The wildfires in California may prompt a rare decline for home prices in the Golden State.

Non-core products are areas of the market in which non-agency financing is seen as being able to compete with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The top three originators of mortgages backing expanded-credit MBS are Acra Lending, Angel Oak and A&D Mortgage.

Bank statement and alternative-documentation mortgages helped increase expanded-credit MBS issuance in the fourth quarter of 2024. (Includes three data tables.)

The deal is expected to boost A&D’s originations of agency loans. The lender has so far focused on expanded-credit mortgages.

It was largely business as usual for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the fourth quarter. But going forward, the Trump administration could make moves to reduce the two GSEs’ activity. (Includes data table.)

Changing market dynamics and training efforts provided a boost to Rate’s non-qualified mortgage business last year.

Newfi has a new line of non-qualified mortgage products for delegated correspondent lenders.

Bank exits and interest rate uncertainty could create new opportunities for nonbanks to acquire loans from depository balance sheets.

The outcome of the case could have a major impact on the home equity investment market.