Reverse mortgage securities continue downward march

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The reverse mortgage securities market continues to show the side effects of the HECM product’s rough year. Issuance for HECM mortgage-backed securities, or HMBS, fell to just under $614 million in January, down from December’s $619 million, according to recent data from New View Advisors. The numbers reflect a tough year for HMBS, which closed out 2018 with $9.6 billion, a drop from 2017’s $10.5 billion.