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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20212022

Or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 001-34416

 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland

 

27-0186273

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California

 

91361

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(818) 224-7442

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbol (s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

8.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value

 

PMT/PA

 

New York Stock Exchange

8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value

6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value

 

PMT/PB

PMT/PC

 

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value

 

PMT

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes       No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes       No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

☐   

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes      No  

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

 

Class

 

Outstanding at May 6, 20215, 2022

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value

 

97,938,35091,953,676

 

 


 

PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST

FORM 10-Q

March 31, 20212022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

1

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

4

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

 

4

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of OperationOperations

 

6

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 

7

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

8

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

10

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

5857

 

 

Our Company

 

5857

 

 

Results of Operations

 

6160

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

6261

 

 

Expenses

 

71

 

 

Balance Sheet Analysis

 

7473

 

 

Asset Acquisitions

 

7473

 

 

Investment Portfolio Composition

 

7574

 

 

Cash Flows

 

7877

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

7977

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

 

8180

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

8281

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

8382

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

8483

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

8483

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

8483

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

8483

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

8483

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

8483

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

8584

 

 

 


 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”(this “Report”) contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue,” “plan” or other similar words or expressions.

Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain financial and operating projections or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward-looking statements include the following:

 

projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital structure or other financial items;

 

descriptions of our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services;

 

forecasts of our future economic performance, interest rates, profit margins and our share of future markets; and

 

descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations regarding the timing of generating any revenues.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control that could cause actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations. Some of these factors are discussed below.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report and the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2020.25, 2022.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to:

changes in interest rates;

 

our exposure to risks of loss and disruptions in operations resulting from adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, climate change and pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

the impact to our CRT arrangements and agreements of increased borrower requests for forbearance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”);Act;

 

changes in our investment objectives or investment or operational strategies, including any new lines of business or new products and services that may subject us to additional risks;

the degree and nature of our competition;

 

volatility in our industry, the debt or equity markets, the general economy or the real estate finance and real estate markets specifically, whether the result of market events or otherwise;

 

events or circumstances which undermine confidence in the financial and housing markets or otherwise have a broad impact on financial and housing markets, such as the sudden instability or collapse of large depository institutions or other significant corporations, terrorist attacks, natural or man-made disasters, or threatened or actual armed conflicts;

 

changes in general business, economic, market, employment and domestic and international political conditions, or in consumer confidence and spending habits from those expected;

 

declines in real estate or significant changes in U.S. housing prices or activity in the U.S. housing market;

 

the availability of, and level of competition for, attractive risk-adjusted investment opportunities in loans and mortgage-related assets that satisfy our investment objectives;

 

the inherent difficulty in winning bids to acquire loans, and our success in doing so;

 

the concentration of credit risks to which we are exposed;

 

the degree and nature of our competition;

our dependence on our manager and servicer, potential conflicts of interest with such entities and their affiliates, and the performance of such entities;


 

changes in personnel and lack of availability of qualified personnel at our manager, servicer or their affiliates;


 

the availability, terms and deployment of short-term and long-term capital;

 

the adequacy of our cash reserves and working capital;

 

our substantial amount of debt;

 

our ability to maintain the desired relationship between our financing and the interest rates and maturities of our assets;

 

the timing and amount of cash flows, if any, from our investments;

 

unanticipated increases or volatility in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

 

the performance, financial condition and liquidity of borrowers;

 

the ability of our servicer, which also provides us with fulfillment services, to approve and monitor correspondent sellers and underwrite loans to investor standards;

 

incomplete or inaccurate information or documentation provided by customers or counterparties, or adverse changes in the financial condition of our customers and counterparties;

 

our indemnification and repurchase obligations in connection with loans we purchase and later sell or securitize;

 

the quality and enforceability of the collateral documentation evidencing our ownership and rights in the assets in which we invest;

 

increased rates of delinquency, default and/or decreased recovery rates on our investments;

 

the performance of loans underlying mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) in which we retain credit risk;

 

our ability to foreclose on our investments in a timely manner or at all;

increased prepayments of the mortgages and other loans underlying our MBS or relating to our mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), excess servicing spread (“ESS”) and other investments;

 

the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility;

 

the effect of the accuracy of or changes in the estimates we make about uncertainties, contingencies and asset and liability valuations when measuring and reporting upon our financial condition and results of operations;

 

our ability to maintain appropriate internal control over financial reporting;

 

technology failures, cybersecurity risks and incidents, and our ability to mitigate  cybersecurity risks and cyber intrusions;

 

our ability to obtain and/or maintain licenses and other approvals in those jurisdictions where required to conduct our business;

 

our ability to detect misconduct and fraud;

 

our ability to comply with various federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern our business;

 

developments in the secondary markets for our loan products;

 

legislative and regulatory changes that impact the loan industry or housing market;

 

changes in regulations that impact the business, operations or governance of mortgage lenders and/or publicly-traded companies or such changes that increase the cost of doing business with such entities;

 

the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and its issued and future rules and the enforcement thereof;

 

changes in government support of homeownership;

our ability to effectively identify, manage and hedge our credit, interest rate, prepayment, liquidity, and climate risks;

 

changes in government or government-sponsored home affordability programs;

 

limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules for us to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and qualify for an exclusion from the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as REITs or as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, and our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules;

 

changes in governmental regulations, accounting treatment, tax rates and similar matters (including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs, or the exclusions from registration as an investment company);

2



 

our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future;

 

our failure to deal appropriately with issues that may give rise to reputational risk; and

 

our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents.

Other factors that could also cause results to differ from our expectations may not be described in this Report or any other document. Each of these factors could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.

 


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands, except share information)

 

 

(in thousands, except share information)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

92,842

 

 

$

57,704

 

 

$

187,880

 

 

$

58,983

 

Short-term investments at fair value

 

 

108,375

 

 

 

127,295

 

 

 

236,468

 

 

 

167,999

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value pledged to creditors

 

 

1,916,485

 

 

 

2,213,922

 

 

 

3,070,330

 

 

 

2,666,768

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value ($4,590,193 and $3,501,847 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

4,646,761

 

 

 

3,551,890

 

Loans at fair value ($111,228 and $147,410 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

117,647

 

 

 

151,734

 

Excess servicing spread purchased from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. at fair value

pledged to secure Assets sold to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. under agreements to

repurchase

 

 

0

 

 

 

131,750

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets ($58,134 and $58,699 pledged

to creditors, respectively)

 

 

182,969

 

 

 

164,318

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value ($1,675,107 and $4,059,479 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

1,708,745

 

 

 

4,171,025

 

Loans at fair value ($1,822,947 and $1,564,924 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

1,826,482

 

 

 

1,568,726

 

Derivative assets ($970 and $19,627 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

77,823

 

 

 

34,238

 

Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors

 

 

2,664,420

 

 

 

2,799,263

 

 

 

1,536,862

 

 

 

1,704,911

 

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value ($2,423,063 and $1,742,905 pledged

to creditors, respectively)

 

 

2,441,214

 

 

 

1,755,236

 

Servicing advances ($74,522 pledged to creditors at March 31, 2021)

 

 

150,160

 

 

 

121,820

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans ($10,250 and $15,365 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

17,715

 

 

 

28,709

 

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value ($3,352,952 and $2,863,544 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

3,391,172

 

 

 

2,892,855

 

Servicing advances ($64,852 and $93,455 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

134,002

 

 

 

204,951

 

Due from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

7,521

 

 

 

8,152

 

 

 

20,562

 

 

 

15,953

 

Other

 

 

176,145

 

 

 

380,218

 

Other ($6,204 and $7,293 pledged to creditors, respectively)

 

 

197,189

 

 

 

286,299

 

Total assets

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

$

11,492,011

 

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

6,091,973

 

 

$

6,309,418

 

 

$

5,092,700

 

 

$

6,671,890

 

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

 

68,176

 

 

 

16,851

 

 

 

65,699

 

 

 

49,988

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

2,897,794

 

 

 

1,924,999

 

 

 

2,372,279

 

 

 

2,471,961

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

494,097

 

 

 

196,796

 

 

 

544,100

 

 

 

502,459

 

Asset-backed financing of a variable interest entity at fair value

 

 

101,238

 

 

 

134,726

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

1,712,650

 

 

 

1,469,999

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

10,757

 

 

 

16,373

 

 

 

10,593

 

Assets sold to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. under agreements to repurchase

 

 

0

 

 

 

80,862

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities at fair value

 

 

229,970

 

 

 

263,473

 

 

 

129,350

 

 

 

42,206

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

122,837

 

 

 

124,809

 

��

 

117,682

 

 

 

96,156

 

Due to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

68,644

 

 

 

87,005

 

 

 

27,722

 

 

 

40,091

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

42,493

 

 

 

23,563

 

 

 

46,797

 

 

 

9,598

 

Liability for losses under representations and warranties

 

 

28,967

 

 

 

21,893

 

 

 

40,225

 

 

 

40,249

 

Total liabilities

 

 

10,165,111

 

 

 

9,195,152

 

 

 

10,165,577

 

 

 

11,405,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies Note 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies Note 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares,

issued and outstanding 12,400,000 shares, liquidation preference $310,000,000

 

 

299,707

 

 

 

299,707

 

Common shares of beneficial interest—authorized, 500,000,000 common shares of $0.01

par value; issued and outstanding, 97,938,350 and 97,862,625 common shares, respectively

 

 

979

 

 

 

979

 

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares,

issued and outstanding 22,400,000, liquidation preference $560,000,000

 

 

541,482

 

 

 

541,482

 

Common shares of beneficial interest—authorized, 500,000,000 common shares of $0.01

par value; issued and outstanding, 93,007,076 and 94,897,255 common shares, respectively

 

 

930

 

 

 

949

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,137,933

 

 

 

2,096,907

 

 

 

2,000,107

 

 

 

2,081,757

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(81,476

)

 

 

(100,734

)

 

 

(320,581

)

 

 

(256,670

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,357,143

 

 

 

2,296,859

 

 

 

2,221,938

 

 

 

2,367,518

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

$

11,492,011

 

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

Assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) included in total assets and liabilities (the assets of each VIE can only be used to settle liabilities of that VIE):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans at fair value

 

$

109,845

 

 

$

143,707

 

 

$

1,822,533

 

 

$

1,564,565

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer assets at fair value

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

58,699

 

Derivative assets at fair value

 

 

970

 

 

 

19,627

 

Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

2,664,420

 

 

 

2,799,263

 

 

 

1,536,862

 

 

 

1,704,911

 

Other—interest receivable

 

 

298

 

 

 

392

 

Other‒interest receivable

 

 

4,621

 

 

 

3,701

 

 

$

2,832,697

 

 

$

3,002,061

 

 

$

3,364,986

 

 

$

3,292,804

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed financing at fair value

 

$

101,238

 

 

$

134,726

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer liabilities at fair value

 

 

123,028

 

 

 

229,696

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

$

1,712,650

 

 

$

1,469,999

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities at fair value

 

 

77,614

 

 

 

27,500

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

10,757

 

 

 

16,373

 

 

 

10,593

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities—interest payable

 

 

298

 

 

 

392

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities‒interest payable

 

 

4,621

 

 

 

3,701

 

 

$

243,486

 

 

$

375,571

 

 

$

1,811,258

 

 

$

1,511,793

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 


PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands, except common share amounts)

 

(in thousands, except per common share amounts)

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

$

51,274

 

 

$

44,614

 

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

1,738

 

 

 

4,161

 

 

53,012

 

 

 

48,775

 

Loan origination fees

 

52,902

 

 

 

23,928

 

Net gains (losses) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

 

81,540

 

 

 

(800,990

)

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

1,651

 

 

 

(14,141

)

 

83,191

 

 

 

(815,131

)

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractually specified

 

116,287

 

 

 

94,469

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Other

 

16,245

 

 

 

7,191

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

132,532

 

 

 

101,660

 

 

155,999

 

 

 

132,532

 

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights

 

278,282

 

 

 

(627,201

)

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

Mortgage servicing rights hedging results

 

(374,403

)

 

 

767,186

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

36,411

 

 

 

241,645

 

 

295,918

 

 

 

36,411

 

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

13,634

 

 

 

2,927

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

50,045

 

 

 

244,572

 

 

304,178

 

 

 

50,045

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

0

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

83,191

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

53,012

 

Loan origination fees

 

14,774

 

 

 

52,902

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates

 

36,309

 

 

 

70,149

 

 

51,063

 

 

 

36,309

 

From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

1,280

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

37,589

 

 

 

72,123

 

 

51,063

 

 

 

37,589

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

75,921

 

 

 

79,850

 

 

63,514

 

 

 

75,921

 

To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

387

 

 

 

1,218

 

 

0

 

 

 

387

 

 

76,308

 

 

 

81,068

 

 

63,514

 

 

 

76,308

 

Net interest expense

 

(38,719

)

 

 

(8,945

)

 

(12,451

)

 

 

(38,719

)

Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

837

 

 

 

32

 

 

230

 

 

 

837

 

Other

 

129

 

 

 

252

 

 

250

 

 

 

129

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

201,397

 

 

 

(506,517

)

Net investment income

 

81,839

 

 

 

201,397

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

21,088

 

 

 

19,093

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

60,835

 

 

 

41,940

 

 

16,754

 

 

 

60,835

 

Loan servicing fees

 

19,093

 

 

 

14,521

 

Management fees

 

8,449

 

 

 

9,055

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,449

 

Professional services

 

4,025

 

 

 

2,224

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

3,177

 

 

 

3,857

 

Loan origination

 

9,308

 

 

 

4,249

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

9,308

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

3,857

 

 

 

750

 

Professional services

 

2,224

 

 

 

1,496

 

Safekeeping

 

2,395

 

 

 

1,941

 

Compensation

 

2,185

 

 

 

519

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

2,185

 

Safekeeping

 

1,941

 

 

 

1,658

 

Other

 

2,477

 

 

 

3,720

 

 

3,946

 

 

 

2,477

 

Total expenses

 

110,369

 

 

 

77,908

 

 

63,781

 

 

 

110,369

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

91,028

 

 

 

(584,425

)

Income before provision for income taxes

 

18,058

 

 

 

91,028

 

Provision for income taxes

 

19,425

 

 

 

10,248

 

 

37,187

 

 

 

19,425

 

Net income (loss)

 

71,603

 

 

 

(594,673

)

Net (loss) income

 

(19,129

)

 

 

71,603

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

6,234

 

 

 

6,234

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

6,234

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

65,369

 

 

$

(600,907

)

Earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

$

(29,584

)

 

$

65,369

 

(Loss) earnings per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

97,892

 

 

 

100,245

 

 

94,146

 

 

 

97,892

 

Diluted

 

98,103

 

 

 

100,245

 

 

94,146

 

 

 

98,103

 

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

6



PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

Par

 

 

paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

shares

 

 

value

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

22,400

 

 

$

541,482

 

 

 

94,897

 

 

$

949

 

 

$

2,081,757

 

 

$

(256,670

)

 

$

2,367,518

 

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2020-06

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(50,347

)

 

 

9,394

 

 

 

(40,953

)

Balance at January 1, 2022

 

 

22,400

 

 

 

541,482

 

 

 

94,897

 

 

 

949

 

 

 

2,031,410

 

 

 

(247,276

)

 

 

2,326,565

 

Net loss

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(19,129

)

 

 

(19,129

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

506

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

507

 

Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(10,454

)

 

 

(10,454

)

Common shares ($0.47 per share)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(43,722

)

 

 

(43,722

)

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,974

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(31,809

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(31,829

)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

22,400

 

 

$

541,482

 

 

 

93,007

 

 

$

930

 

 

$

2,000,107

 

 

$

(320,581

)

 

$

2,221,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

Par

 

 

paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

Par

 

 

paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

shares

 

 

value

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

shares

 

 

value

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

97,863

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

2,096,907

 

 

$

(100,734

)

 

$

2,296,859

 

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

97,863

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

2,096,907

 

 

$

(100,734

)

 

$

2,296,859

 

Net income

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

71,603

 

 

 

71,603

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

71,603

 

 

 

71,603

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,040

 

Recognition of cash conversion option

included in issuance of Exchangeable Notes

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39,986

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39,986

 

Recognition of cash conversion

option included in issuance of

exchangeable senior notes

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39,986

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39,986

 

Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

(6,236

)

Common shares ($0.47 per share)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(46,109

)

 

 

(46,109

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(46,109

)

 

 

(46,109

)

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

97,938

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

2,137,933

 

 

$

(81,476

)

 

$

2,357,143

 

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

97,938

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

2,137,933

 

 

$

(81,476

)

 

$

2,357,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

Common shares

 

 

Retained

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

Par

 

 

paid-in

 

 

(accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

shares

 

 

value

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit)

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

100,182

 

 

$

1,002

 

 

$

2,127,889

 

 

$

22,317

 

 

$

2,450,915

 

Net loss

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(594,673

)

 

 

(594,673

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

201

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(1,445

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,443

)

Issuance of common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

5,652

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,654

 

Issuance costs relating to common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(57

)

Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

(6,236

)

Common shares ($0.25 per share)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(25,009

)

 

 

(25,009

)

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(783

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(5,775

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(5,783

)

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

99,841

 

 

$

998

 

 

$

2,126,264

 

 

$

(603,601

)

 

$

1,823,368

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

71,603

 

 

$

(594,673

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

(53,012

)

 

 

(48,775

)

Net (gains) losses on investments

 

 

(83,191

)

 

 

815,131

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(19,129

)

 

$

71,603

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

(278,282

)

 

 

627,201

 

 

 

(303,721

)

 

 

(278,282

)

Mortgage servicing rights hedging results

 

 

374,403

 

 

 

(767,186

)

 

 

163,802

 

 

 

374,403

 

Net losses (gains) on investments and financings

 

 

229,095

 

 

 

(83,191

)

Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

(3,953

)

 

 

(53,012

)

Capitalization of interest and fees on loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

(198

)

Accrual of interest on excess servicing spread purchased from

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

(1,280

)

 

 

(1,974

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,280

)

Capitalization of interest and fees on loans at fair value

 

 

(198

)

 

 

0

 

Accrual of unearned discounts and amortization of purchase premiums on

mortgage-backed securities, loans at fair value, and asset-backed financing of a VIE

 

 

909

 

 

 

14,200

 

Accrual of unearned discounts and amortization of purchase premiums on

mortgage-backed securities, loans at fair value, and asset-backed financings

 

 

1,526

 

 

 

909

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

7,384

 

 

 

3,127

 

 

 

4,140

 

 

 

7,384

 

Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

 

(837

)

 

 

(32

)

 

 

(230

)

 

 

(837

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

1,029

 

 

 

1,738

 

Purchase of loans acquired for sale at fair value from nonaffiliates

 

 

(53,234,735

)

 

 

(30,919,685

)

 

 

(23,072,430

)

 

 

(53,234,735

)

Purchase of loans acquired for sale at fair value from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

0

 

 

 

(2,246,127

)

 

 

(259,038

)

 

 

0

 

Sale to nonaffiliates and repayment of loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

33,318,157

 

 

 

19,718,151

 

 

 

11,985,961

 

 

 

33,318,157

 

Sale of loans acquired for sale to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

18,420,614

 

 

 

14,509,209

 

 

 

13,160,768

 

 

 

18,420,614

 

Repurchase of loans subject to representation and warranties

 

 

(16,094

)

 

 

(9,919

)

 

 

(24,234

)

 

 

(16,094

)

(Increase) decrease in servicing advances

 

 

(28,686

)

 

 

9,661

 

Decrease (increase) in due from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

688

 

 

 

(750

)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(366,695

)

 

 

607,581

 

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(1,988

)

 

 

(28,355

)

(Decrease) increase in due to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

(18,683

)

 

 

8,031

 

Decrease (increase) in servicing advances

 

 

70,949

 

 

 

(28,686

)

(Increase) decrease in due from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

(4,609

)

 

 

688

 

Increase in other assets

 

 

(230,332

)

 

 

(366,695

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

22,601

 

 

 

(1,988

)

Decrease in due to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

(12,369

)

 

 

(18,683

)

Increase in income taxes payable

 

 

18,930

 

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

37,199

 

 

 

18,930

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(1,869,255

)

 

 

1,705,250

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

1,747,025

 

 

 

(1,869,255

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease (increase) in short-term investments

 

 

18,920

 

 

 

(47,124

)

Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments

 

 

(68,469

)

 

 

18,920

 

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

(1,259,189

)

 

 

(1,615,486

)

 

 

(661,774

)

 

 

(1,259,189

)

Sale and repayment of mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

1,482,986

 

 

 

611,664

 

 

 

70,276

 

 

 

1,482,986

 

Repurchase of loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,058

)

Sale and repayment of loans at fair value

 

 

32,926

 

 

 

15,824

 

 

 

51,081

 

 

 

32,926

 

Repayment of excess servicing spread receivable from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

134,624

 

 

 

9,308

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

134,624

 

Net settlement of derivative financial instruments

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

(32,452

)

 

 

2,688

 

 

 

4,820

 

Distribution from credit risk transfer agreements

 

 

190,943

 

 

 

145,801

 

Distribution from credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

207,014

 

 

 

190,943

 

Sale of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

 

12,111

 

 

 

15,943

 

 

 

2,893

 

 

 

12,111

 

Decrease in margin deposits

 

 

312,741

 

 

 

293,620

 

 

 

199,719

 

 

 

312,741

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

930,882

 

 

 

(603,960

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(196,572

)

 

 

930,882

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of assets under agreements to repurchase

 

 

56,191,062

 

 

 

42,128,403

 

 

 

30,883,776

 

 

 

56,191,062

 

Repurchase of assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

(56,410,371

)

 

 

(42,429,163

)

 

 

(32,463,483

)

 

 

(56,410,371

)

Issuance of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

 

1,305,282

 

 

 

1,222,959

 

 

 

999,031

 

 

 

1,305,282

 

Repayment of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

 

(1,253,957

)

 

 

(1,222,959

)

 

 

(983,296

)

 

 

(1,253,957

)

Issuance of notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and

mortgage servicing assets

 

 

659,156

 

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

125,001

 

 

 

1,547,127

 

Repayment of notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and

mortgage servicing assets

 

 

(130,387

)

 

 

(79,011

)

 

 

(225,927

)

 

 

(568,357

)

Advances under notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

 

 

887,971

 

 

 

0

 

Repayment under secured notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

 

 

(437,970

)

 

 

0

 

Issuance of Exchangeable Notes

 

 

345,000

 

 

 

0

 

Repayment of asset-backed financing of a variable interest entity

at fair value

 

 

(31,798

)

 

 

(11,358

)

Issuance of exchangeable senior notes

 

 

0

 

 

 

345,000

 

Issuance of asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

382,423

 

 

 

0

 

Repayment of asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

(49,764

)

 

 

(31,798

)

Repurchase of assets sold to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. under

agreement to repurchase

 

 

(80,862

)

 

 

(7,746

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(80,862

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(16,588

)

 

 

(1,771

)

 

 

(1,715

)

 

 

(16,588

)

Payment of contingent underwriting fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

(76

)

Payment of dividends to preferred shareholders

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

(6,236

)

 

 

(10,454

)

 

 

(6,236

)

Payment of dividends to common shareholders

 

 

(46,093

)

 

 

(47,193

)

 

 

(44,797

)

 

 

(46,093

)

Issuance of common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,654

 

Payment of issuance costs related to common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

(57

)

Payment of vested share-based compensation withholdings

 

 

(698

)

 

 

(1,629

)

Payment of vested share-based compensation tax withholdings

 

 

(522

)

 

 

(698

)

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

0

 

 

 

(5,783

)

 

 

(31,829

)

 

 

0

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

973,511

 

 

 

(105,966

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(1,421,556

)

 

 

973,511

 

Net increase in cash

 

 

35,138

 

 

 

995,324

 

 

 

128,897

 

 

 

35,138

 

Cash at beginning of quarter

 

 

57,704

 

 

 

104,056

 

 

 

58,983

 

 

 

57,704

 

Cash at end of quarter

 

$

92,842

 

 

$

1,099,380

 

 

$

187,880

 

 

$

92,842

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments (refunds), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

(11

)

 

$

494

 

Interest

 

$

62,903

 

 

$

91,611

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of loans and advances to real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

0

 

 

$

280

 

Receipt of mortgage servicing rights as proceeds from

sales of loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

194,596

 

 

$

407,696

 

Receipt of excess servicing spread pursuant to

recapture agreement with PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

$

0

 

 

$

557

 

Recognition of loans at fair value resulting from

initial consolidation of variable interest entity

 

$

405,908

 

 

$

0

 

Retention of subordinate mortgage-backed securities in loan securitization

 

$

23,485

 

 

$

0

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition of asset-backed financings resulting from initial consolidation of

variable interest entity

 

$

382,423

 

 

$

0

 

Dividends declared, not paid

 

$

43,689

 

 

$

46,109

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


 


PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1—Organization

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT” or the “Company”) is a specialty finance company, which, through its subsidiaries (all of which are wholly-owned), invests primarily in residential mortgage-related assets. The Company operates in 4 segments: credit sensitive strategies, interest rate sensitive strategies, correspondent production, and corporate:

 

The credit sensitive strategies segment represents the Company’s investments in credit risk transfer (“CRT”) arrangements, including CRT agreements (“CRT Agreements”) and CRT securities (together, “CRT arrangements”), subordinate mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), distressed loans and real estate, and non-Agency subordinated bonds.estate.

 

The interest rate sensitive strategies segment represents the Company’s investments in mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), excess servicing spread (“ESS”) purchased from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”), a publicly-traded mortgage banking and investment management company, Agency and senior non-Agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”)MBS and the related interest rate hedging activities.

 

The correspondent production segment represents the Company’s operations aimed at serving as an intermediary between lenders and the capital markets by purchasing, pooling and reselling newly originated prime credit quality loans either directly or in the form of MBS, using the services of PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM” or the “Manager”) and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”), both indirect controlled subsidiaries of PFSI.

The Company primarily sells the loans it acquires through its correspondent production activities to government-sponsored entities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) or to PLS for sale into securitizations guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are each referred to as an “Agency” and, collectively, as the “Agencies.”

 

The corporate segment includes management fees, corporate expense amounts and certain interest income.

The Company conducts substantially all of its operations and makes substantially all of its investments through its subsidiary, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the sole general partner, and the Company is the sole limited partner, of the Operating Partnership.

The Company believes that it qualifies, and has elected to be taxed, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To maintain its tax status as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income in the form of qualifying distributions to shareholders.

Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Accounting Change

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) as codified in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements and notes do not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. This interim consolidated information should be read together with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be anticipated for the full year. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results will likely differ from those estimates.

The Company held 0 restricted cash during the periods presented. Therefore, the consolidated statements of cash flows do not include references to restricted cash.


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Pending Accounting Change

In August 2020,Effective January 1, 2022, the Company adopted FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by removing certain separation models for convertible instruments in ASC subtopic 470-20, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options. Under for convertible instruments.

As a result of the amendments in this update:

the embedded conversion features in debt instruments no longer are separated from the host contract for convertible instruments with conversion features that are not required to be accounted for as derivatives or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital. Consequently, a convertible debt instrument will generally be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost;

Diluted earnings per share guidance is changed to require that:

an entity is required to include shares issuable pursuant to conversionadoption of convertible debt instruments in the determination of diluted earnings per share; current guidance allows an entity to exclude such shares from the diluted earnings per share calculation if the company has a history and policy of cash settlement;

an average market price should be used to calculate the diluted EPS denominator in cases in which the exercise prices may change on the basis of an entity’s share price or changes in the entity’s share price may affect the number of shares that may be used to settle a financial instrument; and

an entity should use the weighted-average share count from each quarter when calculating the year-to-date weighted-average share count.

ASU 2020-06, isthe Company reclassified approximately $50.3 million of issuance discount originally recognized in the issuance of Exchangeable senior notes from Additional paid-in capital to the carrying value of the Exchangeable senior notes and $9.4 million of previously recognized accrual of the issuance discount, as an adjustment to the Accumulated deficit effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 reduced Interest expense by approximately $1.7 million for the Company beginning in the quarter endingended March 31, 2022, with early adoption allowed beginning inas the quarter ending March 31, 2021 using eitherresult of the modified retrospective or full retrospective method. The Company intends to adopt ASU 2020-06 beginning inelimination of the quarter ending March 31, 2022.issuance discount.

As detailed in Note 14 – Long-Term Debt, the Company has issued $555 million in unpaid principal balance of exchangeable senior notes that are exchangeable for common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) (the “Exchangeable Notes”). The Exchangeable Notes will be subject to the guidance included in ASU 2020-06. Adoption of ASU 2020-06 will have the following effects on PMT:

The exchange feature included in the Exchangeable Notes can be settled either in cash or common shares at the option of PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”). As a result of this feature and PMT’s intent to cash settle the Exchangeable Notes, the Company presently excludes the effect of exchange of the Exchangeable Notes from diluted earnings per share as allowed under current accounting standards. Adoption of ASU 2020-06 will require the Company to include common shares issuable pursuant to exchange of the Exchangeable Notes in its determination of diluted earnings per share.

The Company recognized the fair value of the exchange feature as a component of Additional paid-in capital as of the date of issuance of the Exchangeable Notes as required by current guidance. The issuance discount charged to the Exchangeable Notes resulting from the allocation of the issuance discount to Additional paid-in capital is presently accrued to interest expense using the interest method. Upon adoption of ASU 2020-06, the value originally attributed to Additional paid-in capital as of the date of issuance of the Exchangeable Notes will be added to the carrying value of the Exchangeable Notes and the accumulated accrual of the exchange value to interest expense through the date of adoption of ASU 2020-06 will be credited to retained earnings net of income taxes as the cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2020-06.

Note 3—Concentration of Risks

As discussed in Note 1—1 – Organization above, PMT’s operations and investing activities are centered in residential mortgage-related assets, including CRT arrangements, MSRssubordinate MBS and MBS.MSRs. CRT arrangements and subordinate MBS are more sensitive to borrower credit performance than other mortgage-related investments such as traditional loans and Agency MBS. MSRs are sensitive to changes in prepayment rate activity and expectations.

Credit Risk

Note 6 Variable Interest Entities details the Company’s investments in CRT arrangements whereby the Company sells pools of recently-originated loans into Fannie Mae-guaranteed securitizations while either:

 

through May 2018, entering into CRT Agreements, whereby it retains a portion of the credit risk underlying such loans as part of the retention of an interest-only (“IO”) ownership interest in such loans and an obligation to absorb scheduled credit losses arising from such loans reaching a specific number of days delinquent (“Recourse Obligations”);delinquent; or

11


 

from June 2018 through 2020, entering into firm commitments to purchase and purchasing CRT securities and, upon purchase of such securities, holding CRT strips representing an IO ownership interest that absorbs realized credit losses arising from such loans.loans in the reference pools backing the CRT securities. The obligation to absorb the losses for both CRT Agreements and CRT securities represent the Company’s recourse obligations included in the arrangements (“Recourse Obligations”).

The Company also invests in subordinate MBS which are among the first beneficial interests in the related securitizations to absorb credit losses on the underlying loans.

The Company’s retention of credit risk through its investment in CRT arrangements and subordinate MBS subjects it to risks associated with delinquency and foreclosure similar to the risks of loss associated with owning the underlying loans, which is greater than the risk of loss associated with selling such loans to Fannie Mae without the retention of such credit risk.risk in the case of CRT arrangements and investing in senior mortgage pass through securities in the case of subordinate MBS.

CRT Agreements are structured such that loans that reach a specific number of days delinquent (including loans in forbearance which also includes those subject to the forbearance provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)) trigger losses chargeable to the CRT Agreements based on the size of the loan and a contractual schedule of loss severity. Therefore, the risks associated with delinquency and foreclosure may in some instances be greater than the risks associated with owning the related loans because the structure of the CRT Agreements provides that the Company may be required to absorb losses in the event of delinquency or foreclosure even when there is ultimately no loss realized with respect to such loans (e.g., as a result of a borrower’s re-performance). In contrast, the structure of the Company’s investment in CRT strips requires PMT to absorb losses only when the reference loans realize actual losses.

Fair Value Risk

The Company is exposed to fair value risk in addition to the risks specific to credit and, as a result of prevailing market conditions or the economy generally, may be required to recognize losses associated with adverse changes to the fair value of its investments in MSRs, CRT arrangements, and MBS:

 

MSRs are generally subject to loss inThe fair value whenof MSRs is sensitive to changes in prepayment speeds, increase as a result of decreasing mortgage interest rates, when estimates of cost to service the underlying loans increase or when the returns demanded by market participants increase.participants;

 

The fair valuevalues of CRT arrangements isand subordinate MBS are sensitive to market perceptions of future credit performance of the underlying loans as well as the actual credit performance of such loans and to the returns required by market participants to hold such investments.investments; and

 

The fair value of Agency and senior non-Agency pass through MBS is sensitive to changes in market interest rates.


Note 4—Transactions with Related Parties

Operating Activities

Correspondent Production Activities

The Company is provided fulfillment and other services by PLS under an amended and restated mortgage banking services agreement.

Through June 30, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the monthly fulfillment fee was an amount equal to (a) no greater than the product of (i) 0.35% and (ii) the aggregate initial unpaid principal balance (the “Initial UPB”) of all loans purchased in such month, plus (b) in the case of all loans other than loans sold to or securitized through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, no greater than the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate Initial UPB of all such loans sold and securitized in such month; provided however, that no fulfillment fee shall be due or payable to PLS with respect to any loans underwritten in accordance with the Ginnie Mae MBS Guide.

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The Company does not hold the Ginnie Mae approval required to issue securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae MBS and act as a servicer.service the underlying loans. Accordingly, under the agreement, PLS currently purchases loans saleable in accordance with the Ginnie Mae MBS Guide “as is” and without recourse of any kind from the Company at cost less any administrative fees paid by the correspondent to the Company plus accrued interest and a sourcing fee, which, through June 30, 2020, ranged from 2 to three and one-half basis points, generally based on the average number of calendar days loans are held by the Company prior to purchase by PLS.fee.

Effective July 1, 2020, the fulfillment feesFulfillment and sourcing fees were revised as follows:are summarized below:

 

Fulfillment fees shall not exceed the following:

 

(i)

the number of loan commitments issued by the Company multiplied by a pull-through factor of either .99 or .80 depending on whether the loan commitments are subject to a “mandatory trade confirmation” or a “best efforts lock confirmation”, respectively, and then multiplied by $585 for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment up to and including 16,500 per quarter and $355 for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus

 

(ii)

$315 multiplied by the number of purchased loans up to and including 16,500 per quarter and $195 multiplied by the number of purchased loans in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus

 

(iii)

$750 multiplied by the number of all purchased loans that are sold or securitized to parties other than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; provided however, that 0 fulfillment fee shall be due or payable to PLS with respect to any Ginnie Mae loans.

 

Sourcing fees charged to PLS range from 1 to 2 basis points of the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”), generally based on the average number of calendar days the loans are held by PMT before purchase by PLS.

In consideration for the mortgage banking services provided by PLS with respect to the Company’s acquisition of mortgage loans under PLS’s early purchase program, PLS is entitled to fees accruing (i) at a rate equal to $1,500 per year per early purchase facility administered by PLS, and (ii) in the amount of $35 for each mortgage loan that the Company acquires.

The mortgage banking services agreement expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, on June 30, 2025, subject to automatic renewal for additional 18-month periods, unless terminated in accordance with its terms.

The Company may purchase newly originated conforming balance non-government insured or guaranteed loans from PLS under a mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement. 

Following is a summary of correspondent production activity between the Company and PLS: 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan fulfillment fees earned by PLS

 

$

60,835

 

 

$

41,940

 

$

16,754

 

 

$

60,835

 

UPB of loans fulfilled by PLS

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

33,761,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sourcing fees received from PLS included in

Net gain on loans acquired for sale

 

$

1,738

 

 

$

4,161

 

Sourcing fees received from PLS included in

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

$

1,296

 

 

$

1,738

 

UPB of loans sold to PLS

 

$

17,559,575

 

 

$

13,870,280

 

$

12,747,779

 

 

$

17,559,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of loans acquired for sale from PLS

 

$

0

 

 

$

2,246,127

 

$

259,038

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax service fees paid to PLS

 

$

8,192

 

 

$

3,980

 

$

2,342

 

 

$

8,192

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans included in Loans acquired for sale at fair value

   pending sale to PLS

 

$

327,881

 

 

$

460,414

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans included in Loans acquired for sale at fair value

   pending sale to PLS

$

288,974

 

 

$

314,995

 

 


Loan Servicing

The Company, through its Operating Partnership, has a loan servicing agreement with PLS (the “Servicing Agreement”) pursuant to which PLS provides subservicing for the Company's portfolio of MSRs, loans held for sale and loans held in VIEs (prime servicing) and its portfolio of residential loans purchased with credit deterioration (distressed loans). The Servicing Agreement provides for servicing fees earned by PLS that are established at a fixed per loan monthly amount based on whether the delinquency, bankruptcy and/or foreclosure status of the serviced loan or real estate acquired in settlement of loans are acquired as prime servicing or distressed loans. PLS is also entitled to market-based fees and charges including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition, assumption, modification and origination fees and a percentage of late charges relating to loans it services for the Company, as well as certain fees for COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance and modification activities provided for under the CARES Act.(“REO”). The Servicing Agreement expires on June 30, 2025, subject to automatic renewal for additional 18-month periods, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.

Prime Servicing

The base servicing fees for non-distressedprime loans subserviced by PLS on the Company’s behalf are based on whether the loan is a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loan. The base servicing fees are $7.50 per month for fixed-rate loans and $8.50 per month for adjustable-rate loans.

To the extent that these non-distressedprime loans become delinquent, PLS is entitled to an additional servicing fee per loan ranging from $10 to $55 per month and based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and foreclosure status of the loan or $75 per month if the underlying mortgaged property becomes real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”).REO.

PLS is also entitled to customary ancillary income and certain market-based fees and charges, including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption, modification and origination fees.

Effective July 1, 2020, PLS also receivesfees and certain fees for COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance and modification activities it provides as required by the CARES Act.

Special Servicing (Distressed Loans)

The base servicing fee rates for distressed whole mortgage loans are charged based on a monthly per-loan dollar amount, with the actual dollar amount for each loan based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and/or foreclosure status of such loan or whether the underlying mortgage property has become REO. The base servicing fee rates for distressed whole mortgage loans range from $30 per month for current loans up to $95 per month for loans wherein foreclosure proceedings have commenced.proceedings. The base servicing fee rate for REO is $75 per month. To the extent�� 

PLS receives activity-based fees for modifications, foreclosures and liquidations that the Company rents its REO under itsit facilitates with respect to distressed loans, as well as other market-based refinancing and loan disposition fees. PLS may also receive REO rental program, PLS is entitled to an REO rental fee of $30 per month per REO, an REOfees, property lease renewal fee of $100 per lease renewal, and afees, property management fee in an amount equal to its cost if property management services and/or any related software costs are outsourced to afees, tenant paid application fees, late rent fees, and third-party property management firm or 9 percent of gross rental income if PLS provides property management services directly.vendor fees.

