HUD, USDA rescind COVID eviction policies; USDA business delinquencies rise; FHA Neighborhood Watch errors; Ginnie revises termination grounds.

Though the value of bitcoin has dropped sharply in recent months, mortgage lenders allowing borrowers to use the crypto holding to qualify for home purchases are bullish on the product.

The $391.3 million non-qualified mortgage securitization received preliminary AAA ratings from three firms. The REIT had been selling the production primarily as whole loans until now.

Speakers at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s servicing solutions conference discussed what makes a good non-agency servicer.

MFA Financial posted an increase in income in the fourth quarter of 2025. The firm’s BPL lender Lima One launched a wholesale channel and plans to relaunch multifamily lending in early 2026.

Though Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s main focus is non-qualified mortgages, the REIT plans to regularly participate in securitizing home equity lines of credit.

Non-QM impairment rate rises in January; LenderMAC acquires Direct Mortgage.

The government agency is working with industry trade groups on potential revisions to its issuer acknowledgment agreements.

Non-qualified mortgage loans and home equity products are gaining interest from investors, driving securitization up.

The overall levels of delinquencies, though, vary on a nominal and age-equivalent basis.