Most of the noncore categories where the GSEs are active lagged overall market growth. The one that didn’t: conforming jumbos. (Includes data table.)

The business-purpose lender launched a broker channel and expects to expand its wholesale operations in the years to come.

One in 12 home sales in the first quarter of 2024 was a flipped home, but only one-third of flippers used financing.

EquiFi hires new leadership for mortgage division; Encompass Lending to use FICO Score 10T; LoanStream announces July pricing special; Change Lending appoints new CFO.

A&D Mortgage increases loan limits for foreign national loans; Invictus Capital Partners starts loan-selling business for insurance companies; Dunmor adds two new executives.

Three prime non-agency MBS hit the market this week, largely with loans that were eligible for sale to the GSEs. Two expanded-credit deals also started marketing.

A&D announces new pricing tiers for DSCR loans; REMN Wholesale announces June pricing special; Acra has record-breaking May; Champions hires new VP of underwriting.

The securitization market is favorable for non-agency mortgages, aggregators and originators noted during first-quarter earnings calls.

The company continues to offload older non-qualified mortgages, helping to increase the weighted-average coupon on its loan portfolio.

The real estate investment trust originates non-qualified mortgage, home equity and agency loans through its NewRez unit, and funds residential transition loans through its Genesis Capital affiliate.