Processing, Bridge Loan, Non-QM Products; News and Oil Prices Point to a Fed Hold; "Tip to Tail" Wave

Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders “Great News! LendingPros has Pipeline Accelerator Specials for March, check them out. Plus, we're excited to celebrate joining the ARIVE platform and have combined our March and ARIVE specials for UP TO 100 BPS OFF NON-QM for loans locked from 3/10 – 3/20, 2026! Our Live on ARIVE Specials include: 25 BPS Price Improvement on all Non-QM, including Select, 12.5 BPS Price Improvement on ALL Conventional, Government and Jumbo, including Select (excludes Streamlines and IRRRLs). March Specials for loans locked 3/1 – 3/31, 2026 include: Up to 75 BPS on Non-QM with Select or 25 BPS without, Prime Specials include 37.5 BPS on Non-Select VA IRRRLs and FHA Streamlines, 12.5 BPS Special on Select VA IRRRLs and FHA Streamlines and Closed-End Second Specials with LLPA Improvements and 25 BPS Price Improvement. Contact your LendingPros AE for details!” Solutions for High DTI. When DTI looks high on paper, experienced brokers look to Castor Financial. Castor specializes in simplifying non-QM by serving as the ultimate solution leader for DTI issues. Castor’s Income Stacking with its Prime PLUS program allows you to combine multiple streams—W2, Bank Statements or P&L, and Asset Depletion—to qualify borrowers. The Prime PLUS program’s asset depletion features are the most aggressive in the industry: divide eligible assets by only 36, with no minimum asset value required. Join Castor for a conversation with Danny Flucke, co-founder of US Tax Certs on March 18th. They'll be focusing on how to remove friction for self-employed borrowers. Bring your toughest questions: there’s a free giveaway for the most challenging scenario! Register today. On March 23rd, tune in to the Chrisman Podcast as Castor President Brooks Champagne joins Robbie for a deep dive into Castor’s unique income stacking qualification.