Also, private money is expected to return to the mortgage securitization market, according to lenders who responded to an Altisource survey.

The deal definitively ends a monthslong war of words between the data provider and stakeholders who attempted a hostile takeover.

The acquiring company does business under the name Excelerate Capital and will extend that name to Castle in order to expand its footprint.

The California company acquired Civic Financial Services, which makes loans to residential real estate investors.

The company is exploring a range of options to diversify its balance sheet, but new CEO Thomas Cangemi says the best plan of attack is to merge with or acquire another institution.

United Wholesale Mortgage is the third nonbank lender to complete the process of going public since the wave of announcements started last year.

The acquisition brings the credit report provider into the commercial and residential appraisal technology space.

The bank agreed to acquire A Mortgage Boutique, which operates in six states.

The deal will add to SitusAMC’s tech suite, making the connection between loan originators and lenders more efficient.

A new path forward for digital banks and their customers.

Social Finance Inc. is planning for takeovers after agreeing to go public in a merger with a blank-check company that values the upstart at around $8.7 billion.

The deal will add wholesale production to Guaranteed Rate's retail business.

While the agreement with China Oceanwide still remains in place, there was no formal extension of the Dec. 31 deadline.

Here are some of the more significant transactions that took place in a highly unusual year for the real estate finance business.

The data and analytics firm spent much of 2020 battling stakeholders Senator Investments and Cannae Holdings in a bitter war of words. Here’s a timeline of what went down.

Under the agreement, Oaktree could purchase up to a 4.9% stake in Ocwen when the deal closes, and warrants to purchase an additional 3%.

The company also acquired the maker of the ResWare title and escrow software.

Strong earnings expected in the next year will provide the best opportunity in decades to raise capital and monetize equity, Stephen Curry of Endurance Advisory Partners argues.

The parties are looking at having the deal done by the end of 2020, once China's currency regulator agrees to the transfer of funds.

After ending their hostile bid, the two investors continued their push for greater control of the mortgage technology company.