Mortgage M&A activity remains red hot. We understand that RPM Mortgage of California is working on another acquisition...

PennyMac’s MSR portfolio is almost evenly divided between subservicing for others, the company’s own originations, and mortgage servicing rights acquired from others.

The Bankers Bank is owned by 100 independent banks. Charbonneau & Associates represented TBB…

Whatever might be in the works at the FHFA regarding looser credit won’t be out until mid-December, we’re told…

The Mt. Laurel, NJ-based Freedom is eager to grow its retail presence in the U.S., but is still committed to third-party lending where it has a large presence.

A recent research note from Sterne Agee predicts higher operating costs for Ocwen because of its ongoing regulatory disputes with the New York Department of Financial Services.

With Continental Home Loan under its umbrella, Freedom believes its production run-rate will be $2 billion a month.

The privately held Mortgage Master is on track to originate $5 billion this year, all of it through the retail channel.

One veteran mortgage trade group official, a staunch Republican no less, told us that Lawsky is an “honest and bright guy,” adding that he understands the issues.

Once word leaks out that a mortgage company is a takeover target, many LOs start weighing their options, contacting competitors who tried to recruit them in the past.