The latest acquisition activity points to the importance of decisions lenders make regarding their MSRs in 2026 and some considerations unique to each company.

Copper Ridge Ventures has joint venture businesses with mortgage loan officers and real estate professionals using the same broker model as NEXA Lending.

Artificial intelligence's ability to uncover and analyze granular data across large volumes of files may result in AI agents executing trades themselves, mortgage leaders said.

The delay preserves a lifeline for competing bidder United Wholesale Mortgage, which previously reached an agreement to acquire the servicer last year.

A shareholder who claims no bias between United Wholesale Mortgage and CrossCountry Mortgage suggests the servicer must answer to recent allegations.

The retail giant added a pro-rated dividend for TWO stockholders that would deliver a cash value potentially greater than UWM's latest offer.

The four major underwriters had an increase in first quarter open orders versus the end of 2025 in spite of data showing the number of units produced declined.

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The announcement comes following an Institutional Shareholder Services report which urges shareholders to vote no on the CrossCountry Mortgage transaction.

Dream Finders Homes made its intentions public in an effort to push for shareholder approval following Beazer's rejection of two prior offers.

While those electing cash could receive $12.50 per share, UWM's all-stock alternative remains unchanged from the company's initial agreement for Two Harbors.

Alongside its cloud-based brokerage, the company said the acquisition will transform eXp's existing infrastructure into a multi-model platform.

The latest offer, 70 cents per share higher than previously agreed to, equals the cash proposal made by UWM Holdings to win over Two Harbors' shareholders.

Rocket Cos. fell just $200 million short of United Wholesale Mortgage in Q1, as servicing recapture from its massive MSR portfolio fueled $44.7B in closed loan volume.

The buyer will add around 800,000 loans to its hefty servicing portfolio, while Valon said it will shift away from servicing to focus on technology.

The company turned a GAAP profit of $170.4 million for the quarter, with its volume and margins relatively flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

CrossCountry defended its lower bid for Two Harbors, looking to refute UWM's arguments regarding the status of its financing for the all-cash offer.

The top bullet point in Two Harbors' rejection notice is the Mizuho credit facility does not constitute committed financing for UWM to pay for the deal.

The combination adds to a wave of broader merger and acquisition activity that includes an ongoing bidding war over RoundPoint Mortgage owner Two Harbors

UWM Holdings is now bidding 70 cents more per share than CrossCountry for Two Harbors, with an all-cash option as an alternative to its all-stock proposal.