MSR Recapture Agreement

The Company has an MSR recapture agreement with PFSI. Pursuant to the terms of the MSR recapture agreement, if PFSI refinances mortgage loans for which the Company previously held the MSRs, through June 30, 2020, PFSI wasis generally required to transfer and convey to the Company cash in an amount equal to 30% of the fair market value of the MSRs related to all such loans so originated.

Effective July 1, 2020, the 2020 MSR recapture agreement changed the recapture fee payable by PLS to a tiered amount equal to:

 

40% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the first 15% of the “recapture rate”;

 

35% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the recapture rate“recapture rate” in excess of 15% and up to 30%; and

 

30% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the recapture rate“recapture rate” in excess of 30%.

The “recapture rate” means, during each month, the ratio of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all recaptured loans, to (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all mortgage loans for which the Company held the MSRs and that were refinanced or otherwise paid off in such month. PFSI has further agreed to allocate sufficient resources to target a recapture rate of at least 15%.

The MSR recapture agreement expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, on June 30, 2025, subject to automatic renewal for additional 18-month periods, unless terminated in accordance with its terms.

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Following is a summary of loan servicing fees earned by PLS:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

543

 

 

$

536

 

$

264

 

 

$

543

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

137

 

 

 

300

 

 

210

 

 

 

137

 

MSRs

 

 

18,413

 

 

 

13,685

 

 

20,614

 

 

 

18,413

 

 

$

19,093

 

 

$

14,521

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Average investment in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

3,618,980

 

 

$

3,215,418

 

$

2,129,668

 

 

$

3,618,980

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distressed

 

$

7,805

 

 

$

11,249

 

Held in a VIE

 

$

129,122

 

 

$

253,759

 

Loans at fair value

$

1,559,939

 

 

$

136,927

 

Average MSR portfolio UPB

 

$

177,161,626

 

 

$

136,687,324

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 


 

Management Fees

The Company has a management agreement with PCM pursuant to which the Company pays PCM management fees as follows:

 

A base management fee that is calculated quarterly and is equal to the sum of (i) 1.5% per year of average shareholders’ equity up to $2 billion, (ii) 1.375% per year of average shareholders’ equity in excess of $2 billion and up to $5 billion, and (iii) 1.25% per year of average shareholders’ equity in excess of $5 billion.

 

A performance incentive fee that is calculated quarterly at a defined annualized percentage of the amount by which “net income,” on a rolling four-quarter basis and before deducting the incentive fee, exceeds certain levels of return on “equity.”

The performance incentive fee is equal to the sum of: (a) 10% of the amount by which “net income” for the quarter exceeds (i) an 8% return on “equity” plus the “high watermark”, up to (ii) a 12% return on “equity”; plus (b) 15% of the amount by which “net income” for the quarter exceeds (i) a 12% return on “equity” plus the high watermark,“high watermark”, up to (ii) a 16% return on “equity”; plus (c) 20% of the amount by which “net income” for the quarter exceeds a 16% return on “equity” plus the “high watermark”.

For the purpose of determining the amount of the performance incentive fee:

“Net income” is defined as net income or loss attributable to Common Sharescommon shares of beneficial interest (“common shares”) calculated in accordance with GAAP, and adjusted to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other non-cash charges after discussion between the Company’s Manager and the Company’s independent trustees and after approval by a majority of the Company’s independent trustees.

“Equity” is the weighted average of the issue price per Common Sharecommon share of all of the Company’s public offerings, multiplied by the weighted average number of Common Sharescommon shares outstanding (including restricted share units) in the rolling four-quarter period.  

“High watermark” is the quarterly adjustment that reflects the amount by which the “net income” (stated as a percentage of return on equity) in that quarter exceeds or falls short of the lesser of 8% and the average Fannie Mae 30-year MBS yield (the target yield) for the four quarters then ended. The “high watermark” starts at zero and is adjusted quarterly. If the “net income” is lower than the target yield, the high watermark“high watermark” is increased by the difference. If the “net income” is higher than the target yield, the high watermark“high watermark” is reduced by the difference. Each time a performance incentive fee is earned, the high watermark“high watermark” returns to zero. As a result, the threshold amounts required for PCM to earn a performance incentive fee are adjusted cumulatively based on the performance of PMT’s “net income” over (or under) the target yield, until the “net income” in excess of the target yield exceeds the then-current cumulative “high watermark” amount.

The base management fee and the performance incentive fee are both payable quarterly in arrears. The performance incentive fee may be paid in cash or a combination of cash and the Company’s common shares (subject to a limit of no more than 50% paid in Common Shares)common shares), at the Company’s option.

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In the event of termination of the management agreement between the Company and PCM, PCM may be entitled to a termination fee in certain circumstances. The termination fee is equal to three times the sum of (a) the average annual base management fee, and (b) the average annual performance incentive fee earned by PCM, in each case during the 24-month period before termination.

Following is a summary of management fee expenses:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Base management

 

$

8,449

 

 

$

9,055

 

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Performance incentive

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

$

8,449

 

 

$

9,055

 

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Average shareholders' equity amounts used

to calculate base management fee expense

 

$

2,310,261

 

 

$

2,466,740

 

 

$

2,212,304

 

 

$

2,310,261

 

Expense Reimbursement and Amounts Payable to and Receivable from PCM

Under the management agreement, PCM is entitled to reimbursement of its organizational and operating expenses, including third-party expenses, incurred on the Company’s behalf, it being understood that PCM and its affiliates shall allocate a portion of their personnel’s time to provide certain legal, tax and investor relations services for the direct benefit of the Company. PCM wasis reimbursed $120,000 per fiscal quarter through June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, PMT’s reimbursement of PCM’s and its affiliates’ compensation expenses was increased from $120,000 to $165,000 per fiscal quarter, such amount to be reviewed annually and to not preclude reimbursement for any other services performed by PCM or its affiliates.

The Company is required to pay PCM and its affiliates a portion of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of PCM and its affiliates required for the Company’s and its subsidiaries’


operations. These expenses are allocated based on the ratio of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ proportion of gross assets compared to all remaining gross assets owned and managed by PCM as calculated at each fiscal quarter end.

Following is a summary of the Company’s reimbursements to PCM and its affiliates for expenses:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Reimbursement of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf, net

$

5,357

 

 

$

1,336

 

Common overhead incurred by PCM and its affiliates

 

$

571

 

 

$

1,540

 

 

1,864

 

 

 

571

 

Compensation

 

 

165

 

 

 

120

 

 

165

 

 

 

165

 

Expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf, net

 

 

1,336

 

 

 

1,271

 

 

$

2,072

 

 

$

2,931

 

$

7,386

 

 

$

2,072

 

Payments and settlements during the quarter (1)

 

$

112,741

 

 

$

33,683

 

$

39,764

 

 

$

112,741

 

 

(1)

Payments and settlements include payments and netting settlements made pursuant to master netting agreements between the Company and PFSI for the operating, investing and financing activities itemized in this Note.

Investing Activities

Spread Acquisition and MSR Servicing Agreements

The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, PennyMac Holdings, LLC (“PMH”), has an amended and restated master spread acquisition and MSR servicing agreement with PLS (the “Spread Acquisition Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may purchase from PLS, from time to time, participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS arising from Ginnie Mae MSRs acquired by PLS, in which case PLS generally would be required to service or subservice the related loans for Ginnie Mae. The primary purpose of the amendment and restatement was to facilitate the continued financing of the ESS owned by the Company in connection with its participation in the GNMA MSR Facility (as defined(defined below).

To the extent PLS refinances any of the loans relating to the ESS the Company has acquired, the Spread Acquisition Agreement also contains recapture provisions requiring that PLS transfer to the Company, at no cost, the ESS relating to a certain percentage of the unpaid principal balanceUPB of the newly originated loans. However, under the Spread Acquisition Agreement, in any month where

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the transferred ESS relating to newly originated Ginnie Mae loans is not equal to at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the unpaid principal balanceUPB of the refinanced loans, PLS is also required to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of such shortfall. Similarly, in any month where the transferred ESS relating to modified Ginnie Mae loans is not equal to at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the unpaid principal balanceUPB of the modified loans, the Spread Acquisition Agreement contains provisions that require PLS to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of such shortfall. To the extent the fair market value of the aggregate ESS to be transferred for the applicable month is less than $200,000, PLS may, at its option, settle its recapture liability to the Company in cash in an amount equal to such fair market value in lieu of transferring such ESS.

The remaining balance of the ESS was repaid during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2021.

Following is a summary of investing activities between the Company and PFSI:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Quarter ended

March 31, 2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

ESS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received pursuant to a recapture agreement

 

$

557

 

 

$

379

 

$

557

 

Repayments

 

$

134,624

 

 

$

9,308

 

 

134,624

 

Interest income

 

$

1,280

 

 

$

1,974

 

 

1,280

 

Net gain (loss) included in Net gains (losses) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain included in Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

Valuation changes

 

$

1,037

 

 

$

(14,522

)

 

1,037

 

Recapture income

 

 

614

 

 

 

381

 

 

614

 

 

$

1,651

 

 

$

(14,141

)

$

1,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Excess servicing spread purchased from

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

131,750

 

Financing Activities

PFSI held 75,000 of the Company’s common shares at both March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020.2021.


Repurchase Agreement with PLS

On December 19, 2016, theThe Company, through PMH, entered intohas a master repurchase agreement with PLS (the “PMH Repurchase Agreement”), pursuant to which PMH may borrow from PLS for the purpose of financing PMH’s participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS acquired from PLS under the Spread Acquisition Agreement. PLS then re-pledges such participation certificates to PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST (the “Issuer Trust”) under a master repurchase agreement by and among PLS, the Issuer Trust and Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, as guarantor (the “PC Repurchase Agreement”). The Issuer Trust was formed for the purpose of allowing PLS to finance MSRs and ESS relating to such MSRs (the “GNMA MSR Facility”).

In the first quarter of 2021, PLS repurchased the ESS from PMH at fair market value, effectively terminating the borrowing arrangements allowing PMH to finance its participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS.  

In connection with the GNMA MSR Facility, PLS pledges and/or sells to the Issuer Trust participation certificates representing beneficial interests in MSRs and ESS pursuant to the terms of the PC Repurchase Agreement. In return, the Issuer Trust (a) has issued to PLS, pursuant to the terms of an indenture, the Series 2016-MSRVF1 Variable Funding Note, dated December 19, 2016, known as the “PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST MSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2016-MSRVF1” (the “VFN”), and (b) may, from time to time pursuant to the terms of any supplemental indenture, issue to institutional investors additional term notes (“Term Notes”), in each case secured on a pari passu basis by the participation certificates relating to the MSRs and ESS. The maximum principal balance of the VFN is $1 billion.

Following is a summary of financing activities between the Company and PFSI:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Quarter ended

March 31, 2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Net repayments of assets sold under

agreements to repurchase

 

$

80,862

 

 

$

7,746

 

$

80,862

 

Interest expense

 

$

387

 

 

$

1,218

 

$

387

 


 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement to repurchase

 

$

0

 

 

$

80,862

 

Amounts Receivable from and Payable to PFSI

Amounts receivable from and payable to PFSI are summarized below:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Due from PFSI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSR recapture

 

$

0

 

 

$

296

 

Other

 

 

7,521

 

 

 

7,856

 

Affiliates loan settlements

 

$

16,263

 

 

$

0

 

Other receivables

 

 

4,299

 

 

 

15,953

 

 

$

20,562

 

 

$

15,953

 

 

$

7,521

 

 

$

8,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to PFSI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,918

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

7,136

 

 

 

6,848

 

Correspondent production fees

 

 

6,633

 

 

 

8,894

 

Allocated expenses and expenses and costs

paid by PFSI on PMT’s behalf

 

$

23,325

 

 

$

38,142

 

 

 

3,364

 

 

 

15,431

 

Fulfillment fees

 

 

17,347

 

 

 

20,873

 

 

 

2,472

 

 

 

0

 

Correspondent production fees

 

 

12,937

 

 

 

13,065

 

Management fees

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

8,686

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

6,586

 

 

 

6,213

 

Interest on Assets sold to PFSI

under agreement to repurchase

 

 

0

 

 

 

26

 

 

$

68,644

 

 

$

87,005

 

 

$

27,722

 

 

$

40,091

 

The Company has also transferred cash to fund loan servicing advances and REO property acquisition and preservation costs to be advanced on its behalf by PLS. Such amounts are included in various balance sheet items as summarized below:

Balance sheet line including advance amount

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing advances

 

$

150,160

 

 

$

121,820

 

 

$

134,002

 

 

$

204,951

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

 

6,788

 

 

 

10,334

 

 

 

4,904

 

 

 

7,115

 

 

$

156,948

 

 

$

132,154

 

 

$

138,906

 

 

$

212,066

 

 

Note 5—Loan Sales

The following table summarizes cash flows between the Company and transferees in transfers of loans that are accounted for as sales where the Company maintains continuing involvement with the loans:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales

 

$

33,318,157

 

 

$

19,718,151

 

$

11,985,961

 

 

$

33,318,157

 

Loan servicing fees received net of guarantee fees

 

$

116,287

 

 

$

94,469

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

 


The following table summarizes, for the dates presented, collection status information for loans thatwhose transfers are accounted for as sales where the Company maintains continuing involvement:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

 

$

183,271,774

 

 

$

170,502,361

 

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection Status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

920,655

 

 

$

1,235,981

 

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

 

$

3,788,000

 

 

$

4,428,915

 

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

 

$

24,647

 

 

$

27,494

 

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

154,197

 

 

$

148,866

 

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

 

$

6,571,084

 

 

$

6,086,724

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

 

$

511,015

 

 

$

530,353

 

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

 

$

3,364,821

 

 

$

3,123,288

 

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

 

(1)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Note 6—Variable Interest Entities

The Company is a variable interest holder in various Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) that relate to its investing and financing activities.

Credit Risk Transfer Arrangements

The Company has entered into certain loan sales arrangements pursuant to which it accepts credit risk relating to the loans sold in exchange for a portion of the interest earned on such loans. These arrangements absorb scheduled or incurred credit losses on such loans and include CRT Agreements and CRT strips and sales of loans that include firm commitments to purchase CRT securities.strips.

The Company, through its subsidiary, PMC,PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”), entered into CRT Agreements with Fannie Mae, pursuant to which PMC, through subsidiary trust entities, sold pools of loans into Fannie Mae-guaranteed securitizations while retaining Recourse Obligations as part of the retention of IO ownership interests in such loans. The transfers of loans subject to CRT arrangements were accounted for as sales. The Company placed Deposits securing CRTcredit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors into the subsidiary trust entities to secure its Recourse Obligations. The Deposits securing CRT arrangements represent the Company’s maximum contractual exposure to claims underCompany recognizes its IO ownership interests and Recourse Obligations on the consolidated balance sheets as CRT Derivatives in Derivative assets and are the sole source of settlement of losses under the CRT Agreements.Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities.

The Company’s exposure to losses under its Recourse Obligations was initially established at rates ranging from 3.5% to 4.0% of the UPB of the loans sold under the CRT arrangements. As the UPB of the underlying loans subject tounderlying each CRT arrangementsarrangement is reduced through repayments, the percentage exposure of each CRT arrangement will increase to maximums ranging from 4.5% to 5.0% of outstanding UPB, although the total dollar amount of exposure to losses does not increase. The final sales of loans subject to the CRT Agreements were made during May 2018.

Effective in June 2018, the Company began entering into a different typestype of CRT arrangements.arrangement. Under the new arrangements,arrangement, the Company sold loans subject to agreements that required the CompanyPMT to purchase securities that absorb incurred credit losses on such loans. The Company recognized these purchase commitments initially as a component of Net gains on loans acquired for sale; subsequent changes in fair value were recognized in Net gains (losses) on investments. The final sales of loans subject to this type of CRT arrangement were made during September 2020.

The Company purchased the securities subject to the firm commitments.agreements. Similar to the CRT Agreements, the Company accounts for the deposits collateralizing these securities as Deposits securing CRTcredit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors and recognizes its IO ownership interests and Recourse Obligations as CRT strips, which are also included on the consolidated balance sheet in Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets liabilities.and

The Derivative andDeposits securing credit risk transfer strip liabilities.arrangements pledged to creditors Like CRT Agreements, the Deposits securing CRT

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arrangements relating to theseCRT arrangements represent the Company’s maximum contractual exposure to losses. Gains and losses on the derivatives and strips (including the IO ownership interest sold to nonaffiliates) included in the CRT arrangements are included in Net (losses) gains (losses) on investments and financings in the consolidated statements of operations.


Following is a summary of the CRT arrangements:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans sold

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,683,055

 

Investments — Change in expected face amount of firm

   commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

$

554,690

 

Investment income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale — Fair value

   of firm commitment to purchase CRT

   securities recognized upon sale of loans

 

$

 

 

$

(26,649

)

Net gains (losses) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

23,496

 

 

 

17,201

 

Valuation changes

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

(300,943

)

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(283,742

)

CRT strips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

32,604

 

 

 

14,750

 

Valuation changes

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

(229,875

)

 

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

(215,125

)

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

11,575

 

 

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(487,292

)

Firm commitments to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

(492,513

)

 

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(979,805

)

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

168

 

 

 

6,099

 

 

 

$

154,199

 

 

$

(1,000,355

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (recoveries received) payments made to settle

      (recoveries) losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

(13,343

)

 

$

1,517

 


 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

44,676

 

 

$

31,795

 

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(109,570

)

 

 

(202,792

)

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

$

(64,894

)

 

$

(170,997

)

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

2,664,420

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

18,922

 

 

$

10,757

 

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer assets

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

58,699

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

2,664,420

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans — funded CRT arrangements

 

$

48,403,684

 

 

$

58,697,942

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

45,422,502

 

 

$

54,990,381

 

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

489,284

 

 

$

710,872

 

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

472,038

 

 

$

693,315

 

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

2,014,310

 

 

$

2,297,365

 

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

5,550

 

 

$

6,009

 

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

77,362

 

 

$

75,700

 

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

245,592

 

 

$

383,028

 

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

353,422

 

 

$

546,344

 

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

1,614,170

 

 

$

1,944,663

 

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip liabilitiesarrangements pledged to creditors also secure $123.0$77.6 million and $229.7$27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilities at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.


Subordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities

Jumbo Loan FinancingThe Company retains or purchases subordinate MBS in transactions sponsored by PMC or a nonaffiliate. Cash inflows from these loans are distributed to investors and service providers in accordance with the contractual priority of payments and, as such, most of these inflows must be directed first to service and repay the senior certificates.

On September 30, 2013,The rights of holders of the subordinate certificates to receive distributions of principal and/or interest, as applicable, are subordinate to the rights of holders of the senior certificates. After the senior certificates are repaid, substantially all cash inflows will be directed to the subordinate certificates, including those held by the Company, completed a securitization transactionuntil they are fully repaid.

The Company’s retention or purchase of subordinate MBS exposes PMT to the credit risk in which PMT Loan Trust 2013-J1 issued $537.0 millionthe underlying loans because the Company’s beneficial interests are among the first beneficial interests to absorb credit losses on those assets. The Company’s exposure to losses from its investments in UPBsubordinate MBS is limited to its recorded investment in such securities.

Whether the Company concludes that it is the primary beneficiary of certificates backed by fixed-rate prime jumbo loans, at a 3.9% weighted yield. the VIEs issuing these subordinate MBS and therefore consolidates these entities is based on its exposure to losses that could be significant to the VIEs and its power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance:

Certain of the Company’s investments in subordinate MBS either do not expose the Company to losses that could be significant to the issuing VIE or the Company has concluded that it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. These investments are classified as credit linked securities in its investment in MBS as shown in Note 8 – Mortgage-Backed Securities.

For other investments in subordinate MBS, comprised of transactions backed by loans purchased by the Company that were subsequently included in securitizations sponsored by the Company or a nonaffiliate and serviced by PLS, the Company concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs as it has the power, through PLS, in its role as the servicer or sub-servicer of the loans, to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance and, as a holder of subordinate securities, is exposed to losses that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. Therefore, PMT consolidates those VIEs.

The Company includesrecognizes the balance of the loans held in the trust in Loans at fair value and the certificates issued to nonaffiliates in Asset backed financing of a variable interest entity at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets. The Company includes the interestincome earned on the loans held inowned by the trust in Interest Income – from nonaffiliates consolidated VIEs and the interest paidexpense attributable to the asset-backed securities issued to nonaffiliates in Interest Expense – to nonaffiliates inby the consolidated VIEs on its consolidated statements of operations.

Following is a summary of theThe Company’s jumbo loan financing:

investment in subordinate MBS included in its consolidated VIEs are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

1,899

 

 

$

2,641

 

 

$

12,849

 

 

$

1,899

 

Interest expense

 

$

168

 

 

$

4,527

 

 

$

11,027

 

 

$

168

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans at fair value

 

$

109,845

 

 

$

143,707

 

Asset-backed financing at fair value

 

$

101,238

 

 

$

134,726

 

Certificates retained at fair value

 

$

8,607

 

 

$

8,981

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans at fair value

 

$

1,822,533

 

 

$

1,564,565

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

$

1,712,650

 

 

$

1,469,999

 

Certificates retained at fair value pledged to secure Assets

     sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

99,363

 

 

$

85,266

 

 


Note 7— Fair Value

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include assets and liabilities that are measured at or based on their fair values. Measurement at or based on fair value may be on a recurring or nonrecurring basis depending on the accounting principles applicable to the specific asset or liability and whether the Company has elected to carry the item at its fair value as discussed in the following paragraphs.

The Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the observability of the inputs used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2—Prices determined or determinable using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company.


 

Level 3—Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where significant observable inputs are unavailable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and are based on the best information available in the circumstances.

As a result of the difficulty in observing certain significant valuation inputs affecting “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company is required to make judgments regarding these items’ fair values. Different persons in possession of the same facts may reasonably arrive at different conclusions as to the inputs to be applied in valuing these assets and liabilities and their fair values. Such differences may result in significantly different fair value measurements. Likewise, due to the general illiquidity of some of these assets and liabilities, subsequent transactions may be at values significantly different from those reported.

The Company reclassifies its assets and liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy when the inputs required to establish fair value at a level of the fair value hierarchy are no longer readily available, requiring the use of lower-level inputs, or when the inputs required to establish fair value at a higher level of the hierarchy become available.

Fair Value Accounting Elections

The Company identified all of PMT’s non-cash financial assets its Firm commitment to purchase CRT securities and MSRs to be accounted for at fair value. The Company has elected to account for these assets at fair value so such changes in fair value will be reflected in its results of operationsincome as they occur and more timely reflect the results of the Company’s performance.

The Company has also identified its Asset-backed financing of a VIEfinancings at fair value and Interest-only security payable at fair value to be accounted for at fair value to reflect the generally offsetting changes in fair value of these borrowings to changes in fair value of the assets at fair value collateralizing these financings. For other borrowings, the Company has determined that historical cost accounting is more appropriate because under this method debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the debt facility, thereby matching the debt issuance cost to the periods benefiting from the availability of the debt.

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Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Following is a summary of financial statement items that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

108,375

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

108,375

 

 

$

236,468

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

236,468

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,916,485

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,916,485

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,070,330

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,070,330

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,612,527

 

 

 

34,234

 

 

 

4,646,761

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,684,420

 

 

 

24,325

 

 

 

1,708,745

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

109,845

 

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

117,647

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,822,533

 

 

 

3,949

 

 

 

1,826,482

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

 

 

992

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

992

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,230

 

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

 

 

18,938

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

18,938

 

 

 

65,358

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

65,358

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,687

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,687

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,597

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,597

 

Forward sale contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

182,192

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

182,192

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

132,751

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

132,751

 

MBS put options

 

 

0

 

 

 

51,165

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

51,165

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

11,971

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

11,971

 

Swaption purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

29,034

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

29,034

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

970

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

1,649

 

Total derivative assets before netting

 

 

19,930

 

 

 

269,078

 

 

 

65,686

 

 

 

354,694

 

 

 

66,588

 

 

 

152,319

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

221,526

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(171,725

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(143,703

)

Total derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets

after netting

 

 

19,930

 

 

 

269,078

 

 

 

65,686

 

 

 

182,969

 

Total derivative assets after netting

 

 

66,588

 

 

 

152,319

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

77,823

 

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,441,214

 

 

 

2,441,214

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,391,172

 

 

 

3,391,172

 

 

$

128,305

 

 

$

6,907,935

 

 

$

2,548,936

 

 

$

9,413,451

 

 

$

303,056

 

 

$

6,729,602

 

 

$

3,422,065

 

 

$

10,311,020

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

101,238

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

101,238

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,712,650

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,712,650

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

16,373

 

 

 

16,373

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put options on interest rate futures sale contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,064

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,064

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,750

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,750

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

89,312

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

89,312

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

54,641

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

54,641

 

Forward sales contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,965

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,965

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

12,886

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

12,886

 

MBS put options

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,657

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,657

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

9,019

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,410

 

 

 

72,410

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

25,114

 

 

 

25,114

 

Total derivative liabilities before netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

111,998

 

 

 

85,868

 

 

 

197,866

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

71,277

 

 

 

34,133

 

 

 

105,410

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(44,655

)

Total derivative liabilities after netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

111,998

 

 

 

85,868

 

 

 

120,400

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

71,277

 

 

 

34,133

 

 

 

60,755

 

Credit risk transfer strips

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

109,570

 

 

 

109,570

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

68,595

 

 

 

68,595

 

Total derivative and credit risk transfer strips

liabilities

 

 

0

 

 

 

111,998

 

 

 

195,438

 

 

 

229,970

 

Total derivative and credit risk transfer strip

liabilities

 

 

0

 

 

 

71,277

 

 

 

102,728

 

 

 

129,350

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

213,236

 

 

$

214,360

 

 

$

350,130

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,783,927

 

 

$

119,101

 

 

$

1,858,373

 

 


 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

127,295

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

127,295

 

 

$

167,999

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

167,999

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,213,922

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,213,922

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,666,768

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,666,768

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,518,015

 

 

 

33,875

 

 

 

3,551,890

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,140,896

 

 

 

30,129

 

 

 

4,171,025

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

143,707

 

 

 

8,027

 

 

 

151,734

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,564,565

 

 

 

4,161

 

 

 

1,568,726

 

Excess servicing spread purchased from PFSI

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

131,750

 

 

 

131,750

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options on interest rate futures

 

 

3,070

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,070

 

Put options on interest rate futures

 

 

4,742

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,742

 

Derivative assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

 

 

2,828

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,828

 

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

 

 

3,180

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,180

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,526

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,526

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,806

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,806

 

Forward sale contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,307

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,307

 

MBS put options

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,662

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,662

 

Swaption purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,505

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,505

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

58,699

 

 

 

58,699

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

19,627

 

 

 

19,627

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

3,897

 

Total derivative assets before netting

 

 

7,812

 

 

 

84,343

 

 

 

131,493

 

 

 

223,648

 

 

 

6,008

 

 

 

15,814

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

45,346

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(59,330

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(11,108

)

Total derivative assets after netting

 

 

7,812

 

 

 

84,343

 

 

 

131,493

 

 

 

164,318

 

 

 

6,008

 

 

 

15,814

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

34,238

 

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,755,236

 

 

 

1,755,236

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,892,855

 

 

 

2,892,855

 

 

$

135,107

 

 

$

5,959,987

 

 

$

2,060,381

 

 

$

8,096,145

 

 

$

174,007

 

 

$

8,388,043

 

 

$

2,950,669

 

 

$

11,501,611

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

134,726

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

134,726

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,469,999

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,469,999

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

10,757

 

 

 

10,757

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

10,593

 

 

 

10,593

 

Derivative liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities and credit risk transfer strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,620

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,620

 

Forward sales contracts

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,884

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,884

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,782

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,782

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

663

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

1,446

 

Total derivative liabilities before netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,901

 

 

 

27,312

 

 

 

150,213

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

17,402

 

 

 

2,109

 

 

 

19,511

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(4,142

)

Total derivative liabilities after netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,901

 

 

 

27,312

 

 

 

60,681

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

17,402

 

 

 

2,109

 

 

 

15,369

 

Credit risk transfer strips

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

202,792

 

 

 

202,792

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

26,837

 

 

 

26,837

 

Total derivative and credit risk transfer strips liabilities

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,901

 

 

 

230,104

 

 

 

263,473

 

Total derivative and credit risk transfer strip

liabilities

 

 

0

 

 

 

17,402

 

 

 

28,946

 

 

 

42,206

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

257,627

 

 

$

240,861

 

 

$

408,956

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,487,401

 

 

$

39,539

 

 

$

1,522,798

 

 


The following is a summary of changes in items measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs that are significant to the estimation of the fair values of the assets and liabilities at either the beginning or end of the quartersperiods presented:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

Assets (1)

 

Loans

acquired

for sale

 

 

Loans at

fair

value

 

 

Excess

servicing

spread

 

 

CRT

derivatives

 

 

Interest rate

lock

commitments

 

 

CRT

strips

 

 

Mortgage

servicing

rights

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

$

33,875

 

 

$

8,027

 

 

$

131,750

 

 

$

31,795

 

 

$

72,386

 

 

$

(202,792

)

 

$

1,755,236

 

 

$

1,830,277

 

Purchases and issuances

 

 

15,898

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(9,704

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,194

 

Repayments and sales

 

 

(16,070

)

 

 

(584

)

 

 

(134,624

)

 

 

(23,489

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(32,604

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(207,371

)

Capitalization of interest and fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,478

 

ESS received pursuant to a

   recapture agreement with PFSI

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

557

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

557

 

Amounts received

    pursuant to sales of loans

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

407,696

 

 

 

407,696

 

Changes in fair value

   included in results of

   operations arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument-

   specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

531

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(275,515

)

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

166,626

 

 

 

 

531

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(275,515

)

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

166,626

 

Transfers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans from REO

 

 

0

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

66

 

Interest rate lock commitments

   to loans acquired for sale (2)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

147,975

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

147,975

 

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

$

34,234

 

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

44,676

 

 

$

(64,858

)

 

$

(109,570

)

 

$

2,441,214

 

 

$

2,353,498

 

Changes in fair value

   recognized during the

   quarter relating to assets

   still held at March 31, 2021

 

$

337

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

12,874

 

 

$

(64,858

)

 

$

93,222

 

 

$

278,282

 

 

$

319,938

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

Assets (1)

 

Loans

acquired

for sale

 

 

Loans at

fair

value

 

 

CRT

derivatives

 

 

Interest rate

lock

commitments

 

 

CRT

strips

 

 

Mortgage

servicing

rights

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

 

$

30,129

 

 

$

4,161

 

 

$

18,964

 

 

$

2,451

 

 

$

(26,837

)

 

$

2,892,855

 

 

$

2,921,723

 

Purchases and issuances

 

 

24,105

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(28,144

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(4,039

)

Repayments and sales

 

 

(29,498

)

 

 

(654

)

 

 

(21,165

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(17,763

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(69,080

)

Amounts received pursuant to sales of loans

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

194,596

 

Changes in fair value included in results of

    operations arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument -

   specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

(411

)

 

 

442

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

(118,799

)

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

155,110

 

 

 

 

(411

)

 

 

442

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

(118,799

)

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

155,110

 

Transfers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments

   to loans acquired for sale (2)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

121,027

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

121,027

 

Balance, March 31, 2022

 

$

24,325

 

 

$

3,949

 

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

(23,465

)

 

$

(68,595

)

 

$

3,391,172

 

 

$

3,319,337

 

Changes in fair value recognized during

   the quarter relating to assets still held at

   March 31, 2022

 

$

(229

)

 

$

66

 

 

$

(27,049

)

 

$

(23,465

)

 

$

(41,758

)

 

$

303,721

 

 

$

211,286

 

 

(1)

For the purpose of this table, CRT derivatives, IRLCs.derivative, IRLC, and CRT stripsstrip asset and liability positions are shown net.

(2)

The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from transfers of IRLCs to loans acquired for sale at fair value upon purchase of the respective loans.

 

Liabilities

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest-only security payable:

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

 

$

10,593

 

Changes in fair value included in results of operations

   arising from:

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument - specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

5,780

 

 

 

 

5,780

 

Balance, March 31, 2022

 

$

16,373

 

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating

    to liability outstanding at March 31, 2022

 

$

5,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest-only security payable:

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

$

10,757

 

Changes in fair value included in results of operations

   arising from:

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

8,165

 

 

 

 

8,165

 

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

$

18,922

 

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating

    to liability outstanding at March 31, 2021

 

$

8,165

 


 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

Assets (1)

 

Loans

acquired

for sale

 

 

Loans at

fair

value

 

 

Excess

servicing

spread

 

 

CRT

derivatives

 

 

Interest

rate lock

commitments

 

 

Repurchase

agreement

derivatives

 

 

CRT strips

 

 

Firm commitment

to purchase CRT securities

 

 

Mortgage

servicing

rights

 

 

Total

 

 

Loans

acquired

for sale

 

 

Loans at

fair

value

 

 

Excess

servicing

spread

 

 

CRT

derivatives

 

 

Interest

rate lock

commitments

 

 

CRT strips

 

 

Mortgage

servicing

rights

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

$

18,567

 

 

$

14,426

 

 

$

178,586

 

 

$

115,863

 

 

$

11,154

 

 

$

5,275

 

 

$

54,930

 

 

$

109,513

 

 

$

1,535,705

 

 

$

2,044,019

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

$

33,875

 

 

$

8,027

 

 

$

131,750

 

 

$

31,795

 

 

$

72,386

 

 

$

(202,792

)

 

$

1,755,236

 

 

$

1,830,277

 

Purchases and issuances

 

 

11,291

 

 

 

1,058

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

89,919

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

102,268

 

 

 

15,898

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(9,704

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,194

 

Repayments and sales

 

 

(7,557

)

 

 

(4,335

)

 

 

(9,308

)

 

 

(18,054

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(14,750

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(54,004

)

 

 

(16,070

)

 

 

(584

)

 

 

(134,624

)

 

 

(23,489

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(32,604

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(207,371

)

Capitalization of interest

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,478

 

ESS received pursuant to a

recapture agreement with

PFSI

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

557

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

557

 

Amounts (incurred) received

pursuant to sales of loans

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(26,649

)

 

 

248,822

 

 

 

222,173

 

Amounts received

pursuant to sales of loans

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

407,696

 

 

 

407,696

 

Changes in fair value included

in results of operations arising

from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument-

specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Changes in instrument -

specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

240

 

 

 

(1,142

)

 

 

(14,522

)

 

 

(283,742

)

 

 

103,645

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(215,125

)

 

 

(492,513

)

 

 

(627,201

)

 

 

(1,530,360

)

 

 

531

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(275,515

)

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

166,626

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

(1,142

)

 

 

(14,522

)

 

 

(283,742

)

 

 

103,645

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(215,125

)

 

 

(492,513

)

 

 

(627,201

)

 

 

(1,530,360

)

 

 

531

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(275,515

)

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

166,626

 

Transfers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to REO

 

 

0

 

 

 

(885

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(885

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

66

 

Interest rate lock commitments

to loans acquired for sale (2)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(125,334

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(125,334

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

147,975

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

147,975

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

22,541

 

 

$

9,122

 

 

$

157,109

 

 

$

(185,933

)

 

$

79,384

 

 

$

5,275

 

 

$

(174,945

)

 

$

(409,649

)

 

$

1,157,326

 

 

$

660,230

 

Changes in fair value

recognized during the quarter

relating to assets still held

at March 31, 2020

 

$

160

 

 

$

(841

)

 

$

(14,522

)

 

$

(300,944

)

 

$

79,384

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(229,875

)

 

$

(492,513

)

 

$

(627,201

)

 

$

(1,586,352

)

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

$

34,234

 

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

44,676

 

 

$

(64,858

)

 

$

(109,570

)

 

$

2,441,214

 

 

$

2,353,498

 

Changes in fair value

recognized during the quarter

relating to assets still held

at March 31, 2021

 

$

337

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

12,874

 

 

$

(64,858

)

 

$

93,222

 

 

$

278,282

 

 

$

319,938

 

 

(1)

For the purpose of this table, CRT derivatives, IRLCs.derivative, IRLC, and CRT strips, and Firm commitment to purchase CRT securitiesstrip asset and liability positions are shown net.

(2)

The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from transfers of IRLCs to loans acquired for sale at fair value upon purchase of the respective loans.

