The acquisition bucks recent trends that saw depository banks eliminate mortgage lending, but the 2025 market environment may be favorable for consolidation.

Its Arc Home lending business made money in December and January as the company leans more into home equity originations, which helped financial performance.

The companies did not disclose a purchase price, nor how many of the Houston-based Nations Reliable Lending employees would join the Ohio firm.

Nexpoint Real Estate Opportunities has now made its own bid for the REIT, just days prior to a special meeting to vote on the merger with Ready Capital.

Hunton Andrews Kurth explores what makes an attractive shell entity.

The confabs are a sign that Republicans are getting serious about negotiating the contours of a tax deal, even as the House and Senate are pursuing separate strategies.

The real estate company's latest move leverages artificial intelligence to optimize and simplify the entire home-buying journey for consumers.

The $300 million strong team brings with it two top producers in the state.

Joseph Otting, who is leading Flagstar's turnaround, said potential buyers may be interested in acquiring the regional bank once it gets past certain challenges.

TD has been adjusting its balance sheet to comply with a cap on its U.S. retail banking assets, imposed last year as part of its money-laundering plea.

The acquisition of Mann Mortgage in 2024 gave Synergy the foundation and knowledge base to launch a homebuilder division, its CEO said.

Donald Trump's second administration is widely expected to be far less skeptical of bank mergers than the Biden administration has been, but industry experts say that political opposition to big bank mergers and business considerations will still be roadblocks.

The move extends the technology company beyond origination functions by pairing it with a former Mortgage Builder platform its parent company also owns.

Vista Equity Partners put funds into the regulatory technology firm, which Asurity Technologies has partnered with since 2015.

As part of a partnership agreement the two companies entered into, the Ramquest and E-closing platforms have shifted ownership for an undisclosed price.

University Bancorp was to acquire a 50.5% stake in Blue Water, however the deal announced in July had yet close and Voxtur is starting a strategic review.

The acquisition adds mortgage warehouse lending to Minnesota's Stearns Bank, the latest to offer the service during a multiyear period that has seen several new entrants and exits.

Over 300 ex-Flagstar employees, initially acquired by Mr. Cooper, will transition to A&D Mortgage.

The lenders with similar production volume combined their branch network on opposite sides of the country.

Banks seeking to offload CRE assets are finding a receptive marketplace while regulators have managed to keep the situation in balance, observers say.