Happy New Year!
HECM endorsements finished off 2017 a little lower than November but still relatively high due to borrowers and lenders rushing to beat the deadline for higher borrowing limits for case numbers issued prior to October 2. A total of 4,765 loans were endorsed, down -0.4% from November, bringing the full year total to 56,912.
In a month that was basically unchanged there was a bit of jostling in the regions:
- New York/New Jersey was up 20.6% to 299 loans
- Great Plains was up 12.9% to 114 loans
- On the flip side, Rocky Mountain was down -15.5% to 447 loans
Among lenders the top 3 grew while the next 7 all shrank:
- Reverse Mortgage Funding rose 14.5% to 457 loans and their highest month of the year
- Finance of America grew 2.4% to 435 loans
- AAG inched up 0.8% to 1,141 loans
If your company is FHA approved check out the rankings on page 5 of the report below. If your company is not FHA approved, watch out for our next edition of HECM Originators to find your ranking!
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