2022 Annual Report
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) is a specialty financial services firm with a
comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the origination,
acquisition, and servicing of U.S. residential mortgage loans and the management of
investments related to the U.S. mortgage market.
PennyMac was founded in 2008 by members of our executive leadership team, and two
strategic partners, BlackRock Mortgage Ventures, LLC and HC Partners, LLC. Since our
founding, we have pursued opportunities to acquire, originate and manage mortgage loans and
mortgage-related assets and established what we believe is the leading residential mortgage
platform in the U.S.
We manage PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT), a publicly-traded mortgage
real estate investment trust (REIT). PMT is a tax-efficient vehicle for investing in mortgage-
related assets and has a successful track record of deploying and managing capital in
mortgage-related investments for more than 13 years.
Dear Fellow Stockholders,
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI), along with PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust (NYSE: PMT) and their affiliates (collectively “Pennymac”) celebrated their 15th
anniversary in January and I am extraordinarily proud of what we have accomplished while
simultaneously ascending to become one of the premier mortgage companies in the United
States. As expected, 2022 was a year of transition for the mortgage industry as the Federal
Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy to address inflationary concerns drove a rapid and
significant increase in mortgage rates, which ended the year at the highest levels observed in
the last 15 years. As a result, the size of the mortgage origination market, according to Inside
Mortgage Finance, declined from $4.4 trillion in 2021 to $2.3 trillion in 2022.
Nonetheless, our financial results continue to distinguish PennyMac Financial, highlighting the
strength of our balanced business model with industry-leading production and servicing
businesses. In fact, for the full year, PennyMac Financial reported net income of $476 million on
revenue of $2.0 billion, or a return on equity of 14 percent, with the majority of earnings derived
from our large and growing servicing portfolio. Diluted earnings per share were $8.50, which
drove an increase in book value per share to nearly $70 at year-end, up 16 percent from year-end
2021. This strong financial performance enabled us to continue investing in the technolog y we
believe will be critical to our continued success while also returning a meaningful amount of
capital to our stockholders through stock repurchases and dividends.
As mortgage rates began to rise in 2022, we acted early and intentionally to take the difficult yet
necessary steps to prudently resize our business to the smaller origination market. This prudent
and thoughtful action was a driving contributor to our strong profitability and returns last year.
In 2022, Pennymac generated new residential mortgage loans totaling $109 billion in unpaid
principal balance (UPB), making it the third largest mortgage producer in the country. Driving
these results was a continued focus on our correspondent seller network and our ongoing
emphasis on purchase-money loans, which accounted for 73 percent of our total production for
the year versus 67 percent for the industry overall, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.
Although current forecasts for the size of the origination market in 2023 average $1. 7 trillion,
down more than 20 percent from 2022, I am optimistic for market share growth across our
production channels in the near future given emerging market trends and competitive dynamics.
In correspondent production, a major and well-respected competitor, Wells Fargo, recently
announced its exit from the channel; and while its decision was strategic and not related to
market conditions, we see a meaningful opportunity to increase our market share as many of
the independent mortgage banks, community banks and credit unions with whom Wells Fargo
previously maintained strong relationships with have turned to Pennymac as a trusted capital
partner and liquidity provider for their mortgage operations.
Through the strength of our leading correspondent production business, we have organically
increased the size of our mortgage servicing portfolio to over $550 billion with 2.3 million
customers. Our servicing portfolio is a critical component of the success we have achieved in
the consumer direct lending channel. In the current market environment, through our industry-
leading production business, we are adding a significant amount of higher note rate servicing to
the portfolio and growing the number of ongoing relationships we maintain with borrowers. We
believe this servicing portfolio growth attractively positions our consumer direct lending channel
in the future, as we will have the opportunity to offer these borrowers a lower rate mortgage in
the form of a refinance when interest rates decline.
In broker direct, intense levels of competition throughout 2022 drove many participants to
reduce their participation or exit the channel entirely. We are highly focused on this channel and
have continued to invest in and deploy next-generation technology, driving a more efficient,
precise, and convenient loan process for our broker partners and helping to modernize their
businesses. Our focus on this channel has driven increased interest from some of the top
brokers across the country who are looking to either initiate or expand their existing
relationships with us.
Our multi-channel approach to loan production provides us the flexibility to adapt to different
market conditions, and drives the aforementioned organic growth of our servicing portfolio
since we retain the mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) on nearly all of our mortgage production.
In 2022, $109 billion in UPB of total mortgage production more than offset $67 billion in UPB of
mortgage loan runoff, and our servicing portfolio ended the year up 8 percent from year-end
2021.
Our servicing portfolio is a key component of our balanced business model and the reason we
are able to continue to provide attractive returns in the smaller mortgage origination market.
While we expect organic growth of the portfolio to continue in 2023, we also see the potential to
opportunistically add additional servicing in the form of bulk MSR acquisitions. These
opportunities are not only expected to come from Wells Fargo, who publicly announced plans to
reduce the size of its servicing business, but also from other originators seeking to generate
liquidity in what is undoubtedly a very challenging origination market.
