Unlocking the Secrets of Reverse Mortgages — The Consumer Finance Podcast
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
On January 21, HUD issued a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention to sell approximately 2,500 home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs) secured by occupied properties, with a total loan balance of about $730...more
On December 10, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register stating it was reopening the public comment period for its request for information on the home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) program and HECM mortgage-backed...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2026 loan limits for FHA insured forward mortgage loans and FHA insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The announcements were made...more
On October 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit vacated its own prior decision from August that overturned the lower court’s dismissal of a putative class action brought by two homeowners who alleged violations...more
Home equity products enable homeowners to unlock the value of their homes through a variety of financing contracts. Each product has distinct features, benefits, and risks. In this post, we compare and contrast common home...more
On October 2, HUD published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the current state of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and HECM mortgage-backed securities (HMBS)...more
As of October 1, a wider range of companies involved in servicing mortgage loans—including master servicers and reverse mortgage servicers—are expressly subject to licensing in North Carolina under the North Carolina Secure...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a request for information (RFI) on October 2, 2025 titled “Future of the HECM and HMBS Programs and Opportunities for Innovation in Accessing Home Equity.”...more
Last month, in the unpublished opinion Olson v. Unison Agreement Corporation, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that a home equity investment (HEI) agreement met the definition of a reverse...more
On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action brought by two homeowners who alleged violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (WCPA). The...more
On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (WCPA) against a company offering a...more
We have seen a marked increase in the volume of structured finance transactions involving lifetime mortgage products in recent years (both funding transactions and the sale and purchase of lifetime mortgage books through...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Megan Burns, Jason Manning, and Punit Marwaha to explore the arcane world of reverse mortgages. They provide valuable insights about how...more
With the change in administration, enforcement actions at the federal level are expected to decrease, reflecting President Trump’s focus on deregulation. Indeed, during President Trump’s first term, the number of enforcement...more
Alleging that a Boston company “pervasively and systematically violated the state’s consumer protection laws, including mortgage and foreclosure prevention laws, putting financially vulnerable homeowners at high risk of...more
On January 16, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted the “Fairness and Stability in Housing Amendment Act of 2024” to amend housing-related laws including the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, the...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the July 2024 webinar....more
Please join Eric Johnson and Justin Hosie as they recap recent CFPB actions and enforcements, including negative equity findings from the Auto Finance Data Pilot; compliance dates for the Small Business Lending Rule; the...more
In a consent order with a reverse mortgage servicer on June 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made the argument that failing to effectively service loans is abusive. The groundwork for this line of...more
On June 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced that it has entered into consent orders with two companies totaling $16.5 million in civil penalties and consumer redress,...more
The CFPB entered into consent orders with a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ("HECM," also known as a "reverse mortgage") servicing contractor, its subcontractor, and two of its subcontractor's subsidiaries. The U.S....more
Following a long wait, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a revised version of the Fair Housing Administration’s (FHA) handbook governing the origination and servicing of FHA loan products,...more
On April 26, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2024-06, announcing changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) for purchases (H4P loans), a mortgage program...more
Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revised multiple regulations and requirements related to servicing Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs, more commonly known as “reverse mortgages”), with...more