

As we saw the government provide stimulus and testing, we saw lending return to pre-pandemic levels. S&P Global predicts that non-QM loan volume which slowed during the pandemic will increase from 12 billion a year to 25 billion by the end. The uncertainty and fear that the economy would go through some turbulence caused guidelines to tighten short term and, in some cases, there was a pause completely to lending for the non-QM rental loans. On April 8, 2021, in accordance with FHFA guidance, we announced requirements related to loans originated under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus.

How has the non-QM market evolved over the past few years?ĭuring the beginning of 2020 the non-QM market was affected like many sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the ability to get a loan for investment properties very close to traditional rates with the ability to get financing in an LLC or entity with the approval mostly based off the properties ability to cash flow and cover the debt service and expenses many investors have capitalized in the last year and a half buying up more properties, refinancing their existing mortgage, and also potentially cashing out some of the equity from the properties value. It must be originated by insured depositories with total assets less than 10 billion, in portfolio holding. The loan must be eligible for purchase no matter the DTI ratio. Those requirements include: A debt-to-income ratio of 43 or less. Over the past few years in private lending, rental loans have grown in popularity for a myriad of reasons. The ATR means that lenders must have stringent guidelines that borrowers must meet to qualify for loans. With traditional mortgage rates trending up over the past 12 months and projected to continue to climb in 2022 these non-QM programs are very competitive and a popular route that investors are leveraging. Along with the light documentation and ability to close much quicker investors are able to purchase properties in an LLC not having the mortgage liability show up on the investor’s personal credit report. This means that the qualifications for approval and speed to close outweigh the lower interest rate of a traditional mortgage. That is an alternative mortgage solution that has grown in need over the past few years as an easier and faster loan product compared to traditional mortgage products. JPMorgan Wealth Management (JPMWM) has issued five classes of credit risk transfer notes that involve non-QM loans, a deal that looks to be the first of its kind. The government agencies also announced an extension in the forbearance enrollment window until June 30, 2021, to provide additional time for borrowers to. A non-QM loan is a non-qualifying mortgage. Each securitization is broken out by the most explanatory factor of performance, such as loan documentation type, allowing you to better understand how and why.
