Lenders and consumer advocates urged FHA to study the financial habits of users of buy-now-pay-later services before making policy changes to how the accounts are used in mortgage underwriting calculations.
Researchers at the think tank said changes need to be made to bring loss mitigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs in line with FHA servicing protocols.
PennyMac, the largest correspondent lender in the industry, will begin offering non-qualified mortgages later this month. The move could be a major boost for the sector.