Tag Archives: Acquisitions

Solutionstar, a subsidiary of Texas-based Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, announced Friday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Experience 1, Inc., the holding company for Title365 and two other technology subsidiaries in a $36 million cash deal.

loanDepot, one of the nation's largest nonbank mortgage lenders, is set to acquire super-regional mortgage firm Mortgage Master in a deal expected to close early next year, the companies announced.

Out of San Antonio, diversified financial services firm SWBC announced the launch of SWBC Lending Solutions, a new provider of end-to-end offerings for the financial services industry.

DocMagic, Inc., a provider of compliant loan document preparation and eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced its acquisition of electronic software solutions firm eSignSystems from WAVE Systems Corp.

News Corp, one of the world's biggest mass media companies, is buying online real estate firm Move, Inc., in a $950 million cash deal, the companies announced Tuesday morning.

Houston-based real estate services firm Stewart announced it has completed its acquisition of DataQuick Lending Solution's valuation services line, marking the company's first step into the collateral valuations business.

Zillow, Inc., announced Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire longtime rival Trulia, Inc., for $3.5 billion in stock.

Real estate investment trust (REIT) New Residential Investment Corp. announced a commitment to purchase interests in a $900 million pool of non-agency loans. According to a release from New Residential, the loans involved in the deal were previously securitized by an affiliate of Springleaf Financial Corporation, which was previously affiliated with AIG until it was acquired by Fortress Investment Group managed funds in 2010. Though the terms of the deal were not disclosed, New Residential expects to settle the acquisition by the end of this year's first quarter.

First American Financial Corporation, a company specializing in title insurance, settlement services, and risk solutions for participants in real estate transactions, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Interthinx, Inc.

Seneca Mortgage Investments LP, a real estate investment firm focused on mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), announced it has closed on its purchase of AMS Servicing.