 

Liabilities

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest-only security payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

$

25,709

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

$

10,757

 

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in instrument- specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

Changes in instrument - specific credit risk

 

 

0

 

Other factors

 

 

(11,575

)

 

 

8,165

 

 

 

(11,575

)

 

 

8,165

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

14,134

 

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter

relating to liability outstanding at March 31, 2020

 

$

(11,575

)

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

$

18,922

 

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter

relating to liability outstanding at March 31, 2021

 

$

8,165

 

 


Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value under the Fair Value Option

Following are the fair values and related principal amounts due upon maturity of loans accounted for under the fair value option (including loans acquired for sale, loans held in a consolidated VIE,VIEs, and distressed loans): 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Principal

amount due

upon maturity

 

 

Difference

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Principal

amount due

upon maturity

 

 

Difference

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Principal

amount due

upon maturity

 

 

Difference

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Principal

amount due

upon maturity

 

 

Difference

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current through 89 days delinquent

 

$

4,639,977

 

 

$

4,568,613

 

 

$

71,364

 

 

$

3,545,100

 

 

$

3,377,970

 

 

$

167,130

 

 

$

1,704,140

 

 

$

1,704,707

 

 

$

(567

)

 

$

4,166,177

 

 

$

4,048,967

 

 

$

117,210

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

 

 

6,589

 

 

 

7,306

 

 

 

(717

)

 

 

6,591

 

 

 

8,006

 

 

 

(1,415

)

 

 

4,605

 

 

 

5,183

 

 

 

(578

)

 

 

4,848

 

 

 

5,801

 

 

 

(953

)

In foreclosure

 

 

195

 

 

 

235

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

199

 

 

 

235

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,784

 

 

 

7,541

 

 

 

(757

)

 

 

6,790

 

 

 

8,241

 

 

 

(1,451

)

 

 

4,605

 

 

 

5,183

 

 

 

(578

)

 

 

4,848

 

 

 

5,801

 

 

 

(953

)

 

$

4,646,761

 

 

$

4,576,154

 

 

$

70,607

 

 

$

3,551,890

 

 

$

3,386,211

 

 

$

165,679

 

 

$

1,708,745

 

 

$

1,709,890

 

 

$

(1,145

)

 

$

4,171,025

 

 

$

4,054,768

 

 

$

116,257

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held in a consolidated VIE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held in consolidated VIEs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current through 89 days delinquent

 

$

107,468

 

 

$

101,015

 

 

$

6,453

 

 

$

140,052

 

 

$

128,787

 

 

$

11,265

 

 

$

1,819,997

 

 

$

1,886,199

 

 

$

(66,202

)

 

$

1,561,794

 

 

$

1,514,575

 

 

$

47,219

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

 

 

2,377

 

 

 

2,885

 

 

 

(508

)

 

 

3,655

 

 

 

4,240

 

 

 

(585

)

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

2,527

 

 

 

(607

)

 

 

2,141

 

 

 

2,722

 

 

 

(581

)

In foreclosure

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

616

 

 

 

809

 

 

 

(193

)

 

 

630

 

 

 

809

 

 

 

(179

)

 

 

2,377

 

 

 

2,885

 

 

 

(508

)

 

 

3,655

 

 

 

4,240

 

 

 

(585

)

 

 

2,536

 

 

 

3,336

 

 

 

(800

)

 

 

2,771

 

 

 

3,531

 

 

 

(760

)

 

 

109,845

 

 

 

103,900

 

 

 

5,945

 

 

 

143,707

 

 

 

133,027

 

 

 

10,680

 

 

 

1,822,533

 

 

 

1,889,535

 

 

 

(67,002

)

 

 

1,564,565

 

 

 

1,518,106

 

 

 

46,459

 

Distressed loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current through 89 days delinquent

 

 

2,460

 

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

(1,876

)

 

 

2,071

 

 

 

4,099

 

 

 

(2,028

)

 

 

781

 

 

 

1,338

 

 

 

(557

)

 

 

782

 

 

 

1,455

 

 

 

(673

)

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

 

 

3,074

 

 

 

10,807

 

 

 

(7,733

)

 

 

3,714

 

 

 

12,357

 

 

 

(8,643

)

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

2,713

 

 

 

(1,506

)

 

 

1,181

 

 

 

3,824

 

 

 

(2,643

)

In foreclosure

 

 

2,268

 

 

 

5,634

 

 

 

(3,366

)

 

 

2,242

 

 

 

4,641

 

 

 

(2,399

)

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

5,729

 

 

 

(3,768

)

 

 

2,198

 

 

 

5,490

 

 

 

(3,292

)

 

 

5,342

 

 

 

16,441

 

 

 

(11,099

)

 

 

5,956

 

 

 

16,998

 

 

 

(11,042

)

 

 

3,168

 

 

 

8,442

 

 

 

(5,274

)

 

 

3,379

 

 

 

9,314

 

 

 

(5,935

)

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

20,777

 

 

 

(12,975

)

 

 

8,027

 

 

 

21,097

 

 

 

(13,070

)

 

 

3,949

 

 

 

9,780

 

 

 

(5,831

)

 

 

4,161

 

 

 

10,769

 

 

 

(6,608

)

 

$

117,647

 

 

$

124,677

 

 

$

(7,030

)

 

$

151,734

 

 

$

154,124

 

 

$

(2,390

)

 

$

1,826,482

 

 

$

1,899,315

 

 

$

(72,833

)

 

$

1,568,726

 

 

$

1,528,875

 

 

$

39,851

 

Following are the changes in fair value included in current period results of operations by consolidated statement of operations line item for financial statement items accounted for under the fair value option:

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Net gains on

loans acquired

for sale

 

 

Net gains (losses)

on investments

 

 

Net loan

servicing fees

 

 

Net interest

(expense)

income

 

 

Total

 

 

Net (losses) gains

on investments and financings

 

 

Net gains on

loans acquired

for sale

 

 

Net loan

servicing fees

 

 

Net interest

expense

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

(71,117

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

(2,523

)

 

$

(73,640

)

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(1,411

)

 

$

(187,936

)

Credit risk transfer strips

 

 

0

 

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

125,826

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

(106,664

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(106,664

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(227,266

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(227,266

)

Loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

(2,250

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

825

 

 

 

(1,425

)

 

 

(96,121

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(949

)

 

 

(97,070

)

ESS at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

2,317

 

Credit risk transfer strips

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(23,995

)

MSRs at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

$

(106,664

)

 

$

53,496

 

 

$

278,282

 

 

$

(418

)

 

$

224,696

 

 

$

(306,641

)

 

$

(227,266

)

 

$

303,721

 

 

$

(2,360

)

 

$

(232,546

)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

(8,165

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(8,165

)

 

$

(5,780

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(5,780

)

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

789

 

 

 

1,689

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(834

)

 

 

88,340

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(7,265

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

789

 

 

$

(6,476

)

 

$

83,394

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(834

)

 

$

82,560

 

 

 


 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Net gains on

loans acquired

for sale

 

 

Net gains (losses)

on investments

 

 

Net loan

servicing fees

 

 

Net interest

(expense)

income

 

 

Total

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

(in thousands)

 

 

Net  (losses) gains

on investments and financings

 

 

Net gains on

loans acquired

for sale

 

 

Net loan

servicing fees

 

 

Net interest

expense

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

115,967

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(12,002

)

 

$

103,965

 

 

$

(71,117

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(2,523

)

 

$

(73,640

)

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

147,558

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

147,558

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(106,664

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(106,664

)

Loans at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

(4,010

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

293

 

 

 

(3,717

)

 

 

(2,250

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

825

 

 

 

(1,425

)

ESS at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

(14,522

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

(12,548

)

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

2,317

 

Credit risk transfer strips

 

 

0

 

 

 

(215,125

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(215,125

)

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

125,826

 

Firm commitment to purchase CRT

securities at fair value

 

 

(26,649

)

 

 

(492,513

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(519,162

)

MSRs at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(627,201

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(627,201

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

$

120,909

 

 

$

(610,203

)

 

$

(627,201

)

 

$

(9,735

)

 

$

(1,126,230

)

 

$

53,496

 

 

$

(106,664

)

 

$

278,282

 

 

$

(418

)

 

$

224,696

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

0

 

 

$

11,575

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

11,575

 

 

$

(8,165

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(8,165

)

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,928

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(2,491

)

 

 

(563

)

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

900

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

789

 

 

 

1,689

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

13,503

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(2,491

)

 

$

11,012

 

 

$

(7,265

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

789

 

 

$

(6,476

)

 

Financial Statement Item Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Following is a summary of the carrying value of assets that were re-measuredremeasured during the quarterperiod based on fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2021

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

11,161

 

 

$

11,161

 

December 31, 2020

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

12,656

 

 

$

12,656

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2022

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,983

 

 

$

1,983

 

December 31, 2021

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

5,147

 

 

$

5,147

 

 

The following table summarizes the fair value changes recognized during the quarterperiods on assets held at quarterperiod end that were remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Real estate asset acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

(649

)

 

$

(1,191

)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Real estate asset acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

(148

)

 

$

(649

)

The Company remeasures its REO based on fair value when it evaluates the REO for impairment. The Company evaluates its REO for impairment with reference to the respective properties’ fair values less cost to sell. REO may be revalued after acquisition due to the Company receiving greater access to the property, the property being held for an extended period or receiving indications that the property’s fair value may not be supported by developing market conditions. Any subsequent change in fair value to a level that is less than or equal to the property’s cost is recognized in Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Amortized Cost

Most of the Company’s borrowings are carried at amortized cost. The Company’s Assets sold under agreements to repurchase, Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements,, Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets andExchangeable senior notes and Assets sold to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. under agreements to repurchaseare classified as “Level 3” fair value liabilities due to the Company’s reliance on unobservable inputs to estimate these instruments’ fair values.

The Company has concluded that the fair values of these borrowings other than Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets and Exchangeable senior notes approximate the agreements’ carrying values due to the borrowing agreements’ variable interest rates and short maturities.

28



Following are the carrying and fair values of the Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets and Exchangeable senior notes

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Instrument

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer

and mortgage servicing assets

 

$

2,897,794

 

$

2,803,523

 

 

$

1,924,999

 

$

1,871,276

 

 

$

2,372,279

 

$

2,354,174

 

 

$

2,471,961

 

$

2,480,842

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

$

494,097

 

$

563,526

 

 

$

196,796

 

$

207,428

 

 

$

544,100

 

$

531,434

 

 

$

502,459

 

$

536,460

 

 

The Company estimates the fair value of the Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets and Exchangeable senior notes are based on non-affiliate brokerusing indications of fair value.value provided by nonaffiliate brokers.

Valuation Governance

Most of the Company’s assets, its Asset-backed financing of a VIEfinancings at fair value, Interest-only security payable at fair value and Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities at fair value are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period results of operations. A substantial portion of these items are “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities which require the use of unobservable inputs that are significant to the estimation of the fair values of the assets and liabilities. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability and are based on the best information available under the circumstances.

Due to the difficulty in estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company has assigned responsibility for estimating the fair value of these assets and liabilities to specialized staff and subjects the valuation process to significant senior management oversight. PFSI’s Financial Analysis and Valuation group (the “FAV group”) is responsible for estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs and maintaining its valuation policies and procedures. The fair value of the Company’s IRLCs is developed by PFSI’s Capital Markets Risk Management staff and is reviewed by the PFSI’s Capital Markets Operations group.oversight:

PFSI’s Financial Analysis and Valuation group (the “FAV group”) is responsible for estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs and maintaining its valuation policies and procedures.

PFSI’s Capital Markets Risk Management staff develops the fair value of the Company’s IRLCs which is reviewed by PFSI’s Capital Markets Operations group.

With respect to the non-IRLC “Level 3” valuations, the FAV group reports to PFSI’s senior management valuation committee, which oversees the valuations. The FAV group monitors the models used for valuation of the Company’s “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs, including the models’ performance versus actual results, and reports those results to PFSI’s senior management valuation committee. PFSI’s senior management valuation committee includes the Company’s chief operating, financial, investment and riskcredit officers as well as other senior members of the Company’s finance, capital markets and risk management staffs.

The FAV group is responsible for reporting to PFSI’s senior management valuation committee on the changes in the valuation of the non-IRLC “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, including major factors affecting the valuation and any changes in model methods and inputs. To assess the reasonableness of its valuations, the FAV group presents an analysis of the effect on the valuation of changes to the significant inputs to the models.

Valuation Techniques and Inputs

The following is a description of the techniques and inputs used in estimating the fair values of “Level 2” and “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities:

Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Company categorizes its current holdings of MBS as “Level 2” fair value assets. Fair value of these MBS is established based on quoted market prices for the Company’s MBS holdings or similar securities. Changes in the fair value of MBS are included in Net (losses) gains (losses) on investments and financings in the consolidated statements of operations.


Loans

Fair value of loans is estimated based on whether the loans are saleable into active markets:

 

Loans that are saleable into active markets, comprised of most of the Company’s loans acquired for sale at fair value and all of the loans at fair value held in a VIE,VIEs, are categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets:

 

For loans acquired for sale, the fair values are established using the loans’ contracted selling price or quoted market price or market price equivalent.

 

For the loans at fair value held in a VIE,VIEs, the quoted indications of fair value of all of the individual securities issued by the securitization trusttrusts are used to derive a fair valuevalues for the loans. The Company obtains indications of fair value from nonaffiliated brokers based on comparable securities and validates the brokers’ indications of fair value using pricing models and inputs the Company believes are similar to the models and inputs used by other market participants. The Company adjusts the fair values received from brokers to include the fair value of MSRs attributable to the loans held by the Company included in the VIEs.

 

Loans that are not saleable into active markets, comprised of previously sold loans that the Company repurchased pursuant to the representation and warranties it provided to the purchaser and distressed loans, are categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets:

 

ForFair value for loans acquired for sale categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets fair values areis estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model include current interest rates, loan amount, payment status, property type, discount rates and forecasts of future interest rates, home prices, prepayment speeds, default speeds, loss severities or contracted selling price when applicable.

 

Distressed loan fair values areFair value for distressed loans is estimated based on the expected resolution to be realized from the individual asset’s disposition strategy. When a cash flow projection is used to estimate the fair value of the resolution, those cash flows are discounted at annual rates up to 20%.

Excess Servicing Spread Purchased from PFSI

The Company categorizes ESS as a “Level 3” fair value asset. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of ESS. The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of ESS include pricing spread (discount rate) and prepayment speed. Significant changes to those inputs in isolation may result in a significant change in the ESS fair value measurement. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related. Changes in the fair value of ESS are included in Net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations. The remaining balance of the ESS was repaid during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

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Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of ESS:

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Fair value (in thousands)

 

 

 

$

131,750

 

UPB of underlying loans (in thousands)

 

 

 

$

15,833,050

 

Average servicing fee rate (in basis points)

 

 

 

 

34

 

Average ESS rate (in basis points)

 

 

 

 

19

 

Key inputs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing spread (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

4.9% – 5.3%

 

Weighted average

 

 

 

5.1%

 

Annual total prepayment speed (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

9.6% – 18.3%

 

Weighted average

 

 

 

11.7%

 

Equivalent life (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

2.3 - 6.6

 

Weighted average

 

 

 

5.8

 

(1)

Weighted-average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying loans.

(2)

Pricing spread represents a margin that is applied to a reference forward rate to develop periodic discount rates. The Company applies pricing spreads to the forward rates implied by the United States Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)/ swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to ESS.

(3)

Prepayment speed is measured using Life Total Conditional Prepayment Rate (“CPR”). Equivalent life is provided for informational purposes.

Derivative and Credit Risk Transfer Strip Assets and Liabilities

CRT Derivatives

The Company categorizes CRT derivatives as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities. The fair value of CRT derivatives is based on indications of fair value provided to the Company by nonaffiliated brokers for the certificates representing the beneficial interests in the trusttrusts holding the Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors, the Recourse Obligations and the IO ownership interests. Together, the Recourse Obligation and the IO ownership interest comprise the CRT derivative. Fair value of the CRT derivative is derived by deducting the balance of the Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors from the fair value of the certificates.

The Company assesses the fair values it receives from nonaffiliated brokers using the discounted cash flow approach. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Company in its review and approval of the valuation of CRT derivatives and CRT strips are the discount rate, voluntary and involuntary prepayment speeds and the remaining loss expectations of the reference loans. Changes in fair value of CRT derivatives are included in Net (losses) gains (losses) on investments and financings in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the Company’s review and approval of broker-provided fair values for CRT derivatives:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

58,699

 

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Liabilities

 

$

13,458

 

 

$

26,904

 

 

$

9,019

 

 

$

663

 

UPB of loans in reference pools

 

$

11,539,702

 

 

$

13,854,426

 

 

$

6,791,035

 

 

$

7,426,288

 

Key inputs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

6.0% – 7.3%

 

 

6.7% – 9.0%

 

 

5.7% – 8.6%

 

 

3.3% – 5.9%

 

Weighted average

 

7.1%

 

 

7.3%

 

 

8.2%

 

 

5.7%

 

Voluntary prepayment speed (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

13.0% – 13.6%

 

 

20.8% – 23.5%

 

 

7.0% – 7.7%

 

 

12.6% – 13.1%

 

Weighted average

 

13.1%

 

 

21.9%

 

 

7.4%

 

 

12.7%

 

Involuntary prepayment speed (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

(0.5)% – 1.2%

 

 

(0.8)% – 1.1%

 

 

0.2% – 0.9%

 

 

(0.1)% – 0.8%

 

Weighted average

 

(0.1)%

 

 

(0.2)%

 

 

0.3%

 

 

0.1%

 

Remaining loss expectation (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining loss (recovery) expectation (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

(0.6)% – 0.6%

 

 

(0.6)% – 0.6%

 

 

0.3% – 0.6%

 

 

(0.1)% – 0.6%

 

Weighted average

 

(0.2)%

 

 

(0.3)%

 

 

0.3%

 

 

0.1%

 

 

(1)

Weighted average inputs are based on fair value amounts of the CRT Agreements.Agreements, except for remaining loss expectation which is based on the UPB of the loans in the reference pools.

(2)

Voluntary prepayment speed is measured using Life Voluntary CPR.Conditional Prepayment Rate (“CPR”).

(3)

Involuntary prepayment speed is measured using Life Involuntary CPR. The negativeNegative involuntary prepayment speed reflectsspeeds reflect the expectation for reinstatement to the reference pool of a significant portion of the loans that previously triggered contractual losses due to delinquency while under CARES Act forbearance upon their projectedexpected re-performance, as contractually provided for in certain CRT Agreements.

(4)

Remaining loss (recovery) expectation is measured as expected future contractual losses divided by the UPB of the reference loans. The negativeNegative remaining loss expectation reflectsexpectations reflect the expectation of contractual reversals of previously incurred contractual losses due to the projectedexpected re-performance of a significant portion of the reference loans in the future.that experienced delinquency while under CARES Act forbearance.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

The Company categorizes IRLCs as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities. The Company estimates the fair value of IRLCs based on quoted Agency MBS prices, the probability that the loan will be purchased under the commitment (the “pull-through rate”) and the Company’s estimate of the fair value of the MSRs it expects to receive upon sale of the loan.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s IRLCs are the pull-through rate and the estimated MSR component ofattributed to the Company’s estimate of the fair value of themortgage loans it has committed to purchase. Significant changes in the pull-through rate or the MSR component of the IRLCs, in isolation, may result in a significant change in the IRLCs’ fair value. The financial effects of changes in these inputs are generally inversely correlated as increasing interest rates have a positive effect on the fair value of the MSR component of IRLCIRLCs’ fair value, but also increase the pull-through rate for the loan principal and interest payment cash flow component that has decreased in fair value. Changes in fair value of IRLCs are included in Net gains on loans acquired for sale in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the valuation of IRLCs:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Fair value (in thousands) (1)

 

$

(64,858

)

 

$

72,386

 

 

$

(23,465

)

 

$

2,451

 

Committed amount (in thousands)

 

$

1,871,490

 

 

$

2,092,129

 

Key inputs (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pull-through rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

42.0% – 100%

 

 

44.6% – 100%

 

 

54.8% – 100%

 

 

64.3% – 100%

 

Weighted average

 

92.9%

 

 

86.3%

 

 

91.4%

 

 

91.4%

 

MSR fair value expressed as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSR fair value expressed as:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing fee multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

1.2 – 6.5

 

 

2.0 – 5.3

 

 

0.4 – 6.6

 

 

0.5 – 6.3

 

Weighted average

 

 

5.0

 

 

4.4

 

 

4.6

 

 

4.5

 

Percentage of UPB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

0.3% – 2.1%

 

 

0.5% – 1.9%

 

 

0.3% – 2.9%

 

 

0.3% – 2.7%

 

Weighted average

 

1.3%

 

 

1.2%

 

 

1.6%

 

 

1.5%

 

 

(1)

For purposes of this table, IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.

(2)

Weighted-average inputs are based on the committed amounts.

Hedging Derivatives

Fair valuesvalue of derivative financial instruments actively traded on exchanges are categorized by the Company as “Level 1” fair value assets and liabilities; fairliabilities. Fair values of derivative financial instruments based on observable interest rates, volatilities and prices in the MBS or other markets are categorized by the Company as “Level 2” fair value assets and liabilities. Changes in the fair value of hedging derivatives are included in Net (losses) gains on investments and financings, Net gains on loans acquired for sale Net gains (losses) on investments, or Net loan servicing fees – from nonaffiliates – Mortgage servicing rights hedging results, as applicable, in the consolidated statements of operations.

Credit Risk Transfer Strips

The Company categorizes CRT strips as “Level 3” fair value assets or liabilities. The fair value of CRT strips is based on indications of fair value provided to the Company by nonaffiliated brokers for the certificates representing the beneficial interestinterests in the trust holding the CRT strips andDeposits securing CRTcredit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors, the IO ownership interest and Recourse Obligations.Obligation. Together, the IO ownership interest and the Recourse Obligation and the IO Ownership interest comprise the CRT strip. Thestrips.

Fair value of the CRT strips is derived by deducting the balance of the Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors from the fair value of the certificates derived from indications provided by the nonaffiliated brokers. Through December 31, 2021, the Company appliesapplied adjustments to the fair value derived from these indications to account for contractual restrictions limiting PMT’s ability to sell certain of the certificates. Fair valueDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the contractual restrictions on the Company’s ability to sell the certificates were removed. Therefore, the Company did not include adjustments relating to restrictions on the transfer of the CRT strips is derived by deducting the balance of the Deposits securing CRT arrangements fromcertificates in the fair value of the certificates derivedas of March 31, 2022.

The Company assesses the indications of fair value it receives from indications provided bynonaffiliated brokers using the nonaffiliated brokers.

discounted cash flow approach. The significant unobservable inputs intoused by the Company in its review and approval of the valuation of the CRT strips are the discount rate, voluntary and involuntary prepayment speeds and the remaining loss expectations of the reference loans. Changes in fair value of CRT strips are included in Net (losses) gains (losses) on investments and financings

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Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the Company’s review and approval of the adjusted broker-provided fair values used to derive the value of the CRT strips:

strip liabilities:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying value CRT strip liabilities

 

$

109,570

 

 

$

202,792

 

Fair value

 

$

68,595

 

 

$

26,837

 

UPB of loans in the reference pools

 

$

36,863,982

 

 

$

44,843,516

 

 

$

21,369,832

 

 

$

23,382,619

 

Key inputs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

6.4% – 8.0%

 

 

6.0% – 8.4%

 

 

4.8% – 8.6%

 

 

3.8% – 6.4%

 

Weighted average

 

7.8%

 

 

8.0%

 

 

8.1%

 

 

6.0%

 

Voluntary prepayment speed (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

15.7% – 18.6%

 

 

25.0% – 30.2%

 

 

7.8% – 10.7%

 

 

14.9% – 17.6%

 

Weighted average

 

16.2%

 

 

26.2%

 

 

8.2%

 

 

17.2%

 

Involuntary prepayment speed (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

0.5% – 1.1%

 

 

0.8% – 1.7%

 

 

0.4% – 1.3%

 

 

0.5% – 1.4%

 

Weighted average

 

0.6%

 

 

1.0%

 

 

0.5%

 

 

0.6%

 

Remaining loss expectation (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

0.3% – 0.7%

 

 

0.3% – 0.6%

 

 

0.4% – 1.4%

 

 

0.3% – 1.1%

 

Weighted average

 

0.4%

 

 

0.4%

 

 

0.6%

 

 

0.5%

 

 

(1)

Weighted average inputs are based on fair value amounts of the CRT arrangements, except for remaining loss expectation which is based on the UPB of the loans in the reference pools.

(2)

Voluntary prepayment speed is measured using Life Voluntary CPR.

(3)

Involuntary prepayment speed is measured using Life Involuntary CPR.

(4)

Remaining loss expectation is measured as expected future losses divided by the UPB of the loans in the reference pools.

Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans

REO is measured based on its fair value on a nonrecurring basis and is categorized as a “Level 3” fair value asset. Fair value of REO is established by using a current estimate of fair value from either a broker’s price opinion, a full appraisal, or the price given in a pending contract of sale.

REO fair values are reviewed by PLS staff appraisers when the Company obtains multiple indications of fair value and there is a significant difference between the fair values received. PLS staff appraisers will attempt to resolve the difference between the indications of fair value. In circumstances where the staff appraisers are not able to generate adequate data to support a fair value conclusion, the staff appraisers obtain an additional appraisal to determine fair value. Recognized changes in the fair value of REO are included in Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans in the consolidated statements of operations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of MSRs. The fair value of MSRs is derived from the net positive cash flows associated with the servicing agreements. The Company receives a servicing fee based on the remaining outstanding principal balancesUPB of the loans subject to the servicing agreements. The Company generally has the right to receive other remuneration including various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges and collateral reconveyance charges, and the Company is generally entitled to retain any placement fees earned on funds held pending remittance of mortgagor principal, interest, tax and insurance payments.

The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSRs include the applicable pricing spread, the prepayment ratesspeeds of the underlying loans (“prepayment speed”) and the annual per-loan cost to service the loans, all of which are unobservable. Significant changes to any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change in the MSR fair value measurement. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related. Changes in the fair value of MSRs are included in Net loan servicing fees – fromFrom nonaffiliates – Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights in the consolidated statements of operations.

MSRs are generally subject to loss in fair value when returns required by market participants (pricing spreads) increase, when mortgage interest rates decrease, or when annual per-loan cost of servicing increases, or when returns required by market participants increase.increases. Reductions in the fair value of MSRs affect income primarily through recognition of the change in fair value.

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Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of MSRs at the time of initial recognition:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(MSR recognized and UPB of underlying loans amounts in thousands)

 

(MSR recognized and UPB of underlying loans amounts in thousands)

 

MSR recognized

 

$

407,696

 

 

$

248,822

 

$

194,596

 

 

$

407,696

 

UPB of underlying loans

 

$

32,448,891

 

 

$

19,341,270

 

$

11,929,172

 

 

$

32,448,891

 

Weighted average annual servicing fee rate (in basis points)

 

26

 

 

30

 

31

 

 

26

 

Key inputs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing spread (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

8.0% – 8.0%

 

 

6.7% – 9.9%

 

5.8% – 7.8%

 

 

8.0% – 8.0%

 

Weighted average

 

8.0%

 

 

6.8%

 

6.6%

 

 

8.0%

 

Prepayment speed (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

6.0% – 9.3%

 

 

9.9% – 20.9%

 

6.0% – 9.0%

 

 

6.0% – 9.3%

 

Weighted average

 

7.5%

 

 

12.2%

 

8.4%

 

 

7.5%

 

Equivalent average life (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

3.9 – 8.9

 

 

3.6 – 6.9

 

4.0 – 8.4

 

 

3.9 – 8.9

 

Weighted average

 

8.5

 

 

6.5

 

8.0

 

 

8.5

 

Annual per-loan cost of servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

$81 – $81

 

 

$78 – $78

 

$80 – $80

 

 

$81 – $81

 

Weighted average

 

$81

 

 

$78

 

$80

 

 

$81

 

 

(1)

Weighted average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying loans.

(2)

TheThrough December 31, 2021, the Company appliesapplied pricing spreads to the forward rates implied by the United States Dollar LIBOR/London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company adopted the United States Treasury (“Treasury”) securities yield curve for purpose of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. The change in reference rate did not have a significant effect on the Company’s estimates of fair value.

(3)

Prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided for informational purposes.as supplementary information.


Following is a quantitative summary of key inputs used in the valuation of MSRs as of the dates presented, and the effect on the fair value from adverse changes in those inputs:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(Fair value, UPB of underlying loans

and effect on fair value amounts in

thousands)

 

 

(Fair value, UPB of underlying loans

and effect on fair value amounts in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

$

2,441,214

 

 

$

1,755,236

 

 

$

3,391,172

 

 

$

2,892,855

 

UPB of underlying loans

 

$

183,463,662

 

 

$

170,728,322

 

 

$

219,017,091

 

 

$

216,065,626

 

Weighted average annual servicing fee

rate (in basis points)

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

28

 

 

28

 

Weighted average note interest rate

 

3.4%

 

 

3.6%

 

 

3.3%

 

 

3.0%

 

Key inputs (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key inputs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing spread (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

6.8% – 9.9%

 

 

8.0% – 11.1%

 

 

4.9% – 9.0%

 

 

6.0% – 8.0%

 

Weighted average

 

6.8%

 

 

8.0%

 

 

5.9%

 

 

7.2%

 

Effect on fair value of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% adverse change

 

$(38,465)

 

 

$(31,400)

 

 

$(45,375)

 

 

$(39,826)

 

10% adverse change

 

$(75,820)

 

 

$(61,718)

 

 

$(89,600)

 

 

$(78,613)

 

20% adverse change

 

$(147,372)

 

 

$(119,305)

 

 

$(174,758)

 

 

$(153,220)

 

Prepayment speed (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

8.5% – 24.2%

 

 

12.4% – 28.8%

 

 

6.9% – 21.5%

 

 

5.5% – 12.5%

 

Weighted average

 

8.8%

 

 

12.8%

 

 

7.8%

 

 

8.2%

 

Equivalent average life (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

3.1 – 8.1

 

 

2.9 – 6.8

 

 

3.4 – 8.5

 

 

3.5 – 9.1

 

Weighted average

 

7.8

 

 

6.5

 

 

8.1

 

 

8.1

 

Effect on fair value of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% adverse change

 

$(48,777)

 

 

$(48,136)

 

 

$(54,398)

 

 

$(59,726)

 

10% adverse change

 

$(95,920)

 

 

$(94,244)

 

 

$(106,919)

 

 

$(117,162)

 

20% adverse change

 

$(185,623)

 

 

$(180,820)

 

 

$(206,727)

 

 

$(225,672)

 

Annual per-loan cost of servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

$78 – $149

 

 

$78 – $121

 

 

$78 – $80

 

 

$80 – $81

 

Weighted average

 

$80

 

 

$81

 

 

$80

 

 

$80

 

Effect on fair value of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% adverse change

 

$(15,709)

 

 

$(11,846)

 

 

$(19,465)

 

 

$(17,585)

 

10% adverse change

 

$(31,419)

 

 

$(23,692)

 

 

$(38,930)

 

 

$(35,169)

 

20% adverse change

 

$(62,838)

 

 

$(47,385)

 

 

$(77,859)

 

 

$(70,338)

 

 

(1)

Weighted-average inputs are based on the UPB of the underlying loans.

(2)

TheThrough December 31, 2021, the Company appliesapplied pricing spreads to the forward rates implied by the United States Dollar  LIBOR/LIBOR swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company adopted the Treasury securities yield curve for purpose of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. The change in reference rate did not have a significant effect on the Company’s estimates of fair value.

(3)

Prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided for informational purposes.as supplementary information.

The preceding sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed as of a particular date; only account for the estimated effect of the movements in the indicated inputs; do not incorporate changes in those inputs in relation to other inputs; are subject to the accuracy of the models and inputs used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect the Company’s overall financial performance in such events, including operational adjustments made by the Company to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, the preceding estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.

36Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans


REO is measured based on its fair value on a nonrecurring basis and is categorized as a “Level 3” fair value asset. Fair value of REO is established by using a current estimate of fair value from either a broker’s price opinion, a full appraisal, or the price given in a pending contract of sale.


REO fair values are reviewed by PLS staff appraisers when the Company obtains multiple indications of fair value and there is a significant difference between the indications of fair value. PLS staff appraisers will attempt to resolve the difference between the indications of fair value. In circumstances where the staff appraisers are not able to generate adequate data to support a fair value conclusion, the staff appraisers obtain an additional appraisal to determine fair value. Recognized changes in the fair value of REO are included in Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans in the consolidated statements of operations.

Note 8— Mortgage-Backed Securities

Following is a summary of activity in the Company’s investment in MBS:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,213,922

 

 

$

2,839,633

 

 

$

2,666,768

 

 

$

2,213,922

 

Purchases

 

 

1,259,189

 

 

 

1,615,486

 

 

 

661,774

 

 

 

1,259,189

 

Sales

 

 

(1,300,653

)

 

 

(488,729

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,300,653

)

Repayments

 

 

(182,333

)

 

 

(122,935

)

 

 

(70,276

)

 

 

(182,333

)

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net purchase premiums

 

 

(2,523

)

 

 

(12,002

)

 

 

(1,411

)

 

 

(2,523

)

Valuation adjustments

 

 

(71,117

)

 

 

115,967

 

 

 

(186,525

)

 

 

(71,117

)

 

 

(73,640

)

 

 

103,965

 

 

 

(187,936

)

 

 

(73,640

)

Balance at end of quarter

 

$

1,916,485

 

 

$

3,947,420

 

 

$

3,070,330

 

 

$

1,916,485

 

Following is a summary of the Company’s investment in MBS:

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

 

Principal

balance

 

 

Unamortized

net purchase

premiums (discounts)

 

 

Accumulated

valuation

changes

 

 

Fair value (1)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Agency fixed-rate pass-through securities

 

$

3,119,140

 

 

$

88,744

 

 

$

(250,828

)

 

$

2,957,056

 

Subordinate credit-linked securities

 

 

85,900

 

 

 

(75

)

 

 

907

 

 

 

86,732

 

Senior non-Agency  securities

 

 

29,491

 

 

 

(937

)

 

 

(2,012

)

 

 

26,542

 

 

 

$

3,234,531

 

 

$

87,732

 

 

$

(251,933

)

 

$

3,070,330

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Agency: (1)

 

Principal

balance

 

 

Unamortized

net purchase

premiums

 

 

Accumulated

valuation

changes

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Principal

balance

 

 

Unamortized

net purchase

premiums

 

 

Accumulated

valuation

changes

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Freddie Mac

 

$

654,051

 

 

$

20,729

 

 

$

(21,741

)

 

$

653,039

 

 

$

1,253,755

 

 

$

32,414

 

 

$

24,867

 

 

$

1,311,036

 

Fannie Mae

 

 

1,263,614

 

 

 

40,262

 

 

 

(40,430

)

 

 

1,263,446

 

 

 

863,758

 

 

 

23,692

 

 

 

15,436

 

 

 

902,886

 

 

 

$

1,917,665

 

 

$

60,991

 

 

$

(62,171

)

 

$

1,916,485

 

 

$

2,117,513

 

 

$

56,106

 

 

$

40,303

 

 

$

2,213,922

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Principal

balance

 

 

Unamortized

net purchase

premiums

 

 

Accumulated

valuation

changes

 

 

Fair value (1)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Agency fixed-rate pass-through securities

 

$

2,649,238

 

 

$

82,938

 

 

$

(65,408

)

 

$

2,666,768

 

 

(1)

All MBS are fixed-rate pass-through securities withhave maturities of more than ten years and are pledged to secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020.2021.


Note 9—Loans Acquired for Sale at Fair Value

Loans acquired for sale at fair value is comprised of recently originated loans purchased by the Company for resale. The Company is not approved by Ginnie Mae as an issuer of Ginnie Mae-guaranteed securities which are backed by government-insured or guaranteed loans. The Company sells government-insured or guaranteed loans that it purchases from correspondent sellers to PLS, which is a Ginnie Mae-approved issuer, and earns a sourcing fee as described in Note 4 Transactions with Related Parties.

Following is a summary of the distribution of the Company’s loans acquired for sale at fair value:

Loan type

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Agency-eligible(1)

 

$

4,284,646

 

 

$

3,057,601

 

 

$

1,394,676

 

 

$

3,825,901

 

Held for sale to PLS — Government insured or

guaranteed(2)

 

 

327,881

 

 

 

460,414

 

 

 

288,974

 

 

 

314,995

 

Home equity lines of credit

 

 

4,864

 

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

2,971

 

 

 

3,265

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

998

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

948

 

 

 

964

 

Jumbo

 

 

770

 

 

 

0

 

Repurchased pursuant to representations and

warranties

 

 

28,372

 

 

 

27,299

 

 

 

20,406

 

 

 

25,900

 

 

$

4,646,761

 

 

$

3,551,890

 

 

$

1,708,745

 

 

$

4,171,025

 

Loans pledged to secure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

4,519,274

 

 

$

3,484,202

 

 

$

1,608,823

 

 

$

4,007,377

 

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

 

70,919

 

 

 

17,645

 

 

 

66,284

 

 

 

52,102

 

 

$

4,590,193

 

 

$

3,501,847

 

 

$

1,675,107

 

 

$

4,059,479

 

 


(1)

Agency eligibility refers to loans’ eligibility for sale to Agencies. The Company sells or finances a portion of its Agency-eligible loan production to or with other investors.

(2)

The Company is not approved by Ginnie Mae as an issuer of Ginnie Mae-guaranteed securities which are backed by government-insured or guaranteed loans. The Company sells government-insured or guaranteed loans that it purchases from correspondent sellers to PLS, which is a Ginnie Mae-approved issuer, and earns a sourcing fee as described in Note 4 – Transactions with Related Parties Correspondent Production Activities.

Note 10—Loans at Fair Value

Loans at fair value are comprised primarily of fixed interest rate jumbo loans held in a VIEVIEs securing an asset-backed financing and distressed loans that were not acquired for sale but may be sold at a later date pursuant to the Company’s determination that such a sale represents the most advantageous disposition strategy for the identified loan.financings as discussed in Note 6 –Variable Interest Entities – Subordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Following is a summary of the distribution of the Company’s loans at fair value:

Loan type

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans in VIEs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency-conforming loans secured by

  investment properties

 

$

1,761,201

 

 

$

1,495,914

 

Fixed interest rate jumbo loans

 

 

61,332

 

 

 

68,651

 

 

 

 

1,822,533

 

 

 

1,564,565

 

Distressed loans

 

 

3,949

 

 

 

4,161

 

 

 

$

1,826,482

 

 

$

1,568,726

 

Loans at fair value pledged to secure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value (1)

 

$

1,822,533

 

 

$

1,564,565

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

414

 

 

 

359

 

 

 

$

1,822,947

 

 

$

1,564,924

 

 

Loan type

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fixed interest rate jumbo loans held in a VIE

 

$

109,845

 

 

$

143,707

 

Distressed loans

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

8,027

 

 

 

$

117,647

 

 

$

151,734

 

Loans at fair value pledged to secure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

$

109,845

 

 

$

143,707

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

3,703

 

 

 

$

111,228

 

 

$

147,410

 

(1)

As discussed in Note 6Variable Interest EntitiesSubordinate Mortgage-BackedSecurities, the Company holds a portion of the securities issued by the VIEs. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $99.4 million and $85.3 million, respectively, of such retained certificates were pledged to secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase.


 

Note 11—Derivative and Credit Risk Transfer Strip Assets and Liabilities

Derivative and credit risk transfer assets and liabilities are summarized below:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Derivative assets

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

164,318

 

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

34,238

 

Credit risk transfer strip assets

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

34,238

 

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

164,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

120,400

 

 

$

60,681

 

 

$

60,755

 

 

$

15,369

 

Credit risk transfer strip liabilities

 

 

109,570

 

 

 

202,792

 

 

 

68,595

 

 

 

26,837

 

 

$

229,970

 

 

$

263,473

 

 

$

129,350

 

 

$

42,206

 

The Company records all derivative and CRT strip assets and liabilities at fair value and records changes in fair value in current period results of operations.

Derivative Activities

The Company holds and issues derivative financial instruments in connection with its operating, investing and financing activities. Derivative financial instruments are created as a result of certain of the Company’s operations and the Company also enters into derivative transactions as part of its interest rate risk management activities.

Derivative financial instruments created as a result of the Company’s operations include:

 

IRLCs that are created when the Company commits to purchase loans acquired for sale; and

 

CRT Agreements whereby the Company retained a Recourse Obligation relating to certain loans it sold into Fannie Mae guaranteed securitizations as part of the retention of an IO ownership interestinterests in such loans; and

Derivatives that were embedded in a master repurchase agreement that provided for the Company to receive interest expense offsets if it financed loans approved as satisfying certain consumer credit relief characteristics under that master repurchase agreement.loans.

