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Mortgage news for reverse mortgage professionals, bankers and brokers. Launched in 2008 HECMWorld Weekly is the nation’s longest-running weekly reverse mortgage podcast. Topics include new regulations, HUD & FHA updates and CFPB alerts for reverse mortgage loans. 683151
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Food For Thought: The Customer Journey Problem Isn’t Always the Delay — It’s the Silence (opens the original)
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A long wait is one thing. Not knowing what’s happening is another. In this Food For Thought, Jason Back of Broker Essentials uses a frustrating airport experience in Barcelona to highlight a common weakness in the mortgage customer journey: silence. As mortgage businesses increasingly rely on automation, CRMs, portals and digital processes, Jason argues that efficiency only works when customers still understand where they are, what happens next and what they need to do. He shares three practical
Industry Leader Insights Roundtable: What Separates Successful Originators in a Tough Market (opens the original)
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What separates the reverse mortgage originators who consistently perform from those who struggle to gain traction? In Part 1 of this special Industry Leader Insights roundtable, Andrew Montesi is joined by three leading voices in reverse mortgage sales: Shain Urwin, CRMP, National Reverse Mortgage Director at C2 Financial Christina Harmes, CRMP, Reverse Mortgage Division Director at Barrett Financial Gabe Bodner, President of the 55+ Mortgage Division at OneTrust Home Loans Together, they unpack
HECM World Weekly, Ep 950: 7% Rates, FHA Rethinks Rules And The New Family Balance Sheet (opens the original)
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Mortgage rates are back above 7%, FHA is proposing specific changes to property requirements that would apply to reverse mortgages, and HUD has formally moved forward with a $1.3 billion HECM loan sale. In this week’s HECM World Weekly, Gabrielle Hayen also looks at a new legal challenge involving home equity investment agreements, research showing nearly half of adults under 30 are living with their parents, and what new findings on inheritance and market uncertainty tell us about the changing
Food For Thought: Reverse Mortgage vs. HELOC? That’s the Wrong Fight, Says Lisa Moriello (opens the original)
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Reverse mortgage professionals may be fighting the wrong battle when it comes to HELOCs. In this Food For Thought, Lisa Moriello, CRMP, National Retail Reverse Sales Manager at loanDepot, argues that the real opportunity is not convincing seniors that a reverse mortgage is better than a HELOC. It is building relationships with the bankers who already have their trust. Lisa explains why bank managers can become valuable referral partners, how reverse mortgage professionals can position themselves
Industry Leader Insights: How Reverse Mortgage Originators Turn Local Market Knowledge Into Business (opens the original)
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Understanding your local reverse mortgage market is only useful if you know what to do with that information. In Part 2 of our Industry Leader Insights interview, Reverse Market Insight’s Jon McCue explains how originators can turn local market knowledge into stronger referral conversations, smarter marketing and more consistent business development. Jon shares a powerful example of one originator who used local reverse mortgage data to challenge assumptions with a group of financial advisors —
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