Reverse Focus Weekly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Talking Points: Kill switch turned off for another year Lending Tree goes Reverse Welcome Back. Oregon allows reverse borrowers back into property tax deferral program Budget Pain. Political infighting leads to HUD furloughs and partial closures