RMD sat down with Shai Akabas, director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), to discuss some of his perspectives on the retirement landscape, and how he feels home equity and reverse mortgages may fit into the equation for older Americans.
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on Tuesday that certain forms of COVID-19 reverse mortgage relief will continue, and sent a bulletin to Mortgagees detailing a planned maintenance outage for FHA Connection (FHAC).
One reverse mortgage leader shares how loan officers can best leverage local contacts, organizations and associations to become an indispensable reverse mortgage resource in the community, which in turn can lead to fruitful referral partnerships.
The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeking clarification on recently-announced rules concerning non-borrowing spouses (NBS) in reverse mortgage loans.
The Texas state legislature is in the process of debating two bills that will have an impact on reverse mortgages in the state, specifically on issues related to deceptive advertising and foreclosures.
The president followed in the footsteps of his predecessors to proclaim June “National Homeownership Month,” using his proclamation to spotlight housing efforts of his administration including in a way that affects reverse mortgage borrowers.
Sun West Mortgage Company aims to expand its west coast operations with the addition of John Dickinson as reverse mortgage planner for the company.
Former reverse mortgage lending executive Michael Hild has enlisted a new attorney to represent him after being convicted of bond fraud charges in federal court late last month, and his sentencing date has been postponed.
