Nationstar Mortgage 10Q 2015 Q2 Quarterly report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015



¨	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: 001-35449

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		45-2156869
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8950 Cypress Waters Blvd Coppell, TX		75019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(469) 549-2000

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 x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes x No ¨

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



Large Accelerated Filer	x	Accelerated Filer	¨

Non-Accelerated Filer	¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company.)	Smaller reporting company	¨

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

Number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of June 30, 2015: 109,734,001

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS



		Page
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

	Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014	3

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	4

	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - For the six months ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and year ended December 31, 2014	5

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	7

	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	9

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	51

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks	78

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	78

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	79

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	79

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	79

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	79

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	80

Item 5.	Other Information	80

Item 6.	Exhibits	81

Signatures

Exhibits

PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	562,939		$	299,002
Restricted cash	387,914			285,530
Mortgage servicing rights, $3,350,298 and $2,949,739 at fair value, respectively	3,360,322			2,961,321
Advances	2,348,114			2,546,362
Reverse mortgage interests	7,424,565			2,453,069
Mortgage loans held for sale	1,906,010			1,277,931
Mortgage loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,549 and $3,531, respectively	182,330			191,569
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $87,468 and $69,721, respectively	134,155			129,611
Derivative financial instruments	108,265			91,051
Other assets	906,889			877,229
Total assets	$	17,321,503		$	11,112,675
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Unsecured senior notes	$	2,158,392		$	2,159,231
Advance facilities	1,826,452			1,901,783
Warehouse facilities	2,152,915			1,572,622
Payables and accrued liabilities	1,390,207			1,322,078
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse	1,287,140			1,080,465
Mortgage servicing liabilities	47,775			65,382
Derivative financial instruments	7,859			18,525
Other nonrecourse debt	6,693,772			1,768,311
Total liabilities	15,564,512			9,888,397
Commitments and contingencies	—			—
Preferred stock at $0.01 par value - 300,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock at $0.01 par value - 1,000,000 shares authorized, 108,881 shares and 90,999 shares issued, respectively	1,084			910
Additional paid-in-capital	1,097,441			587,446
Retained earnings	669,303			643,059
Treasury shares; 858 shares and 602 shares at cost, respectively	(18,637		)	(12,433		)
Total Nationstar stockholders' equity	1,749,191			1,218,982
Noncontrolling interest	7,800			5,296
Total equity	1,756,991			1,224,278
Total liabilities and equity	$	17,321,503		$	11,112,675

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(amounts in thousands, except for earnings per share data)



	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Service related	$	457,723		$	376,817		$	672,846		$	718,528
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	163,886			172,916			330,880			300,852
Total revenues	621,609			549,733			1,003,726			1,019,380
Expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits	198,356			154,052			377,112			310,647
General and administrative	242,629			192,659			447,716			357,197
Total expenses	440,985			346,711			824,828			667,844
Other income (expense):
Interest income	87,155			42,941			130,929			86,884
Interest expense	(147,863		)	(139,422		)	(263,511		)	(296,022		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	95			(953		)	(672		)	1,868
Total other income (expense)	(60,613		)	(97,434		)	(133,254		)	(207,270		)
Income before taxes	120,011			105,588			45,644			144,266
Income tax expense	44,171			38,941			16,646			53,942
Net income	75,840			66,647			28,998			90,324
Less: Net gain (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,281			192			2,754			(167		)
Net income attributable to Nationstar	74,559			66,455			26,244			90,491
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Change in value of designated cash flow hedge, net of tax of $0 and ($1,183), respectively	—			—			—			(1,963		)
Comprehensive income	$	74,559		$	66,455		$	26,244		$	88,528

Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.69		$	0.74		$	0.27		$	1.01
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.69		$	0.74		$	0.26		$	1.01
Weighted average shares:
Basic	107,521			89,465			98,864			89,404
Dilutive effect of stock awards	368			729			548			592
Diluted	107,889			90,194			99,412			89,996
Dividends declared per share	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(amounts in thousands)



	Common Stock Outstanding	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings		Treasury shares			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Nationstar Stockholders' Equity			Non-controlling interests			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	90,330	$	906		$	566,642		$	422,341	$	(6,944	)	$	1,963		$	984,908		$	4,990		$	989,898
Shares (including forfeitures) issued under incentive plan	1,271	4			(4		)	—		—			—			—			—			—
Change in the value of cash flow hedge, net of tax of $1,183	—	—			—			—		—			(1,963		)	(1,963		)	—			(1,963		)
Share-based compensation	—	—			18,565			—		—			—			18,565			—			18,565
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	—	—			2,243			—		—			—			2,243			—			2,243
Shares acquired by Nationstar related to incentive compensation awards	—	—			—			—		(5,489		)	—			(5,489		)	—			(5,489		)
Net income	—	—			—			220,718		—			—			220,718			306			221,024
Balance at December 31, 2014	91,601	910			587,446			643,059		(12,433		)	—			1,218,982			5,296			1,224,278
(unaudited)
Shares (including forfeitures) issued under incentive plan	633	—			—			—		—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	—	(1		)	1			—		—			—			—			(250		)	(250		)
Share-based compensation	—	—			11,313			—		—			—			11,313			—			11,313
Issuance of common stock, net	17,500	175			497,586			—		—			—			497,761			—			497,761
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	—	—			1,095			—		—			—			1,095			—			1,095
Withholding tax related to share based settlement of common stock by management	—	—			—			—		(6,204		)	—			(6,204		)	—			(6,204		)
Net income	—	—			—			26,244		—			—			26,244			2,754			28,998
Balance at June 30, 2015	109,734	1,084			1,097,441			669,303		(18,637		)	—			1,749,191			7,800			1,756,991

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)



	For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Operating Activities
Net income attributable to Nationstar	$	26,244		$	90,491
Reconciliation of net income to net cash attributable to operating activities:
Share-based compensation	11,313			6,868
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(1,095		)	(2,189		)
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	(330,880		)	(300,852		)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	(9,883,868		)	(11,470,908		)
Proceeds on sale of and payments of mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment	9,429,885			12,089,338
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	672			(1,868		)
Cash settlement on derivative financial instruments	—			1,352
Depreciation and amortization	26,627			20,401
Amortization (accretion) of premiums/discounts	(5,190		)	13,037
Fair value changes in excess spread financing	38,951			23,767
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights	183,042			123,573
Fair value change in mortgage servicing rights financing liability	9,640			(49,257		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Advances	217,638			769,754
Reverse mortgage interests	(124,449		)	(413,478		)
Other assets	65,637			223,116
Payables and accrued liabilities	38,697			(260,566		)
Net cash attributable to operating activities	(297,136		)	862,579

Investing Activities
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals	(27,051		)	(23,678		)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred	(500,041		)	(187,803		)
Purchase of reverse mortgage interests, net of participations sold	(4,815,684		)	—
Proceeds on sale of servicer advances	—			512,527
Acquisitions, net	(45,276		)	(18,000		)
Net cash attributable to investing activities	(5,388,052		)	283,046

Continued on following page.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Continued)

(amounts in thousands)



	For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Financing Activities
Transfers (to) / from restricted cash, net	(102,384		)	241,423
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	497,761			—
Debt financing costs	(10,639		)	(9,153		)
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities	580,293			(1,380,793		)
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities	(75,331		)	(76,148		)
Proceeds from HECM securitizations	342,403			—
Repayment of HECM securitizations	(63,013		)	—
Issuance of excess spread financing	258,196			111,118
Repayment of excess spread financing	(100,228		)	(85,257		)
Increase in participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests	4,633,093			192,355
Proceeds from mortgage servicing rights financing	—			52,835
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – Legacy assets	(5,917		)	(7,414		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	1,095			2,189
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting	(6,204		)	(4,755		)
Net cash attributable to financing activities	5,949,125			(963,600		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	263,937			182,025
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	299,002			441,902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	562,939		$	623,927

Supplemental disclosures of cash activities
Cash paid for interest expense	$	262,954		$	256,655
Net cash (received)/paid for income taxes	9,734			(25,540		)
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities
Transfer of mortgage loans held for investment to REO at fair value	$	1,465		$	2,125
Mortgage servicing rights resulting from sale or securitization of mortgage loans	105,506			120,212
Payable to seller of forward mortgage servicing rights	13,492			25,060

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, including its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, Nationstar or the Company), earns fees through the delivery of servicing, origination and transaction based services related principally to single-family residences throughout the United States.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nationstar, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and other entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest, and those variable interest entities (VIEs) where Nationstar's wholly-owned subsidiaries are the primary beneficiaries. Nationstar applies the equity method of accounting to investments when the entity is not a VIE and Nationstar is able to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the policies and procedures of the entity but owns less than 50% of the voting interests. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Results of operations, assets and liabilities of VIEs are included from the date that Nationstar became the primary beneficiary through the date Nationstar ceases to be the primary beneficiary.

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been included. The consolidated interim financial statements of Nationstar have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Nationstar's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2015. The results of operations for the interim periods disclosed are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any future period. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Nationstar evaluated subsequent events through the date these interim consolidated financial statements were issued.

Recent Accounting Developments

In 2015, Nationstar adopted ASU 2014-14. As a result of this adoption, the Company reclassified $22.3 million and $36.0 million of Real Estate Owned to Receivables from trusts, agencies and prior servicers, net, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, both of which are a component of Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, the Company reclassified $69.4 million of real estate owned (previously recorded as a component of other assets) to reverse mortgage interest as of December 31, 2014, on its consolidated balance sheet. Consequently, the presentation is consistent for all periods presented.

Accounting Standards Update 2015-02: Consolidation (Topic 810) - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (ASU 2015-02) changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform when deciding to consolidate a legal entity. This amendment changes the evaluation of whether limited partnerships are variable interest entities or voting interest entities and eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. This amendment also changes the analysis for entities that are involved with variable interest entities and provides an exception for companies with interests in entities that are required to comply with requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds. The amendment is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2015-02.

Accounting Standards Update 2015-03: Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (ASU 2015-03) requires that debt issuance costs be included in the carrying value of the related debt liability, when recognized, on the face of the balance sheet. This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2015-03.

Accounting Standards Update 2015-05 - Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) - Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (ASU 2015-05) was created to eliminate diversity in the reporting of fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement caused by lack of guidance. This update provides that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the license element should be accounted for as other acquired software licenses.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

If the cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license then the fees should be accounted for as a service contract. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2015-05.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity��s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU 2014-15), creates consistency in the disclosures made by an entity when there is doubt that the entity will continue as a going concern. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (ASU 2014-12), requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-12 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operation.

Accounting Standards Update 2015-01: Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items (ASU 2015-01) eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from GAAP. ASU 2015-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of

ASU 2015-01 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-14, Receivables — Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40), Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Loans Upon Foreclosure (ASU 2014-14). This update requires that foreclosed mortgage loans guaranteed by the government be derecognized and a separate other receivable recognized if certain conditions are met. Upon adoption of this ASU, foreclosed loans backed by government guarantees that were previously recorded as a component of Real Estate Owned in Other Assets were reclassified to Reverse Mortgage Interests on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. Consistent with the Company's adoption of ASU 2014-14, prior year amounts were reclassified to be in conformity with the current year presentation. The adoption of ASU 2014-14 did not have an impact to the Company's net income.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-04, Receivables — Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40), Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure (ASU 2014-04). This update requires disclosure of consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process. Consistent with the Company's adoption of ASU 2014-04, the Company made the required disclosure for the current and prior year in the Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Investment footnote. The adoption of ASU 2014-04 did not have an impact to the Company's net income.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

2. Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities



MSRs and Related Liabilities	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
MSRs - Fair Value	$	3,350,298	$	2,949,739
MSRs - LOCOM	10,024		11,582
Mortgage Servicing Rights	3,360,322		2,961,321

Mortgage Servicing Liabilities	47,775		65,382

Excess spread financing - fair value	1,228,070		1,031,035
Mortgage servicing rights financing liability - fair value	59,070		49,430
MSR Related Liabilities (nonrecourse)	$	1,287,140	$	1,080,465

Mortgage Servicing Rights - Fair Value

MSRs - Fair Value consists of rights the Company owns and records as assets to service traditional residential mortgage loans for others either as a result of a purchase transaction or from the sale and securitization of loans originated. MSRs - Fair Value comprise both agency and non-Agency loans. The Company segregates MSRs - Fair Value between credit sensitive and interest sensitive pools. Interest sensitive pools are primarily impacted by changes in forecasted interest rates, which in turn impact voluntary prepayment speeds. Credit sensitive pools are primarily impacted by borrower performance under specified repayment terms, which most directly impacts involuntary prepayments and delinquency rates.

The Company assesses whether acquired portfolios are more credit sensitive or interest sensitive in nature on the date of acquisition. The Company considers numerous factors in making this assessment, including loan-to-value ratios, FICO scores, percentage of portfolio previously modified, portfolio seasoning and similar criteria. Once the determination for a pool is made, it is not changed over time.

Interest sensitive portfolios consist of lower delinquency single-family conforming residential forward mortgage agency loans. Credit sensitive portfolios primarily consist of higher delinquency single-family non-conforming residential forward mortgage loans serviced both for agency and non-Agency investors.

The following table provides a breakdown of the total credit and interest sensitive UPBs for Nationstar's owned MSRs.



	June 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	UPB		Fair Value		UPB		Fair Value
Credit Sensitive	$	247,720,305	$	2,171,954	241,769,601		1,919,290
Interest Sensitive	105,686,989		1,178,344		91,843,044		1,030,449
	$	353,407,294	$	3,350,298	$	333,612,645	$	2,949,739

The activity of MSRs carried at fair value is as follows for the dates indicated:

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Fair value at the beginning of the period	2,949,739			2,488,283
Additions:
Servicing resulting from transfers of financial assets	105,506			120,212
Purchases of servicing assets	494,145			193,677
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model	18,347			24,821
Other changes in fair value	(217,439		)	(148,859		)
Fair value at the end of the period	$	3,350,298		$	2,678,134

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company revised its approach in calculating Other Changes in Fair Value in the above rollforward. Under the revised approach, Nationstar began incorporating scheduled principal payments, which were previously included as a component in the Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions line, as a component in Other changes in fair value. Nationstar has reclassified the amounts presented in the June 30, 2014 rollforward to conform to the current presentation. There was no impact to net income or to the total changes in fair value in the prior period as a result of the reclassified amounts.

Nationstar used the following weighted average assumptions in estimating the fair value of MSRs for the dates indicated:



Credit Sensitive	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Discount rate	11.66	%	11.96	%
Total prepayment speeds	17.05	%	18.58	%
Expected weighted-average life	5.91 years		5.39 years
Interest Sensitive	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Discount rate	9.10	%	9.09	%
Total prepayment speeds	11.68	%	11.27	%
Expected weighted-average life	6.38 years		6.49 years

The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the MSRs using certain unfavorable variations of the expected levels of key assumptions used in valuing these assets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	Discount Rate						Total Prepayment Speeds
	100 bps Adverse Change			200 bps Adverse Change			10% Adverse Change			20% Adverse Change
June 30, 2015
Mortgage servicing rights	$	(135,060	)	$	(247,779	)	$	(130,260	)	$	(249,466	)
December 31, 2014
Mortgage servicing rights	$	(110,900	)	$	(207,295	)	$	(112,603	)	$	(199,078	)

These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be evaluated with care. The effect on fair value of a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be determined because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the fair value may not be linear. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor may lead to changes in other factors, which could impact the above hypothetical effects.

MSRs - LOCOM

Nationstar owns the right to service certain reverse mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $31.8 billion and $28.0 billion as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Nationstar carries these mortgage servicing rights at the lower of cost or market and performs an impairment analysis at the end of each reporting period. In determining fair value for the purpose of impairment, Nationstar utilizes a variety of assumptions, with the primary assumptions including discount rates, prepayment

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

speeds, home price index, collateral values and the expected weighted average life. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, no impairment was identified. Interest and servicing fees collected on reverse mortgage interests are included as a component of either interest income or service related revenues based on whether Nationstar acquired the related borrower draws from a predecessor servicer or funded borrower draws under its obligation to service the related Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) subsequent to the acquisition of the rights to service these loans.

The activity of MSRs carried at amortized cost is as follows for the dates indicated:



	For the six months ended June 30,
	2015						2014
	Assets			Liabilities			Assets			Liabilities
Activity of MSRs at amortized cost
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	11,582		$	65,382		$	14,879		$	82,521
Additions:
Purchase /Assumptions of servicing rights/obligations	—			—			—			—
Deductions:
Amortization/Accretion	(1,558		)	(17,607		)	(1,564		)	(2,029		)
Balance at end of the period	$	10,024		$	47,775		$	13,315		$	80,492
Fair value at end of period	$	31,636		$	39,042		$	36,997		$	62,680

For the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company accreted $17.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of the mortgage servicing liability as a result of increased HECM loan repurchase activity. Issuers of HECMs are responsible for repurchasing any loans out of the HMBS pool when the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM loan is equal to or greater than 98% of the lesser of the appraised value of the underlying property at origination or $625 thousand.

Excess Spread Financing at Fair Value

In conjunction with Nationstar's acquisition of certain MSRs on various pools of residential mortgage loans (the Portfolios), Nationstar has entered into sale and assignment agreements with certain entities formed by New Residential Investment Corp. (New Residential) in which New Residential and/or certain funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) own an interest. Nationstar, in transactions accounted for as financing arrangements, sold to such entities the right to receive a specified percentage of the excess cash flow generated from the Portfolios after receipt of a fixed basic servicing fee per loan. Nationstar has elected fair value accounting for these financing agreements.

Servicing fees associated with a traditional MSR can be segregated into a base servicing fee and an excess servicing fee. The base servicing fee, along with ancillary income, is meant to cover costs incurred to service the specified pool plus a reasonable profit margin. The remaining servicing fee is considered excess.

Nationstar retains all the base servicing fee and ancillary revenues associated with servicing the Portfolios and the retained portion of the excess servicing fee. Nationstar continues to be the servicer of the Portfolios and provides all servicing and advancing functions. New Residential has no prior or ongoing obligations associated with the Portfolios.

Contemporaneous with the above, Nationstar entered into refinanced loan agreements with New Residential. Should Nationstar refinance any loan in the Portfolios, subject to certain limitations, Nationstar will be required to transfer the new loan or a replacement loan of similar economic characteristics into the Portfolios. The new or replacement loan will be governed by the same terms set forth in the sale and assignment agreement described above.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

The range of various assumptions used in Nationstar's valuation of Excess Spread financing were as follows:



Excess Spread financing	Prepayment Speeds	Average Life (years)	Discount Rate	Recapture Rate
June 30, 2015
Low	7.2%	3.9 years	8.5%	6.8%
High	17.3%	8.6 years	14.2%	30.3%
December 31, 2014
Low	6.2%	4.0 years	8.5%	6.7%
High	19.4%	7.1 years	14.2%	31.3%

The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the fair value of excess spread financing using certain unfavorable variations of the expected levels of key assumptions used in valuing these liabilities at the dates indicated:



	Discount Rate				Total Prepayment Speeds
	100 bps Adverse Change		200 bps Adverse Change		10% Adverse Change		20% Adverse Change
June 30, 2015
Excess spread financing	$	40,932	$	86,191	$	33,607	$	71,308
December 31, 2014
Excess spread financing	$	36,632	$	75,964	$	33,618	$	70,379

As the cash flow assumptions utilized in determining the fair value amounts in the excess spread financing are based on the related cash flow assumptions utilized in the financed MSRs, any fair value changes recognized in the MSRs would inherently have an inverse impact on the carrying amount in the related excess spread financing. For example, while an increase in discount rates would negatively impact the value of the Company's MSRs, it would reduce the carrying value of the associated excess spread financing liability.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing

From December 2013 through June 2014, Nationstar entered into agreements to sell a contractually specified base fee component of certain MSRs and servicer advances under specified terms to New Residential and certain unaffiliated third-parties. Nationstar continues to be the named servicer and, for accounting purposes, ownership of the mortgage servicing rights continues to reside with Nationstar. Nationstar continues to account for the MSRs on its consolidated balance sheets. In addition, Nationstar records a MSRs financing liability associated with this financing transaction. See Note 18, Disclosures Related to Transactions with Affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC for additional information.

