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Nationstar (NSM) to Acquire $215B of MSRs from BofA (BAC) in $1.3B Deal

January 7, 2013 7:51 AM EST

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM) (Nationstar) announced today that Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire approximately $215 billion in residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), as measured by unpaid principal balance (UPB) as of November 30, 2012, and certain other assets from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

Approximately 47% of the servicing portfolio, as measured by UPB, consists of loans that are owned, insured or... More