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Great Expectations: Tips for Boomer Women

Amara RoseFebruary 12, 2013February 12, 2013

by Amara RoseFebruary 12, 2013February 12, 20135 1598

The Baby Boomers are the largest group to grey as a collective in history: for the next two decades, 10,000 people a day will turn 65, according to the Pew Research Center. As reverse mortgage professionals who work with this population, you may wish to take note of what's transpiring

Where will the marketing dollars come from?

Shannon HicksFebruary 11, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksFebruary 11, 2013September 10, 20132 1149

With the Standard Fixed Rate HECMs no longer available for case numbers issued on or after April 1st...yes April Fool’s day... a prime source of marketing dollars will go away...

How to keep from losing your way

Shannon HicksFebruary 8, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksFebruary 8, 2013September 10, 20133 1472

Lance Armstrong’s recent admissions of cheating the system by using performance enhancing drugs reminds us how one can lose their way in pursuit of their career...

Retiring Retirement Myths: Part 1

Amara RoseFebruary 5, 2013February 4, 2013

by Amara RoseFebruary 5, 2013February 4, 20134 1081

While reverse mortgage professionals are on the "front lines" of the quantum shift in the way people we call "seniors" perceive themselves in the third millennium, it's especially exciting to hear from elders themselves on what later life stages can look like.

Dear John…

Shannon HicksFebruary 4, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksFebruary 4, 2013September 10, 20135 1028

FHA's Mortgagee Letter 2013-1 was a "Dear John" letter to the Standard Fixed Rate HECM...

January 2013 Top 100 Retail Lenders

Shannon HicksFebruary 1, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksFebruary 1, 2013September 10, 20133 874

Download your January Top 100 Retail HECM Lenders Report Here. [ad#Urban Financial Group] Does the first month of 2013 foreshadow rankings for this year? While the top 10 remains relatively unchanged from December the impact of the fixed rate suspension will not show until later this year.

Hardships: How we overcome…

Shannon HicksFebruary 1, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksFebruary 1, 2013September 10, 20131909

When it comes to overcoming hardship there are some things that we can count on to get us through.

Joined at the hip: The need for private capital in mortgage lending

Shannon HicksJanuary 28, 2013September 10, 2013

by Shannon HicksJanuary 28, 2013September 10, 201311018

The American mortgage market is surgically attached to the Federal government. What would bring private capital back into the reverse mortgage marketplace?

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HECM Counseling Demystified

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3 HECM Opportunities in an uncertain market

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Great Expectations: Tips for Boomer Women

Where will the marketing dollars come from?

How to keep from losing your way

Retiring Retirement Myths: Part 1

Dear John…

January 2013 Top 100 Retail Lenders

Hardships: How we overcome…

Joined at the hip: The need for private capital in mortgage lending

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