Expansion

Williston Financial Group (WFG), a national, full-service provider of title insurance and settlement services, and Gold Capital Partners, a real estate services enterprise, announced the formation of Metro United Title and Escrow, a new joint venture designed to modernize and simplify the real estate transaction experience.

AD Mortgage announced the upcoming launch of AD Power Jumbo, a new unified jumbo mortgage program designed for qualified borrowers who don’t fit traditional bank guidelines.

Deephaven Mortgage, a non-QM lender, has launched its Equity Advantage HELOC product to give its wholesale and correspondent partners a new competitive advantage in the surging second lien market, which is expected to surpass $100 billion in originations this year. In 2026, the second lien market is predicted to grow to over $150 billion.

AD Mortgage, a provider of non-QM and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), has launched its fifth securitization so far this year, AD Mortgage Trust 2025-NQM5 (ADMT 2025-NQM5).

CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC (“CCM”), the nation’s largest distributed-retail mortgage lender, announced that its direct parent company, CrossCountry Intermediate HoldCo, LLC (the “Company”), priced its upsized offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2032 (the “Notes”).

NewDay USA launched the Admiral Certification program, a first-of-its-kind national credential for real estate agents who serve Veterans and Service Members looking to buy a home.

Cornerstone Financing, creator of CHEIFS® (Cornerstone Home Equity Insurance/Investment Funding Solutions), have launched Prime HEI℠, a new wholesale program enabling licensed mortgage brokers to offer homeowners access to home equity without debt, monthly payments, or interest.

National affordable housing innovator Arrive Home has enhanced qualifications for its Earned Equity Program to help responsible borrowers with temporary U.S. Visas and valid Employment Authorization Documents purchase a home.

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Williston Financial Group company and national underwriter providing title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, has relaunched its popular Quarterly Economic Outlook series in a new format: WFG’s Industry Perspective podcast.

Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, announced a two-part initiative to support lenders during the federal government shutdown: free lock extensions for USDA loans already in its wholesale pipeline and acceptance of new USDA locks, which will be eligible for the same free extensions through Dec. 31, 2025.