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The strategy shift lenders are quietly making

While both volume and gain-on-sale margins improved year-over-year in the first quarter, discussions between mortgage lenders and Boston Consulting Group revealed a heightened focus on artificial intelligence-driven transformations to permanently manage costs, strategic management company said. Processing Content Consolidation is also on the table as a way to scale operations. The company’s quarterly report tracks […]

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Scotiabank to buy small Dallas bank in mortgage-finance play

Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to acquire Maple Financial Holdings Inc., which owns a small US commercial bank, as the Canadian firm looks to expand its structured-finance business in the American mortgage industry.  Processing Content The deal, which will see the lender take over MapleMark Bank, is subject to customary closing conditions, Scotiabank said in

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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $6.8 billion, the first major purchase under chief executive Greg Abel and a vote of confidence in the US housing market.  Processing Content The offer of $72.50 per common share represents a 24% premium to the home builder’s latest closing

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