Rithm is both a buyer and seller of non-agency mortgages. Wider spreads in recent months have helped generate strong returns from loan acquisitions. Meanwhile, RTL production through its Genesis unit slowed during the first quarter.

The Michigan-based bank is putting an emphasis on a unique home equity line of credit product.

Impairment rate on non-QMs declines; new issuers of home equity loan securitizations; bank offers new jumbo ARMs via wholesale channel; proprietary reverse-mortgage product from Liberty Reverse Mortgage.

Proponents of the non-agency market see GSE reform as an opportunity to take steps to increase the non-agency share of activity in the secondary market. The Trump administration’s plans for the secondary market remain unclear.

A new bill sets exemptions for secondary market participants after a state regulator established deeply unpopular licensing requirements at the beginning of the year.

Carrington is expanding its guidelines and offering competitive pricing for non-QMs in the correspondent channel, aiming to gain market share. The company also works to help correspondent sellers mitigate risks on non-QM sales.

Castlelake plans to invest in up to $2 billion of newly originated residential mortgages sourced from Invictus Capital Partners.

Beeline Financial started operations in 2020 and has yet to turn a profit. The company is now publicly traded thanks to a transaction involving a distillery, with plans to boost non-QM lending by leaning on technology.

Moody’s affirms assessments on Redwood; Deephaven loosens DSCR underwriting; Dan Perl update; ARDRI acquires expanded-credit lender; new proprietary reverse mortgages from Mutual of Omaha Mortgage.

Brian O’Shaughnessy, the former co-CEO of Rama Capital Partners, launched ARDRI to provide a mix of the latest technology and customer-focused operations for non-QM mortgage brokers.