According to a statement issued by Guild, the acquisition will make the lender/servicer “one of the largest independent mortgage banking companies in Texas.”

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Caliber ranks 13th among originators, based on first quarter figures and 17th among servicers.

The letter is meant to counteract correspondence sent earlier in the week to Watt from 10 trade organizations and community groups that want the GSEs to build capital...

Fannie Mae said the result is that potential buyers may be wrongly disqualifying themselves before they even apply for a mortgage…

Two of the deals offer a range of $50 million to $100 million per month in GSE servicing rights and have a bid deadline of early next week.

The seller was described as an “independent mortgage banker with a tremendously experienced senior management team and strong net worth.”

The Texas portion of the receivables has been measured at 60.5 percent with Colorado a distant second at 13.6 percent.

Fresh off of agreeing to buy California-based First Priority Financial, Caliber Home Loans is eyeing the purchase of other mortgage firms as well in an attempt to crack the top 10, according to industry advisors who have been tracking the firm. “Caliber is talking to a lot of people,” said Rick Roque, managing director of MiMutual Mortgage, Port Huron, MI. Roque declined to elaborate. One investment banker said...

But industry advisors fear the value of call centers can be quite volatile, depending on movements in interest rates.

With rates holding steady the past two weeks, more servicing auctions could come to market…