The 2018 NRMLA Annual Meeting: A Sneak Peek

by Shannon Hicks
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| October 22, 2018

Here’s a sneak preview of the coming attractions

*Please pardon our focus issue this week. The problem is being resolved.
In a few short days, the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo will begin in sunny San Diego, California. What should you expect? Here’s a sneak peek of the upcoming attractions for this year’s annual pilgrimage of over 400 reverse mortgage professionals.

Changes:

What’s new? There are several notable changes this year, one being the start date. In years past conferences were in November and began on Monday and concluded Wednesday afternoon, however, this year we are moving forward one day beginning on Sunday, October 28th and concluding Tuesday the 30th.

As the HECM landscape becomes increasingly competitive branding is key. Two workshops will get you started off on the right foot- at 1:00 p.m. Grassroots Marketing presented by Jim McMinn with Finance of America will explore generating business from five unique lead sources. How to create a unique brand is presented at 2:00 p.m. with Darius Aram from ARAMCO Mortgage, Steven Sless- national reverse mortgage director for U.S. Mortgage Corp, and Norcom Mortgage’s VP of Reverse Mortgage Lending John Luddy. Many of you have come to follow John’s weekly sales tips videos here on HECMWorld each Thursday.

The most popular topics this year will focus on the new 2nd appraisal rule as part of the Collateral Risk Assessment and private or proprietary reverse mortgages. At 3:15 p.m. Sunday a panel led by Scott Norman of Finance of America will look at the implications of FHA’s new appraisal policy change enacted earlier this month. Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. New Product Options will feature a panel discussion on the latest private reverse mortgage products and alternate home equity loans…

Editor in Chief: HECMWorld.com

As a prominent commentator and Editor in Chief at HECMWorld.com, Shannon Hicks has played a pivotal role in reshaping the conversation around reverse mortgages. His unique perspectives and deep understanding of the industry have not only educated countless readers but has also contributed to introducing practical strategies utilizing housing wealth with a reverse mortgage.

Shannon’s journey into the world of reverse mortgages began in 2002 as an originator and his prior work in the financial services industry. Shannon has been covering reverse mortgage news stories since 2008 when he launched the podcast HECMWorld Weekly. Later, in 2010 he began producing the weekly video series The Industry Leader Update and Friday’s Food for Thought.

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