center Faces DOGE Closure. [Bloomberg | Housing Wire] The CFPB Ain't Dead Yet. [HECMWorld Exclusive] How one HECM pro has leveraged the power of storytelling to reach older homeowners.  Watch our video podcast here!

[Ballard Spahr LLP] Massachusetts AG sues Hometap. [Housing Wire] An Internal memo reveals where DOGE plans to slash HUD's budget and staffing. [Reverse Market Insight] RMI's Market Minute with Jon McCue.  Watch our video podcast here!

[The Financial Post] A Cure for 'Perma-Renting' in Reverse. [Fortune] The Boomer Housing Crisis is On Pace to Get Worse. [HECMWorld Exclusive] How One Reverse Mortgage Pro Generated 37 Leads in Three Months.  Watch our video podcast here!

[Money Talk News] How a Reverse Mortgage Paid Off for Me — Twice. [NPR} CFPB Headquarters Closed: Agency Neutered & Budget Axed. [The Center for Retirement Research] A think tank's 17-step plan to fix Social Security.  Watch our video podcast here!

[HECMWorld] An update on Chicago-are scammer: the rest of the story. [AP News} Scott Turner confirmed as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [CBS News] 3 Reasons to borrow against a paid-off home. [Lending Tree] Nearly all Adults 66-71 have non-mortgage debt. Watch our video podcast here!

[CBS] New Illinois bill prompted by reverse mortgage home improvement scam. [CFPB] The CFPB issues findings on home equity products. [RMI] Reverse Market Insight’s Market Minute with Jon McCue.. Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] President Trump appoints acting HUD Secretary [Housing Wire] Trump issues an executive order to address the housing affordability crisis. [HECMWorld] Meet Gabe Bodner: One Trust Home Loan’s new 55+ Lending Division leader. Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] What LA fire victims with a reverse mortgage need to know.  [Yahoo Finance] 4 signs they've found the right reverse mortgage lender. [Motley Fool] 5 ways one older homeowner keeps his housing expenses low...very low. Watch our video podcast here!

[NRMLA] The silver lining in a challenging reverse mortgage market.  [MSN] Should I financially help my parents to avoid them getting a reverse mortgage? [Go Banking Rates] 5 ways one older homeowner keeps his housing expenses low...very low. Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] A HECM for Purchase Success Story [NRMLA Online] Political change is coming but housing policy is bipartisan. [RMI] RMI’s Market Minute with Jon McCue. Watch our video podcast here!

[Newsweek] Baby boomers are expected to leave $17 trillion in home equity to their heirs [MSN] A daughter tells Ramsey Solutions why she is refusing to help her mother with a reverse mortgage to cover property charges- Now her family resents her. [Housing Wire] Reverse Mortgages make a splash at the MBA’s annual conference. Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] The HMBS program has gone from one to eliminate to one to emulate. [Go Banking Rates] Auto loans are the new ‘mortgage’ but for a depreciating asset. [HECMWorld]  Despite the Fed’s rate cut last week here’s mortgage rates are unlikely to drop. Watch our video podcast here!

[FHA] The October Surprise. What FHA's latest HECM application data tell us. [Housing Wire] Gabe Bodner takes the reigns of One Trust Home Loan’s 55+ Lending [24/7 WallSt] Ramsey Solutions is NOT spot-on about reverse mortgages. Here's why. Watch our video podcast here!

[Housing Wire] FHA announces 2025 HECM Limit [Investopedia] Are falling Treasury yields a sign of the Trump effect? [Housing Wire] Industry veteran Jesse Allen moves to Rate with an eye on growth. Watch our video podcast here!

[Mortgage Professional of America]Will reverse mortgage surge in 2025? Here’s what one broker says. [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s HECM Market Minute with Jon McCue. [Housing Wire] President-Elect Trump announces his pick for HUD Secretary. Watch our video podcast here!

[GoBankingRates / Yahoo Finance]'Expert' advice about reverse mortgages? Not so much. [Housing Wire] Back in Black. The HECM's Performance in the FHA Portfolio. [Newsweek / The Washington Post] How a Trump presidency may impact home values. Watch our video podcast here!

[CNBC] Here's why homeowners may be overconfident in their retirement preparedness. [Money Wise] A 73-year-old with $27K in annual healthcare expenses looks to tap home equity safely. [The Motley Foot] Here’s how much Social Security Benefits & Medicare premiums will increase in 2025. Watch our video podcast here!

[Mission Square] Survey reveals the majority of public employees worry they won’t have enough money to last in retirement. [The Financial Post] Baby boomers and Gen X are taking on more mortgage debt. [Fox Money] Retirees with student loan debt risk Social Security garnishments. Watch our video podcast here!