Late last summer, Fannie Mae’s pre-funding quality control review requirements for agency loans caught the attention of an unexpected mortgage industry segment: Non-QM/Non-Agency loan originators. MBA NewsLink asked Pamela Hamrick, President of Incenter Diligence Solutions, to explain.
Tag: Non-QM Mortgages
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Dave Parker: Rebounding Non-QM Market Requires Quality Review to Mitigate Risk
The non-QM market is making a recovery and, with continued demand from borrowers, changes to the current QM lending rule and the approaching expiration of the QM patch, is likely to stay on the rebound. As a new range of products come to the market, the question now becomes, how can the mortgage industry ramp up and ensure loan quality for lenders, servicers and investors?
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Portfolio Risk Management: Repurchase Risk for Non-QM Mortgages
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, many risk managers in the mortgage issuance industry were caught flat-footed with representations and warranties exposure, also commonly known as repurchase exposure. R&W agreements often require the issuer of mortgages to repurchase the loans and make whole the investors if the loans are found to breach the seller guidelines.