We view PennyMac Financial’s large and growing servicing business as a strategic asset,
critical to our continued growth and success as a leading residential mortgage company. This
view is why we have invested heavily throughout our history in the technology, systems and
workflows that have enabled us to profitably achieve economies of scale. In 2022 we began to
leverage that scale further, entering into joint ventures and adding homeowners and title
insurance to our already-robust suite of mortgage products. Though not a meaningful
contributor to our financial results today, we expect these businesses to build over time,
providing additional income streams and driving more frequent and meaningful engagement
opportunities with our borrowers, which should further improve customer retention.
Equally as critical as our diversified mortgage operating platform is our long-standing and
disciplined practices around liquidity and capital management. We issued a significant amount
of unsecured senior notes in 2020 and 2021, strengthening our capital structure with low, long-
term, fixed-rate debt. Higher market interest rates in 2022, however, resulted in conditions that
were more advantageous to raise capital in the secured markets. To that end, in June we issued
$500 million of new secured term notes collateralized by Ginnie Mae MSRs and servicing
advances at favorable terms. Thus far in 2023, we extended the maturity of $650 million in
Ginnie Mae MSR term notes originally due in February for two years; and we opportunistically
raised $680 million in the form of a term loan secured by Ginnie Mae MSRs. Given the
opportunities we see to potentially pay down existing MSR term notes or acquire bulk MSR
pools at more attractive prices, we feel PennyMac Financial remains extraordinarily well-
positioned to continue executing even in a potential recession with higher delinquency levels.
Our long-standing liquidity management disciplines, which include the hedging of mortgage
servicing rights, have enabled us to leverage our strong capital position to lean into market
opportunities as they arise, which we expect will drive increased market share across our
businesses and higher earnings potential in the future as market conditions normalize.
We recognize that 2023 is expected to be another challenging year for the mortgage industry
driven by an even smaller, more competitive origination market and the uncertain impact that
higher interest rates will ultimately have on the broader economy. However, PennyMac
Financial’s large and growing servicing portfolio and access points to the origination market
across all three production channels complemented by our strong risk management discipline
give me confidence that we are best-positioned in the industry to continue profitably navigating
the challenges presented by the current market environment.
While I am pleased with our results in 2022, I am even more excited for PennyMac Financial’s
future. Our long track record of growing stockholder value has been driven by our core values of
being Accountable, Reliable and Ethical, and by the commitment we have made to our business
partners and customers, helping them achieve their aspirations through the power of
homeownership. I am inspired and humbled working alongside this deep and highly-experienced
management team as they thoughtfully and deliberately ensure that we do the right thing every
day for our customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders. Thank you for your
continued support and your confidence in PennyMac Financial.
Sincerely,
David A. Sp ector
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 21, 2023
STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph and table describe certain information comparing the cumulat ive total
return on our common stock to the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 Index and the
S&P 600 Thrifts and Mortgage (Industry) Index. The comparison period is from December 31,
2017 to December 31, 2022, and the calculation assumes reinvestment of any dividends. The
graph and table illustrate the value of a hypothetical investment in our common stock and the
two other indices on December 31, 2017.
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100
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Dec-17 Jun-18 Dec-18 Jun-19 Dec-19 Jun-20 Dec-20 Jun-21 Dec-21 Jun-22 Dec-22
PFSI
Russell 2000 Index
S&P 600 Thrifts and Mortgage (Industry) Index
PFSI
Russell 2000 Index
S&P 600 Thrifts and Mortgage (Industry) Index
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100
100
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89
87
156
112
118
304
134
112
328
154
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270
122
117
12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 12/31/21 12/31/22
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence
The information in the performance graph and table has been obtained from sources believed
to be reliable, but neither its accuracy nor its completeness can be guaranteed. The historical
information set forth above is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Accordingly, we
do not make or endorse any predictions as to future share performance. The share performance
graph and table shall not be deemed, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be (i) “soliciting material” or “filed” or (ii)
incorporated by reference by any general statement into any filing made by us with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate such
share performance graph and table by reference.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Corporate Offices
3043 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
818.264.4907
pfsi.pennymac.com
Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Transfer Agent
Computershare
150 Royall Street, Suite 101
Canton, MA 02021
Toll-Free 800.522.6645
2023 Annual Meeting
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will
be held at 11:00 a.m. PT on June 13, 2023, via
a live webcast at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PFSI2023
Market Data of PennyMac Financial Services,
Inc.
Common Stock
Traded: New York Stock Exchange
Symbol: PFSI
Stockholder inquiries
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc. filed with the SEC as
well as other reports, can be accessed via our
website at pfsi.pennymac.com or by emailing a
request to PFSI_IR@pennymac.com.
As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately 27
common stockholders of record. This figure
does not represent the actual number of
beneficial owners of common stock because
shares are frequently held in “street name” by
securities dealers and others for the benefit of
individual owners who may vote the shares.
Pursuant to Rule 303A.12 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Companies Manual, each
listed company CEO must certify to the NYSE each year that he or she is not aware of any
violation by the company of NYSE corporate governance listing standards. David A. Spector’s
annual CEO certification regarding the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards was
submitted to the NYSE on June 14, 2022.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
OR
Commission file number: 001-38727
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
83-1098934
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
91361
(Zip Code)
(818) 224-7442
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol(s)
PFSI
Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large
accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued
financial statements. ☐
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As of June 30, 2022 the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (“common stock”), held by non-affiliates was $1,244,422,870 based on the closing price as reported on the New
York Stock Exchange on that date.
