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Reverse Mortgage Volume Falls to Pandemic-Era Low as September HMBS Issuance Drops 17%

Reverse Mortgage Volume Falls to Pandemic-Era Low as September HMBS Issuance Drops 17%

by John G. Stevens | Oct 2, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News

The federally insured reverse mortgage market lost more ground in September, with endorsement volume falling to its lowest monthly level since the early months of the pandemic and secondary-market issuance also retreating.Home Equity Conversion Mortgage endorsements...
Bloom Finance Company Debuts Reverse Mortgage with Lifetime Fixed Interest Rate

Bloom Finance Company Debuts Reverse Mortgage with Lifetime Fixed Interest Rate

by Phil Hall | Nov 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Toronto-headquartered Bloom Finance Company Ltd. has rolled out SafeRate, which is being promoted as Canada’s first reverse mortgage with a lifetime fixed interest rate. According to the company, the new product is designed to protect seniors by eliminating...
Tacoma Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Tied to Client’s Reverse Mortgage

Tacoma Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Tied to Client’s Reverse Mortgage

by Phil Hall | May 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former attorney in Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty to wire fraud that included embezzling an elderly client’s reverse mortgage-funded trust account. According to records filed in the case, in 2010 Colby Parks became the trustee for a living trust designed to pay...
CFPB Issues Bans to Reverse Mortgage Servicers

CFPB Issues Bans to Reverse Mortgage Servicers

by Phil Hall | Jun 19, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered three reverse mortgage servicing companies to cease operating in their industry, citing what the regulator described as “illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their...
Reverse Mortgage Pitchman Tom Selleck Fears Losing Ranch with Series’ End

Reverse Mortgage Pitchman Tom Selleck Fears Losing Ranch with Series’ End

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Actor Tom Selleck has a confession to make – the star of “Blue Bloods” is concerned over whether he can afford to keep his California ranch after his CBS series goes off the air later this year. In an interview with CBS News, Selleck questioned whether he would have...
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