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More than 1 in 5 self-employed buyers who applied to multiple lenders reported an earlier turn-down

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Among primary-residence buyers who applied to multiple lenders and ultimately closed, 21.4% of respondents reporting self-employment said an earlier application had been turned down, compared with 14.5% of wage-employed respondents, according to a new analysis from Griffin Funding. Separately, Polygon Research estimates non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) origination volume rose 31.6% in 2025 to $239.3 billion. Self-employed The post More than 1 in 5 self-employed buyers who applied to multiple lenders reported an earlier turn-down appeared first on KRDO .