Catching Fire: Higher-Coupon MSR Deals June 26, 2023 Paul Muolo Another dealmaker said he’s working on a “large” deal with a coupon north of 5.00% but the details have yet to be worked out.Read More
Short Takes: Better.com Update / Float Issues / More HELOC Players / Servicing Details? / MSRs for Sale June 26, 2023 Paul Muolo The Prestwick/MCT package has a weighted average coupon of 3.27% and a delinquency ratio of 2.35%.Read More
Planet Home Acquires $10 Billion in Ginnie MSRs June 22, 2023 Brandon Ivey The acquisition boosts Planet Home’s servicing portfolio to $94 billion.Read More
Consumer Direct Unit Changes Hands Among Smaller Banks June 20, 2023 Brandon Ivey BNC National Bank sold its consumer direct lending unit to First Federal Bank.Read More
In Limbo: The Future of Select Portfolio Servicing June 12, 2023 Paul Muolo Roughly $1.6 billion in advances were attached to the portfolio.Read More
Short Takes: Waiting on a 5.5% Mortgage / Sideways Share Prices / Buying Ugly Ducklings / loanDepot’s House Cleaning / A Little M&A June 5, 2023 Paul Muolo and James Dohnert Flanagan and Carrillo have been active sellers of loanDepot stock the past few months, according to SEC records.Read More
REIT M&A: Tonkel-Led Arlington Agrees to a Deal May 31, 2023 Paul Muolo Tonkel was a top executive at Friedman, Billings Ramsey, which took many a REIT public in the 2000s.Read More
UBS Receives Multiple Bids for Servicing Handled by SPS May 31, 2023 Paul Muolo The Utah-based specialty servicer became the property of UBS during the recent bank liquidity crisis.Read More
Former First Republic CEO Cites ‘Contagion’ From Other Failed Banks May 17, 2023 Brandon Ivey Everything was going relatively well at First Republic, until it wasn't...Read More
Colonial Ponders Selling MSRs as Bank Exodus Continues May 11, 2023 Paul Muolo More banks are considering leaving the residential lending/servicing sector or scaling back. Will these decisions, made during tough times, come back to haunt them?Read More