The Company engages in interest rate risk management activities in an effort to reduce the variability of earnings caused by the effects of changes in interest rates on the fair value of certain of its assets and liabilities. The Company bears price risk related to its mortgage production, servicing assets and MBS financing activities due to changes in market interest rates as discussed below:

 

The Company is exposed to losslosses if market mortgage interest rates increase, because market interest rate increases generally cause the fair value of MBS, IRLCs and loans acquired for sale to decrease.

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The Company is exposed to losses if market mortgage interest rates decrease, because market interest rate decreases generally cause the fair value of MSRs and ESS to decrease.

To manage the price risk resulting from these interest rate risks, the Company uses derivative financial instruments with the intention of moderating the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair value of the Company’s inventory of loans acquired for sale, loans held in a VIE, IRLCs, MSRs and MBS financing.MBS.

The Company records all derivative and CRT strip assets and liabilities at fair value and records changes in fair value in current period results of operations.income. The Company does not designate and qualify any of its derivative financial instruments for hedge accounting.

Cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging of IRLCs and loans acquired for sale are included in Cash flows from operating activities in Sale to nonaffiliates and repayment of loans acquired for sale at fair value. Cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging ofMSRs are included in Cash flows from investing activities.


Derivative Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Derivatives

The Company had the following derivative assets and liabilities recorded within Derivative assets and Derivative and credit risk transfer liabilities and related margin deposits recorded in Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Notional

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Notional

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Notional

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Notional

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

Instrument

 

amount (1)

 

 

assets

 

 

liabilities

 

 

amount (1)

 

 

assets

 

 

liabilities

 

 

amount (1)

 

 

assets

 

 

liabilities

 

 

amount (1)

 

 

assets

 

 

liabilities

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Subject to master netting agreementsused for

economic hedging purposes (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedging derivatives subject to master netting

arrangements (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options on interest rate futures purchase

contracts

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

$

992

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

1,450,000

 

 

$

3,070

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

1,275,000

 

 

$

1,230

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

1,450,000

 

 

$

2,828

 

 

$

0

 

Put options on interest rate futures purchase

contracts

 

 

3,750,000

 

 

 

18,938

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

 

 

4,742

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,545,000

 

 

 

65,358

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

 

3,180

 

 

 

0

 

Put options on interest rate futures sale contracts

 

 

562,500

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,064

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,750

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

15,169,597

 

 

 

6,687

 

 

 

89,312

 

 

 

17,563,549

 

 

 

72,526

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

7,819,164

 

 

 

7,597

 

 

 

54,641

 

 

 

6,945,340

 

 

 

5,806

 

 

 

3,620

 

Forward sale contracts

 

 

24,946,663

 

 

 

182,192

 

 

 

6,965

 

 

 

26,615,716

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

122,884

 

 

 

12,069,211

 

 

 

132,751

 

 

 

12,886

 

 

 

10,466,182

 

 

 

6,307

 

 

 

13,782

 

MBS put options

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

 

51,165

 

 

 

9,657

 

 

 

3,625,000

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

11,971

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

 

 

3,662

 

 

 

0

 

MBS call options

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Swaption purchase contracts

 

 

3,136,300

 

 

 

29,034

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,655,000

 

 

 

8,505

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

0

 

Swap futures

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,425,100

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

��

Bond futures

 

 

401,500

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,806,800

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

181,800

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Not subject to master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other derivatives not subject to master netting

arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

11,539,702

 

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

13,854,426

 

 

 

58,699

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

6,791,035

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

7,426,288

 

 

 

19,627

 

 

 

663

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

8,525,688

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

72,410

 

 

 

10,588,208

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

1,871,490

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

25,114

 

 

 

2,092,129

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

1,446

 

Total derivative instruments before netting

 

 

 

 

 

 

354,694

 

 

 

197,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,648

 

 

 

150,213

 

Total derivatives before netting

 

 

 

 

 

 

221,526

 

 

 

105,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,346

 

 

 

19,511

 

Netting

 

 

 

 

 

 

(171,725

)

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(59,330

)

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(143,703

)

 

 

(44,655

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,108

)

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

120,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

164,318

 

 

$

60,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

60,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

34,238

 

 

$

15,369

 

Margin deposits (received from) placed with

derivatives counterparties, net

 

 

 

 

 

$

(94,258

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,197

 

 

 

 

 

Margin deposits received from

derivative counterparties, net

 

 

 

 

 

$

99,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,965

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets pledged to secure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer

and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Notional amounts provide an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity.

(2)

All hedging derivatives are interest rate derivatives that are used as economic hedges.

Netting of Financial Instruments

The Company has elected to net derivative asset and liability positions, and cash collateral placed with or received from its counterparties when subject to a legally enforceable master netting arrangement. The derivative financial instruments that are not subject to master netting arrangements are CRT derivatives IRLCs and repurchase agreement derivatives.IRLCs. As of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company was not a party to any reverse repurchase agreements or securities lending transactions that are required to be disclosed in the following tables.

39



Offsetting of Derivative Assets

Following is a summary of net derivative assets:

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

assets

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of assets

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

assets

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of assets

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

assets

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of assets

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

assets

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of assets

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options on interest rate futures purchase

contracts

 

$

992

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

992

 

 

$

3,070

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

3,070

 

 

$

1,230

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,230

 

 

$

2,828

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

2,828

 

Put options on interest rate futures purchase

contracts

 

 

18,938

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

18,938

 

 

 

4,742

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,742

 

 

 

65,358

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

65,358

 

 

 

3,180

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,180

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

6,687

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,687

 

 

 

72,526

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,526

 

 

 

7,597

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,597

 

 

 

5,806

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,806

 

Forward sale contracts

 

 

182,192

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

182,192

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

132,751

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

132,751

 

 

 

6,307

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,307

 

MBS put options

 

 

51,165

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

51,165

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,220

 

 

 

11,971

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

11,971

 

 

 

3,662

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,662

 

Swaption purchase contracts

 

 

29,034

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

29,034

 

 

 

8,505

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,505

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

39

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

(171,725

)

 

 

(171,725

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(59,330

)

 

 

(59,330

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(143,703

)

 

 

(143,703

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(11,108

)

 

 

(11,108

)

 

 

289,008

 

 

 

(171,725

)

 

 

117,283

 

 

 

92,155

 

 

 

(59,330

)

 

 

32,825

 

 

 

218,907

 

 

 

(143,703

)

 

 

75,204

 

 

 

21,822

 

 

 

(11,108

)

 

 

10,714

 

Not subject to master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

58,134

 

 

 

58,699

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

58,699

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

19,627

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

19,627

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

65,686

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

65,686

 

 

 

131,493

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

131,493

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

$

354,694

 

 

$

(171,725

)

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

223,648

 

 

$

(59,330

)

 

$

164,318

 

 

$

221,526

 

 

$

(143,703

)

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

45,346

 

 

$

(11,108

)

 

$

34,238

 

Derivative Assets, Financial Instruments and Collateral Held by Counterparty

The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amount of derivative asset positions after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not meet the accounting guidance qualifying for setoff accounting.

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of assets

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

of assets

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

received

 

 

amount

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

received

 

 

amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

970

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

19,627

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,897

 

RJ O’Brien & Associates, LLC

 

 

62,838

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

62,838

 

 

 

6,008

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,008

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

7,033

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,033

 

 

 

1,958

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,958

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

1,496

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,496

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Jefferies & Company, Inc.

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

119

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

1,013

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,013

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,085

 

Other

 

 

1,644

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,644

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

77,823

 

 

$

34,238

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

34,238

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of assets

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

of assets

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

received

 

 

amount

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

received

 

 

amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

58,699

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

58,699

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

72,794

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,794

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

31,652

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

31,652

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

29,455

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

29,455

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

16,087

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

16,087

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

RJ O’Brien & Associates, LLC

 

 

13,865

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,865

 

 

 

7,813

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,813

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

13,191

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,191

 

 

 

15,406

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

15,406

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

7,949

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,949

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

3,431

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,431

 

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,416

 

PNC Capital Markets LLC

 

 

13

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

3,138

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,138

 

Deutsche Bank Securities LLC

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,602

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,602

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Sec

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,070

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,070

 

Other

 

 

1,640

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,640

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

182,969

 

 

$

164,318

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

164,318

 


 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities and Financial Liabilities

Following is a summary of net derivative liabilities and assets sold under agreements to repurchase. Assets sold under agreements to repurchase do not meet the accounting guidance to qualify for setoff accounting.

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

liabilities

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of liabilities

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

liabilities

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of liabilities

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

liabilities

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of liabilities

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Gross

amounts

of

recognized

liabilities

 

 

Gross

amounts

offset

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

Net

amounts

of liabilities

presented

in the

consolidated

balance

sheet

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Derivative liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put options on interest rate futures sale contracts

 

$

6,064

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

6,064

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

Forward purchase contracts

 

 

89,312

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

89,312

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

54,641

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

54,641

 

 

 

3,620

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,620

 

Forward sales contracts

 

 

6,965

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,965

 

 

 

122,884

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

122,884

 

 

 

12,886

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

12,886

 

 

 

13,782

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,782

 

MBS put options

 

 

9,657

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,657

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Netting

 

 

0

 

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(44,655

)

 

 

(44,655

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

111,998

 

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

34,532

 

 

 

122,901

 

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

33,369

 

 

 

71,277

 

 

 

(44,655

)

 

 

26,622

 

 

 

17,402

 

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

13,260

 

Not subject to master netting arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not subject to master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

663

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

72,410

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

72,410

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

25,114

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

25,114

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

197,866

 

 

 

(77,466

)

 

 

120,400

 

 

 

150,213

 

 

 

(89,532

)

 

 

60,681

 

 

 

105,410

 

 

 

(44,655

)

 

 

60,755

 

 

 

19,511

 

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

15,369

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB

 

 

6,098,299

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,098,299

 

 

 

6,317,928

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,317,928

 

 

 

5,094,835

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,094,835

 

 

 

6,674,541

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,674,541

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(6,326

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(6,326

)

 

 

(8,510

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(8,510

)

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

(2,651

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(2,651

)

 

 

6,091,973

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,091,973

 

 

 

6,309,418

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,309,418

 

 

 

5,092,700

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,092,700

 

 

 

6,671,890

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,671,890

 

 

$

6,289,839

 

 

$

(77,466

)

 

$

6,212,373

 

 

$

6,459,631

 

 

$

(89,532

)

 

$

6,370,099

 

 

$

5,198,110

 

 

$

(44,655

)

 

$

5,153,455

 

 

$

6,691,401

 

 

$

(4,142

)

 

$

6,687,259

 

 


Derivative Liabilities, Financial Liabilities and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty

The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amount of derivative liabilities and assets sold under agreements to repurchase after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not meet the accounting guidance to qualify for setoff accounting. All assets sold under agreements to repurchase represent sufficient collateral or exceed the liability amount recorded on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net amount

 

 

Gross amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

of liabilities

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

of liabilities

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

of liabilities

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

of liabilities

 

 

not offset in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

presented

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the

 

 

balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

balance

 

 

Financial

 

 

collateral

 

 

Net

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

pledged

 

 

amount

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

pledged

 

 

amount

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

pledged

 

 

amount

 

 

sheet

 

 

instruments

 

 

pledged

 

 

amount

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

$

72,410

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

72,410

 

 

$

408

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

408

 

 

$

25,114

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

25,114

 

 

$

1,446

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,446

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

13,458

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

26,904

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

663

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

1,166,110

 

 

 

(1,166,110

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,088,417

 

 

 

(1,088,417

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

1,001,910

 

 

 

(999,248

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,662

 

 

 

726,762

 

 

 

(726,762

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

722,786

 

 

 

(722,495

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

291

 

 

 

1,086,104

 

 

 

(1,085,723

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

381

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

1,230,324

 

 

 

(1,209,194

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

21,130

 

 

 

1,059,547

 

 

 

(1,054,636

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,911

 

 

 

718,759

 

 

 

(708,581

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

10,178

 

 

 

832,610

 

 

 

(830,954

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,656

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

1,031,487

 

 

 

(1,031,487

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

414,044

 

 

 

(414,044

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Daiwa Capital Markets

 

 

503,227

 

 

 

(503,048

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

179

 

 

 

495,973

 

 

 

(495,973

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

RBC Capital Markets, L.P.

 

 

750,308

 

 

 

(750,308

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

765,892

 

 

 

(765,892

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

346,316

 

 

 

(346,316

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,293,754

 

 

 

(1,293,754

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

642,606

 

 

 

(642,606

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

359,573

 

 

 

(357,211

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,362

 

Daiwa Capital Markets

 

 

534,521

 

 

 

(534,032

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

489

 

 

 

728,207

 

 

 

(727,562

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

645

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

504,410

 

 

 

(504,410

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

922,959

 

 

 

(922,035

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

924

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

 

208,497

 

 

 

(207,389

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,108

 

 

 

217,459

 

 

 

(212,580

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,879

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

136,345

 

 

 

(131,170

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,175

 

 

 

131,312

 

 

 

(129,016

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,296

 

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

 

111,425

 

 

 

(111,425

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

125,090

 

 

 

(125,090

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

84,998

 

 

 

(84,998

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

106,088

 

 

 

(104,674

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,414

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

81,750

 

 

 

(81,008

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

171,185

 

 

 

(171,185

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

393,370

 

 

 

(393,370

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

367,493

 

 

 

(366,415

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

37,148

 

 

 

(33,047

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,101

 

 

 

412,321

 

 

 

(410,413

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,908

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

261,628

 

 

 

(261,628

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

830,161

 

 

 

(830,161

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

 

264,058

 

 

 

(261,528

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,530

 

 

 

149,272

 

 

 

(144,883

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,389

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

227,034

 

 

 

(227,034

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

164,414

 

 

 

(163,548

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

866

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

143,150

 

 

 

(143,150

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

148,854

 

 

 

(140,796

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,058

 

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

 

139,552

 

 

 

(139,552

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

153,224

 

 

 

(153,224

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Sec

 

 

4,788

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,788

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Bank of Oklahoma

 

 

3,304

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,304

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Mizuho Securities

 

 

1,059

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,059

 

 

 

279,321

 

 

 

(277,521

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,800

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage

Corporation

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,883

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,883

 

Other

 

 

1,232

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,232

 

 

 

2,453

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,453

 

 

 

2,186

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,186

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

726

 

 

$

6,218,699

 

 

$

(6,098,299

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

120,400

 

 

$

6,378,609

 

 

$

(6,317,928

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

60,681

 

 

$

5,155,590

 

 

$

(5,094,835

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

60,755

 

 

$

6,689,910

 

 

$

(6,674,541

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

15,369

 

Following are the net gains (losses) recognized by the Company on derivative financial instruments and the consolidated statements of operations line items where such gains and losses are included:

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Derivative activity

 

Consolidated statement of operations line

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Consolidated statement of operations line

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

$

(137,243

)

 

$

68,231

 

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

$

(25,916

)

 

$

(137,243

)

CRT derivatives

 

Net gains (losses) on investments

 

$

36,370

 

 

$

(215,125

)

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings

 

$

(5,848

)

 

$

36,370

 

Hedged item:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments and

loans acquired for sale

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

297,476

 

 

$

(140,368

)

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

251,899

 

 

$

297,476

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

(374,403

)

 

$

767,186

 

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

(163,802

)

 

$

(374,403

)

Fixed-rate and prepayment sensitive

assets and LIBOR-indexed repurchase

agreements

 

Net gains (losses) on investments

 

$

(24

)

 

$

64,931

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings

 

$

0

 

 

$

(24

)

 

(1)

Represents net increasechange in fair value of IRLCs from the beginning to the end of the reporting period. Amounts recognized at the date of commitment and fair value changes recognized during the period until purchase of the underlying loan or cancellation of the commitment are shown in the rollforward of IRLCs for the period in Note 7 Note 7– Fair Value - Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis.

42



Credit Risk Transfer Strips

Following is a summary of the Company’s holdings of CRT strips

strips:

Credit risk transfer strips contractually restricted from sale (1)

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through December 4, 2021

 

$

26,910

 

 

$

168,539

 

Currently unrestricted

 

$

(68,595

)

 

$

5,978

 

To maturity

 

 

82,660

 

 

 

34,253

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(32,815

)

 

$

109,570

 

 

$

202,792

 

 

$

(68,595

)

 

$

(26,837

)

 

(1)

TheThrough December 31, 2021, the terms of the agreement underlying the CRT securities restrictsrestricted sales of the securities, other than under agreements to repurchase, without the approval of Fannie Mae, for specified periods from the date of issuance. The restriction on sales was removed during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Note 12—Mortgage Servicing Rights

Following is a summary of MSRs: 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

Balance at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,892,855

 

 

$

1,755,236

 

 

MSRs resulting from loan sales

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

 

Changes in fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to changes in inputs used in valuation model (1)

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

Other changes in fair value (2)

 

 

(88,919

)

 

 

(59,385

)

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Balance at end of quarter

 

$

3,391,172

 

 

$

2,441,214

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Balance at beginning of quarter

 

$

1,755,236

 

 

$

1,535,705

 

 

MSRs resulting from loan sales

 

 

407,696

 

 

 

248,822

 

 

Changes in fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to changes in valuation inputs

   used in valuation model (1)

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

(563,247

)

 

Other changes in fair value (2)

 

 

(59,385

)

 

 

(63,954

)

 

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

(627,201

)

 

Balance at end of quarter

 

$

2,441,214

 

 

$

1,157,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights pledged

   to secure Assets sold under agreements to

   repurchase and Notes payable secured by credit

   risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

$

2,423,063

 

 

$

1,742,905

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights pledged to

   secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

   and Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer

   and mortgage servicing assets

 

$

3,352,952

 

 

$

2,863,544

 

 

(1)

Primarily reflects changes in pricing spread, (discount rate), prepayment speed, and servicing cost, and UPB for underlying loan inputs.

(2)

Represents changes due to realization of expected cash flows.

Servicing fees relating to MSRs are recorded in Net loan servicing fees – from nonaffiliates on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

116,287

 

 

$

94,469

 

 

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

412

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

6,691

 

 

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

$

132,532

 

 

$

101,660

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 


 


Note 13— Other Assets

Other assets are summarized below:

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Margin deposits

 

$

90,974

 

 

$

193,418

 

Correspondent lending receivables

 

 

54,141

 

 

 

27,539

 

Interest receivable

 

 

13,428

 

 

 

15,168

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

 

11,719

 

 

 

14,382

 

Servicing fees receivable

 

 

10,473

 

 

 

16,756

 

Other receivables

 

 

4,215

 

 

 

15,299

 

Other

 

 

12,239

 

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

$

197,189

 

 

$

286,299

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans pledge to secure

   Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

6,204

 

 

$

7,293

 

Note 14—Short-Term Borrowings

The borrowing facilities described throughout these Notes 1314 and 1415 contain various covenants, including financial covenants governing the Company’s net worth, debt-to-equity ratio profitability and liquidity. Management believes that the Company was in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2021.2022.

Assets Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

Following is a summary of financial information relating to assets sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Weighted average interest rate (1)

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

1.06

%

 

 

1.60

%

Average balance

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

$

6,302,900

 

 

$

4,999,896

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

Total interest expense

 

$

28,659

 

 

$

37,750

 

 

$

15,571

 

 

$

28,659

 

Maximum daily amount outstanding

 

$

7,208,807

 

 

$

8,664,587

 

 

$

7,405,436

 

 

$

7,208,807

 

 

(1)

Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $5.2$2.5 million and $1.4$5.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively.


 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid principal balance

 

$

6,098,299

 

 

$

6,317,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded under committed facilities

 

$

4,775,890

 

 

$

5,799,975

 

Funded under uncommitted facilities

 

 

318,945

 

 

 

874,566

 

 

 

5,094,835

 

 

 

6,674,541

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(6,326

)

 

 

(8,510

)

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

(2,651

)

 

$

6,091,973

 

 

$

6,309,418

 

 

$

5,092,700

 

 

$

6,671,890

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

1.36

%

 

 

1.23

%

 

 

1.08

%

Available borrowing capacity (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committed

 

$

240,290

 

 

$

483,767

 

 

$

1,211,221

 

 

$

289,436

 

Uncommitted

 

 

3,416,352

 

 

 

4,151,905

 

 

 

6,031,056

 

 

 

4,875,433

 

 

$

3,656,642

 

 

$

4,635,672

 

 

$

7,242,277

 

 

$

5,164,869

 

Margin deposits placed with counterparties included in

Other assets

 

$

13,966

 

 

$

141,808

 

 

$

44,153

 

 

$

67,997

 

Assets securing agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

1,916,485

 

 

$

2,213,922

 

 

$

3,070,330

 

 

$

2,666,768

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

4,519,274

 

 

$

3,484,202

 

 

$

1,608,823

 

 

$

4,007,377

 

Loans at fair value

 

$

1,383

 

 

$

3,703

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates retained in asset-backed financings

 

$

99,363

 

 

$

85,266

 

Distressed

 

$

414

 

 

$

359

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

102,027

 

 

$

0

 

MSRs (2)

 

$

1,537,749

 

 

$

1,166,090

 

 

$

1,836,018

 

 

$

1,598,090

 

Servicing advances

 

$

64,852

 

 

$

93,455

 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

10,250

 

 

$

15,365

 

 

$

6,204

 

 

$

7,293

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

0

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

(1)

The amount the Company is able to borrow under asset repurchase agreements is tied to the fair value of unencumbered assets eligible to secure those agreements and the Company’s ability to fund the agreements’ margin requirements relating to the assets financed.

(2)

Beneficial interests in Fannie Mae MSRs are pledged as collateral under both Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets.

Following is a summary of maturities of outstanding advances under repurchase agreements by maturity date:

Remaining maturity at March 31, 2021

 

Unpaid

principal

balance

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Within 30 days

 

$

1,879,732

 

Over 30 to 90 days

 

 

3,468,259

 

Over 90 days to 180 days

 

 

750,308

 

 

 

$

6,098,299

 

Weighted average maturity (in months)

 

 

1.9

 


Remaining maturity at March 31, 2022

 

Unpaid

principal

balance

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Within 30 days

 

$

3,204,520

 

Over 30 to 90 days

 

 

1,118,999

 

Over 90 days to 180 days

 

 

346,316

 

Over 180 days to 1 year

 

 

425,000

 

 

 

$

5,094,835

 

Weighted average maturity (in months)

 

 

2.2

 

The Company is subject to margin calls during the period the repurchase agreements are outstanding and therefore may be required to repay a portion of the borrowings before the respective repurchase agreements mature if the fair value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets securing those repurchase agreements decreases.


The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount advanced by the counterparty and interest payable) and maturity information relating to the Company’s assets sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized by pledged asset and counterparty below as of March 31, 2021:2022:

Loans, REO and MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average maturity

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

Weighted average maturity

 

Facility maturity

 

Amount at risk

 

 

Advances

 

Facility

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

119,373

 

 

May 3, 2021

 

June 9, 2021

 

$

10,622

 

 

April 18, 2022

 

June 7, 2023

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

$

25,760

 

 

June 21, 2022

 

November 3, 2022

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

$

2,478

 

 

May 24, 2022

 

June 6, 2023

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

8,196

 

 

June 7, 2022

 

August 10, 2023

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC

 

$

75,611

 

 

April 23, 2021

 

April 23, 2021

 

$

21,555

 

 

June 21, 2022

 

March 31, 2023

RBC Capital Markets, L.P.

 

$

32,331

 

 

July 15, 2021

 

November 10, 2021

 

$

15,239

 

 

July 19, 2022

 

February 10, 2023

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

$

13,559

 

 

April 7, 2021

 

April 7, 2021

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

$

18,223

 

 

June 3, 2021

 

November 3, 2022

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

$

8,130

 

 

June 22, 2022

 

December 23, 2022

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

$

18,714

 

 

June 21, 2021

 

November 2, 2022

 

$

3,733

 

 

June 4, 2022

 

January 3, 2024

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

10,807

 

 

May 22, 2021

 

August 3, 2021

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

$

9,460

 

 

June 21, 2021

 

December 23, 2022

BNP Paribas

 

$

7,646

 

 

June 13, 2021

 

July 30, 2021

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

$

2,439

 

 

June 19, 2022

 

July 31, 2023

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

$

5,141

 

 

June 21, 2021

 

October 6, 2022

 

$

1,704

 

 

June 15, 2022

 

November 17, 2023

Securities

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

Weighted average maturity

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

43,672

 

 

April 15, 2022

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

$

14,045

 

 

April 12, 2022

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

$

29,054

 

 

April 16, 2022

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

16,691

 

 

April 28, 2022

Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.

 

$

15,670

 

 

April 22, 2022

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

$

4,953

 

 

April 18, 2022

CRT arrangements

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

Weighted average maturity

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

10,793

 

 

April 14, 2021

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

$

17,117

 

 

April 8, 2021

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

$

8,732

 

 

April 15, 2021

Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.

 

$

14,961

 

 

April 16, 2021

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

$

4,488

 

 

April 16, 2021

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

Weighted average maturity

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

34,627

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

Mortgage Loan Participation Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement

CertainOne of the borrowing facilities secured by loans acquired for sale areis in the form of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements.agreement. Participation certificates, each of which represents an undivided beneficial ownership interest in a pool of loans that have been pooled with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, are sold to athe lender pending the securitization of such loans and the sale of the resulting security. The commitment between the Company and a nonaffiliate to sell such security is also assigned to the lender at the time a participation certificate is sold.

The purchase price paid by the lender for each participation certificate is based on the trade price of the security, plus an amount of interest expected to accrue on the security to its anticipated delivery date, minus a present value adjustment, any related hedging costs and a holdback amount. The holdback amount is based on a percentage of the purchase price and is not required to be paid to the Company until the settlement of the security and its delivery to the lender.

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Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements areagreement is summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Weighted average interest rate (1)

 

 

1.38

%

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

1.64

%

 

 

1.38

%

Average balance

 

$

39,162

 

 

$

41,301

 

 

$

35,809

 

 

$

39,162

 

Total interest expense

 

$

164

 

 

$

338

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

164

 

Maximum daily amount outstanding

 

$

82,571

 

 

$

94,387

 

 

$

88,633

 

 

$

82,571

 

 

(1)

Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $31,000 and $57,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020, respectively.2021.


 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount outstanding

 

$

68,176

 

 

$

16,851

 

 

$

65,725

 

 

$

49,988

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

0

 

 

$

68,176

 

 

$

16,851

 

 

$

65,699

 

 

$

49,988

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

1.36

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.83

%

 

 

1.48

%

Loans acquired for sale pledged to secure

mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

$

70,919

 

 

$

17,645

 

Loans acquired for sale pledged to secure

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

$

66,284

 

 

$

52,102

 

 

Note 14—15— Long-Term Debt

Notes Payable Secured By Credit Risk Transfer and Mortgage Servicing Assets

The Company, through its indirect subsidiary, PMT CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, issued Term Notesterm notes to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). All of the Term NotesCRT term notes rank pari passu with each other with the Series 2017-VF1 Note dated December 20, 2017 (the "FMSR VFN") issued by another of the Company’s indirect subsidiaries.other.

Following is a summary of the secured CRT Term Notesterm notes issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity date (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

Annual

 

 

Maturity date

 

Term

Notes

 

Issuance date

 

Issuance amount

 

 

Unpaid

principal

balance

 

 

Annual

interest

rate spread (1)

 

 

Stated

 

Optional extension

 

Term

notes

 

Issuance date

 

Issuance amount

 

 

principal

balance

 

 

interest

rate spread (1)

 

 

Stated

 

Optional extension (2)

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 1R

 

March 04, 2021

 

$

659,156

 

 

$

657,070

 

 

 

2.90

%

 

February 28, 2024

 

February 27, 2026

 

 

March 04, 2021

 

$

659,156

 

 

$

350,557

 

 

 

2.90

%

 

February 28, 2024

 

February 27, 2026

 

2020 2R

 

December 22, 2020

 

$

500,000

 

 

 

496,909

 

 

 

3.81

%

 

December 28, 2022

 

 

 

 

December 22, 2020

 

$

500,000

 

 

 

264,301

 

 

 

3.81

%

 

December 28, 2022

 

 

 

2020 1R

 

February 14, 2020

 

$

350,000

 

 

 

156,016

 

 

 

2.35

%

 

March 1, 2023

 

February 27, 2025

 

 

February 14, 2020

 

$

350,000

 

 

 

75,356

 

 

 

2.35

%

 

March 1, 2023

 

February 27, 2025

 

2019 3R

 

October 16, 2019

 

$

375,000

 

 

 

151,523

 

 

 

2.70

%

 

October 27, 2022

 

October 29, 2024

 

 

October 16, 2019

 

$

375,000

 

 

 

71,556

 

 

 

2.70

%

 

October 27, 2022

 

October 29, 2024

 

2019 2R

 

June 11, 2019

 

$

638,000

 

 

 

408,000

 

 

 

2.75

%

 

May 29, 2023

 

May 29, 2025

 

 

June 11, 2019

 

$

638,000

 

 

 

216,940

 

 

 

2.75

%

 

May 29, 2023

 

May 29, 2025

 

2019 1R

 

March 29, 2019

 

$

295,700

 

 

 

139,269

 

 

 

2.00

%

 

March 29, 2022

 

March 27, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,008,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

978,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Spread over 1-monthone-month LIBOR.

(2)

The indentures relating to these issuances provide the Company with the option of extending the maturity dates of certain of the Term Notesterm notes under the conditions specified in the respective agreements.

PMC finances mortgage servicing rights through the issuance of a Series 2017-VF1 Note dated December 20, 2017 (the "FMSR VFN") issued by another one of the FMSR VFNCompany’s indirect subsidiaries and sold to institutional buyers under an agreement to repurchase.  On August 4, 2020, PMC increased theThe FMSR VFN has a committed borrowing capacity toof $700 million and extended the VFN termination date to August 3, 2021.matures on March 31, 2023.

On March 30, 2021, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, PMT ISSUER TRUST—FMSR, issued an aggregate principal amount of $350 million in secured term notes (the “2021-FT1 Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act.  The 2021-FT1 Notes are secured by certain participation certificates relating to Fannie Mae MSRs and excess servicing spread relating to such MSRs that are financed pursuant to a structured finance transaction. The 2021-FT1 Notes bear interest at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.00% per annumyear and will mature on March 25, 2026 or, if extended pursuant to the

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terms of the 2021-FT1 Notes indenture supplement on March 27, 2028. The 2021-FT1 Notes rank pari passu with the Series 2018-FT1 Notes described below and the FMSR VFN.

During March 2021, the Company, through PMC and PMH, terminated a loan and security agreement entered into on FeburaryFebruary 1, 2018, pursuant to which PMC and PMH maycould finance certain mortgage servicing rights (inclusive of any related excess servicing spread arising therefrom and that may be transferred from PMC to PMH from time to time) relating to loans pooled into Freddie Mac securities, and entered into a similar borrowing arrangement with Citibank, N.A. The aggregate loan amount available under the loan and security agreement with Citibank, N.A. increased to $700 million$1 billion from $175$700 million, bears interest at a rate indexedequal to LIBORSOFR plus a margin, with index replacement provisions related to the transition from LIBOR,3.36% per year, and will mature on August 3, 2021.June 30, 2022. Advances under the loan and security agreement are secured by MSRs relating to loans serviced for Freddie Mac guaranteed securities.

On April 25, 2018, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, PMT ISSUER TRUST-FMSR, issued an aggregate principal amount of $450 million in secured term notes (the “2018-FT1 Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. The 2018-FT1 Notes bear interest at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.35% per annum.year. The 2018-FT1 Notes will mature on April 25, 2023 or, if extended pursuant to the terms of the 2018-FT1 Notes indenture supplement, April 25, 2025 (unless earlier redeemed in accordance with their terms). The 2018-FT1 Notes rank pari passu with the FMSR VFN pledged to Credit Suisse under an agreement to repurchase. The 2018-FT1 Notes and the FMSR VFN are secured by certain participation certificates relating to Fannie Mae MSRs and ESS relating to such MSRs.


Following is a summary of financial information relating to the notes payable:payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets: 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Weighted average interest rate (1)

 

 

3.14

%

 

 

4.10

%

 

 

3.14

%

 

 

3.14

%

Average balance

 

$

2,260,721

 

 

$

1,860,213

 

 

$

2,438,773

 

 

$

2,260,721

 

Total interest expense

 

$

18,599

 

 

$

19,618

 

 

$

20,366

 

 

$

18,599

 

Maximum daily amount outstanding

 

$

3,180,115

 

 

$

2,032,665

 

 

$

2,601,767

 

 

$

3,180,115

 

 

(1)

Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.1$1.5 million and $609,000$1.1 million for the quarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively.

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount outstanding

 

$

2,908,788

 

 

$

1,930,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT term notes

 

$

978,710

 

 

$

1,204,636

 

2021-FT1 Notes

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Freddie Mac loan and security agreement

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

475,000

 

2018-FT1 Notes

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

2,378,710

 

 

 

2,479,636

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(10,994

)

 

 

(5,019

)

 

 

(6,431

)

 

 

(7,675

)

 

$

2,897,794

 

 

$

1,924,999

 

 

$

2,372,279

 

 

$

2,471,961

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

2.99

%

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.02

%

Assets securing notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSRs (1)

 

$

2,423,063

 

 

$

1,742,905

 

 

$

3,352,952

 

 

$

2,863,544

 

CRT Agreements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

2,664,420

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

$

1,434,835

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Derivative assets

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

58,699

 

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

 

(1)

Beneficial interests in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae MSRs are pledged as collateral for both Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets.


Exchangeable Senior Notes

On March 5 and March 9, 2021, PMC issued in a private offering $345 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Exchangeable Notes”). in a private offering. The 2026 Exchangeable Notes will mature on March 15, 2026 unless repurchased or exchanged in accordance with their terms before such date.

On November 4 and November 19, 2019, PMC issued $210 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Exchangeable Notes” and, together with the 2026 Exchangeable Notes, the “Exchangeable Notes”) in a private offering. The 2024 Exchangeable Notes will mature on November 1, 2024 unless repurchased or exchanged in accordance with their terms before such date.

The 2026 Exchangeable Notes and the 2024 Exchangeable Notes each bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per year, payable semiannually. The 2026 Exchangeable Notessemiannually, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and are exchangeable for PMT common shares, cash, or a combination thereof, at PMC’s election, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the applicable maturity date, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions if the exchange occurs before December 15, 2025.2025 (in the case of the 2026 Exchangeable Notes) and August 1, 2024 (in the case of the 2024 Exchangeable Notes). The exchange rate initially equals rates are equal to 46.1063 and 40.101 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Exchangeable Notes and is2024 Exchangeable Notes, respectively, and are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.

On November 7 and November 19, 2019, PMC issued $210 million in principal amount of 5.50% exchangeable senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Exchangeable Notes”) in a private offering. The 2024 Exchangeable Notes will mature on November 1, 2024 unless repurchased or exchanged in accordance with their terms before such date. The 2024 Exchangeable Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and are exchangeable for PMT common shares, cash, or a combination thereof, at PMC’s election, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions if the exchange occurs before August 1, 2024. The exchange rate equals 40.101 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2024 Exchangeable Notes and is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.


Following is financial information relating to the Exchangeable Notes:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Average balance

 

$

529,542

 

 

$

298,554

 

Weighted average interest rate (1)

 

 

5.84

%

 

 

7.01

%

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coupon

 

$

7,631

 

 

$

4,230

 

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion options (2)

 

 

0

 

 

 

927

 

Issuance costs

 

 

689

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

$

8,320

 

 

$

5,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB

 

$

555,000

 

 

$

555,000

 

Conversion option allocated to Additional paid-in capital (2)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(40,952

)

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(10,900

)

 

 

(11,589

)

 

 

 

(10,900

)

 

 

(52,541

)

 

 

$

544,100

 

 

$

502,459

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Average balance

 

$

298,554

 

 

$

460,000

 

Total interest expense

 

$

5,542

 

 

$

7,266

 

(1)

Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance and conversion option costs.

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB

 

$

555,000

 

 

$

210,000

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs and conversion option

 

 

(60,903

)

 

 

(13,204

)

 

 

$

494,097

 

 

$

196,796

 

(2)

As discussed in Note 2 ‒ Basis of Presentation and Accounting Change ‒ Accounting Change, the Company adopted ASU 2020‑06 effective January 1, 2022. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company reclassified approximately $50.3 million of issuance discount originally recognized in the issuance of Exchangeable senior notes from Additional paid-in capital to the carrying value of the Exchangeable senior notes and $9.4 million of previously recognized amortization of the issuance discount, as an adjustment to the Accumulated deficit effective January 1, 2022.

Asset-Backed Financing of a Variable Interest EntityEntities at Fair Value

Following is a summary of financial information relating to the asset-backed financingfinancings of a VIEVIEs at fair value described in Note 6 ‒ Variable Interest Entities-Jumbo Loan FinancingEntities ‒ Subordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average balance

 

$

120,415

 

 

$

240,765

 

 

$

1,460,610

 

 

$

120,415

 

Total interest expense

 

$

168

 

 

$

4,527

 

 

$

11,027

 

 

$

168

 

Weighted average interest rate(1)

 

 

3.22

%

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.22

%

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

$

101,238

 

 

$

134,726

 

UPB

 

$

100,036

 

 

$

131,835

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.57

%

 

 

3.56

%

(1)

Excludes the effect of net debt issuance cost of $834,000 and $789,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

$

1,712,650

 

 

$

1,469,999

 

UPB

 

$

1,787,300

 

 

$

1,442,379

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.18

%

 

 

3.18

%

 

The asset-backed financing of a VIE is afinancings are non-recourse liabilityliabilities and isare secured solely by the assets of a consolidated VIEVIEs and not by any other assets of the Company. The assets of the VIEVIEs are the only source of funds for repayment of the certificates.


MaturityMaturities of Long-Term Debt

AnnualContractual maturities of long-term debt obligations (based on final maturity dates) are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2027

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer

and mortgage servicing assets (1)

 

$

2,808,788

 

 

$

139,269

 

 

$

804,448

 

 

$

1,515,071

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

350,000

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

2,378,710

 

 

$

1,011,213

 

 

$

1,017,497

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

350,000

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

555,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

345,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

555,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

345,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Asset-backed financing of a variable interest

entity at fair value (2)

 

 

100,036

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

100,036

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value (2)

 

 

1,787,300

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,787,300

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value (2)

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

18,922

 

 

 

16,373

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

16,373

 

Total

 

$

3,482,746

 

 

$

139,269

 

 

$

804,448

 

 

$

1,515,071

 

 

$

210,000

 

 

$

695,000

 

 

$

118,958

 

 

$

4,737,383

 

 

$

1,011,213

 

 

$

1,017,497

 

 

$

210,000

 

 

$

695,000

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,803,673

 

 

(1)

Based on stated maturity. CertainAs discussed above, certain of the notesNotes payable secured by credit risk and mortgage servicing assets allow the Company to exercise an optional extension as discussed above.extensions.

