July 14, 2023

Non-Agency MBS Issuance Tumbles in Second Quarter

Non-agency MBS issuance backslid in the second quarter of 2023 after a brief surge to kick off the year. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Life Insurance Firms See Opportunities in Non-QM

Mortgage loans provide good portfolio diversification and match up well with insurers’ long-term liabilities. Read More

Schwab Offers Mortgage Discounts to Wealthy Clients

Financial services company Charles Schwab is expanding a program that offers discounted mortgage rates in a bid to draw more high-net-worth clients. Read More

New Non-QM Lender Uses Custom Tech to Stand Out

The Mortgage Calculator is leveraging multimedia and an in-house technology team to be as transparent as possible with its broker partners. Read More

Fix-and-Flip Market Bounces Back Despite Inventory Crunch

Fix-and-flip properties accounted for a larger share of home sales in the first quarter than they did in late 2022. But low inventory may put the brakes back on. Read More

Non-QM Lenders Debut Slate of New Products and Enhancements

Lenders are launching or expanding programs for foreign nationals, borrowers with credit events and short-term rentals. Read More

Investors Pulling Back From Single-Family Rental Market

A lack of inventory and rising interest rates are driving a slowdown in availability of rental units. And investors are reassessing their portfolios. Read More

News Briefs

New non-QM MBS; Figure gains new private label partners; CFPB weighs in on TILA case; Guaranteed Rate takes full ownership of relocation mortgage specialist; AG Mortgage Investment Trust bids on Western Asset Mortgage Capital; A&D improves second-loan pricing. Read More

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Non-Agency MBS Issuance Tumbles in Second Quarter

Life Insurance Firms See Opportunities in Non-QM

Schwab Offers Mortgage Discounts to Wealthy Clients

New Non-QM Lender Uses Custom Tech to Stand Out

Fix-and-Flip Market Bounces Back Despite Inventory Crunch

Non-QM Lenders Debut Slate of New Products and Enhancements

Investors Pulling Back From Single-Family Rental Market

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July 14, 2023

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?