Newrez and a handful of other servicers are gaining ground on Select Portfolio Servicing for non-agency MBS servicing duties. (Includes data table.)

Delinquencies and loan modifications on securitized non-QMs resumed increasing in May. Issuance from 2023 is performing worse than prior vintages while deals from 2024 have benefited from improved underwriting.

Impairment rate on securitized non-QMs rises in May; Rocket offering bridge loans; architecture firm to acquire non-QM lender; Chimera unit aggregating HEIs for securitization.

While jumbo servicing among a group of 30 large servicers was up 10.0% on an annual basis as of the end of March, growth in the first quarter of 2025 was well below that pace. (Includes data table.)

Debt service coverage ratio mortgages, residential transition loans and other alternative products include some unique features that can’t necessarily be handled well by servicing systems for standard residential mortgages.

Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing passed Newrez/Shellpoint with servicing tied to non-agency MBS issued in the first quarter. The bulk of SPS’ servicing is focused on expanded-credit mortgages.

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.

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

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.

The subservicing solution is designed to manage the unique challenges of servicing home equity lines of credit.