From his favorite vacation and his first job to his thoughts about the reverse mortgage market, we get the facts from Tony Lopes, housing director of Cambridge Credit Counseling.
My parents taught me how to value hard work and the money earned.
When I was younger I wanted to be a U.S. marshal.
I never missed an episode of Sons of Anarchy… guess I’m going to have to find something new to watch.
My first car was a 1995 Dodge Dakota. I’ve had many nicer vehicles since then, but I still miss that truck.
My favorite movie is Boondock Saints.
My favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo.
My celebrity crush is Kim Kardashian. I know that sounds crazy, but I met her in Miami a few years back and she is absolutely beautiful. ,
I’ll never forget Halloween night, 1999—it was the night I met my beautiful wife.
The most memorable moment in my life was July 16, 2010, when my daughter, Skylar, was born.
My first job was working in a bowling alley as a porter. I cleaned up the lanes and did various other jobs. At the time it was perfect because I was able to pay 25 cents a game to bowl.
If I could meet anyone, past or present, it would be Elvis Presley. No explanation needed on that one—he was the king!
Something that nobody knows about me is that I have bowled 15 300 games.
My favorite vacation was when I was 13. My father and I canoed the Allagash River in Maine for seven days. It is some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen and the fishing was amazing.
If I were a pro athlete, I would be a professional golfer. I don’t have the physique to be anything else these days.
My favorite website is YouTube. You can find instructions on how to fix or make just about anything.
When I was a kid, I had a potbelly pig named Max. He was pretty cool. I used to walk him on a leash. He was surprisingly clean and extremely smart.
My favorite time of the day is dusk; I find it calm and peaceful.
If I could trade places with someone for the day, I would choose Dana White, president of the UFC. It seems like it would be interesting to say everything that’s on your mind, with no filter.
Ten years from now my daughter will be in high school. Whoa! No matter how old she is, I’ll still be calling her my little monkey.
My iPod go-to is a little bit of everything: Sinatra, Motorhead, Flo-Rida, Bob Seger. I’m a little all over the place when it comes to music.
Reverse mortgage professionals can best support the public image of reverse mortgages by focusing on educating seniors. Well-educated borrowers make well-informed decisions and that can only help our public image.
The greatest setback to our industry was the housing crisis. It severely hurt the MMI Fund and the number of originations.
In shaping the appropriate regulation of the reverse mortgage industry, government officials need to understand that the product is inherently complicated and we need to find a way to simplify or consolidate the myriad disclosures currently required.
The future of the reverse mortgage industry is bright if you look at the demographics of the senior population. The challenge will be adjusting the public image of reverse mortgages and finding a way to penetrate the growing demographic of seniors.
Before I entered the reverse mortgage industry, I was the counseling manager of Cambridge Credit Counseling’s call center.
