An increase in housing supply has helped increase options for buyers, limiting home price appreciation.

Concern is rising that auto, mobile phone and home improvement ABS could face more defaults and poorer performance due to increased tariffs.

Nonbanks are offering discounts ahead of a spring homebuying season filled with uncertainty.

Expanded-credit mortgages accounted for 58.2% of collateral in non-agency MBS issued during the first quarter.

ARDRI is the brainchild of Brian O’Shaughnessy, the former co-CEO of Rama Capital.

Expanded-credit mortgages, jumbo loans and GSE-eligible collateral in MBS securitizations were all up in the first quarter of 2025. (Includes data tables.)

Brian O’Shaughnessy, the former co-CEO of Rama Capital Partners, launched ARDRI to provide a mix of the latest technology and customer-focused operations for non-QM mortgage brokers.

A change in FHA lending requirements could lead to more non-permanent residents using non-QM options.

Volume of noncore products at the GSEs shifted downward in the first quarter as questions around the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac persist. (Includes data table.)

Toorak Connect is an underwriting platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to score loans based on risk. It has been used to underwrite more than $5 billion in business-purpose loans since its launch in 2022.