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Reverse Mortgage Volume Falls to Pandemic-Era Low as September HMBS Issuance Drops 17%

Reverse Mortgage Volume Falls to Pandemic-Era Low as September HMBS Issuance Drops 17%

by John G. Stevens | Oct 2, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News

The federally insured reverse mortgage market lost more ground in September, with endorsement volume falling to its lowest monthly level since the early months of the pandemic and secondary-market issuance also retreating.Home Equity Conversion Mortgage endorsements...
HUD Lines Up $1.3 Billion Sale of 4,200 Vacant Reverse-Mortgage Loans

HUD Lines Up $1.3 Billion Sale of 4,200 Vacant Reverse-Mortgage Loans

by John G. Stevens | Sep 18, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to put roughly $1.3 billion of vacant reverse-mortgage loans into the market, creating one of the more consequential distressed residential note sales on the federal calendar this fall.HUD’s Office of...
DOJ Announces $2.4 Million HECM Settlement with Nutter

DOJ Announces $2.4 Million HECM Settlement with Nutter

by Phil Hall | Sep 25, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the former mortgage lender James B. Nutter & Company, has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement to resolve allegations that it knowingly underwrote Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) insured by the Federal Housing...
FHA Seeks Input on Proposed HECM Program Update

FHA Seeks Input on Proposed HECM Program Update

by Phil Hall | Nov 13, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is seeking industry feedback on a proposed update to its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) assignment claims eligibility policy. Under current program requirements, mortgage servicers can assign a HECM to the U.S....

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