(2)

Contractual maturities do not reflect expected repayments as borrowers of the underlying loans generally have the right to repay their loans at any time.

Note 15—16—Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

Following is a summary of the Company’s liability for losses under representations and warranties:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of quarter

 

$

21,893

 

 

$

7,614

 

 

$

40,249

 

 

$

21,893

 

Provision for losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

8,513

 

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

1,317

 

 

 

8,513

 

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

(1,424

)

 

 

(1,344

)

 

 

(1,165

)

 

 

(1,424

)

Losses incurred, net

 

 

(15

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(15

)

Balance, end of quarter

 

$

28,967

 

 

$

7,300

 

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 

UPB of loans subject to representations and warranties at

end of quarter

 

$

177,595,762

 

 

$

131,049,135

 

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

 

Note 16—17—Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding contractual commitments:

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Commitments to purchase loans acquired for sale

 

$

1,871,490

 

Litigation

From time to time, the Company may be involved in various proceedings, claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined, but despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, management believes that the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings and exposure will not have, individually or taken together, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.

Commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding contractual commitments:

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Commitments to purchase loans acquired for sale

 

$

8,525,688

 

 


Cessation of the LIBOR Index

The Company is involved in both lending and financing transactions that use the LIBOR index to establish the applicable interest or dividend rates. It has been announced that this index will no longer be published. The Company services LIBOR-based adjustable rate mortgages for which the underlying mortgage notes incorporate fallback provisions. The Company also has certain debt agreements and preferred shares of beneficial interest that have not yet transitioned from LIBOR to a replacement index but contain replacement provisions related to the transition from LIBOR. The Company cannot anticipate whether the response of borrowers, note holders or preferred shareholders to the adoption of the replacement indices adopted by the Company will result in future losses to PMT.

Note 17—18—Shareholders’ Equity

Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

Preferred shares of beneficial interest are summarized below:

Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share quarter

ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share, quarter ended March 31,

 

Shared

Series

 

Description (1)

 

Number

of shares

 

 

Liquidation

preference

 

 

Issuance

discount

 

 

Carrying

value

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Share

series

 

Description (1)

 

Number

of shares

 

 

Liquidation

preference

 

 

Issuance

discount

 

 

Carrying

value

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Fixed-to-floating rate cumulative

redeemable preferred

Fixed-to-floating rate cumulative

redeemable preferred

 

(in thousands, except dividends per share)

 

Fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable preferred

 

(in thousands, except dividends per share)

 

A

 

8.125% Issued March 2017

 

 

4,600

 

 

$

115,000

 

 

$

3,828

 

 

$

111,172

 

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

0.51

 

 

8.125% Issued March 2017

 

 

4,600

 

 

$

115,000

 

 

$

3,828

 

 

$

111,172

 

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

0.51

 

B

 

8.00% Issued July 2017

 

 

7,800

 

 

 

195,000

 

 

 

6,465

 

 

 

188,535

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

8.00% Issued July 2017

 

 

7,800

 

 

 

195,000

 

 

 

6,465

 

 

 

188,535

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.50

 

Fixed-rate cumulative redeemable preferred

Fixed-rate cumulative redeemable preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

6.75% Issued August 2021

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

8,225

 

 

 

241,775

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

12,400

 

 

$

310,000

 

 

$

10,293

 

 

$

299,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,400

 

 

$

560,000

 

 

$

18,518

 

 

$

541,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Par value is $0.01 per share.

The Company’s Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) pay cumulative dividends at a fixed rate of 8.125% per annumyear based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference to, but not including, March 15, 2024. From, and including, March 15, 2024 and thereafter, the Company will pay cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR as calculated on each applicable dividend determination date plus a spread of 5.831% per annumyear based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference.

The Company’s Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) (together with the Series A Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares”) pay cumulative dividends at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annumyear based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference to, but not including, June 15, 2024. From, and including, June 15, 2024 and thereafter, the Company will pay cumulative dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR as calculated on each applicable dividend determination date plus a spread of 5.99% per annumyear based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference.

The Company’s Series C Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series C Preferred Shares” together with the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares”) pay cumulative dividends at a fixed rate of 6.75% per year based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference.

The Series A Preferred Shares, the Series B Preferred Shares and Series BC Preferred Shares will not be redeemable before March 15, 2024, and June 15, 2024 and August 24, 2026, respectively, except in connection with the Company’s qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes or upon the occurrence of a change of control. On or after the date the Preferred Shares become redeemable, or 120 days after the first date on which such change of control occurred, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the Preferred Shares at $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

The Preferred Shares have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or repurchased by the Company or converted into common shares in connection with a change of control by the holders of the Preferred Shares.


Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

“At-The-Market” (ATM)(“ATM”) Equity Offering Program

During March 2019, theThe Company periodically enters into ATM equity offering programs allowing it to offer and sell securities on an as-and-when-needed basis through designated broker-dealers. On June 15, 2021, the Company entered into separate equity distribution agreements to sell from time to time, through ana new ATM equity offering program under which the counterparties will act as sales agent and/or principal, the Company’sallowing it to offer up to $200 million of its common shares, having an aggregate offering priceall of up to $200 million. Following is a summary of the activities under the ATM equity offering program:

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Number of common shares issued

 

 

 

 

241

 

Gross proceeds

 

 

 

$

5,654

 

Net proceeds

 

 

 

$

5,597

 

At March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $74.4 million of common shares of beneficial interestwhich were available for issuance under its ATM equity offering program.as of March 31, 2022.

50


Common Share Repurchase Program

During August 2015,On June 11, 2021, the Company’s board of trustees authorized aapproved an increase to the Company’s common share repurchase program.authorization from $300 million to $400 million. Under the program, as amended, the Company may repurchase up to $300$400 million of its outstanding common shares of beneficial interest.shares. 

The following table summarizes the Company’s common share repurchase activity:

 

 

 

Quarter ended

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

total (1)

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

total (1)

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Common shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

783

 

 

 

17,498

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

22,571

 

Cost of common shares repurchased

 

 

 

$

5,783

 

 

$

253,892

 

 

$

31,829

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

342,576

 

 

 

(1)

Amounts represent the share repurchase program total from its inception in August 2015 through March 31, 2021.2022.

Note 19—Net (Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

0

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI ‒ ESS

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 


 

Note 18—20— Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Net gains on loans acquired for sale are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(592,789

)

 

$

(68,954

)

Sales of loans

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

(23,378

)

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

(129,513

)

 

 

(92,332

)

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition of fair value of firm commitment to

purchase CRT securities

 

 

0

 

 

 

(26,649

)

Non‒cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in mortgage loan sale transactions

 

 

407,696

 

 

 

248,822

 

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

and warranties provided in mortgage loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loans sales

 

 

(8,513

)

 

 

(1,030

)

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction of liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

1,344

 

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

(7,089

)

 

 

314

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Change in fair value of loans and derivatives

held at end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of loans and derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(137,243

)

 

 

68,231

 

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

83,223

 

 

 

(36,782

)

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

(116,990

)

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

(85,541

)

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

180,787

 

 

 

136,946

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

51,274

 

 

 

44,614

 

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash gain

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

4,161

 

From PFSI ‒ cash gain

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

$

48,775

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 


Note 19—Net Gains (Losses) on Investments

Net gains (losses) on investments are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(71,117

)

 

$

115,967

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

��

 

 

 

 

 

Held in a VIE

 

 

(2,345

)

 

 

(2,869

)

Distressed

 

 

95

 

 

 

(1,142

)

CRT arrangements

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(487,292

)

Firm commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

0

 

 

 

(492,513

)

Asset-backed financing of a VIE at fair value

 

 

900

 

 

 

1,928

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(24

)

 

 

64,931

 

 

 

 

81,540

 

 

 

(800,990

)

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

(14,141

)

 

 

$

83,191

 

 

$

(815,131

)

 

Note 20—21—Net Interest Expense

Net interest incomeexpense is summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

225

 

 

$

1,627

 

 

$

403

 

 

$

225

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

8,286

 

 

 

15,568

 

 

 

14,400

 

 

 

8,286

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

22,908

 

 

 

31,523

 

 

 

19,248

 

 

 

22,908

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in a VIE

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

2,641

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

12,849

 

 

 

1,899

 

Distressed

 

 

253

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

253

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

168

 

 

 

6,099

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

12,398

 

 

 

3,709

 

 

 

2,532

 

Other

 

 

38

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

36,309

 

 

 

70,149

 

 

 

51,063

 

 

 

36,309

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

1,974

 

From PFSI ‒ ESS

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

37,589

 

 

 

72,123

 

 

 

51,063

 

 

 

37,589

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

28,659

 

 

 

37,750

 

 

 

15,571

 

 

 

28,659

 

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

 

 

164

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

164

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and

mortgage servicing assets

 

 

18,599

 

 

 

19,618

 

 

 

20,366

 

 

 

18,599

 

Exchangeable Notes

 

 

5,542

 

 

 

7,266

 

Asset-backed financings of a VIE at fair value

 

 

168

 

 

 

4,527

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

8,320

 

 

 

5,542

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

11,027

 

 

 

168

 

Interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for

Agency securitizations

 

 

22,040

 

 

 

9,439

 

 

 

7,042

 

 

 

22,040

 

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

749

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

75,921

 

 

 

79,850

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

 

75,921

 

To PFSI—Assets sold under agreement to repurchase

 

 

387

 

 

 

1,218

 

To PFSI ‒ Assets sold under agreement to repurchase

 

 

0

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

76,308

 

 

 

81,068

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

 

76,308

 

Net interest expense

 

$

(38,719

)

 

$

(8,945

)

 

$

(12,451

)

 

$

(38,719

)

 


Note 21—22—Share-Based Compensation

The Company has adopted an equity incentive plan which provides for the issuance of equity based awards based on PMT’s common shares that may be made by the Company to its officers and trustees, and the members, officers, trustees, directors and employees of PCM, PFSI, or their affiliates and to PCM, PFSI and other entities that provide services to PMT and the employees of such other entities.

The equity incentive plan is administered by the Company’s compensation committee, pursuant to authority delegated by PMT’s board of trustees, which has the authority to make awards to the eligible participants referenced above, and to determine what form the awards will take, and the terms and conditions of the awards.

The Company’sCompany's equity incentive plan allows for grantsthe grant of share-based awards up to an aggregate of 8% of PMT’s issuedrestricted and outstanding shares on a diluted basis at the time of the award.performance-based share unit awards.


The shares underlying award grants will again be available for award under the equity incentive plan if:

 

any shares subject to an award granted under the equity incentive plan are forfeited, canceled, exchanged or surrendered;

 

an award terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the participant; or

 

shares are surrendered or withheld by PMT as payment of either the exercise price of an award and/or withholding taxes for an award.

Restricted share units have been awarded to trustees and officers of the Company and to other employees of PFSI and its subsidiaries at no cost to the grantees. Such awards generally vest over a one-to three-year period.

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation activity:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Grants:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

 

101

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

101

 

Performance share units

 

 

84

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

84

 

Total share units granted

 

 

185

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

185

 

Grant date fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

$

1,917

 

 

$

1,978

 

 

$

2,006

 

 

$

1,917

 

Performance share units

 

 

1,602

 

 

 

2,428

 

 

 

1,551

 

 

 

1,602

 

Total grant date value of share units

 

$

3,519

 

 

$

4,406

 

 

$

3,557

 

 

$

3,519

 

Vestings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

 

100

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

100

 

Performance share units (1)

 

 

37

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

37

 

Total share units vested

 

 

137

 

 

 

266

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

137

 

Forfeitures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted share units

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Performance share units

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

0

 

Total share units forfeited

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

0

 

Compensation expense relating to share-based grants

 

$

1,738

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

1,029

 

 

$

1,738

 

 

(1)

The actual number of performance-based RSUs that vested during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 was 37,00039,000 common shares, which is 100%96% of the originally granted performance-based RSUs.

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Restricted

share

units

 

 

Performance

share

units

 

 

Restricted share units

 

 

Performance share units

 

Shares expected to vest:

 

 

 

 

Number of units (in thousands)

 

 

190

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

171

 

Grant date average fair value per unit

 

$

20.07

 

 

$

19.26

 

 

$

17.33

 

 

$

17.31

 

 


Note 22—23—Income Taxes  

The Company’s effective tax rate was 21.3%205.9% with consolidated pretax income of $91.0$18.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2022. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax expense of $37.9 million on pretax income of $272.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The TRS income was primarily due to increases in MSR fair values. For the same period in 2021, the TRS recognized a tax expense of $19.4 million on pretax income of $88.1 million. The Company’s reported consolidated pretax income was $91.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. For the same period in 2020, the TRS recognized tax expense of $10.1 million on pretax loss of $21.8 million, while the Company’s reported consolidated pretax loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was $584.4 million.2021. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2021,2022, the valuation allowance was reduceddecreased to $0$6.8 million from the $110,000$34.1 million valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 20202021 as the result of positive GAAP income at the TRS for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. 2022. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.income.


The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, introduced a number of tax law changes which are generally taxpayer favorable and, in December 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law.  No material changes in our effective income tax rates resulted from either Act. TheWhile the CARES Act does provideprovides for carry back of losses from 2018, 2019 and 2020. However,2020, the TRS does not have taxable income from prior years to which the losses could be carried back.

In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.

Note 23—24—Earnings Per Common Share

The Company grants restricted share units which entitle the recipients to receive dividend equivalents during the vesting period on a basis equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of common shares. Unvested share-based compensation awards containing non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents (collectively, “dividends”) are classified as “participating securities” and are included in the basic earnings per share calculation using the two-class method.

Under the two-class method, all earnings (distributed and undistributed) are allocated to common shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income available to common shareholders (net income reduced by preferred dividends and income attributable to the participating securities) by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share is determined by dividing net income attributable to diluted shareholders, which adds back to net income the interest expense, netAs discussed in Note 2 Basis of applicable income taxes, on the 2020 Notes, by the weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming all dilutive securities were issued. The CompanyPresentation and Accounting Change ‒ Accounting Change, PMC issued the Exchangeable Notes. The Exchangeable Notes include cash conversion options. The Company intendsThrough December 31, 2021, based on the Company’s intention to cash settle the Exchangeable Notes. Therefore,Notes, the effect of conversion of the Exchangeable Notes iswas excluded from diluted earnings (loss)(losses) per common share. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company adopted ASU 2020-06, which requires inclusion of the common shares issuable pursuant to conversion of the Exchangeable Notes in the Company’s diluted earnings per common share calculation when the effect of such inclusion is dilutive to earnings per common share.

The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands except per share amounts)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

71,603

 

 

$

(594,673

)

Dividends on preferred shares

 

 

(6,234

)

 

 

(6,234

)

Effect of participating securities—share-based compensation awards

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(50

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

$

65,249

 

 

$

(600,957

)

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

97,892

 

 

 

100,245

 

Dilutive securities-shares issuable under share-based compensation plan

 

 

211

 

 

 

0

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

 

98,103

 

 

 

100,245

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)


 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands except per share amounts)

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(19,129

)

 

$

71,603

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

 

(10,455

)

 

 

(6,234

)

Effect of participating securitiesshare-based compensation awards

 

 

(104

)

 

 

(120

)

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(29,688

)

 

$

65,249

 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

94,146

 

 

 

97,892

 

Dilutive securities‒shares issuable under share-based compensation plan

 

 

0

 

 

 

211

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

94,146

 

 

 

98,103

 

Basic (loss) earnings per share

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

 

Calculation of diluted earnings per share requires certain potentially dilutive shares to be excluded when the inclusion of such shares in the diluted earnings per share calculation would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the potentially dilutive shares excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as inclusion of such shares would have been antidilutive:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Shares issuable under share-based compensation plan

 

 

11

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

11

 

Shares issuable pursuant to exchange of the 2020 Notes

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,467

 

Shares issuable pursuant to exchange of the exchangeable senior notes

 

 

24,328

 

 

 

0

 


 

Note 24—25—Segments

The Company operates in 4 segments as described in Note 1 ‒ Organization.

Financial highlights by operating segment are summarized below:

 

 

Credit

 

 

Interest rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensitive

 

 

sensitive

 

 

Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

strategies

 

 

strategies

 

 

production

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

0

 

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

304,178

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and

     financings

 

 

(44,905

)

 

 

(184,190

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(229,095

)

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

 

(4

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,957

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,953

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

29,110

 

 

 

19,181

 

 

 

714

 

 

 

51,063

 

Interest expense

 

 

10,128

 

 

 

41,685

 

 

 

11,560

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

 

 

(8,070

)

 

 

(12,575

)

 

 

7,621

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

(12,451

)

Other

 

 

288

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

14,966

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

15,254

 

 

 

 

(52,691

)

 

 

107,413

 

 

 

26,544

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

81,839

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees and fulfillment

   payable to PFSI

 

 

59

 

 

 

21,029

 

 

 

16,754

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

37,842

 

Management fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,117

 

Other

 

 

3,211

 

 

 

2,175

 

 

 

5,212

 

 

 

7,224

 

 

 

17,822

 

 

 

 

3,270

 

 

 

23,204

 

 

 

21,966

 

 

 

15,341

 

 

 

63,781

 

Pretax (loss) income

 

$

(55,961

)

 

$

84,209

 

 

$

4,578

 

 

$

(14,768

)

 

$

18,058

 

Total assets at end of quarter

 

$

1,747,763

 

 

$

8,387,313

 

 

$

1,812,210

 

 

$

440,229

 

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

 

Credit

 

 

Interest rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit

 

 

Interest rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensitive

 

 

sensitive

 

 

Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensitive

 

 

sensitive

 

 

Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

strategies

 

 

strategies

 

 

production

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

strategies

 

 

strategies

 

 

production

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) gain on loans acquired for sale

 

$

(1

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

53,013

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

53,012

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

 

154,271

 

 

 

(71,080

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

83,191

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

50,045

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

50,045

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

50,045

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

50,045

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and

financings

 

 

154,271

 

 

 

(71,080

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

83,191

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

 

(1

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

53,013

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

53,012

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

650

 

 

 

13,516

 

 

 

22,797

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

37,589

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

13,516

 

 

 

22,797

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

37,589

 

Interest expense

 

 

17,261

 

 

 

37,316

 

 

 

21,731

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

76,308

 

 

 

17,261

 

 

 

37,316

 

 

 

21,731

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

76,308

 

 

 

(16,611

)

 

 

(23,800

)

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

(38,719

)

 

 

(16,611

)

 

 

(23,800

)

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

(38,719

)

Other

 

 

888

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

52,980

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

53,868

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

52,980

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

53,868

 

 

 

138,547

 

 

 

(44,835

)

 

 

107,059

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

201,397

 

 

 

138,547

 

 

 

(44,835

)

 

 

107,059

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

201,397

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan fulfillment and servicing fees

payable to PFSI

 

 

137

 

 

 

18,955

 

 

 

60,836

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

79,928

 

Loan servicing fees and fulfillment

payable to PFSI

 

 

137

 

 

 

18,955

 

 

 

60,836

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

79,928

 

Management fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

8,449

 

Other

 

 

4,150

 

 

 

812

 

 

 

10,646

 

 

 

6,384

 

 

 

21,992

 

 

 

4,150

 

 

 

812

 

 

 

10,646

 

 

 

6,384

 

 

 

21,992

 

 

 

4,287

 

 

 

19,767

 

 

 

71,482

 

 

 

14,833

 

 

 

110,369

 

 

 

4,287

 

 

 

19,767

 

 

 

71,482

 

 

 

14,833

 

 

 

110,369

 

Pretax (loss) income

 

$

134,260

 

 

$

(64,602

)

 

$

35,577

 

 

$

(14,207

)

 

$

91,028

 

Total assets at quarter end

 

$

2,772,111

 

 

$

4,739,849

 

 

$

4,796,564

 

 

$

213,730

 

 

$

12,522,254

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

$

134,260

 

 

$

(64,602

)

 

$

35,577

 

 

$

(14,207

)

 

$

91,028

 

Total assets at end of quarter

 

$

2,772,111

 

 

$

4,739,849

 

 

$

4,796,564

 

 

$

213,730

 

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

 


 

 

Credit

 

 

Interest rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensitive

 

 

sensitive

 

 

Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

strategies

 

 

strategies

 

 

production

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) gain on loans acquired for sale

 

$

(32,306

)

 

$

0

 

 

$

81,081

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

48,775

 

Net (loss) gain  on investments

 

 

(919,109

)

 

 

103,978

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(815,131

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

244,572

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

244,572

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

6,556

 

 

 

33,241

 

 

 

31,407

 

 

 

919

 

 

 

72,123

 

Interest expense

 

 

14,566

 

 

 

41,608

 

 

 

24,309

 

 

 

585

 

 

 

81,068

 

 

 

 

(8,010

)

 

 

(8,367

)

 

 

7,098

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

(8,945

)

Other

 

 

166

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

23,988

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

24,212

 

 

 

 

(959,259

)

 

 

340,183

 

 

 

112,167

 

 

 

392

 

 

 

(506,517

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan fulfillment and servicing fees

   payable to PFSI

 

 

301

 

 

 

14,220

 

 

 

41,940

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

56,461

 

Management fees

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,055

 

 

 

9,055

 

Other

 

 

911

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

4,918

 

 

 

5,381

 

 

 

12,392

 

 

 

 

1,212

 

 

 

15,402

 

 

 

46,858

 

 

 

14,436

 

 

 

77,908

 

Pretax (loss) income

 

$

(960,471

)

 

$

324,781

 

 

$

65,309

 

 

$

(14,044

)

 

$

(584,425

)

Total assets at quarter end

 

$

1,947,153

 

 

$

5,664,991

 

 

$

3,068,163

 

 

$

1,238,181

 

 

$

11,918,488

 

 

Note 25—Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes, net

 

$

494

 

 

$

0

 

Interest

 

$

91,611

 

 

$

104,757

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of loans and advances to real estate

   acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

280

 

 

$

1,166

 

Receipt of mortgage servicing rights as proceeds from

   sales of loans at fair value

 

$

407,696

 

 

$

248,822

 

Receipt of excess servicing spread pursuant to recapture

   agreement with PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

$

557

 

 

$

379

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared, not paid

 

$

46,109

 

 

$

25,009

 


Note 26—Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

The Company is subject to financial eligibility requirements established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) for sellers/servicers eligible to sell or service mortgage loans with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The eligibility requirements include:

A tangible net worth of $2.5 million plus 25 basis points of the UPB of the Company’s total 1-4 unit servicing portfolio, excluding mortgage loans subserviced for others;

A tangible net worth/total assets ratio greater than or equal to 6%; and

A liquidity requirement effective June 30, 2020 equal to 3.5 basis points of the aggregate UPB serviced for the Agencies plus 200 basis points of total nonperforming Agency servicing UPB less 70% of such nonperforming Agency servicing UPB in excess of 600 basis points where the underlying loans are in COVID-19 forbearance but were current at the time they entered forbearance.

The Agencies’ capital and liquidity amounts and requirements, are summarized below:

 

 

Net Worth (1)

 

 

Tangible Net Worth /

Total Assets Ratio (1)

 

 

Liquidity (1)

 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2021

 

$

1,170,013

 

 

$

473,294

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

6

%

 

$

155,419

 

 

$

63,664

 

December 31, 2020

 

$

1,101,318

 

 

$

438,530

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

6

%

 

$

101,116

 

 

$

59,158

 

 

 

Net worth (1)

 

 

Tangible net worth /

total assets ratio (1)

 

 

Liquidity (1)

 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

Actual

 

 

Required

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2022

 

$

1,173,125

 

 

$

559,717

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

6

%

 

$

97,626

 

 

$

75,714

 

December 31, 2021

 

$

938,218

 

 

$

557,229

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

6

%

 

$

108,536

 

 

$

74,771

 

 

(1)

Calculated in accordance with the Agencies’ requirements.

Noncompliance with the Agencies’ capital and liquidity requirements can result in the Agencies taking various remedial actions up to and including removing the Company’s ability to sell loans to and service loans on behalf of the Agencies.

Note 27—Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated all events and transactions through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements. During this period. Allperiod, all agreements to repurchase assets that matured before the date of this Report were extended or renewed.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.10-Q (this “Report”).

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and other similar expressions. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.

The following discussion and analysis provides information that we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the words “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to PMT.PMT and its affiliates.

Our Company

We are a specialty finance company that invests primarily in mortgage-related assets. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our investors over the long-term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. Our investment focus is on the mortgage-related assets that we create through our correspondent production activities, including mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), subordinate mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), and credit risk transfer (“CRT”) arrangements, which include CRT Agreements and CRT strips that absorb credit losses on certain of the loans we sold. We also invest in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).Agency MBS and senior non-Agency MBS. We have also historically invested in distressed mortgage assets (loans(distressed loans and real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”)), which we have substantially liquidated.

We are externally managed by PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”), an investment adviser that specializes in and focuses on U.S. mortgage assets. Our loans and MSRs are serviced by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”). PCM and PLS are both indirect controlled subsidiaries of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”), a publicly-traded mortgage banking and investment management company.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we purchased newly originated prime credit quality residential loans with fair values totaling $23.3 billion as compared to $53.2 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, in our correspondent production business. To the extent that we purchase loans that are insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Federal Housing Administration, or insured or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration or U.S. Department of Agriculture, we and PLS have agreed that PLS will fulfill and purchase such loans, as PLS is a Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) approved issuer and we are not. This arrangement has enabled us to compete with other correspondent aggregators that purchase both government and conventional loans. We receive a sourcing fee from PLS based on the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of each loan that we sell to PLS under such arrangement, and earn interest income on the loan for the period we hold it before the sale to PLS. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we received sourcing fees totaling $1.3 million, relating to $12.7 billion in UPB of loans that we sold to PLS.

We operate our business in four segments: Correspondent production, Interest rate sensitive strategies, Credit sensitive strategies and our Corporate operations as described below.


Our Investment Activities

Correspondent Production

Our correspondent production activities involve the acquisition and sale of newly originated prime credit quality residential loans. Correspondent production serves as the source of our investments in MSRs, private label non-Agency securitizations, and, through 2020, CRT arrangements. Our correspondent production and resulting investment activity are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales of loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

11,985,961

 

 

$

33,318,157

 

To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

13,160,768

 

 

 

18,420,614

 

 

 

$

25,146,729

 

 

$

51,738,771

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

Investment activities resulting from correspondent production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans

 

$

194,596

 

 

$

407,696

 

Retention of interests in securitizations of loans secured by

   investment properties, net of associated asset-backed financings

 

 

23,485

 

 

 

 

Total investments resulting from correspondent activities

 

$

218,081

 

 

$

407,696

 

Interest Rate Sensitive Investments

Our interest rate sensitive investments include:

Mortgage servicing rights. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we received approximately $194.6 million of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans acquired for sale. We held approximately $3.4 billion of MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2022.

REIT-eligible mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities. We purchased approximately $661.8 million of MBS during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. We held MBS with fair values totaling approximately $3.1 billion at March 31, 2022.

Credit Sensitive Investments

CRT Arrangements

At present, we are no longer creating new CRT investments as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) instructed the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) to gradually wind down new front-end lender risk share transactions such as CRT investments as of the end of 2020. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, we recognized investment gainlosses of $154.2approximately $35.4 million relating to our holdings of CRT securities. We held net CRT-related investments (comprised of deposits securing CRT arrangements, CRT derivatives, CRT strips and interest-only security payable) totaling $2.6approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2021.2022.

Interest Rate Sensitive InvestmentsSecurities Backed by Loans Secured by Investment Properties

Our interest rate sensitive investments include:

Mortgage servicing rights. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we received $407.7 million of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans acquired for sale. We held $2.4 billion of MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2021.

REIT-eligible mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities. We purchased and sold $1.3 billion of MBS during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The purchases and sales during the period reflect a restructuring of our investment in MBS aimed at reducing prepayment and price risk relating to these assets. We held MBS with fair values totaling $1.9 billion at March 31, 2021.

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Correspondent Production

OurBeginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company purchased or retained approximately $94.6 million of subordinate MBS backed by loans secured by investment properties sourced from the Company’s conventional correspondent production activities involveactivities. The subordinate MBS provide us with a higher yield than senior securities. However, we retain credit risk in the acquisitionsubordinate MBS since they are the first securities to absorb credit losses relating to the underlying loans.

As the result of the Company’s consolidation of the variable interest entities that issued the subordinate MBS described in Note 6 – Variable Interest EntitiesSubordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report, we include loans underlying these and salesimilar transactions with UPBs totaling approximately $1.8 billion on our consolidated balance sheet as of newly originated prime credit quality residential loans. Correspondent production serves as the source of our investments in MSRs and, through 2020, CRT arrangements. Our correspondent production and resulting investment activity are summarized below:

March 31, 2022.

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales of loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

33,318,157

 

 

$

19,718,151

 

To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

18,420,614

 

 

 

14,509,209

 

 

 

$

51,738,771

 

 

$

34,227,360

 

Net gain on loans acquired for sale

 

$

53,012

 

 

$

48,775

 

Investment activities resulting from correspondent production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans

 

$

407,696

 

 

$

248,822

 

Investments in CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition of firm commitment to purchase CRT securities (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(26,649

)

Change in face amount of firm commitment to

   purchase CRT securities  and commitment

   to fund Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

554,690

 

Total investments in CRT arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

528,041

 

Total investments resulting from correspondent activities

 

$

407,696

 

 

$

776,863

 


(1)Taxation

Initial recognition of firm commitment upon sale of loans.

Taxation

We believe that we qualify to be taxed as a REIT and as such will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of our income that is distributed to shareholders as long as we meet applicable REIT asset, income and share ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, our profits will be subject to income taxes and we may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four tax years following the year we lose our REIT qualification.

A portion of our activities, including our correspondent production business, is conducted in our taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), which is subject to corporate federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, we make a provision for income taxes with respect to the operations of our TRS. We expect that the effective rate for the provision for income taxes may be volatile in future periods. Our goal is to manage the business to take full advantage of the tax benefits afforded to us as a REIT.

We evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. Our evaluation considers, among other factors, taxable loss carryback availability, expectations of sufficient future taxable income, trends in earnings, existence of taxable income in recent years, the future reversal of temporary differences, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented, if required. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets depends primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income during the periods in which the related deferred tax assets become deductible.

Non-Cash Investment Income

A substantial portion of our net investment income is comprised of non-cash items, including fair value adjustments, recognition of the fair value of assets created and liabilities incurred in loan sale transactions and the capitalization and amortization of certain assets and liabilities. Because we have elected, or are required by accounting principles generally accepted accounting principles,in the United States (“GAAP”), to record certain of our financial assets (comprised of MBS, loans acquired for sale at fair value, loans at fair value and ESS), our firm commitment to purchasederivatives and CRT securities, our derivatives,strips, our MSRs, and our asset-backed financingfinancings and interest-only security payable at fair value, a substantial portion of the income or loss we record with respect to such assets and liabilities results from non-cash changes in fair value.

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The amounts of non-cash investment (loss) income (loss) items included in net investment income are as follows:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net gain (loss) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(71,117

)

 

$

115,967

 

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in a variable interest entity

 

 

(2,345

)

 

 

(2,869

)

Held in variable interest entities

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

84

 

 

 

(1,142

)

 

 

384

 

 

 

84

 

ESS

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

(14,141

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

106,096

 

 

 

(530,818

)

 

 

(74,587

)

 

 

97,931

 

Firm commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

(492,513

)

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

11,575

 

Asset-backed financing of a VIE

 

 

900

 

 

 

1,928

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

27,104

 

 

 

(912,013

)

 

 

(268,118

)

 

 

27,104

 

Net gain on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

 

180,787

 

 

 

136,946

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Net loan servicing fees—MSR valuation adjustments

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

(627,201

)

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

Net interest income—Capitalization of interest

pursuant to loan modifications

 

 

 

 

 

198

 

 

$

486,173

 

 

$

(1,402,268

)

 

$

139,946

 

 

$

486,371

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

201,397

 

 

$

(506,517

)

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Non-cash items as a percentage of net investment income

 

 

241

%

 

 

277

%

 

 

171

%

 

 

241

%

 

(1)

Amount represents MSRs received, fair value of firm commitment to purchase CRT securities recognized,liability for representations and warranties incurred in loan sales transactions and changes in fair value of loans, IRLCs and hedging derivatives held at quarterperiod end.

We receive or pay cash relating to:

 

Our investmentsinvestment in mortgage-backed securities through monthly principal and interest payments from the issuer of such securities;securities or from the sale of the investment;

 

Loan investments when the investments are paid down, paid off or sold, when payments of principal and interest occur on such loans or when the property securingacquired in settlement of the loan has been sold;


 

ESS investments through a portion of the monthly interest payments collected on the loans in the ESS reference pool or from the sale of investment;

 

CRT arrangements through a portion of both the interest payments collected on loans in the CRT arrangements’ reference pools and the release to us of the deposits securing the arrangements as principal on such loans is repaid;

 

Hedging instruments when we receive or make margin deposits as the fair value of respective instrument changes, when the instruments mature or when we effectively cancel the transactions through offsetting trades;

 

Our liability for representations and warranties when we repurchase loans or settle loss claims from investors; and

 

MSRs in the form of loan servicing fees and placement fees on the deposits we manage on behalf of the borrowers and investors in the loans we service.

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Results of Operations

The following is a summary of our key performance measures:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per common share amounts)

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per common share amounts)

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

201,397

 

 

$

(506,517

)

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Expenses

 

 

110,369

 

 

 

77,908

 

 

 

63,781

 

 

 

110,369

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

 

91,028

 

 

 

(584,425

)

Pretax income

 

 

18,058

 

 

 

91,028

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

19,425

 

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

37,187

 

 

 

19,425

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

71,603

 

 

 

(594,673

)

Net (loss) income

 

 

(19,129

)

 

 

71,603

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

 

6,234

 

 

 

6,234

 

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

6,234

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

$

65,369

 

 

$

(600,907

)

Pretax income (loss) by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(29,584

)

 

$

65,369

 

Pretax (loss) income by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

$

134,260

 

 

$

(960,471

)

 

$

(55,961

)

 

$

134,260

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

(64,602

)

 

 

324,781

 

 

 

84,209

 

 

 

(64,602

)

Correspondent production

 

 

35,577

 

 

 

65,309

 

 

 

4,578

 

 

 

35,577

 

Corporate

 

 

(14,207

)

 

 

(14,044

)

 

 

(14,768

)

 

 

(14,207

)

 

$

91,028

 

 

$

(584,425

)

 

$

18,058

 

 

$

91,028

 

Annualized return on average common

shareholder's equity

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

(118.9

)%

 

 

(6.8

)%

 

 

12.8

%

Earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

(5.99

)

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Total assets

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

$

11,492,011

 

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

Book value per common share

 

$

20.90

 

 

$

20.30

 

 

$

17.87

 

 

$

19.05

 

Closing price per common share

 

$

19.60

 

 

$

17.59

 

 

$

16.89

 

 

$

17.33

 

During 2020,Due to significant inflationary pressures, the United States was significantly impacted byU.S. Federal Reserve raised the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic (the “Pandemic” or “COVID-19”) and the effects of market and government responses to the Pandemic. These developments have resultedFederal Funds rate in continued economic uncertainty, financial hardships and unemployment for many existing borrowers.

As part of its response to the Pandemic, the federal government included requirements in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) that we provide borrowers with loans we service subject to Agency securitizations with substantial payment forbearance. As a result of this requirement, we have seen a large increase in delinquencies in our servicing portfolio which has increased our cost to service those loans and may require us to finance substantial amounts of advances of principal and interest payments to the holders of the securities holding those loans, as well as property tax and insurance costs to protect investor’s interest in the properties collateralizing the loans. As of December 31, 2020, 2.3% of the loans in our MSR portfolio were in COVID-19 pandemic related forbearance provided for under the CARES Act.

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruption in the financial markets as well as changing market perceptions of future credit losses to be incurred on investments in mortgage loans. The primary effect of this disruption on the Company has been on our credit sensitive strategies. Since the first quarter of 2020,2022 and is expected to continue to raise interest rates through the credit markets have recovered somewhat,year as reflected most recentlywell as reduce the federal government’s overall portfolio of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. These resulting mortgage interest rate increases are expected to drive a decline in the $154.0 million in fair value gains we recognized duringsize of the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The mortgage origination market for 2020 wasfrom an estimated at $4.0 trillion. Current forecasts estimate the origination market$4.4 trillion in 2021 to approximate $3.6a current forecast range from $2.6 trillion to $3.1 trillion for 2021. The uncertainties2022 according to leading economists. These lower overall projected mortgage transaction volumes and strains on manyhigher interest rates are expected to drive a decrease in our mortgage production activities and increase competition in the mortgage production business year over year, while also leading to declines in prepayment speeds in our mortgage servicing portfolio from the elevated levels experienced in 2021.

Due to certain capital rules, the Government-Sponsored Entities (“GSEs”) have higher capital requirements to guarantee loans delivered by loan aggregators and may charge higher fees for third party originated loans that we aggregate and deliver to the GSEs as compared to individual loans delivered by third party mortgage lenders induced bydirectly to the COVID-19 pandemicGSEs’ cash windows without the assistance of a loan aggregator. To the extent the GSEs increase the number of cash window purchases and resulting disruptions in the financial markets caused some market participants to scale back or exit mortgage loan production activities early in the coursesales for their own accounts, our business and results of the COVID-19 pandemic, which, combined with constraints on mortgage industry origination capacity that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, allowed us to realize higher gain-on sale margins in our correspondent production activities during most of 2020. With the return of other market participants, our gain-on-sale margins in our correspondent production activities have moderated from 2020 levels.

The current environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is historically unprecedentedoperations could be materially and the source of much uncertainty surrounding future economic and market prospects and the ongoing effects of this continuing situation on our futureadversely affected.

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prospects are difficult to anticipate. For further discussion of this and other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the heading “Risk Factors.”

Our results of operations increaseddecreased by $666.3$90.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020,2021, reflecting the effect of declines in CRT-related investments valuation, gains on loans held for sale and loan origination fees, partially offset by the improved the fair value performance of our CRT-related investments partially offset by declines in both MSR valuation performance net of hedging results and MBS fair values during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020.investments. The decrease in pretax results is summarized below:

 

Our credit sensitive strategies segment reflects the severe impact of the market conditions during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 on our investments in CRT arrangements; during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we recognized a $1.1 billion increaseA $189.7 million decrease in net gains on our CRT arrangements as credit spreads widened due to macroeconomic uncertainty as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2021, which reflected the continuing recovery during the prior period from the market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our investments in CRT arrangements.

