The RMD Podcast

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow is joined by reverse mortgage industry educator and trainer Craig Barnes to talk about the realities of selling reverse mortgages in 2023. An industry veteran formerly from RMF, Barnes discusses how the reverse mortgage product can be positioned for senior clients, as well as an assessment of how well the industry has been doing in connecting with senior borrowers.

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The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow welcomes industry educator Dan Hultquist to discuss the latest edition of his reverse mortgage informational guide Understanding Reverse, as well as the rollercoaster of a year that the industry has been through in 2022. We also discuss how consolidation and a new lending limit could impact the business in 2023, and how professionals should be preparing for the year ahead.

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The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow welcomes Celink’s SVP of Client Satisfaction Gail Balettie to talk about the importance of reverse mortgage servicing, what loan originators and other industry stakeholders need to know about it, and how she found herself in a reverse mortgage career.

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The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow welcomes Longbridge Financial’s Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Melissa Macerato to discuss her journey into the reverse mortgage business, the current business challenges and realities impacting the mortgage industry at-large, and what it takes to succeed on the reverse mortgage landscape for the long-term.

This episode is sponsored by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), which is holding its Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta, Ga. on November 1-3, 2022. Find more details at the event’s website.

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The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow welcomes back Norcom Mortgage’s SVP of Reverse Lending John Luddy.

In this discussion, Luddy describes how the current climate of reverse mortgage industry challenges — with the inflation challenges of today arriving on the heels of the challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic — have helped to exemplify why the reverse mortgage product and industry exists in the first place, he says. The conversation also details the role of referral partnerships in the current climate, and perspective on why private label reverse mortgage products appear to be picking up steam across the business.

The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode, we welcome back Norcom Mortgage’s SVP of Reverse Lending John Luddy to talk about how the current industry challenges have helped to exemplify why the reverse mortgage product and industry exists in the first place.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow sits down with Simple Reverse Lending’s Western Sales Manager Jarred Talmadge. Jarred discusses some of the marketing angles he has explored as a reverse mortgage professional, with his time as an originator helping to inform his approaches to promotion through local media appearances, and how the COVID-19 pandemic turned him into a now two-time reverse mortgage author.

The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow sits down with Premier Reverse Closings (PRC) Senior Sales Executive Angel Booth. Angel talks about her atypical path into the reverse mortgage industry, what helps to keep her and other professionals engaged in this line of work for the long haul, and what the closing side is seeing in terms of opportunities and challenges in today’s reverse mortgage marketplace.

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The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow sits down with reverse mortgage industry veteran and marketing expert Wendy Peel of BlackFin Group to discuss the current dynamics at play in the broader business, the need for expanded product education efforts and how she found a place for herself in the reverse mortgage profession. Beginning in marketing, Peel now serves as an industry advocate and leader of a reverse mortgage consulting practice.

The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow sits down with the newly-appointed reverse mortgage division leaders at Open Mortgage — Patty Wills and Charith Rodrigo — to discuss how they plan on taking advantage of the new dedication the company has for the reverse mortgage product, and what their plans are to realize those new reverse mortgage ambitions.

The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch

In this episode of The RMD Podcast, Editor Chris Clow sits down with reverse mortgage professional Laurie MacNaughton to discuss all of the ways the reverse mortgage industry has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. By combing over her business records from the last couple of years, MacNaughton shares insights, anecdotes and potentially useful tips for her peers to track all of the ways both the industry and the senior population in the U.S. have evolved since early 2020.

This episode is sponsored by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), which is holding its Western Regional Meeting in Irvine, Calif. On May 23-24.

Find more details at the event’s website.

The RMD Podcast speaks with reverse mortgage business leaders, professionals, government officials, and thought leaders to provide listeners with the pulse of the reverse mortgage industry, and all of the business and regulatory realities which affect it. Hosted by Chris Clow and produced by Elissa Branch.