As of February 20, 2023, the number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant was 50,033,203.
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Definitive Proxy Statement for
2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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Part III
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
FORM 10-K
December 31, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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PART I
Item 1
Item 1A
Item 1B
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
PART II
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7
Item 7A
Item 8
Item 9
Item 9A
Item 9B
Item 9C
PART III
Item 10
Item 11
Item 12
Item 13
Item 14
PART IV
Item 15
Item 16
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Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Reserved
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
Signatures
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject
to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking
terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue,” “plan” or other similar words or expressions.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans
and strategies, contain financial and operating projections or state other forward-looking information. Examples of
forward-looking statements include the following:
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projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital structure or other financial items;
descriptions of our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services;
forecasts of our future economic performance, interest rates, profit margins and our share of future markets;
and
descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations regarding the
timing of generating any revenues.
Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently
uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control that could cause
actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations. Some of these factors are discussed below.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following
uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report and as set forth in
Item 1A. of Part I hereof and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include,
but are not limited to:
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interest rate changes;
changes in macroeconomic and U.S. real estate market conditions;
the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated
industry in which we operate;
lawsuits or governmental actions if we do not comply with the laws and regulations applicable to our
businesses;
the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau (“CFPB”) and its enforcement of these regulations;
our dependence on U.S. government-sponsored entities and changes in their current roles or their
guarantees or guidelines;
declines in real estate values or significant changes in U.S. housing prices or activity in the U.S. housing
market;
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changes to government mortgage modification programs;
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foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices;
the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to our businesses, to
which our bank competitors are not subject;
our ability to manage third-party service providers and vendors and their compliance with laws, regulations
and investor requirements;
our exposure to risks of loss resulting from adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, the
effect of climate change, and pandemics, such as the coronavirus (“COVID-19”);
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difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of our operations to reflect changes in business levels;
• maintaining sufficient capital and liquidity and compliance with financial covenants;
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our substantial amount of indebtedness;
increases in the number of loan delinquencies and defaults;
failure to modify, resell or refinance early buyout loans or defaults of early buyout loans beyond our
expectations;
our reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) as a significant contributor to our
mortgage banking business;
our obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans if loans that we originate, acquire,
service or assist in the fulfillment of, fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other
circumstances;
our exposure to counterparties that are unwilling or unable to honor contractual obligations, including their
obligation to indemnify us or repurchase defective mortgage loans;
our ability to realize the anticipated benefit of potential future acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights;
our obligation to indemnify PMT if our services fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other
circumstances;
decreases in the returns on the assets that we select and manage for PMT, and our resulting management
and incentive fees;
the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management segment;
conflicts of interest in allocating our services and investment opportunities among ourselves and PMT;
the effect of public opinion on our reputation;
our ability to effectively identify, manage and hedge our credit, interest rate, prepayment, liquidity and
climate risks;
our initiation of new business activities or expansion of existing business activities;
our ability to detect misconduct and fraud;
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our ability to effectively deploy new information technology applications and infrastructure;
our ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents;
our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders; and
our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents.
Other factors that could also cause results to differ from our expectations may not be described in this Report or
any other document. Each of these factors could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our
business, results of operations and/or financial condition.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking
statement was made.
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Item 1. Business
PART I
The following description of our business should be read in conjunction with the information included
elsewhere in this Report. This description contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ significantly from the projections and results discussed in the forward-looking statements due
to the factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report. References in this Report to
“we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”) and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Our Company
We are a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business
primarily focused on the production and servicing of U.S. residential mortgage loans (activities which we refer to as
mortgage banking) and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. We believe that our
operating capabilities, specialized expertise, access to long-term investment capital, and our management’s experience
across all aspects of the mortgage business will allow us to profitably grow these activities over time and capitalize on
other related opportunities as they arise.
We operate and control all of the business and affairs and consolidate the financial results of Private National
Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (“PNMAC”) and its subsidiaries described below:
• Our principal mortgage banking subsidiary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”), is a non-bank
producer and servicer of mortgage loans. PLS is a seller/servicer for the Federal National Mortgage
Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), each of
which is a government-sponsored entity (“GSE”). PLS is also an approved issuer of securities guaranteed
by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), a lender of the Federal Housing
Administration (“FHA”), and a lender/servicer of the Veterans Administration (“VA”) and the United
States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). We refer to each of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae,
FHA, VA and USDA as an “Agency” and collectively as the “Agencies.” PLS is able to service loans in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands, and originate
loans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, either because it is properly licensed in a particular
jurisdiction or exempt or otherwise not required to be licensed in that jurisdiction.
• Our investment management subsidiary is PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”), a Delaware
limited liability company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), as amended. PCM
manages PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”), a mortgage real estate investment trust listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PMT.
We conduct our business in three segments: production, servicing (together, production and servicing comprise
our mortgage banking activities) and investment management.
• The production segment performs loan origination, acquisition and sale activities for our account as well as
for PMT.
