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Read more: HMBS January 2020 Part II: HMBS Float Remains in Equilibrium Just Above $54 BillionOutstanding HMBS rose by $15 million in January, as lower payoffs were balanced by a strong issuance month, including seasoned new issuance. Payoffs totaled approximately $900 million, down about $25 million from last month. Total outstanding HMBS hovers at $54 billion, an equilibrium in which new issuance and interest roll-up roughly equal payoffs. In 2019,…
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Read more: HECM Endorsement Analytics – January 2020HUD’s January 2020 HECM Endorsement Summary Report shows 3,919 endorsements, a strong start for the year, though volume may include backlogged pipeline from year-end. Our summary can be found here: NV Endorsement 2020_01. The increase in volume is evenly distributed geographically. Compared to December, the Atlanta field office volume increased 66%, from 452 to 751 units;…
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Read more: HMBS January 2020: Beginnings of a Happy New Year?HMBS issuance totaled $760 million in January 2020, as lower rates continued to strengthen new production. 87 pools were issued in January, including about $550 million of new unseasoned HECM first participation pools, continuing a strong upward trend in production. There were no highly seasoned new issues. For comparison, HMBS issuers sold 97 pools totaling…
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Read more: HMBS December 2019 Part II: Bye Bye (Peak) BuyoutOutstanding HMBS rose $137 million in December, as lower payoffs were balanced by a strong issuance month, including seasoned new issuance. Payoffs totaled just over $950 million, about the same as November. Total outstanding HMBS now stands at just over $54 billion. For now, supply is in equilibrium, with new issuance and interest roll-up roughly…
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Read more: HECM Endorsement Analytics – December 2019HUD’s December 2019 HECM Endorsement Summary Report shows a total of 2,461 endorsements. Our summary can be found here: NV Endorsement 2019_12 WBWFW. The monthly year-over-year increase is nearly 40%; however, that metric is skewed by muted endorsement activities from December 2018 as a result of last year’s government shutdown. The December 2019 endorsement count…
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Read more: 2019 HMBS Issuer League Tables – No SurprisesAAG kept its frontrunner HMBS issuer position throughout 2019, ending the year with $1.97 billion of issuance and 24% market share. It’s worth noting AAG’s issuance totals are all new originations and tails, with no highly seasoned pools issued. Longbridge finished in second place with $1.72 billion of issuance and 21% share, including more seasoned…
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Read more: HMBS December 2019: Stocking Half Full in 2018? Then Hang Two Stockings This YearHMBS issuance totaled $908 million in December 2019, as lower rates continued to strengthen new production. 92 pools were issued in December, including about $484 million of new unseasoned HECM first participation pools, maintaining the high monthly total for new production this year. This month’s total was also helped by two large seasoned new issues,…
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Read more: HMBS November 2019 Part II: HMBS Float in Equilibrium at $54 BillionOutstanding HMBS fell by $33 million in November, as lower payoffs were balanced by a strong issuance month. Payoffs totaled just under $928 million, the lowest amount in 9 months. Total outstanding HMBS fell to about $53.9 billion, a three-year low, but scarcely different from last month’s total. This is only the second month HMBS…
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Read more: November 2019: Issuers Give Thanks for Abundant HMBS HarvestHMBS issuance totaled $732 million in November 2019, as lower rates continued to strengthen new production. 89 pools were issued in November, including about $506 million of new unseasoned HECM first participation pools, easily the highest monthly total for new production this year, and the fourth straight monthly increase. For comparison, HMBS issuers sold 84…
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Read more: HECM Endorsement Analytics – October 2019HUD’s October 2019 HECM Endorsement Summary Report shows a total of 3,296 endorsements; it is a 36% increase from September’s 2,420 endorsements. Our summary can be found here: NV Endorsement 2019_10. Other than in February 2019, when the market recovered from the year-end slowdown and reached over 4,000 endorsements, October’s endorsement count is the strongest since…