Register For MBA's Reverse Mortgage Lending Conference

WASHINGTON, DC--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) presents its 2008 Reverse Mortgage Lending Conference.

As an evolving loan product, reverse mortgages are offering baby boomers another option as part of their overall retirement and wealth management plan.

MBA's inaugural Reverse Mortgage Lending Conference provides a unique forum for real estate finance professionals to participate in advanced discussions about originator and equity investor interests in reverse mortgages.

The program also provides up-to-date information about new technologies being developed to help reverse mortgage lenders operate more efficiently. Members of the media are encouraged to attend panel sessions and roundtable discussions to gather the most up-to-date information on reverse mortgage real estate trends.

Special keynote speakers/panelists include:

· Rob E. Story, Jr., (photo at right) CMB, Vice Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association and President of Seattle Financial Group
· The Hon. Brian D. Montgomery, (photo top left) Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Authority Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
· Jeffrey S. Taylor, CMB, Vice President of Senior Products, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
· Margaret Burns, Director of Office of Single Family Program Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
· Justin Burch, Senior Marketing Analyst, Ginnie Mae
· Elaine Eaton, First Vice President of Operations, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation
· Jay H. Meadows, Chief Executive Officer & President, Rapid Reporting Verification Company
· John Lunde, President, Reverse Market Insight, Inc.
· Patrick Fitzsimonds, Director of Reverse Mortgage Banking, UBS
· Harry A. Gardner (photo at right) Vice President of Industry Technology, Mortgage Bankers Association

Session topics include the latest developments in:

· Reverse Mortgages 101
· Improvements to the Reverse Mortgage Products by HUD, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae
· Counseling Update and Options for Consumers
· Mortgage Fraud: Common Schemes and How To Detect Them
· Education: The Key to a Successful Reverse Mortgage
· Reverse Mortgage Servicing
· Legislative and Regulatory Roundup
· Current Origination Issues for Reverse Mortgages in Securitizations

WHEN: April 10 - 11, 2008

WHERE: The Westin Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA

CONTACT: Press credentials must be approved in advance. To apply for press credentials, please contact:

Jason Vasquez
(202)557-2950jvasquez@mortgagebankers.org

For more information, please visit MBA's Reverse Mortgage Conference Web site at: http://events.mortgagebankers.org/rml2008/default.html.