• The servicing segment performs loan servicing for both newly originated loans we are holding for sale and
loans we service for others, including for PMT.
• The investment management segment performs investment management activities, which include the
activities associated with investment asset acquisitions and dispositions such as sourcing, due diligence,
negotiation and settlement.
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Following is a summary of our segments’ results:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
$
$
Net revenues:
Production
Servicing
Investment management
Income before income taxes:
Production
Servicing
Investment management
Total assets at year end:
Production
Servicing
Investment management
Unpaid principal balance ("UPB") of loans purchased and originated
for our account and for PMT
UPB of loans serviced for PMT and non-affiliates at year end
PMT assets under management at year end
Mortgage Banking
Loan Production
$
865,177 $
1,080,500
40,078
1,985,755 $
2,306,764 $
817,295
43,302
3,167,361 $
2,824,999
840,762
39,836
3,705,597
48,480 $
613,626
3,141
665,247 $
1,044,411 $
306,678
8,094
1,359,183 $
1,964,121
262,144
14,344
2,240,609
$
3,866,934 $
7,870,398
23,709,122
18,275
$ 16,822,584 $ 18,776,612 $ 31,597,795
8,934,032 $
9,821,436
21,144
12,929,233
26,417
$ 109,115,829 $ 234,597,882 $ 196,589,353
$ 551,674,682 $ 509,708,281 $ 426,750,830
2,296,859
$
1,962,815 $
2,367,518 $
Our loan production segment sources new prime credit quality residential conventional and government-insured
or guaranteed mortgage loans through three channels: correspondent production, consumer direct lending and broker
direct lending as described below.
Correspondent Production
In correspondent production we manage, on behalf of PMT and for our own account, the purchase from non-
affiliates of mortgage loans that have been underwritten to investor guidelines. Our correspondent loans historically have
been directed to each entity based on the guarantor of the mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) created from the loans:
our production focus has primarily been on loans insured or guaranteed by the FHA, VA or USDA for sale into MBS
guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, whereas PMT’s production focus has been on loans that can be sold into MBS guaranteed by
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. During 2022, we began to acquire certain loans for our own account that can be sold into
MBS guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
This mortgage loan production arrangement between us and PMT exists, in part, because PMT is not approved
as an issuer of Ginnie Mae guaranteed MBS. As a result, PMT sells the government-insured or guaranteed loans that it
purchases from correspondent sellers to us and we pay PMT a sourcing fee ranging from one to two basis points,
generally based on the average number of calendar days that PMT holds the loans before our purchase. We generally
pool the government-insured or guaranteed loans into Ginnie Mae guaranteed MBS and then sell such MBS to
institutional investors. We also acquire certain conventional loans from PMT under the same agreement.
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In our correspondent production activities, for loans we source for our own account, we earn loan origination
fees from the correspondent sellers, interest income on the loans during the time we hold such loans, gains or losses from
the date we make a commitment to purchase the loans through the sale of these loans, and, in connection with such sales,
we generally retain and recognize the fair value of the contractual rights to service the loans on behalf of the purchaser of
the loans. These contracts are referred to as mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”).
In our loan fulfillment activities in support of PMT’s correspondent production activities and only for loans
purchased for PMT’s account, we earn fulfillment fees and tax service fees. We may also serve as a correspondent seller
of newly originated loans from our consumer direct and broker direct lending channels to PMT under a mortgage loan
purchase agreement. When we sell loans to PMT, PMT obtains the mortgage servicing rights relating to such loans. As
such, our gains on sale of loans to PMT are primarily cash gains.
Consumer Direct Lending
Through our consumer direct lending channel, we originate mortgage loans on a national basis. Our consumer
direct model relies on the Internet and call center-based staff to acquire and interact with customers across the country.
We do not have a “brick and mortar” branch network.
In our consumer direct lending activities, we earn loan origination fees from the borrower, interest income
during the time we hold the loan before sale, gains or losses from the date we make a commitment to fund the loan
through the sale of these loans, and, in sales to entities other than to PMT, we retain and recognize the fair value of the
associated MSRs. To the extent we refinance loans that we subservice for PMT where PMT owns the related MSRs, we
are generally required to pay PMT a recapture fee.
Broker Direct Lending
In broker direct lending, we obtain loan application packages from nonaffiliated mortgage loan brokers,
underwrite and fund the resulting loans for sale. In our broker direct lending activities, we earn interest income, gains or
losses from the date we make a commitment to fund the loan through the sale of these loans, and, in sales to entities
other than PMT, we retain and recognize the fair value of the associated MSRs.
