The seller, which IMA would not identify, hopes to close the sale by Sept. 30. Just over 5,050 loans are in portfolio, which is top heavy in California.
Next week, Nationstar Mortgage reports its second quarter results. If the company misses the targets set by investment bankers, it could be a blood bath…
The Countrywide purchase, completed in the summer of 2008, has cost BofA close to $60 billion in operating losses and legal settlements, depending on how the numbers are counted.
Not only is Nationstar Mortgage one of the most shorted stocks in the sector, but it seems to be having quite a bit of turnover in the executive suite.
The CEO also noted that the Great Neck, NY-based company has a $7 million warehouse line of credit with Sterling Bank. “That’s an achievement,” he said.
The Fannie-BofA squabble was tied to repurchase claims surrounding the bank’s legacy book of business, largely involving loans produced by Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch.