Finance of America to purchase reverse mortgage assets from Onity division
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 18 2025
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Acquisition Announcement: Finance of America Reverse LLC has agreed to acquire a home equity conversion mortgage servicing portfolio and other reverse mortgage assets from PHH Mortgage Corporation in an all-cash deal.
Operational Continuity: The transaction includes acquiring PHH's pipeline of reverse mortgage loans and integrating select members of PHH's origination team, along with a subservicing agreement for operational continuity.
Financial Impact: The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings, Adjusted Earnings per Share, and cash flow.
Funding Details: The purchase will be financed primarily through warehouse and asset-level financing, along with available liquidity at the time of closing.
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Analyst Views on ONIT
Wall Street analysts forecast ONIT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ONIT is 55.00 USD with a low forecast of 50.00 USD and a high forecast of 60.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 47.210
Low
50.00
Averages
55.00
High
60.00
Current: 47.210
Low
50.00
Averages
55.00
High
60.00
About ONIT
Onity Group Inc. is a non-bank mortgage servicer and originator. It provides solutions through its primary brands, PHH Mortgage Corporation, and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. PHH Mortgage provides services in the country, focused on delivering a variety of servicing and lending programs. Liberty is a reverse mortgage lender dedicated to education and providing loans that help customers meet their personal and financial needs. Its segments are Servicing, Originations, and Corporate. Servicing segment comprises two components: its owned MSRs and its subservicing portfolio. The segment invests its capital to fund purchases and originations of its owned mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and servicing advances. Originations segment purchases MSRs through bulk portfolio purchases, through flow purchase agreements with its network of mortgage companies and financial institutions, and through participation in the Agency Cash Window (or Co-Issue) programs. Its subsidiary is PHH Mortgage Corporation.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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