Nationstar has elected to measure the mortgage servicing rights financings at fair value with all changes in fair value recorded as a charge or credit to servicing related revenue in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The weighted average assumptions used in Nationstar's valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing were as follows:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Advance financing rates	2.79	%	2.79	%
Annual advance recovery rates	24.67	%	27.55	%

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

3. Advances



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014

Advances	$	2,348,114	$	2,546,362

Servicing advances on non-Agency securities are typically recovered first at a loan-level from proceeds of the mortgage loans for which the advance was made, and then if loan-level funds are determined to be ultimately insufficient, from cash collected from all borrowers in a securitization trust. For advances on agency securities, servicing advances represent a receivable from the respective agency and are recovered from cash collections in a securitization trust and/or a requested reimbursement from the agency.

Nationstar accretes purchase discounts into interest income as the related servicer advances are recovered. During the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company accreted $0.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of the purchase discounts from recovered servicer advances. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014, the Company accreted $3.4 million and $8.4 million respectively, of the purchase discounts from recovered servicer advanced into interest income.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Nationstar carried an allowance for uncollectible servicer advances of $13.9 million and $9.2 million, respectively. Advances balances are reflected net of these reserves.

4. Reverse mortgage interests



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Participating interests	$	6,015,287		$	1,363,225
Other interests securitized	548,276			341,268
Unsecuritized interests	874,388			752,801
Allowance for losses - reverse mortgage interests	(13,386		)	(4,225		)
Total reverse mortgage interests	$	7,424,565		$	2,453,069

Participating interests consists of Nationstar HECM loans and related advances that have been securitized through the issuance of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Backed Securities (HMBS) guaranteed by Ginnie Mae to third party security holders. In May, 2015, the Company paid $192 million funded from cash on hand to Generation Mortgage and received reverse mortgage net assets valued at $233 million, comprised of $4.9 billion of UPB assets and $4.6 billion of assumed liabilities.

Other interests securitized consists of reverse mortgage interests which have been transferred to private securitization trusts and are subject to nonrecourse debt. Nationstar evaluated these trusts and concluded that they meet the definition of a VIE and Nationstar is the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, these transactions are treated as secured borrowings and both the reverse mortgage interests and the related indebtedness are retained on Nationstar’s balance sheet. See Note 8, Indebtedness and Note 10, Securitizations and Financing.

In December 2014, Nationstar Mortgage LLC completed the securitization of approximately $343.6 million in Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2014-1Mortgage Backed Securities. The notes were issued under two separate classes, comprised of Class A Notes and Class M Notes. As part of the securitization, Nationstar retained a portion of the offered Class A notes of approximately $70.4 million as well as the Class M Notes with an outstanding note balance of $36.2 million. A portion of the notes retained by Nationstar represent subordinated beneficial interests. In the first quarter 2015, the Company sold the remaining retained portions of the Class A and the Class M notes for total proceeds of $73.1 million.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

In the second quarter of 2015, the company issued $269.4 million of notes through a private mortgage-backed securities issuance; secured with non-performing HECM loans and REO properties acquired from a Ginnie Mae sponsored HECM mortgage-backed security. The notes have a final maturity date of May 2018. This transaction was accounted for as a secured borrowing, the related financial assets will continue to be recorded at lower of cost or market with a corresponding liability to other non-recourse debt. No portion of the notes were retained by the Company as of June 30, 2015.

Unsecuritized interests consist primarily of (1) recently funded borrower draws; (2) Ginnie Mae HECMs that have been repurchased out of a Ginnie Mae HECM securitization that have reached 98% or more of the maximum claim amount; (3) repurchased Ginnie Mae HECM interests that have been assigned to the FHA for reimbursement; (4) foreclosed assets; (5) advances made on inactive loans that cannot be securitized due to the delinquency status; and (6) accounts receivable related to FHA claims. Under the Ginnie Mae HMBS program, the Company is required to repurchase a HECM loan from the HMBS pool when the outstanding principal balance of the HECM loan is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount. Nationstar routinely securitizes eligible reverse mortgage interests. As stated above, these transactions are treated as secured borrowings with both the reverse mortgage interests and related indebtedness retained on Nationstar’s balance sheet.

Nationstar evaluates its reverse mortgage interests on a periodic basis. As of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, no impairment was recorded.

5. Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Investment

Mortgage loans held for sale

Nationstar maintains a strategy of originating mortgage loan products primarily for the purpose of selling to government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) or other third-party investors, primarily Ginnie Mae, in the secondary market. Nationstar primarily focuses on assisting customers currently in the Company's servicing portfolio with refinances of loans or new home purchases (referred to as recapture). Generally, all newly originated mortgage loans held for sale are delivered to third-party purchasers or securitized shortly after origination on a servicing-retained basis.

Mortgage loans held for sale consist of the following for the dates indicated:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage loans held for sale – unpaid principal balance	$	1,854,736	$	1,218,596
Mark-to-market adjustment⁽¹⁾	51,274		59,335
Total mortgage loans held for sale	$	1,906,010	$	1,277,931

⁽¹⁾ The mark-to-market adjustment is reflected in net gain on mortgage loans held for sale on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

The total UPB of mortgage loans held for sale on nonaccrual status was as follows for the dates indicated:



	June 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Mortgage loans held for sale - unpaid principal balance	UPB		Fair Value		UPB		Fair Value
Nonaccrual	$	27,381	$	24,812	$	31,968	$	26,022

The total UPB of mortgage loans held for sale for which the Company has begun formal foreclosure proceedings was as follows for the dates indicated:



Mortgage loans held for sale - unpaid principal balance	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Foreclosure	$	15,706	$	17,493

A reconciliation of the changes in mortgage loans held for sale for the dates indicated is presented in the following table:

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	For the six months ended
	June 30, 2015			June 30, 2014
Mortgage loans held for sale – beginning balance	$	1,277,931		$	2,603,380
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	9,854,949			11,470,908
Proceeds on sale of and payments of mortgage loans held for sale	(9,420,331		)	(12,089,338		)
Gain on Sale of Mortgage Loans⁽¹⁾	196,727			241,971
Transfer of mortgage loans held for sale to held for investment or other assets	(3,266		)	(2,100		)
Mortgage loans held for sale – ending balance	$	1,906,010		$	2,224,821

⁽¹⁾The gain on sale of mortgage loans is reflected in net gain on mortgage loans held for sale on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Included in Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees are loans repurchased out of Ginnie Mae pools where we are the named servicer. As named servicer, Nationstar has the right to repurchase any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days. The majority of Ginnie Mae repurchased loans are repurchased solely with the intent to repool into new Ginnie Mae securitizations or to otherwise sell to third-party investors. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, Nationstar repurchased loans from Ginnie Mae securitization pools $0.9 billion and $2.3 billion of mortgage loans, respectively.

Mortgage loans held for investment, net

Mortgage loans held for investment, net as of the dates indicated include:



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Mortgage loans held for investment, net – unpaid principal balance	$	263,581		$	276,820
Transfer discount:
Accretable	(13,825		)	(15,503		)
Non-accretable	(63,877		)	(66,217		)
Allowance for loan losses	(3,549		)	(3,531		)
Total mortgage loans held for investment, net	$	182,330		$	191,569

The changes in accretable yield on loans transferred to mortgage loans held for investment, net were as follows:



	For the six months ended June 30, 2015			For the year ended December 31, 2014
Accretable Yield
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	15,503		$	17,362
Accretion	(1,406		)	(2,955		)
Reclassifications from (to) nonaccretable discount	(272		)	1,096
Balance at the end of the period	$	13,825		$	15,503

Nationstar may periodically modify the terms of any outstanding mortgage loans held for investment, net for loans that are either in default or in imminent default. Modifications often involve reduced payments by borrowers, modification of the original terms of the mortgage loans, forgiveness of debt and/or modified servicing advances. As a result of the volume of modification agreements entered into, the estimated average outstanding life in this pool of mortgage loans has been extended. Nationstar records interest income on the transferred loans on a level-yield method. To maintain a level-yield on these transferred loans over the estimated extended life, Nationstar reclassified approximately $0.3 million of transfer discount to non-accretable yield for the six months ended June 30, and $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Furthermore, Nationstar considers the decrease in principal, interest, and other cash flows expected to be collected arising from the transferred loans as an impairment.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Loan delinquency and Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV) are common credit quality indicators that Nationstar monitors and utilizes in

its evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, of which the primary indicator of credit quality is loan delinquency status. LTV refers to the ratio of the loan’s unpaid principal balance to the property’s collateral value. Loan delinquencies and unpaid principal balances are updated monthly based upon collection activity. Collateral values are updated from third party providers on a periodic basis. The collateral values used to derive LTV’s are obtained at various dates, but the majority were within the last twenty-four months. For an event requiring a decision based at least in part on the collateral value, the Company takes its last known value provided by a third party and then adjusts the value based on the applicable home price index.The total UPB of mortgage loans held for investment for which the Company has begun formal foreclosure proceedings was as follows for the dates indicated:



Mortgage loans held for investment - unpaid principal balance	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Foreclosure	$	47,688	$	52,769

6. Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Receivables from trusts, agencies and prior servicers, net	$	389,583	$	386,166
Accrued revenues	161,110		154,436
Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae	133,928		131,592
Goodwill	68,479		54,701
Deferred financing costs	49,344		46,986
Intangible assets	46,633		19,622
Prepaid expenses	12,559		9,837
Accrued interest	1,644		1,890
Real estate owned (REO), net	1,713		1,625
Other	41,896		70,374
Total other assets	$	906,889	$	877,229

For certain loans that Nationstar sold to Ginnie Mae, Nationstar as the issuer has the unilateral right to repurchase, without Ginnie Mae’s prior authorization, any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days. Once Nationstar has the unilateral right to repurchase a delinquent loan, Nationstar has effectively regained control over the loan, and under GAAP, must re-recognize the loan on its consolidated balance sheets and establish a corresponding repurchase liability regardless of Nationstar’s intention to repurchase the loan. Nationstar’s re-recognized loans included in other assets and the corresponding liability in payables and accrued liabilities was $133.9 million at June 30, 2015 and $131.6 million at December 31, 2014.

Acquisitions

In January 2015, Xome Holdings LLC (previously known as Solutionstar Holdings LLC hereafter referred to a Xome^SM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationstar, acquired Experience 1, Inc., the holding company for Title365, Trusted Signing, and technology subsidiaries X1 Labs and X1 Analytics (collectively, Title365), a technology services provider for title insurance and escrow services. The total consideration transferred for the acquisition was $36.0 million in cash. Related to the acquisition, the Company recorded an additional $16.8 million related to goodwill and $14.2 million in intangible assets. The recognized intangible assets primarily relate to customer relationships, trade names and technology.

In May 2015, Xome^SM acquired Quantarium, LLC, a real estate analytics company that has developed industry-leading automated home valuation models utilizing advanced statistical methods and complex proprietary algorithms. In June 2015, Xome acquired substantially all of the assets of GoPaperless Solutions, a leader in digital signature and document management Software-as-a-

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Service solutions. GoPaperless will be integrated into the Xome.com platform during the third quarter. Related to the acquisitions, the company tentatively recorded an additional $4 million related to goodwill and $10 million in intangible assets pending a final valuation.

7. Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives instruments utilized by Nationstar primarily include interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs), Loan Purchase Commitments (LPCs), Forward MBS trades, Eurodollar futures and interest rate swap agreements.

Nationstar enters into IRLCs with prospective borrowers. These commitments are carried at fair value, with any changes in fair value recorded in earnings as a component of net gain on mortgage loans held for sale. The estimated fair values of IRLCs are based on the fair value of the related mortgage loans which is based on observable market data and is recorded in derivative financial instruments within the consolidated balance sheets. Nationstar adjusts the outstanding IRLCs with prospective borrowers based on an expectation that it will be exercised and the loan will be funded.

Nationstar actively manages the risk profiles of its IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale on a daily basis. To manage the price risk associated with IRLCs, Nationstar enters into forward sales of MBS in an amount equal to the portion of the IRLC expected to close, assuming no change in mortgage interest rates. In addition, to manage the interest rate risk associated with mortgage loans held for sale, Nationstar enters into forward sale commitments to deliver mortgage loan inventory to investors. The estimated fair values of forward sales of MBS and forward sale commitments are based on exchange prices or the dealer market price and are recorded as a component of derivative financial instruments and mortgage loans held for sale, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The initial and subsequent changes in value on forward sales of MBS and forward sale commitments are a component of net gain on mortgage loans held for sale.

Nationstar may occasionally enter into contracts with other mortgage lenders to purchase residential mortgage loans at a future date, which are referred to as LPCs. LPCs are accounted for as derivatives and recorded at fair value in derivative financial instruments on Nationstar's consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent changes in LPCs are recorded as a charge or credit to net gain on mortgage loans held for sale.

In addition, Nationstar enters into Eurodollar futures contracts to replicate the economic hedging results achieved with interest rate swaps or offset the changes in value of its forward sales of certain agency securities. The Company has not designated its futures contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. As a result, realized and unrealized changes in fair value are recognized in net gain on mortgage loans held for sale in the period in which the changes occur.

Periodically, Nationstar has entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the interest payment on the warehouse debt and

securitization of its mortgage loans held for sale. These interest rate swap agreements generally require Nationstar to pay a fixed interest rate and receive a variable interest rate based on LIBOR. Unless designated as an accounting hedge, Nationstar records gains and losses on interest rate swaps as a component of gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and caps in Nationstar’s consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss). Unrealized losses on designated interest rate derivatives are separately disclosed under operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Historically, Nationstar has entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the interest payments associated with its outstanding floating rate financing servicer advance facilities. Prior to March 31, 2014, certain of these derivatives were designated as cash flow hedges and were recorded at fair value on Nationstar's balance sheet, with any change in fair value being recorded as an adjustment to other comprehensive income. On March 31, 2014, the Company designated the remainder of the interest rate swap agreements, with any further changes in fair value being recorded as a charge to gain or loss in interest rate swaps and caps in Nationstar's consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss).

Associated with the Company's forward MBS trades are $13.9 million and $9.8 million in collateral deposits on derivative instruments recorded in payables and accrued liabilities and other assets, respectively, on the Company's balance sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and the amounts collected and/or deposited on derivative instruments in its consolidated balance sheets.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Nationstar entered into two interest rate caps with notional values of $800 million and $400 million, respectively, to mitigate interest rate risk. The interest rate caps expire during 2016.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

The following tables provide the outstanding notional balances and fair values of outstanding positions for the dates indicated, and recorded gains/(losses) during the periods indicated:



	Expiration Dates	Outstanding Notional		Fair Value			Recorded Gains / (Losses)
For the six months ended June 30, 2015
ASSETS
MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR SALE
Loan sale commitments	2015	$	1,000	$	37		$	41
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
IRLCs	2015	2,998,234		81,205			(6,660		)
Forward MBS trades	2015	3,138,409		22,864			22,580
LPCs	2015	313,444		4,196			2,197
Interest rate and caps	2015-2016	1,200,000		—			—
LIABILITIES
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
IRLCs	2015	43,129		206			(199		)
Forward MBS trades	2015	1,386,757		3,691			14,669
LPCs	2015	559,260		3,787			(3,739		)
Interest rate swaps and caps	2017	29,958		57			(672		)
Eurodollar futures	2015-2017	120,000		118			(111		)

For the year ended December 31, 2014
ASSETS
MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR SALE
Loan sale commitments	2015	$	1,666	$	(4	)	$	(11	)
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
IRLCs	2015	2,556,169		87,902			774
Forward MBS trades	2015	319,112		284			(31,982		)
LPCs	2015	287,089		1,999			1,206
Interest rate swaps and caps	2017	124,650		865			(1,673		)
Eurodollar futures	2015-2017	40,000		1			1
LIABILITIES
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
IRLCs	2015	865		7			2,691
Interest rate swaps on ABS debt	2015-2017	105,681		103			731
Forward MBS trades	2015	2,958,700		18,360			(15,055		)
LPCs	2015	30,494		48			1,641
Eurodollar futures	2015-2017	80,000		7			(7		)

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

8. Indebtedness

Notes Payable



						June 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Collateral	Capacity Amount		Outstanding		Collateral Pledged		Outstanding		Collateral pledged
Advance Facilities
MBS advance financing facility	LIBOR+2.50% to 4.00%	March 2016	Servicing advance receivables	$	130,000	$	63,770	$	69,505	$	363,014	$	418,126
Securities repurchase facility (2011)	LIBOR +3.50%	90 day revolving	Nonrecourse debt - Legacy Assets	—		35,058		55,603		34,613		55,603
Nationstar agency advance financing facility ⁽¹⁾	LIBOR+1.20% to 3.75%	October 2015	Servicing advance receivables	1,300,000		1,061,500		1,195,152		805,706		885,115
MBS advance financing facility (2012)	LIBOR+5.00%	April 2016	Servicing advance receivables	50,000		45,510		54,441		42,472		50,758
Nationstar Mortgage Advance Receivable Trust	LIBOR+1.15% to 5.30%	June 2018	Servicing advance receivables	500,000		411,563		475,978		419,170		471,243
MBS servicer advance facility (2014)	LIBOR+3.50%	September 2015	Servicing advance receivables	100,000		99,820		166,954		79,084		138,010
Nationstar servicer advance receivables trust 2014 - BC	LIBOR+1.50% to 3.00%	November 2015	Servicing advance receivables	200,000		109,231		120,719		106,115		121,030
Securities repurchase facility (2014)	LIBOR+1.50% to 2.00%	November 2017	Securities	—		—		—		51,609		74,525
						$	1,826,452	$	2,138,352	$	1,901,783	$	2,214,410

						June 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Collateral	Capacity Amount		Outstanding		Collateral Pledged		Outstanding		Collateral pledged
Warehouse Facilities
$1.3 billion warehouse facility	LIBOR+2.00% to 2.875%	October 2015	Mortgage loans or MBS	$	1,300,000	$	710,840	$	757,426	$	663,167	$	697,257
$1.0 billion warehouse facility	LIBOR+1.75% to 3.25%	June 2016	Mortgage loans or MBS	1,000,000		619,540		675,637		307,294		320,285
$500 million warehouse facility	LIBOR+1.75% to 2.75%	September 2015	Mortgage loans or MBS	500,000		299,800		307,209		176,194		179,994
$500 million warehouse facility	LIBOR+ 1.50% to 2.00%	July 2015	Mortgage loans or MBS	500,000		292,608		310,047		183,290		192,990
$350 million warehouse facility	LIBOR+2.20% to 4.50%	March 2016	Mortgage loans or MBS	350,000		115,443		124,151		210,049		223,849
$200 million warehouse facility	LIBOR+1.50%	April 2016	Mortgage loans or MBS	200,000		40,029		42,560		—		—
$75 million warehouse facility (HCM) ⁽²⁾	LIBOR+ 2.25% to 2.875%	October 2015	Mortgage loans or MBS	75,000		49,337		51,944		23,949		29,324
$50 million warehouse facility (HCM)	LIBOR + 2.50% to 2.75%	November 2015	Mortgage loans or MBS	50,000		25,318		26,381		8,679		9,044
ASAP+ facility	LIBOR+1.50%	Up to 45 days	GSE mortgage loans or GSE MBS	—		—		—		—		—
						$	2,152,915	$	2,295,355	$	1,572,622	$	1,652,743

Mortgage loans						$	1,735,473	$	1,842,445	$	1,196,956	$	1,241.043
Reverse mortgage interests						$	417,442	$	452,910	$	375,666	$	411,700

⁽¹⁾ This facility has both variable funding notes (VFN) and term notes. Nationstar issued $300.0 million in term notes to institutional investors of which $100.0 million remains outstanding. The notes have a weighted average interest rate of 2.20% and a weighted average term of 5 years.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

⁽²⁾ This facility is a sublimit of the $1.3 billion facility specific to Home Community Mortgage (HCM).

