Reverse mortgage borrowers could get checks after CFPB action

Reverse mortgage borrowers could get checks after CFPB action

In June 2024, the CFPB issued an order that permanently bars Pittsford, New York-based Sutherland Global Services and its subsidiaries, Sutherland Government Solutions, Sutherland Mortgage Services and NOVAD, from servicing reverse mortgages.... Read more »
WalletHub says these are the best states for retirees in 2026

WalletHub says these are the best states for retirees in 2026

“Retirement is supposed to be relaxing, but it can also be incredibly stressful given that it typically puts people on a fixed income, which may not be enough for them to live... Read more »
Gen X investors often lack formal retirement plans

Gen X investors often lack formal retirement plans

Only 14% of Gen Xers have access to a traditional pension, compared with 44% of baby boomers. Many Gen X workers also lacked tools now common in retirement plans — such as... Read more »
Senior home equity surges to record .7T

Senior home equity surges to record $14.7T

The RMMI increased to a reading of 511.99 — up from 502.47 in the prior quarter and the highest level since the index was launched in 2000. The data tracks long-term trends... Read more »
Proprietary reverse mortgages gain market share in 2025

Proprietary reverse mortgages gain market share in 2025

New View Advisors, which released its initial quarterly index at the end of October, estimated that private-label loans started 2025 with a market share of about 30%. Based on volume in December,... Read more »
Home care crisis drives innovation for aging in place

Home care crisis drives innovation for aging in place

Home care is one of the nation’s fastest-growing occupations. In 2024, 3.2 million home health and personal care aides were on the job — up from 1.4 million in 2014, according to... Read more »
Skyrocketing health care costs threaten early retirement

Skyrocketing health care costs threaten early retirement

Middle-income Americans ages 50 to 64 are most at risk, according to KFF data cited in a recent report from Kiplinger.   This group is too young for Medicare and could see... Read more »
Elon Musk says retirement savings could become ‘irrelevant’

Elon Musk says retirement savings could become ‘irrelevant’

Musk envisions a future of unprecedented productivity, where advances in artificial intelligence, energy and robotics produce economic “abundance” and even a so-called “universal high income” that might make long-term savings unnecessary, Business... Read more »
Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

Ideas cited by the Brookings Institution from the Progressive Policy Institute, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Cato Institute all recommend shifting the program away from its current wage-replacement structure toward... Read more »
Aging America reshapes retirement, exposes divides

Aging America reshapes retirement, exposes divides

Yet the experience of aging remains sharply unequal, shaped by gaps in savings, access to workplace plans, and the rising costs of health care and long-term care. Retirement accounts swell as boomers... Read more »