

The pool of non-QM borrowers includes real estate investors, property flippers, foreign nationals, business owners and the self-employed, as well as a smaller group of homebuyers facing credit challenges, such as past bankruptcies. It’s a wide and growing segment of the mortgage-finance market that is expected to expand rapidly as rising home prices, changing job dynamics and upward-sloping interest rates push more borrowers outside the agency envelope. Non-QM mortgages, Lind explained, include everything that cannot command a government, or “agency,” stamp through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or via another government-backed loan program, such as the Federal Housing Administration. “Could someone one day come up with the right technologies non-QM? It’s going to happen at some point, or at least make it much easier.” “With non-QM, the scenarios are just everywhere, and it requires an expertise and a skill set that takes years to learn.

If you’re considering a non-QM and have some questions, give us a call at (760) 930-0569 and we will help to evaluate if this is a viable option for your mortgage loan needs.“Automated underwriting for agency products is definitely much easier because there’s a defined set of scenarios that you have to meet,” says Keith Lind, executive chairman and president of Acra Lending (a non-QM lender formerly known as Citadel Servicing).

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Non-QM loans do not typically require documents such as W-2s, tax returns, or an employment verification letter in order to qualify for these mortgages. These also may require less formal documentation than other loans.

The major advantage of non-QM loans is that they open the door to borrowers who may not otherwise qualify for a mortgage.
