While longtime non-QM companies have originated mortgages in the segment for years, new contenders have come into the market as the number of potential customers who fit into the category grows.

LendingPoint refers to the consumer installment loans in the collateral pool as DTC loans, and are categorized as either newly originated or renewal loans.

The offering touts closings in as few as 10 days and allows homebuyers to compete with deep-pocketed investors and iBuyers.

A larger share felt it was a bad time for both buying and selling, but a growing number expect price growth to slow.

GradFin offers advisory services to Americans who want assistance with their student loans. The acquisition is part of the Cleveland bank’s strategy of adding niche digital businesses.

First Help Financial is a small, niche auto lender with less than $500 million in assets, adding variability to expected loss scenarios on the notes.

The March estimates for payrolls of nonbanks involved in home lending confirm widespread anecdotal reports of industry layoffs, but strength in broader financial-services hiring could pick up the slack.

Entergy Louisiana’s system restoration property encompasses a large service territory that spans 58 parishes, serving about 1.1 million electric customers.

Multiple factors have slowed residential sales, tightening the market for home loans for banks and credit unions.

Virtually the entire portfolio, or 92.2% of the collateral pool, was underwritten using personal and business bank statements, or profit and loss statements.

The San Francisco bank is following the lead of other U.S. megabanks by providing shorter-term targets ahead of 2050 climate pledges.