Our loan production activities are summarized below:
UPB of loans purchased and originated for sale through our:
Correspondent lending channel, from PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Consumer direct channel
Broker direct channel
UPB of conventional loans fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Total loan production
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ 49,680,267
15,405,697
6,939,834
72,025,798
$ 64,774,728
43,060,266
16,759,314
124,594,308
$ 60,540,530
23,491,465
12,168,106
96,200,101
37,090,031
100,389,252
110,003,574
$ 109,115,829 $ 234,597,882 $ 196,589,353
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The effect of our loan production transactions with PMT on our financial statements are summarized below:
Net (losses) gains on loans held for sale at fair value:
Net (losses) gains on loans held for sale to PMT
Mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread recapture
incurred
Fulfillment fee revenue
Tax service fees earned from PMT included in Loan origination fees
Sourcing fees paid to PMT included in cost of loans purchased
Loan Servicing
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
(2,820) $
—
$
81,295
(13,744)
(16,564) $
(51,473)
(51,473) $
(30,614)
50,681
67,991 $
8,418 $
4,968 $
178,927 $
26,126 $
6,472 $
222,200
23,408
11,037
$
$
$
$
Our loan servicing segment performs loan administration, collection, and default management activities,
including the collection and remittance of loan payments; responding to customer inquiries; providing accounting for
principal and interest; holding custodial (impounded) funds for the payment of property taxes and insurance premiums;
counseling delinquent borrowers; administering loss mitigation activities, including modification and forbearance
programs; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions.
We service loans both as the owner of MSRs and mortgage servicing liabilities (“MSLs”) and as the subservicer
on behalf of PMT.
The UPB of our loan servicing portfolio is summarized below:
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities:
Originated
Purchased
Loans held for sale
Total owned servicing
Subserviced for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Total
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 295,032,674
19,568,122
314,600,796
3,498,214
318,099,010
233,575,672
$ 551,674,682
$ 254,524,015
23,861,358
278,385,373
9,430,766
287,816,139
221,892,142
$ 509,708,281
Our responsibilities and risks relating to loans we service in arrangements where we own the MSRs or MSLs
differ from those where we act as subservicer for the owner of the servicing rights. As the owner of the servicing rights:
• We recognize our investment in the servicing rights received in loan sale transactions where we retain
the contractual obligation to service the loans as well the investment we make when we buy MSRs or
liability we incur when we assume MSLs. We carry these assets and liabilities at fair value and as such
they are subject to subsequent changes in fair value owing to the anticipated realization of the cash
flows from the asset or liability or to changes in the market for such MSRs and MSLs;
• Because our investment in MSRs can be significant and the fair value of this asset is sensitive to
changes in prepayment activity, the cost to service the loans and marketplace return requirements, we
incur costs to hedge this investment – primarily the risk of changes in fair value arising from changes
in prepayment speeds in response to changes in interest rates;
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• We are responsible for advancing our corporate funds to protect the loan owners’ interest in the
collateral securing such loans for such items as hazard insurance, property taxes and foreclosure-
related costs, subject to future reimbursement, as well as advancing delinquent principal and interest
payments to MBS holders; and
• As the owner of Ginnie Mae MSRs, we have the option to purchase loans that are at least three months
delinquent out of the underlying Ginnie Mae securities as an alternative to continuing to advance
principal and interest payments to the holders of the Ginnie Mae securities, or we may be required to
purchase loans out of Ginnie Mae securities if there has been a modification of the loans’ terms. Our
objective is to work with the borrowers to cure the loan delinquency through either borrower
reperformance or modification of the loans’ terms. When curing the delinquency is not feasible, we
work to settle the loan and collect our claims from the applicable insurer or guarantor. When we are
able to cure the delinquency and after a minimum required period of reperformance, we are able to re-
deliver the cured loan into another Ginnie Mae guaranteed security.
As the subservicer for the owner of servicing rights, we do not carry the related MSRs or MSLs on our balance
sheet and therefore do not recognize changes in the fair value of MSRs or MSLs and are generally not responsible for
financing the advance of corporate funds to protect the loan owners’ interest in the collateral securing such loans. As a
result, the fees we earn from such arrangements are generally less on a per-loan basis than those we earn from holding
MSRs and MSLs.
Following is a summary of our net loan servicing fees:
Net loan servicing fees:
From non-affiliates:
Loan servicing fees:
Contractually specified
Other
Effect of MSRs and MSLs:
Realization of cash flows
Other changes in fair value of MSRs and MSLs
Hedging results
Net loans servicing fees from non-affiliates
From affiliates:
Loan servicing fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing payable
to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Net loans servicing fees from affiliates
Net loan servicing fees
Average UPB of loan serviced for:
Non-affiliates
Subserviced for PMT
Investment Management
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
1,054,828 $
91,894
1,146,722
875,570 $
118,884
994,454
814,646
116,464
931,110
(523,495)
877,671
(631,484)
(277,308)
869,414
(347,576)
(68,330)
(475,215)
(891,121)
103,333
(392,152)
(1,109,841)
918,180
(583,813)
347,297
81,915
80,658
67,181
—
81,915
951,329 $
(1,037)
79,621
182,954 $
24,970
92,151
439,448
$
$ 297,207,950 $ 258,759,523 $ 235,567,838
$ 226,817,005 $ 202,047,495 $ 151,379,311
We are an investment manager through our subsidiary, PCM, which provides investment management services
to PMT. We earn management fees as a percentage of PMT’s net assets and may earn incentive compensation based on
PMT’s investment performance.
