ERS merges with investment firm, partners with eXp

The Nebraska-based company’s agents will now be a part of eXp, while the parent company merges with Good Life Capital in a bid to build an all-in-one platform. Continue reading

UWM expands its Rocket rivalry into mortgage loan servicing

Long-term agreement with ICE Mortgage Technology will help nation’s largest mortgage lender bring $242 billion loan servicing portfolio in-house to boost repeat business and referrals. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper’s servicing portfolio shrinks for the first time in 2 years

Nation’s largest loan servicer turned an $88 million Q1 profit and remains on track to be acquired by Rocket in Q4, a deal that’s prompted UWM to cut ties to Mr. Cooper. Continue reading

Sue Yannaccone reveals launch of new title venture ‘Upward Title’

The Anywhere Brands chief reveals that her company is expanding a title venture, and she argues that consolidation and integration will dominate the real estate industry. Continue reading

UWM and Google Cloud announce ‘strategic’ AI mortgage partnership

Nation’s largest mortgage lender integrates AI and machine learning tools into its lending platform to streamline underwriting and document processing and provide chat support. Continue reading

Rocket bucks tariff stock market selloff on prospects for growth

Lower mortgage rates could help lenders do more business, and investment analysts like Rocket’s plans to acquire real estate brokerage Redfin and loan servicing giant Mr. Cooper. Continue reading

Investors surprised by nCino’s $18.6M Q4 loss, cautious guidance

Shares in cloud banking solutions provider hit new all-time low after company posts guidance that revenue from the company’s main line of business could shrink by as much as 7 percent this year. Continue reading

A&D Mortgage closes acquisition of Mr. Cooper’s 3rd-party channel

Deal gives the nation’s biggest provider of riskier “non-QM” mortgages additional capacity to offer more traditional loans backed by Fannie and Freddie, FHA, VA and USDA. Continue reading

Rocket’s appetite for growth could ding corporate debt rating

Fitch Ratings warns of potential dowgrade of Rocket debt rating if Redfin and Mr. Cooper deals close, while decline in share price suggests investors have doubts Mr. Cooper is worth $9.4 billion. Continue reading

Keller Williams takes on major investment from CoreLogic owner

CoreLogic parent Stone Point Capital is investing in Keller Williams as part of what the firms described as a plan to accelerate growth and fuel innovation, Inman has learned exclusively. Continue reading