Nationstar’s stock is publicly traded, but is majority owned by Fortress Investment Group, which late last year was sold to SoftBank.

Dealmakers point to not only higher interest rates but lower anticipated loan production and MSR values that are firming up.

In the summer of 2015, The Blackstone Group bought a controlling interest in Stearns.

“Both sides have gotten to know each other very well, so the intangibles and cultural fit are expected to be very strong,” said investment banker Mark Stafford of MS Capital Advisors.

The bulk market was dominated by New Residential Mortgage…

Several other MSR packages are expected to hit the market in the coming weeks…

Guild Mortgage, which ranks 21st among all home lenders, has agreed to purchase Cornerstone Mortgage, St. Louis, marking the first acquisition of 2018, a year in which the rollup of smaller lending shops could be significant.

Back in May, the New York-based Situs bought The Collingwood Group, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm...

The first quarter could turn out to be a barn-burner for MSR sales…

The delinquency rate on the MSR portfolio is 1.02 percent...