Two lenders recently launched proprietary reverse-mortgage products. Quicken Loans’ One Reverse Mortgage unit is offering Home Equity Loan Optimizer. “With HELO, many high-value homes, condominiums, and solar-panel homes may qualify for a reverse mortgage,” One Reverse said. “Along with that, there is no mortgage insurance premium required and the amount clients may receive in proceeds is up to $4.0 million.” Longbridge Financial launched its Platinum ... [Includes two briefs]

With refinance business drying up, more lenders and loan aggregators are entering the expanded-credit market, launching non-qualified mortgage programs and other products.

Gregory Funding is in the first year of a three-year expansion plan…

CALCAP is looking to expand into the Texas market…

It might be in Ditech’s best interest if Houlihan Lokey finds a buyer now while MSR values are still peaking…

Mortgage lenders became slightly more daring in terms of the credit characteristics of the loans they sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the second quarter of 2018, according to an exclusive new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis and ranking. [Includes two data charts.]

Secondary market trading for home-equity loans has increased across most market segments, thanks to greater available supply driven by higher prices, according to a new report from MountainView Financial Solutions, a Denver-based provider of financial services analytics and advisory services.

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America were the top producers of jumbo loans in the second quarter…

Select Portfolio Services will handle the monthly servicing chores for Angel Oak.

Bankers argue that single-family construction loans should be exempt from TRID because they are temporary and cover construction activity…