Don Chiesa
Division Vice President at Newrez LLC, leading wholesale and correspondent lending initiatives for mortgage brokers and community banks.
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Jun 23, 2026
Ginger BellHOST
What programs at New Res are making the biggest impact right now that you're seeing to help in terms of homeownership?
Don ChiesaGUEST
Yeah, so I think the biggest one we're seeing right now is in, like I say, that non-qualified mortgage space.
Don ChiesaGUEST
I know a lot of people don't like the word non-QM because it starts out with the word non.
Don ChiesaGUEST
Everyone looks at that as a negative connotation, so that's why we call it our smart series.
Don ChiesaGUEST
But there's just a ton of consumers out there that are highly qualified but don't fit into the traditional mortgage program.