Grubstaked by The Blackstone Group, FoA went public earlier this year via a special-purpose acquisition maneuver. Its SPAC “Godfather” was Replay Acquisition Corp.
Interest rates are firming up and servicing sales are proliferating. Some dealmakers believe the second and third quarters will be barn-burners in terms of transactions.
Not since the go-go days of the mid 2000s has a national subprime REIT pulled off an IPO. If Angel Oak’s offering goes well, might the floodgates open? Wall Street can only hope.
Some of Marlin Mortgage Capital’s management team, including CEO Andrew Weber, hail from MSR-hungry New Residential. And that’s a good thing because MMC has an appetite all its own for servicing rights.
Two months after buying AmeriHome Mortgage, WAB is carving up its massive servicing portfolio and selling chunks to the highest bidder. What’s going on? Profits, for one.
As the FHFA cracks down on investor-loan volume, opportunities are being created anew. Also, FHFA, apparently, is losing sleep over GSE CMBS. (That’s correct.)