Unsecured Senior Notes

A summary of the balances of Unsecured Senior Notes is presented below:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
$475 million face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due August 2018	$	475,000	$	475,000
$375 million face value, 9.625% interest rate payable semi-annually, due May 2019	378,153		378,555
$400 million face value, 7.875% interest rate payable semi-annually, due October 2020	400,495		400,541
$600 million face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due July 2021	604,745		605,135
$300 million face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due June 2022	300,000		300,000
Total	$	2,158,392	$	2,159,231

The indentures for the Unsecured Senior Notes contain various covenants and restrictions that limit Nationstar's ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make certain investments, create liens, consolidate, merge or sell substantially all of its assets, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The indentures contain certain events of default, including (subject, in some cases, to customary cure periods and materiality thresholds) defaults based on (i) the failure to make payments under the indenture when due, (ii) breach of covenants, (iii) cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, (iv) certain bankruptcy or insolvency events, (v) material judgments and (vi) invalidity of material guarantees.

The indentures for the Unsecured Senior Notes provide that Nationstar may redeem all or a portion of the notes prior to certain fixed dates by paying a make-whole premium plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates. In addition, Nationstar may redeem all or a portion of the senior notes at any time on or after certain fixed dates at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the indentures plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates.

Additionally, the indentures provide that on or before certain fixed dates, Nationstar may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at fixed redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates, subject to compliance with certain conditions.

The ratios included in the indentures for the Unsecured senior notes are incurrence-based compared to the customary ratio covenants that are often found in credit agreements that require a company to maintain a certain ratio.

As of June 30, 2015, the expected maturities of Nationstar's Unsecured Senior Notes based on contractual maturities are as follows:



Year	Amount
2015	$	—
2016	—
2017	—
2018	475,000
2019	375,000
Thereafter	1,300,000
Total	$	2,150,000

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Other Nonrecourse Debt

A summary of the balances of other nonrecourse debt is presented below:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Participating interest financing	$	6,084,064	$	1,433,145
2014-1 HECM securitization	275,138		259,328
2015-1 HECM securitization	263,901		—
Nonrecourse debt - Legacy Assets	70,669		75,838
Total	$	6,693,772	$	1,768,311

Participating Interest Financing

Participating interest financing represents the issuance of pools of HMBS to third-party security holders which are guaranteed by certain GSEs. Nationstar has accounted for the securitization of these advances in the related HECM loans as secured borrowings, retaining the initial reverse mortgage interests on its consolidated balance sheet, and recording the pooled HMBS as participating interest financing liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Monthly cash flows generated from the HECM loans are used to service the HMBS through securitization of advances on the HECM loans. The increase in participating interest financing and related reverse mortgage interests for the period ending June 30, 2015 is due to the acquisition from Generations mortgage. The interest rate is based on the underlying HMBS rate with a range of 0.14% to 6.98%. The participating interest financing was $6.1 billion and $1.4 billion at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

HECM Securitizations

From time to time, Nationstar securitizes its interests in reverse mortgages. The transactions provide investors with the ability to invest in a pool of non-performing home equity conversion reverse mortgage loans that are covered by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance and secured by one to four-family residential properties and a pool of REO properties acquired through foreclosure or grant of a deed in lieu of foreclosure in connection with reverse mortgage loans that are covered by FHA insurance. The transaction provides Nationstar with access to liquidity for the acquired non-performing HECM loan portfolio, ongoing servicing fees, and potential residual returns. The transactions are structured as secured borrowings with the reverse mortgage loans included in the consolidated financial statements as Reverse Mortgage Interests and the related financing included in other nonrecourse debt. The nonrecourse debt totaled $539.0 million and $259.3 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

In June 2015, Nationstar Mortgage LLC completed the securitization of approximately $269.4 million in Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2015-1Mortgage Backed Securities. The notes were issued under two separate classes, comprised of Class A Notes and Class M Notes. No portion of the notes were retained by the Company.

Nonrecourse Debt–Legacy Assets

In November 2009, Nationstar completed the securitization of approximately $222.0 million of Asset Backed Securities (ABS), which was accounted for as a secured borrowing. This structure resulted in Nationstar carrying the securitized mortgage loans on

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Nationstar’s consolidated balance sheet and recognizing the asset-backed certificates acquired by third parties as nonrecourse debt of $70.7 million at June 30, 2015 and $75.8 million at June 30, 2014. The principal and interest on these notes are paid using the cash flows from the underlying mortgage loans, which serve as collateral for the debt. The interest rate paid on the outstanding securities is 7.50%, which is subject to an available funds cap. The total outstanding principal balance on the underlying mortgage loans serving as collateral for the debt was approximately $262.1 million and $268.2 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The timing of the principal payments on this nonrecourse debt is dependent on the payments received on the underlying mortgage loans. The unpaid principal balance on the outstanding notes was $82.3 million and $88.2 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Financial Covenants

The Company's borrowing arrangements and credit facilities contain various financial covenants which primarily relate to required tangible net worth amounts, liquidity reserves, leverage requirements, and profitability requirements. As of June 30, 2015, management believes Nationstar was in compliance with its financial covenants.

Nationstar is required to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of at least $685 million as of each quarter-end related to its outstanding Master Repurchase Agreements on its outstanding repurchase facilities. As of June 30, 2015, Nationstar was in compliance with these minimum tangible net worth requirements.

9. Payables and Accrued Liabilities

Payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following:



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Payables to servicing and subservicing investors	$	416,383	$	329,306
Accrued interest	60,550		59,708
Loans subject to repurchase from Ginnie Mae	133,928		131,592
Taxes	101,810		96,237
Payable to insurance carriers and insurance cancellation reserves	104,749		163,381
Accrued bonus and payroll	74,923		85,366
Repurchase reserves	28,831		29,165
MSR purchases payable including advances	23,098		45,697
Other	445,935		381,626
Total payables and accrued liabilities	$	1,390,207	$	1,322,078

Payables to servicing and subservicing investors

Payables to servicing and subservicing investors represent amounts due to investors in connection with loans serviced and that

are paid from collections of the underlying loans, insurance proceeds or at time of property disposal.

Payable to insurance carriers and insurance cancellation reserves

Payable to insurance carriers and insurance cancellation reserves consist of insurance premiums received from borrower payments awaiting disbursement to the insurance carrier and/or amounts due to third party investors on liquidated loans.

10. Securitizations and Financings

Variable Interest Entities

In the normal course of business, Nationstar enters into various types of on- and off-balance sheet transactions with special purpose entities (SPEs), which primarily consists of securitization trusts established for a limited purpose. Generally, these SPEs are formed for the purpose of securitization transactions in which Nationstar transfers assets to an SPE, which then issues to investors various forms of interests in those assets. In these securitization transactions, Nationstar typically receives cash and/or other interests in the SPE as proceeds for the transferred assets. Nationstar will typically retain the right to service the transferred receivables and

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

to repurchase the transferred receivables from the SPE if the outstanding balance of the receivables falls to a level where the cost exceeds the benefits of servicing the transferred receivables.

The Company evaluates its interests in each SPE for classification as a Variable Interest Entity (VIE). When an SPE meets the definition of a VIE and the Company determines that Nationstar is the primary beneficiary, the Company includes the SPE in its consolidated financial statements.

Nationstar has determined that the SPEs created in connection with the (i) Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust 2009-A, (ii) Nationstar Mortgage Advance Receivables Trust, (iii) Nationstar Agency Advance Financing Facility, and (iv) Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, 2014 BC should be consolidated as Nationstar is the primary beneficiary. Also, Nationstar consolidates two reverse mortgage SPE’s which are (v) Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2014-1 and (vi) Nationstar HECM Loan Trust 2015-1 as Nationstar has determined that it is the primary beneficiary.

Nationstar evaluates its interests in certain entities to determine if these entities meet the definition of a VIE and whether the Company is the primary beneficiary and should consolidate the entity based on the variable interests it held both at inception and when there is a change in circumstances that require a reconsideration.

A summary of the assets and liabilities of Nationstar’s transactions with VIEs included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements is presented below for the periods indicated:



	June 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings		Reverse Secured Borrowings		Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings		Reverse Secured Borrowings
ASSETS
Restricted cash	$	169,827	$	11,956	$	90,068	$	15,578
Reverse mortgage interests	—		6,563,553		—		1,642,789
Advances	1,791,849		—		1,477,388		—
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	181,154		—		189,456		—
Derivative financial instruments	—		—		865		—
Other assets	2,726		—		2,678		—
Total Assets	$	2,145,556	$	6,575,509	$	1,760,455	$	1,658,367
LIABILITIES
Advance facilities	$	1,582,294	$	—	$	1,330,991	$	—
Payables and accrued liabilities	1,799		377		1,596		186
Nonrecourse debt–Legacy Assets	70,669		—		75,838		—
2014-1 HECM Securitization	—		275,138		—		259,328
2015-1 HECM Securitization	—		263,901		—		—
Participating interest financing	—		6,084,064		—		1,433,145
Total Liabilities	$	1,654,762	$	6,623,480	$	1,408,425	$	1,692,659

Securitizations Treated as Sales

When Nationstar sells mortgage loans in securitization transactions structured as sales, it may retain one or more bond classes and servicing rights in the securitization. Gains and losses on the assets transferred are recognized based on the carrying amount of the financial assets involved in the transfer, allocated between the assets transferred and the retained interests based on their relative fair value at the date of transfer, other than MSRs. Retained MSRs are recorded at their fair value on the transfer date.

A summary of the outstanding collateral and certificate balances for securitization trusts for which Nationstar was the transferor, including any retained beneficial interests and MSRs, that were not consolidated by Nationstar for the periods indicated are as follows:

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Total collateral balances	$	3,027,803	$	3,258,472
Total certificate balances	3,062,887		3,297,256

Nationstar has not retained any variable interests in the unconsolidated securitization trusts that were outstanding as of June 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014, and therefore does not have a significant maximum exposure to loss related to these unconsolidated VIEs.

A summary of mortgage loans transferred by Nationstar to unconsolidated securitization trusts that are 60 days or more past due

and the credit losses incurred in the unconsolidated securitization trusts are presented below:



Principal Amount of Loans 60 Days or More Past Due	June 30, 2015		June 30, 2014
Unconsolidated securitization trusts	$	730,235	$	936,178



	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
Credit Losses	2015		2014		2015		2014
Unconsolidated securitization trusts	$	57,759	$	80,890	$	115,220	$	147,432

Certain cash flows received from securitization trusts related to the transfers of mortgage loans accounted for as sales for the dates indicated were as follows:



	For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
	2015				2014				2015				2014
	Servicing Fees Received		Loan Repurchases		Servicing Fees Received		Loan Repurchases		Servicing Fees Received		Loan Repurchases		Servicing Fees Received		Loan Repurchases
Unconsolidated securitization trusts	$	6,491	$	—	$	10,408	$	—	$	12,864	$	—	$	18,186	$	—

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

11. Stockholders' Equity

In March 2015, Nationstar completed an equity offering of 17.5 million shares for a total of $497.8 million in cash proceeds. Nationstar intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, transfers of servicing portfolios, funding of advances and repayment of obligations.

During the first and second quarters of 2015, certain employees of Xome were granted 948 thousand stock appreciation rights (SARs) which can be settled in cash or units of Xome Holdings LLC (at the election of Xome). The SARs generally vest over three years and have a ten year term. The SARs become exercisable upon a liquidity event at Xome which includes a change in control or an initial public offering of Xome. The Company did not recognize expense related to the share-based awards during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

12. Income Taxes

Income tax expense was as follows:



	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Tax expense	$	44,171		$	38,941		$	16,646		$	53,942

Effective tax rate	36.8		%	36.9		%	36.5		%	37.4		%

The Company had a net deferred tax liability of $107.0 million at June 30, 2015 and $109.8 million at December 31, 2014. A valuation allowance of $6.4 million was recorded against deferred tax assets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 as management believes that it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

13. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, a three-tiered fair value hierarchy has been established based on the level of observable inputs used in the measurement of fair value (e.g., Level 1 representing quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market; Level 2 representing values using observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1; and Level 3 representing estimated values based on significant unobservable inputs).

The following describes the methods and assumptions used by Nationstar in estimating fair values:

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash (Level 1) – The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Level 2) – Nationstar originates mortgage loans in the U.S. that it intends to sell to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae (collectively, the Agencies). Additionally, Nationstar holds mortgage loans that it intends to sell into the secondary markets via whole loan sales or securitizations. Nationstar measures newly originated prime residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value.

Mortgage loans held for sale are typically pooled together and sold into certain exit markets, depending upon underlying attributes of the loan, such as agency eligibility, product type, interest rate, and credit quality. Mortgage loans held for sale are valued on a recurring basis using a market approach by utilizing either: (i) the fair value of securities backed by similar mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors to approximate the fair value of a whole mortgage loan, including the value attributable to mortgage servicing and credit risk, (ii) current commitments to purchase loans or (iii) recent observable market trades for similar loans, adjusted for credit risk and other individual loan characteristics. As these prices are derived from market observable inputs, Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures.

The Company may acquire mortgage loans held for sale from various securitization trusts for which it acts as servicer through the exercise of various clean-up call options as permitted through the respective pooling and servicing agreements. The Company has elected to account for these loans at the lower of cost or market. Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures.

Nationstar may also purchase loans out of a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days. Nationstar has elected to carry these loans at fair value.

Mortgage Loans Held for Investment, net (Level 3) – Nationstar determines the fair value of loans held for investment, net, using internally developed valuation models. These valuation models estimate the exit price Nationstar expects to receive in the loan’s principal market. Although Nationstar utilizes and gives priority to observable market inputs such as interest rates and market spreads within these models, Nationstar typically is required to utilize internal inputs, such as prepayment speeds and discount rates. These internal inputs require the use of judgment by Nationstar and can have a significant impact on the determination of

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

the loan’s fair value. As these prices are derived from internally developed valuation, Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

Mortgage Servicing Rights – Fair Value (Level 3) – Nationstar estimates the fair value of its forward MSRs on a recurring basis using a process that combines the use of a discounted cash flow model and analysis of current market data to arrive at an estimate of fair value. The cash flow assumptions and prepayment assumptions used in the model are based on various factors, with the key assumptions being mortgage prepayment speeds, discount rates, ancillary revenues and costs to service. These assumptions are generated and applied based on collateral stratifications including product type, remittance type, geography, delinquency and coupon dispersion. These assumptions require the use of judgment by Nationstar and can have a significant impact on the fair value of the MSRs. Quarterly, management obtains third party valuations to assess the reasonableness of the fair value calculations provided by the internal cash flow model. Because of the nature of the valuation inputs, Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

Reverse Mortgage Interests (Level 3) – Nationstar’s reverse mortgage interests consist of fees paid to taxing authorities for borrowers' unpaid taxes and insurance, and payments made to borrowers for line of credit draws on reverse mortgages. These interests are carried at lower of cost or market in the financial statements. Nationstar estimates the fair value using a market approach by utilizing the fair value of securities backed by similar reverse mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors. As the adjustments to factors require the use of judgment, Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

Derivative Financial Instruments (Level 2) – Nationstar enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments as part of its hedging strategy and measures these instruments at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet. The majority of these derivatives are exchange-traded or traded within highly active dealer markets. In order to determine the fair value of these instruments, Nationstar utilizes the exchange price or dealer market price for the particular derivative contract; therefore, these contracts are classified as Level 2. In addition, Nationstar enters into IRLCs and LPCs with prospective borrowers and other loan originators. These commitments are carried at fair value based on the fair value of underlying mortgage loans which are based on observable market data. Nationstar adjusts the outstanding IRLCs with prospective borrowers based on an expectation that it will be exercised and the loan will be funded. IRLCs and LPCs are recorded in derivative financial instruments in the consolidated balance sheets. These commitments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures, as the valuations are based on market observable inputs. Nationstar has entered into Eurodollar futures contracts as part of its hedging strategy. The future contracts are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures as the valuation is based on market observable data.

Notes Payable (Level 2) – Notes payable consists of outstanding borrowings on Nationstar's warehouse and advance financing facilities. As the underlying warehouse and advance finance facilities bear interest at a rate that is periodically adjusted based on a market index, the carrying amount reported on the consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

Unsecured Senior Notes (Level 1) – The fair value of Unsecured Senior Notes, which are carried at amortized cost, is based on quoted market prices and is considered Level 1 from the market observable inputs used to determine fair value.

Nonrecourse Debt – Legacy Assets (Level 3) – Nationstar estimates fair value based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximating current market value for similar financial instruments. These prices are derived from a combination of internally developed valuation models and quoted market prices, and are classified as Level 3.

Excess Spread Financing (Level 3) – Nationstar estimates fair value on a recurring basis based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximating current market value on a recurring basis for similar financial instruments. The cash flow assumptions and prepayment assumptions used in the model are based on various factors, with the key assumptions being mortgage prepayment speeds, average life, recapture rates and discount rate. Changes in fair value of the excess spread financing are recorded as a component of service related revenue in Nationstar's consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. As these prices are derived from a combination of internally developed valuation models and quoted market prices based on the value of the underlying MSRs, Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Liability (Level 3) - Nationstar estimates fair value on a recurring basis based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximating current market value on a recurring basis for similar financial instruments. The cash flow assumptions and prepayment assumptions used in the model are based on various factors, with the key assumptions being advance financing rates, annual advance recovery rates and working capital. Changes in fair value of the mortgage servicing rights financing liability are recorded as a component of service related revenues in Nationstar’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income . As these prices are derived from internally developed valuation models based on the value of the underlying MSRs.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Participating Interest Financing (Level 2) – Nationstar estimates the fair value using a market approach by utilizing the fair value of securities backed by similar participating interests in reverse mortgage loans. Nationstar classifies these valuations as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures.

HECM Securitizations (Level 3) – Nationstar estimates fair value of the non-recourse debt related to HECM securitizations based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximating that of similar financial instruments. As the prices are derived from both internal models and other observable inputs, Nationstar classifies this as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

The estimated carrying amount and fair value of Nationstar’s financial instruments and other assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows for the dates indicated:



			June 30, 2015
			Recurring Fair Value Measurements
	Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
ASSETS
Mortgage loans held for sale⁽¹⁾	$	1,906,010	$	—	$	1,906,010	$	—
Mortgage servicing rights⁽¹⁾	3,350,298		—		—		3,350,298
Derivative financial instruments:
IRLCs	81,205		—		81,205		—
Forward MBS trades	22,864		—		22,864		—
LPCs	4,196		—		4,196		—
Interest rate swaps and caps	—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	5,364,573	$	—	$	2,014,275	$	3,350,298
LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments
IRLCs	206		—		206		—
Interest rate swaps and caps	57		—		57		—
Forward MBS trades	3,691		—		3,691		—
LPCs	3,787		—		3,787		—
Eurodollar futures	118		—		118		—
Mortgage servicing rights financing	59,070		—		—		59,070
Excess spread financing	1,228,070		—		—		1,228,070
Total liabilities	$	1,294,999	$	—	$	7,859	$	1,287,140

			December 31, 2014
			Recurring Fair Value Measurements
	Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
ASSETS
Mortgage loans held for sale⁽¹⁾	$	1,277,931	$	—	$	1,277,931	$	—
Mortgage servicing rights⁽¹⁾	2,949,739		—		—		2,949,739
Derivative financial instruments:
IRLCs	87,902		—		87,902		—
Forward MBS trades	284		—		284		—
LPCs	1,999		—		1,999		—
Interest rate swaps and caps	865		—		865		—
Eurodollar futures	1		—		1		—
Total assets	$	4,318,721	$	—	$	1,368,982	$	2,949,739
LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments
IRLCs	$	7	$	—	$	7	$	—
Interest rate swaps and caps	103		—		103		—
Forward MBS trades	18,360		—		18,360		—
LPCs	48		—		48		—
Eurodollar futures	7		—		7		—
Mortgage servicing rights financing	49,430		—		—		49,430
Excess spread financing	1,031,035		—		—		1,031,035
Total liabilities	$	1,098,990	$	—	$	18,525	$	1,080,465

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)


⁽¹⁾	Based on the nature and risks of these assets and liabilities, the Company has determined that presenting them as a single class is appropriate.

