M&A

Guild LOs bombarded by recruiters after $1.3B deal news

Guild Mortgage finalizing a deal to go private via a $1.3 billion acquisition by Bayview Asset Management piqued the attention of some recruiters. Inquiries to Guild’s originator talent are coming in, the firm’s originators and industry stakeholders claim. “I can confirm the phone is ringing off the hook with recruiters,” Geoff Black, originator at Guild, […]

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Northern Trust shares jump on report of BNY merger interest

Northern Trust shares jump on report of BNY merger interest

Adobe Stock Shares of Northern Trust rose by more than 6% as of midday Monday after a news report that Bank of New York Mellon reached out to the asset servicing and investment management firm last week to discuss a potential acquisition. The CEOs of BNY and Northern Trust have had at least one discussion,

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Trump signs nullification of OCC bank merger guidelines

Trump signs nullification of OCC bank merger guidelines

Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday evening signed a rule that officially eliminates the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s stricter reviews of certain bank mergers.  Trump signed the Congressional Review Act resolution Friday nullifying the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Biden-era rule that got rid of an expedited

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Guild, Bayview talks result in deal valued at $1.3 billion

The outcome of previously-reported talks between Guild Mortgage and Bayview, a quiet servicing giant and asset manager, is a finalized acquisition valued at $1.3 billion that will transform the lender. In line with previous talks, a Bayview fund will buy outstanding shares of Guild it didn’t already own. The publicly-traded lender plans to go private

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Redfin investor seeks $450k for “benefitting” stockholders

The Redfin investor who sued the real estate brokerage and Rocket Companies for allegedly failing to disclose key information about their merger is seeking a $450,000 award. Jason Morano, the plaintiff, argues in a filing dated June 11 that his “intense litigation efforts” forced Redfin’s and Rocket’s hand in publishing supplemental disclosures that had a

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Teraverde, Stratmor clarify no merger took place

Teraverde and Stratmor want to make it clear that the proposed merger announced over a year ago between the two was never completed. The misconception, both Teraverde’s Jim Deitch and Stratmor’s Garth Graham said, came about from an artificial intelligence generated answer to a search engine question. The deal was announced last May at the

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REIT buys HomeXpress in cash-and-stock deal worth over $120M

Chimera Investment Corp., a New York-based real estate investment trust, announced plans to buy non-QM lender HomeXpress Mortgage in a cash-and-stock deal worth over $120 million Thursday. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, includes a $120 million cash payment for the Santa Ana, California-based company, plus more than 2 million

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Fairway Independent Mortgage buys assets of smaller firm

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. announced Wednesday it has acquired the assets of Hallmark Home Mortgage, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based mortgage lender. As part of the transaction, Hallmark will become a new division of Fairway and will operate under a revised brand: Hallmark Home Mortgage, powered by Fairway. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Title365 buy allows Covius to expand origination loan focus

By acquiring Title365, Covius Services, whose product offerings including title and settlement services primarily on defaults, will be expanding its presence on the origination side, a company executive said. It complements Covius’ existing expertise in providing title services for defaults, Pete Pannes, chief business officer, said. “Second, there were significant technical integrations that we’ve been

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Senators scrutinize Rocket’s Redfin, Mr. Cooper deals

Five U.S. Senators have called into question the lack of federal antitrust oversight of Rocket Companies’ proposed acquisitions of Redfin and servicing powerhouse Mr. Cooper. Lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Cory Booker, D-N.J.,sent a letter to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission demanding to know why the agencies did

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