The Bryn Mawr-based American College of Financial Services, the nation’s largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services, and the Funding Longevity Task Force have announced a partnership designed to expand the body of knowledge on issues related to reverse mortgages and home equity in retirement planning.

Since its inception in 2012, the Task Force has championed groundbreaking research focused on reverse mortgages. Now aligned with The College and all of its resources, its goal is to develop and advance an objective understanding of the role that housing wealth can play in retirement income planning.

The seven-member task force is comprised of prominent thought leaders and researchers in the financial planning profession.

Jamie Hopkins, Associate Professor of Retirement Income and Co-Director of The American College New York Life Center for Retirement Income, is spearheading the collaboration between the Task Force and The College.

“We will utilize this group of bright and talented individuals to promote, discuss, and conduct research that can help improve the retirement income security of Americans by increasing the effective use of home equity in a retirement plan,” Hopkins said.