 

Our interest rate sensitive strategies segment was negatively affected by a decreaseAn increase in net servicing fees of $194.5$254.1 million caused by positive fair value adjustments net of hedging results tochanges in our investment in MSRs and hedging results and a $187.1$115.4 million decrease in gains on MBS, and a $15.4due to sharply increasing interest rates, as well as an $11.2 million decrease in net interest income.expense in our interest rate sensitive strategies segment.

 

GrowthDecreases in both production volume in our correspondent production segment was more-than offset by reductionsand in our gain on sale margins during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as industry capacity caught up with2022, reflecting the effect of increasing interest rates on loan demand resulting in a $29.7 million decrease in pretax income as compared to the same period in 2020.our correspondent lending segment.

Net Investment Income

Our net investment income is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

83,191

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

53,012

 

Net loan origination fees

 

 

14,774

 

 

 

52,902

 

Net interest expense

 

 

(12,451

)

 

 

(38,719

)

Other

 

 

480

 

 

 

966

 

 

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Net Loan Servicing Fees

Our net loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Effect of MSRs and hedging results

 

 

148,179

 

 

 

(82,487

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

 

Loan servicing fees relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance fees and fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

53,012

 

 

$

48,775

 

Net loan origination fees

 

 

52,902

 

 

 

23,928

 

Net gains (losses) on investments

 

 

83,191

 

 

 

(815,131

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

50,045

 

 

 

244,572

 

Net interest (expense) income

 

 

(38,719

)

 

 

(8,945

)

Other

 

 

966

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

$

201,397

 

 

$

(506,517

)


The change in contractually-specified fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, is due primarily to increased servicing fees resulting from the growth in our loan servicing portfolio. The changes in other loan servicing fees for the same comparative period is due primarily to a decrease in the volume of fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid shortly after purchase as the result of the significant volume of refinancing activity experienced in the first part of 2021.

We have elected to carry our servicing assets at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in inputs used to estimate the fair value of such items. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value primarily by entering into derivatives transactions.

Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Change in fair value of MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cash flows

 

$

(88,919

)

 

$

(59,385

)

 

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Hedging results

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results

 

 

139,919

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

Recapture income from PFSI

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

 

$

148,179

 

 

$

(82,487

)

 

Average balance of MSRs

 

$

3,158,711

 

 

$

2,114,176

 

 

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, realization of cash flows increased primarily due to the significant growth of our investment in MSRs as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflect the effects of expectations for slower future prepayments of the underlying loans as a result of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The loss from hedging activities decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to the higher hedging cost as a result of market volatility during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The decrease in loan servicing fees from PFSI reflects the increase in refinancing activity in our MSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 2021. We have an agreement with PFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized in Note 4 ‒ Transactions with Related PartiesOperating Activities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

 

(1)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Net (Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 

The decrease in net gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, was caused primarily by increased losses from our investments in CRT arrangements and MBS.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized net valuation losses of $186.5 million, as compared to $71.1 million for the same period in 2021. The losses recognized reflect more significant increases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.


Loans at fair value – Held in VIEs and Asset-Backed Financings at Fair Value

Loans at fair value held in VIEs and Asset-backed financings at fair value recorded a net loss of $7.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to a net loss of $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The net loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects the effect of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

CRT Arrangements

The activity in and balances relating to our CRT arrangements are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 


 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip arrangements pledged to creditors also secure $77.6 million and $27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilitiesat March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

The performance of our investments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects credit spread widening (an increase in the interest rate demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) for CRT securities in the credit markets. This contrasts with CRT investments’ gains during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflects a decrease in credit spread as the credit markets continued to recover from the dislocation experienced during the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  


Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Our net gains on loans acquired for sale is summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

From non-affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(592,789

)

 

$

(68,954

)

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

(23,378

)

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

(129,513

)

 

 

(92,332

)

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions

 

 

407,696

 

 

 

248,822

 

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

(8,513

)

 

 

(1,030

)

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

1,344

 

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

(7,089

)

 

 

314

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Recognition of fair value of commitment to purchase

credit risk transfer securities relating to loans sold

 

 

 

 

 

(26,649

)

Change in fair value during the quarter of

financial instruments held at quarter end:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value during the quarter of financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(137,243

)

 

 

68,231

 

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

83,223

 

 

 

(36,782

)

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

(116,990

)

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

(85,541

)

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

180,787

 

 

 

136,946

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

51,274

 

 

 

44,614

 

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

4,161

 

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

$

48,775

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments issued on loans

acquired for sale to nonaffiliates

 

$

33,997,819

 

 

$

19,109,084

 

 

$

10,194,318

 

 

$

33,997,819

 

Acquisition of loans for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of loans for sale (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

36,486,241

 

 

$

16,839,835

 

 

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

36,486,241

 

To PFSI

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

 

13,886,914

 

 

 

12,730,330

 

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

 

$

30,726,749

 

 

$

22,499,592

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to the same period in 2020,2021, reflect both the effectseffect of increasingrising interest rates on demand in thefor mortgage marketloans and on our loan sales volume and of industry capacity catching up with demand on our gain on sale margins.

Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Our net gain on sale of loans includes our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gain on sale before we purchase the loans. This gain is reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair value of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisition or the commitment is canceled. Such adjustments are included in our gaingains on sale of loans.loans acquired for sale. The fair value of our IRLCs become part of the carrying value of our loans when we complete the purchase of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair value of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

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The MSRs and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates represented approximately 756% of our gain on sale of loans at fair value for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as compared to 511% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations. During the time we were selling loans into CRT arrangements we recognized the fair value of our commitment

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Our methods to purchase CRT securities when we sold loans subject to CRT arrangements. This fair value represents the difference between the expected fair value of the CRT securities we committed to purchase and their contractual purchase price. How we measure and update ourthe measurements of our firm commitment to purchase CRT securities and MSRs isare detailed in Note 7Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

We recognize a liability for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current loan sales of $8.5$1.3 million and $1.0$8.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The increasedecrease in the provision relating to current loan sales reflects the increase ondecrease of our loan sales volume as well as fewer loans being subject to credit risk transfer arrangements.volume.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

Following is a summary of the indemnification and repurchase activity of the loans subject to representations and warranties:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Indemnification activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indemnification activity unpaid principal balance ("UPB"):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter

 

$

4,583

 

 

$

5,697

 

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

4,583

 

New indemnifications

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Indemnified loans repaid or refinanced

 

 

887

 

 

 

210

 

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

Loans indemnified at end of quarter

 

$

3,696

 

 

$

5,937

 

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

3,696

 

Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

1,497

 

UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent

sellers collateralizing prospective indemnification

losses at end of quarter

 

$

213

 

 

$

603

 

 

$

213

 

 

$

213

 

Repurchase activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased

 

$

16,094

 

 

$

16,282

 

 

$

24,234

 

 

$

16,094

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers

 

 

8,047

 

 

 

6,153

 

 

 

16,844

 

 

 

8,047

 

Loans resold or repaid by borrowers

 

 

6,264

 

 

 

1,237

 

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

6,264

 

Net loans repurchased

 

$

1,783

 

 

$

8,892

 

Net loans (resolved) repurchased with losses chargeable to liability to

representations and warranties

 

$

(3,782

)

 

$

1,783

 

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

 

$

15

 

 

$

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

15

 

At end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans subject to representations and warranties

 

$

177,595,762

 

 

$

131,049,135

 

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

Liability for representations and warranties

 

$

28,967

 

 

$

7,300

 

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 

 


The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans sold season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.

The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our liability estimate on a periodic basis.

The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.

We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and incomeresults of operations in future periods.

Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value. We recorded a $1.4$1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.

Net Loan OriginationServicing Fees

Our net loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Effect of MSRs and hedging results

 

 

148,179

 

 

 

(82,487

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan originationservicing fees represent fees we charge correspondent sellers relatingrelate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance fees and fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.


The change in contractually-specified fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, is due primarily to increased servicing fees resulting from the growth in our loan servicing portfolio. The changes in other loan servicing fees for the same comparative period is due primarily to a decrease in the volume of fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid shortly after purchase as the result of loans from those sellers. The increasethe significant volume of refinancing activity experienced in the first part of 2021.

We have elected to carry our servicing assets at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in inputs used to estimate the fair value of such items. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value primarily by entering into derivatives transactions.

Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Change in fair value of MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cash flows

 

$

(88,919

)

 

$

(59,385

)

 

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Hedging results

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results

 

 

139,919

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

Recapture income from PFSI

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

 

$

148,179

 

 

$

(82,487

)

 

Average balance of MSRs

 

$

3,158,711

 

 

$

2,114,176

 

 

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, realization of cash flows increased primarily due to the significant growth of our investment in MSRs as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022 reflect the effects of expectations for slower future prepayments of the underlying loans as a result of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The loss from hedging activities decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2020,2021 primarily due to the higher hedging cost as a result of market volatility during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The decrease in loan servicing fees from PFSI reflects anthe increase in refinancing activity in our purchases of loansMSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 2021. We have an agreement with delivery fees.

Net Gains (Losses) on Investments

Net gains (losses) on investmentsPFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized below:

in Note 4 ‒ Transactions with Related PartiesOperating Activities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(71,117

)

 

$

115,967

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in a VIE

 

 

(2,345

)

 

 

(2,869

)

Distressed

 

 

95

 

 

 

(1,142

)

CRT arrangements

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(487,292

)

Firm commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

(492,513

)

Asset-backed financings of a VIE at fair value

 

 

900

 

 

 

1,928

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(24

)

 

 

64,931

 

 

 

 

81,540

 

 

 

(800,990

)

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

(14,141

)

 

 

$

83,191

 

 

$

(815,131

)


Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

 


(1)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Net (Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 

The shiftdecrease in net gaingains on investments from a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2020,2022, as compared to a gain for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, reflects the effect of the disruptionwas caused primarily by increased losses from our investments in the credit markets during 2020 on our CRT investments, which has partially reversed as reflected in the valuation gains recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.arrangements and MBS.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, we recognized net valuation losslosses of $71.1$186.5 million, as compared to gains of $116.0$71.1 million for the same period in 2020.2021. The losslosses recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 reflect the substantial increasemore significant increases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 as compared to decreasing interest rates at the end of the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2021.


Loans at fair value – Held in a VIEVIEs and Asset-Backed Financings at Fair Value

Loans at fair value held in VIEs and Asset-backed financings at fair value recorded a VIE incurred anet loss of $2.3$7.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to a net loss of $2.9$1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2021. The lossesnet loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 reflect2022 reflects the effect of increasing interest rates during the quarter whereas the losses recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 related to the uncertainty surrounding borrower performance at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Loans at Fair Value – Distressed

The results on our investment in distressed loans increased by $1.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in results reflects the substantial liquidation of our remaining investment in distressed loans. Our investment in distressed loans was $7.8 million as of March 31, 2021.

2022.

CRT Arrangements

The activity in and balances relating to our CRT arrangements are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans sold

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,683,055

 

Investments — Change in expected face amount of firm

   commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

$

554,690

 

Investment income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale — Fair value

   of firm commitment to purchase CRT

   securities recognized upon sale of loans

 

$

 

 

$

(26,649

)

Net gains (losses) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

23,496

 

 

 

17,201

 

Valuation changes

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

(300,943

)

 

 

 

36,370

 

 

 

(283,742

)

CRT strips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

32,604

 

 

 

14,750

 

Valuation changes

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

(229,875

)

 

 

 

125,826

 

 

 

(215,125

)

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

11,575

 

 

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(487,292

)

Firm commitments to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

(492,513

)

 

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

(979,805

)

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT

   arrangements

 

 

168

 

 

 

6,099

 

 

 

$

154,199

 

 

$

(1,000,355

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (recoveries received) payments made to settle

      (recoveries) losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

(13,343

)

 

$

1,517

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 


 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

44,676

 

 

$

31,795

 

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(109,570

)

 

 

(202,792

)

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

$

(64,894

)

 

$

(170,997

)

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

2,664,420

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

18,922

 

 

$

10,757

 

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer assets

 

$

58,134

 

 

$

58,699

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

2,664,420

 

 

$

2,799,263

 

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans — funded CRT arrangements

 

$

48,403,684

 

 

$

58,697,942

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

45,422,502

 

 

$

54,990,381

 

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

489,284

 

 

$

710,872

 

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

472,038

 

 

$

693,315

 

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

2,014,310

 

 

$

2,297,365

 

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

5,550

 

 

$

6,009

 

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

77,362

 

 

$

75,700

 

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

245,592

 

 

$

383,028

 

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

353,422

 

 

$

546,344

 

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

1,614,170

 

 

$

1,944,663

 

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip liabilitiesarrangements pledged to creditors also secure $123.0$77.6 million and $229.7$27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilitiesat March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

The performance of our investments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 reflects a decreasecredit spread widening (an increase in market discount rates as uncertainty regarding the potential future impacts ofinterest rate demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) for CRT securities in the COVID-19 pandemic decreased as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020 during which significant uncertainty about losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic affected the valuation of this investment.

ESS Purchased from PFSI

We recognized fair valuecredit markets. This contrasts with CRT investments’ gains relating to our investment in ESS totaling $1.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to fair value losses of $14.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The gain was driven by the positive influence on expected future cash flows of the generally rising interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflects a decrease in credit spread as comparedthe credit markets continued to recover from the dislocation experienced during the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The remaining balanceof 2020 as a result of the ESS was repaidonset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  


Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Our net gains on loans acquired for sale is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

   and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Change in fair value during the quarter of financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments issued on

   loans acquired for sale to nonaffiliates

 

$

10,194,318

 

 

$

33,997,819

 

Acquisition of loans for sale (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

36,486,241

 

To PFSI

 

 

12,730,330

 

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

 

$

22,499,592

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflect the effect of rising interest rates on demand for mortgage loans and on gain on sale margins.

Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Our net gain on sale of loans includes our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gain on sale before we purchase the loans. This gain is reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair value of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisition or the commitment is canceled. Such adjustments are included in our gains on sale of loans acquired for sale. The fair value of our IRLCs become part of the carrying value of our loans when we complete the purchase of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair value of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


The MSRs and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Our methods to measure and update the measurements of our MSRs are detailed in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

We recognize a liability for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current loan sales of $1.3 million and $8.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in the provision relating to current loan sales reflects the decrease of our loan sales volume.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

Following is a summary of the indemnification and repurchase activity of the loans subject to representations and warranties:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Indemnification activity unpaid principal balance ("UPB"):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

4,583

 

New indemnifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Indemnified loans repaid or refinanced

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

Loans indemnified at end of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

3,696

 

Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

1,497

 

UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent

   sellers collateralizing prospective indemnification losses at end of quarter

 

$

213

 

 

$

213

 

Repurchase activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased

 

$

24,234

 

 

$

16,094

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers

 

 

16,844

 

 

 

8,047

 

Loans resold or repaid by borrowers

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

6,264

 

Net loans (resolved) repurchased with losses chargeable to liability to

    representations and warranties

 

$

(3,782

)

 

$

1,783

 

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

 

$

176

 

 

$

15

 

At end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans subject to representations and warranties

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

Liability for representations and warranties

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 


The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans sold season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.

The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our liability estimate on a periodic basis.

The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.

We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and results of operations in future periods.

Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value. We recorded a $1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.

Net Loan Servicing Fees

Our correspondent production activitynet loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Effect of MSRs and hedging results

 

 

148,179

 

 

 

(82,487

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Following is the sourcea summary of our loan servicing portfolio. Whenfees:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we sellprovide for loans we generally enter into a contract to service thoseincluded in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we recognizecollect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance fees and fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.


The change in contractually-specified fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, is due primarily to increased servicing fees resulting from the growth in our loan servicing portfolio. The changes in other loan servicing fees for the same comparative period is due primarily to a decrease in the volume of fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid shortly after purchase as the result of the significant volume of refinancing activity experienced in the first part of 2021.

We have elected to carry our servicing assets at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in inputs used to estimate the fair value of such contractsitems. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value primarily by entering into derivatives transactions.

Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Change in fair value of MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cash flows

 

$

(88,919

)

 

$

(59,385

)

 

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Hedging results

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results

 

 

139,919

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

Recapture income from PFSI

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

 

$

148,179

 

 

$

(82,487

)

 

Average balance of MSRs

 

$

3,158,711

 

 

$

2,114,176

 

 

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, realization of cash flows increased primarily due to the significant growth of our investment in MSRs as MSRs. Under these contracts, we are requiredcompared to perform loan servicing functionsthe quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Changes in exchangefair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflect the effects of expectations for feesslower future prepayments of the underlying loans as a result of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The loss from hedging activities decreased during the rightquarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to other compensation.the same period in 2021 primarily due to the higher hedging cost as a result of market volatility during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The servicing functions, which are performed on our behalf by PLS, typically include, among other responsibilities, collecting and remitting loan payments; responding to borrower inquiries; accounting for the loan; holding and remitting custodial (impound) funds for payment of property taxes and insurance premiums; counseling delinquent mortgagors; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions.

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Netdecrease in loan servicing fees arefrom PFSI reflects the increase in refinancing activity in our MSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 2021. We have an agreement with PFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized below:in Note 4 ‒ Transactions with Related PartiesOperating Activities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractually specified  (1)

 

$

116,287

 

 

$

94,469

 

Other

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

7,191

 

Effect of changes of fair value of MSRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cashflows

 

 

(59,385

)

 

 

(63,955

)

Market changes

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

(563,246

)

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

 

(627,201

)

Hedging results

 

 

(374,403

)

 

 

767,186

 

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

 

139,985

 

Net servicing fees from non-affiliates

 

 

36,411

 

 

 

241,645

 

From PFSI—MSR recapture income

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

2,927

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

50,045

 

 

$

244,572

 

Average servicing portfolio

 

$

177,161,626

 

 

$

136,687,324

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

 

(1)

Includes contractually specifieddelinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees neton certain of guarantee fees.the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Net loan servicing fees decreased $194.5(Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 

The decrease in net gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, was caused primarily by increased losses from our investments in CRT arrangements and MBS.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized net valuation losses of $186.5 million, as compared to $71.1 million for the same period in 2021. The losses recognized reflect more significant increases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.


Loans at fair value – Held in VIEs and Asset-Backed Financings at Fair Value

Loans at fair value held in VIEs and Asset-backed financings at fair value recorded a net loss of $7.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to a net loss of $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, due primarily2021. The net loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects the effect of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

CRT Arrangements

The activity in and balances relating to the change in valuation results, net of hedging results. We recognized appreciation in fair valueour CRT arrangements are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 


 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip arrangements pledged to creditors also secure $77.6 million and $27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilitiesat March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

The performance of our servicing assetinvestments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects credit spread widening (an increase in the interest rate demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) for CRT securities in the credit markets. This contrasts with CRT investments’ gains during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflects a decrease in credit spread as comparedthe credit markets continued to recover from the dislocation experienced during the first quarter of 2020 as a lossresult of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  


Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Our net gains on loans acquired for sale is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

   and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Change in fair value during the quarter of financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments issued on

   loans acquired for sale to nonaffiliates

 

$

10,194,318

 

 

$

33,997,819

 

Acquisition of loans for sale (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

36,486,241

 

To PFSI

 

 

12,730,330

 

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

 

$

22,499,592

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflect the effect of rising interest rates on demand for mortgage loans and on gain on sale margins.

Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Our net gain on sale of loans includes our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gain on sale before we purchase the loans. This improvement was more-than offsetgain is reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair value of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisition or the commitment is canceled. Such adjustments are included in our gains on sale of loans acquired for sale. The fair value of our IRLCs become part of the carrying value of our loans when we complete the purchase of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair value of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


The MSRs and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Our methods to measure and update the measurements of our MSRs are detailed in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

We recognize a liability for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current loan sales of $1.3 million and $8.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in the provision relating to current loan sales reflects the decrease of our loan sales volume.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by an increaseany recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in hedging losses.turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

68Following is a summary of the indemnification and repurchase activity of the loans subject to representations and warranties:


 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Indemnification activity unpaid principal balance ("UPB"):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

4,583

 

New indemnifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Indemnified loans repaid or refinanced

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

Loans indemnified at end of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

3,696

 

Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

1,497

 

UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent

   sellers collateralizing prospective indemnification losses at end of quarter

 

$

213

 

 

$

213

 

Repurchase activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased

 

$

24,234

 

 

$

16,094

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers

 

 

16,844

 

 

 

8,047

 

Loans resold or repaid by borrowers

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

6,264

 

Net loans (resolved) repurchased with losses chargeable to liability to

    representations and warranties

 

$

(3,782

)

 

$

1,783

 

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

 

$

176

 

 

$

15

 

At end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans subject to representations and warranties

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

Liability for representations and warranties

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 


The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans sold season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.

The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our liability estimate on a periodic basis.

The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.

We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and results of operations in future periods.

Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value. We recorded a $1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.

Loan Origination Fees

Loan origination fees represent fees we charge correspondent sellers relating to our purchase of loans from those sellers. The decrease in fees during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflects a decrease in our purchases of loans with delivery fees.


Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

403

 

 

$

241,963

 

 

 

0.67

%

 

$

225

 

 

$

274,857

 

 

 

0.33

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

14,400

 

 

 

2,815,409

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

8,286

 

 

 

2,006,195

 

 

 

1.65

%

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

19,248

 

 

 

2,129,668

 

 

 

3.62

%

 

 

22,908

 

 

 

3,618,980

 

 

 

2.53

%

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

12,849

 

 

 

1,555,874

 

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

129,122

 

 

 

5.88

%

Distressed

 

 

174

 

 

 

4,065

 

 

 

17.12

%

 

 

253

 

 

 

7,805

 

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

 

13,023

 

 

 

1,559,939

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

2,152

 

 

 

136,927

 

 

 

6.29

%

ESS from PFSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

87,451

 

 

 

5.85

%

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

1,665,568

 

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

2,743,862

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

 

47,296

 

 

 

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

35,019

 

 

 

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.58

%

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

3,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,063

 

 

$

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

37,589

 

 

$

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.70

%

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

15,571

 

 

$

4,999,896

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

$

28,659

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

 

1.92

%

Mortgage loan participation purchase and

   sale agreements

 

 

176

 

 

 

35,809

 

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

164

 

 

 

39,162

 

 

 

1.68

%

Notes payable secured by credit

    risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

20,366

 

 

 

2,438,773

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

18,599

 

 

 

2,260,721

 

 

 

3.29

%

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

8,320

 

 

 

529,542

 

 

 

6.28

%

 

 

5,542

 

 

 

298,554

 

 

 

7.43

%

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

11,027

 

 

 

1,460,610

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

120,415

 

 

 

0.56

%

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement

    to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

52,803

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

 

55,460

 

 

 

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.34

%

 

 

53,519

 

 

 

8,742,945

 

 

 

2.45

%

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

7,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

$

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

76,308

 

 

$

8,742,945

 

 

 

3.49

%

Net interest expense

 

$

(12,451

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(38,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.75

%

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.80

%

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

225

 

 

$

274,857

 

 

 

0.33

%

 

$

1,627

 

 

$

417,663

 

 

 

1.54

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

8,286

 

 

 

2,006,195

 

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

15,568

 

 

 

3,544,827

 

 

 

1.74

%

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

22,908

 

 

 

3,618,980

 

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

31,523

 

 

 

3,215,418

 

 

 

3.88

%

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entity

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

129,122

 

 

 

5.88

%

 

 

2,641

 

 

 

253,759

 

 

 

4.12

%

Distressed

 

 

253

 

 

 

7,805

 

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

59

 

 

 

11,249

 

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

 

2,152

 

 

 

136,927

 

 

 

6.29

%

 

 

2,700

 

 

 

265,008

 

 

 

4.03

%

ESS from PFSI

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

87,451

 

 

 

5.85

%

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

173,484

 

 

 

4.50

%

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

168

 

 

 

2,743,862

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

6,099

 

 

 

1,922,190

 

 

 

1.26

%

 

 

 

35,019

 

 

 

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

59,491

 

 

 

9,538,590

 

 

 

2.47

%

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,589

 

 

$

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.70

%

 

 

72,123

 

 

$

9,538,590

 

 

 

2.99

%

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

28,659

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

 

1.92

%

 

 

37,750

 

 

$

6,302,900

 

 

 

2.37

%

Mortgage loan participation

    purchase and sale agreements

 

 

164

 

 

 

39,162

 

 

 

1.68

%

 

 

338

 

 

 

41,301

 

 

 

3.24

%

Notes payable secured by credit

    risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

18,599

 

 

 

2,260,721

 

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

19,618

 

 

 

1,860,213

 

 

 

4.17

%

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

5,542

 

 

 

298,554

 

 

 

7.43

%

 

 

7,266

 

 

 

460,000

 

 

 

6.25

%

Asset-backed financings of a

   variable interest entity at fair value

 

 

168

 

 

 

120,415

 

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

4,527

 

 

 

240,765

 

 

 

7.44

%

Assets sold to PFSI under

   agreement to repurchase

 

 

387

 

 

 

52,803

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

1,218

 

 

 

105,064

 

 

 

4.65

%

 

 

 

53,519

 

 

 

8,742,945

 

 

 

2.45

%

 

 

70,717

 

 

 

9,010,243

 

 

 

3.10

%

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

22,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,308

 

 

$

8,742,945

 

 

 

3.49

%

 

 

81,068

 

 

$

9,010,243

 

 

 

3.56

%

Net interest expense

 

$

(38,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(8,945

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.37

%

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.57

%


The effects of changes in the yields and costs and composition of our investments on our net interest incomeexpense are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

vs.

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

vs.

 

 

Increase (decrease)

due to changes in

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Increase (decrease)

due to changes in

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

change

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

(978

)

 

$

(424

)

 

$

(1,402

)

 

$

208

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

178

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

(740

)

 

 

(6,542

)

 

 

(7,282

)

 

 

2,271

 

 

 

3,843

 

 

 

6,114

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

(12,075

)

 

 

3,460

 

 

 

(8,615

)

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

(11,405

)

 

 

(3,660

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entity

 

 

850

 

 

 

(1,592

)

 

 

(742

)

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

12,134

 

 

 

10,950

 

Distressed

 

 

217

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

194

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

1,067

 

 

 

(1,615

)

 

 

(548

)

 

 

(1,118

)

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

10,871

 

ESS from PFSI

 

 

469

 

 

 

(1,163

)

 

 

(694

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,280

)

 

 

(1,280

)

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

(7,722

)

 

 

1,791

 

 

 

(5,931

)

 

 

139

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

54

 

 

 

(19,979

)

 

 

(4,493

)

 

 

(24,472

)

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

3,032

 

 

 

12,277

 

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

 

 

 

(9,866

)

 

 

(9,866

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

1,177

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(196

)

 

 

(196

)

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

(19,979

)

 

 

(14,555

)

 

 

(34,534

)

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

4,229

 

 

 

13,474

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

(7,118

)

 

 

(1,973

)

 

 

(9,091

)

 

 

(8,944

)

 

 

(4,144

)

 

 

(13,088

)

Mortgage loan participation purchase

and sale agreement

 

 

(157

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(174

)

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale

agreements

 

 

27

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

12

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk

transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

(4,642

)

 

 

3,623

 

 

 

(1,019

)

 

 

284

 

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,767

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

1,159

 

 

 

(2,883

)

 

 

(1,724

)

 

 

(960

)

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

2,778

 

Asset-backed financings of a

variable interest entity at fair value

 

 

(2,830

)

 

 

(1,529

)

 

 

(4,359

)

Asset-backed financings of at fair value

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

7,777

 

 

 

10,859

 

Assets sold to PFSI under

agreement to repurchase

 

 

(349

)

 

 

(482

)

 

 

(831

)

 

 

 

 

 

(387

)

 

 

(387

)

 

 

(13,937

)

 

 

(3,261

)

 

 

(17,198

)

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

8,452

 

 

 

1,941

 

Interest shortfall on repayments of

loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

 

 

 

12,601

 

 

 

12,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,998

)

 

 

(14,998

)

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(163

)

 

 

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

(13,937

)

 

 

9,177

 

 

 

(4,760

)

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

(6,283

)

 

 

(12,794

)

Net interest expense

 

$

(6,042

)

 

$

(23,732

)

 

$

(29,774

)

Decrease in net interest expense

 

$

15,756

 

 

$

10,512

 

 

$

26,268

 

The decrease in net interest incomeexpense during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to the same period in 2020,2021, is due to:

 

An increaseA decrease in the interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for the Agency securitizations, resulting from the increased levels ofreflecting decreased prepayment activity in our MSR portfolio. In many cases, whenportfolio as a borrower repays a loan, we are responsible for payingresult of increasing interest rates reducing the full month’s interestincentive of borrowers to the holders of the Agency securities that are backed by the loan regardless of when in the month the borrower repays the loan.refinance their loans.

 

A decreaseAn increase in earnings from placement fees relating to custodial funds managed for borrowers and investors and deposits securing CRT arrangements which reflect the effect of decreasing interest ratesyields we earn on our investments in MBS and loans acquired for sale arising from fair value decreases and our acquisition of higher coupon Agency pass through securities and subordinate credit securities that was compounded by a decrease in the cost of repurchase agreements that finance these assets.investments and a portion of our investments in CRT Agreements, owing to a change in the mix of assets financed under repurchase agreements.

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Expenses

Our expenses are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

$

60,835

 

 

$

41,940

 

 

 

16,754

 

 

 

60,835

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

19,093

 

 

 

14,521

 

Management fees

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

9,055

 

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,449

 

Professional services

 

 

4,025

 

 

 

2,224

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

3,857

 

Loan origination

 

 

9,308

 

 

 

4,249

 

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

9,308

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

3,857

 

 

 

750

 

Safekeeping

 

 

1,941

 

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

1,941

 

Professional services

 

 

2,224

 

 

 

1,496

 

Compensation

 

 

2,185

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

2,185

 

Other

 

 

2,477

 

 

 

3,720

 

 

 

3,946

 

 

 

2,477

 

 

$

110,369

 

 

$

77,908

 

 

$

63,781

 

 

$

110,369

 

Expenses increased $32.5decreased $46.6 million, or 42%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to the same period in 2020. This increase2021. The decrease for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, is primarily due to reduced fees relating to fulfillment activities performed by PFSI on our behalf.

Loan Servicing Fees

Loan servicing fees payable to PLS are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

264

 

 

$

543

 

Loans at fair value

 

210

 

 

 

137

 

MSRs

 

20,614

 

 

 

18,413

 

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Average investment in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

2,129,668

 

 

$

3,618,980

 

Loans at fair value

$

1,559,939

 

 

$

136,927

 

Average MSR portfolio UPB

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees increased loan fulfillment fees and loan origination costs attributable to increases in our production volumesby $2.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to 2020, and to increasedthe same period in 2021. We incur loan servicing fees reflecting both the growthprimarily in support of our MSR portfolio. The increase in loan servicing fees is due to growth in our portfolio and the fees we incur relating to CARES Act forbearance and modification activities.of MSRs.

Loan Fulfillment Fees

Loan fulfillment fees represent fees we pay to PLS for the services it performs on our behalf in connection with our acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. The increase in loan fulfillmentFulfillment fees of $18.9decreased $44.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as compared to 2020, is primarily due to an increase in the volume of loans fulfilled for us by PFSI, partially offset by a change in the fulfillment fee structure described in Note 4 – Transactions with Related Parties.

Loan Servicing Fees

Loan servicing fees payable to PLS are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

543

 

 

$

536

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

137

 

 

 

300

 

MSRs

 

 

18,413

 

 

 

13,685

 

 

 

$

19,093

 

 

$

14,521

 

Average investment in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

$

3,618,980

 

 

$

3,215,418

 

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distressed

 

$

7,805

 

 

$

11,249

 

Held in a VIE

 

$

129,122

 

 

$

253,759

 

Average MSR portfolio UPB

 

$

177,161,626

 

 

$

136,687,324

 

Loan servicing fees increased by $4.6 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as2022, compared to the same period in 2020. We incur loan servicing fees2021. The decrease was primarily in support of our MSR portfolio. The increasedue to a decrease in loan servicing fees was due to growth in our portfolio of MSRs and the fees we incur relating to CARES Act loan forbearance and modification activities.production volume.

71


Management Fees

Management fees payable to PCM are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Performance incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Average shareholders' equity amounts used

   to calculate base management fee expense

 

$

2,212,304

 

 

$

2,310,261

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base

 

$

8,449

 

 

$

9,055

 

Performance incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,449

 

 

$

9,055

 

Average shareholders' equity amounts used

   to calculate base management fee expense

 

$

2,310,261

 

 

$

2,466,740

 


 

Management fees decreased by $606,000$332,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022, as compared to the same period in 2020. The2021. This decrease forreflects the decrease in our average shareholders’ equity during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Loan origination

Loan origination expenses decreased $6.5 million, or 69%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2020, is due to the decrease in base management fees. The decrease in base management fees reflects the decrease during 2021, as compared to 2020, in the adjusted average shareholders’ equity on which our base management fees are based. We did not recognize performance incentive fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 due to the effect of the losses we incurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 on our performance compared to the high watermark, which is required to be exceeded to earn quarterly performance incentive fees.

Loan origination

Loan origination expenses increased $5.1 million, or 119%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily reflecting the increasesa decrease in our loan originations produced through our correspondent production activities.

Loan collection and liquidation

Loan collection and liquidation expenses increased $3.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due to borrower assistance expenses we incurred relating to loans in our CRT reference pools. We incurred this expense to assist certain borrowers in mitigating loan delinquencies they incurred as a result of dislocations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic as an alternative to incurring losses in the CRT arrangements.

Compensation

Compensation expense increased $1.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 2020, primarily due to increased share-based compensation expense, reflecting the increase in expected future vestings of equity awards as a result of our projected earnings performance achieving the targets included in the outstanding performance-based awards.

Other Expenses

Other expenses are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Common overhead allocation from PFSI

 

$

571

 

 

$

1,540

 

Bank service charges

 

 

460

 

 

 

541

 

Technology

 

 

409

 

 

 

429

 

Insurance

 

 

435

 

 

 

339

 

Other

 

 

602

 

 

 

871

 

 

 

$

2,477

 

 

$

3,720

 


Income Taxes

We have elected to treat PMCPennyMac Corp. (“PMC”) as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Income from a TRS is only included as a component of REIT taxable income to the extent that the TRS makes dividend distributions of income to us. A TRS is subject to corporate federal and state income tax. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes for PMC is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 21.3%205.9% with consolidated pretax income of $91$18.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2022. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax expense of $37.9 million on pretax income of $272.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The TRS income was primarily due to fair market increases in MSR values. For the same period in 2021, the TRS recognized tax expense of $19.4 million on pretax income of $88.1 million, while the Company’s reported consolidated pretax income for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. For the same period in 2020, the TRS recognized tax expense of $10.1 million on pretax loss of $21.8 million, while the Company’s reported consolidated pretax loss for the quarter ended March 31, 20202021 was $584.4$91.0 million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2021,2022, the valuation allowance was reduceddecreased to $0$6.8 million from the $110,000$34.1 million valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 20202021 as the result of positivea GAAP income at the TRS for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2022. The amount of the deferred tax assetassets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.

The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, introduced a number of tax law changes which are generally taxpayer favorable and in December 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law. No material changes in our effective income tax rates resulted from either Act. While the CARES Act provides for carry back of losses from 2018, 2019 and 2020, the TRS does not have taxable income from prior years to which the losses could be carried back.

In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.


Balance Sheet AnalysisCorrespondent Production

Following is a summaryOur correspondent production activities involve the acquisition and sale of key balance sheet itemsnewly originated prime credit quality residential loans. Correspondent production serves as the source of our investments in MSRs, private label non-Agency securitizations, and, through 2020, CRT arrangements. Our correspondent production and resulting investment activity are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales of loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

11,985,961

 

 

$

33,318,157

 

To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

13,160,768

 

 

 

18,420,614

 

 

 

$

25,146,729

 

 

$

51,738,771

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

Investment activities resulting from correspondent production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans

 

$

194,596

 

 

$

407,696

 

Retention of interests in securitizations of loans secured by

   investment properties, net of associated asset-backed financings

 

 

23,485

 

 

 

 

Total investments resulting from correspondent activities

 

$

218,081

 

 

$

407,696

 

Interest Rate Sensitive Investments

Our interest rate sensitive investments include:

Mortgage servicing rights. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we received approximately $194.6 million of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans acquired for sale. We held approximately $3.4 billion of MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2022.

REIT-eligible mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities. We purchased approximately $661.8 million of MBS during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. We held MBS with fair values totaling approximately $3.1 billion at March 31, 2022.

Credit Sensitive Investments

CRT Arrangements

At present, we are no longer creating new CRT investments as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) instructed the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) to gradually wind down new front-end lender risk share transactions such as CRT investments as of the dates presented:end of 2020. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized investment losses of approximately $35.4 million relating to our holdings of CRT securities. We held net CRT-related investments (comprised of deposits securing CRT arrangements, CRT derivatives, CRT strips and interest-only security payable) totaling approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2022.

Securities Backed by Loans Secured by Investment Properties

Beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company purchased or retained approximately $94.6 million of subordinate MBS backed by loans secured by investment properties sourced from the Company’s conventional correspondent production activities. The subordinate MBS provide us with a higher yield than senior securities. However, we retain credit risk in the subordinate MBS since they are the first securities to absorb credit losses relating to the underlying loans.

As the result of the Company’s consolidation of the variable interest entities that issued the subordinate MBS described in Note 6 – Variable Interest EntitiesSubordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report, we include loans underlying these and similar transactions with UPBs totaling approximately $1.8 billion on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

92,842

 

 

$

57,704

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

 

108,375

 

 

 

127,295

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

1,916,485

 

 

 

2,213,922

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

4,646,761

 

 

 

3,551,890

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

117,647

 

 

 

151,734

 

ESS

 

 

 

 

 

131,750

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets

 

 

182,969

 

 

 

164,318

 

Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

2,664,420

 

 

 

2,799,263

 

MSRs

 

 

2,441,214

 

 

 

1,755,236

 

REO

 

 

17,715

 

 

 

28,709

 

 

 

 

12,095,586

 

 

 

10,924,117

 

Other

 

 

333,826

 

 

 

510,190

 

Total assets

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

$

11,492,011

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

$

6,160,149

 

 

$

6,326,269

 

Long-term

 

 

3,512,051

 

 

 

2,348,140

 

 

 

 

9,672,200

 

 

 

8,674,409

 

Other

 

 

492,911

 

 

 

520,743

 

Total liabilities

 

 

10,165,111

 

 

 

9,195,152

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,357,143

 

 

 

2,296,859

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

12,522,254

 

 

$

11,492,011

 


Taxation

TotalWe believe that we qualify to be taxed as a REIT and as such will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of our income that is distributed to shareholders as long as we meet applicable REIT asset, income and share ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, our profits will be subject to income taxes and we may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four tax years following the year we lose our REIT qualification.

