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| Oct 28, 2026 | As tappable home equity peaks, can reverse mortgage lenders get more borrowers on board? | U.S. homeowners held a record $13.2 trillion in accessible home equity in the second quarter of 2026, yet roughly 88% of that equity was tied to mortgages with rates below the prevailing market average.
That was a key conclusion of an inaug... |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Proprietary reverse mortgages continue to thrive as borrowers move away from HECMs | Data released last week by New View Advisors illustrates the ongoing shift away from federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) and toward proprietary reverse mortgages.
In the newest edition of its Proprietary Reverse Mortg... |
| Oct 2, 2026 | HECM originations sink to lowest level since 2020, HMBS issuance down 17% in September | Additionally, there were 23 pools in September with an aggregate pool size of less than $1 million, made possible by a Ginnie Mae provision to issue pools as small as $250,000. This represents $12.7 million of unpaid principal balance that ... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Proprietary reverse mortgages are outpacing HECMs. It’s time to raise the bar on fee transparency. | Recently, a woman contacted me after her daughter encouraged her to get a second opinion before closing on a reverse mortgage. She had already chosen a lender, attended reverse mortgage counseling, completed her application and was ready to... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Here’s another example of how proprietary loans are driving growth for the reverse mortgage market | Proprietary reverse mortgages, rather than government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs), are driving the reverse mortgage industry’s recent growth, according to an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data publishe... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | New View Advisors: FHA report reveals HECM program is no longer a financial risk | The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program is no longer a financial problem, according to commentary published Tuesday by New View Advisors about the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s 2025 report on the Mutual Mortgage Insuranc... |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Finance of America leads 2025 HMBS market with 30% share | Finance of America (FOA) maintained its position as the top issuer of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-backed Securities (HMBS) in 2025, underscoring significant changes in the reverse mortgage securitization market over the past decade.
FOA... |
| Dec 12, 2025 | New View Advisors floats sweeping changes to HECM, HMBS programs | Ideas for reshaping the federally insured reverse mortgage program and its avenue for secondary market issuance is the hot topic of conversation for industry professionals in late 2025. And New View Advisors added to the discussion last wee... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Reverse mortgage endorsements tick up ahead of government shutdown | Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose in September compared to the prior month, while activity in the secondary market slowed slightly during the same period. Looking ahead, however, there remains plenty of uncertainty am... |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Reverse mortgage production metrics took a tumble in August | Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell sharply in August, even as a handful of reverse mortgage lenders continued to dominate the market.
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured 2,062 HECMs in August, according to... |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Reverse mortgage performance was largely steady in May | Despite a raft of what might seem like contradictory economic data points and a challenged housing market, the reverse mortgage industry largely proceeded as normal based on key performance metrics for May 2025.
Home Equity Conversion Mortg... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Reverse mortgage endorsements fell as HMBS issuance rose in March | Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics have continued their soft trend into the third month of the year, though activity in the secondary market was slightly higher than the month prior.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorse... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Reverse mortgage endorsements, securities issuance fell in February | Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics continued their 2025 softness on the basis of endorsement volume and securities issuance, February data shows.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements and HECM-backed securities (HMB... |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Here are the top reverse mortgage securities issuers for 2024 | Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume took a hit in 2024 and the HECM-backed Securities (HMBS) issuance market also saw overall reductions in output for the year, giving further context to a challenging period for the reverse mortga... |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Reverse mortgage performance metrics end 2024 on a mixed note | Much like the rest of 2024, key performance metrics for the reverse mortgage industry went on something of a roller coaster ride for the final month of the year. This is set against a backdrop of changes, with a new Home Equity Conversion M... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | New MBA securities proposal mentions HMBS 2.0 as ‘logistical template’ | The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this week published a proposal for Ginnie Mae to develop a new mortgage securitization product that could boost the availability of private capital liquidity sources into the market, particularly in pe... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Reverse mortgage analysts weigh in on HECM limit for 2025 | The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced this week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. But reverse mortgage industry analysts who regularly cover developments in the space are split o... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | The Reverse Mortgage Landscape: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities | The reverse mortgage industry is on a rollercoaster ride. August brought a dip in Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements, down 3.3% from July. The total endorsements fell to 2,200. Yet, amid this decline, there are glimmers of ... |
| Sep 6, 2024 |
The yo-yo ride for reverse mortgage volume continued in August | The reverse mortgage industry is pressing ahead with a chance at lower interest rates later this month. While there were signs of weakness in performance metrics in August, there are also commensurate signs of encouragement, according to in... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Guild Mortgage Surges Amid Market Challenges: A Look at Recent Trends | In the ever-shifting landscape of the mortgage industry, Guild Holdings Co. stands out like a lighthouse in a storm. The company recently reported a robust profit of $37.6 million for the second quarter of 2024, a significant leap from the ... |
| Aug 9, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume rose in July while securitizations fell | The reverse mortgage industry’s key performance indicators were split in July, according to data from industry analysts.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased by 8% from June to July, with the total of 2,274 falling ... |
| Jul 11, 2024 |
Court extensions granted for Texas Capital Bank and Ginnie Mae | A magistrate judge overseeing requests in a case against Ginnie Mae brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) has granted each side’s respective requests for an extension — one for a partial summary judgment for TCB, and the other for a change in... |
| Jul 2, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance decline in June | After the reverse mortgage industry’s key performance metrics rallied in May, June fared slightly worse than previously telegraphed by case number assignments.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell by 14.4% in June to 2,1... |
| Jun 10, 2024 |
Liberty Reverse parent completes rebrand to Onity Group | The parent company of top 10 reverse mortgage lender Liberty Reverse Mortgage has completed its shareholder-approved rebranding initiative, transforming the former Ocwen Financial Corp. into The Onity Group.
