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.

The acquisition adds proprietary mortgage-origination software to the company's loan operating system, now called LowerOS.

Products belonging to Amynta Group's newly acquired Crum & Forster platform included coverage aimed at protecting mortgage loan portfolios from borrower default.

Proceeds from the sale will be used by HomeStreet to pay down Federal Home Loan Bank advances and brokered deposits.

After Nexpoint refused to vote via its proxies at the UDF IV annual meeting, the existing directors supporting the sale to Ready Capital were declared elected.

A slower rate of price increases would boost the likelihood of an interest-rate cut that could expand loan demand and lower banks' deposit costs. A higher pace of inflation, however, could derail those catalysts.

Both companies have mortgage joint ventures with Rate, while @properties' attorney-driven title unit expands on Compass' existing agent-focused business.

Real estate investment trust United Development Funding IV is facing a Dec. 10 showdown with NexPoint and the $181 million deal could be a lifeline for management.

The companies held out hope that they'd get skeptical regulators to sign off on their $286 million deal before determining that canceling it was in their best interests.