NEXA acquires UMortgage, brings on Casa as executive partner

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BREAKING — National Mortgage News reported that NEXA has acquired UMortgage, with the deal bringing on Anthony Casa as an executive partner. Under the arrangement, all of UMortgage's roughly 275 employees will remain in place, including its 246 loan officers and CEO Casa, who had previously been at odds publicly with NEXA's Mike Kortas. The combination folds a substantial originator network and its leadership into a larger platform, preserving the existing workforce rather than trimming headcount.

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