Mortgage Contracting Services Acquires EPIC Real Estate Solutions

MCB Real Estate Acquires Epic Real Estate Partners

January 14, 2026

Real Estate

MCB Real Estate, a privately held investment management and development firm based in Baltimore with over $4 billion AUM, has completed the acquisition of Austin-based Epic Real Estate Partners. The deal transfers operation of 15 grocery-anchored shopping centers (just over 2 million square feet, across 10 states, ~$575M portfolio value) and the Epic operating company (13 professionals) into MCB's platform while retaining property-level ownership structures and the Epic team.

Stewart Information Services Intends to Acquire Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS)

November 7, 2025

Professional Services

Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE: STC) entered into an agreement to acquire Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a property preservation services provider supporting mortgage servicers and lenders. The purchase is expected to close before year-end, subject to customary conditions and HSR waiting-period expiration/termination, and Stewart plans to add MCS’s operations and technology to expand its Real Estate Solutions services.

MCS Acquires Property Preservation Firm MSI

August 4, 2025

Industrial Services

MCS, a national property services company based in Lewisville, Texas, has acquired Fort Worth–headquartered property preservation firm MSI. The deal integrates MSI’s property inspection, preservation, repair management and REO services into MCS’s national platform to expand capabilities and reinforce its nationwide footprint.

MCS Acquires Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions

March 13, 2024

Real Estate

MCS has acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions, integrating the family-owned property preservation firm into its national property services platform. The transaction combines complementary preservation, maintenance and technology capabilities to expand MCS’s service offering and geographic reach across mortgage servicers, single-family rental owners and reverse mortgage clients.

FortisPay Acquires EpicPay and Change Merchant Solutions

May 26, 2021

Payments & Fintech

Fortis Payment Systems (FortisPay) has acquired EpicPay International, LLC and Change Merchant Solutions, LLC to add PayFac capabilities and expand its integrated commerce offerings. The deals combine EpicPay's payment facilitation platform and CMS's omnichannel partnerships with FortisPay's Zeamster gateway to provide a unified payments and commerce stack for ISVs, developers and merchants.

Littlejohn-Led Investor Group Recapitalizes Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS)

October 5, 2020

Financial Services

Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a Lewisville, Texas–based provider of property preservation and field services to mortgage servicers and other financial institutions, completed a sponsor-led recapitalization. The new ownership group is led by Littlejohn & Co. and includes Lynstone SSF Holdings Sàrl, funds advised by Neuberger Berman Alternatives Advisers, and Crescent Capital Group.