Mr. Cooper

Mr. Cooper, formerly Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in the Dallas, Texas, area. Nationstar Holdings consists of Nationstar Mortgage, which provides servicing and originations for homeowners throughout the United States, and Xome, which provides technology and data enhanced solutions to the real estate market and companies engaged in the origination and/or servicing of mortgage loans. As of June 30, 2017, Nationstar employed approximately 7,000 people and is one of the largest mortgage servicers in the United States with a servicing portfolio of approximately $500 billion and more than 3 million customers.[1] In 2020, Mr. Cooper originated over 146,000 mortgages with a total value of over $36 billion.[2]

This article is about the mortgage and financial services company. For people with the surname Cooper, see Cooper (surname). For other uses, see Cooper (disambiguation).
Mr. Cooper Group Inc.
Mr. Cooper Group
FormerlyWMIH Corp, Nationstar Holdings
TypePublic
IndustryMortgage Lending
Founded1994 (1994)
Headquarters
Coppell, Texas
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Jay Bray (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsConventional Loans
FHA Loans
FHA Streamline Loans
VA Loans
VA IRRRL
BrandsMr. Cooper
RevenueUS$3.318 billion (2021)
US$898 million (2021)
US$1.4 billion (2021)
Total assetsUS$14.2 billion (2021)
OwnerMr. Cooper Group
Number of employees
8,200 (2021)
ParentMr. Cooper Group
Websitemrcooper.com

In August 2017, Nationstar began doing business as Mr. Cooper, a name change meant to "personalize the mortgage experience".[3]

History

Nationstar was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1994 as Nova Credit Corporation. In 1997, the company moved to Dallas, Texas, where home-builder Centex Homes established Nova Credit Corporation as their in-house lender for new construction and changed the company name to Centex Credit Corporation. In 2001, Centex Credit Corporation was merged into Centex Home Equity Company, and it operated as the subprime mortgage originator and servicer for Centex until 2005.

In 2005, the decision was made to withdraw Centex Homes from non-home-building businesses, including the mortgage business. Fortress Investment Group acquired Centex Home Equity and renamed it Nationstar Mortgage in 2006.[4][5] Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. went public in March 2012 with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.[6] The company faced financial difficulties,[7] and in 2018 was rebranded as Mr. Cooper.[8]

In 2018, Nationstar paid out millions of dollars in settlements in New York and California due to various violations of state banking laws.[9] In 2020, Nationstar agreed to a $91 million settlement for mishandling foreclosures and borrowers' payments[10]

References
  1. "Nationstar posts net loss of $20 million, but the news is better than it seems". 3 August 2017.
  2. "Nationstar Mortgage (Mr. Cooper)". Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. "It's official: Nationstar will become Mr. Cooper in August 2017". 2 May 2017.
  4. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/ChecFortressAcquisition033006.asp
  5. "Centex Home Equity to Become Nationstar Mortgage LLC".
  6. "Overview".
  7. "Nationstar posts net loss of $20 million, but the news is better than it seems". 3 August 2017.
  8. "NATIONSTAR REBRANDS AS MR. COOPER | Mr. Cooper Group".
  9. "Nationstar (aka Mr. Cooper) reaches $17 million mortgage settlement with NYDFS". 11 April 2018.
  10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/08/nationstar-mortgage-mr-cooper-91-million-settlement/
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