| Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization UWM Holdings Corporation ("UWMC"), a Delaware corporation, through its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), engages in the origination, sale and servicing of residential mortgage loans throughout the U.S. The Company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (“UWM”), a Michigan limited liability company (the operating subsidiary) is 100% owned directly by UWM Holdings, LLC (“Holdings LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company which is in turn owned by SFS Holding Corp. (“SFS Corp.”), a Michigan corporation and by the Company. Holdings LLC has two classes of equity, Class B Common Units, which are held solely by SFS Corp, and Class A Common Units, which are held solely by the Company. The Company is the manager of Holdings LLC and its only material direct asset consists of the Class A Common Units in Holdings LLC. The Company’s current capital structure authorizes four classes of common Stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and Class D common stock. Each of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have the same economic interest in the Company, with Class A Common Stock having one vote per share and the Class B Common Stock having 10 votes per share. The holders of Class C common stock and Class D common stock do not have any economic rights, but have one vote per share and 10 votes per shares, respectively. Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, only SFS Corp. and its shareholders can hold either Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock. As part of our structure, SFS Corp. holds Holdings LLC Class B Common Units and an equal number of Class D common stock (each, a “Paired Interest"). Each Paired Interest may be exchanged at any time by SFS Corp. into, at the option of the Company, either, (a) cash or (b) one share of the Company’s Class B common stock (an "Exchange Transaction"). Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A common stock upon the transfer or assignment of such share from SFS Corp. to a non-affiliated third-party. See Note 13 - Non-Controlling Interests for further information. In addition to the Paired Interests that SFS Corp. received in connection with its 2021 acquisition, SFS Corp. is entitled to receive 22,690,421 additional Paired Interests to the extent that the volume weighted average per share price of the Company's Class A common stock over any 10 trading days within any 30 trading day period is greater than or equal to each of the following stock price targets prior to January 21, 2026: $13.00, $15.00, $17.00 and $19.00 per share (total of approximately 90.8 million additional Paired Interests). The Company accounts for the potential earn-out shares as a component of stockholders' equity in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP. See Note 20 - Earnings Per Share for further information. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. See Note 13 - Non-Controlling Interests for further information. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Dividend Policy In connection with its decision to declare a dividend on its Class A common stock, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), in its capacity as the Manager of Holdings LLC, under the Holdings LLC Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, can determine whether to (a) make distributions from Holdings LLC to only UWMC, as the owner of the Class A Units of Holdings LLC with the proportional amount due to SFS Corp. as the owner of the Class B Units of Holdings LLC, being distributed upon the sooner to occur of (i) the Board making a determination to do so or (ii) the date on which Class B Units of Holdings LLC are converted into shares of Class B common stock of the Company or (b) make proportional and simultaneous distributions from Holdings LLC to both UWMC, as the owner of the Class A Units of Holdings LLC and to SFS Corp. as the owner of the Class B Units of Holdings LLC. Operating Segments The Company operates in a single segment and is engaged in the origination, sale and servicing of residential mortgage loans, exclusively in the wholesale channel. The President and Chief Executive Officer is the Company's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM uses consolidated net income and total assets in assessing the Company's operational performance and in making resource allocation and strategic decisions. The CODM is regularly provided with only the consolidated expenses and assets as presented on the face of the accompanying financial statements, which are included in the measures of the Company's consolidated net income and total assets. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers cash and temporary investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company typically maintains cash balances in financial institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of these financial institutions in determining the risk associated with these balances. Restricted cash represents minimum cash deposit requirements with certain of the Company's lenders. Mortgage Loans at Fair Value and Revenue Recognition Mortgage loans are recorded at estimated fair value. Fair value of mortgage loans is estimated using observable market information including pricing from current cash commitments from GSEs, recent market commitment prices, or broker quotes, as if the loans were to be sold currently into the secondary market. See Note 2 - Mortgage Loans at Fair Value for further information. Loans are considered to be sold when the Company surrenders control over the financial assets. Control is considered to have been surrendered when the transferred assets have been isolated from the Company, beyond the reach of the Company and its creditors; the purchaser obtains the right, free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right, to pledge or exchange the transferred assets; and the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement that entitles or obligates the Company to repurchase or redeem the transferred assets before their maturity. The Company typically considers the above criteria to have been met when transferring title to another party where no substantive repurchase rights or obligations exist. The Company generates revenue from the following three components of the loan origination business: (i) loan production income, (ii) loan servicing income, and (iii) interest income. A majority of the revenues from mortgage loan originations are recognized when the loan is originated which is the primary revenue recognition event as the loans are recorded at fair value at that time. Loan production income. Loan production income includes all components related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans, including: (1) primary gain, which includes: (i) the difference between the estimated fair value or sale price of newly originated loans when sold in the secondary market and the purchase price of such originated loans; the