Planet Management Group is increasing its non-agency servicing portfolio and recently received an upgraded rating.

Genesis Capital has issued more than $1 billion in rated residential transition loan securitizations since Morningstar DBRS started rating the securitizations in March.

With debt service coverage ratio loans becoming increasingly popular among lenders, underwriters need to balance guidelines against regional variations in rental values.

Refi promotion at A&D and DSCR expansion; Hometap brings new HEI securitization; Aclara Lending enters the non-QM lender space.

Brokers took ground in nonconforming loan originations from retail and correspondent lenders during the first half of 2024. (Includes two data tables.)

As in previous years, several large lenders have announced increases to conforming loan limits ahead of the FHFA’s official release. However, this time there’s a risk that some lenders overshot where conforming loan limits will be set in 2025.

The new joint venture has already issued its first MBS, with expanded-credit mortgages originated by A&D Mortgage.

Despite interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, fix-and-flip lenders believe a lack of inventory and traditional seasonality will lead to a quiet end to 2024.

Life insurance companies are increasingly looking to expand their capital allocation in non-qualified mortgage investments, according to Angel Oak Capital.

Carlyle agreed to purchase up to $300 million of equity-sharing home loans originated through a new program from Unison.