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?

With home prices continuing to increase, jumbo lending — a must menu item for California shops — is now gaining popularity in other states.

Most lenders are confident non-QM lending will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels thanks to strong demand for purchase mortgages.

The powerful consumer regulator said extending the compliance date of the general QM final rule will give lenders more time to use the GSE “patch.”

Some non-QM lenders weathered market volatility in March 2020 without halting production while others took a few months off. Now, two of the top players in the sector are ready to increase production.

Volatility in the secondary market for non-QMs receded within two months but originations are still nowhere near pre-pandemic levels. Reason: lenders focusing on agency refis.