Mahwah, N.J.-based Longbridge Financial is introducing a new proprietary reverse mortgage product to its existing “Platinum” branded product line, constituting a proprietary reverse mortgage that comes with a line of credit (LOC) feature. This new Platinum LOC loan allows qualified borrowers aged 62 and older to access an open-ended line of credit that grows at […]
Reverse mortgage industry veteran Adrian Prieto has joined Mahwah, N.J.-based Longbridge Financial as its new assistant vice president and wholesale lending sales leader, according to a statement the company shared with RMD. In his new position, Prieto will lead the Longbridge account executive and partner liaison team to focus on wholesale business growth, with a […]
While the reverse mortgage industry has seen its share of change, the top-10 lenders by volume has remained relatively unchanged over the last year. Yet the lender rankings within the top 10 have shifted, to present a top-10 in October 2019 that looks different in some ways from the same tabulation a year earlier. RankCompany […]
American research think tank the Brookings Institution hosted an event in Washington, D.C. Monday morning that included a wide-ranging panel discussion of reverse mortgages in America and across the world. The event also included the presentation of two research papers, diagnosing issues and prescribing potential solutions for headwinds faced by reverse mortgage products in the […]
When the reverse mortgage industry made its transition in appealing to members of the baby boomer generation from borrowers primarily born during the years of the so-called “silent generation,” it presented a very unique opportunity for growth in the business. Growing up in an era of post-World War II dominance that solidified America’s place as […]
The reverse mortgage market landscape in the state of New York is poised to grow once more, this time with the more direct entry of Longbridge Financial. The lender recently gained approval for its mortgage banker license from the New York Department of Financial Services to originate Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in the state, […]
American Advisors Group (AAG) has retained its leading position as the top issuer of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-backed securities (HMBS) in Q3 2019, with $1.38 billion of issuance leading to 23% of market share. This is according to publicly available GNMA data and private sources compiled by New View Advisors. The top five issuers are […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose by 3.4% to 2,420 loans for the month of September 2019, a lagging figure that has led to a second consecutive month of relatively low endorsement activity in the reverse mortgage marketplace. This is according to the September HECM Lenders report compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). The […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell by 15 percent to 2,341 loans for the month of August 2019, a disappointing figure considering that the past six months have seen more positive endorsement activity spinning out of the uncertainty exhibited at the start of the year. This is according to the August HECM Lenders report […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced earlier this month a new process for condominium approvals, effective October 15, which will expand FHA financing for qualified first time homebuyers as well as seniors looking to age in place, allowing those seniors to engage in reverse mortgage loans for single condominium units. While HUD […]
