A green light from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and antitrust regulators sets the stage for a Sept. 3 vote by Mr. Cooper shareholders on $9.4 billion mega merger.
Source: Inman News
Rocket, Mr. Cooper merger OK’d by Fannie and Freddie regulator
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