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OneTrust reverse mortgage leader Gabe Bodner on personal branding tactics

At this week’s Reverse Mastermind Summit in Tennessee, Gabe Bodner of OneTrust Home Loans gave a detailed presentation on how reverse mortgage originators can achieve better marketing results. A key takeaway is that loan officers need to build a support system for these tasks rather than trying to go it alone. Bodner joined OneTrust in…

Why ADU financing deserves more attention from home equity lenders

Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are no longer a fringe housing concept. They are becoming a more practical option for homeowners facing affordability pressure, still-constrained housing supply and the mortgage-rate lock-in effect. In 2025, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that households earning $75,000 annually could afford just 21.2% of active listings, well below…

FHA loan delinquencies: Is a perfect storm brewing?

For most people, the foreclosure crisis is a distant memory. Foreclosure activity, in fact, has been unusually low since the government implemented a national moratorium and an unprecedented mortgage payment forbearance program at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years later, foreclosure activity is still about 30% lower than it was in 2019, but…