Former head of FHA and MBA David Stevens blasts reverse mortgages

David Stevens isn’t a fan of reverse mortgages, and he’s not afraid to say it. The former FHA commissioner and recently retired president and CEO of the MBA posted a comment about HECMs on LinkedIn that got people talking. “Brian Montgomery is trying to fix the abuse,” he said, “but the product is the one that kept me awake at night when I was there.” We reached out to Stevens to talk more about his issues with the program and his suggestions for fixing them.