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HECM Originators – Nov 2022

HECM endorsements overall were down -6.6% in November, with Wholesale/brokers (-7.3%) and Retail/direct (-6%) both feeling the drop.

Just 3 of the top 10 lenders were positive on the month:

  • Liberty bounced 22.1% higher to 321 loans
  • Longbridge gained 2% to 450 loans as they continue to gain ground on FAR in second place
  • Fairway also rose 2% to 200 loans

Case numbers dropped yet again in November, losing -20.5% to finish at just 3,313 new cases.

  • Equity Takeout cases issued (new reverses that are neither purchase nor refinances) fell -16.9% to 2,840 – just above the 3 year low back in Jan 2021
  • H2H refinance case numbers dropped to 297 – the lowest level since March 2019
  • Purchase (H4P) dropped back to 176, as seasonality and general declines both appear to have hurt this small segment

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Check out the full rankings on pages 3 and 4 of the full report below by clicking on the image.