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Guild Agrees to Buy Cornerstone in What Could be a Busy Year for M&A

January 23, 2018
Paul Muolo
“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.
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A Boom Year for Mortgage Servicing Transfers, Though 4Q Cooled Somewhat

January 22, 2018
John Bancroft
The bulk market was dominated by New Residential Mortgage…
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Phoenix Capital, Prestwick Out with New MSR Deals

January 22, 2018
Paul Muolo
Several other MSR packages are expected to hit the market in the coming weeks…
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Guild Mortgage Strikes First in What Could Be a Busy 2018 for Mergers and Acquisitions

January 18, 2018
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.
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Situs Strikes Again in the Residential Space, Agrees to Buy MSR Broker MountainView

January 5, 2018
Paul Muolo
Back in May, the New York-based Situs bought The Collingwood Group, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm...
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For Sale: $3.5 Billion of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Servicing Rights

January 5, 2018
Paul Muolo
The first quarter could turn out to be a barn-burner for MSR sales…
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Incenter Out with Another MSR Offering, This One for $3 Billion

January 4, 2018
Paul Muolo
The delinquency rate on the MSR portfolio is 1.02 percent...
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IMA Launches First MSR Auction of the New Year

January 3, 2018
Paul Muolo
The seller will consider separate bids on the conventional and government portions…
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What We’re Hearing: The Biggest Story of 2018? Fannie and Freddie, Of Course / An M&A Boom? / Good Luck Mr. Corso / Penny Spends Dollars to Buyback Common / A Very Short Publishing Break

December 29, 2017
Paul Muolo
We get the sense that merger and acquisition activity could be fierce as profit margins tighten...
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Wintrust Announces Agreement to Purchase VA Lender’s Assets

December 22, 2017
Wintrust Financial Corp. has announced an agreement to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of iFreedom Direct Corp., which originates VA-backed loans as Veterans First Mortgage.
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