The seasonal decline in purchase-mortgage originations and interest rate trends will likely prompt jumbo lending to slow in the fourth quarter.

Noncore products include conforming jumbos, investor loans, cash-out refis and mortgages for second homes. (Includes data table.)

Arc’s new HELOC product is a fully digital offering that can lead to loan funding in less than five days.

With debt service coverage ratio loans becoming increasingly popular among lenders, underwriters need to balance guidelines against regional variations in rental values.

Refi promotion at A&D and DSCR expansion; Hometap brings new HEI securitization; Aclara Lending enters the non-QM lender space.

Brokers took ground in nonconforming loan originations from retail and correspondent lenders during the first half of 2024. (Includes two data tables.)

As in previous years, several large lenders have announced increases to conforming loan limits ahead of the FHFA’s official release. However, this time there’s a risk that some lenders overshot where conforming loan limits will be set in 2025.

Carlyle agreed to purchase up to $300 million of equity-sharing home loans originated through a new program from Unison.

Improvements in non-QM underwriting standards are helping to stabilize loan performance.

Achilles Mortgage to focus on fix-and-flip lending; EverBank to buy Sterling Bank; CV3 launches loan servicing division; Chain Bridge files for initial public offering.