“I don’t think it gets sold for the time being,” said one analyst speaking under the condition his name not be used. “It needs lots of restructuring yet.”

Since that story appeared, we’ve talked to a few mortgage company CEOs who have said – tongue in cheek – that just about every mortgage firm is for sale.

Mortgage firms that hope to acquire other companies can expect to pay anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000 in due-diligence costs as they put their targets under the financial microscope, according to interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Finance over the past few weeks. The price quotes can vary greatly depending on the size of the company being targeted, especially if there’s a servicing portfolio and platform that needs to be looked at. “The cost absolutely varies...

The HUD auction has two parts: A national offering of roughly 23,200 loans and a Neighborhood Stabilization Outcomes Pool of 4,800 notes.

It appears that CashCall is getting closer to finalizing a deal to sell some of its production assets to the publicly traded Stonegate Mortgage.

But would Guaranteed Rate ponder a sale? No, said company executive Ted Ahern. “We’re not for sale. We intend to stay that way.”

Apparently, CitiMortgage wants to grow its presence in the origination market, including the correspondent channel where it has a slight pulse.

Meanwhile, industry sources said Select Portfolio Servicing is working on a large MSR acquisition, which could transfer shortly.

Sources contend that three other top executives also have left Nationstar Mortgage. At press time, Nationstar’s media department had not returned telephone calls and emails on the matter.

In trading, Walter was down almost 5 percent on the day. The stock fell to just under $28. Its 52-week low is $24, its high $45.12.