Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, has agreed to buy 100% of the outstanding stock of SPS Holding Co. and its subsidiary, Select Portfolio Servicing, for $144.4 million.SPS, a major servicer of nonprime mortgage loans, is being acquired from the PMI Group, FSA Portfolio Management, and Greenrange Partners. Under the agreement, CSFB will make future contingency payments of up to $39.9 million for mortgage loans currently serviced by SPS on behalf of third parties. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. SPS services collateral underwritten by CSFB, and CSFB said it plans to integrate SPS into its mortgage securities business. SPS was formerly known as Fairbanks Capital Corp.
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A series of tornadoes and severe hailstorms across the Central U.S. turned Midwestern states into claims hotspots in the second quarter, according to Verisk.
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The Federal Housing Administration's proposed changes to property standards could open up origination opportunities for lenders comfortable with the updates.
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Zillow said the filing doesn't address any of the issues highlighted in the previous dismissal, and asked the court to dismiss the new complaint with prejudice.
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Almost all five A1 tranches benefit from credit enhancement levels of 26.10%. The A1A tranche, however, has a credit enhancement level of 36.10%.
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The Federal Reserve's vice chair outlined the ongoing modernization efforts for the central bank's lending facility of last resort, including coordination with the Federal Home Loan Banks.
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In 8-minute presentations, tech providers showed how they're utilizing artificial intelligence to automate entire workflows, supercharge capacity and emphasize compliance.
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