Logan Finance hires new chief of staff; Hometap tops $1 billion in HEI funded products; Primis Bank adopts FICO Score 10 T; LendSure announces new bridge loan product; A&D Mortgage offers leap year promotion.

A $576.1 million MBS backed by GSE-eligible jumbo mortgages from CalCon Mutual Mortgage helped drive a slight increase in prime non-agency mortgage-backed security issuance in the fourth quarter. (Includes three data tables.)

Looser underwriting standards for loans in expanded-credit MBS issued in 2023 are leading to higher delinquency rates.

Samuel Bjelac is returning to Carrington Mortgage Services to help grow non-QM originations in its third-party origination channels.

The HELOC program will use 12 or 24 months of bank statements for income verification.

The A&D mortgage shelf plans to issue six expanded-credit MBS this year.

Despite growing delinquencies, Morningstar DBRS has provided a stable outlook for the securitization markets involving non-QM loans and HEI agreements.

Angel Oak executives believe home equity products for self-employed and non-QM borrowers could be a growth area for brokers this year.

The tool for non-QM lenders is designed to help replace the 1007 form traditionally used for appraising rental properties.

Downpayments has secured funding allowing it to offer downpayment loans for investment properties secured by a second mortgage.