A portion of our activities, including our correspondent production business, is conducted in our taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), which is subject to corporate federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, we make a provision for income taxes with respect to the operations of our TRS. We expect that the effective rate for the provision for income taxes may be volatile in future periods. Our goal is to manage the business to take full advantage of the tax benefits afforded to us as a REIT.

We evaluate our deferred tax assets increased by approximately $1.0 billion, or 9%,quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. Our evaluation considers, among other factors, taxable loss carryback availability, expectations of sufficient future taxable income, trends in earnings, existence of taxable income in recent years, the future reversal of temporary differences, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented, if required. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets depends primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income during the period from December 31, 2020 through March 31, 2021, primarily dueperiods in which the related deferred tax assets become deductible.

Non-Cash Investment Income

A substantial portion of our net investment income is comprised of non-cash items, including fair value adjustments, recognition of the fair value of assets created and liabilities incurred in loan sale transactions and the capitalization and amortization of certain assets and liabilities. Because we have elected, or are required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), to a $1.1 billion increase inrecord certain of our financial assets (comprised of MBS, loans acquired for sale at fair value, loans at fair value and ESS), our derivatives and CRT strips, our MSRs, and our asset-backed financings and interest-only security payable at fair value, a $686.0substantial portion of the income or loss we record with respect to such assets and liabilities results from non-cash changes in fair value.

The amounts of non-cash investment (loss) income items included in net investment income are as follows:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in variable interest entities

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

384

 

 

 

84

 

ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(74,587

)

 

 

97,931

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

(268,118

)

 

 

27,104

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Net loan servicing fees—MSR valuation adjustments

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

Net interest income—Capitalization of interest

   pursuant to loan modifications

 

 

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

$

139,946

 

 

$

486,371

 

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Non-cash items as a percentage of net investment income

 

 

171

%

 

 

241

%

(1)

Amount represents MSRs received, liability for representations and warranties incurred in loan sales transactions and changes in fair value of loans, IRLCs and hedging derivatives held at period end.

We receive or pay cash relating to:

Our investment in mortgage-backed securities through monthly principal and interest payments from the issuer of such securities or from the sale of the investment;

Loan investments when the investments are paid down, paid off or sold, when payments of principal and interest occur on such loans or when the property acquired in settlement of the loan has been sold;


ESS investments through a portion of the monthly interest payments collected on the loans in the ESS reference pool or from the sale of investment;

CRT arrangements through a portion of both the interest payments collected on loans in the CRT arrangements’ reference pools and the release to us of the deposits securing the arrangements as principal on such loans is repaid;

Hedging instruments when we receive or make margin deposits as the fair value of respective instrument changes, when the instruments mature or when we effectively cancel the transactions through offsetting trades;

Our liability for representations and warranties when we repurchase loans or settle loss claims from investors; and

MSRs in the form of loan servicing fees and placement fees on the deposits we manage on behalf of the borrowers and investors in the loans we service.

Results of Operations

The following is a summary of our key performance measures:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per common share amounts)

 

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Expenses

 

 

63,781

 

 

 

110,369

 

Pretax income

 

 

18,058

 

 

 

91,028

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

37,187

 

 

 

19,425

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(19,129

)

 

 

71,603

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

6,234

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(29,584

)

 

$

65,369

 

Pretax (loss) income by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

$

(55,961

)

 

$

134,260

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

84,209

 

 

 

(64,602

)

Correspondent production

 

 

4,578

 

 

 

35,577

 

Corporate

 

 

(14,768

)

 

 

(14,207

)

 

 

$

18,058

 

 

$

91,028

 

Annualized return on average common shareholder's equity

 

 

(6.8

)%

 

 

12.8

%

(Loss) earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Total assets

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

Book value per common share

 

$

17.87

 

 

$

19.05

 

Closing price per common share

 

$

16.89

 

 

$

17.33

 

Due to significant inflationary pressures, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds rate in the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to continue to raise interest rates through the year as well as reduce the federal government’s overall portfolio of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. These resulting mortgage interest rate increases are expected to drive a decline in the size of the mortgage origination market from an estimated $4.4 trillion in 2021 to a current forecast range from $2.6 trillion to $3.1 trillion for 2022 according to leading economists. These lower overall projected mortgage transaction volumes and higher interest rates are expected to drive a decrease in our mortgage production activities and increase competition in the mortgage production business year over year, while also leading to declines in prepayment speeds in our mortgage servicing portfolio from the elevated levels experienced in 2021.

Due to certain capital rules, the Government-Sponsored Entities (“GSEs”) have higher capital requirements to guarantee loans delivered by loan aggregators and may charge higher fees for third party originated loans that we aggregate and deliver to the GSEs as compared to individual loans delivered by third party mortgage lenders directly to the GSEs’ cash windows without the assistance of a loan aggregator. To the extent the GSEs increase the number of cash window purchases and sales for their own accounts, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.


Our results of operations decreased by $90.7 million increaseduring the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, reflecting the effect of declines in MSRs,CRT-related investments valuation, gains on loans held for sale and loan origination fees, partially offset by a $ 297.4 millionthe improved fair value performance of our MSR investments. The decrease in MBS.pretax results is summarized below:

A $189.7 million decrease in net gains on our CRT arrangements as credit spreads widened due to macroeconomic uncertainty as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflected the continuing recovery during the prior period from the market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our investments in CRT arrangements.

An increase in net servicing fees of $254.1 million caused by positive fair value changes in our investment in MSRs and hedging results and a $115.4 million decrease in gains on MBS, due to sharply increasing interest rates, as well as an $11.2 million decrease in net interest expense in our interest rate sensitive strategies segment.

Decreases in both production volume and in our gain on sale margins during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, reflecting the effect of increasing interest rates on loan demand in our correspondent lending segment.

Asset AcquisitionsNet Investment Income

Our asset acquisitionsnet investment income is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

83,191

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

53,012

 

Net loan origination fees

 

 

14,774

 

 

 

52,902

 

Net interest expense

 

 

(12,451

)

 

 

(38,719

)

Other

 

 

480

 

 

 

966

 

 

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Net Loan Servicing Fees

Our net loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Effect of MSRs and hedging results

 

 

148,179

 

 

 

(82,487

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance fees and fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.


The change in contractually-specified fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, is due primarily to increased servicing fees resulting from the growth in our loan servicing portfolio. The changes in other loan servicing fees for the same comparative period is due primarily to a decrease in the volume of fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid shortly after purchase as the result of the significant volume of refinancing activity experienced in the first part of 2021.

We have elected to carry our servicing assets at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in inputs used to estimate the fair value of such items. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value primarily by entering into derivatives transactions.

Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below.below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Change in fair value of MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cash flows

 

$

(88,919

)

 

$

(59,385

)

 

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Hedging results

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results

 

 

139,919

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

Recapture income from PFSI

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

 

$

148,179

 

 

$

(82,487

)

 

Average balance of MSRs

 

$

3,158,711

 

 

$

2,114,176

 

 

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, realization of cash flows increased primarily due to the significant growth of our investment in MSRs as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflect the effects of expectations for slower future prepayments of the underlying loans as a result of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The loss from hedging activities decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to the higher hedging cost as a result of market volatility during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The decrease in loan servicing fees from PFSI reflects the increase in refinancing activity in our MSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 2021. We have an agreement with PFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized in Note 4 ‒ Transactions with Related PartiesOperating Activities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

(1)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Net (Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 

The decrease in net gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, was caused primarily by increased losses from our investments in CRT arrangements and MBS.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized net valuation losses of $186.5 million, as compared to $71.1 million for the same period in 2021. The losses recognized reflect more significant increases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.


Loans at fair value – Held in VIEs and Asset-Backed Financings at Fair Value

Loans at fair value held in VIEs and Asset-backed financings at fair value recorded a net loss of $7.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to a net loss of $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The net loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects the effect of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

CRT Arrangements

The activity in and balances relating to our CRT arrangements are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 


 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip arrangements pledged to creditors also secure $77.6 million and $27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilitiesat March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

The performance of our investments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects credit spread widening (an increase in the interest rate demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) for CRT securities in the credit markets. This contrasts with CRT investments’ gains during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflects a decrease in credit spread as the credit markets continued to recover from the dislocation experienced during the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  


Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Our net gains on loans acquired for sale is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

   and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Change in fair value during the quarter of financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments issued on

   loans acquired for sale to nonaffiliates

 

$

10,194,318

 

 

$

33,997,819

 

Acquisition of loans for sale (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

36,486,241

 

To PFSI

 

 

12,730,330

 

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

 

$

22,499,592

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflect the effect of rising interest rates on demand for mortgage loans and on gain on sale margins.

Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Our net gain on sale of loans includes our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gain on sale before we purchase the loans. This gain is reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair value of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisition or the commitment is canceled. Such adjustments are included in our gains on sale of loans acquired for sale. The fair value of our IRLCs become part of the carrying value of our loans when we complete the purchase of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair value of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


The MSRs and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Our methods to measure and update the measurements of our MSRs are detailed in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

We recognize a liability for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current loan sales of $1.3 million and $8.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in the provision relating to current loan sales reflects the decrease of our loan sales volume.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

Following is a summary of the indemnification and repurchase activity of the loans subject to representations and warranties:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Indemnification activity unpaid principal balance ("UPB"):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

4,583

 

New indemnifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Indemnified loans repaid or refinanced

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

Loans indemnified at end of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

3,696

 

Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

1,497

 

UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent

   sellers collateralizing prospective indemnification losses at end of quarter

 

$

213

 

 

$

213

 

Repurchase activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased

 

$

24,234

 

 

$

16,094

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers

 

 

16,844

 

 

 

8,047

 

Loans resold or repaid by borrowers

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

6,264

 

Net loans (resolved) repurchased with losses chargeable to liability to

    representations and warranties

 

$

(3,782

)

 

$

1,783

 

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

 

$

176

 

 

$

15

 

At end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans subject to representations and warranties

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

Liability for representations and warranties

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 


The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans sold season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.

The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our liability estimate on a periodic basis.

The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.

We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and results of operations in future periods.

Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value. We recorded a $1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.

Loan Origination Fees

Loan origination fees represent fees we charge correspondent sellers relating to our purchase of loans from those sellers. The decrease in fees during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflects a decrease in our purchases of loans with delivery fees.


Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

403

 

 

$

241,963

 

 

 

0.67

%

 

$

225

 

 

$

274,857

 

 

 

0.33

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

14,400

 

 

 

2,815,409

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

8,286

 

 

 

2,006,195

 

 

 

1.65

%

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

19,248

 

 

 

2,129,668

 

 

 

3.62

%

 

 

22,908

 

 

 

3,618,980

 

 

 

2.53

%

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

12,849

 

 

 

1,555,874

 

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

129,122

 

 

 

5.88

%

Distressed

 

 

174

 

 

 

4,065

 

 

 

17.12

%

 

 

253

 

 

 

7,805

 

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

 

13,023

 

 

 

1,559,939

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

2,152

 

 

 

136,927

 

 

 

6.29

%

ESS from PFSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

87,451

 

 

 

5.85

%

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

1,665,568

 

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

2,743,862

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

 

47,296

 

 

 

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

35,019

 

 

 

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.58

%

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

3,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,063

 

 

$

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

37,589

 

 

$

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.70

%

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

15,571

 

 

$

4,999,896

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

$

28,659

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

 

1.92

%

Mortgage loan participation purchase and

   sale agreements

 

 

176

 

 

 

35,809

 

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

164

 

 

 

39,162

 

 

 

1.68

%

Notes payable secured by credit

    risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

20,366

 

 

 

2,438,773

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

18,599

 

 

 

2,260,721

 

 

 

3.29

%

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

8,320

 

 

 

529,542

 

 

 

6.28

%

 

 

5,542

 

 

 

298,554

 

 

 

7.43

%

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

11,027

 

 

 

1,460,610

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

120,415

 

 

 

0.56

%

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement

    to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

52,803

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

 

55,460

 

 

 

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.34

%

 

 

53,519

 

 

 

8,742,945

 

 

 

2.45

%

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

7,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

$

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

76,308

 

 

$

8,742,945

 

 

 

3.49

%

Net interest expense

 

$

(12,451

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(38,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.75

%

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.80

%


The effects of changes in the yields and costs and composition of our investments on our net interest expense are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

vs.

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Increase (decrease)

due to changes in

 

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

208

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

178

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

2,271

 

 

 

3,843

 

 

 

6,114

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

(11,405

)

 

 

(3,660

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

12,134

 

 

 

10,950

 

Distressed

 

 

66

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

 

(1,118

)

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

10,871

 

ESS from PFSI

 

 

 

 

 

(1,280

)

 

 

(1,280

)

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

139

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

3,032

 

 

 

12,277

 

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

 

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

1,177

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

4,229

 

 

 

13,474

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

(8,944

)

 

 

(4,144

)

 

 

(13,088

)

Mortgage loan participation  purchase and sale

    agreements

 

 

27

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

12

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk

   transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

284

 

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,767

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

(960

)

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

2,778

 

Asset-backed financings of at fair value

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

7,777

 

 

 

10,859

 

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

(387

)

 

 

(387

)

 

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

8,452

 

 

 

1,941

 

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

 

 

 

(14,998

)

 

 

(14,998

)

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

(6,283

)

 

 

(12,794

)

Decrease in net interest expense

 

$

15,756

 

 

$

10,512

 

 

$

26,268

 

The decrease in net interest expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, is due to:

A decrease in the interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for the Agency securitizations, reflecting decreased prepayment activity in our MSR portfolio as a result of increasing interest rates reducing the incentive of borrowers to refinance their loans.

An increase in the yields we earn on our investments in MBS and loans acquired for sale arising from fair value decreases and our acquisition of higher coupon Agency pass through securities and subordinate credit securities that was compounded by a decrease in the cost of repurchase agreements that finance these investments and a portion of our investments in CRT Agreements, owing to a change in the mix of assets financed under repurchase agreements.


Expenses

Our expenses are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

 

16,754

 

 

 

60,835

 

Management fees

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,449

 

Professional services

 

 

4,025

 

 

 

2,224

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

3,857

 

Loan origination

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

9,308

 

Safekeeping

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

1,941

 

Compensation

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

2,185

 

Other

 

 

3,946

 

 

 

2,477

 

 

 

$

63,781

 

 

$

110,369

 

Expenses decreased $46.6 million, or 42%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, is primarily due to reduced fees relating to fulfillment activities performed by PFSI on our behalf.

Loan Servicing Fees

Loan servicing fees payable to PLS are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

264

 

 

$

543

 

Loans at fair value

 

210

 

 

 

137

 

MSRs

 

20,614

 

 

 

18,413

 

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Average investment in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

2,129,668

 

 

$

3,618,980

 

Loans at fair value

$

1,559,939

 

 

$

136,927

 

Average MSR portfolio UPB

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees increased by $2.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. We incur loan servicing fees primarily in support of our MSR portfolio. The increase in loan servicing fees is due to growth in our portfolio of MSRs.

Loan Fulfillment Fees

Loan fulfillment fees represent fees we pay to PLS for the services it performs on our behalf in connection with our acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. Fulfillment fees decreased $44.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in loan production volume.

Management Fees

Management fees payable to PCM are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Performance incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Average shareholders' equity amounts used

   to calculate base management fee expense

 

$

2,212,304

 

 

$

2,310,261

 


Management fees decreased by $332,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. This decrease reflects the decrease in our average shareholders’ equity during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Loan origination

Loan origination expenses decreased $6.5 million, or 69%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily reflecting a decrease in our loan originations produced through our correspondent production activities.

Income Taxes

We have elected to treat PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”) as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Income from a TRS is only included as a component of REIT taxable income to the extent that the TRS makes dividend distributions of income to us. A TRS is subject to corporate federal and state income tax. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes for PMC is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 205.9% with consolidated pretax income of $18.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax expense of $37.9 million on pretax income of $272.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The TRS income was primarily due to fair market increases in MSR values. For the same period in 2021, the TRS recognized tax expense of $19.4 million on pretax income of $88.1 million, while the Company’s reported consolidated pretax income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was $91.0 million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2022, the valuation allowance was decreased to $6.8 million from the $34.1 million valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 2021 as the result of a GAAP income at the TRS for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.

The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, introduced a number of tax law changes which are generally taxpayer favorable and in December 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law. No material changes in our effective income tax rates resulted from either Act. While the CARES Act provides for carry back of losses from 2018, 2019 and 2020, the TRS does not have taxable income from prior years to which the losses could be carried back.

In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.


Correspondent Production

Our correspondent production activities involve the acquisition and sale of newly originated prime credit quality residential loans. Correspondent production serves as the source of our investments in MSRs, private label non-Agency securitizations, and, through 2020, CRT arrangements. Our correspondent production and resulting investment activity are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales of loans acquired for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

11,985,961

 

 

$

33,318,157

 

To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

13,160,768

 

 

 

18,420,614

 

 

 

$

25,146,729

 

 

$

51,738,771

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

Investment activities resulting from correspondent production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans

 

$

194,596

 

 

$

407,696

 

Retention of interests in securitizations of loans secured by

   investment properties, net of associated asset-backed financings

 

 

23,485

 

 

 

 

Total investments resulting from correspondent activities

 

$

218,081

 

 

$

407,696

 

Interest Rate Sensitive Investments

Our interest rate sensitive investments include:

Mortgage servicing rights. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we received approximately $194.6 million of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans acquired for sale. We held approximately $3.4 billion of MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2022.

REIT-eligible mortgage-backed or mortgage-related securities. We purchased approximately $661.8 million of MBS during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. We held MBS with fair values totaling approximately $3.1 billion at March 31, 2022.

Credit Sensitive Investments

CRT Arrangements

At present, we are no longer creating new CRT investments as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) instructed the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) to gradually wind down new front-end lender risk share transactions such as CRT investments as of the end of 2020. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized investment losses of approximately $35.4 million relating to our holdings of CRT securities. We held net CRT-related investments (comprised of deposits securing CRT arrangements, CRT derivatives, CRT strips and interest-only security payable) totaling approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2022.

Securities Backed by Loans Secured by Investment Properties

Beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company purchased or retained approximately $94.6 million of subordinate MBS backed by loans secured by investment properties sourced from the Company’s conventional correspondent production activities. The subordinate MBS provide us with a higher yield than senior securities. However, we retain credit risk in the subordinate MBS since they are the first securities to absorb credit losses relating to the underlying loans.

As the result of the Company’s consolidation of the variable interest entities that issued the subordinate MBS described in Note 6 – Variable Interest EntitiesSubordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report, we include loans underlying these and similar transactions with UPBs totaling approximately $1.8 billion on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.


Taxation

We believe that we qualify to be taxed as a REIT and as such will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of our income that is distributed to shareholders as long as we meet applicable REIT asset, income and share ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, our profits will be subject to income taxes and we may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four tax years following the year we lose our REIT qualification.

A portion of our activities, including our correspondent production business, is conducted in our taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), which is subject to corporate federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, we make a provision for income taxes with respect to the operations of our TRS. We expect that the effective rate for the provision for income taxes may be volatile in future periods. Our goal is to manage the business to take full advantage of the tax benefits afforded to us as a REIT.

We evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. Our evaluation considers, among other factors, taxable loss carryback availability, expectations of sufficient future taxable income, trends in earnings, existence of taxable income in recent years, the future reversal of temporary differences, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented, if required. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets depends primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income during the periods in which the related deferred tax assets become deductible.

Non-Cash Investment Income

A substantial portion of our net investment income is comprised of non-cash items, including fair value adjustments, recognition of the fair value of assets created and liabilities incurred in loan sale transactions and the capitalization and amortization of certain assets and liabilities. Because we have elected, or are required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), to record certain of our financial assets (comprised of MBS, loans acquired for sale at fair value, loans at fair value and ESS), our derivatives and CRT strips, our MSRs, and our asset-backed financings and interest-only security payable at fair value, a substantial portion of the income or loss we record with respect to such assets and liabilities results from non-cash changes in fair value.

The amounts of non-cash investment (loss) income items included in net investment income are as follows:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in variable interest entities

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

384

 

 

 

84

 

ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(74,587

)

 

 

97,931

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

(268,118

)

 

 

27,104

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Net loan servicing fees—MSR valuation adjustments

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

Net interest income—Capitalization of interest

   pursuant to loan modifications

 

 

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

$

139,946

 

 

$

486,371

 

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Non-cash items as a percentage of net investment income

 

 

171

%

 

 

241

%

(1)

Amount represents MSRs received, liability for representations and warranties incurred in loan sales transactions and changes in fair value of loans, IRLCs and hedging derivatives held at period end.

We receive or pay cash relating to:

Our investment in mortgage-backed securities through monthly principal and interest payments from the issuer of such securities or from the sale of the investment;

Loan investments when the investments are paid down, paid off or sold, when payments of principal and interest occur on such loans or when the property acquired in settlement of the loan has been sold;


ESS investments through a portion of the monthly interest payments collected on the loans in the ESS reference pool or from the sale of investment;

CRT arrangements through a portion of both the interest payments collected on loans in the CRT arrangements’ reference pools and the release to us of the deposits securing the arrangements as principal on such loans is repaid;

Hedging instruments when we receive or make margin deposits as the fair value of respective instrument changes, when the instruments mature or when we effectively cancel the transactions through offsetting trades;

Our liability for representations and warranties when we repurchase loans or settle loss claims from investors; and

MSRs in the form of loan servicing fees and placement fees on the deposits we manage on behalf of the borrowers and investors in the loans we service.

Results of Operations

The following is a summary of our key performance measures:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per common share amounts)

 

Net investment income

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Expenses

 

 

63,781

 

 

 

110,369

 

Pretax income

 

 

18,058

 

 

 

91,028

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

37,187

 

 

 

19,425

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(19,129

)

 

 

71,603

 

Dividends on preferred shares

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

6,234

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(29,584

)

 

$

65,369

 

Pretax (loss) income by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

$

(55,961

)

 

$

134,260

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

84,209

 

 

 

(64,602

)

Correspondent production

 

 

4,578

 

 

 

35,577

 

Corporate

 

 

(14,768

)

 

 

(14,207

)

 

 

$

18,058

 

 

$

91,028

 

Annualized return on average common shareholder's equity

 

 

(6.8

)%

 

 

12.8

%

(Loss) earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

0.67

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Total assets

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

Book value per common share

 

$

17.87

 

 

$

19.05

 

Closing price per common share

 

$

16.89

 

 

$

17.33

 

Due to significant inflationary pressures, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds rate in the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to continue to raise interest rates through the year as well as reduce the federal government’s overall portfolio of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. These resulting mortgage interest rate increases are expected to drive a decline in the size of the mortgage origination market from an estimated $4.4 trillion in 2021 to a current forecast range from $2.6 trillion to $3.1 trillion for 2022 according to leading economists. These lower overall projected mortgage transaction volumes and higher interest rates are expected to drive a decrease in our mortgage production activities and increase competition in the mortgage production business year over year, while also leading to declines in prepayment speeds in our mortgage servicing portfolio from the elevated levels experienced in 2021.

Due to certain capital rules, the Government-Sponsored Entities (“GSEs”) have higher capital requirements to guarantee loans delivered by loan aggregators and may charge higher fees for third party originated loans that we aggregate and deliver to the GSEs as compared to individual loans delivered by third party mortgage lenders directly to the GSEs’ cash windows without the assistance of a loan aggregator. To the extent the GSEs increase the number of cash window purchases and sales for their own accounts, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.


Our results of operations decreased by $90.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, reflecting the effect of declines in CRT-related investments valuation, gains on loans held for sale and loan origination fees, partially offset by the improved fair value performance of our MSR investments. The decrease in pretax results is summarized below:

A $189.7 million decrease in net gains on our CRT arrangements as credit spreads widened due to macroeconomic uncertainty as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflected the continuing recovery during the prior period from the market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our investments in CRT arrangements.

An increase in net servicing fees of $254.1 million caused by positive fair value changes in our investment in MSRs and hedging results and a $115.4 million decrease in gains on MBS, due to sharply increasing interest rates, as well as an $11.2 million decrease in net interest expense in our interest rate sensitive strategies segment.

Decreases in both production volume and in our gain on sale margins during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, reflecting the effect of increasing interest rates on loan demand in our correspondent lending segment.

Net Investment Income

Our net investment income is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

83,191

 

Net gains on loans acquired for sale

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

53,012

 

Net loan origination fees

 

 

14,774

 

 

 

52,902

 

Net interest expense

 

 

(12,451

)

 

 

(38,719

)

Other

 

 

480

 

 

 

966

 

 

 

$

81,839

 

 

$

201,397

 

Net Loan Servicing Fees

Our net loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Effect of MSRs and hedging results

 

 

148,179

 

 

 

(82,487

)

Net loan servicing fees

 

$

304,178

 

 

$

50,045

 

Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Contractually-specified servicing fees

 

$

146,885

 

 

$

116,287

 

Ancillary and other fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late charges

 

 

612

 

 

 

412

 

Other

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

15,833

 

 

 

 

9,114

 

 

 

16,245

 

 

 

$

155,999

 

 

$

132,532

 

Average MSR servicing portfolio

 

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges, reconveyance fees and fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.


The change in contractually-specified fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, is due primarily to increased servicing fees resulting from the growth in our loan servicing portfolio. The changes in other loan servicing fees for the same comparative period is due primarily to a decrease in the volume of fees charged to correspondent lenders for loans repaid shortly after purchase as the result of the significant volume of refinancing activity experienced in the first part of 2021.

We have elected to carry our servicing assets at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in inputs used to estimate the fair value of such items. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value primarily by entering into derivatives transactions.

Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Change in fair value of MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of cash flows

 

$

(88,919

)

 

$

(59,385

)

 

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

 

 

392,640

 

 

 

337,667

 

 

 

 

 

303,721

 

 

 

278,282

 

 

Hedging results

 

 

(163,802

)

 

 

(374,403

)

 

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results

 

 

139,919

 

 

 

(96,121

)

 

Recapture income from PFSI

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

13,634

 

 

 

 

$

148,179

 

 

$

(82,487

)

 

Average balance of MSRs

 

$

3,158,711

 

 

$

2,114,176

 

 

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, realization of cash flows increased primarily due to the significant growth of our investment in MSRs as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflect the effects of expectations for slower future prepayments of the underlying loans as a result of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The loss from hedging activities decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to the higher hedging cost as a result of market volatility during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

The decrease in loan servicing fees from PFSI reflects the increase in refinancing activity in our MSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 2021. We have an agreement with PFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized in Note 4 ‒ Transactions with Related PartiesOperating Activities to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

UPB of loans outstanding

$

218,888,841

 

 

$

215,927,495

 

Collection status (UPB) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

$

1,196,634

 

 

$

1,148,542

 

90 or more days delinquent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not in foreclosure

$

1,092,377

 

 

$

1,726,488

 

In foreclosure

$

64,636

 

 

$

36,658

 

Bankruptcy

$

126,619

 

 

$

130,582

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days

$

216,706

 

 

$

169,654

 

90 days or more

$

481,090

 

 

$

614,882

 

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

3,293,190

 

 

$

3,823,527

 

(1)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.

(2)

Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, which are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Net (Losses) Gains on Investments and Financings

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(186,525

)

 

$

(71,117

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held in VIEs

 

 

(96,564

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Distressed

 

 

443

 

 

 

95

 

CRT arrangements

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

89,174

 

 

 

900

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

(229,095

)

 

 

81,540

 

From PFSI—ESS

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

$

(229,095

)

 

$

83,191

 

The decrease in net gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, was caused primarily by increased losses from our investments in CRT arrangements and MBS.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized net valuation losses of $186.5 million, as compared to $71.1 million for the same period in 2021. The losses recognized reflect more significant increases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.


Loans at fair value – Held in VIEs and Asset-Backed Financings at Fair Value

Loans at fair value held in VIEs and Asset-backed financings at fair value recorded a net loss of $7.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to a net loss of $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The net loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects the effect of increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

CRT Arrangements

The activity in and balances relating to our CRT arrangements are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (losses) gains on investments and financings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

$

21,201

 

 

$

23,496

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(27,049

)

 

 

12,874

 

 

 

 

(5,848

)

 

 

36,370

 

CRT strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

32,604

 

Valuation changes

 

 

(41,758

)

 

 

93,222

 

 

 

 

(23,995

)

 

 

125,826

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(5,780

)

 

 

(8,165

)

 

 

 

(35,623

)

 

 

154,031

 

Interest income — Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

$

(35,401

)

 

$

154,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recoveries received to settle reversal of previously recognized

   losses on CRT arrangements

 

$

15,973

 

 

$

13,343

 


 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT derivatives

 

$

(8,049

)

 

$

18,964

 

CRT strips

 

 

(68,595

)

 

 

(26,837

)

 

 

$

(76,644

)

 

$

(7,873

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

$

16,373

 

 

$

10,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

$

970

 

 

$

19,627

 

Deposits securing CRT arrangements (1)

 

$

1,536,862

 

 

$

1,704,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPB of loans underlying CRT arrangements

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 

Collection status (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

27,394,812

 

 

$

29,581,803

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

312,851

 

 

$

349,291

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

120,775

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

328,506

 

 

$

748,576

 

Foreclosure

 

$

15,936

 

 

$

8,462

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

59,008

 

 

$

64,694

 

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-89 days delinquent

 

$

59,269

 

 

$

44,015

 

90-180 days delinquent

 

$

47,796

 

 

$

57,815

 

180 or more days delinquent

 

$

86,112

 

 

$

174,041

 

(1)

Deposits securing credit risk transfer strip arrangements pledged to creditors also secure $77.6 million and $27.5 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilitiesat March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

The performance of our investments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 reflects credit spread widening (an increase in the interest rate demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) for CRT securities in the credit markets. This contrasts with CRT investments’ gains during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which reflects a decrease in credit spread as the credit markets continued to recover from the dislocation experienced during the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  


Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale

Our net gains on loans acquired for sale is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

From nonaffiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

(439,788

)

 

$

(592,789

)

Hedging activities

 

 

338,102

 

 

 

463,276

 

 

 

 

(101,686

)

 

 

(129,513

)

Non-cash gain:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

Provision for losses relating to representations

   and warranties provided in loan sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to loan sales

 

 

(1,317

)

 

 

(8,513

)

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(7,089

)

Change in fair value during the quarter of financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRLCs

 

 

(25,916

)

 

 

(137,243

)

Loans

 

 

22,018

 

 

 

83,223

 

Hedging derivatives

 

 

(86,203

)

 

 

(165,800

)

 

 

 

(90,101

)

 

 

(219,820

)

 

 

 

104,343

 

 

 

180,787

 

Total from nonaffiliates

 

 

2,657

 

 

 

51,274

 

From PFSI—cash

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

$

3,953

 

 

$

53,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments issued on

   loans acquired for sale to nonaffiliates

 

$

10,194,318

 

 

$

33,997,819

 

Acquisition of loans for sale (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To nonaffiliates

 

$

9,769,262

 

 

$

36,486,241

 

To PFSI

 

 

12,730,330

 

 

 

18,412,062

 

 

 

$

22,499,592

 

 

$

54,898,303

 

The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflect the effect of rising interest rates on demand for mortgage loans and on gain on sale margins.

Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Our net gain on sale of loans includes our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gain on sale before we purchase the loans. This gain is reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair value of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisition or the commitment is canceled. Such adjustments are included in our gains on sale of loans acquired for sale. The fair value of our IRLCs become part of the carrying value of our loans when we complete the purchase of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair value of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.


The MSRs and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Our methods to measure and update the measurements of our MSRs are detailed in Note 7 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.

Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

We recognize a liability for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current loan sales of $1.3 million and $8.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in the provision relating to current loan sales reflects the decrease of our loan sales volume.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

Following is a summary of the indemnification and repurchase activity of the loans subject to representations and warranties:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Indemnification activity unpaid principal balance ("UPB"):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

4,583

 

New indemnifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Indemnified loans repaid or refinanced

 

 

 

 

 

887

 

Loans indemnified at end of quarter

 

$

2,782

 

 

$

3,696

 

Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

1,497

 

UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent

   sellers collateralizing prospective indemnification losses at end of quarter

 

$

213

 

 

$

213

 

Repurchase activity (UPB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased

 

$

24,234

 

 

$

16,094

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers

 

 

16,844

 

 

 

8,047

 

Loans resold or repaid by borrowers

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

6,264

 

Net loans (resolved) repurchased with losses chargeable to liability to

    representations and warranties

 

$

(3,782

)

 

$

1,783

 

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

 

$

176

 

 

$

15

 

At end of quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans subject to representations and warranties

 

$

217,466,262

 

 

$

177,595,762

 

Liability for representations and warranties

 

$

40,225

 

 

$

28,967

 


The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans sold season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.

The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our liability estimate on a periodic basis.

The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.

We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and results of operations in future periods.

Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value. We recorded a $1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.

Loan Origination Fees

Loan origination fees represent fees we charge correspondent sellers relating to our purchase of loans from those sellers. The decrease in fees during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, reflects a decrease in our purchases of loans with delivery fees.


Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense is summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

income/

 

 

Average

 

 

yield/

 

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

expense

 

 

balance

 

 

cost %

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

403

 

 

$

241,963

 

 

 

0.67

%

 

$

225

 

 

$

274,857

 

 

 

0.33

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

14,400

 

 

 

2,815,409

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

8,286

 

 

 

2,006,195

 

 

 

1.65

%

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

19,248

 

 

 

2,129,668

 

 

 

3.62

%

 

 

22,908

 

 

 

3,618,980

 

 

 

2.53

%

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

12,849

 

 

 

1,555,874

 

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

129,122

 

 

 

5.88

%

Distressed

 

 

174

 

 

 

4,065

 

 

 

17.12

%

 

 

253

 

 

 

7,805

 

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

 

13,023

 

 

 

1,559,939

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

2,152

 

 

 

136,927

 

 

 

6.29

%

ESS from PFSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

87,451

 

 

 

5.85

%

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

222

 

 

 

1,665,568

 

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

2,743,862

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

 

47,296

 

 

 

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

35,019

 

 

 

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.58

%

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

3,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,063

 

 

$

8,412,547

 

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

37,589

 

 

$

8,868,272

 

 

 

1.70

%

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

$

15,571

 

 

$

4,999,896

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

$

28,659

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

 

1.92

%

Mortgage loan participation purchase and

   sale agreements

 

 

176

 

 

 

35,809

 

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

164

 

 

 

39,162

 

 

 

1.68

%

Notes payable secured by credit

    risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

20,366

 

 

 

2,438,773

 

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

18,599

 

 

 

2,260,721

 

 

 

3.29

%

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

8,320

 

 

 

529,542

 

 

 

6.28

%

 

 

5,542

 

 

 

298,554

 

 

 

7.43

%

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

11,027

 

 

 

1,460,610

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

168

 

 

 

120,415

 

 

 

0.56

%

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement

    to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

52,803

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

 

55,460

 

 

 

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.34

%

 

 

53,519

 

 

 

8,742,945

 

 

 

2.45

%

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

7,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,514

 

 

$

9,464,630

 

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

76,308

 

 

$

8,742,945

 

 

 

3.49

%

Net interest expense

 

$

(12,451

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(38,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.75

%

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.80

%


The effects of changes in the yields and costs and composition of our investments on our net interest expense are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

vs.

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2021

 

 

 

Increase (decrease)

due to changes in

 

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

208

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

178

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

2,271

 

 

 

3,843

 

 

 

6,114

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

(11,405

)

 

 

(3,660

)

Loans at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held by variable interest entities

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

12,134

 

 

 

10,950

 

Distressed

 

 

66

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

 

(1,118

)

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

10,871

 

ESS from PFSI

 

 

 

 

 

(1,280

)

 

 

(1,280

)

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

139

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

3,032

 

 

 

12,277

 

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

 

 

 

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

1,177

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

4,229

 

 

 

13,474

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

(8,944

)

 

 

(4,144

)

 

 

(13,088

)

Mortgage loan participation  purchase and sale

    agreements

 

 

27

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

12

 

Notes payable secured by credit risk

   transfer and mortgage servicing assets

 

 

284

 

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,767

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

(960

)

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

2,778

 

Asset-backed financings of at fair value

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

7,777

 

 

 

10,859

 

Assets sold to PFSI under agreement to repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

(387

)

 

 

(387

)

 

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

8,452

 

 

 

1,941

 

Interest shortfall on repayments of

   loans serviced for Agency securitizations

 

 

 

 

 

(14,998

)

 

 

(14,998

)

Interest on loan impound deposits

 

 

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

 

(6,511

)

 

 

(6,283

)

 

 

(12,794

)

Decrease in net interest expense

 

$

15,756

 

 

$

10,512

 

 

$

26,268

 

The decrease in net interest expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, is due to:

A decrease in the interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for the Agency securitizations, reflecting decreased prepayment activity in our MSR portfolio as a result of increasing interest rates reducing the incentive of borrowers to refinance their loans.

An increase in the yields we earn on our investments in MBS and loans acquired for sale arising from fair value decreases and our acquisition of higher coupon Agency pass through securities and subordinate credit securities that was compounded by a decrease in the cost of repurchase agreements that finance these investments and a portion of our investments in CRT Agreements, owing to a change in the mix of assets financed under repurchase agreements.


Expenses

Our expenses are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

 

16,754

 

 

 

60,835

 

Management fees

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,449

 

Professional services

 

 

4,025

 

 

 

2,224

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

3,857

 

Loan origination

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

9,308

 

Safekeeping

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

1,941

 

Compensation

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

2,185

 

Other

 

 

3,946

 

 

 

2,477

 

 

 

$

63,781

 

 

$

110,369

 

Expenses decreased $46.6 million, or 42%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, is primarily due to reduced fees relating to fulfillment activities performed by PFSI on our behalf.

Loan Servicing Fees

Loan servicing fees payable to PLS are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan servicing fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

264

 

 

$

543

 

Loans at fair value

 

210

 

 

 

137

 

MSRs

 

20,614

 

 

 

18,413

 

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

19,093

 

Average investment in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

$

2,129,668

 

 

$

3,618,980

 

Loans at fair value

$

1,559,939

 

 

$

136,927

 

Average MSR portfolio UPB

$

217,692,169

 

 

$

177,161,626

 

Loan servicing fees increased by $2.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. We incur loan servicing fees primarily in support of our MSR portfolio. The increase in loan servicing fees is due to growth in our portfolio of MSRs.

Loan Fulfillment Fees

Loan fulfillment fees represent fees we pay to PLS for the services it performs on our behalf in connection with our acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. Fulfillment fees decreased $44.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in loan production volume.

