Inside Homebridge’s NFTYDoor: Bringing instant approvals to the HELOC market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

With homeowners seeking low-cost, flexible ways to tap their equity in today’s high-rate environment, HELOCs have become one of the most attractive loan options on the market.

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How UWM is shrinking the down payment barrier

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

No one likes waiting to get into the home of their dreams. While many prospective homeowners have been biding their time for weeks…months…even years waiting for the market to...

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Fitch Ready to Rate Data Center Securitizations

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

With issuance of data center securitizations booming, Fitch is ready to rate the asset class.

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Chase Issuing Wide Variety of Non-Agency MBS

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

JPMorgan Chase leads the market in non-agency MBS issuance, offering all types of deals. Jamie Dimon adds that long-sought reforms could help boost volume.

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FHA Spec Stories Gaining Traction in MBS

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Issuers are looking to create spec pools of FHA loans to help reduce default risk.

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Trump’s Plan for GSEs Not Clear on MBS Market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates and MBS spreads may depend on how the White House structures the proposed IPO for the GSEs and how markets react to a potential merger of the...

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Home Equity Securitization Elevated Yet Volatile

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Issuance of home equity loan securitizations declined in the second quarter of 2025, marking the second quarterly decline since mid-2024. Still, volume in the first half of 2025 was...

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CMBS Issuance Sags in 2Q25 Despite Agency Surge

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The first-quarter CMBS market was a tough act to follow, and non-agency securitization fell off sharply in the April-June cycle. Multifamily was a bright spot, including a big increase...

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One-third of renters spend more than 50% of income on rent: survey

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

A survey shows 34% of renters spend more than half of their income on rent, even as the rental market has cooled off recently.

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Stock rally hits a wall as U.S. inflation picks up: Markets wrap

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

A blistering run in stocks hit a wall as a pick-up in inflation lifted bond yields and the dollar, with traders paring bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest...

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