Nationwide Equities Launches ReverseReach Tool

The new platform helps mortgage brokers screen existing borrowers for reverse mortgage opportunities.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Residential

Quiet office desk beside a window in soft morning light, with a potted plant and a closed leather folio on the wood. — Nationwide Equities launched ReverseReach, a tool letting mortgage brokers screen existing borrowers for reverse mortgage opportunities amid pressured forward-lending volume. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Nationwide Equities has launched ReverseReach, a tool that lets mortgage professionals enter borrower financial and property scenarios to identify potential reverse mortgage opportunities. The tool is positioned as a preliminary screening aid rather than a full underwriting engine.

Why it matters

The launch comes as volume in the forward mortgage market remains under pressure from higher rates, tighter affordability and competition. Nationwide Equities is directing the tool toward business development with existing borrowers, a strategy that may appeal to originators seeking new revenue.

Nationwide Equities originated 111 reverse mortgages worth $216 million over the past 12 months, according to Modex data. The company endorsed 26 HECMs through the first nine months of the year, per Reverse Market Insight data, and the stub does not indicate how these figures compare with prior periods.

The players

Nationwide Equities

A mortgage lender that originates reverse mortgages and offers its own private-label product, EquityPower, launched in 2020.

The details

ReverseReach allows mortgage professionals to enter basic borrower and property data into a scenario runner to see whether a reverse mortgage may be viable. Brokers can connect with a live underwriter regardless of the initial result, and the help desk is staffed by full-time Direct Endorsement underwriters.

Nationwide Equities launched its private-label reverse mortgage, EquityPower, in 2020.
ReverseReach launch announced November 4, 2026.

Market Landscape

ReverseReach extends Nationwide Equities' EquityPower private-label reverse mortgage, launched in 2020, by adding a screening tool directed at existing borrowers. The move reflects lenders' effort to find new business in a forward mortgage market pressured by higher rates and tighter affordability.

Homeowners age 55 and older can be screened for reverse mortgage eligibility through brokers who use ReverseReach. Borrowers who receive an initial opportunity result may speak with a live underwriter regardless of the screening outcome.

The takeaway

Homeowners age 55 and older who are considering a reverse mortgage can ask a participating broker whether a screening like ReverseReach applies to their situation. Speaking with an underwriter early can clarify whether the product fits their finances.