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Proprietary reverse loans give younger homeowners more options

In an effort to nudge older homeowners to tap into their home equity, the reverse mortgage space is expanding beyond federally backed offerings as lenders develop proprietary products with fewer restrictions. The push reflects a confluence of factors: rising home values, inflation, relatively high mortgage rates and a swelling population of Americans nearing or entering […]

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Reverse mortgage AI tools set to transform senior borrower experience

Top U.S. reverse mortgage lenders are entering a new phase in their artificial intelligence (AI) strategy: deploying customer-facing tools to engage more directly with seniors. After achieving operational efficiencies by using AI internally, lenders now plan to roll out chatbots, voice agents and digital prequalification tools to a broader base of borrowers starting in the

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Reverse mortgage production metrics took a tumble in August

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell sharply in August, even as a handful of reverse mortgage lenders continued to dominate the market. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured 2,062 HECMs in August, according to data compiled by New View Advisors that was released on Wednesday. That marked a 13% decline from July and the

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Reverse mortgage lenders log Q2 profits amid home equity, AI push

The publicly traded companies in the reverse mortgage space were largely profitable in the second quarter of 2025, despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.  As a group, they posted $1.2 billion in originations in Q2 2025, compared to $1 billion in the first quarter. Executives pointed to stronger demand for home equity products among seniors, as

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Finance of America reports $80M profit, buys out Blackstone

Finance of America (FOA) continued its recent streak of growth in the second quarter of 2025, funding $602 million in mortgages and producing $80 million in net income. FOA, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, exceeded the top end of its stated quarterly guidance for investors as the $602 million in volume from

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The top 10 reverse mortgage LOs in the country

On Wednesday, Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) brought you a ranking of the top five reverse mortgage loan originators in America. Today, we’ll round out the rest of the top 10 based on data from mortgage recruiting software provider Modex. #6: Jacob Flax, Caliver Beach Mortgage, $76.17 million The third member of the Caliver Beach Mortgage

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Meet the top 5 reverse mortgage originators in America

Over the past 12 months, Jason Stultz of Caliver Beach Mortgage has been on quite a hot streak. The Maryland-based mortgage broker has originated roughly $193 million in reverse mortgages in that time — easily the most production of any LO in the industry, according to mortgage data platform Modex. Per Modex, a significant chunk

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The proprietary reverse mortgage landscape is getting crowded

The broader mortgage industry and the reverse mortgage subset have worked through a period of elevated interest rates for longer than anyone may have been expecting. Following a post-pandemic boom in volume fueled by Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) refinances, higher rates have served to restrict HECM volume, according to industry professionals and analysts. In

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FOA president talks business progress amid strong Q1 earnings

One of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, Finance of America (FOA), posted strong first-quarter 2025 earnings results. The company beat its estimates for funded loan volume, posted a profit and maintains a bullish outlook for the quarter ahead. Drilling down deeper into the marketing and product landscape for the company, FOA President Kristen Sieffert

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