On August 8, 2017, the New York Times published the article “2 Senators Question Effects of a Reverse Mortgage Proposal.” This article overviews a joint letter Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, sent to Ben Carson, the secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).