NRMLA Kicks Off Second Annual Reverse Mortgage Education Week

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association is proud to host a series of online seminars for professionals and consumers during its second annual Reverse Mortgage Education Week running today through Friday, April 28. The industry outreach initiative to professionals who work with older adults—including home care executives, home modification and design specialists, financial advisors, and real estate agents—will also include a reverse mortgage Q&A with Next Avenue, public media's journalism service for the booming aging population, on Tuesday at 1:00 PM ET when NRMLA experts will answer consumer questions during a live webinar.

"Our second annual Reverse Mortgage Education Week will build on last year's successful effort to raise awareness of the home equity options available to older homeowners who are aging in place. Our planned activities, which coincide with Financial Literacy Month, bring together experts from across the industry to provide older homeowners, their families, and the professionals who serve them, with information about how reverse mortgage loans can be used to supplement retirement savings and contribute to long-term economic well-being," said NRMLA President and CEO Peter Bell.

The six Reverse Mortgage Education Week webinars will provide attendees with an overview of the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, which insures reverse mortgages, and specific examples of how seniors can use a HECM reverse mortgage loan to: manage the costs of in-home care services not covered by Medicare, make home modifications to safely support aging-in-place, purchase a new home, support separated spouses after a later-in-life divorce, and more.   

Featured guest speakers include leading retirement income planning expert Jamie Hopkins from the American College of Financial Services; Prosper Home Care CEO Doug Lueder; certified divorce financial analyst Diane Pappas; nationally recognized authority on aging in place Louis Tenenbaum; home modification specialist Todd Brickhouse; and Marty Bell, the Executive Director of the National Aging in Place Council.

More information about Reverse Mortgage Education Week webinars and registration links are available below.  

Reverse Mortgage Education Week Event Calendar:

Monday, April 24A webinar for home care professionals and executives 2:00 – 3:00 PM ETPaying the Bill: Talking to Home Care Clients About Money

Tuesday, April 25A webinar for Next Avenue readers and interested consumers1:00 - 2:00 PM ETNext Avenue and NRMLA Present: A Q&A with Certified Reverse Mortgage Professionals

Tuesday, April 25Mortgage Bankers Association2:00 - 3:30 PM ETExpanding Your Product Offerings with Reverse Mortgages

Wednesday, April 26A webinar for real estate agents 2:00 - 3:00 PM ETA Financial Option for Senior Homebuyers: Understanding HECM for Purchase

Thursday, April 27American Society on Aging1:00 - 2:00 PM ETAging in an Age Friendly Home: Managing the Costs of Home Modifications with Home Equity

Friday, April 28A webinar for financial advisors and divorce attorneys1:00 - 2:00 PM ETSilver Divorce: Home Equity Strategies for Separating Spouses

About the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders AssociationThe National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) is the national voice for the industry and represents the professionals responsible for more than 90 percent of reverse mortgage transactions in the United States. All NRMLA member companies commit themselves to a Code of Ethics & Professional Responsibility. Learn more at www.nrmlaonline.org.  

Contact:Jenny Werwa, 202-939-1783, [email protected]  National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association

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SOURCE National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association