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Welcome 2012: January HECM Lender’s Report

Welcome 2012: January HECM Lender’s Report

Shannon Hicks February 1, 2012 1

January 2012 Top Reverse Mortgage Lenders Report A sign of what’s to come? The New Year is upon us and we can see a solid top 10 emerging with a surprising move up to

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Here & Gone: Top lender MetLife drops financial assessment

Here & Gone: Top lender MetLife drops financial assessment

Shannon Hicks January 30, 2012 3

It was groundbreaking when MetLife began using the Financial Assessment but now they have stopped using it altogether. Learn more in this week's video

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Speaking strategies that will help your presentation

Speaking strategies that will help your presentation

Shannon Hicks January 26, 2012 0

Use these five speaking power tips and see your effectiveness in communicating and sales increase

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Reaching out: Why it always works

Reaching out: Why it always works

Shannon Hicks January 23, 2012 10

Here's why reaching out to realtors about the HECM Purchase will open more doors than you would expect, despite the down housing market

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Five habits for transformation

Five habits for transformation

Shannon Hicks January 20, 2012 3

Here are five habits you can change or transform that will increase your productivity while reducing your stress. Replacing bad habits with good

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People get ready: CFPB and HECM disclosures

People get ready: CFPB and HECM disclosures

Shannon Hicks January 16, 2012 8

The CFPB has announced it's examination procedures for lenders including reverse mortgages. What guidelines and disclosures will we see added? What now must be addressed in the future

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Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Friday’s Food for Thought

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Friday’s Food for Thought

Shannon Hicks January 12, 2012 2

It's a consequence of the payroll tax cut extension: increased FHA premiums. Reverse mortgage borrowers may see increases of ongoing insurance premiums. Should borrowers bear the burden for a tax cut for working Americans

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