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NYCB, a struggling $78B resi mortgage servicer, to receive $1B equity investment

Housing Wire

Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s private equity firm, Liberty Strategic Capital , will inject $1 billion in equity investment in struggling New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), one of the nation’s largest residential mortgage servicers. billion goodwill impairment. .” billion, with a coverage ratio of 163%.

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FOA agrees to sell commercial lending business to Roc Capital

Housing Wire

Finance of America Companies (FOA) has entered into an agreement to sell the operational assets of its Finance of America Commercial vertical to Roc Capital Holdings LLC. The terms of the deal do not include the FOA commercial vertical’s financial assets, which are comprised of loans and securitizations, according to the 8K filing.

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Tax & flood vendor Lereta acquired by private equity firms

Housing Wire

Private equity firms Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners have bought Lereta LLC , a provider of real estate tax and flood solutions for mortgage servicers, the companies announced this week. ” Flexpoint Ford is a private equity investment firm that has raised more than $5 billion in capital.

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What Is Preferred Equity in Commercial Real Estate?

Realty Biz

If you’ve ever purchased a home, you’re probably familiar with the term “equity” and what it means. When it comes to buying a house, your down payment is the initial equity you have in the property. Unfortunately, commercial real estate is rarely this simple. How Does Preferred Equity Work? Benefits of Preferred Equity.

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‘There will be bank failures,’ Fed chief tells lawmakers

Housing Wire

banks to fail in the coming months because of declining values and defaults in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. We have identified the banks that have high commercial real estate concentrations, particularly office and retail and other [property types] that have been affected a lot,” Powell said. in Q2 2023.

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CoStar and private equity group battle for CoreLogic

Housing Wire

Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported that CoStar Group and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are currently competing for the data provider, though it is unclear if either have made an offer yet. The post CoStar and private equity group battle for CoreLogic appeared first on HousingWire. billion market cap.

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Flagstar Bank makes changes to TPO leadership

Housing Wire

In December 2022, Flagstar Bank concluded its merger with New York Community Bancorp , which recently received a $1 billion equity investment from a group led by former U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s private equity firm, Liberty Strategic Capital.

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