Clayton Buys Mortgage Resource Network

Clayton Holdings Inc., a provider of information and analytics to the banking and fixed-income securities markets, has announced the acquisition of Mortgage Resource Network, a Dallas-based provider of outsourced mortgage origination support and pre-close due diligence services.The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Clayton noted that the acquisition expands its presence in the mortgage services sector. MRN provides turnkey front-end fulfillment, imaging, contract underwriting, closing, funding, and investor delivery services required by mortgage originators and warehouse lenders. In addition, MRN provides post-transaction and servicing transfer support services, including trailing document management and MERS research and registration. Clayton, based in Shelton, Conn., can be found online at http://www.clayton.com.