Buying Sculptor Capital Management could lead the real estate investment trust to explore an offering for the origination and servicing business in the near to mid-term, BTIG said.

The acquiring company netted an incremental gain in shareholder buy-in with its previous postponement but not enough to push the transaction forward.

Borrowers in the $1.4 billion Marcus portfolio could be mined for first-time home buyer leads, a BTIG report speculated.

The company continues to retrench and refocus as it looks to become profitable from its original aims after it first became public in July 2021.

The recent conversion marked one of the final steps in the $8 billion acquisition, first announced in 2021. U.S. Bank still anticipates up to $900 million in cost savings and a breadth of opportunities to expand revenue from the transaction.

While the divestment alleviates one of the concerns the Federal Trade Commission had regarding the combination with Intercontinental Exchange, question marks abound.

Analysts believe Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. should consider the acquisition deal offered by AG Mortgage Investment Trust.

The branch, which has close to a dozen employees, hopped from its old employer, Motto Mortgage, to its most recent employer in mid-December, but only stuck around for half a year.

The Black Knight-owned product and pricing engine was one of the reasons the Federal Trade Commission said it is contesting the transaction, which is now in court.

Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services announced Friday the purchase of Integrity Appraisal Management.