Outsourcing

Computershare has agreed to acquire Capital Markets Cooperative for $71.2 million.

Mortgage startup Nexera Holding has reached $100 million in fundings just six months after it began operations.

Firstsource Group USA has agreed to buy the business process outsourcing subsidiary of ISGN Corp.

Clayton Holdings in Shelton, Conn., has opened a consulting office in Silicon Valley to work with financial technology companies.

KeyCorp will keep and expand First Niagara Financial Group's Buffalo, N.Y.-based mortgage operations to spur along its return to being a player in residential lending.

Mountain America Credit Union has partnered with Pavaso to implement a new digital collaborative closing process to provide a better experience to members applying for mortgages called QuickClose.

Cenlar FSB, the nation's largest mortgage subservicer, will open a loan-servicing center in Tempe, Ariz.

A proprietary loan origination system is the best way to stay ahead of compliance and organizational growth.

What's old is new again, but lenders should heed lessons from the past when re-entering the second-lien originations market.

Sure, the U.S. government recently handed down strong new rules designed to protect consumers from unwanted robo-calls. But maybe some robo-calls aren't so bad. Like debt-collection calls in cases where the debt happens to be backed by Uncle Sam.