The table below presents a reconciliation for all of Nationstar’s Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the dates indicated:



	ASSETS			LIABILITIES
For the six months ended June 30, 2015	Mortgage servicing rights			Excess spread financing			Mortgage servicing rights financing
Beginning balance	$	2,949,739		$	1,031,035		$	49,430
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—
Transfers out of Level 3	—			—			—
Total gains or losses
Included in earnings	(199,092		)	38,951			9,640
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—			—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases	494,145			—			—
Issuances	105,506			258,196			—
Sales	—			—			—
Settlements	—			(100,112		)	—
Ending balance	$	3,350,298		$	1,228,070		$	59,070



	ASSETS			LIABILITIES
For the year ended December 31, 2014	Mortgage servicing rights			Excess spread financing			Mortgage servicing rights financing
Beginning balance	$	2,488,283		$	986,410		$	29,874
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—
Transfers out of Level 3	—			—			—
Total gains or losses
Included in earnings	(247,379		)	57,554			(33,279		)
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—			—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases	470,543			—			—
Issuances	238,292			171,317			52,835
Sales	—			—			—
Settlements	—			(184,246		)	—
Ending balance	$	2,949,739		$	1,031,035		$	49,430

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

The table below presents a summary of the estimated carrying amount and fair value of Nationstar’s financial instruments.



	June 30, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	562,939	$	562,939	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash	387,914		387,914		—		—
Mortgage loans held for sale	1,906,010		—		1,906,010		—
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	182,330		—		—		181,820
Reverse mortgage interests	7,424,565		—		—		7,453,656
Derivative financial instruments	108,265		—		108,265		—
Financial liabilities:
Unsecured Senior Notes	2,158,392		2,127,684		—		—
Advance Facilities	1,826,452		—		1,826,452		—
Warehouse Facilities	2,152,915		—		2,152,915		—
Derivative financial instruments	7,859		—		7,859		—
Excess spread financing	1,228,070		—		—		1,228,070
Mortgage servicing rights financing liability	59,070		—		—		59,070
Nonrecourse debt - Legacy assets	70,669		—		—		81,335
Participating interest financing	6,084,064		—		6,073,412		—
2014-1 HECM Securitization	275,138		—		—		287,801
2015-1 HECM Securitization	263,901		—		—		256,988

	December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	299,002	$	299,002	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash	285,530		285,530		—		—
Mortgage loans held for sale	1,277,931		—		1,277,931		—
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	191,569		—		—		192,865
Reverse mortgage interests	2,453,069		—		—		2,432,735
Derivative financial instruments	91,051		—		91,051		—
Financial liabilities:
Unsecured Senior Notes	2,159,231		2,057,038		—		—
Advance Facilities	1,901,783		—		1,901,783		—
Warehouse Facilities	1,572,622		—		1,572,622		—
Derivative financial instruments	18,525		—		18,525		—
Excess spread financing	1,031,035		—		—		1,031,035
Mortgage servicing rights financing liability	49,430		—		—		49,430
Nonrecourse debt - Legacy assets	75,838		—		—		86,570
Participating interest financing	1,433,145		—		1,423,291		—
2014-1 HECM Securitization	259,328		—		—		259,328

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

14. Capital Requirements

Certain of Nationstar's secondary market investors require minimum net worth (capital) requirements, as specified in the respective selling and servicing agreements. In addition, these investors may require capital ratios in excess of the stated requirements to approve large servicing transfers. To the extent that these requirements are not met, Nationstar's secondary market investors may utilize a range of remedies ranging from sanctions, suspension or ultimately termination of Nationstar's selling and servicing agreements, which would prohibit Nationstar from further originating or securitizing these specific types of mortgage loans or being an approved servicer.

Among Nationstar's various capital requirements related to its outstanding selling and servicing agreements, the most restrictive of these requires Nationstar to maintain a minimum adjusted net worth balance of $1.0 billion. As of June 30, 2015 Nationstar was in compliance with its selling and servicing capital requirements.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

Nationstar and its affiliates are routinely and currently involved in a significant number of legal proceedings concerning matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, including putative class actions and other litigation. These actions and proceedings are generally based on alleged violations of consumer protection, securities, employment, contract and other laws, including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Service members Civil Relief Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Truth in Lending Act, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices in violation of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Bankruptcy Code and False Claims Act. Additionally, along with others in its industry, the Company is subject to repurchase and indemnification claims and may continue to receive claims in the future, relating to the sale of mortgage loans and/or the servicing of mortgage loans and securitizations. The Company is also subject to legal actions or proceedings related to loss sharing and indemnification provisions of its various acquisitions. Certain of the actual legal actions and proceedings include claims for substantial compensatory, punitive and/or statutory damages or claims for an indeterminate amount of damages. The outcome of such proceedings is difficult to predict or estimate until late in the proceedings, which may last several years. In particular, ongoing and other legal proceedings brought under federal or state consumer protection laws may result in a separate fine for each violation of the laws, which, particularly in the case of class action lawsuits, could result in damages substantially in excess of the amount earned from the underlying activities and that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's liquidity and financial position. The certification of any putative class action could substantially increase the Company's exposure to damages.

Further, in the ordinary course of business the Company and its subsidiaries can be or are involved in governmental and regulatory examinations, information gathering requests, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal), regarding the Company’s business, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief. Such inquiries may include those into servicer loan originations, servicing, bankruptcy, foreclosure processes and procedures and lender-placed insurance.

The Company seeks to resolve all litigation and regulatory matters in the manner management believes is in the best interest of the Company and contests liability, allegations of wrongdoing and, where applicable, the amount of damages or scope of any penalties or other relief sought as appropriate in each pending matter. On at least a quarterly basis, the Company assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal and regulatory proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where available information indicates that it is probable a liability has been incurred and the Company can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss, an accrued liability is established. The actual costs of resolving these proceedings may be substantially higher or lower than the amounts accrued.

As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is both probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. Once the matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable,

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

the Company will establish an accrued liability and record a corresponding amount to litigation related expense. The Company will continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established. Litigation related expense, which includes the fees paid to external legal service providers, of $16.2 million and $23.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, and $10.3 million and $15.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, was included in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

For a number of matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible in future periods, whether in excess of a related accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, the Company may be able to estimate a range of possible loss. In determining whether it is possible to provide an estimate of loss or range of possible loss, the Company reviews and evaluates its material litigation and regulatory matters on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter. For those matters for which an estimate is possible, management currently believes the aggregate range of reasonably possible loss is $8.3 million to $20.1 million in excess of the accrued liability (if any) related to those matters as of June 30, 2015. This estimated range of possible loss is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment, numerous assumptions and known and unknown uncertainties. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary substantially from the current estimate. Those matters for which an estimate is not possible are not included within the estimated range. Therefore, this estimated range of possible loss represents what management believes to be an estimate of possible loss only for certain matters meeting these criteria. It does not represent the Company's maximum loss exposure.

Based on current knowledge, and after consultation with counsel, management believes that the current legal accrued liability is appropriate, and the amount of any incremental liability arising from these matters is not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company, although the outcome of such proceedings could be material to the Company’s financial statements for a particular period depending, on among other things, the level of the Company’s revenues or income for such period. However, in the event of significant developments on existing cases, it is possible that the ultimate resolution, if unfavorable, may be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Loan and Other Commitments

Nationstar enters into IRLCs with prospective borrowers whereby the Company commits to lend a certain loan amount under specific terms and interest rates to the borrower. Nationstar also enters into LPCs with prospective sellers. These loan commitments are treated as derivatives and are carried at fair value (See Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments).

Nationstar has certain MSRs related to approximately $31.5 billion of unpaid principal balance in reverse mortgage loans. As servicer for these reverse mortgage loans, among other things, the Company is obligated to make advances to the loan customers as required. At June 30, 2015, the Company’s maximum unfunded advance obligation related to these MSRs was approximately$3.5 billion. Upon funding any portion of these advances, the Company expects to securitize and sell the advances in transactions that will be accounted for as a financing arrangement.

16. Business Segment Reporting

Nationstar presents financial performance utilizing reportable segments aligned with how the operations are managed. The Servicing segment reflects the results of operations attributable to MSRs acquired from and loans subserviced for third-parties and originated loans. The Xome (formerly known as Solutionstar) segment reflects financial performance related to real estate services (e.g., collateral valuation, title, closing services) and real estate exchange, including our Xome.comend-to-end digital platform and HomeSearch.com residential auction portal. The Originations segment includes fees associated with loan originations and gains from the sale and securitization of loans. The Corporate and Other segment encompasses certain identified corporate costs as well as the 'Legacy' portfolio which includes primarily subprime mortgage loans originated in the latter portion of 2006 and 2007 or acquired from Nationstar's predecessor.

Nationstar’s segments are based upon an organizational structure that focuses primarily on the services offered. The accounting policies of each reportable segment are the same as those of Nationstar except for 1) expenses for consolidated back-office operations and general overhead-type expenses such as executive administration and accounting, and 2) revenues generated on inter-segment services performed. Expenses are allocated to individual segments based on the estimated value of services performed, including estimated utilization of square footage and corporate personnel as well as the equity invested in each segment. Revenues generated on inter-segment services performed are valued based on similar services provided to external parties.

To reconcile to Nationstar’s consolidated results, certain inter-segment revenues and expenses are eliminated in the “Eliminations” column in the following tables.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

Effective April 1, 2015, we reclassified a small portion of Xome segment activity involved with loss recovery to the Servicing segment to better align with how our chief operating decision maker internally reviews and operates this business. All periods presented reflect this reclassification. For the three and six months ending June 30, 2105, $4.5 million and $7.7 million of net income was moved from our Xome segment to our Servicing segment, respectively. For the three and six months ending June 30, 2104, $2.1 million and $2.3 million of net income was moved from our Xome segment to our Servicing segment, respectively.

The following tables are a presentation of financial information by segment for the periods indicated:



	For the three months ended June 30, 2015
	Servicing			Originations			Xome			Total Operating Segments			Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
REVENUES:
Service related	$	320,654		$	13,428		$	122,004		$	456,086		$	1,855		$	(218	)	$	457,723
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	7,837			156,085			—			163,922			(36		)	—			163,886
Total revenues	328,491			169,513			122,004			620,008			1,819			(218		)	621,609
Total expenses	209,540			117,159			94,433			421,132			19,853			—			440,985
Other income (expense):
Interest income	66,922			16,862			—			83,784			3,153			218			87,155
Interest expense	(90,191		)	(14,854		)	(29		)	(105,074		)	(42,789		)	—			(147,863		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	85			—			—			85			11			—			95
Total other income (expense)	(23,184		)	2,008			(29		)	(21,205		)	(39,625		)	218			(60,613		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	95,767		$	54,362		$	27,542		$	177,671		$	(57,659	)	$	—		$	120,011
Depreciation and amortization	$	4,420		$	3,006		$	3,950		$	11,376		$	2,397		$	—		$	13,773
Total assets	14,423,073			1,879,284			271,056			16,573,413			748,090			—			17,321,503

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	For the three months ended June 30, 2014
	Servicing			Originations			Xome			Total Operating Segments			Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
REVENUES:
Service related	$	283,645		$	13,901		$	79,492		$	377,038		$	147		$	(368	)	$	376,817
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	22,094			151,201			—			173,295			(379		)	—			172,916
Total revenues	305,739			165,102			79,492			550,333			(232		)	(368		)	549,733
Total expenses	187,447			97,084			43,753			328,284			18,427			—			346,711
Other income (expense):
Interest income	22,158			17,327			—			39,485			3,088			368			42,941
Interest expense	(70,014		)	(16,711		)	(90		)	(86,815		)	(52,607		)	—			(139,422		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	(953		)	—			—			(953		)	—			—			(953		)
Total other income (expense)	(48,809		)	616			(90		)	(48,283		)	(49,519		)	368			(97,434		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	69,483		$	68,634		$	35,649		$	173,766		$	(68,178	)	$	—		$	105,588
Depreciation and amortization	$	4,513		$	3,469		$	1,078		$	9,060		$	2,549		—			$	11,609
Total assets	7,622,720			$	2,474,838		55,441			10,152,999			1,014,775			$	—		11,167,774



	For the six months ended June 30, 2015
	Servicing			Originations			Xome			Total Operating Segments			Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
REVENUES:
Service related	$	420,649		$	20,490		$	229,790		$	670,929		$	2,358		$	(440	)	$	672,846
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	21,850			307,369			—			329,219			1,661			—			330,880
Total revenues	442,499			327,859			229,790			1,000,148			4,019			(440		)	1,003,726
Total expenses	391,936			217,409			173,821			783,166			41,662			—			824,828
Other income (expense):
Interest income	91,560			32,129			—			123,689			6,799			440			130,929
Interest expense	(148,166		)	(29,239		)	(64		)	(177,469		)	(86,042		)	—			(263,511		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	(717		)	—			—			(717		)	45			—			(672		)
Total other income (expense)	(57,323		)	2,890			(64		)	(54,497		)	(79,198		)	440			(133,254		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	(6,760	)	$	113,340		$	55,905		$	162,485		$	(116,841	)	$	—		$	45,644
Depreciation and amortization	7,939			5,161			7,314			$	20,414		6,213			—			$	26,627
Total assets	$	14,423,073		$	1,879,284		$	271,056		16,573,413			$	748,090		$	—		17,321,503

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	For the six months ended June 30, 2014
	Servicing			Originations			Xome			Total Operating Segments			Corporate and Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
REVENUES:
Service related	$	547,043		$	27,949		$	143,140		$	718,132		$	1,142		$	(746	)	$	718,528
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	34,502			267,401			—			301,903			(1,051		)	—			300,852
Total revenues	581,545			295,350			143,140			1,020,035			91			(746		)	1,019,380
Total expenses	353,900			202,134			81,842			637,876			29,968			—			667,844
Other income (expense):
Interest income	40,822			38,848			—			79,670			6,468			746			86,884
Interest expense	(150,813		)	(39,248		)	(144		)	(190,205		)	(105,817		)	—			(296,022		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	1,361			—			—			1,361			507			—			1,868
Total other income (expense)	(108,630		)	(400		)	(144		)	(109,174		)	(98,842		)	746			(207,270		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	119,015		$	92,816		$	61,154		$	272,985		$	(128,719	)	$	—		$	144,266
Depreciation and amortization	8,587			6,705			1,822			$	17,114		3,287			—			$	20,401
Total assets	$	7,622,720		$	2,474,838		$	55,441		10,152,999			$	1,014,775		$	—		11,167,774

17. Guarantor Financial Statement Information

As of June 30, 2015, Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Nationstar Capital Corporation⁽¹⁾(collectively, the Issuer), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Nationstar, have issued $2.2 billion aggregate principal amount of Unsecured Senior Notes which mature on various dates through June 1, 2022. The Unsecured Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of Nationstar Mortgage LLC’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries other than its securitization and certain finance subsidiaries, certain other restricted subsidiaries, excluded restricted subsidiaries and subsidiaries that in the future Nationstar Mortgage LLC designates as unrestricted subsidiaries. All guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Nationstar and its two direct wholly-owned subsidiaries are guarantors of the Unsecured Senior Notes as well. Presented below are the consolidating financial statements of Nationstar, Nationstar Mortgage LLC and the guarantor subsidiaries for the periods indicated.

In the consolidating financial statements presented below, Nationstar allocates income tax expense to Nationstar Mortgage LLC as if it were a separate tax payer entity pursuant to ASC 740, Income Taxes.

⁽¹⁾Nationstar Capital Corporation has no assets, operations or liabilities other than being a co-obliger of the Unsecured Senior Notes.

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 2015

	Nationstar		Issuer			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	535,026		$	921	$	26,992	$	—		$	562,939
Restricted cash	—		197,842			—		190,072		—			387,914
Mortgage servicing rights	—		3,360,322			—		—		—			3,360,322
Advances	—		2,348,110			—		4		—			2,348,114
Reverse mortgage interests	—		6,876,290			—		548,275		—			7,424,565
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		1,827,592			—		78,418		—			1,906,010
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	—		1,176			—		181,154		—			182,330
Property and equipment, net	—		109,584			835		23,736		—			134,155
Derivative financial instruments	—		102,247			—		6,018		—			108,265
Other assets	10,180		(868,494		)	269,432		1,495,771		—			906,889
Investment in subsidiaries	1,746,811		497,118			—		—		(2,243,929		)	—
Total assets	$	1,756,991	$	14,986,813		$	271,188	$	2,550,440	$	(2,243,929	)	$	17,321,503
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Unsecured Senior Notes	$	—	$	2,158,392		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	2,158,392
Advance facilities	—		244,158			—		1,582,294		—			1,826,452
Warehouse facilities	—		2,078,260			—		74,655		—			2,152,915
Payables and accrued liabilities	—		1,332,354			1,559		56,294		—			1,390,207
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse	—		1,287,140			—		—		—			1,287,140
Derivative financial instruments	—		7,859			—		—		—			7,859
Mortgage servicing liabilities	—		47,775			—		—		—			47,775
Payables to Affiliates			1,850,758			864		100,751		(1,952,373		)	—
Other nonrecourse debt	—		6,084,064			—		609,708		—			6,693,772
Total liabilities	—		15,090,760			2,423		2,423,702		(1,952,373		)	15,564,512
Total equity	1,756,991		(103,947		)	268,765		126,738		(291,556		)	1,756,991
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,756,991	$	14,986,813		$	271,188	$	2,550,440	$	(2,243,929	)	$	17,321,503

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
	Nationstar		Issuer			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Service related	$	—	$	330,574		$	(2,294	)	$	129,221		$	222		$	457,723
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	—		152,948			—			10,938			—			163,886
Total Revenues	—		483,522			(2,294		)	140,159			222			621,609
Expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits	—		141,329			73			56,954			—			198,356
General and administrative	—		193,416			144			49,069			—			242,629
Total expenses	—		334,745			217			106,023			—			440,985
Other income (expense):
Interest income	—		77,930			—			9,447			(222		)	87,155
Interest expense	—		(130,960		)	—			(16,903		)	—			(147,863		)
Gain on interest rate swaps and caps	—		11			—			84			—			95
Gain/(loss) from subsidiaries	74,563		23,165			—			—			(97,728		)	—
Total other income (expense)	74,563		(29,854		)	—			(7,372		)	(97,950		)	(60,613		)
Income/(loss) before taxes	74,563		118,923			(2,511		)	26,764			(97,728		)	120,011
Income tax expense (benefit)	—		42,840			1,323			8			—			44,171
Net income/(loss)	74,563		76,083			(3,834		)	26,756			(97,728		)	75,840
Less: Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		1,524			—			(243		)	—			1,281
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interests	$	74,563	$	74,559		$	(3,834	)	$	26,999		$	(97,728	)	$	74,559

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
	Nationstar		Issuer			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Service related	$	—	$	432,753		$	(2,639	)	$	242,732		$	—		$	672,846
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	—		309,795			—			21,085			—			330,880
Total Revenues	—		742,548			(2,639		)	263,817			—			1,003,726
Expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits	—		269,763			427			106,922			—			377,112
General and administrative	—		357,947			194			89,575			—			447,716
Total expenses	—		627,710			621			196,497			—			824,828
Other income (expense):
Interest income	—		114,050			—			16,879			—			130,929
Interest expense	—		(230,827		)	—			(32,684		)	—			(263,511		)
Gain on interest rate swaps and caps	—		45			—			(717		)	—			(672		)
Gain/(loss) from subsidiaries	26,244		46,374			—			—			(72,618		)	—
Total other income (expense)	26,244		(70,358		)	—			(16,522		)	(72,618		)	(133,254		)
Income/(loss) before taxes	26,244		44,480			(3,260		)	50,798			(72,618		)	45,644
Income tax expense (benefit)	—		15,315			1,323			8			—			16,646
Net income/(loss)	26,244		29,165			(4,583		)	50,790			(72,618		)	28,998
Less: Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		2,921			—			(167		)	—			2,754
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interests	$	26,244	$	26,244		$	(4,583	)	$	50,957		$	(72,618	)	$	26,244

