Number of HECMs in the U.S. 2005-2024
Home equity conversion mortgages (HECM) are a federally insured reverse mortgages which allow homeowners in the United States to withdraw some of the equity in the home that they own. In the financial year ending in September 2024, approximately 20,000 HECMs were granted. Wells Fargo was the leading reverse mortgage provider of all times as of 2024.