Stearns Lending, LLC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFinancial Services
Founded1989
FounderGlenn Stearns
HeadquartersLewisville, Texas,
U.S.
Key people
David Schneider, CEO
Steve Smith, President & CFO
Revenue$521.7 million (2014[1])
Number of employees
1,700 (2015[1])
Websitewww.stearns.com

Stearns Lending, LLC is an American wholesale, retail and correspondent lender. Stearns is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the US[2][3] As of 2013, Stearns was the fifth-largest privately held lender nationwide.[4]

Overview

Glenn Stearns founded the company in 1989.[1][4] He was chief executive officer (CEO) from its founding until May 2012 when Stearns named Brian Hale, former president and national production executive of MetLife Home Loans, as his successor.[5] On May 15, 2017, David Schneider joined Stearns Lending as CEO and a member of its board of managers.[6]

Stearns was featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[7][8] In August 2015, Stearns' parent company, Stearns Holdings, LLC, was purchased by The Blackstone Group.[1][7] The American Bankers Association added Stearns Lending to its list of endorsed lending services through the Corporation for American Banking in May 2016.[9]

As of January 2021, Chicago-based lender Guaranteed Rate is acquiring Stearns for an undisclosed sum.[10]

2019 Bankruptcy filing

On July 9, 2019, after Stearns' business did poorly in the rising interest rate environment of 2017–2018, Stearns Lending filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[11] The filing was precipitated by failure to come to an agreement on restructuring with Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), which owns 67% of the $183 million in senior secured notes owed by Stearns.[11] On September 11, 2019, Stearns announced that it had reached an agreement with its largest noteholders under which the noteholders will support a plan of reorganization.[12]2021, Stearns folded into Guaranteed Rate.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jane Yu (August 21, 2015). "Stearns to Sell Majority Stake to Blackstone". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ James Rufus Koren (November 30, 2015). "After subprime collapse, nonbank lenders again dominate riskier mortgages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fast Growing Lender Adding Correspondent Program". Mortgage Stats. March 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bill Quinnan (January 21, 2013). "Hard Times Yield Opportunities for Stearns Lending". OC Register. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Jane Yu (May 7, 2012). "Hale New CEO for Stearns Lending". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Stearns Lending, LLC Announces CEO Transition". www.businesswire.com. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  7. 1 2 "Will Blackstone's (BX) Deal with Stearns Boost Growth". Zacks. August 24, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Stearns Lending". Inc. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "ABA Endorses Stearns Lending's Fulfillment, Correspondent Services". ABA Banking Journal. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kleimann, James (January 5, 2021). "Guaranteed Rate to acquire Stearns Lending".
  11. 1 2 "Stearns Lending files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after mortgage interest rate increases". USA Today. July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Restructuring Information". stearnsrestructuring.com/. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Guaranteed Rate closes Stearns wholesale channel". HousingWire. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-05-07.


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