HECM endorsements ended the year with a bang, but now we know that Wholesale/brokers led the way by rising 28% to Retail/direct channel’s 15.2% growth on the month.
To put the channels into context, Retail is actually 12.2% above its average from Jan-Nov whereas even with the great finish Wholesale was slightly lower at 10.9% of Jan-Nov average.
As we saw in our HECM Lenders report for December, some of the same lenders showed huge gains for the month:
- Longbridge jumped 105.8% to 321 loans – a slight drop from their 154.7% rise in HECM Lenders that excludes principal/agent volume. Still leading the growth amongst all lenders!
- Open Mortgage grew 105.3% in a tight race, finishing with 232 loans
- RMF gained 62.9% to 536 loans
Check out the originator rankings on page 4 to see more companies outside the top 10 doubling or tripling their reverse volume this year!
- And don’t forget to check out the newest sponsor of these free reports, Ennkar Inc! They grew their reverse business 201.9% in 2020 to finish the year as the 9th largest HECM originator (page 4) and #11 overall without any wholesale loans. They’re hiring so check them out if you’re looking to be part of their growth in 2021.
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