The volume of conforming jumbo mortgages in the first nine months of 2025 fell by 17.2% compared to 2024. (Includes data table.)

The impairment rate on securitized non-qualified mortgages rose sharply in August. The increase can largely be explained by the month ending on a Sunday, according to dv01.

Invictus Capital Partners and CrossCountry announced separate partnerships with loan investors.

Groundfloor Finance took a $2.1 million loss in the first half of 2025. The firm focuses on fix-and-flip lending.

Constructive Capital is posting below average delinquency rates on mortgages for investment properties while offering more lenient underwriting than the industry average.

Better’s new home equity line of credit offering is aimed at self-employed borrowers and small-business owners.

Prices for luxury homes break from overall trend; The Mortgage Calculator launches asset depletion and asset utilization mortgage program; Planet Financial Group appoints Tim Fisher as senior vice president of non-agency lending.

FHA is continuing to endorse most single-family home loans during the government shutdown, but with some constraints.

About a week before FHA’s updated loss-mitigation waterfall went into effect, the agency issued several changes. However, servicers have additional time to incorporate the new updates.

Ongoing maintenance of FHA’s Loan Review System will likely be prolonged by the government shutdown. The system remains offline in the meantime.