Mr. Cooper adds to leadership team with eye on technology

Sridhar Sharma, who’s credited with developing Mr. Cooper’s patented AI, has been promoted to a new role, and three new tech leaders are joining from other companies. Continue reading

Sagent hires Mr. Cooper vet Jaime Gow to grow new servicing platform

In what’s shaping up to be transformational year for the company, Sagent has revamped its leadership and launched Dara platform to handle every phase of mortgage loan servicing. Continue reading

Black Knight awarded $155.2M in PennyMac trade secrets lawsuit

PennyMac is putting a positive spin on the arbitrator’s ruling, saying the decision allows it to continue to use the disputed loan servicing software “free and clear of any restrictions.” Continue reading

Constellation Software handed the keys to Empower, Optimal Blue

To satisfy antitrust regulators, ICE divests itself of Black Knight’s loan origination and mortgage pricing businesses, but gets access to mortgage loan servicers and MLSs in $11.9 billion merger. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper’s share price soars with $1T servicing portfolio in sight

Thanks to its Home Point Capital acquisition and other pending transactions, the loan servicing giant delivered upbeat Q2 results Wednesday and expects to hit a $1 trillion target by year’s end. Continue reading