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Following is a summary of our management fee revenue:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2022
2020
(in thousands)
Base management
Performance incentive
Net assets of PMT at end of year
Our Business Strategies
Our business strategies include:
Consumer Direct Lending
$
31,065 $
—
31,065
34,538
—
34,538
$ 1,962,815 $ 2,367,518 $ 2,296,859
34,794 $
3,007
37,801
$
$
$
We expect to grow our consumer direct lending business over time by leveraging our growing servicing
portfolio through the recapture of existing customers for refinance and purchase-money loans as well as increasing our
non-portfolio originations. As our servicing portfolio grows, we will have a greater number of leads to pursue, which we
believe will lead to greater origination activity through our consumer direct business. As of December 31, 2022, we
serviced 2.3 million loans. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, we funded $15.4 billion, $43.1 billion and $23.5 billion of mortgage
loans, respectively, through our consumer direct lending channel. We believe that our national call center model and our
technology will enable us to drive origination process efficiencies and best-in-class customer service.
Broker Direct Lending
According to Inside Mortgage Finance, the broker lending channel represented approximately 15% of U.S.
residential mortgage originations in 2022. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, we funded $6.9 billion, $16.8 billion and
$12.2 billion of mortgage loans, respectively, through our wholesale-broker channel, which is comprised of loans from
both the broker segment as well as loans purchased through our non-delegated correspondent segment. We plan on
growing our mortgage loan volume in this channel through the addition of new broker and non-delegated partner
relationships, as well as expansion of existing relationships enabled by our leading broker technology platform.
Correspondent Lending
We expect to support our correspondent production market share by expanding the number and types of sellers
from which we purchase loans and increasing the proportion of our sellers’ production volumes that we purchase as we
continue to expand to the loan products and services we offer. We believe that we are well positioned to continue taking
advantage of this opportunity based on our management expertise in the correspondent production business, our
relationships with correspondent sellers, and our supporting systems and processes. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, we
purchased $49.7 billion, $64.8 billion and $60.5 billion of mortgage loans, respectively, through our correspondent
lending channel.
Mortgage Loan Servicing Portfolio
We expect to grow our servicing portfolio through loan production activities, as our correspondent production
for our own account and consumer and broker direct lending add new servicing for owned MSRs, and correspondent
conventional production for PMT’s account adds new subservicing. We or PMT may also grow our servicing portfolio
through acquisitions. In 2022, our loan production totaled $109.1 billion in UPB and we purchased MSRs backed by
loans with UPBs totaling $375.4 million. Our MSRs were backed by loans with UPBs totaling $314.6 billion as of
December 31, 2022.
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Expansion into New Markets and Products
We regularly evaluate opportunities to grow our business, including expansion into new markets and providing
additional services to our customers directly or through external partnerships. To date, we have entered into partnerships
or joint ventures that can provide insurance and closing and title services to our customers and others. We also continue
to develop new products to satisfy demand from customers in each of our production channels and respond to changing
circumstances in the market for mortgage-related financing.
U.S. Mortgage Market
The U.S. residential mortgage market is one of the largest financial markets in the world, with approximately
$15.2 trillion of outstanding debt as of September 30, 2022. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, first lien mortgage
loan origination volume was approximately $2.2 trillion in 2022. Many of the largest financial institutions, primarily
banks which have traditionally held the majority of the market share in mortgage origination and servicing, have reduced
their participation in the mortgage market creating opportunities for non-bank participants.
The residential mortgage industry is characterized by high barriers to entry, including the necessity for
approvals required to sell loans to and service loans for the Agencies, state licensing requirements for non-federally
chartered banks, sophisticated infrastructure, technology, risk management, and processes required for successful
operations, and financial capital requirements.
Competition
Given the diverse and specialized nature of our businesses, we do not believe we have a direct competitor for
the totality of our business. We compete with a number of nationally-focused companies in each of our businesses.
In our loan production and servicing segments, we compete with large financial institutions, including the cash
windows of the GSEs, and with other independent residential mortgage loan producers and servicers, such as Rocket
Mortgage, Mr. Cooper and United Wholesale Mortgage.
In our loan production segment, we compete primarily on the basis of customer service, marketing penetration,
customer network, product offerings, technical knowledge, manufacturing quality, speed of execution, rate and fees.
In our servicing segment, we compete primarily on the basis of experience in the residential loan servicing
business, quality and efficiency of execution and servicing performance.
In our investment management segment, we compete for capital with both traditional and alternative investment
managers. We compete primarily on the basis of historical track record of risk-adjusted returns, experience of investment
management team, the return profile of prospective investment opportunities and on the level of fees and expenses.
Seasonality/Cyclicality
The demand for loan originations is affected by consumer demand for home loans. Demand for home loans
generally comes from the demand for loans made to finance the purchase of homes and the demand for loans made to
refinance existing loans.
The demand for loans made to finance the purchase of homes is most significantly influenced by the overall
strength of the economy, housing prices and availability and societal factors such as household formation and
government support for homeownership.
The demand for loans made to refinance existing loans is most significantly influenced by movements in
interest rates and to a lesser extent, to changes in property values and employment.
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Human Capital Resources
Our long-term growth and success is highly dependent upon our employees and our ability to maintain a
diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. As
part of these efforts, we strive to offer competitive compensation and benefits, foster a community where everyone feels
a greater sense of belonging and purpose, and provide employees with the opportunity to give back and make an impact
in the communities where we live and serve.
