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Announcement 2026-051 SmartVest Product Update

Announcement 2026-051 SmartVest Product Update

SmartVest Product Update

Newrez LLC "Newrez" Approved Correspondent Clients, we are excited to announce an enhancement to our Non-QM SmartVest product.

·         The SmartVest product will now allow declining prepayment penalty options.

·         In addition to the 3, 2, or 1 6 month interest options, we are introducing 5-, 4-, 3-, 2-and 1-year declining options available effective July 8th, 2026.

Pre-Payment Options

Year 0-1

Year 1-2

Year 2-3

Year 3-4

Year 4-5

5-Year
Declining Option

5.00%

4.00%

3.00%

2.00%

1.00%

4-Year
Declining Option

4.00%

3.00%

2.00%

1.00%

0.00%

3-Year
Declining Option

3.00%

2.00%

1.00%

0.00%

0.00%

2-Year
Declining Option

2.00%

1.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1-Year
Declining Option

1.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

3 Year Option

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

0.00%

0.00%

2 Year Option

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1 Year Option

6 months interest on excess of 20% of the original principal balance.

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

No Prepay Penalty

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

 

To be eligible for purchase, loans must comply with all federal and state requirements, including compliance with any limitations to individual loan parameters, all loans with a prepayment penalty must pass mavent/compliance ease and/or other compliance related tools.

 

A prepayment penalty rider is required for all loans closing with a prepayment penalty.