HECMWorld Information

HECM World is the best place to connect directly with the U.S. reverse mortgage industry, with expert content from leaders and professionals who are working in senior lending every day, along with daily news, analysis, education and professional development videos, articles and reports. Along with reverse mortgage industry news, HECM World covers issues related to the U.S. housing market, housing wealth, property equity, finance, retirement and other insights that relate to the reverse mortgage industry and the people it serves. HECM World was founded in 2008 by industry leader and former editor Shannon Hicks, who continues with the platform as a contributor. It began as a weekly podcast, which is now the industry’s longest running podcast, and then became sought after by thousands of people in the industry for its Top 100 HECM Lender Reports, which remain among the most popular content on hecmworld.com today. Today, HECM World is led by publisher Andrew Montesi, a leader in business growth, branding and media. Over more than 20 years, Andrew has worked as a TV reporter and producer, built tech companies and founded a thriving content and marketing agency, specializing in the mortgage, property and professional services industries. HECM World is owned and operated by Reverse Focus, a company that has been providing sales and marketing software services to the U.S reverse mortgage industry for more than 20 years.