HECM broker endorsements continue tepid pace in May

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) production data for May 2026 shows that the nation’s top brokers and third-party originators (TPOs) remain largely unchanged from the prior month, while the number of endorsements were relatively flat compared to April. The data — compiled by Reverse Market Insight and published by HECMWorld.com — shows that Atlantic Avenue Mortgage continues to pace the broker/TPO channel by a wide margin. The company endorsed 75 HECM loans in May, down from 110 in April, although its 12-month rolling average was unchanged at 978 loans. loanDepot was second in the May rankings with 48 endorsements, above their 12-month average of 39. Caliver Beach Mortgage (22), C2 Financial Corp. (19) and West Capital Lending (17) rounded out the top five. The monthly broker rankings lag two months behind the HECM direct endorsement activity for July published earlier this month by New View Advisors. That dataset shows that the nation’s top 15 companies endorsed 2,034 HECM loans last month, down slightly from June. More than half of those endorsements were done by the top three lenders — Finance of America (498), Mutual of Omaha Mortgage (377) and Longbridge Financial (351)....