Homepoint selling wholesale business to The Loan Store

Parent company Home Point Capital to take an equity stake in The Loan Store, with Homepoint executive Phil Shoemaker to be installed as CEO when the deal closes by the end of the second quarter. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper announces third round of layoffs affecting 800 workers

Mr. Cooper, which had 8,200 employees at the end of last year, laid off 250 workers from its lending business during the first quarter and announced another 420 layoffs in June. Continue reading

Hints of more layoffs loom at Mr. Cooper as profits wane in Q3

While growing loan servicing business remains profitable, according to Q3 earnings, paper gains on servicing rights could evaporate if interest rates fall and borrowers refinance out of portfolio. Continue reading

LoanDepot accelerating layoffs, exiting wholesale business

The lender plans to boost revenue by growing purchase loan business and loan servicing portfolio, with digital HELOC also in the works, according to a second-quarter earnings call. Continue reading

Sagent to power loan servicing for Bank of England Mortgage

The Arkansas-based lender will use Sagent’s servicing solutions to collect monthly payments from borrowers and manage loans when homeowners get behind on their payments. Continue reading

Loan servicing giant Mr. Cooper lays off another 420 workers

Investors warned of “break even” second quarter as rising mortgage rates put a bigger-than-expected dent in loan originations. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper lays off originators while mortgage servicing business booms

Citing impact of rising rates on mortgage originations, Mr. Cooper laid off 250 workers during the first quarter, with more reductions in store. Continue reading

Cornerstone latest lender to take mortgage loan servicing in-house

In a coup for Black Knight, the deal is the latest in a growing trend as lenders see servicing as a way to smooth out revenue and retain past customers when they refinance or buy their next home. Continue reading

Sagent keeps lining up deals after starting year with a bang

Pittsburgh-based Clearview Federal Credit Union partners with Sagent to bring its mortgage servicing business in-house. Continue reading

Sagent signs 7-year deal to power loan servicing for Servion Mortgage

Sagent says its servicing platforms provide “a bank-on-your-phone experience to consumers so they can manage their entire homeownership lifecycle anytime, from any device.” Continue reading