purchase price of originated loans includes the loan principal amount, as well as any compensation paid by us to our clients (i.e., the Independent Mortgage Brokers) and any lender credits provided by us to borrowers, offset by discount points (if any) paid by borrowers to us to reduce their interest rate; (ii) changes in the estimated fair value of loans from the origination date to the sale date, and any difference between proceeds received upon sale (net of certain fees charged by investors) and the current fair value of a loan when sold into the secondary market ; and (iii) the change in fair value of IRLCs, FLSCs (used to economically hedge IRLCs and loans at fair value from the origination to the sale date) due to changes in estimated fair value, driven primarily by interest rates but also influenced by other valuation assumptions; (2) loan origination and certain other fees related to the origination of a loan, which generally represent flat, per-loan fee amounts, which are recognized at the time loans are originated; (3) provision for representation and warranty obligations, which represent the reserves initially established at the time of sale for the Company's estimated liabilities associated with the potential repurchase or indemnity of purchasers of loans previously sold due to representation and warranty claims by investors; included within these reserves are amounts for estimated liabilities for requirements to repay a portion of any premium received from investors on the sale of certain loans if such loans are repaid in their entirety within a specified time period after the sale of the loans; and (4) capitalization of MSRs, representing the estimated fair value of newly originated MSRs when loans are sold and the associated servicing rights are retained. Loan servicing income. Loan servicing income represents revenue earned for servicing loans for various investors. Loan servicing income is generally based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal balance and servicing revenue is recognized as the related mortgage payments are received by the Company’s sub-servicers. Interest income. Interest income on mortgage loans at fair value is accrued based upon the principal amount outstanding and contractual interest rates. Income recognition is discontinued when loans become 90 days delinquent or when, in management’s opinion, the collectability of principal and interest becomes doubtful and the specific loan is put on non-accrual status. Mortgage Servicing Rights and Revenue Recognition When a loan is sold the Company typically retains the MSRs. Specifically, the Company retains the right and obligation to service the loan and receives a fee for collecting payments and transmitting collected payments to the purchasers of the loan. At the date the loan is sold with servicing retained, the fair value of the MSR is capitalized and recognized within loan production income. MSRs are initially recorded at estimated fair value. To determine the fair value of the servicing right created, the Company uses third party estimates of fair value at the time of initial recognition. Changes in fair value of MSRs are reported as a component of "Total revenue, net" within the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of MSRs is estimated with the assistance of a third party broker based upon a valuation model that calculates the estimated present value of future cash flows. The valuation model incorporates market estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rates, cost to service, float earnings, ancillary income, inflation, delinquency and default rates, among others. Sales of MSRs are recognized when the risk and rewards of ownership have been transferred to a buyer, and a substantive non-refundable down payment is received. Also, any risks retained by the Company must be reasonably quantifiable to be eligible for sale accounting. See Note 5 – Mortgage Servicing Rights for further information. Representations and Warranties Reserve Loans sold to investors which the Company believes met investor and agency underwriting guidelines at the time of sale may be subject to repurchase in the event of specific default by the borrower or subsequent discovery that underwriting or documentation standards were not explicitly satisfied. The Company may, upon mutual agreement, indemnify the investor against future losses on such loans or be subject to other guaranty requirements and subject to loss. The Company initially records its exposure under such guarantees at estimated fair value upon the sale of the related loan, within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other, as well as within loan production income, and continues to evaluate its on-going exposures in subsequent periods. The reserve is estimated based on the Company’s assessment of its contingent and non-contingent obligations, including expected losses, expected frequency, the overall potential remaining exposure, as well as an estimate for a market participant’s potential readiness to stand by to perform on such obligations. See Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies for further information. Derivatives Derivatives are recognized as assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded within the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which they occur. The Company enters into derivative instruments to reduce its risk exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. The Company accounts for derivative instruments as free-standing derivative instruments and does not designate any for hedge accounting. IRLCs on mortgage loans to be originated or purchased which are intended to be sold are considered to be derivatives with changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as part of loan production income. Fair value is estimated primarily based on relative changes in interest rates for the underlying mortgages to be originated or purchased. Fair value estimates also take into account the probability that loan commitments may not be exercised by customers. The Company uses forward mortgage backed security contracts, which are known as FLSCs, to economically hedge the pipeline of IRLCs and loans at fair value. The Company occasionally enters into other interest rate derivatives as part of its overall interest rate mitigation strategy for MSRs. These other interest rate derivative financial instruments are measured at estimated fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations within "Loss on other interest rate derivatives." See Note 3 – Derivatives for further information. Loans Eligible for Repurchase from Ginnie Mae For certain loans sold to Ginnie Mae, the Company as the servicer has the unilateral right to repurchase any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae pool if that loan meets defined criteria (generally loans that are more than 90 days past due). When the Company has the unilateral right to repurchase the delinquent loans, the previously sold assets are required to be re-recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as assets and corresponding liabilities at the loan's unpaid principal balance, regardless of the Company’s intent to exercise its option to repurchase. The recognition of previously sold loans does not impact the accounting for the previously recognized MSRs. Leases The Company enters into contracts to lease real estate (land and buildings), furniture and fixtures, and information technology equipment. Leases that meet one of the finance lease criteria are classified as finance leases, while all others are classified as operating leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and has made an accounting policy election to not capitalize leases with initial terms of 12 months or less. At lease commencement, a lease liability and right-of-use asset are calculated and recognized for operating and finance leases. Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease and lease right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. The lease term used in the calculation includes any options to extend that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The lease liability is equal to the present value of future lease payments. The right-of-use asset is equal to the lease liability, plus any initial direct costs and prepaid lease payments, less any lease incentives received. Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recorded separately on the consolidated balance sheets. In determining the present value of future lease payments, the Company uses estimated incremental borrowing rates based on information available at the lease commencement date when an implicit rate is not readily determinable for a given lease. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The Company uses an incremental borrowing rate estimated by referencing the Company’s collateralized borrowings. The Company’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company’s lease agreements include both lease and non-lease components which are generally accounted for as a single component to the extent that the costs are fixed. If the non-lease components are not fixed, the costs are treated as variable lease costs. Subsequent to lease commencement, lease liabilities recorded for finance leases are measured using the effective interest method and the related right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense and amortization expense are recorded separately in the consolidated statements of operations as part of "Interest expense" and "Depreciation and amortization," respectively. For operating leases, total lease cost is comprised of lease expense and variable lease cost. Lease expense includes lease payments, which are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease cost includes common area maintenance charges, real estate taxes, insurance and other expenses, where applicable, which are expensed as incurred. Total lease cost for operating leases is recorded as part of "General and administrative" expense in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 7 - Leases for further information. Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes by recognizing expense or benefit for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax assets and liabilities under the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between the financial statement carrying amount and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which those differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recognized to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts the Company concludes are more likely than not to be realized. Within particular tax jurisdictions, deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset and presented as a single amount. Net deferred tax assets are reported in "Other assets" and net deferred tax liabilities are reported in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other." Income tax expense, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reflect management’s best assessment of estimated current and future taxes to be paid. In any period in which the Company acquires additional units of Holdings LLC by means of an Exchange Transaction, the Company records the related income tax effects as an adjustment to equity. The Company recognizes the financial statement effects of income tax positions when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interpretations of tax laws are subject to review and examination by various taxing authorities and jurisdictions where the Company operates, and disputes may occur regarding a tax position. The Company reports interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. See Note 18 – Income Taxes for further information. Tax Receivable Agreement The Company has entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement ("TRA") with SFS Corp. that obligates the Company to make payments to SFS Corp. of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in federal, state and local income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of (i) certain increases in tax basis resulting from Exchange Transactions; (ii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of payments it makes under the TRA; (iii) certain increases in tax basis resulting from payments the Company makes under the TRA; and (iv) disproportionate allocations (if any) of tax benefits to the Company which arise from, among other things, the sale of certain assets as a result of taxable income allocation rules in the United States. The Company will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these tax savings. The Company accounts for liabilities arising from the TRA as a loss contingency recorded within "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other." Changes in the liability, other than those due to Exchange Transactions, are measured and recorded when estimated amounts due under the TRA are probable and can be reasonably estimated, and reported as part of "Other expense/(income)" in the consolidated statements of operations. In any period in which the Company acquires additional units of Holdings LLC by means of an Exchange Transaction, the Company records the related adjustment to the TRA liability as an adjustment to equity. See Note 11 - Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other for further information. Related Party Transactions The Company enters into various transactions with related parties. See Note 17 – Related Party Transactions for further information. Public and Private Warrants As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 10,624,987 warrants outstanding which were issued to third-party investors (the "Public Warrants") and 5,250,000 warrants outstanding which were issued in a private sale (the "Private Warrants"), in connection with its IPO. