After deploying new solutions for the non-QM market, Maxex has partnered with South Street Securities Holdings and Atlas Merchant Capital for a new equity investment round.

The non-agency secondary market has been slow recently. But three new securities show there’s still some action.

Netherlands-based Anyone.com is the latest to throw its hat into the growing shared-ownership mortgage space. Its goal is to stretch available financing to assist as many homebuyers as possible.

The Loan Store launches HELOC product; LendingPros debuts condotel financing solution; Carrington Mortgage introduces 40-year fixed-rate terms for non-QM products; RenoFi partners with TruStage for after-renovation-value HELOCs; WAMC merges with Terra Property Trust; UWM announces four new bank statement loan options.

Change Mortgage’s unique approach to underwriting for underserved communities has earned the CDFI its first AAA-rated security.

The share of no- or sub-ratio loans in the DSCR space rose to 43.7% in the first quarter of 2023, according to DBRS. A ratio of less than 1.0 indicates monthly rent doesn’t fully cover loan payments.

Renewed calls for standardization come with potential challenges unique to the non-QM sector.

The lender’s lawsuit alleges that a former account executive took private broker information from the company’s database and broke the lender’s noncompete clause.

Maryland passed legislation with new standards for shared appreciation agreements as the niche sector continues to see strong demand from homebuyers.

Surge of non-agency MBS hits market; Redwood partners with Oaktree on business-purpose loans; A&D Mortgage launches second-mortgage product; former First Republic CEO appointed to lead Turkey’s central bank.