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

	Nationstar			Issuer (Parent)			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net income/(loss)	$	26,244		$	26,244		$	(4,583	)	$	50,957		$	(72,618	)	$	26,244
Reconciliation of net income to net cash attributable to operating activities:
(Gain)/loss from subsidiaries	(26,244		)	(46,374		)	—			—			72,618			—
Share-based compensation	—			11,313			—			—			—			11,313
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation	—			(1,095		)	—			—			—			(1,095		)
Net (gain)/loss on mortgage loans held for sale	—			(309,795		)	—			(21,085		)	—			(330,880		)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	—			(9,883,868		)	—			—			—			(9,883,868		)
Proceeds on sale of and payments of mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment	—			9,448,896			—			(19,011		)	—			9,429,885
Gain (loss) on swaps and caps	—			(45		)	—			717			—			672
Depreciation and amortization	—			19,314			—			7,313			—			26,627
Amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts	—			(4,574		)	—			(616		)	—			(5,190		)
Fair value changes in excess spread financing	—			38,951			—			—			—			38,951
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights	—			183,042			—			—			—			183,042
Fair value change in mortgage servicing rights financing liability	—			9,640			—			—			—			9,640
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Advances	—			215,345			—			2,293			—			217,638
Reverse mortgage interests	—			82,558			—			(207,007		)	—			(124,449		)
Other assets				293,481			3,682			(231,526		)	—			65,637
Payables and accrued liabilities	—			37,062			1,534			101			—			38,697
Net cash attributable to operating activities	—			120,095			633			(417,864		)	—			(297,136		)

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(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	Nationstar		Issuer (Parent)			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations		Consolidated
Investing activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals	—		(13,069		)	—		(13,982		)	—		(27,051		)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred	—		(500,041		)	—		—			—		(500,041		)
Purchases of reverse mortgage servicing rights and interests	—		(4,815,684		)	—		—			—		(4,815,684		)
Proceeds from sale of servicer advances	—		—			—		—			—		—
Acquisitions, net	—		—			—		(45,276		)	—		(45,276		)
Net cash attributable to investing activities	—		(5,328,794		)	—		(59,258		)	—		(5,388,052		)
Financing activities:
Transfers to/from restricted cash	—		(20,751		)	—		(81,633		)	—		(102,384		)
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	—		497,761			—		—			—		497,761
Debt financing costs	—		(10,639		)	—		—			—		(10,639		)
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities	—		538,266			—		42,027			—		580,293
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities	—		(326,634		)	—		251,303			—		(75,331		)
Proceeds from 2014-1 and 2015-1 HECM Securitization	—		—			—		342,403			—		342,403
Repayment of 2014-1 and 2015-1 HECM Securitization	—		—			—		(63,013		)	—		(63,013		)
Issuance of excess spread financing	—		258,196			—		—			—		258,196
Repayment of excess servicing spread financing	—		(100,228		)	—		—			—		(100,228		)
Increase in participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests	—		4,633,093			—		—			—		4,633,093
Proceeds from mortgage servicing rights financing	—		—			—		—			—		—
Repayment of nonrecourse debt–Legacy assets	—		—			—		(5,917		)	—		(5,917		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	—		1,095			—		—			—		1,095
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting			(6,204		)	—		—			—		(6,204		)
Net cash attributable to financing activities	—		5,463,955			—		485,170			—		5,949,125
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—		255,256			633		8,048			—		263,937
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—		279,770			288		18,944			—		299,002
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—	$	535,026		$	921	$	26,992		$	—	$	562,939

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2014

	Nationstar		Issuer		Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	279,770	$	288	$	18,944	$	—		$	299,002
Restricted cash	—		177,090		—		108,440		—			285,530
Mortgage servicing rights	—		2,961,321		—		—		—			2,961,321
Advances	—		2,544,065		—		2,297		—			2,546,362
Reverse mortgage interests	—		2,111,801		—		341,268		—			2,453,069
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		1,243,700		—		34,231		—			1,277,931
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	—		1,945		—		189,624		—			191,569
Property and equipment, net	—		114,903		835		13,873		—			129,611
Derivative financial instruments	—		87,911		—		3,140		—			91,051
Other assets	16,383		1,069,061		272,654		1,328,078		(1,808,947		)	877,229
Investment in subsidiaries	1,207,895		450,363		—		—		(1,658,258		)	—
Total Assets	$	1,224,278	$	11,041,930	$	273,777	$	2,039,895	$	(3,467,205	)	$	11,112,675
Liabilities and members’ equity
Advance facilities	$	—	$	570,792	$	—	$	1,330,991	$	—		$	1,901,783
Warehouse facilities	—		1,539,994		—		32,628		—			1,572,622
Unsecured Senior Notes	—		2,159,231		—		—		—			2,159,231
Payables and accrued liabilities	—		1,282,895		25		39,158		—			1,322,078
Payables to affiliates	—		1,683,606		894		124,447		(1,808,947		)	—
Derivative financial instruments	—		18,525		—		—		—			18,525
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse	—		1,080,465		—		—		—			1,080,465
Mortgage servicing liabilities	—		65,382		—		—		—			65,382
Other nonrecourse debt	—		1,433,145		—		335,166		—			1,768,311
Total liabilities	—		9,834,035		919		1,862,390		(1,808,947		)	9,888,397
Total equity	1,224,278		1,207,895		272,858		177,505		(1,658,258		)	1,224,278
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,224,278	$	11,041,930	$	273,777	$	2,039,895	$	(3,467,205	)	$	11,112,675

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
	Nationstar		Issuer			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Service related	$	—	$	295,419		$	31,127	$	72,892		$	(22,621	)	$	376,817
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	—		150,660			—		3			22,253			172,916
Total Revenues	—		446,079			31,127		72,895			(368		)	549,733
Expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits	—		139,146			1,811		13,095			—			154,052
General and administrative	—		156,752			3,805		32,102			—			192,659
Total expenses	—		295,898			5,616		45,197			—			346,711
Other income / (expense):
Interest income	—		38,145			—		4,428			368			42,941
Interest expense	—		(126,535		)	—		(12,887		)	—			(139,422		)
Gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	—		242			—		(1,195		)	—			(953		)
Gain / (loss) from subsidiaries	105,396		43,555			—		—			(148,951		)	—
Total other income / (expense)	105,396		(44,593		)	—		(9,654		)	(148,583		)	(97,434		)
Income before taxes	105,396		105,588			25,511		18,044			(148,951		)	105,588
Income tax expense/(benefit)	38,941		—			—		—			—			38,941
Net Income/(loss)	66,455		105,588			25,511		18,044			(148,951		)	66,647
Less: Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		192			—		—			—			192
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interests	$	66,455	$	105,396		$	25,511	$	18,044		$	(148,951	)	$	66,455

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
	Nationstar		Issuer			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)		Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
Service related	$	—	$	567,348		$	58,555	$	129,698		$	(37,073	)	$	718,528
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	—		264,549			—		(24		)	36,327			300,852
Total Revenues	—		831,897			58,555		129,674			(746		)	1,019,380
Expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits	—		282,504			3,507		24,636			—			310,647
General and administrative	—		290,477			4,696		62,024			—			357,197
Total expenses	—		572,981			8,203		86,660			—			667,844
Other income / (expense):
Interest income	—		77,855			—		8,283			746			86,884
Interest expense	—		(261,013		)	—		(35,009		)	—			(296,022		)
Gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	—		507			—		1,361			—			1,868
Gain / (loss) from subsidiaries	144,433		68,001			—		—			(212,434		)	—
Total other income / (expense)	144,433		(114,650		)	—		(25,365		)	(211,688		)	(207,270		)
Income before taxes	144,433		144,266			50,352		17,649			(212,434		)	144,266
Income tax expense/(benefit)	53,942		—			—		—			—			53,942
Net Income/(loss)	90,491		144,266			50,352		17,649			(212,434		)	90,324
Less: Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		(167		)	—		—			—			(167		)
Net income/(loss) excluding noncontrolling interests	$	90,491	$	144,433		$	50,352	$	17,649		$	(212,434	)	$	90,491

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
	Nationstar			Issuer (Parent)			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities:
Net income/(loss)	$	90,491		$	144,433		$	50,352		$	17,649		$	(212,434	)	$	90,491
Reconciliation of net income to net cash attributable to operating activities:
(Gain)/loss from subsidiaries	(144,433		)	(68,001		)	—			—			212,434			—
Share-based compensation	—			6,868			—			—			—			6,868
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation	—			(2,189		)	—			—			—			(2,189		)
Net (gain)/loss on mortgage loans held for sale	—			(264,549		)	—			24			(36,327		)	(300,852		)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	—			(11,470,908		)	—			—			—			(11,470,908		)
Proceeds on sale of and payments of mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment	—			12,043,737			—			9,274			36,327			12,089,338
Gain (loss) on swaps and caps	—			(507		)	—			(1,361		)	—			(1,868		)
Cash settlement on derivative financial instruments	—			—			—			1,352			—			1,352
Depreciation and amortization	—			18,577			84			1,740			—			20,401
Amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts	—			14,389			—			(1,352		)	—			13,037
Fair value changes in excess spread financing	—			23,767			—			—			—			23,767
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights	—			123,573			—			—			—			123,573
Fair value change in mortgage servicing rights financing liability	—			(49,257		)	—			—			—			(49,257		)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Advances	—			(3,232,195		)	—			4,001,949			—			769,754
Reverse mortgage interests	—			(413,478		)	—			—			—			(413,478		)
Other assets	4,756			1,852,546			(48,708		)	(1,585,478		)	—			223,116
Payables and accrued liabilities	53,941			(320,185		)	(4,779		)	10,457			—			(260,566		)
Net cash attributable to operating activities	4,755			(1,593,379		)	(3,051		)	2,454,254			—			862,579

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)



	Nationstar			Issuer (Parent)			Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries)			Eliminations		Consolidated
Investing activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals	—			(14,175		)	(112		)	(9,391		)	—		(23,678		)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred	—			(187,803		)	—			—			—		(187,803		)
Proceeds from sale of servicer advances	—			512,527			—			—			—		512,527
Acquisitions, net	—			(18,000		)	—			—			—		(18,000		)
Net cash attributable to investing activities	—			292,549			(112		)	(9,391		)	—		283,046
Financing activities:
Transfers to/from restricted cash	—			94,268			—			147,155			—		241,423
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	—			—			—			—			—		—
Debt financing costs	—			(9,153		)	—			—			—		(9,153		)
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities	—			1,196,768			—			(2,577,561		)	—		(1,380,793		)
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities	—			(76,148		)	—			—			—		(76,148		)
Issuance of excess spread financing	—			111,118			—			—			—		111,118
Repayment of excess servicing spread financing	—			(85,257		)	—			—			—		(85,257		)
Increase in participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests	—			192,355			—			—			—		192,355
Proceeds from mortgage servicing rights financing	—			52,835			—			—			—		52,835
Repayment of nonrecourse debt–Legacy assets	—			—			—			(7,414		)	—		(7,414		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	—			2,189			—			—			—		2,189
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting	(4,755		)	—			—			—			—		(4,755		)
Net cash attributable to financing activities	(4,755		)	1,478,975			—			(2,437,820		)	—		(963,600		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			178,145			(3,163		)	7,043			—		182,025
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			422,268			3,907			15,727			—		441,902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	600,413		$	744		$	22,770		$	—	$	623,927

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

18. Disclosures Related to Transactions with Affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC

Newcastle Investment Corp. (Newcastle)

Nationstar is the servicer for several securitized loan portfolios managed by Newcastle, which is managed by an affiliate of Fortress, for which Nationstar receives a monthly net servicing fee equal to 0.50% per annum on the unpaid principal balance of the portfolios, which was $0.7 billion and $0.8 billion, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, Nationstar received servicing fees and other performance incentive fees of $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, Nationstar received servicing fees and other performance incentive fees of $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

New Residential Investment Corp. (New Residential)

Excess Spread Financing

Nationstar has entered into several agreements with certain entities formed by New Residential, in which New Residential and/or certain funds managed by Fortress own an interest (each a New Residential Entity), where Nationstar sold to the related New Residential Entity the right to receive a portion of the excess cash flow generated from certain acquired MSRs after receipt of a fixed basic servicing fee per loan. Nationstar retains the fixed base servicing fee, all ancillary revenues associated with servicing such MSRs and the retained portion of the excess servicing fee. Nationstar is the servicer of the loans and provides all servicing and advancing functions for the portfolio. The related New Residential Entity does not have prior or ongoing obligations associated with these MSR portfolios. Furthermore, should Nationstar refinance any loan in such portfolios, subject to certain limitations, Nationstar will be required to transfer the new loan or a replacement loan of similar economic characteristics into the portfolios. The new or replacement loan will be governed by the same terms set forth in the agreements described above.

In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, Nationstar has paid $29.1 million to New Residential for delinquent service fees in advance of the contractual due date. This amount will be ultimately netted against future remittances as related to service fee amounts. This amount is recorded as an offset to outstanding excess spread financing in our financial statements.

The fair value on the outstanding liability related to these agreements was $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Liability

In December 2013, Nationstar entered into a Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement and three related Sale Supplements (collectively, the Sale Agreement) with a joint venture entity (Purchaser) capitalized by New Residential in which New Residential and/or certain third party co-investors own an interest. Under the Sale Agreement, Nationstar sold to the Purchaser the right to repayment on certain outstanding servicer advances outstanding on non-Agency mortgage loans. In addition, Nationstar also sold the right to receive the base fee component on the related mortgage servicing rights, in exchange for the Purchaser remitting a portion of the base fee to Nationstar in exchange for Nationstar continuing to service the mortgage loans. Nationstar will continue to act as named servicer under each servicing agreement until servicing is transferred to the Purchaser. Once the servicing is transferred under any servicing agreement to the Purchaser, Nationstar will subservice the applicable mortgage loans. While the transfer of the mortgage servicing rights to New Residential is intended to achieve the economic result of a sale of mortgage servicing rights, the Company accounts for the transactions as financings.

The fair value of the outstanding liability related to the Sale Agreement was $59.1 million and $49.4 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Other

In May 2014, Nationstar entered into a servicing arrangement with New Residential whereby Nationstar will service residential mortgage loans that New Residential and/or its various affiliates and trust entities acquire. The terms and fees of this servicing arrangement generally conform with industry standards for stand-alone residential mortgage loan servicing. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, Nationstar recognized revenue of $0.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively, related to these servicing arrangements.

19. Subsequent Events

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

We evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these consolidated financial statements and determined that no other material subsequent events have occurred.

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

Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (MD&A) is a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

OVERVIEW

We are an integrated servicer, originator and provider of transaction based services for residential mortgages in the United States. Our success depends on working with customers, investors and GSEs to deliver quality services and solutions that foster and preserve home ownership.

Second Quarter 2015 Highlights

Some of the major highlights for the second quarter of 2015 include:


•	Completed acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights for $29.1 billion in unpaid principal balance consisting of $24.2 billion of forward and $4.9 billion of reverse mortgages.


•	Provided over 16,631 solutions to our mortgage servicing customers, reflecting our continued commitment to foster and preserve homeownership.


•	Our delinquency rate, measured as loans that are 60 or more days behind in payments, declined to 7.4% from 9.9% at the start of the year.


•	In June 2015, we rebranded our Solutionstar segment to Xome and launched the Xome real estate platform and iOS mobile application which we believe is the world’s first truly integrated, end-to-end digital platform for real estate connecting every major touch point in the transaction process from finding a home to closing the deal.


•	Funded $4.8 billion in mortgage loans for the 3 months ending June 30, 2015, including $2.7 billion related to retaining customers from our servicing portfolio. Refinanced $1.4 billion in HARP loans, providing relief to 8,368 customers.


•	Xome acquired Quantarium, LLC, a real estate analytics company that has developed industry-leading automated home valuation models and acquired all of the assets of GoPaperless Solutions, a leader in digital signature and document management Software-as-a-Service solutions.

Capital and Liquidity

We had cash on hand of $562.9 million as of June 30, 2015 and $299.0 million as of December 31, 2014, respectively. In addition, we had total equity of $1,757.0 million as of June 30, 2015 and $1,224.3 million as of December 31, 2014, respectively. We believe we have sufficient capital and liquidity to conduct our operations, including the acquisition of new portfolios that meet our return requirements.

Purchase of MSRs / Fair Value

During the quarter, we completed the acquisition of bulk MSRs associated with $24.2 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of nonrecourse forward mortgages.

We purchased the MSRs primarily with cash on hand and the use of additional excess spread financings with New Residential and funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, all of which are affiliated companies. For additional information see Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities.

Purchase of Reverse Mortgage Interests

During the second quarter of 2015, we purchased reverse mortgage loans from Generation Mortgage Company (Generation). We paid $192.9 million funded from cash on hand and related borrowing and received reverse mortgage net assets valued at $232.4 million, comprised of $4.9 billion of UPB assets and $4.6 billion of non-recourse assumed liabilities.

Warehouse facilities

As a result of the increased activity in our Originations segment, our Mortgage Loans Held for Sale increased to $1.9 billion as of June 30, 2015 compared to $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2014. We have sufficient warehouse capacity to support our Originations segment including anticipated growth.

As of June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants related to our borrowing facilities.

Additional focus areas are provided below as we discuss the results of each of our segments.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Results¹



Table 1. Consolidated Operations	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues	$	622		$	550		$	1,004		$	1,019
Expenses	(441		)	(347		)	(825		)	(668		)
Other income (expense), net	(61		)	(97		)	(133		)	(207		)
Income before taxes	120			106			46			144
Income tax expense	44			39			17			54
Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interests	1			—			3			—
Net income attributable to Nationstar	$	75		$	67		$	26		$	90

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in net income, when compared to the comparable quarter in 2014, was due to higher net income from our Servicing segment primarily due to favorable mark-to-market adjustments on Mortgage Servicing Rights. Additionally, our base servicing fees were higher as we grew our average UPB and incurred lower funding costs. This increased revenue was offset by one time severance related charges of $9.3 million and $7.7 million of charges related to (1) settlement of legal claims and (2) termination of contractual obligations as we migrated to a single originations platform.

Higher net income from our Servicing segment was partially offset by lower net income from our Xome and Originations segments. Our Xome segment incurred higher operating expenses as it invested in people, marketing, technology and infrastructure, including operations in India, to build out new technologies and product line offerings. Our Originations segment experienced higher expenses on increased funded volume and increased costs as we prepare to implement new integrated disclosure standards as well as the charges related to severance and contract termination mentioned above. Both our Servicing and Originations segments experienced higher regulatory and compliance costs, which may continue in future periods.

On a year to date basis, our lower net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 is driven primarily by the year to date mark- to-market loss and amortization expense on our mortgage servicing rights due to the sustained low interest rate environment as well as the specific charges discussed above.



Table 2. Revenues	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Servicing	$	328	$	306	$	443	$	581
Originations	170		165		328		295
Xome	122		79		230		143
Corporate and Other, including eliminations	2		—		4		—
Total revenues	$	622	$	550	$	1,004	$	1,019

Revenues increased in all segments for the three months ended June 30, 2015 when compared to the prior year period. Mark-to-market adjustments, driven by an increase in interest rates since March 31, 2015, was the primary driver of the increase in revenues in our Servicing segment. The Originations segment continued to benefit from a strong rate environment during the quarter. Revenue grew in our Xome segment as a result of expanded platform offerings and realization of benefits from the acquisition of Title365 in January 2015.

¹Tables may not foot due to rounding.

On a year to date basis, the decline in revenue relative to the comparable period is driven by the cumulative mark-to-market loss and amortization expense on our mortgage servicing rights. This decline is offset by higher revenue in both our Originations and Xome segments consistent with the quarterly results.



Table 3. Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Servicing	$	(210	)	$	(187	)	$	(392	)	$	(354	)
Originations	(117		)	(97		)	(217		)	(202		)
Xome	(94		)	(44		)	(174		)	(82		)
Corporate and Other, including eliminations	(20		)	(18		)	(42		)	(30		)
Total income before taxes	$	(441	)	$	(347	)	$	(825	)	$	(668	)

Total expense for the three months ended June 30, 2015, which increased across all three segments, was driven principally by our Xome segment. Reduction in personnel expenses in our Servicing segment for the quarter were offset by increases in other operating expenses. Servicing expenses for the quarter include $4.3 million of severance related to a reduction in force that occurred during the quarter and $1.3 million of non-capital expenses incurred to enhance our loss mitigation systems and $3.5 related to legal settlements. Expenses increased in our Originations segment on higher funded volume and increased compliance costs in anticipation of regulatory changes including those related to new integrated disclosures. Also impacting the Originations segment increase was a non-recurring $3.0 million charge related to terminating certain contracts as we migrated to one origination platform and obsoleted other technology as well as $1.3 million of severance. Expenses increased in our Xome segment principally due to the growth in technology and service offerings and related investments in personnel, marketing, technology and infrastructure including operations in India. Expenses in our Corporate and Other segment were also impacted by $3.7 million of severance related expenses occurring in the second quarter as we continue to streamline our operations.

