Dentons is known for having a “destination practice” in mortgage servicing rights, with Capital Markets Chair Erik Klingenberg ranked Band 1 for Capital Markets: Securitization - MSR – Nationwide (Chambers USA 2026). Our lawyers regularly represent servicers, lenders and investors in the purchase, financing and sale of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and private-label mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread. We have helped develop most of the structures and documentation used by market participants to invest in and finance MSRs and servicing advances, from REIT-eligible excess spread structures to master trust MSR and advance capital markets transactions.

With 80 lawyers specializing in structured finance and securitization, we have been a leader and innovator in the residential mortgage finance sector since the earliest days of the securitization industry. Our deep bench includes one of the most renowned regulatory and licensing teams, with extensive experience guiding servicers and originators through the process of obtaining all required licenses and agency approvals and establishing state-of-the-art compliance programs, as well as experts in tax, corporate, bankruptcy and all other legal aspects of MSR transactions.