FHA head Julia Gordon to return to NRMLA Annual

Julia Gordon, the commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and a leading voice at the…

Analyst: HMBS 2.0 developments should benefit reverse mortgage industry

An exciting development Wong explained that he and his colleagues at Waterfall were intrigued to see…

Senior-held home equity bounces back in Q1 2024: NRMLA

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels rise in the first quarter of…

Ginnie Mae official talks HMBS 2.0, hopes for detailed public comments

After initially announcing the development of a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program…

Ginnie Mae eyes year-end for new HMBS product

Ginnie Mae is aiming to roll out plans for its new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed…

Jonathan Scarpati joins NRMLA board of directors

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) this week announced that Jonathan Scarpati, senior vice president…

The long road to remote reverse mortgage counseling in Massachusetts

From 2010 to 2024, the reverse mortgage industry sought to allow remote reverse mortgage counseling in…

Remote reverse mortgage counseling now permanently permitted in Massachusetts

A bill that will permanently allow for remote reverse mortgage counseling via telephone or video conferencing…

HUD walks back some proposed changes to HECM for Purchase program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced that a proposed change…

Fairway’s Sciandra joins NRMLA board

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) announced this week that Peter Sciandra, EVP of reverse…