While the relationship between financial planner professionals and the reverse mortgage industry is evolving in a positive direction, there are still a number of things that the reverse industry can and should observe when aiming to facilitate connections with those planners as potential referral partners. This is according to a trio of financial experts discussing […]
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Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) have entered into an educational partnership, which will position Fairway as a subject matter expert in NAIFA’s Limited & Extended Care Planning (LECP) Center, RMD has learned. The agreement will see Fairway provide educational materials for NAIFA-sponsored events like webinars, blog […]
Similarly to other companies across the reverse mortgage industry, the reverse division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has seen a noticeable rise in its volume since the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. That’s far from the only difference noted in the business during this unique time by Harlan Accola, Fairway’s national reverse mortgage director […]
Across the country, many reverse mortgage professionals believe that the ultimate path toward expanding the scope of the business runs through financial advisors, charged with presenting options and solutions to clients looking to improve their financial standing. While recent years have been filled with both forward momentum and occasional setbacks in reaching this goal, the […]
In its efforts to connect with a broader base of potential borrowers, the reverse mortgage industry has made a lot of sustained, concerted efforts to communicate to customers how a reverse mortgage might be able to help them, and why the product category may be worthy of consideration. This has largely been an uphill battle, […]
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s tightening, continued grip on the United States, some of the nation’s most prominent mainstream news outlets have turned their attention to the reverse mortgage product concept as Americans continue to seek financial relief after enduring the economic shock that the pandemic has caused. Because of the newfound financial stress […]
A reverse mortgage can be thought of as similar to a conventional mortgage, but where the “roles are switched,” according to a new column at Forbes. They’re best suited for seniors encountering mounting costs late in life and those without heirs, and are not well-suited for those who hope to leave their home to an […]
A reverse mortgage allows senior citizens to access the equity they’ve built up in their homes in order to access additional cash to accomplish certain goals. Whether that’s making ends meet during their post-working years, to finance a home improvement project, to pay for some kind of care or to tap a more stable resource […]
The evolution of the reverse mortgage product space has been a constant reality that the surrounding industry has had to contend with for many years, but having gone through such demonstrable and customer-focused periods of change is exactly what has made reverse mortgages more appealing for financial planner professionals. This is according to Evelyn M. […]
As more American seniors find themselves economically impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, more of them may be looking at new financial options that they may not have considered before in order to make ends meet. One of these new potential options may be a reverse mortgage, and it’s in that spirit that Money.com has […]