Management Fees

Management fees payable to PCM are summarized below:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Base

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Performance incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,117

 

 

$

8,449

 

Average shareholders' equity amounts used

   to calculate base management fee expense

 

$

2,212,304

 

 

$

2,310,261

 


Management fees decreased by $332,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. This decrease reflects the decrease in our average shareholders’ equity during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Loan origination

Loan origination expenses decreased $6.5 million, or 69%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily reflecting a decrease in our loan originations produced through our correspondent production activities.

Income Taxes

We have elected to treat PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”) as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Income from a TRS is only included as a component of REIT taxable income to the extent that the TRS makes dividend distributions of income to us. A TRS is subject to corporate federal and state income tax. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes for PMC is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 205.9% with consolidated pretax income of $18.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax expense of $37.9 million on pretax income of $272.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The TRS income was primarily due to fair market increases in MSR values. For the same period in 2021, the TRS recognized tax expense of $19.4 million on pretax income of $88.1 million, while the Company’s reported consolidated pretax income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was $91.0 million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2022, the valuation allowance was decreased to $6.8 million from the $34.1 million valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 2021 as the result of a GAAP income at the TRS for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.

The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, introduced a number of tax law changes which are generally taxpayer favorable and in December 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law. No material changes in our effective income tax rates resulted from either Act. While the CARES Act provides for carry back of losses from 2018, 2019 and 2020, the TRS does not have taxable income from prior years to which the losses could be carried back.

In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.


Balance Sheet Analysis

Following is a summary of key balance sheet items as of the dates presented:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

187,880

 

 

$

58,983

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

 

236,468

 

 

 

167,999

 

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

 

 

3,070,330

 

 

 

2,666,768

 

Loans acquired for sale at fair value

 

 

1,708,745

 

 

 

4,171,025

 

Loans at fair value

 

 

1,826,482

 

 

 

1,568,726

 

Derivative assets

 

 

77,823

 

 

 

34,238

 

Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

1,536,862

 

 

 

1,704,911

 

MSRs

 

 

3,391,172

 

 

 

2,892,855

 

 

 

 

11,847,882

 

 

 

13,206,522

 

Other

 

 

351,753

 

 

 

507,203

 

Total assets

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

$

5,158,399

 

 

$

6,721,878

 

Long-term

 

 

4,645,402

 

 

 

4,455,012

 

 

 

 

9,803,801

 

 

 

11,176,890

 

Other

 

 

361,776

 

 

 

228,300

 

Total liabilities

 

 

10,165,577

 

 

 

11,405,190

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,221,938

 

 

 

2,367,518

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

12,387,515

 

 

$

13,772,708

 

Total assets decreased by approximately $1.4 billion, or 10%, during the period from December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022, primarily due to a decrease of $2.5 billion in Loans acquired for sale at fair value and $168.0 million in Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors, partially offset by increases in MSRs of $498.3 million, MBS of $403.6 million and loans at fair value of $257.8 million.

Asset Acquisitions

Our asset acquisitions are summarized below.

Correspondent Production

Following is a summary of our correspondent production acquisitions at fair value: 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Correspondent loan purchases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency-eligible (1)

 

$

10,197,961

 

 

$

34,953,955

 

Government-insured or guaranteed - for sale to PLS

 

 

13,133,460

 

 

 

18,288,791

 

Advances to home equity lines of credit

 

 

47

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

$

23,331,468

 

 

$

53,242,782

 

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Correspondent loan purchases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency-eligible

 

$

34,953,955

 

 

$

18,926,679

 

Government-insured or guaranteed-for sale to PLS

 

 

18,288,791

 

 

 

14,237,403

 

Home equity lines of credit

 

 

36

 

 

 

1,003

 

 

 

$

53,242,782

 

 

$

33,165,085

 

(1)

Agency eligibility refers to the eligibility of loans for sale to Agencies. The Company sells or finances a portion of its Agency-eligible loan production to other investors.


During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, we purchased for sale $53.2$23.3 billion in fair value of correspondent production loans as compared to $33.2$53.2 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Our ability to increase the level of correspondent2021. The decrease in loan production reflects the favorableeffect of decreased loan demand as a result of the increasing interest rate environment along with continuing expansion of our correspondent seller network and our efforts aimed at maximizingduring the share of our correspondent sellers’ production that is soldquarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to us.the same period in 2021.

Other Investment Activities

Following is a summary of our acquisitions of mortgage-related investments held in our credit rate sensitive strategies and interest rate sensitive strategies segments:

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Credit sensitive assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in firm commitment to purchase CRT securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

$

(519,162

)

Expected face amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

554,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,528

 

Interest rate sensitive assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSRs received in loan sales and purchased

 

$

407,696

 

 

 

248,822

 

MBS (net of sales)

 

 

(41,464

)

 

 

1,126,757

 

ESS received pursuant to a recapture agreement

 

 

557

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

 

366,789

 

 

 

1,375,958

 

 

 

$

366,789

 

 

$

1,411,486

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loans secured by investment properties, net of associated

   asset-backed financing

 

$

23,485

 

 

$

 

MBS (net of sales)

 

 

661,774

 

 

 

(41,464

)

MSRs received in loan sales

 

 

194,596

 

 

 

407,696

 

ESS received pursuant to a recapture agreement

 

 

 

 

 

557

 

 

 

 

856,370

 

 

 

366,789

 

 

 

$

879,855

 

 

$

366,789

 

Our acquisitions during the quarterquarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 were financed through the use of a combination of proceeds from borrowings and liquidations of existing investments and proceeds from equity issuances.investments. We continue to identify additional means of increasing our investment portfolio through cash flow from our business activities, existing investments, borrowings, and transactions that minimize current cash outlays. However, we expect that, over time, our ability to continue our investment portfolio growth will depend on our ability to raise additional equity capital.

Investment Portfolio Composition

Mortgage-Backed Securities

Following is a summary of our MBS holdings:

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value

 

 

Principal

 

 

(in years)

 

 

Coupon

 

 

value

 

 

Principal

 

 

(in years)

 

 

Coupon

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Agency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freddie Mac

 

$

653,039

 

 

$

654,051

 

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

$

1,311,036

 

 

$

1,253,755

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

2.7

%

Fannie Mae

 

$

1,263,446

 

 

$

1,263,614

 

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

902,886

 

 

 

863,758

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

$

1,916,485

 

 

$

1,917,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,213,922

 

 

$

2,117,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value

 

 

Principal

 

 

(in years)

 

 

Coupon

 

 

value

 

 

Principal

 

 

(in years)

 

 

Coupon

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Agency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Pass-through sections

 

$

2,957,056

 

 

$

3,119,140

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

$

2,666,768

 

 

$

2,649,238

 

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

2.2

%

Subordinate credit-linked

   securities

 

 

86,732

 

 

 

85,900

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior non-Agency  MBS

 

 

26,542

 

 

 

29,491

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,070,330

 

 

$

3,234,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,666,768

 

 

$

2,649,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Risk Transfer Transactions

Following is a summary of the composition of the loans underlying our investment in funded CRT arrangements and our firm commitment to purchase CRT securities.

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CRT Arrangements

Following is a summary of our holdingholdings of CRT arrangements:

arrangements.

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying value of CRT arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative and credit risk transfer strip assets (liabilities), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT strips

 

$

(109,570

)

 

$

(202,792

)

 

$

(68,595

)

 

$

(26,837

)

CRT derivatives

 

 

44,676

 

 

 

31,795

 

 

 

(8,049

)

 

 

18,964

 

 

 

(64,894

)

 

 

(170,997

)

 

 

(76,644

)

 

 

(7,873

)

Deposits securing CRT arrangements

 

 

2,664,420

 

 

 

2,799,263

 

 

 

1,536,862

 

 

 

1,704,911

 

Interest-only security payable at fair value

 

 

(18,922

)

 

 

(10,757

)

 

 

(16,373

)

 

 

(10,593

)

 

$

2,580,604

 

 

$

2,617,509

 

 

$

1,443,845

 

 

$

1,686,445

 

UPB of loans subject to credit guarantee obligations

 

$

48,403,684

 

 

$

58,697,942

 

 

$

28,160,867

 

 

$

30,808,907

 


 

Following is a summary of the composition of the loans underlying our investment in CRT arrangements as of March 31, 2021:

2022:

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

UPB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Cumulative defaults

 

$

1

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

201

 

 

$

449

 

 

$

154

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

853

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

212

 

 

$

287

 

 

$

490

 

 

$

191

 

 

$

53

 

 

$

1,252

 

Cumulative losses

 

$

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

111

 

 

$

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

50

 

 

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

Original debt-to income ratio

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

<25%

 

$

1,615

 

 

$

3,234

 

 

$

602

 

 

$

629

 

 

$

559

 

 

$

150

 

 

$

6,789

 

 

$

1,145

 

 

$

1,978

 

 

$

330

 

 

$

373

 

 

$

353

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

4,260

 

25 - 30%

 

 

1,343

 

 

 

2,939

 

 

 

564

 

 

 

574

 

 

 

529

 

 

 

158

 

 

 

6,107

 

 

 

896

 

 

 

1,667

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

325

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

3,596

 

30 - 35%

 

 

1,518

 

 

 

3,611

 

 

 

801

 

 

 

794

 

 

 

660

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

7,595

 

 

 

994

 

 

 

2,014

 

 

 

406

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

4,390

 

35 - 40%

 

 

1,524

 

 

 

4,206

 

 

 

1,086

 

 

 

955

 

 

 

764

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

8,799

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

2,309

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

4,966

 

40 - 45%

 

 

1,503

 

 

 

5,057

 

 

 

1,512

 

 

 

1,314

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

373

 

 

 

10,809

 

 

 

965

 

 

 

2,799

 

 

 

801

 

 

 

760

 

 

 

627

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

6,158

 

>45%

 

 

969

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

1,988

 

 

 

843

 

 

 

350

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

8,305

 

 

 

624

 

 

 

2,270

 

 

 

1,054

 

 

 

494

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

4,791

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Weighted average

 

 

33.8

%

 

 

36.0

%

 

 

38.8

%

 

 

36.5

%

 

 

35.2

%

 

 

35.6

%

 

 

36.0

%

 

 

33.4

%

 

 

35.7

%

 

 

38.8

%

 

 

36.5

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

31.4

%

 

 

35.5

%

 

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

Origination FICO credit score

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

600 - 649

 

$

68

 

 

$

330

 

 

$

135

 

 

$

52

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

643

 

 

$

40

 

 

$

184

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

369

 

650 - 699

 

 

471

 

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

785

 

 

 

497

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

5,569

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

1,221

 

 

 

705

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

3,116

 

700 - 749

 

 

2,171

 

 

 

7,079

 

 

 

2,369

 

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

15,101

 

 

 

1,335

 

 

 

3,835

 

 

 

1,221

 

 

 

1,004

 

 

 

762

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

8,393

 

750 or greater

 

 

5,751

 

 

 

13,364

 

 

 

2,743

 

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

2,092

 

 

 

567

 

 

 

26,996

 

 

 

3,923

 

 

 

7,761

 

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

1,303

 

 

 

357

 

 

 

16,226

 

Not available

 

 

11

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Weighted average

 

 

761

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

736

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

741

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

763

 

 

 

752

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

741

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

Year of origination

 

Origination loan-to value ratio

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

(in millions)

 

<80%

 

$

2,622

 

 

$

4,647

 

 

$

1,128

 

 

$

946

 

 

$

955

 

 

$

300

 

 

$

10,598

 

80-85%

 

 

938

 

 

 

2,528

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

5,992

 

85-90%

 

 

363

 

 

 

737

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

1,579

 

90-95%

 

 

510

 

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

366

 

 

 

263

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

2,964

 

95-100%

 

 

1,161

 

 

 

3,765

 

 

 

935

 

 

 

654

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

7,028

 

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Weighted average

 

 

80.8

%

 

 

83.2

%

 

 

83.2

%

 

 

82.6

%

 

 

80.7

%

 

 

81.0

%

 

 

82.4

%


 

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

Origination loan-to value ratio

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

Current loan-to value ratio (1)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

<80%

 

$

3,877

 

 

$

7,845

 

 

$

2,073

 

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,533

 

 

$

478

 

 

$

17,397

 

 

$

5,029

 

 

$

11,919

 

 

$

3,270

 

 

$

2,923

 

 

$

2,378

 

 

$

757

 

 

$

26,276

 

80-85%

 

 

1,394

 

 

 

4,334

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

1,421

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

10,061

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

810

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,380

 

85-90%

 

 

567

 

 

 

1,387

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

2,814

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

393

 

90-95%

 

 

799

 

 

 

2,488

 

 

 

761

 

 

 

633

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

5,277

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

95-100%

 

 

1,835

 

 

 

7,067

 

 

 

1,847

 

 

 

1,199

 

 

 

682

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

12,855

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

>100%

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Weighted average

 

 

81.1

%

 

 

83.7

%

 

 

83.6

%

 

 

82.9

%

 

 

81.1

%

 

 

81.4

%

 

 

82.9

%

 

 

66.4

%

 

 

66.2

%

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

57.4

%

 

 

52.0

%

 

 

49.0

%

 

 

63.2

%

 

 

 

Year of origination

 

Current loan-to value ratio (1)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

(in millions)

 

<80%

 

$

6,047

 

 

$

16,685

 

 

$

5,744

 

 

$

4,961

 

 

$

3,887

 

 

$

1,232

 

 

$

38,556

 

80-85%

 

 

1,224

 

 

 

4,096

 

 

 

595

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6,050

 

85-90%

 

 

948

 

 

 

1,959

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,109

 

90-95%

 

 

234

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

622

 

95-100%

 

 

18

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59

 

>100%

 

 

1

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

Weighted average

 

 

72.8

%

 

 

72.2

%

 

 

68.0

%

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

57.3

%

 

 

54.1

%

 

 

69.1

%

(1)

Based on current UPB compared to estimated fair value of the property securing the loan.

 

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

Geographic distribution

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

CA

 

$

999

 

 

$

2,438

 

 

$

810

 

 

$

571

 

 

$

763

 

 

$

220

 

 

$

5,801

 

 

$

567

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

407

 

 

$

305

 

 

$

438

 

 

$

134

 

 

$

3,088

 

FL

 

 

881

 

 

 

2,198

 

 

 

802

 

 

 

532

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

4,919

 

 

 

615

 

 

 

1,268

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

2,961

 

TX

 

 

1,009

 

 

 

1,923

 

 

 

496

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

4,541

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

2,792

 

VA

 

 

421

 

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

256

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

2,341

 

 

 

291

 

 

 

580

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

138

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

1,381

 

MD

 

 

306

 

 

 

896

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

291

 

 

 

256

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

2,091

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

1,263

 

Other

 

 

4,856

 

 

 

14,649

 

 

 

3,935

 

 

 

3,042

 

 

 

1,707

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

28,711

 

 

 

3,221

 

 

 

8,275

 

 

 

2,036

 

 

 

1,772

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

16,676

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

 

 

Year of origination

 

 

Year of origination

 

Regional geographic

distribution (1)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

Northeast

 

$

707

 

 

$

2,416

 

 

$

681

 

 

$

664

 

 

$

469

 

 

$

177

 

 

$

5,114

 

 

$

514

 

 

$

1,548

 

 

$

400

 

 

$

417

 

 

$

299

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

3,291

 

Southeast

 

 

2,758

 

 

 

7,867

 

 

 

2,358

 

 

 

1,785

 

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

16,381

 

 

 

1,894

 

 

 

4,525

 

 

 

1,237

 

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

766

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

9,675

 

Midwest

 

 

705

 

 

 

2,195

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

478

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

4,351

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

2,727

 

Southwest

 

 

2,310

 

 

 

5,359

 

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

997

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

10,955

 

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

2,937

 

 

 

663

 

 

 

592

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

6,293

 

West

 

 

1,992

 

 

 

5,284

 

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

1,185

 

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

11,603

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

2,658

 

 

 

848

 

 

 

646

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

6,175

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

(1)

Northeast consists of CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VT, VI; Southeast consists of AL, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV; Midwest consists of IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI; Southwest consists of AZ, AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, UT; and West consists of AK, CA, GU, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA and WY.

 

 

 

Year of origination

 

Collection status

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

(in millions)

 

Delinquency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current - 89 Days

 

$

5,552

 

 

$

12,806

 

 

$

3,309

 

 

 

 

$

2,918

 

 

 

 

$

2,370

 

 

 

 

$

753

 

 

$

27,708

 

90 - 179 Days

 

 

10

 

 

 

47

 

��

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

109

 

180+ Days

 

 

31

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

329

 

Foreclosure

 

 

1

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

$

5,594

 

 

$

13,037

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

 

 

$

2,954

 

 

 

 

$

2,383

 

 

 

 

$

758

 

 

$

28,161

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

2

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

15

 

 

 

 

$

8

 

 

 

 

$

11

 

 

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

59

 


 

 

Year of origination

 

Collection status

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Total

 

 

(in millions)

 

Delinquency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current - 89 Days

 

$

8,282

 

 

$

21,898

 

 

$

5,972

 

 

$

4,811

 

 

$

3,756

 

 

$

1,192

 

 

$

45,911

 

90 - 179 Days

 

 

30

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

473

 

180+ Days

 

 

160

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

498

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2,014

 

Foreclosure

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

$

8,472

 

 

$

23,121

 

 

$

6,553

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

3,912

 

 

$

1,237

 

 

$

48,404

 

Bankruptcy

 

$

2

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

77

 

Cash Flows

Our cash flows for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 are summarized below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating activities

 

$

(1,869,255

)

 

$

1,705,250

 

 

$

1,747,025

 

 

$

(1,869,255

)

Investing activities

 

 

930,882

 

 

 

(603,960

)

 

 

(196,572

)

 

 

930,882

 

Financing activities

 

 

973,511

 

 

 

(105,966

)

 

 

(1,421,556

)

 

 

973,511

 

Net cash flows

 

$

35,138

 

 

$

995,324

 

 

$

128,897

 

 

$

35,138

 

Our cash flows resulted in a net increase in cash of $35.1$128.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as discussed below.

Operating activities

Cash used inprovided by operating activities totaled $1.9$1.7 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to cash providedused in our operating activities of $1.7$1.9 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2021. Cash flows from operating activities primarily reflectare most influenced by cash flows from loans acquired for sale as shown below:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating cash flows from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans acquired for sale

 

$

(1,512,058

)

 

$

1,051,629

 

 

$

1,791,027

 

 

$

(1,512,058

)

Other

 

 

(357,197

)

 

 

653,621

 

 

 

(44,002

)

 

 

(357,197

)

 

$

(1,869,255

)

 

$

1,705,250

 

 

$

1,747,025

 

 

$

(1,869,255

)

Cash flows from loans acquired for sale primarily reflect changes in the level of production inventory from the beginning to end of the quarters presentedperiods presented. Our inventory of loans held for sale decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as well as cash flows relatingcompared to related hedging activities.the same period in 2021.

Investing activities

Net cash used in our investing activities was $196.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to net cash provided by our investing activities wasof $930.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as compared, primarily due to netpurchases of our investments in MBS in excess of sales and repayments of such assets partially offset by repayments from our investments in CRT arrangements and decreases in margin deposits.

Financing activities

Net cash used in our investingfinancing activities of $604.0 millionwas $1.4 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, due primarily2022, as compared to a shift in investment cash flows relating to our investment in MBS. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we made net purchases of MBS totaling $1.0 billion; during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we recorded net sales and repayments of MBS totaling $223.8 million. This shift was compounded by settlement of excess servicing spread payable from PFSI of $134.6 million.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by our financing activities wasof $973.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to net cash used by our financing activities of $106.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.2021. This change reflects the increased borrowingsreduced financing requirements relating to finance the growth in both our inventory of loans acquired for sale and MSRs.sale.

As discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources, our Manager continually evaluates and pursues additional sources of financing to provide us with future investing capacity. We do not raise equity or enter into borrowings for the purpose of financing the payment of dividends. We believe that the cash flows from the liquidation of our investments, which include accumulated gains

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recorded during the periods we hold those investments, along with our cash earnings, are adequate to fund our operating expenses and dividend payment requirements. However, we manage our liquidity in the aggregate and are reinvesting our cash flows in new investments as well as using such cash to fund our dividend requirements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity reflects our ability to meet our current obligations (including the purchase of loans from correspondent sellers, our operating expenses and, when applicable, retirement of, and margin calls relating to, our debt and derivatives positions), make investments as our Manager identifies them, pursue our share repurchase program and make distributions to our shareholders. We generally need to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income each year (subject to certain adjustments) to our shareholders to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. This distribution requirement limits our ability to retain earnings and thereby replenish or increase capital to support our activities.


We expect our primary sources of liquidity to be cash flows from our investment portfolio, including cash earnings on our investments, cash flows from business activities, liquidation of existing investments and proceeds from borrowings and/or additional equity offerings. When we finance a particular asset, the amount borrowed is less than the asset’s fair value and we must provide the cash in the amount of such difference. Our ability to continue making investments is dependent on our ability to invest the cash representing such difference.

The impact of the PandemicCOVID-19 pandemic on our operations, liquidity and capital resources remains uncertain and difficult to predict. For further discussion of this and other risks described inapplicable to us, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 under the heading “Risk Factors.”

Debt Financing

Our current debt financing strategy is to finance our assets where we believe such borrowing is prudent, appropriate and available. We make collateralized borrowings in the form of sales of assets under agreements to repurchase, loan participation purchase and sale agreements and notes payable, including secured term financing for our MSRs and our CRT arrangements which has allowed us to more closely match the term of our borrowings to the expected lives of the assets securing those borrowings.

Our leverage ratio, defined as all borrowings divided by shareholders’ equity at the date presented, was 4.10 and 3.78 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  debt financing is summarized below:

 

 

Assets financed

 

Financing

 

MBS

 

 

Loans acquired

for sale

 

 

Loans at

fair value

 

 

CRT assets

 

 

MSRs

 

 

REO

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets sold under agreements to

   repurchase

 

$

2,987,385

 

 

$

1,530,589

 

 

$

82,335

 

 

$

67,391

 

 

$

425,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,092,700

 

Mortgage loan participation purchase

   and sale agreements

 

 

 

 

 

65,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,699

 

Long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable secured by CRT

   arrangements and MSRs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

975,148

 

 

 

1,397,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,372,279

 

Asset-backed financings at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,712,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,712,650

 

Interest-only security payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,373

 

   Total secured borrowings

 

$

2,987,385

 

 

$

1,596,288

 

 

$

1,794,985

 

 

$

1,058,912

 

 

$

1,822,131

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,259,701

 

Exchangeable senior notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

544,100

 

Total borrowings

 

$

2,987,385

 

 

$

1,596,288

 

 

$

1,794,985

 

 

$

1,058,912

 

 

$

1,822,131

 

 

$

 

 

 

9,803,801

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,221,938

 

Total financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,025,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets pledged to secure financing

 

$

3,070,330

 

 

$

1,675,107

 

 

$

1,822,947

 

 

$

1,460,218

 

 

$

3,417,804

 

 

$

6,204

 

 

$

11,452,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-to-equity ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4:1

 

Sales of Assets Under Agreements to Repurchase

Our repurchase agreements represent the sales of assets together with agreements for us to buy back the assets at a later date. Following is a summary of the activities in our repurchase agreements financing:

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Average balance outstanding

 

$

5,971,290

 

 

$

6,302,900

 

 

$

4,999,896

 

 

$

5,971,290

 

Maximum daily balance outstanding

 

$

7,208,807

 

 

$

8,664,587

 

 

$

7,405,436

 

 

$

7,208,807

 

Ending balance

 

$

6,091,973

 

 

$

6,348,192

 

 

$

5,092,700

 

 

$

6,091,973

 

The difference between the maximum and average daily amounts outstanding is primarily due to timing of loan purchases and sales in our correspondent production business. The total facility size of our assets sold under agreements to repurchase was approximately $9.8$12.0 billion at March 31, 2021.2022.

Because a significant portion of our current debt facilities consists of short-term borrowings, we expect to either renew these facilities in advance of maturity in order to ensure our ongoing liquidity and access to capital or otherwise allow ourselves sufficient time to replace any necessary financing.


As discussed above, all of our repurchase agreements, and mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements have short-term maturities:

 

The transactions relating to loans and REO under agreements to repurchase generally provide for terms of approximately one to two years;

 

The transactions relating to loans under mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements provide for terms of approximately one year; and

 

The transactions relating to assets under notes payable provide for terms ranging from two to five years.


Debt Covenants

Our debt financing agreements require us and certain of our subsidiaries to comply with various financial covenants. As of the filing of this Report, these financial covenants include the following:

 

a minimum of $40$75 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents among the Company and/or our subsidiaries; a minimum of $40$75 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents among our Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries; a minimum of $25 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents between PMC and PMH;PennyMac Holdings, LLC (“PMH”); a minimum of $25 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at PMC; and a minimum of $10 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents;equivalents at PMH;

 

a minimum tangible net worth for the Company of $1.25 billion; a minimum tangible net worth for our Operating Partnership of $1.25 billion; a minimum tangible net worth for PMH of $250 million; and a minimum tangible net worth for PMC of $300 million;

 

a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of less than 10:1 for PMC and PMH and 7:1 for the Company and our Operating Partnership; and

 

at least two warehouse or repurchase facilities that finance amounts and assets similar to those being financed under our existing debt financing agreements.

Although these financial covenants limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur and impact our liquidity through minimum cash reserve requirements, we believe that these covenants currently provide us with sufficient flexibility to successfully operate our business and obtain the financing necessary to achieve that purpose.

PLS is also subject to various financial covenants, both as a borrower under its own financing arrangements and as our servicer under certain of our debt financing agreements. The most significant of these financial covenants currently include the following:

 

positive net income for at least one (1) of the previous two consecutive fiscal quarters;

a minimum in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $40$100 million;

 

a minimum tangible net worth of $1.25 billion;

 

a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of 10:1; and

 

at least one other warehouse or repurchase facility that finances amounts and assets that are similar to those being financed under certain of our existing secured financing agreements.

Many of our debt financing agreements contain a condition precedent to obtaining additional funding that requires us to maintain positive net income for at least one (1) of the previous two consecutive quarters, or other similar measures. For the first quarter of 2022, we have obtained waivers of this requirement from all of the applicable lenders. We may be required to obtain additional waivers in the future if this condition precedent is not met.

Our debt financing agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender at its option, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. A margin deficit will generally result from any decline in the market value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets subject to the related financing agreement, although in some instances we may agree with the lender upon certain thresholds (in dollar amounts or percentages based on the market value of the assets) that must be exceeded before a margin deficit will arise. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.


Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

In addition to the financial covenants imposed upon us and PLS under our debt financing agreements, we and/or PLS, as applicable, are also subject to liquidity and net worth requirements established by FHFA for Agency sellers/servicers and Ginnie Mae for single-family issuers. FHFA and Ginnie Mae have established minimum liquidity and net worth requirements for approved non-depository single-family sellers/servicers in the case of FHFA, and for approved single-family issuers in the case of Ginnie Mae, as summarized below:

 

A minimum net worth of a base of $2.5 million plus 25 basis points of UPB for total 1-4 unit residential loans serviced;

 

A tangible net worth/total assets ratio greater than or equal to 6%;

 

Effective June 30, 2020, FHFAA liquidity requirement is equal to 0.035% (3.5 basis points) of total Agency servicing UPB plus an incremental 200 basis points of the amount by which total nonperforming Agency servicing UPB (reduced by 70% of the UPB of nonperforming Agency loans that are in COVID-19 payment forbearance and were current when they entered such forbearance) exceeds 6% of the applicable Agency servicing UPB; allowable assets to satisfy liquidity requirement include cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted), certain investment-grade securities that are available for sale or held for trading including Agency mortgage-backed securities, obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and U.S. Treasury obligations, and unused and available portions of committed servicing advance lines;

 

In the case of PLS, liquidity equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 0.10% (10 basis points) of its outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family securities, which must be met with cash and cash equivalents; and

 

In the case of PLS, net worth equal to $2.5 million plus 0.35% (35 basis points) of its outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family obligations.

On January 31, 2020, FHFA proposed changes to the eligibility requirements:

A tangible net worth requirement of a base of $2.5 million plus 35 basis points of the UPB of loans serviced for Ginnie Mae and 25 basis points of the UPB of all other 1-4 unit loans serviced;

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Liquidity equal to or exceeding four basis points multiplied by the aggregate UPB of mortgages serviced for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plus 10 basis points multiplied by the aggregate UPB of mortgages serviced for Ginnie Mae plus 300 basis points multiplied by the sum of nonperforming Agency Mortgage Servicing that exceeds 4% of the UPB of total Agency Mortgage Servicing; and

On June 15, 2020, FHFA announced that it will be re-proposing changes to these requirements.

Our debt financing agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender at its option, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. A margin deficit will generally result from any decline in the market value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets subject to the related financing agreement, although in some instances we may agree with the lender upon certain thresholds (in dollar amounts or percentages based on the market value of the assets) that must be exceeded before a margin deficit will arise. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.

On August 7, 2020, PMC entered into a master repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch providing PMC with the ability to finance servicing advances made to support monthly principal and interest to mortgage-backed securities holders as well as other corporate and escrow advances related to servicing delinquent loans. The committed amount available to PMC under the master repurchase agreement is $300 million.

Our Manager continues to explore a variety of additional means of financing our growth,business, including debt financing through bank warehouse lines of credit, repurchase agreements, term financing, securitization transactions and additional equity offerings. However, there can be no assurance as to how much additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the financing will take or that such efforts will be successful.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2021,2022, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.

All debt financing arrangements that matured between March 31, 20212022 and the date of this Report have been renewed, extended or replaced.

The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount advanced by the counterparty and accrued interest) relating to our assets sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized by counterparty below as of March 31, 2021:2022:

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

88,921

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

39,805

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

31,532

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

 

24,887

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC

 

 

21,555

 

Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.

 

 

15,670

 

RBC Capital Markets, L.P.

 

 

15,239

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

 

8,130

 

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

 

4,953

 

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

 

 

3,733

 

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

 

2,439

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

1,704

 

 

 

$

258,568

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and

Counterparty

 

Amount at risk

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

130,166

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC

 

 

75,611

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

32,331

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

30,676

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

26,955

 

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

 

 

18,714

 

Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.

 

 

14,961

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

 

10,807

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

 

9,460

 

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

 

7,646

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

5,141

 

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

 

 

4,488

 

 

 

$

366,956

 


expenses during the reporting period. Certain of these estimates significantly influence the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and they require us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Our critical accounting policies primarily relate to our fair value estimates.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 contains a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which utilize relevant critical accounting estimates.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices, real estate values and other market-based risks. The primary market risks that we are exposed to are real estate risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, inflation risk and market value risk.

Our primary trading asset is our inventory of loans acquired for sale. We believe that such assets’ fair values respond primarily to changes in the market interest rates for comparable recently-originated loans. Our other market-risk assets are a substantial portion of our investments and are primarily comprised of MSRs, ESS, CRT arrangements and MBS. We believe that the fair values of MSRs, ESS and MBS also respond primarily to changes in the market interest rates for comparable loans or yields on MBS. Changes in interest rates are reflected in the prepayment speeds underlying these investments and in the pricing spread (an element of the discount rate) used in their valuation. We believe that the primary market risks to the fair values of our investment in CRT arrangements are changes in market credit spreads and the fair value of the real estate securing the loans underlying such arrangements.

The following sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; only contemplate the movements in the indicated variables; do not incorporate changes to other variables; are subject to the accuracy of various models and assumptions used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect our overall financial performance in such scenarios, including operational adjustments made by management to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, the following estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our mortgage-backed securities as of March 31, 2021,2022, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) changes in interest rates and parallel shifts in the yield curve:

Interest rate shift in basis points

 

-200

 

 

-75

 

 

-50

 

 

50

 

 

75

 

 

200

 

 

-200

 

 

-75

 

 

-50

 

 

50

 

 

75

 

 

200

 

 

(dollar in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Change in fair value

 

$

94,475

 

 

$

72,615

 

 

$

52,209

 

 

$

(59,419

)

 

$

(89,852

)

 

$

(236,629

)

 

$

210,003

 

 

$

114,262

 

 

$

78,404

 

 

$

(83,235

)

 

$

(125,384

)

 

$

(321,360

)

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following tables summarize the estimated change in fair value of MSRs as of March 31, 2021,2022, given several shifts in pricing spread, prepayment speeds and annual per-loan cost of servicing:

Change in fair value attributable to shift in:

 

-20%

 

 

-10%

 

 

-5%

 

 

+5%

 

 

+10%

 

 

+20%

 

 

-20%

 

 

-10%

 

 

-5%

 

 

+5%

 

 

+10%

 

 

+20%

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Prepayment speed

 

$

238,692

 

 

$

114,873

 

 

$

56,384

 

 

$

(54,398

)

 

$

(106,919

)

 

$

(206,727

)

Pricing spread

 

$

165,887

 

 

$

80,440

 

 

$

39,619

 

 

$

(38,465

)

 

$

(75,820

)

 

$

(147,372

)

 

$

193,849

 

 

$

94,365

 

 

$

46,566

 

 

$

(45,375

)

 

$

(89,600

)

 

$

(174,758

)

Prepayment speed

 

$

213,267

 

 

$

102,804

 

 

$

50,496

 

 

$

(48,777

)

 

$

(95,920

)

 

$

(185,623

)

Annual per-loan cost of servicing

 

$

62,838

 

 

$

31,419

 

 

$

15,709

 

 

$

(15,709

)

 

$

(31,419

)

 

$

(62,838

)

 

$

77,859

 

 

$

38,930

 

 

$

19,465

 

 

$

(19,465

)

 

$

(38,930

)

 

$

(77,859

)

CRT arrangements

Following is a summary of the effect on fair value of various changes to the pricing spread input used to estimate the fair value of our CRT arrangements given several shifts in pricing spread:

Pricing spread shift in basis points

 

-100

 

 

-50

 

 

-25

 

 

25

 

 

50

 

 

100

 

 

-100

 

 

-50

 

 

-25

 

 

25

 

 

50

 

 

100

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Change in fair value

 

$

86,597

 

 

$

42,559

 

 

$

21,098

 

 

$

(20,744

)

 

$

(41,143

)

 

$

(80,934

)

 

$

60,842

 

 

$

29,861

 

 

$

14,794

 

 

$

(14,527

)

 

$

(28,793

)

 

$

(56,565

)

Following is a summary of the effect on fair value of various instantaneous changes in home values from those used to estimate the fair value of our CRT arrangements given several shifts:

Property value shift in %

 

-15%

 

 

-10%

 

 

-5%

 

 

5%

 

 

10%

 

 

15%

 

 

-15%

 

 

-10%

 

 

-5%

 

 

5%

 

 

10%

 

 

15%

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Change in fair value

 

$

(89,513

)

 

$

(51,991

)

 

$

(22,776

)

 

$

18,525

 

 

$

33,747

 

 

$

46,209

 

 

$

(47,526

)

 

$

(28,643

)

 

$

(13,223

)

 

$

10,997

 

 

$

20,655

 

 

$

28,963

 


 


Loans at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our loans at fair value held by VIE as of March 31, 2021, net of the effect of changes in fair value of the related asset-backed financing of the VIE at fair value, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) changes in interest rates and parallel shifts in the yield curve:

Interest rate shift in basis points

 

-200

 

 

-75

 

 

-50

 

 

50

 

 

75

 

 

200

 

 

 

(dollar in thousands)

 

Change in fair value

 

$

150

 

 

$

152

 

 

$

120

 

 

$

(195

)

 

$

(323

)

 

$

(1,105

)

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. However, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.

Our management has conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, we may be involved in various legal actions, claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2021,2022, we were not involved in any material legal actions, claims or proceedings.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.2022.

The following table provides information about our repurchases of common shares of beneficial interest (“common shares”) during the quarter ended March 31, 2022:

Period

 

Total

number of

shares

purchased

 

 

Average

price paid

per share

 

 

Total number of

shares

purchased as

part of publicly

announced plans

or programs (1)

 

 

Amount

available for

future share

repurchases

under the

plans or

programs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

January 1, 2022 – January 31, 2022

 

 

197

 

 

$

17.19

 

 

 

197

 

 

$

85,867

 

February 1, 2022 –February 28, 2022

 

 

945

 

 

$

15.86

 

 

 

945

 

 

$

70,878

 

March 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022

 

 

833

 

 

$

16.15

 

 

 

833

 

 

$

57,423

 

(1)

On June 11, 2021, the Company’s board of trustees approved an increase to the Company’s common share repurchase authorization from $300 million to $400 million. Under the repurchase program, as amended, the Company may repurchase up to $400 million of its outstanding common shares.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference   from the

Below-Listed Form (Each Filed under SEC

File Number 14-64423)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporated by

Reference from the

Below-Listed Form

(Each Filed under

SEC File Number

001-34416)

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

Filing Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3.1

 

Declaration of Trust of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, as amended and restated.

 

10-Q

 

November 6, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

 

8-K

 

March 16, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3.3

 

Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the 8.125% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest.

 

8-A

 

March 7, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3.4

 

Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the 8.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest.

 

8-A

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  4.13.5

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated asArticles Supplementary classifying and designating the 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of March 5, 2021, among the Issuer, the Company and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.Beneficial Interest.

 

8-K8-A

 

March 5,August 20, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4.2

Form of 5.500% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.1).

8-K

March 5, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

    4.310.1

 

Amendment No. 4 to Series 2017-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of March 30, 2021, to the Base Indenture dated as of December 20, 2017,February 8, 2022, by and among PMT ISSUER TRUST – FMSR,FSMR, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Corp. and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC.

 

8-K

March 31, 2021

    4.4

Series 2021-FT1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of March 30, 2021, to Base Indenture dated as of December 20, 2017, by and among PMT ISSUER TRUST – FMSR, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Corp. and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.

8-K

March 31, 2021

10.1†

10.2†

10.3†

10.4†

Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P.

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (Net Share Withholding) (2021).

Form of Performance Stock Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (Net Share Withholding) (2021).

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (Non Employee Trustee) (2021).

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

Joint Amendment No. 4 to the Series 2017-VF1 Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 7 to the Pricing Side Letter, dated as of March 30, 2022 by and among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Corp. and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.

*

10.3

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (Non Employee Trustee) (2022).

*

31.1

 

Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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32.1**

 

Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2**

 

Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operation for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020,2021, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020,2021, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 20202021 and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

*

 

 

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 


101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

The certifications attached hereto as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

†        Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 7, 20216, 2022

 

By:

 

/s/ David A. Spector

 

 

 

 

David A. Spector

 

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 7, 20216, 2022

 

By:

 

/s/ Daniel S. Perotti

 

 

 

 

Daniel S. Perotti

 

 

 

 

Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

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