American Pledge Foundation, a nonprofit, has launched a sustainable homeownership program that establishes a safety-net fund equal to 5% of a home’s value for the first five years of a loan.
Non-QM lender Pacaso receives $100 million credit facility from Texas Capital; Merchants Bank is using Blue Sage Solutions’ digital lending platform for its jumbo correspondent lending program.
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.
An evolving regulatory environment under the Trump administration has created new interest in mortgages backed by cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and Ethereum.