Qualified Mortgages

“One” is the first in a series of non-agency mortgages the wholesaler plans to introduce this year.

The company provides a secondary market outlet for its retail and wholesale lending corporate sibling as well as for small balance commercial loans.

While the product was hard to find after the start of the pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent changes to Appendix Q are giving a pair of large wholesalers the chance to offer it as a qualified mortgage.

The subsidiary of New Residential Investment produced nearly $400 million in non-QM volume in the first quarter of 2020 before putting a hold on the product offering in March.

Upcoming changes to underwriting regulations, as well as the end of the QM patch, in addition to growing home values, all add up for this market to have a good year.

The agency confirmed that loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can continue avoiding debt-to-income limits as the bureau completes a revamp of the Qualified Mortgage standard.

The CEO of SWBC Mortgage discusses her top priorities for the Mortgage Bankers Association, the election, the CFPB's seasoned QM proposal and what to expect at this week's conference.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of its Qualified Mortgage standard is alarming free-market advocates who say it will precipitate a return to easy credit and higher defaults and could disproportionately harm minorities.

The agency’s plan to extend the "qualified mortgage" stamp of approval to more loans could help lenders that rely on alternative data and cushion the blow of other QM changes for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The new reality for investors and originators accounts for forbearances and ability-to-repay.