Boston College professor Alicia Munnel talks with NPR about why she likes reverse mortgages as an alternative income source for retirees.

A concerned wife wrote to a nationally syndicated columnist last week asking for advice on how here and her husband can realize their retirement goals with a reverse mortgage.

Key investors are pouring into the HECM MBS markets seeking to capitalize on the demand among seniors for equity-conversion loans.

Despite representing nearly 5% of all outstanding American reverse mortgages, Texas is boasting a consumer complaint-free lender industry for borrowers.