Understanding Reverse is released each year with fresh updates and edits as the reverse mortgage industry changes. While the book still answers the most common questions from consumers, it has also become the go-to handbook for the mortgage industry.
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NEW 2019 Updates:
In all, the 2019 edition contains over 70 significant changes to make this edition the cleanest, easiest-to-read explanation of the reverse mortgage since this project began in late 2013. Here are a few:
- New chapter on lien seasoning
- New chapter on proprietary reverse mortgages
- Rewritten chapter on rate locking
- Updated 2019 HECM Lending Limits
Here is what the press is saying about the book:
- “Understanding Reverse” 2019 Refresh Accounts For New Business Realities
- Retirement Living Information Center
- Updated Reverse Mortgage Book Breaks Down New Landscape
- New Book is Guide to All Things Reverse Mortgages
- New Book Answers Most Common Reverse Mortgage Questions
- New Book Explores Reverse Mortgage Issues
- New Book Released to Boost Understanding of Reverse Mortgages
- NRMLA Reverse Mortgage Magazine – Special Book Review
- NRMLA Reverse Mortgage Magazine – A New Book on HECMs