Comments on: Reverse Mortgage Counseling Exam Details Emerge

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:46:00 +0000

I got 75 of the 100 …just one more test… Do you have suggestions to improve my score to 80 or 90? I believe the mortgage letters are the cause, there are too many changes on the loan product

By: gordonez

gordonez — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46:37 +0000

I got 75 of the 100 …just one more test… Do you have suggestions to improve my score to 80 or 90? I believe the mortgage letters are the cause, there are too many changes on the loan product

By: Chris Schafale

Chris Schafale — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:57:59 +0000

Thank you to the person who commented on the sample questions on the hecmexam.org website. I had overlooked that problem with #12; fixed now.

By: Chris Schafale

Chris Schafale — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:56:43 +0000

Erika,

See http://www.nw.org for information on HECM classes offered by NeighborWorks. The hecmexam.org website has an exhaustive list of training materials, including the latest version of the HECM training manual that we use in the NW trainings (I am one of the instructors). If you have questions beyond that, you can contact me at christenas@rfsnc.org.

By: Daniel Fenton

Daniel Fenton — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:02:27 +0000

For Erika: I can point you in the right direction.

There’s online training through AARP Ed. Foundation and in person training through Neighborworks America.

Check out http://www.hecmresources.org and http://www.hecmexam.org for more details. As you can tell from this article, you’re going to need to pass the exam soon anyway, so you might as well prepare for it.

If you cannot find what you need, feel free to get in touch with me (track me down through our website) and I’ll see what I can do.

By: RMLeader

RMLeader — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:01:12 +0000

Admin has a good point, if you’re not getting any sort of help, start looking for other options – may be why they have a lot of turnover. If you want to continue doing reverse mortgage counseling then find another agency and while interviewing ask how much training/support they provide.

Hope this helps.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:53:27 +0000

Erika,

I’d ask your boss at the counseling agency, you can also check out the exam website which provides resources.

If your not getting any soft of help I start looking at other options.

By: RMLeader

RMLeader — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:52:03 +0000

Erika,
If you are not getting help from your local HUD rep, you might reach out to the HUD HOC (Home Ownership Center) for your area and see who covers the counselors – the local HUD reps report to the HOC centers. They should be able to offer some assistance.

Also, find out where you would have to be trained for or to get the information on the new counseling exam.

You might also do some exploring on the HUD website (www.HUD.gov) for training – they offer events in various parts of the country and/or webinars.

Another option might be to contact other counselors (find the list of counselors on HUD’s website) and ask how they got their training and for some support.

Good luck!