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HECM endorsements were relatively flat in October, declining 2.1% from the prior month to 4,497 loans. Lender counts were also relatively unchanged, up 1.5% for the period.
Volume dropped in 6 of the 10 national regions, including the top three volume areas.
HECM endorsements dropped -6.8% in September, finishing at 4,592 loans. With the rule changes going into effect today not expected to significantly affect endorsement volumes until December or even January, we’re also getting a clearer picture of where 2017 is likely to end up.
7 of the 10 regions nationwide dropped, with all 3 of […]
We’re pretty sure everyone reading this already knows about the changes HUD announced Tuesday, but if not you should definitely check them out.
So once you pick yourself up off the floor, the good news is that HECM endorsements rose 15.8% in August to 4,927 loans. Small consolation, but at least the rear view mirror […]
HECM endorsements declined -12.1% to 4,254 loans. That drop completed the round trip back to February volume levels after a large increase in March, although staying slightly above the monthly average from last year.
HECM endorsements dropped -0.4% to 4,837 loans. That’s neutral at best on the face of it, but it’s surprising that just 1 of the 9 regions grew in June:
Among lenders, the top 10 collectively gained 1.5% […]
HECM endorsements dropped again in May, down -3.6% to 4,854 loans. This was a smaller drop than April and paints a picture of gradual decline from the March high.
For context, it’s also above any other month from September 2015 through February 2017 so still a step above where the industry has been since financial assessment was implemented.
On that […]
HECM endorsements dropped -6.1% to 5,036 loans in April. Any drop is negative, but in this case the decline still puts the industry at the second highest level in the past 12 months – with only March having a higher showing.
It also adds a little credibility to March’s volume level, since any single month can be […]
HECM endorsements gained 21% to 5,364 loans in March, marking the second highest total seen in the last 3+ years. We’d guess that the majority of gains are from endorsement timing issues since the FHA application volume hasn’t seen these kinds of gains in recent months. That said, there are still some interesting nuggets to be found […]
HECM endorsements dropped -3.3% in February, continuing a slow decline from the recent high reached in December.
HECM endorsements dropped -1.7% in January, backing down slightly from the jump in December.
