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October 2, 2024
HECM Lenders – Sep 2024
HECM endorsements dropped -2.1% to 2,153 loans in September, continuing a tight range of volume for the industry we’ve seen since June. There have only been 2 months since November outside the 2,105-2,274 level, but we are starting to see further evidence of case number issuance responding positively to the recent decline in interest rates.
September 17, 2024
HECM Originators – July 2024
July HECM endorsements rose 8% to 2,271 loans, with Wholesale/broker pushing 26.9% higher while Retail/direct dropped -2.6%. The back and forth nature of recent monthly volumes can sometimes lead to this kind of disparity, but this is the widest gap between the channels we’ve seen in a year. Given the significant declines in expected rates […]
September 3, 2024
HECM Lenders – August 2024
August HECM endorsements dropped -3.3% to 2,200 loans, furthering the back and forth we’ve seen with these volumes throughout the summer. The good news is that case number issuance responded positively to the decline in interest rates in July, rising 16.9% to 3,438.
August 14, 2024
HECM Originators – June 2024
June HECM endorsements dropped -14.6% to 2,102 loans, with Retail/direct losing -8.8% while Wholesale/broker sank -23.1%. And while we know that July endorsements were a bit more positive, the gloomy note for June continues when we look at case numbers issued:
August 1, 2024
HECM Lenders – July 2024
July saw HECM volume recover 8% from the June drop, as 2,274 loans were endorsed. At this point the past 4 months look like a yoyo on this report, so we’ll have to wait for at least one more month to see which way things lean.
The regions were essentially inverse from last month as well, […]
July 24, 2024
HECM Originators – May 2024
May was a positive month for HECM endorsements, with an increase of 17% to 2,460 loans. Wholesale/broker rebounded from 2 declining months even as the industry rose, rising 27%, while Retail/direct continued a slower, steadier path by increasing 11.1%.
When we look at the month over month endorsement on page 2 of our report, we had 5 […]