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Abby Zimmardi

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Short Takes: Foreclosure Activity Increases / Downpayment Assistance Program in California / Homeowners Remain Pessimistic About Housing Market / Pending Home Sales Drop

October 9, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Foreclosure activity jumped 17% in the third quarter compared to 2024.
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Spike in Non-QM Delinquencies in August Pinned on Sunday

October 8, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
dv01 said caution is warranted in interpreting the rise in the impairment rate as August ended on a Sunday.
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Increase in Expanded-Credit Lending Prompts Concerns

October 7, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Greg Sher, a managing director at NFM Lending, warned about potential parallels between the expanded-credit market and the non-agency market in the runup to the crash of 2008.
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Non-Agency Issuance Already Outstrips Last Year's Total

October 6, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
The top prime jumbo and expanded-credit issuer so far this year: JPMorgan Chase.
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Non-Agency MBS Issuance Already Topping 2024 Levels

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Issuance in the first nine months of this year already surpassed the volume seen in all of 2024. Expanded-credit loans are leading the charge. (Includes data tables.)
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GSE Conforming Jumbo Business Trending Down in 2025

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
The volume of conforming jumbo mortgages in the first nine months of 2025 fell by 17.2% compared to 2024. (Includes data table.)
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Delinquencies on Non-QMs Spike in August

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
The impairment rate on securitized non-qualified mortgages rose sharply in August. The increase can largely be explained by the month ending on a Sunday, according to dv01.
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Expanded-Credit Lenders Partner With Investors

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Invictus Capital Partners and CrossCountry announced separate partnerships with loan investors.
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Losses Mount at Fix-and-Flip Player Groundfloor

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Groundfloor Finance took a $2.1 million loss in the first half of 2025. The firm focuses on fix-and-flip lending.
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Constructive Capital Touts Looser Underwriting

October 3, 2025
Abby Zimmardi
Constructive Capital is posting below average delinquency rates on mortgages for investment properties while offering more lenient underwriting than the industry average.
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