How One Reverse Pro Prompted a Scammer’s Arrest

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EPISODE #815

How one reverse pro helped catch a fraudster

[Housing Wire]

A suspected fraudster who may have defrauded multiple elderly victims was arrested thanks in part to an alert reverse mortgage professional. 


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    • [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s Jon McCue returns to explain the latest reverse mortgage trends in our monthly installment of the Market Minute.

      [Housing Wire] Fairway Independent Mortgage’s reverse mortgage division is making big changes in its strategy and key staffing.

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The big surprise despite low HECM loan volumes

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EPISODE #811

HECM volume and 1st-time borrowers 

 

[Reverse Market Insight]

RMI’s Jon McCue reviews recent data that reveals a surprising trends despite depressed HECM endorsement activity. Here’s what he had to say…

 

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    • [Housing Wire] Court approves former Live Well employee class action settlement 
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    • [Housing Wire] Aging in place could transform Chicago’s housing market
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High mortgage rates have homeowners staying put

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EPISODE #771
High mortgage rates have homeowners staying put

[Housing Wire] “Elevated mortgage rates are continuing to give homeowners a reason to stay at their current homes, according to the 2023 Borrower Insights Survey conducted by ICE Mortgage Technology…”

Other Stories:

  • [Housing Wire ] High mortgage rates have homeowners staying put
  • [Reverse Market Insight] The monthly installment of the ‘Market Minute’ with RMI’s Jon McCue

  • [Reverse Mortgage Daily] RMD commentary: Industry growth requires a new message
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SVB’s collapse and U.S. Treasury volatility

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EPISODE #766
U.S. Treasuries yields fall in wake of bank collapse

What’s going on with U.S. Treasuries and the 10-year CMT?

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  • [CNBC] What’s going on with U.S. Treasuries and the 10-year CMT?
  • [News from around the Industry] Reverse Mortgage News Roundup

  • [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s Market Minute

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Mutual of Omaha adds RMF talent to reverse division

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EPISODE #758
Mutual of Omaha adds RMF talent to reverse division

Mutual of Omaha is doubling down on reverse mortgages adding several of RMF’s top talent to its reverse mortgage division.

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  • [Reverse Market Insight] The ‘Market Minute’ with Jon McCue

  • [Tuscon-com]  Lawmaker would end property taxes for those who paid off their mortgages

  • [HECMWorld] A word of caution: Just because it’s a story take it with a grain of salt

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What happened to September HECM Endorsements?

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EPISODE #746
AAG cuts workforce- Finance of America to close forward division

A rapidly-changing market has led two of our industry’s largest lenders to make big changes. One reduces its reverse mortgage workforce, another will close its traditional/forward division and focus on its productive reverse mortgage channel.

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  • Finance of America Mortgage closes forward unit- reverse remains the focus

  • Reverse Market Insight’s monthly market update

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The Appraisal Crunch


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EPISODE #689
The Appraisal Crunch

Both reverse and traditional mortgage originators are feeling the crunch of appraisal turnaround times. RMD explains why and what HECM professionals have to say.

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  • The RMI Reverse Market Minute update

  • Us Existing-Home Sales Fell For The First Time In Over A Year, Price Growth Slows

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