The National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted to reduce restrictions on mortgage investments by insurance companies, providing more incentives for the firms to buy non-agency assets.

A group of 30 major servicers handled an estimated $1.44 trillion of jumbo mortgages at the end of March, a 1.0% increase on a quarterly basis. (Includes one data table.)

More extensive rehab projects and growing investor demand have pushed some lenders to consider getting more lenient with some standards for residential transition loans.

Luxury home sale price growth outpaces non-luxury prices; Newfi Lending integrates income analysis tool with Prudent AI; Velocity Financial appoints new chief technology officer.

Adjustable-rate mortgages accounted for 38.2% of first-lien holdings at banks and thrifts at the end of March, down from 42.6% at the end of December. (Includes data table.)

At the MBA’s secondary market conference this week, non-agency industry participants discussed how to keep non-QM originations flowing through market volatility.

Demand from insurance companies is helping fuel originations of mortgages underwritten with debt service coverage ratios.

Among the top-five servicers handling non-agency mortgage-backed securities, JPMorgan Chase was the only servicer to see a drop in volume in the first quarter. (Includes data table.)

Non-agency originations of higher-priced mortgages declined to $32.29 billion in 2025. The loans accounted for just 1.7% of total originations last year. (Includes two data tables.)

Officials at Figure Technology Solutions see home equity lines of credit as a way to get into the residential mortgage market. They plan to expand into other offerings.