Rate’s reverse mortgage leader on product specialization and growth by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire By maintaining a consistent posture that is informed by the dynamics of the traditional forward mortgage business, Rate’s reverse mortgage division has seen notable growth in the year after the appointment of new leadership. Ryan Ogata, Rate’s executive vice president of reverse mortgage lending, previously described how his experience…

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Baby boomer retirements squeezed by rising home insurance costs by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The baby boomer generation is “slipping through the cracks” of the U.S. retirement system due to the rising prices of home insurance across the country, according to an analysis from online insurance marketplace Insurify. “A new source of financial strain on retiree budgets is homeowners insurance premiums, which have…

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Six states approved for HUD disaster relief over the past two weeks by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Since Aug. 13, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced disaster relief efforts across six states due to presidentially declared major disasters resulting from a hurricane, flooding, tornadoes and landslides. A few days after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration in Florida stemming…

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