On a year to date basis, expenses increased in all segments relative to the comparable period. The increase in Xome expenses is a result of expanded product offerings, higher volumes and corporate infrastructure, technology, marketing and personnel investments. The increase in Originations expense is primarily attributable to higher lock and funded volumes and increased compliance expense in advance of pending regulatory changes related to disclosures, as well as the above-mentioned cost related to obsolescence. The increase in Servicing expense is primarily attributable to increased legal and regulatory expenses as well as the above-mentioned severance and the incurred non-capital loss mitigation costs.



Table 4. Other income (expense), net	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Reverse Interest Income	$	67		$	19		$	91		$	36
Other Interest Income	20			24			40			51
Interest Income	87			43			131			87
Reverse Interest Expense	(46		)	(7		)	(60		)	(14		)
Advance Interest Expense	(12		)	(37		)	(24		)	(90		)
Corporate Debt Interest Expense	(40		)	(50		)	(80		)	(100		)
Other Interest Expense	(49		)	(46		)	(98		)	(92		)
Interest Expense	(148		)	(140		)	(264		)	(296		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and caps	—			(1		)	(1		)	2
Total income (expense) before taxes	$	(61	)	$	(97	)	$	(133	)	$	(207	)

Total other income (expense), net declined for both the three months ended and year to date June 30, 2015 primarily as a result of lower interest expense due to the redemption of Unsecured Senior Notes in July 2014 and as a result of a lower cost of borrowing and lower advance balances versus the comparable period in 2014. Interest Income increased due to the recent $4.9 billion

acquisition of reverse mortgage interests from Generation; however, this amount is offset by payments to certificate holders included in interest expense.



Table 5. Income before taxes	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Servicing	$	96		$	69		$	(7	)	$	119
Originations	54			69			113			93
Xome	28			36			56			61
Corporate and Other, including eliminations	(58		)	(68		)	(117		)	(129		)
Total income before taxes	$	120		$	106		$	46		$	144

The increase in Income before taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2015 is driven primarily by the increase in pre-tax income in our Servicing segment as a result of lower financing costs, higher base servicing fees and favorable mark to market adjustments on our Mortgage Servicing Rights versus the comparable period. This increase was offset by lower pre-tax income in our Originations and Xome segments on higher operating expenses as well as the severance expense mentioned above.

On a year to date basis, the decrease in pre-tax income relative to the comparable period is primarily attributable to our Servicing segment due to the cumulative mark to market loss on our mortgage servicing rights. Year to date mark-to-market adjustments are attributable to prepayments driven by the low interest rate environment offset by an increase in value due to year to date increases in interest rates.



Table 6. Income tax expense	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Income tax expense	$	44	$	39	$	17	$	54

Our effective tax rate was 36.8% and 36.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and 36.9% and 37.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decline in our effective tax rate is due primarily to the tax benefit derived from increased income related to our joint venture with KB Homes.

Segment Results

Revenues generated on inter-segment services performed are valued based on estimated market value. Expenses are allocated to individual segments based on the estimated value of services performed, total revenue contributions, personnel headcount or the equity invested in each segment based on the type of expense allocated. Expenses for consolidated back-office operations and general overhead expenses such as executive administration and accounting are not allocated to the business segments.

Servicing Segment



Table 7. Servicing Operations	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues - Operational	$	247		$	267		$	470		$	531
Revenue - Mark to Market	82			39			(28		)	51
Total Revenue	328			306			443			582
Expenses	(210		)	(187		)	(392		)	(354		)
Other income (expense), net	(23		)	(49		)	$	(57	)	(109		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	96		$	69		$	(7	)	$	120
Income (loss) before taxes margin excluding Mark-to-market	5.7		%	11.2		%	4.5		%	13.0		%
Income (loss) before taxes margin including Mark-to-market	29.3		%	22.5		%	(1.6		)%	20.6		%

Our Nationstar Mortgage and Champion Mortgage brands together service approximately 2.4 million customers with an outstanding principal balance in excess of $400 billion as of June 30, 2015 - $372 billion in MSR fair value and $32 billion in reverse servicing. We service over 2.25 million forward loan units and over 173 thousand reverse loan units. Whether servicing mortgages we originate or on behalf of others, our approach is a customer centric model that emphasizes borrower interaction to minimize complaints, improve loan performance and cure loan delinquencies. Our commitment is to preserve neighborhoods and communities principally through continued home ownership. We earn fees for collecting monthly mortgage payments from homeowners, processing those payments and passing them on to investors who ultimately own the mortgage.

Our servicing portfolio generates reliable and recurring cash flows although our earnings may vary period to period principally as a result of mark-to-market adjustments on our MSRs. Although mortgage loans by definition are an amortizing asset, our ability to deploy loss mitigation strategies, modify nonperforming loans, assist our existing customers with a refinance or new home purchase and take advantage of existing flow, correspondent and bulk opportunities generally allows us to replenish and modestly grow our servicing portfolio. We have a proven track record of reducing the delinquencies within portfolios and ultimately extending the duration of our overall MSR pool of loans which in turn increases the future earnings potential of such pools.

We generally acquire MSRs utilizing cash on hand or via a model in which financial partners co-invest in “excess MSRs.” Typically, we utilize cash on hand to pay for smaller acquisitions of MSRs; however, we believe we can access debt and equity markets for larger opportunities when prudent. We anticipate that current market and regulatory conditions will limit larger MSR purchases and will generally result in a preference by sellers to transact on potentially more, but smaller, portfolios of $25 billion or less. Subservicing represents another means of growing our servicing business, as subservicing contracts are typically awarded on a no upfront-cost basis and generally do not require substantial capital.

In 2015, we remain focused on resolving complaints timely and, more importantly, reducing the overall number of complaints. Finally, we will continue to invest in technology, people and procedures that should allow us to drive costs per loan lower and continue to improve the scalability of our operations. We will also continue to invest in our compliance management systems.

Effective April 1, 2015, we reclassified a small portion of Xome segment activity involved with loss recovery to the Servicing segment to better align with how management is operating this business. All periods presented reflect this reclassification.

The following table provides a rollforward of our forward servicing portfolio UPB, including loans subserviced for others:



Table 8. Forward Servicing Portfolio UPB Rollforward	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Balance at the beginning of the period	$	362,842		$	355,478		$	353,094		$	361,779
Additions:
Originations	4,765			1,363			8,974			6,107
Acquisitions	24,245			15,337			48,116			18,968
Deductions:
Principal reductions and other	(3,022		)	(2,339		)	(5,581		)	(4,755		)
Voluntary reductions	(13,219		)	(8,971		)	(23,106		)	(16,799		)
Involuntary reductions	(3,003		)	(3,204		)	(5,858		)	(5,879		)
Net changes in loans serviced by others	(410		)	(7,885		)	(3,441		)	(9,642		)
Balance at the end of period	$	372,198		$	349,779		$	372,198		$	349,779

In the second quarter, our servicing portfolio's unpaid principal balance increased as a result of continued MSR acquisitions in excess of liquidations and principal payments. We closed on $29.1 billion in servicing acquisitions consisting of $24.2 billion in forward servicing and $4.9 billion in reverse servicing. Additionally, we acquired servicing rights through $4.8 billion of originations for the three month period ended June 30, 2015.

The following table provides the composition of revenues for the Servicing segment for the periods presented as well as information useful in evaluating revenues:



Table 9. Servicing - Revenues	For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
	2015				2014				2015				2014
($ in millions)	Amounts			bps⁽¹⁾	Amounts			bps⁽¹⁾	Amounts			bps⁽¹⁾	Amounts			bps⁽¹⁾
MSR - Fair Value Revenues
Base Servicing Fees	$	262		27	253			27	509			26	511			27
Modification fees	17			2	23			2	29			2	42			2
Incentive fees	14			1	7			1	24			1	20			1
Late payment fees	16			2	16			2	34			2	34			2
Other ancillary revenue	46			5	63			7	93			5	110			6
Other revenues	16			2	13			1	23			1	13			1
Total MSR Fair Value Revenues	371			39	375			40	712			37	730			39
Subservicing⁽²⁾	14			1	10			1	28			1	21			1
MSRs - LOCOM	23			2	14			1	43			2	28			1
Total Servicing Fee Revenue	408			41	398			42	783			40	779			41
Amortization
MSR scheduled and prepayment amortization	(134		)	(13)	(86		)	(9)	(242		)	(12)	(162		)	(8)
Excess spread accretion	46			5	40			4	77			4	71			4
Total Amortization	(88		)	(9)	(46		)	(5)	(165		)	(8)	(91		)	(5)
MSR financing liability payments	(31		)	(3)	(47		)	(5)	(65		)	(3)	(82		)	(4)
Excess spread payments - principal	(42		)	(4)	(39		)	(4)	(82		)	(4)	(75		)	(4)
Total Operational Revenue	247			25	267			28	470			24	531			28
Mark-to-market Revenue
MSR MTM⁽³⁾	125			13	28			3	16			1	25			1
Excess spread / Financing MTM	(44		)	(4)	11			1	(44		)	(2)	26			1
Total MTM Fair Value	82			8	39			4	(28		)	(1)	51			2
Total Revenues	$	328		33	$	306		32	$	443		23	$	582		29

⁽¹⁾Calculated bps are as follows: Annualized $ amount/Average UPB X 10000

⁽²⁾Subservicing amounts includes amounts serviced for other MSR owners, whole loans serviced for other investors and our owned whole loans.

⁽³⁾ MSR mark-to-market includes value changes related to MSR and whole loan assets.

Higher base servicing fees for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was principally due to a $10 billion increase in the average unpaid principal balance of our servicing portfolio as well as improved delinquency ratios. The 60 plus day delinquency rate declined from 11.1% as of June 30, 2014 to 7.6% as of June 30, 2015. We recognized additional incentive fees in the quarter based upon our continued high-level of servicing performance as measured by the GSEs, which offset lower fees from modifications as annual fees from HAMP modifications roll off over the three year earning period.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in servicing revenue versus the comparable period was principally driven by mark-to-market gains on our MSRs and increases in base servicing and incentive fees offset by higher amortization on our MSRs. The increase in mark to market gains was principally driven by an increase in interest rates offset by higher amortization as more borrowers who were current and had lower LTV ratios refinanced in the current period.

On a year to date basis, servicing revenue before MSR fair value adjustments and amortization are higher versus the comparable period due to an increase in the servicing portfolio as well as higher incentive fees. Total servicing revenues are lower due to the cumulative mark-to-market loss recorded on our mortgage servicing rights, driven primarily by increased prepayments in the sustained low interest rate environment.

For information regarding fair value adjustments, see the Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities section provided below.



Table 10. Servicing Portfolio - Unpaid Principal Balances	June 30,
($ in millions)	2015	2014
Average UPB:
MSRs - Fair Value	350,389	323,703
Subservicing	17,132	32,076
MSRs - LOCOM	27,150	28,764
Total Average UPB	394,671	384,543

Ending UPB:
MSRs - Fair Value
Agency	244,429	202,996
Non-Agency	108,978	121,596
Total MSRs - Fair Value	353,407	324,592
Subservicing⁽¹⁾
Agency	16,096	23,715
Non-Agency	2,695	7,637
Total Subservicing	18,791	31,352

MSRs - LOCOM	31,841	28,599

Total Ending UPB	404,039	384,543

⁽¹⁾ Subservicing and Other amounts include (1) loans we service for others, (2) residential mortgage loans originated but have yet to be sold, and (3) agency REO balances for which we own the mortgage servicing rights.



Table 11. Modifications and Workout Units	For the three months ended June 30,		For the six months ended June 30,
	2015	2014	2015	2014
Modifications and Workout Units:
HAMP modifications	4,281	2,851	8,261	11,378
Non HAMP modifications	6,310	4,229	12,501	19,432
Workouts	6,240	4,073	12,601	15,183
Total Units	16,831	11,153	33,363	45,993

Total modifications and workouts increased for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 compared to the prior year period as reflected in decreased delinquencies in the table below.



Table 12. Key performance metrics - forward servicing portfolio⁽¹⁾	June 30,
	2015			2014
Loan count-servicing	2,252,839			1,944,174
Average loan amount	$	163,606		$	171,142
Average coupon - Credit sensitive⁽²⁾	4.70		%	4.78		%
Average coupon - Interest sensitive⁽²⁾	4.06		%	4.03		%
60+ delinquent (% of loans)⁽³⁾	7.4		%	11.1		%
90+ delinquent (% of loans)⁽³⁾	6.9		%	10.5		%
120+ delinquent (% of loans)⁽³⁾	6.6		%	10.1		%
Total Prepayment speed (12 month constant pre-payment rate)	16.9		%	14.7		%

⁽¹⁾ Characteristics and key performance metrics of our servicing portfolio excludes UPB and loan counts acquired but not yet boarded and currently serviced by others.

⁽²⁾ The weighted average coupon amounts for our credit and interest sensitive pools presented in the table above are only reflective of our owned forward MSR portfolio that is reported at fair value.

⁽³⁾ Loan delinquency is based on the current contractual due date of the loan. In the case of a completed loan modification, delinquency is based on the modified due date of the loan.

For fair value adjustments, see Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities for further information.



Table 13. Servicing - Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
($ in millions)	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps
Salaries, wages and benefits	$	69	7	$	72	8	$	133	7	$	146	8
General and administrative	141		14	115		12	259		13	208		11
Expenses	$	210	21	$	187	20	$	392	20	$	354	19

The table below provides additional detail on our total general and administrative expenses recorded in our Servicing segment.



Table 14. General and Administrative Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
($ in millions)	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps	Amounts		bps
Operational Losses⁽¹⁾	$	58	6	$	44	5	$	98	5	$	75	4
Direct Operating Costs⁽²⁾	44		4	34		4	80		4	62		3
Offshoring costs	13		1	12		1	24		1	23		1
Corporate allocation charges	21		2	15		2	44		2	25		1
Subservicing	5		—	9		1	13		1	21		1
Total general and administrative expenses - Servicing	$	141	14	$	115	12	$	259	13	$	208	11

⁽¹⁾Operational losses include compensatory fees, claims losses and similar expenses

⁽²⁾ Direct Operating Costs are normal costs of servicing, including filing fees, postage, delivery and similar expenses.

For the three months ending June 30, 2105, employee costs were down slightly versus the comparable period as reduced employment costs were offset by $4.2 million in severance due to a reduction in force during the quarter. Operational losses are higher versus the comparable period on higher claims losses. Direct operating costs increased primarily due to higher outsourcing and legal costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in subservicing expense as we transferred mortgage servicing rights that were previously subserviced.

For the six months ending June 30, 2015, salaries, wages and benefits were improved relative to the prior year on reduced delinquencies as we require less headcount to service our performing loans versus non-performing loans. The primary driver of the higher general and administrative expense was higher operational losses, including claims losses.



Table 15. Servicing - Other Income (Expense), net	For the three months ended June 30,										For the six months ended June 30,
	2015					2014					2015					2014
($ in millions)	Amounts			bps		Amounts			bps		Amounts			bps		Amounts			bps
Reverse Interest Income	$	67		6		$	19		2		$	92		9		$	36		4
Other Interest Income	—			—		$	3		—		$	—		—		$	5		—
Interest income	$	67		6		$	22		2		$	92		9		$	41		4
Reverse Interest Expense	(46		)	(5	)	(7		)	(1	)	(60		)	(6	)	(14		)	(1	)
Advance Interest Expense	(12		)	(1	)	(31		)	(3	)	(24		)	(3	)	(76		)	(8	)
Other Interest Expense	(32		)	(3	)	(32		)	(3	)	(63		)	(7	)	(61		)	(6	)
Interest expense	(90		)	(9	)	(70		)	(7	)	(148		)	(16	)	(151		)	(15	)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps and cap	—			—		(1		)	—		(1		)	—		1			—
Other income (expense), net	$	(23	)	(3	)	$	(49	)	(5	)	$	(57	)	(7	)	$	(109	)	(11	)

WAC - Advance facilities	2.4		%			1.8		%			2.5		%			2.3		%
WAC - Excess spread financing	9.0		%			9.1		%			9.0		%			9.1		%

We earn interest income principally on funds held in escrow (e.g., tax, insurance). In addition, to the extent reverse mortgages are part of a securitization treated as a secured borrowing, we earn interest income on the outstanding principal balance of the HECM mortgage loans. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, the principal driver of increased interest income is the acquisition of $4.9 billion of reverse mortgage interests from Generation in May, 2015. Interest expense for the six month period ended June 30, 2015, declined primarily as a result of the decline in average advances outstanding for the periods presented largely offset by increases in HBMS interest expense. The decreases in advances are principally the result of the sale of advances to New Residential as part of the MSR Financing Liability transaction. See Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities, for further information.

The increase in interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, in the table above was attributable to higher interest paid on our participating interest financing as a result of the $4.9 billion Generation acquisition discussed above. We paid $43.1 million in interest expense on our reverse mortgage portfolio for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 compared to $7.9 million in interest expense for the comparable 2014 period. The increase in other interest expense was offset by a decline in interest expense on our advance facilities as a result of lower advance balances and reduced funding costs.

Originations Segment



Table 16. Originations - Operations	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues	$	170		$	165		$	328		$	295
Expenses	(117		)	(97		)	(217		)	(202		)
Other income (expense), net	2			1			3			—
Income before taxes	$	54		$	69		$	113		$	93
Income before taxes margin	31.8		%	41.7		%	34.5		%	31.5		%

Our originations segment comprises both the Greenlight Loans and Nationstar brands. We originate primarily conventional agency (GSE) and government-insured residential mortgage loans and, to mitigate credit risk, typically sell these loans within approximately 30 to 60 days while retaining the associated servicing rights. Our primary focus is assisting customers currently in our servicing portfolio with refinances or loans for new home purchases (or recapture). This increases our origination margins by reducing marketing and other costs to acquire customers as well as replenishment of our servicing portfolio.



Table 17. Originations - Revenues	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Service related	$	13		$	14		$	20		$	28

Gain on loans sold	184			319			370			512
Fair value mark-to-market on loans held for sale	(103		)	(118		)	(155		)	(273		)
Mark-to-market on locks and commitments⁽¹⁾	22			(108		)	1			(82		)
Provision for repurchases	(4		)	(3		)	(8		)	(10		)
Capitalized servicing rights	58			62			99			120
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale	156			152			307			267

Total revenues	$	170		$	165		$	328		$	295

Key Metrics
Consumer Direct Locked Volume	$	2,973		$	2,409		$	6,044		$	5,393
Other Locked Volume	1,960			1,789			3,426			3,347
Funded Volume, Total	4,814			4,381			9,023			9,124
Funded HARP Volume, Total	1,360			1,740			2,541			4,185
Recapture percentage	25.0		%	32.4		%	25.0		%	39.0		%
Purchase percentage of funded volume	26.6		%	33.7		%	25.6		%	30.5		%
Value of Capitalized Servicing	124 bps			139 bps			121 bps			128 bps

⁽¹⁾Mark-to-market on locks and commitments includes our fair value mark-to-market adjustments on our IRLCs, forward loan commitments, and any associated pair-off amounts.

In evaluating performance, we combine gain on loans sold, fair value mark-to-market adjustments on loans held for sale and mark-to-market on locks and commitments. When considered together, the Company had net gains of $103 million and $216 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, versus $93 million and $157 million for the comparable periods. The increase was primarily driven by higher locked volumes and operational focus on funding current locked pipeline. Decreases in revenue

margin basis points (as a percentage of locked volumes) was driven by lower HARP volumes, partially mitigated through higher overall volumes in our Direct to Consumer channel.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recaptured 25% of voluntary repayments, which principally reflects repurchase activity as a result of declining interest rates. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the 25% recapture rate equated to 70% recapture of economics associated with voluntary prepayments on the servicing portfolio and generated approximately $44 million of new cash proceeds. Year to date recapture equated to 80% recapture of economics associated with voluntary prepayments on the servicing portfolio and generated approximately $89 million of new cash proceeds.