The initiative has also transiti... |
| Jun 4, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance improve further in May | Building on momentum seen in April, reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance each posted gains in May, with a caveat in place about the runway ahead from case number assignments in April.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endors... |
| May 9, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume and HMBS issuance improve in April | Despite a challenging operating environment and broader concerns among industry professionals about connecting with new borrowers, the reverse mortgage industry’s key performance indicators showed improvements last month.
Home Equity Conver... |
| Apr 8, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume, HMBS issuance see improvement in March | After a few months of downward data in its performance metrics, the reverse mortgage industry saw a slightly different story play out in March that should come as welcome news.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased 8... |
| Mar 13, 2024 |
Guild earnings show more reverse mortgage activity after Cherry Creek acquisition | Guild Mortgage released its fourth-quarter and full year 2023 earnings report this week, showing that it narrowed its focus on purchase originations and increased its market share on the forward lending side, but it still sustained a loss.
... |
| Mar 7, 2024 |
FOA narrows losses, touts dominance of reverse mortgage market | Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent of leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR), narrowed its quarterly loss to $20 million and posted an overall improvement in its earnings to $164.7 million in fourth-quarter... |
| Mar 6, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance fall in February | Despite feelings of optimism expressed by loan originators in the opening weeks of 2024, the road to more normalized levels of reverse mortgage volume and securities issuances may be longer than expected.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HE... |
| Jan 29, 2024 |
Here are the top 10 reverse mortgage securities issuers for 2023 | Despite looking a bit different at the end of 2023, there were a lot of similarities in the full-year Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed securities (HMBS) issuance tables when compared to recent years. One thing that is much diff... |
| Jan 4, 2024 |
Reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance trend lower in December | When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary: “thud.”
Amid an already challenging operating environment obser... |
| Dec 11, 2023 |
HMBS prepayments fall in November, RMF maintains a third of the full portfolio | While Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) issuance fell in November, so did HMBS prepayments for investors, according to an analysis and commentary by New View Advisors.
“HMBS payoff speeds decreased in November;... |
| Dec 5, 2023 |
Reverse mortgage endorsements see a sharp drop as HMBS issuance falls modestly in November | As the reverse mortgage industry prepares to enter a new year with hopes pinned on a higher HECM limit and a potentially friendlier rate environment, industry performance metrics for November proved generally soft.
Home Equity Conversion Mo... |
| Nov 6, 2023 |
Reverse mortgage volume sees slight uptick, but HMBS issuance drops again in October | October, already a spooky month, held true for two key monthly performance metrics in the reverse mortgage space.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume saw a slight uptick of 2% to 2,667 loans issued in October, a continuing symptom... |
| Nov 2, 2023 |
HUD OIG launches inquiry into how Ginnie Mae monitored RMF | On Thursday, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is initiating an inquiry into how Ginnie Mae monitored Reverse Mortgage Funding.
The OIG is also looking ... |
| Oct 3, 2023 |
Reverse mortgage volume fell while HMBS issuance rose slightly in September | As the reverse mortgage industry continues its adjustment to the current rate environment and new Ginnie Mae issuer landscape, volume dipped while issuance rose slightly in September.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell... |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Reverse mortgage securities market shrinks | Reverse mortgage volume has taken a nosedive in the past year, a fact that is glaringly evident by the product’s performance in the secondary market.
The latest commentary from New View Advisors reveals that outstanding float of HECM-mortga... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | HECM mortgage-backed securities data reveals low flow and lots of payoffs | The latest data on HECM mortgage-backed securities sheds light on issues plaguing the struggling reverse mortgage industry.
A report released Thursday by New View Advisors shows that HMBS issuance inched up slightly in August to just over $... |
| Apr 26, 2011 | Exploring the Strength of the FHA Insurance Fund | According to analysis by New View Advisors, a financial services firm dedicated to the reverse mortgage industry, the FHA's HECM mortgage insurance fund currently faces a negative net present value (NPV) estimated at $7.3 billion. The ... |
| Where reverse mortgage securities issuers stand in Q1 2025 | The leading issuers in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program during the first quarter of 2025 saw a couple of fluctuations quarter over quarter, but maintains two fewer issuers than it did at the same p... |
| Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance increased in April | Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics have been soft so far in 2025, but two key data points involving Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume and HECM-backed Securities (HMBS) issuance saw promising increases in April.
HECM e... |