Green Tree Servicing, St. Paul, Minn., was the winning bidder on a $1 billion package of mortgage servicing rights recently auctioned off by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The agency and company could not be reached for comment at press time. Sources close to the deal confirmed to National Mortgage News that Green Tree was the winning bidder. "The sale has closed," said one source, requesting he not be identified. The servicing rights belonged to Franklin Bank of Texas, which the agency took control of a year ago. Green Tree is a subservicing and specialty servicer.
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This was the second acquisition Luminate's mortgage arm has made since the start of 2025. The bank bought NJ Lenders Corp. in April of last year.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association lowered its refi expectations by 5% this month, as rising mortgage rates are dampening borrowers' positions.
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A group of community development financial institutions are asking a federal court in California to compel Treasury to disburse funds from the CDFI Fund before they expire in September.
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A proposed seven-year mandatory selloff rule aimed at institutional investors was a factor in halting momentum for new BTR development, NAHB said.
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May's 15,855 actions are the least since September 2025, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had 15,550 loans modified, forborne or otherwise dealt with, FHFA said.
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The government-sponsored enterprise oversight chief said his agency is focusing on select fees applied to mortgages that lenders sell to Fannie and Freddie.
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