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Acquisition Affects RMBS.(Special Report)

Mortgage Servicing News

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New York-Following the sale of IndyMac Federal Bank, Fitch Ratings re-evaluated a pool of reverse mortgage assets recently acquired by OneWest Bank.

Fitch said Financial Freedom Acquisition LLP residential primary specialty-reverse servicer assets were assigned a 'RPS3' rating.

The rating represents a new evaluation of these assets from the previous 'RPS3-' that reflected "the limited operating history of OneWest Bank," Fitch said.

The said reverse mortgage servicing assets changed hands after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced the completion of the sale of IndyMac to OneWest Bank, a newly created subsidiary of investor consortium OneWest Bank Group LLC.

Fitch said a thorough review of FFA assets shows the servicer continues to demonstrate an ability to adequately manage its reverse mortgage portfolio.

FFA of Irvine, Calif., operates its servicing platform from Austin, Texas, and Kalamazoo, ...

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