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      <title>ARM Production Bounces Back in Fourth Quarter</title>
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        <![CDATA[An estimated $94.00 billion of adjustable-rate mortgages were originated in the fourth quarter, up 20.5% from the third quarter. For the full year, volume shot up 44.7% to an estimated $298.00 billion. (Includes data table.)]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:52:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Maxex Platform Grows With Tradeweb</title>
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        <![CDATA[In the month since announcing its partnership with Tradeweb, Maxex has seen growth in its digital exchange platform. The company also made updates to its non-QM Select 5 program.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:51:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Newer Non-Agency Lenders Face Stumbling Blocks</title>
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        <![CDATA[If originators moving into the non-agency space are not careful with product types unfamiliar to them, there can be risk and operational ramifications downstream.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:50:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Correspondent Share of Nonconforming Lending Increases</title>
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        <![CDATA[In 2025, the correspondent channel gained market share in the nonconforming market from the retail and broker channels. (Includes two data tables.)]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>AAPL Warns of Fraud on Business-Purpose Loans</title>
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        <![CDATA[The American Association of Private Lenders issued the alert because of concerns that the fraud patterns could be widely replicated.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:47:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Lone Star Raises $1.0 Billion in Non-Agency Investments</title>
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        <![CDATA[The company’s Lone Star Residential Mortgage Fund IV aims to invest upwards of $10 billion in non-agency mortgages.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:45:06 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Huntington’s Physician Mortgages Performing Well</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Huntington National Bank’s physician lending business expects growth in mortgage originations and has exhibited strong performance.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237043</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:44:07 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237043-huntings-physician-mortgages-performing-well</link>
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      <title>News Briefs</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Non-QM impairments rise in February; new automated underwriting system for jumbos; Flourish Lending looks to help independent advisors compete with banks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:43:11 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Non-Agency Interest Rates Rise Amid Volatility Due to Iran War</title>
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        <![CDATA[Market volatility and oil price shocks tied to the conflict in the Middle East are driving up interest rates on non-agency mortgages.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:08:14 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Newfi Lending Open to Acquisitions, Partnerships</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[After rapid growth in 2025, Newfi Lending is looking to acquire lenders and establish partnerships.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:07:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>RTL Originations Flat While DSCR Volume Sees Growth</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Originations of residential transition loans saw little growth at the start of this year, while debt service coverage ratio loan volume increased.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:05:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Production Declines at Velocity in Fourth Quarter</title>
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        <![CDATA[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%.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:02:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Urban Institute Calls for Regulation of Shared Equity Products</title>
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        <![CDATA[With originations of shared equity products increasing, additional regulations and transparency are needed to protect homeowners, according to analysts at the Urban Institute.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:01:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>News Briefs</title>
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        <![CDATA[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.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Despite Volatility, Crypto Lending Sees Strong Demand</title>
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        <![CDATA[Though the value of bitcoin has dropped sharply in recent months, mortgage lenders allowing borrowers to use the crypto holding to qualify for home purchases are bullish on the product.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:36:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Redwood Markets Inaugural Aspire Securitization</title>
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        <![CDATA[The $391.3 million non-qualified mortgage securitization received preliminary AAA ratings from three firms. The REIT had been selling the production primarily as whole loans until now.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:34:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Non-Agency Servicing Needs Collaboration, Robust Data</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Speakers at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s servicing solutions conference discussed what makes a good non-agency servicer.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:32:57 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>MFA Financial’s Income Increases; BPL Lender Expands</title>
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        <![CDATA[MFA Financial posted an increase in income in the fourth quarter of 2025. The firm’s BPL lender Lima One launched a wholesale channel and plans to relaunch multifamily lending in early 2026.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:28:02 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Angel Oak REIT Leans into HELOCs; Income Steady in 4Q</title>
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        <![CDATA[Though Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s main focus is non-qualified mortgages, the REIT plans to regularly participate in securitizing home equity lines of credit.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:26:05 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236784-angel-oak-reit-leans-into-helocs-steady-income-in-4q</link>
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      <title>News Briefs</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Non-QM impairment rate rises in January; LenderMAC acquires Direct Mortgage.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:24:07 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Brokers First Funding Plots Non-QM Growth in 2026</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[The wholesale lender’s goals include increasing brand awareness, geographic expansion and improving service levels.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Newrez Increases Production of Non-QMs in 4Q</title>
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        <![CDATA[Originations of non-qualified mortgages by Newrez increased by 50% on a quarterly basis in the fourth quarter of 2025.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:35 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236642-newrez-income-drops-in-4q-non-qm-production-increases</link>
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      <title>Maxex and Tradeweb Collaborate on Mortgage Marketplace</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Maxex and Tradeweb Markets announced a collaboration to expand access to mortgage investments. Tradeweb also made a strategic investment in Maxex.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:38 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Non-QM Performance Sees Slight Recovery in December</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[The improvement was not enough to recover the ground lost in November, which ended on a Sunday.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Fraud Involving DSCR Mortgages Rising</title>
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        <![CDATA[Cotality’s fraud risk index grew 1.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by a rise in issues with debt service coverage ratio loans.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:41 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>News Briefs</title>
      <author>azimmardi@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[More than 40 lenders using FICO Score 10T for nonconforming mortgages; Sierra Mortgage Capital launches new non-qualified mortgage product.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:43 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance Slows in 4Q</title>
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        <![CDATA[Issuance of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities declined during the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the first quarterly decline in issuance for the sector in two years. (Includes three data tables.)]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:40:41 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Annaly’s Non-Agency Conduit Has Record Year</title>
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        <![CDATA[Annaly Capital Management achieved company records in lock volume and securitization issuance during the fourth quarter of 2025.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:38:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Non-Agency Lenders Bracing for Decline in Interest Rates</title>
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        <![CDATA[With the potential for interest rates to decline further, originators in the RTL and DSCR space have varying strategies for dealing with volume changes.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:37:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Fraud Risks Persist for Non-Agency Mortgages</title>
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        <![CDATA[Industry participants recently warned against common types of fraud involving DSCR mortgages and residential transition loans.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:36:46 -0500</pubDate>
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