Table 18. Originations - Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Salaries, wages and benefits	$	69	$	59	$	133	$	126
General and administrative	48		38		84		76
Expenses	$	117	$	97	$	217	$	202

Salaries, wages and benefits increased in the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2015 due to headcount growth aligned with higher lock and funded volumes. General and administrative expense is higher in both periods due to higher operating costs associated with the headcount growth mentioned previously, higher loan related costs as a result of increased volumes, including marketing expense. Additionally, we recorded (1) a one time charge of $3.0 million related to contract terminations as we migrated to a single origination platform and (2) $1.3 million in severance related charges.



Table 19. Originations - Other Income (Expense), net	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Interest income	$	17		$	17		$	32		$	39
Interest expense	(15		)	(17		)	(29		)	(39		)
Other income (expense), net	$	2		$	1		$	3		$	—

WA Coupon - Mortgage loans held for sale	4.1		%	4.5		%	4.1		%	4.5		%
WA Cost of Funds (excluding Facility Fees)	2.0		%	2.7		%	2.1		%	2.6		%

Interest income relates principally to Mortgage Loans Held for Sale. Interest expense is associated with the warehouse facilities utilized to originate new loans. Interest income principally declined as a result of lower coupon rates on originated loans. Interest expense declined principally as a result of lower costs of borrowing.

Indemnification Reserves

The activity of the outstanding repurchase reserves were as follows:



Table 20. Repurchase Reserves	For the six months ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Repurchase reserves, beginning of period	$	29		$	41
Provisions	4			10
Charge-offs	(4		)	(5		)
Repurchase reserves, end of period	$	29		$	46

The provision for repurchases represents estimate of losses to be incurred on the repurchase or indemnification of purchasers of loans. Certain sale contracts and GSE standards require us to repurchase a loan or indemnify the purchaser or insurer for losses

if a borrower fails to make initial loan payments or if the accompanying mortgage loan fails to meet certain customary representations and warranties, such as the manner of origination, the nature and extent of underwriting standards.

In the event of a breach of the representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loan or indemnify the purchaser for losses it sustains on the loan. In addition, an investor may request that we refund a portion of the premium paid on the sale of mortgage loans if a loan is prepaid within a certain amount of time from the date of sale. We record a provision for estimated repurchases, loss indemnification and premium recapture on loans sold, which is charged to net gain on mortgage loans held for sale.

In 2012, a selling representation and warranty framework was introduced by the GSEs that helps address concerns of loan sellers with respect to loan repurchase risk. Under the framework, which was enhanced in 2014, the GSEs will not exercise its remedies, including the issuance of repurchase requests, for breaches of certain selling representations and warranties if a mortgage meets certain eligibility requirements. In general, for loans sold to GSEs on or after January 1, 2013, repurchase risk for HARP loans is lowered if the borrower stays current in the loan for 12 months and representation and warranty risks are limited for non-HARP loans that stay current for 36 months.

The primary driver of the reduced provision expense in the period ended June 30, 2015 versus the comparable period was the release of $4.7 million in unused reserves associated with 2012 and 2013 funded volumes in Q2 2015.

Xome Segment



Table 21. Xome - Operations	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues	$	122		$	79		$	230		$	143
Expenses	(94		)	(44		)	(174		)	(82		)
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			—
Income before taxes	$	28		$	36		$	56		$	61
Income before taxes margin	23.0		%	45.6		%	24.3		%	42.7		%

In June 2015, we rebranded our Solutionstar segment as Xome (pronounced “Zome”) and launched the Xome real estate platform and iOS mobile application which we believe is the world’s first truly integrated, end-to-end digital platform for real estate connecting every major touch point in the transaction process from finding a home to closing the deal. The launch of the Xome platform was a significant step in the transformation of the Xome segment from a provider of refinance and default related residential mortgage services to a provider of technology and data enhanced solutions to home buyers, home sellers, real estate professionals and companies engaged in the origination and/or servicing of mortgage loans.

Through our Xome platform, we intend to enhance the home buying, selling and renting experience via smart investments in innovative technology and a sharp focus on customer service to make the home transaction experience simpler, more transparent and more accessible for all market participants. The Xome platform is a combination of a web platform and an easy to use mobile-application, giving customers instant access to approximately 80% of all active MLS listings in the United States. Revenues earned from the Xome platform are included as a component of Real Estate Exchange.

In the quarter, we continue to operate HomeSearch.com, our Residential Real Estate exchange for distressed properties, designed to increase transparency, reduce fraud risk and provide better execution for property sales as evidenced generally by higher sales price and lower average days to sell compared to traditional sales. We intend to utilize new technologies integrated with timely, relevant and accurate data to empower our customers whether they are a homeowner, homebuyer, seller, renter, landlord or the agents that serve them. The search function of HomeSearch.comwas expanded throughout 2014 both with respect to functionality and the complement of accurate, timely residential listings.

With respect to our Real Estate Services, we are focused on the creation and delivery of high quality services (e.g., title and close, collateral valuation, asset management) for purchase, refinance and default transactions. Our primary focus to date has been to serve existing third-party customers and capture refinance and default transactions generated by our servicing and originations platform. Today, significant opportunity still exists with respect to penetration of our own operations and current customers. In addition, in January 2015, we completed the acquisition of Title365, a significant investment in purchase title related services with a major footprint in the California market. In addition, Title365 also added a significant amount of third party revenue from new customers.



Table 22. Xome - Revenues	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues
Real Estate Exchange	$	61		$	38		$	109		$	65
Real Estate Services	61			41			121			78
Total Revenues	$	122		$	79		$	230		$	143

Key Metrics
Properties sold	6,131			5,663			11,614			10,201
REO inventory at period end	8,279			8,789			8,279			8,789
HomeSearch.com^SM and Xome registered users	105,410			39,459			284,854			56,538
3rd party business %	30.2		%	9.5		%	30.3		%	13.3		%

For both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, revenue related to our Real Estate Exchange grew principally due to an 8% and 15% increase in the volume of properties sold, respectively, as well as our acquisition of Real Estate Digital at the end of the second quarter of 2014.

Real Estate Services revenue growth was primarily driven by our acquisition of Experience 1, Title365 and related entities in January 2015, which contributed $31.2 million and $54.5 million in additional revenue for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.



Table 23. Xome - Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Salaries, wages and benefits	$	49	$	14	$	91	$	25
General and administrative	46		30		83		57
Expenses	$	94	$	44	$	174	$	82

For both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, the increase in expenses versus the comparable period is due largely to an increase in personnel related costs driven by the acquisitions of Experience 1 and Real Estate Digital as well as expansion of our service offerings. Our personnel costs increased on higher headcount through increased hiring and acquisitions. Additionally, in connection with our acquisition of Real Estate Digital, we are reflecting $5 million in additional personnel related expense year to date associated with the transaction.

We continue to make significant investments in corporate functions and continue to invest in engineering personnel to support our development objectives. General and administrative costs increased primarily due to the acquisition of Experience 1 as well as marketing and technology spend associated with our Xome rebranding and launch of the Xome platform.

Corporate and Other



Table 24. Corporate and Other - Operations	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Revenues	$	2		$	—		$	4		$	—
Expenses	(20		)	(18		)	(42		)	(30		)
Other income (expense), net	(40		)	(49		)	(79		)	(99		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	(58	)	$	(68	)	$	(117	)	$	(129	)



Table 25. Income before taxes components	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Unsecured Senior Notes	$	(40	)	$	(49	)	$	(80	)	$	(100	)
Legacy	—			—			—			(1		)
Other Corporate	(18		)	(19		)	(36		)	(27		)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	(58	)	$	(68	)	$	(117	)	$	(129	)

Our Corporate and Other reporting unit consists of (1) net income from our Legacy portfolio consisting of non-prime and nonconforming residential mortgage loans transferred to a securitization trust in 2009 that was structured as a secured borrowing resulting in our carrying the securitized loans as mortgage loans on our consolidated balance sheets and recognizing the asset-backed certificates as nonrecourse debt, (2) interest expense on our Unsecured Senior Notes; and, (3) corporate expenses that are not directly attributable to our operating segments.

Our Interest expense on Unsecured Senior Notes declined for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the comparable periods due to the redemption of $285 million of notes in July 2014. Our legacy net income was flat for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and the comparable period as losses on REO dispositions offset net interest income.

Our unallocated corporate expense in Other Corporate for the three months June 30, 2015 was higher relative to the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to severance payments of $3.7 million related to a reduction in force that occurred in the second quarter of 2015. On a year to date basis, Other Corporate expenses increased versus the comparable period primarily due to the severance mentioned above, an increased allocation of share based compensation to our Corporate and Other segment and the reversal of bonus accruals in 2014 that did not occur in 2015.



Table 26. Legacy Portfolio	As of June 30,		As of December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014

Performing - UPB	$	185	$	196
Nonperforming (90+ Delinquency) - UPB	77		80
REO - Estimated Fair Value	2		38
Total Legacy Portfolio	$	264	$	314



Table 27. Corporate and Other - Expenses	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Salaries, wages and benefits	$	12	$	9	$	21	$	14
General and administrative	8		9		21		16
Expenses	$	20	$	18	$	42	$	30

Salaries, wages and benefits increased for three and six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the comparable period primarily due to (1) severance payments of $3.7 million related to a reduction in force that occurred in the second quarter of 2015, (2) an increase in share based compensation allocated to our Corporate segment; and, (3) the reversal of bonus accruals in 2014 that did not occur in 2015. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2015 are lower versus the comparable period primarily due to lower REO losses included in our Legacy portfolio. Year to date general and administrative expenses are higher versus the comparable period primarily due to higher REO losses included in our Legacy portfolio in the first quarter of 2015.



Table 28. Corporate and Other - Other income (expense), net	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Interest income, Legacy Portfolio	$	3		$	4		$	7		$	8
Interest expense, Legacy Portfolio	(2		)	(2		)	(4		)	(5		)
Interest Expense, Unsecured Senior Notes	(40		)	(50		)	(80		)	(100		)
Other	(1		)	(2		)	(2		)	(2		)
Other income (expense), net	$	(40	)	$	(49	)	$	(79	)	$	(99	)

WAC - Unsecured Senior Notes	7.3		%	7.8		%	7.3		%	7.8		%

Other income (expense), net includes interest expense associated with our Unsecured Senior Notes and the interest income and expense from our Legacy portfolio. The decline in Other expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 versus the comparable periods is primarily due to the redemption of $285 million of notes in July 2014.

MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS AND RELATED LIABILITIES

MSRs - Fair Value consists of rights we own to service traditional forward residential mortgage loans owned by both agencies and non-agencies.

MSRs - LOCOM, consists of rights to service reverse residential mortgage loans primarily owned by Fannie Mae. We also carry a mortgage servicing rights liability carried at LOCOM, which consists of the obligation to service reverse residential mortgage loans primarily owned by Ginnie Mae. The following tables provide key elements of these MSRs and related liabilities.



	As of June 30,						December 31,
Table 29. MSRs and Related Liabilities	2015						2014
(in millions)	UPB		Carrying Amount		Weighted Avg. Coupon		UPB		Carrying Amount		Weighted Avg. Coupon
Agency	$	244,429	$	2,493	4.47	%	$	215,303	$	2,069	4.49	%
Non-Agency	108,978		857		4.61	%	118,310		881		4.66	%
MSRs - Fair Value	353,407		3,350		4.51	%	333,613		2,950		4.55	%
Subservicingand Other⁽¹⁾
Agency	16,096		N/A		N/A		15,008		N/A		N/A
Non-Agency	2,695		N/A		N/A		4,473		N/A		N/A
Total Subservicing and Other⁽¹⁾	18,791		—		N/A		19,481		—		N/A

MSRs - LOCOM⁽²⁾	31,841		11		N/A		27,982		11		N/A
Total servicing portfolio unpaid principal balance	$	404,039	$	3,361	N/A		$	381,076	$	2,961	N/A

⁽²⁾Our MSRs - LOCOM also includes approximately $47.8 million and $65.4 million of mortgage servicing liabilities carried at amortized cost as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Our servicing portfolio consists of credit sensitive MSRs, primarily acquired through bulk acquisitions, and interest rate sensitive MSRs, principally consisting of MSRs acquired via flow transactions or transferred from our origination activities. For MSRs marked at fair value that are interest rate sensitive, typically servicing values are correlated to interest rates such that when interest rates rise, the value of the servicing portfolio also increases principally as a result of lower prepayments. Credit sensitive MSRs are less influenced by movement in interest rates and more influenced by changes in loan performance factors which impact involuntary prepayment speeds.

We assess whether acquired portfolios are more credit sensitive or interest sensitive in nature on the date of acquisition. As part of the assessment, we consider numerous factors in making this assessment, with the primary factors consisting of the overall portfolio delinquency characteristics, portfolio seasoning and residential mortgage loan composition. Interest sensitive portfolios typically consist of single-family conforming residential forward mortgage loans serviced for GSEs or other third-party investors. Credit sensitive portfolio primarily consists of higher delinquency single-family non-conforming residential forward mortgage loans in private label securitizations.



	As of June 30,					As of December 31,
Table 30. Fair Value MSR Valuation	2015					2014
($ in millions)	UPB		Carrying Amount		Bps	UPB		Carrying Amount		Bps

MSRs - Fair Value
Credit Sensitive	$	247,720	$	2,172	88	$	241,770	$	1,919	79
Interest Sensitive	105,687		1,178		111	91,843		1,030		112
Total MSRs - Fair Value	$	353,407	$	3,350	95	$	333,613	$	2,949	88

The value in our credit sensitive fair value MSRs increased as a result of the overall portfolio performance which led to decreased delinquencies in this portfolio. The value in our interest sensitive fair value MSRs decrease is consistent with our increased prepayment assumptions as a result of the lower interest rate environment.

The following table provides information on the fair value of our owned forward MSR portfolio:



Table 31. MSRs - Fair Value, Rollforward	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Fair value at the beginning of the period	$	3,022		$	2,577		$	2,950		$	2,488
Additions:
Servicing retained from whole loan sales	61			62			106			120
Purchases of servicing assets	256			85			494			194
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
Credit sensitive	46			19			78			45
Interest sensitive	82			9			(60		)	(20		)
Other changes in fair value
Scheduled principal payments	(19		)	(21		)	(35		)	(38		)
Voluntary prepayments
Credit sensitive	(60		)	(57		)	(98		)	(111		)
Interest sensitive	(37		)	(16		)	(70		)	(25		)
Prepayments
Involuntary prepayments
Credit sensitive	—			21			(14		)	26
Interest sensitive	—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Fair value at the end of the period	$	3,350		$	2,679		$	3,350		$	2,678

In the fourth quarter of 2014, we revised our approach in calculating Other Changes in Fair Value in the above rollforward. Under the revised approach, we began incorporating voluntary principal payments, which were previously included as a component in the Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions line, as a component of Other changes in fair value in Table 31. We have reclassified the amounts presented in the June 30, 2014 rollforwards to conform to the current presentation. While amounts were reclassed in the 2014 period, there was no impact to net income or to the total changes in fair value in the prior period.

We used the following weighted average assumptions in estimating the fair value of MSRs for the dates indicated:



	As of June 30,
Table 32. MSRs - Fair Value, weighted average assumptions	2015		2014

Credit Sensitive MSRs
Discount rate	11.66	%	12.30	%
Total prepayment speeds	17.05	%	20.38	%
Expected weighted-average life (years)	5.91 years		4.70 years
Interest Sensitive MSRs
Discount rate	9.10	%	9.39	%
Total prepayment speeds	11.68	%	10.56	%
Expected weighted average life (years)	6.38 years		6.91 years

Discount rate reductions for both credit and interest sensitive MSR are attributable primarily to lower yields on new acquisitions driving down the weighted average rate. Prepay speed reduction and WAL improvement for credit sensitive MSR is attributable to collateral improvement. Prepay speed increase and WAL decline for interest sensitive MSR is attributable to net interest rate reductions period over period.

The discount rate is used to determine the present value of estimated future net servicing income, which is based on the required rate of return market investors would expect for an asset with similar risk characteristics. We determine the discount rate through review of recent market transactions as well as comparing our discount rate to those utilized by third party valuation specialists. Total prepayment speeds represent the annual rate at which borrowers are forecasted to repay their mortgage loan principal, which includes estimates for both voluntary and involuntary borrower liquidations. The expected weighted-average life represents the total expected years in which we expect to service the MSR.

As a result of the lower interest rate environment, we adjusted our total prepayment speeds, primarily in our interest rate sensitive portfolio, as refinance volume continues to drive high prepayments. The higher prepayment speeds were slightly offset by decreases in our expected prepayment speeds related to our credit sensitive portfolio as a result of our improved portfolio performance and overall lower delinquencies.

Excess Spread Financing

As further disclosed in Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities and Note 18, Disclosures Related to Transactions with Affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC, we entered into sale and assignment agreements treated as financing arrangements whereby the acquirer has the right to receive a specified percentage of the excess cash flow generated from an MSR.

The servicing fees associated with an MSR for both book and tax purposes can be segregated into (i) a base servicing fee and (ii) an excess servicing fee. The base servicing fee, along with ancillary income and other revenues, is meant to cover costs incurred to service the specified pool plus a reasonable margin. The remaining servicing fee is considered excess. We will then 'sell' a percentage of the excess fee, typically 67% for agency MSRs, as a method for efficiently financing acquired MSRs. Excess Spread Financings are presently applicable only to acquired MSRs; however, they can be entered into at any time for both acquired and originated MSRs. To date, the acquirer has been New Residential and certain funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, all of which are affiliated companies.

The impact on future revenues and capital resources from executed Excess Spread Agreements varies principally due to (i) prepayment speeds and (ii) our ability to recapture prepayments through the origination platform. In Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities, we disclose the range of assumptions for prepayment speeds, average life, discount rate and recapture rate. In addition, we provide sensitivities for discount rate and prepayment speeds.



Table 33. Excess Spread Financing	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014

Fair value at the beginning of the period	$1,047		$978		$1,031		$986
Additions:
New financings	205		73		258		111
Deductions:
Settlements	(50	)	(42	)	(100	)	(85	)
Fair Value Changes
Credit Sensitive	21		27		47		24
Interest Sensitive	5		—		(8	)	—
Fair value at the end of the period	$1,228		$1,036		$1,228		$1,036

Weighted-average assumptions:
Mortgage prepayment speeds	11.2	%	13.0	%	11.2	%	13.0	%
Average life of mortgage loans	6.1 years		4.8 years		6.1 years		4.8 years
Discount rate	11.4	%	11.7	%	11.4	%	11.8	%

Credit sensitive:
Mortgage prepayment spreads	11.3	%	13.0	%	11.3	%	13.0	%
Average life of mortgage loans	6.1 years		4.8 years		6.1 years		4.8 years
Discount rate	11.5	%	11.7	%	11.5	%	11.7	%

Interest sensitive:
Mortgage prepayment spreads	9.0	%	N/A		9.0	%	N/A
Average life of mortgage loans	6.3 years		N/A		6.3 years		N/A
Discount rate	8.6	%	N/A		8.6	%	N/A

Another component of our service related revenues is the fair value changes in our excess spread financings. In conjunction with various MSR acquisitions, we have entered into sale and assignment agreements, which we account for as financings, whereby we sell the right to receive a portion of the excess cash flow generated from certain underlying MSR portfolios, including taking into consideration recapture for loans modified or otherwise disposed, after receipt of a fixed basic servicing fee per loan. We measure these financing arrangements at fair value. The fair value on excess spread financing is based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximately current market value for similar financial instruments.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Liability



Table 34. MSRs Financing Liability - Rollforward	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014

Fair value at the beginning of the period	$	45		$	30		$	49		$	30
Additions:
New financings	—			21			—			21
Deductions:
Changes in fair value⁽¹⁾:	—			—			—			—
Changes in fair value:	14			(11		)	10			(11		)
Fair value at the end of the period	$	59		$	40		$	59		$	40

Weighted-average assumptions:
Advance financing rates	2.79		%	2.40		%	2.79		%	2.40		%
Annual advance recovery rates	24.67		%	24.24		%	24.67		%	24.24		%

⁽¹⁾ The changes in fair value related to our MSRs financing liability primarily relate to both scheduled and unscheduled principal payments reflected in the underlying MSRs offset by fair value model assumption changes.

