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But at the same time, the publicly traded company is selling off another type of housing finance asset to some large depository institutions.

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 acquiring company netted an incremental gain in shareholder buy-in with its previous postponement but not enough to push the transaction forward.

A subsidiary pushed its tender offer to buy outstanding shares by June 27 further out after a small percentage of stockholders failed to accept by the original expiration date.

Trading of the company's securities was immediately suspended for failure to meet minimum shareholder equity levels, a move it agreed with.

The company's controlling shareholder wants to replace former HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude on its board with title company executive Steve Ozonian.

Proceeds from the sales, which might not be the last, will pay down a personal loan secured by Nima Ghamsari's holdings.

Kind Lending founder Gary Stearns told the National Association of Mortgage Brokers that the wholesale channel always feels the pain first in a slowdown and that changes were coming to the industry after a remarkable run, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The company's expanded portfolio through its acquisition spree drove revenue, representatives said.

The gain on sale in the retail channel dropped by more than half annually, as the wholesale and joint venture channel endured an even tighter squeeze due to competitive pressures

Less than a year after a Series C capital raise, the title insurer formerly known as States Title is about to complete a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

The acquirer will use the liquidation of a residential mortgage company’s assets to move several notches up in the rankings.

The shift to higher-margin home purchase policies helped to boost results at First American, Old Republic and Stewart.

While the unit saw a bigger increase in purchase volume compared to its competitors, net income, loan sales margins and total volume was lower compared with prior periods.

The cloud-based mortgage software company plans on trading on the New York Stock Exchange with a starting price of $24 to $26 per share.

The software provider’s offering hit the top of its price range estimate and started trading at $18 per share.

The bank's second quarter production revenue was down 32% from the first quarter, even as volume increased 4%.

The $16 billion Champion Mortgage portfolio sale follows Ocwen Financial’s purchase of different assets from MAM a few weeks prior.

The company is looking to sell 20 million shares, with a 3 million underwriters' option, at between $16 and $18 per share.

It is only a modest positive for new publicly-traded mortgage companies if acting Federal Housing Finance Agency head Sandra Thompson rolled back the caps put in place by the agreement with the Treasury.