Merger-and-acquisition activity in the mortgage sector has been relatively mild so far this year, but suddenly the table has turned with a handful of deals announced over the past two weeks and some lenders publicly stating their intentions as buyers. And one thing seems certain: It appears that all of the acquisitions will be accomplished through “asset” purchases as opposed to the acquisition of stock, be it private shares or otherwise. Early this week, Guild Mortgage, San Diego, inked...

The bid deadline on the $783 million portfolio is June 16. The other deal – heavy with Texas product – has a bid decline of June 15.

Rumor has it that a mid-sized nonbank based in the Western U.S. is entertaining takeover offers...

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.