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Legal fight between Longbridge and Mutual of Omaha continues

In the ongoing lawsuit between two leading reverse mortgage lenders over allegations of improper advertising practices, both parties recently conferred in front of a magistrate judge, but did not reach a settlement. That’s according to the court docket reviewed by HousingWire’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). The lawsuit between Longbridge Financial and Mutual of Omaha Mortgage […]

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The proprietary reverse mortgage landscape is getting crowded

The broader mortgage industry and the reverse mortgage subset have worked through a period of elevated interest rates for longer than anyone may have been expecting. Following a post-pandemic boom in volume fueled by Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) refinances, higher rates have served to restrict HECM volume, according to industry professionals and analysts. In

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Longbridge’s new proprietary reverse mortgage aims to preserve home equity for heirs

Citing the desire among many older homeowners to leave their homes to members of their family, New Jersey-based reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial has announced a new proprietary reverse mortgage product that aims to help borrowers preserve home equity for their heirs. The latest offering in the company’s Platinum line of proprietary reverse

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Longbridge wins partial preliminary injunction against Mutual of Omaha

The federal judge overseeing the case brought by reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial against market leader Mutual of Omaha Mortgage over allegedly deceptive advertising practices has ruled that some of Longbridge’s claims warrant limited injunctive relief, finding that “the law and facts clearly favor some of Longbridge’s claims.” The order was handed down Tuesday by

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Loan officers detail the challenges of explaining reverse mortgages

Reverse mortgage professionals encounter a variety of challenges when introducing product specifications to a prospective customer for the first time. These elements may include an explanation of how the loan proceeds work, clarifying the realities of negative amortization, or something as basic as communicating to a family member why their loved one is thinking of

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