It’s assumed that third-quarter originations will be down compared to 1Q and 2Q, but lenders remain sanguine about the short term. Also, some are finding solace in non-QM production.

Jumbo mortgages and non-qualified mortgages can generate better margins than agency products. Still, the loans don’t necessarily offer a guaranteed path to profits.

Layoffs can be good news for lenders looking for an employment bargain. In particular, non-agency shops are looking to hire.

Lenders are making moves in anticipation of an uptick in non-QM lending. The wildcard is interest rates.

The new standards mirror FHFA’s existing requirements in many ways, while extending the provisions to non-agency mortgages. CSBS also provided a few breaks to the industry.

A handful of commercial banks are quietly making a name for themselves in non-agency warehouse finance. Among them: Axos Bank, Silvergate and Western Alliance...

Home prices are increasing at levels last seen in 2005. A growing share of mortgage originations are shifting to the jumbo market and cash-out refis.

Have a personal line of credit with Wells Fargo? Cherish it while you can. The bank is yanking the product by summer’s end.

Incenter Mortgage Advisors is known mostly as a servicing broker and whole loan trader, but through an affiliate it wants to help nonbank mortgage firms tap the student loan market. Will it fly?

Fannie Mae is feeling slightly more bullish on the origination picture for 2021. Also: Are lenders ready to chop heads?