Reverse Mortgage Statistics


The following section contains statistics for the FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program.

FHA Outlook: Single-Family Operations March 4, 2010

FHA publishes a monthly report titled FHA Outlook: Single-Family Operations, which examines its forward and reverse book of business for that particular month.

HECM Endorsements by State, Borrower Characteristics March 4, 2010

Below is data provided by HUD that includes loan endorsements by state from 1990 to the present, interest rate and borrower statistics.

Monthly HECM Production March 4, 2010

FHA insured 7,629 reverse mortgages in January (32,418 overall for FY 2010), compared with 9,858 loans endorsed a year ago (37,511 total).

Exclusive HECM Endorsement Analysis March 4, 2010

Following is a more detailed analysis of the monthly HECM data published by HUD prepared by Reverse Market Insight.

Annual HECM Production Chart

The following page shows annual HECM production from 1990 to the present by federal fiscal year and by calendar year from 2001 onward.

HECM Principal Limit Factor Tables August 28, 2009

Posted is a chart obtained from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that displays the principal limit factors that determine how much equity a homeowner receives through an FHA-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage.




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