The Loan Store launches HELOC product; LendingPros debuts condotel financing solution; Carrington Mortgage introduces 40-year fixed-rate terms for non-QM products; RenoFi partners with TruStage for after-renovation-value HELOCs; WAMC merges with Terra Property Trust; UWM announces four new bank statement loan options.

Change Mortgage’s unique approach to underwriting for underserved communities has earned the CDFI its first AAA-rated security.

The share of no- or sub-ratio loans in the DSCR space rose to 43.7% in the first quarter of 2023, according to DBRS. A ratio of less than 1.0 indicates monthly rent doesn’t fully cover loan payments.

Renewed calls for standardization come with potential challenges unique to the non-QM sector.

Maryland passed legislation with new standards for shared appreciation agreements as the niche sector continues to see strong demand from homebuyers.

Surge of non-agency MBS hits market; Redwood partners with Oaktree on business-purpose loans; A&D Mortgage launches second-mortgage product; former First Republic CEO appointed to lead Turkey’s central bank.

At a non-QM conference this week, leaders of non-QM operations detailed the importance of education for lenders looking to expand their book of business.

Gig economy workers offer a new type of self-employed borrower for lenders to approach, but they come with their own set of underwriting challenges.

Ownify launched its fractional homeownership program in the Triangle area of North Carolina after raising $7 million in seed funding.

Roc360 acquires BPL assets from Civic Financial Services; new non-agency MBS; non-agency MBS performing well; UWM launches new jumbo products; fractional home-equity provider.