Imperial Fund in the News

“This marks our 21st transaction, but the most recent deal is especially significant for our team because it is the first one completed with our partners at Atlas Merchant Capital. Now, more investors will gain access to top-tier fixed income products backed by the strongest foundation—U.S. residential mortgages,” said Victor Kuznetsov, co-founder and managing director of Imperial.

Atlas Merchant Capital LLC (“Atlas”), a global alternative investment firm based in New York and London, A&D Mortgage, LLC ("A&D"), a leading nationwide wholesale lender, and Imperial Fund Asset Management (“Imperial”), a residential mortgage investment manager and a capital markets advisor, today announced a joint venture partnership (“JV”) between A&D Mortgage and Atlas Merchant Capital that will support the expansion of A&D’s $7 billion mortgage securitization platform.

Victor Kuznetsov, managing director of mortgage investment firm Imperial Fund, said in a statement that he does not expect an emergency rate cut.

"If home prices continue to remain strong, the Fed may look to lower rates later this year to help spur homebuying activity," Victor Kuznetsov, founder of investment firm Imperial Fund said.

Earlier in 2023 non-QM interest rates peaked at 9% so the overall origination volume fell by 50%, said Victor Kuznetsov, managing director and co-founder of Imperial Fund, a Hollywood, Fla. based, non-agency mortgage investment firm.

Victor Kutnetsov is the founder and managing director of the Imperial Fund, which serves as the capital partner for some of the top Non-QM lenders, such as A&D Mortgage.

"The SEC is not only holding sponsors accountable, but also the initial purchasers [or underwriters] who frequently make markets in the issued securities and have historically taken positions with opposite interest to their clients and investors," Viktor Kuznetsov, managing director of Imperial Fund

Victor Kuznetsov, Founder and Managing Director, Imperial Fund We believe the Fed has raised rates too high, too quickly, without taking the appropriate time to observe the effects that such drastic changes will have on our economy.

Higher non-QM coupons should significantly surpass agency paper yields in 2024, said Victor Kuznetsov, managing director and co-founder of Imperial Fund, a Hollywood, Fla. based, non-agency, mortgage investment firm.

The roughly 90% decrease driven mainly by elevated interest rates made purchasing multifamily real estate unaffordable for many, said Victor Kuznetsov, managing director and co-founder of Imperial Fund, a high quality, non-agency mortgage investment firm in Hollywood, Fla.

The latest transaction from the Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust will raise $364.8 million in mortgage-backed securities, secured by a pool of primarily newly originated and fixed-rate mortgage loans.

Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust 2023-NQM1 is backed by 974 loans valued at $364.84 million, with 93.8% originated by A&D.