Angel Oak’s Tom Hutchens explains what the QM Patch's expiration means for the housing industry

This week, Tom Hutchens, the EVP of production at Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, explains to listeners the role of Non-QM lending and what the expiration of the QM Patch could mean for the housing industry. Additionally, Hutchens discusses the nation’s homebuying confidence, which climbed to new heights in July.In July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expressed its intent to allow the QM Patch to expire as early as 2021, and Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index indicated that America’s housing confidence peaked to its highest level at 93.7 points.