The delivery of immediate cash value to WMC stockholders was one of two points that solidified the deal.

Denver-based Proprietary Capital, who offers a platform for institutional investors seeking returns from mortgage-related assets, agreed to purchase the New Jersey-based lender as it seeks to increase the number of opportunities it offers.

The real estate investment trust declined to comment on its bid to buy Western Asset Mortgage Capital, a company that received a sweetened competing offer from Terra Property Trust last week.

Negotiations are ongoing, but the legal move ends the restraining order trial in federal court scheduled for Aug. 14.

But its mortgage business remains a money loser, and it wasn't a great period for the acquisition target either.

The mortgage company was able to move a lot closer to its goal to become a $1 trillion servicer with the expiration of the final tender offer and closing of the deal.

The deal is expected to help Stavvy further growth of digital self-service loss-mitigation options for borrowers and their lenders.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust's acquisition proposal was deemed as more superior. Terra Property Trust has until the beginning of August to present something stronger.

The Hicksville, New York, company says its deposit base is stable and poised for growth four months after its acquisition of the failed Signature Bank, some of whose depositors fled to larger banks. Private bankers — including new hires from another failed bank, First Republic — are trying to win back lost deposits.

A successful merger would culminate an over two-year period of major losses and pestered with criticism over the firm's mass layoffs.

Post-merger Banc of California will target "in-market relationship banking" by focusing on treasury management services and loan growth to boost "low-cost" commercial deposits, CEO Jared Wolff said.

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.