We had over 4,000 domestic employees as of the end of fiscal year 2022. In addition, as of the end of fiscal
year 2022, our workforce was 49.9% female and 50.1% male, and the ethnicity of our workforce was 44.4% White,
22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Black or African American, 14.2% Asian and 4.5% other (which includes American
Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and “Two or More Races” as defined in our EE0-1
Report filed with the Department Labor).
Employee Retention and Development
We believe in attracting, developing and engaging the best talent, while providing a supportive work
environment that prioritizes the health and safety of our employees. Talent development is a critical component of the
employee experience and ensures that all employees have career growth opportunities, including establishing
development networks and relationships and fostering continued growth and learning. Employees receive regular
business and compliance training to help further enhance their career development objectives. We also actively manage
enterprise-wide and divisional mentoring programs and have partnered with an external vendor to establish a
comprehensive, fully integrated wellness program designed to enhance the productivity of our employees.
Compensation and Succession Planning
Our compensation programs are designed to motivate and reward employees who possess the necessary skills to
support our business strategy and create long-term value for our stockholders. Employee compensation may include base
salary, annual cash incentives, and long-term equity incentives, as well as life insurance and 401(k) plan matching
contributions. We also offer a comprehensive selection of health and welfare benefits to our employees including
emotional well-being support and paid parental leave programs. Succession planning is also critical to our operations and
we have established ongoing evaluations of our leadership depth and succession capabilities.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We believe that building a diverse, equitable and inclusive, high-performing workforce where our employees
bring varied perspectives and experiences to work every day creates a positive influence in our workplace, community
and business operations. Our Board of Directors, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation
Committee, and Risk Committee provide regular oversight of our corporate sustainability program, including our
diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives.
We have also taken proactive measures to strategically and sustainably advance equity in the workplace through
our Business Resource Groups (“BRG”), a diversity hiring initiative, mentorship programs, and external partnerships
with organizations such as the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of Minority Mortgage
Bankers of America. We also established leadership goals and created customized initiatives that focus on our continued
effort to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities in management positions throughout our
company and its business divisions.
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As it relates to our inclusive culture, we established the following BRGs to emphasize career growth,
networking, and learning opportunities for employees and allies with shared backgrounds and experiences: the BOLD
BRG (for Black and African American employees and allies), the HOLA BRG (for Hispanic, Latino and Latinx
employees and allies), the InspirASIAN BRG (for our Asian American and Pacific Islander employees and allies), the
Pennymac PRIDE BRG (for our LGBTQIA employees and allies), the SERVE BRG (for our veteran and military family
employees and allies), and the wEMRG BRG (for our women employees and allies). We also foster a more inclusive
culture through a variety of initiatives, including corporate training, special events, community outreach and corporate
philanthropy.
Community Involvement
We have a corporate philanthropy program that is governed by a philosophy of giving that prioritizes the
support of causes and issues that are important in our local communities, and drives a culture of employee engagement
and collaboration throughout our organization. We are committed to empowering our employees to be a positive
influence in the communities where we live and serve, and believe that this commitment supports our efforts to attract
and engage employees and improve retention.
Our philanthropy program consists of three key components: an employee matching gift program, a charitable
grants program and a corporate sponsorship program. Our five philanthropic focus areas are: community development
and equitable housing, financial literacy and economic inclusion, human and social services, health and medical
research, and environmental sustainability.
We have established a separate donor advised fund to facilitate donations to various local and national
charitable organizations and have provided funding to several charitable organizations located near our office sites and
national organizations that support missions such as sustainable homeownership, mortgage and rental assistance, food
insecurity, disaster recovery, family and child advocacy, and community empowerment. We also manage our
environmental impact by focusing on improving our waste reduction, energy efficiency and water conservation.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Our business is subject to extensive federal, state and local regulation. The CFPB was established on
July 21, 2010 under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank
Act”). The CFPB is responsible for ensuring consumers are provided with timely and understandable information to
make responsible decisions about financial transactions, federal consumer financial laws are enforced and consumers are
protected from unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices and from discrimination. Although the CFPB’s actions
may improve consumer protection, such actions also have resulted in a meaningful increase in costs to consumers and
financial services companies including mortgage originators and servicers.
Our loan production and loan servicing operations are regulated at the state level by state licensing authorities
and administrative agencies. We, along with certain PNMAC employees who engage in regulated activities, must apply
for licensing as a mortgage banker or lender, loan servicer and debt collector pursuant to applicable state law. These state
licensing requirements typically require an application process, the payment of fees, background checks and
administrative review.
Our servicing operations are licensed (or exempt or otherwise not required to be licensed) to service mortgage
loans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. Our consumer
direct lending business is licensed to originate loans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
From time to time, we receive requests from states and Agencies and various investors for records, documents
and information regarding our policies, procedures and practices regarding our loan production and loan servicing
business activities, and undergo periodic examinations by federal and state regulatory agencies. We incur significant
ongoing costs to comply with these licensing and examination requirements.
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The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (the “SAFE Act”) requires all states to
enact laws that require all individuals acting in the United States as mortgage loan originators to be individually licensed
or registered if they intend to offer mortgage loan products. These licensing requirements include enrollment in the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System, application to state regulators for individual licenses and the completion of
pre-licensing education, annual education and the successful completion of both national and state exams.