We estimate fair value of the MSR financing liability based on the present value of future expected discounted cash flows with the discount rate approximating current market value for similar financial instruments. The cash flow assumptions and prepayment assumptions used in the model are based on various factors, with the key assumptions at June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014 being advance financing rates and advance recovery rates.

In December 2013, we agreed to sell to a joint venture entity capitalized by New Residential, an affiliated party, and other independent third-party investors certain advances and the associated MSRs for non-Agency mortgage loans held in private label securities, including the right to receive the basic service fee component. We are not a party to the joint venture. For accounting purposes, the advances associated with the transaction are treated as sold whereas the MSRs associated with the transaction are treated as a financing.

Fair value changes in our mortgage servicing rights financing liability also impact service related revenues. In conjunction with this servicing acquisition structure, we entered into several sale agreements on our outstanding advances whereby we sold the right to repayment on outstanding private label servicer advances. We also sold the right to receive the base fee component on the related MSRs. We continue to service the loans in exchange for a portion of the base fee. We measure these financings at fair value.

The following table provides an overview of our forward servicing portfolio and amounts that have been previously transferred to our co-invest partners for the periods indicated.



Table 35. Leveraged Portfolio Characteristics	June 30,		December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014

Owned forward servicing portfolio - unencumbered	$	93,973	$	93,673
Owned forward servicing portfolio - encumbered	259,434		239,940
Subserviced forward servicing portfolio and other	18,791		19,481
Total unpaid principal balance	$	372,198	$	353,094

Our encumbered forward servicing portfolio consists of residential mortgage loans included within our Excess Spread Financing transactions and our MSR Financing Liability. Subserviced and Other amounts include (1) loans we service for others, (2) residential mortgage loans originated but have yet to be sold, and (3) agency REO balances for which we own the mortgage servicing rights.

MSRs - LOCOM

The table below provides detail of the characteristics and key performance metrics of our reverse servicing portfolio, which is included in MSRs - LOCOM, at the periods indicated:



Table 36. Reverse Portfolio Characteristics	June 30,			December 31,
($ in millions, except for average loan amount)	2015			2014

Loan count	173,594			159,704
Ending unpaid principal balance	$	31,841		$	27,982
Average loan amount	$	183,422		$	175,212
Average coupon	3.11		%	2.94		%
Average borrower age	79			79

We acquire reverse MSRs and funded but unsecuritized advances from third parties. We record the assets acquired and obligations assumed at fair value on the acquisition date, which include the funded advances and a servicing asset or liability, net of cash paid or received. Any premium or discount associated with the recording of the funded advances is accreted into interest income as the underlying HECMs are liquidated. The year over year increase in UPB and ending principal amount are a result of the previously discussed $4.9 billion Generation mortgage transaction.

We use the lower of cost or market to value reverse MSRs with the capitalized cost of the MSRs amortized in proportion and over the period of the estimated net future servicing income and recognized as an adjustment to servicing fee income for our reverse MSRs.

This class of MSRs is periodically evaluated for impairment. For purposes of measuring impairment, MSRs are stratified based on predominant risk characteristics of the underlying serviced loans. Impairment, if any, represents the excess of amortized cost of an individual stratum over its estimated fair value and is recognized through a valuation allowance. Based on our computations, there was no impairment on this asset as of June 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Table 37 deliberately left blank

Analysis of Items on Consolidated Balance Sheet



Table 38. Assets	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		% Change
(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	563	$	299	88	%
Mortgage servicing rights	3,360		2,961		13	%
Advances	2,348		2,546		(8	)%
Reverse mortgage interests	7,425		2,453		203	%
Mortgage loans held for sale	1,906		1,278		49	%
Other assets	1,719		1,576		9	%
Total assets	$	17,321	$	11,113	56	%

Our total assets as of June 30, 2015 increased to $17.3 billion. The increase was primarily due to the $4.9 billion acquisition of reverse mortgage interests from Generation mortgage. We also saw an increase in our mortgage loans held for sale as we originated over $9.0 billion in mortgage loans during the six month period ended June 30, 2015 as a result of the continued low interest rate environment and cash increase as a result of our equity offering in the first quarter of 2015. Our advance balances declined as the delinquency rates in the portfolio continued to decline.



Table 39. Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Analysis	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		% Change
(in millions)
Unsecured Senior Notes	$	2,158	$	2,159	—	%
Advance facilities	1,826		1,902		(4	)%
Warehouse facilities	2,153		1,573		37	%
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse	1,287		1,080		19	%
Other nonrecourse debt	6,694		1,768		279	%
Other liabilities	1,446		1,406		3	%
Total liabilities	15,564		9,888		57	%
Total equity	1,757		1,224		44	%
Total liabilities and equity	$	17,321	$	11,112	56	%

Total liabilities and equity increased to $17 billion as of June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily the result of the financing of our reverse mortgage acquisition from Generation mortgage included in other liabilities. In addition, we also leveraged our outstanding warehouse facilities during the period as a result of our increase in our mortgage loans held for sale balance. Total equity increased primarily as a result of the equity raise in the first quarter of 2015.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

In May 2015, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued final financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers. The minimum financial requirements include net worth, capital ratio and liquidity criteria as described below.

Proposed Minimum Net Worth


▪	Base of $2.5 million plus 25 basis points of UPB for total loans serviced.

Proposed Minimum Capital Ratio


▪	Tangible Net Worth/Total Asset greater than 6%

Proposed Minimum Liquidity


▪	3.5 basis points of total Agency servicing (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae) plus


▪	Incremental 200 basis points of total nonperforming Agency, measured as 90+ delinquencies, servicing in excess of 6% of the total Agency servicing UPB


▪	Allowable assets for liquidity may including: cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted), available for sale or held for trading investment grade securities (e.g., Agency MBS, Obligations of GSEs, US Treasury Obligations); and unused/available portion of committed servicing advance lines.

Liquidity

Sources and Uses of Cash

Our primary sources of funds for liquidity include: (i) servicing fees and ancillary revenues; (ii) payments received from sale or securitization of loans; (iii) proceeds received from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale; (iv) payments from the liquidation or securitization of our outstanding participating interests in reverse mortgage loans; (v) lines of credit, other secured borrowings and the Unsecured Senior Notes; and (vi) payments received in connection with the sale of advance receivables and excess spread.

Our primary uses of funds for which liquidity include: (i) funding of servicing advances; (ii) originations of loans; (iii) payment of interest expenses; (iv) payment of operating expenses; (v) repayment of borrowings; (vi) payments for acquisitions of MSRs; and (vii) scheduled and unscheduled draws on our serviced reverse residential mortgage loans.

We believe that our cash flows from operating activities, as well as existing facilities, provide us with adequate resources to fund our anticipated ongoing cash requirements. We anticipate that future debt maturities will be funded with cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operating activities and, if necessary, future access to capital markets. In the third quarter of 2014, we redeemed $285 million of senior notes that were due in July of 2015 as cash flow from operations improved and our access to credit on favorable terms continues to expand. We continue to optimize the use of balance sheet cash to avoid unnecessary interest carry costs.

We intend to continue to seek opportunities to acquire loan servicing portfolios and/or businesses that engage in loan servicing and/or loan originations. Any future acquisitions could require substantial additional capital in excess of cash from operations. We are also subject to capital requirements from GSE's and secondary market investors that are subject to change and may be subject to additional capital requirements in connection with future acquisitions. See Note 14, Capital Requirements. If needed, we would expect to finance the necessary capital through a combination of additional issuances of equity, corporate indebtedness, asset backed acquisition financing and/or cash from operations.

We may continue to access external financing from time to time depending on our cash requirements, assessments of current and anticipated market conditions and after-tax cost of capital. Our access to capital markets can be impacted by factors outside our control, including economic conditions, however, we believe that our strong cash flows, balance sheet and existing facilities provide us adequate access to funding given our expected cash needs.

Cash Flows



Table 40. Cash	As of June 30,		As of December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014

Cash and cash equivalents	$	563	$	299

Our cash balance increased to $563 million as of June 30, 2015 from $299 million as of December 31, 2014, primarily due to our equity raise in the first quarter of 2015. This increase was offset by investments in mortgage servicing rights and acquisitions in our Xome segment.



Table 41. Operating Cash Flow	For the six months ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014

Net cash attributable to operating activities	$	(297	)	$	863

The $297 million net outflow was primarily due to the timing differences of cash paid to originate residential mortgage loans versus cash received from the sale of residential mortgage loans, resulting in a $454 million net outflow. This was partially offset by a net reduction in advance balances during the period.

Our investing activities used $5,388 million and provided $283 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The primary increase is related to the acquisition of the $4.9 billion acquisition of the Generation Mortgage Reverse Mortgage Interest. Other increases in cash outflows are related to higher cash outflows for the purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights of $312 million, and $45 million for business combinations including our acquisition of Title365.

Our financing activities provided $5.9 billion and used $964 million of cash flow during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The primary driver of the increase versus the comparable quarter is the financing of the acquisition of the $4.9 billion acquisition of the Generation Mortgage Reverse Mortgage Interest. Additional increases are primarily attributable to increased cash flows of $504 million from outstanding warehouse and advance facilities combined, an increase

of $499 million in cash proceeds from the issuance of common stock in March 2015, and an increase of $258 million from the sale of excess spread financing. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the $964 million outflow was caused by decreases to notes payable by paying down debt.

Capital Resources

Capital Structure and Debt



Table 44. Debt	As of June 30,		December 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014

Advance facilities	$	1,826	$	1,902
Warehouse facilities	2,153		1,573
Unsecured Senior Notes	2,158		2,159

Financial Covenants

Our advance and warehouse facilities contain various financial covenants which primarily relate to tangible net worth amounts, liquidity reserves, leverage requirements, and profitability requirements. As of June 30, 2015, management believes Nationstar was in compliance with its financial covenants on its borrowing arrangements and credit facilities. These covenants generally relate to Nationstar’s tangible net worth, liquidity reserves, and leverage requirements.

Advance facilities

Our servicing agreements impose on us various rights and obligations that affect our liquidity. Among the most significant of these obligations is the requirement that we advance our own funds to meet contractual principal and interest payments for certain investors and to pay taxes, insurance, foreclosure costs and various other items that are required to preserve the assets being serviced. Delinquency rates and prepayment speeds affect the size of servicing advance balances along with stop advance policies. As part of our normal course of business, we borrow money to fund servicing advances. We rely upon several counterparties to provide us with financing facilities to fund a portion of our servicing advances. In 2013 and 2014, we sold approximately $2.5 billion of servicer advances to New Residential Investment Corp. (New Residential) and others. Pursuant to the terms of our agreements with New Residential, for these pools of loans, New Residential now has the obligation to fund future advances on the related loans. We also sold the related notes payable facilities associated with financing these advances.

As servicer for reverse mortgage loans, among other things, we are required to make advances to borrowers. We typically hold the participation interests, which are made up of the related advances for approximately 30 days while we pool the participation interests into a government securitization.

Warehouse facilities

Loan origination activities generally require short-term liquidity in excess of that generated by our operations. The loans we originate are financed through several warehouse lines on a short-term basis. We typically hold the loans for approximately 30 days and then sell the loans or place them in government securitizations and repay the borrowings under the warehouse lines. Our ability to fund current operations depends upon our ability to secure these types of short-term financings on acceptable terms and to renew or replace the financings as they expire.

Unsecured Senior Notes

From 2010 through 2013, we completed offerings of $2.4 billion of Unsecured Senior Notes, with maturity dates ranging from April 2018 to June 2022. We pay interest semi-annually to the holders of these notes at interest rates ranging from 6.500% to 9.625%. In July 2014, redeemed all of our outstanding 10.875% Senior Notes due 2015 on July 25, 2014 (the Redemption Date) at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

As of June 30, 2015, the expected maturities of Nationstar's Unsecured Senior Notes based on contractual maturities are as follows (in millions):



Table 45. Contractual Maturities - Unsecured Senior Notes
Year	Amount
2015	$	—
2016	—
2017	—
2018	475
2019	375
Thereafter	1,300
Total	$	2,150

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes to our outstanding contractual obligations as of June 30, 2015, from amounts previously disclosed in on our Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2015.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Various elements of our accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. In particular, we have identified four policies that, due to the judgment, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, are critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements. These policies relate to fair value measurements, particularly those valued using significant unobservable inputs including (i) the valuation of MSRs, (ii) the valuation of excess spread financing, and (iii) the valuation of mortgage servicing rights financing liability, and (iv) valuation of deferred tax assets. We believe that the judgment, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances at the time. However, given the sensitivity of our consolidated financial statements to these critical accounting policies, the use of other judgments, estimates and assumptions could result in material differences in our results of operations or financial condition. For further information on our critical accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2014.

Recent Accounting Developments

See Note 1, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for details of recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on our consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

Our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of our operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than do the effects of general levels of inflations. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

Variable Interest Entities and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

See Note 10, Securitizations and Financings, in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, which is incorporated herein, for a summary of Nationstar's transactions with VIEs and details of their impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives

See Note 7, Derivative Financial Instruments, in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, which is incorporated herein, for a summary of Nationstar's derivative transactions.

CAUTIONS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. When used in this discussion, the words "anticipate," "appears," "believe," "foresee," "intend," "should," "expect," "estimate," "project," "plan," "may," "could," "will," "are likely" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve predictions of our future financial condition, performance, plans and strategies, and are thus dependent on a number of factors including, without limitation, assumptions and data that may be imprecise or incorrect. Specific factors that may impact performance or other predictions of future actions have, in many but not all cases, been identified in connection with specific forward-looking statements.

There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:


•	our ability to refinance existing loans and maintain our loan originations volume;


•	our ability to increase recapture voluntary prepayments related to our existing servicing portfolio;


•	our ability to maintain or grow the size of our servicing portfolio;


•	our ability to successfully enhance the home buying experience;


•	the success of our customer-for-life initiatives;


•	delays in our ability to collect or be reimbursed for servicing advances;


•	our ability to obtain sufficient capital to meet our financing requirements;


•	changes in prevailing interest rates;


•	changes in our business relationships or changes in guidelines with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae;


•	our ability to effectively develop, market, sell and implement new technology;


•	increased legal and regulatory proceedings, compliance requirements and related costs; and


•	loss of our licenses.

These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with the other cautionary statements that are included or incorporated by reference. All of the factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results, and may be beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all such factors or to assess the effect of each such new factor on our business. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore any of these statements included herein may prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. Please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 27, 2015 for further information on these and other risk factors affecting us.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Refer to the discussion of market risks included in Part II, Item 7A of our Form 10-K filed February 27, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference. There has been no material change in the types of market risks faced by us since December 31, 2014.

We assess our market risk based on changes in interest rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis. The sensitivity analysis measures the potential impact on fair values based on hypothetical changes (increases and decreases) in interest rates.

We use a duration-based model in determining the impact of interest rate shifts on our loan portfolio, certain other interest-bearing liabilities measured at fair value and interest rate derivatives portfolios. The primary assumption used in these models is that an increase or decrease in the benchmark interest rate produces a parallel shift in the yield curve across all maturities.

We utilize discounted cash flows and analysis to determine the fair value of MSRs and the impact of parallel interest rate shifts on MSRs. The primary assumptions in this model are prepayment speeds, market discount rates and cost to service. However, this analysis ignores the impact of interest rate changes on certain material variables, such as the benefit or detriment on the value of future loan originations, non-parallel shifts in the spread relationships between MBS, swaps and U.S. Treasury rates and changes in primary and secondary mortgage market spreads. For mortgage loans, IRLCs and forward delivery commitments on MBS, we rely on a model in determining the impact of interest rate shifts. In addition, for IRLCs, the borrower’s propensity to close their mortgage loans under the commitment is used as a primary assumption.

Our total market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors including market volatility and the liquidity of the markets. There are certain limitations inherent in the sensitivity analysis presented, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and the inability to include the complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts modeled.

We use market rates on our instruments to perform the sensitivity analysis. The estimates are based on the market risk sensitive portfolios described in the preceding paragraphs and assume instantaneous, parallel shifts in interest rate yield curves. Changes in fair value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in fair value may not be linear. We do not believe that on the whole that our estimated net changes to the fair value of our assets and liabilities at June 30, 2015 would be materially different than previously presented.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), as of June 30, 2015.

Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under 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 disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

A lawsuit has been brought by a purported stockholder against Nationstar and certain of its executive officers that asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and alleges that between February 27, 2014 and May 4, 2015 (the Class Period) Nationstar disseminated a series of materially false and misleading statements, or failed to disclose material facts, regarding its business and financial results which allegedly caused Nationstar common stock to trade at artificially inflated prices. The lawsuit, captioned City of St Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System v. Nationstar, 15 Civ. 61170. (S.D. Fla.), was brought on June 2, 2015, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. The plaintiff seeks class certification for purchasers of Nationstar's common stock during the Class Period and unspecified damages and other relief. Nationstar intends to vigorously defend the action.

From time to time, we are party to various legal proceedings that have arisen in the normal course of conducting business. In addition, in the ordinary course of business the Company and its subsidiaries can be or are involved in governmental and regulatory examinations, information gathering requests, investigations and proceedings. Although the outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not currently expect any of the proceedings pending against us, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations (see Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies).

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes or additions to the risk factors previously disclosed under “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchase of Equity Securities By the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers



(shares in thousands)
Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased¹	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		(b) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Appropriate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program
April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015	214	$	24.81	—	—
May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015	286	$	25.25	—	—
June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015	37,755	$	18.86	—	—
Total	38,255			—	—

⁽¹⁾ The 38,255 shares of common stock of Nationstar reported herein represent the surrender of these shares to Nationstar in an amount equal to the amount of tax withheld by Nationstar in satisfaction of the withholding obligations of certain employees in connection with the vesting of restricted shares. As of the date of this report, Nationstar has no publicly announced plans or programs to repurchase Nationstar common stock.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits



		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Filed or Furnished Herewith

4.1	Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, among Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, the issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as administrator and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent					X
4.2	Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated June 26, 2015, among Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, the issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as administrator and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent					X
4.3	Amendment No. 6, dated as of May 5, 2015 to the Series 2013-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of January 31, 2013 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2013, between Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, as issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as noteholder, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as noteholder					X
4.4	Amendment No. 7, dated as of June 26, 2015 to the Series 2013-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of January 31, 2013 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2013, between Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, as issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as noteholder, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as noteholder					X



		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Filed or Furnished Herewith
31.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

31.2	Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

32.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

32.2	Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document					X

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document					X

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document					X

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document					X

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document					X

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document					X


**	Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.



		NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.

August 3, 2015		/s/ Jay Bray
Date		Jay Bray Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

August 3, 2015		/s/ Robert D. Stiles
Date		Robert D. Stiles Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

Exhibit Index



		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Filed or Furnished Herewith

4.1	Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated May 5, 2015, among Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, the issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as administrator and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent					X
4.2	Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated June 26, 2015, among Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, the issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as administrator and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent					X
4.3	Amendment No. 6, dated as of May 5, 2015 to the Series 2013-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of January 31, 2013 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2013, between Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, as issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as noteholder, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as noteholder					X
4.4	Amendment No. 7, dated as of June 26, 2015 to the Series 2013-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of January 31, 2013 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2013, between Nationstar Agency Advance Funding Trust, as issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as noteholder, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as administrative agent and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as noteholder					X

31.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

31.2	Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

32.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

32.2	Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					X

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document					X



		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Filed or Furnished Herewith

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document					X

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document					X

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document					X

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document					X

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document					X


**	Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

Positive
Negative
Uncertain
Constraining
Legalese
Litigous
Readability	H.S. freshman Avg

Table 42. Investing Cash Flows

For the six months ended June 30,

(in millions)

Net cash attributable to investing activities