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Private Warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. Any warrants that have not been exercised prior to January 21, 2026 will expire. The Company evaluated the relevant terms of the warrants under applicable U.S. GAAP and concluded that they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Since the Public and Private Warrants meet the definition of derivatives, the Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value upon the closing of the business combination transaction and subsequently measures the warrants at fair value (recorded within "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other"), with the change in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statement of operations (recorded within "Other expense/(income)"). Stock-Based Compensation In 2021, the Company adopted the UWM Holdings Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan allows for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and stock appreciation rights. Pursuant to the 2020 Plan, the Company reserved a total of 80,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance of stock-based compensation awards, a nd 54,988,907 sh ares remained available for issuance under the 2020 Plan as of December 31, 2024 . Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant and is included in "Salaries, commissions and benefits" on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company made a policy election to recognize the effects of forfeitures as they occur. See Note 19 – Stock-based Compensation for further information. Servicing Advances Servicing advances represent advances on behalf of borrowers and investors to cover delinquent balances for contractual principal and interest, property taxes, insurance premiums and other out-of-pocket costs. Advances are made in accordance with the servicing agreements and are recoverable upon liquidation. The Company periodically evaluates the advances for collectability and amounts are written-off when they are deemed uncollectible. Servicing advances are included in "Accounts receivable, net" on the consolidated balance sheets. Advertising and Marketing Advertising and marketing is expensed as incurred and amounted to $31.7 million, $28.4 million and $29.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and is included in "Marketing, travel, and entertainment expenses" in the consolidated statements of operations. Escrow and Fiduciary Funds The Company maintains segregated bank accounts in trust for escrow and investor balances for mortgagors with third-party financial institutions. The balances of these accounts for escrows amounted to $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and the balances of these accounts for investor funds amounted to $1.0 billion and $0.6 billion as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and are excluded from the consolidated balance sheets. Contingencies The Company evaluates contingencies based on information currently available and establishes an accrual for those matters when a loss contingency is considered probable and the related amount is reasonably estimable. For matters where a loss is believed to be reasonably possible but not probable, no accrual is established but the nature of the loss contingency and an estimate of the reasonably possible range of loss in excess of amount accrued, when such estimate can be made, is disclosed. In deriving an estimate, the Company is required to make assumptions about matters that are, by their nature, highly uncertain. The assessment of loss contingencies involves the use of critical estimates, assumptions and judgments. It is not possible to predict or determine the outcome of all loss contingencies. Accruals are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted as circumstances change. Risks and Uncertainties The Company encounters certain economic and regulatory risks inherent in the consumer finance business. Economic risks include interest rate risk and credit risks. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that in a rising interest rate environment, the Company may experience a decrease in loan production, as well as decreases in the value of mortgage loans at fair value and in commitments to originate loans, which may negatively impact the Company’s operations. Credit risk is the risk of default that may result from the borrowers’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments during the period in which mortgage loans are being held at fair value or subsequently under any representation and warranty provisions within the Company’s sale agreements. The Company is subject to substantial regulation as it directly provides financing to consumers acquiring residential real estate. The Company sells loans to investors without specific recourse. As such, the investors have assumed the risk of loss of default by the borrower. However, the Company is usually required by these investors to make certain standard representations and warranties relating to credit information, loan documentation and collateral. To the extent that the Company does not comply with such representations, or there are early payment defaults, the Company may be required to repurchase the loans or indemnify these investors for any losses from borrower defaults. In addition, if loans pay-off within a specified time frame, the Company may be required to refund a portion of the sales proceeds to the investors. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-1, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements , which amends certain provisions of ASU 2016-2, Leases (Topic 842) . This guidance requires all lessees in a lease with a lessor under common control to amortize leasehold improvements over the useful life of the common control group and provides new guidance for recognizing a transfer of assets between entities under common control as an adjustment to equity when the lessee no longer controls the use of the underlying asset. There was no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements from adopting this standard effective the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-7, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires enhanced disclosure of significant segment expenses regularly provided to the CODM on an annual and interim basis. This standard became effective beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and did not materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statement disclosures. Accounting Standards Issued but Not Yet Effective In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-9 , Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures , which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity's effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The Company will include the required disclosures in its consolidated financial statements once adopted. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-3, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires additional disclosure of certain costs and expenses within the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The ASU may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will include the required disclosures in its consolidated financial statements once adopted. |
