Reverse Market Insight

Our May 2026 HECM Lenders newsletter highlights a slowdown in reverse mortgage activity, with endorsements dropping -5.8% to 1,967 loans in May. Despite the dip, HECM case numbers issued rose to 3,481 back in March which was the highest level in recent months. We hope that rise suggests that future lending activity could strengthen.

Get access to our full report https://www.rminsight.net/hecm-lenders-may-2026/

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April 2026 HECM endorsements dropped -1.4% to 2,088 loans, and the regional story is telling. Data shows that growth is concentrated in areas with limited proprietary reverse mortgage options which makes it clear that market availability continues to shape where HECMs gain traction.

Dive into the full report for lender rankings and deeper insights. https://www.rminsight.net/hecm-lenders-april-2026/?utm_source=RMI+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a2b87d95ad-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6f2a5f4c88-a2b87d95ad-509942772

Join RMI’s Director of Client Relations, Jon McCue, on Thursday, March 19th for a live webinar: “The Fastest Way to Get from ‘Maybe’ to ‘Qualified.’”

Jon will demonstrate RMI’s new Reverse Qualifier, a powerful tool designed to help both forward and reverse loan officers quickly evaluate opportunities and have more confident conversations with prospects.

In this session, you’ll see how to:
• Instantly determine if a prospect qualifies
• Clearly show potential benefits for the borrower
• Accurately predict your earnings across different loan scenarios

Reverse Qualifier brings together decades of industry data analytics with the trusted technology behind RMI’s HECM Calculator, Pricing Platform, and HMBS Valuation Platform with Pool Pricer. The result is a smarter, faster way to evaluate reverse mortgage opportunities and move prospects forward with confidence.

Space is limited so register today https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WmjySUhYRQqrI7JuWz36gA?ampDeviceId=fb9e786d-896f-4f9d-a62b-59935d21691e&SessionId=1773146627960 #/

RMI was recently cited by Housing Wire in a roundup of 2025 HECM activity. The article highlights how the market held steady despite a 43-day shutdown, with December endorsements rebounding +12% in December and Mutual of Omaha Mortgage leading the way for the entire year of 2025, based on RMI data.

Read the full article

Mutual of Omaha tops the 2025 reverse mortgage leaderboard Mutual of Omaha led HECM endorsements in 2025 as the reverse mortgage market remained steady despite a lengthy government shutdown.

After October’s shutdown-related pause and inflated November numbers, endorsements rebounded in December, rising +12%. All regions grew compared to their October/November averages and several lenders also showed growth.

Read our full HECM Lenders report from December 2025 https://www.rminsight.net/hecm-lenders-december-2025/

RMI’s November 2025 HECM Lenders report is out! No HECMs were endorsed in October 2025, so November’s figures are inflated relative to a normal month due to delays resulting from the government shutdown.

In October/November 2025, HECM endorsements dropped -11.7% to 1,953 loans, although we suspect there is still some endorsement backlog to come in December which could mean this interpretation is conservative.

Access our full report here https://www.rminsight.net/hecm-lenders-november-2025/

Curious how forward LOs can size up reverse mortgage opportunities in seconds?

Listen to the exclusive interview with RMI’s John K. Lunde and Jon McCue as they walk through the new cutting-edge Reverse Qualifier tool—Designed to assist all loan officers in swiftly determining the viability of a loan, assessing the benefits to the borrower, and outlining the potential ex*****on of the loan

Watch the full interview and see an RQ walk-through: https://hecmworld.com/2025/11/14/ffft-reverse-qualifier-rmi-cross-channel-distribution/