HECM WORLD

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day. This week: What will the HECM program look like under a Trump 2.0 administration?
https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/11/11/ilu-hecm-under-second-trump-administration/

10/28/2024

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09/13/2024

What's the Mandela Effect? Where do we see it in reverse mortgage lending? Watch here: https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/09/13/ffft-mandela-effect-in-reverse/

08/05/2024

A Sneak Peek of this week's podcast! https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/08/05/podcast-hecm-house-in-foreclosure-payoff/

06/24/2024

NEW VIDEO: The Most-Feared Loan in America. The truth about the origins of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. Perhaps something to share with potential HECM borrowers.

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/06/24/ilu-most-feared-loan-america-hecm/

Today I’ll share a story about one of the most feared loans in America that has been disparaged, slandered, misunderstood, and attacked by pundits, radio and TV hosts, financial planners, and even mortgage professionals...

06/17/2024

NEW Podcast: Interview: A Revolution in HECM Calculators

This week we interviewed Paul Lehnert with Lenderful Solutions who discusses how to keep potential reverse mortgage borrowers engaged on your website. Also, why tapping into home equity today is tricky.

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/06/17/podcast-tapping-record-home-equity/

Lenderful Solutions has revolutionized the typical HECM calculator with its Point-of-Sale consumer interface. We interview Paul Lehnert to learn more about this powerful sales tool.

06/10/2024

NEW VIDEO: How Asset Blindness Hurts Older Americans

Asset blindness is reducing older Americans’ quality of life and standard of living. For some it means working into perpetuity- for others, it’s retiring with a lower…

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/06/10/ilu-ignoring-home-equity-asset-blindness/

Asset blindness is reducing older Americans' quality of life and standard of living. For some it means working into perpetuity- for others, it’s retiring with a lower standard of living than they had in their working years.

05/28/2024

Have decades of HECM reforms had their desired effect? We examine key HECM policy changes, their impact, and effectiveness.

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/05/27/ilu-have-hecm-reforms-worked/

Have decades of HECM reforms had their desired effect? We examine key HECM policy changes, their impact, and effectiveness.

05/06/2024

Many are still clinging to a retirement model that no longer exists.

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/05/06/ilu-modern-retirement-problems-modern-solutions/

Society is still clinging to a retirement model that no longer exists

04/19/2024

NEW Video: Life has given us a worthy sparring partner This is our life's sparring partner. One who makes us more resilient, strong, and confident.

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/04/19/ffft-lifes-sparring-partner-confidence/

Here are three practical ways reverse pros can put ChatGPT to use to grow their business.

04/16/2024

Senior debt is increasing amid surging inflation.
Americans have more debt than ever before which is especially dangerous for older Americans living on a fixed income. Here's how much debt has increased since...

Sandwiched between the Millennials and Boomers Generation Xers who are poised to become the next reverse mortgage market.

04/08/2024

NEW Video: Foreclosures are spiking in these states and cities. What does this mean for future reverse mortgage applicants?

https://www.hecmworld.com/2024/04/08/ilu-surging-foreclosures-hecms/

 What do surging foreclosures mean for future HECM applicants? Unemployment, foreclosures, and interest rates ultimately impact reverse mortgage lending. The point of today’s episode is not to dwell on the negative but to take an honest hard look at economic factors that can no longer be ignore...