Originations of residential transition loans saw little growth at the start of this year, while debt service coverage ratio loan volume increased.

The business-purpose lender’s origination volume was down 14.1% on a quarterly basis in the fourth quarter, though income increased by 37.1%.

With originations of shared equity products increasing, additional regulations and transparency are needed to protect homeowners, according to analysts at the Urban Institute.

Radian plans to close non-agency conduit; Pennymac launches non-qualified mortgage suite in wholesale channel; Logan Finance offers new jumbo non-QM program; Beeline partners on tokenization.

There was strong investor interest in Redwood Trust’s first issuance through the Aspire shelf, which focused on expanded-credit mortgages.

Velocity Financial's income increased by 37.1% in the fourth quarter, while loan production declined by 14.1% from the third quarter.

The retention rate in the fourth quarter of 2025 was the strongest since 2014, thanks to falling interest rates. Retention was especially strong among recently originated loans, ICE found.

Many homeowners are leaning on buy now, pay later products to manage their cash flows, according to a new report from JPMorgan Chase.

The real estate brokerage adjusted the fee model for its Motto Mortgage business and cut off a number of partners.

ECGI plans to test tokenization of residential mortgages with up to $10 million of collateral.