Better.com’s other major backer is Citigroup. Better recently hired industry veteran William Buell to head the nonbank’s B2B platform. Buell has a deep resume, including stints at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and FirstKey…
At a recent American Bankers Association conference, Cathryn Abshier, fair lending officer and vice president of compliance at Mr. Cooper, said the nation’s third-largest servicer is seeing state regulators focus on disparate impact in their fair lending examinations.
The spate of M&A activity in the sector suggests that more deals could be in the works, given the attractive nature of being a subservicer compared to owning the servicing strip outright…
As part of Ditech’s dissolution, the company also disclosed that its reverse lending division – Reverse Mortgage Solutions – will be sold via a stock and asset deal to Mortgage Assets Management LLC for an undisclosed sum.
Quicken Loans signed a $32.5 million agreement with the federal government to settle FHA underwriting allegations that accused the nation’s largest direct lender with fraud. As part of the deal, the privately held nonbank – the creation of Midwestern businessman Dan Gilbert – did not admit any wrongdoing and will continue to originate and service FHA loans…