M&A Heats Up: Home Point Buys Wholesale Lender, RE Tech Firm Acquires Direct Funder April 17, 2019 Willie Newman's Home Point seems to have acquisitions on its mind these days...Read More
Non-QM Lender Deephaven Off the Market? April 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Formed earlier in the decade by former Goldman Sachs executive Matt Nichols, Deephaven ranks among the top 10 expanded-credit lenders.Read More
Servicing Sales Should Remain Strong. However… April 8, 2019 Brandon Ivey With interest rates declining of late, MSR sellers could rethink their strategies…Read More
HomeStreet Strikes Deal to Sell MB Offices to NJ Nonbank April 5, 2019 Paul Muolo It looks as though the Seattle-based HomeStreet is slowing kissing the residential mortgage business goodbye...Read More
Phoenix Selling Bulk MSRs for NC Nonbank April 4, 2019 Paul Muolo California and Florida product account for 44% of the receivables…Read More
Short Takes: Tennessee Bank Exiting Third-Party Production / Plaza Home Expands Non-QM Offerings / 23 Groups Want Expedited Vote on FHFA Nominee / Calabria Knows the Risks / The Signors Are… April 2, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey The letter does not specify what these new policies might be. Some type of administrative reforms, perhaps?Read More
MorVest Hires M&A Veteran Larry Charbonneau April 2, 2019 Paul Muolo Over the years, Charbonneau has advised on at least 90 M&A transactions, involving both depositories and nonbanks.Read More
A Large Debt Offering from Freedom Mortgage April 1, 2019 Paul Muolo The $250 million in debt is in the form of senior unsecured notes due in 2024. Read More
VA-Based Nonbank Scuttles Merger with Congressional Bank March 20, 2019 Paul Muolo Congressional has seven branches and $949.7 million in assets. It earns roughly $16 million a year.Read More
Prestwick Offers Up Fannie Mae MSR Portfolio on Behalf of Michigan Bank March 19, 2019 Paul Muolo The servicing package has an average FICO score of 740 and delinquencies of 1.94%.Read More
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