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John Marshall, Bank of Clarke Strike $253 Million Deal to Build $4.4 Billion Virginia Bank

John Marshall, Bank of Clarke Strike $253 Million Deal to Build $4.4 Billion Virginia Bank

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

Two Virginia community banks are combining in a roughly $253 million transaction that will create a $4.4 billion institution stretching from the Shenandoah Valley through Northern Virginia and into the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. John Marshall Bancorp, the...
First Citizens Takes Over 138 BMO Branches — and $5 Billion in Deposits

First Citizens Takes Over 138 BMO Branches — and $5 Billion in Deposits

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

First Citizens Bank has completed one of the larger U.S. bank branch transfers of the year, taking control of 138 BMO locations across 11 states and adding approximately $5 billion in deposits to a balance sheet that already exceeds $225 billion. The acquisition...
nCino Brings Broker Loans Into Its Retail Mortgage Platform as Wholesale Gains Ground

nCino Brings Broker Loans Into Its Retail Mortgage Platform as Wholesale Gains Ground

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

Mortgage lenders that operate both retail and wholesale channels have long faced a technology problem that has little to do with originating the loan itself: the two sides of the business often don’t run through the same front door. nCino is trying to change...
EverBank and WaFd Strike $3.9 Billion Merger as Both Banks Shift Away From Residential Lending

EverBank and WaFd Strike $3.9 Billion Merger as Both Banks Shift Away From Residential Lending

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

EverBank and WaFd are combining in a $3.9 billion transaction that will create a roughly $75 billion banking company — but for the housing industry, the more revealing part of the deal may be what both banks have been moving away from. The companies announced Monday...
Mortgage statement and household budget illustrating a mortgage payment divided between two paychecks

Mortgage statement and household budget illustrating a mortgage payment divided between two paychecks

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

A fintech company has raised $125 million around a simple but revealing premise: Americans may be able to afford their housing payment, but they increasingly struggle with when that payment comes due. Split Pay, formerly known as Rent App, has raised approximately...
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