The glossary is aimed at standardizing the terms and definitions used in the private lending ecosystem.

Real estate investment trusts are merging as the market begins to shift amid changes to capital requirements for banks.

Slate of new MBS announced; A&D offers high-FICO discount on non-QMs, UWM updates jumbo program; Stellar approved for due diligence by DBRS Morningstar.

Carrington introduces 40-year loan program; Moody’s upgrades NewRez’s expanded-credit business; DBRS Morningstar updates home equity asset class ratings methodology.

Mortgage loans provide good portfolio diversification and match up well with insurers’ long-term liabilities.

New non-QM MBS; Figure gains new private label partners; CFPB weighs in on TILA case; Guaranteed Rate takes full ownership of relocation mortgage specialist; AG Mortgage Investment Trust bids on Western Asset Mortgage Capital; A&D improves second-loan pricing.

Fix-and-flip properties accounted for a larger share of home sales in the first quarter than they did in late 2022. But low inventory may put the brakes back on.

The platform offers end-to-end support and closing times measured in days, not weeks.

After deploying new solutions for the non-QM market, Maxex has partnered with South Street Securities Holdings and Atlas Merchant Capital for a new equity investment round.

Netherlands-based Anyone.com is the latest to throw its hat into the growing shared-ownership mortgage space. Its goal is to stretch available financing to assist as many homebuyers as possible.