We must comply with a number of federal consumer protection laws, including, among others:
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the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), and Regulation X thereunder, which require certain
disclosures to mortgagors regarding the costs of mortgage loans, the administration of tax and insurance
escrows, the transferring of servicing of mortgage loans, the response to consumer complaints, and
payments between lenders and vendors of certain settlement services;
the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”), and Regulation Z thereunder, which require certain disclosures to
mortgagors regarding the terms of their mortgage loans, notices of sale, assignments or transfers of
ownership of mortgage loans, new servicing rules involving payment processing, and adjustable rate
mortgage change notices and periodic statements;
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B thereunder, which prohibit discrimination on the basis
of age, race and certain other characteristics, in the extension of credit;
the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, sex, national origin,
and certain other characteristics;
the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Regulation C thereunder, which require financial institutions to
report certain public loan data;
the Homeowners Protection Act, which requires the cancellation of private mortgage insurance once
certain equity levels are reached, sets disclosure and notification requirements, and requires the return of
unearned premiums;
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which provides, among other things, interest and foreclosure
protections for service members on active duty;
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Regulation P thereunder, which require us to maintain privacy with
respect to certain consumer data in our possession and to periodically communicate with consumers on
privacy matters;
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which regulates the timing and content of debt collection
communications;
the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Regulation V thereunder, which regulate the use and reporting of
information related to the credit history of consumers;
the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, which provides for lenders to require from borrowers or
to purchase flood insurance on behalf of borrower/owners of properties in special flood hazard areas; and
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which allows borrowers with
federally-backed loans to request temporary payment forbearance in response to the increased borrower
hardships resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Many of these laws are further impacted by the SAFE Act and implementation of new rules by the CFPB.
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Our senior management team has established a comprehensive compliance management system ("CMS") that is
designed to ensure compliance with applicable mortgage origination and servicing laws and regulations. The
components of our CMS include: (a) oversight by senior management and our Board of Directors to ensure that our
compliance culture, guidance, and resources are appropriate; (b) a compliance program to ensure that our policies,
training and monitoring activities are complete and comprehensive; (c) a complaint management program to ensure that
consumer complaints are appropriately addressed and that any required actions are implemented on a timely basis; and
(d) independent oversight to ensure that our CMS is functioning as designed.
An important component of the CMS is management’s Mortgage Regulatory Compliance Committee
(“MRCC”). This committee oversees the CMS and supports our cultural initiatives that reinforce the importance of
regulatory compliance. The MRCC also monitors changes in the internal and external environment, approves mortgage
compliance policies, monitors compliance with those policies and ensures any required remediation is implemented on a
timely basis. The MRCC has identified individuals throughout the organization to oversee specific areas of compliance.
MRCC membership includes senior management from all areas of the Company impacted by mortgage compliance laws
and regulations. The MRCC meets on a regular basis throughout the year.
Intellectual Property
We rely on a combination of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as confidentiality and contractual
provisions to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technologies. We hold or have otherwise applied for
various registered trademarks, including trademarks with respect to the name Pennymac and various additional designs
and word marks relating to the Pennymac name. Depending upon the jurisdiction, trademarks generally are valid as long
as they are in use and/or their registrations are properly maintained. We generally intend to renew our trademarks as they
come up for renewal. Our other intellectual property includes proprietary know-how and technological innovations, such
as our proprietary workflow-driven cloud-based servicing system, as well as proprietary pricing engines, loan-level
analytics systems and other trade secrets that we have developed to maintain our competitive position.
Available Information
Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, including
exhibits, proxy statements and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are available free of charge through
the investor relations section of our website at www.pennymacfinancial.com as soon as reasonably practicable after
electronically filing such material with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding our filings at www.sec.gov. The above references to our website
and the SEC’s website do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on those websites and
should not be considered part of this document.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Summary Risk Factors
We are subject to a number of risks that, if realized, could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. Some of our
more significant challenges and risks include, but are not limited to, the following, which are described in greater detail
below:
• Our business is significantly impacted by changes in interest rates. Changes in prevailing interest rates,
rising inflation rates, U.S. monetary policies or other macroeconomic conditions that affect interest rates
may have a detrimental effect on our business and earnings.
• Our mortgage banking revenues are highly dependent on macroeconomic factors and real estate market,
mortgage market and financial market conditions.
• We may not be able to effectively manage significant increases or decreases in our loan production volume,
which could negatively affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
• We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which may limit our financial and operating activities,
expose us to substantial increases in costs due to interest rate fluctuations, expose us to the risk of default
under our debt obligations and may adversely affect our ability to incur additional debt to fund future
needs.
• We rely on external financial arrangements to fund mortgage loans and operate our business and our
inability to refinance or enter new financial arrangements could be detrimental to our business.
Increases in delinquencies and defaults may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
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• We are required to make servicing advances that can be subject to delays in recovery or may not be
recoverable due to delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures that could adversely affect our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
• Our acquisition and ownership of mortgage servicing rights exposes us to significant risks.
• A disruption in the MBS market could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,
liquidity and results of operations.
• We may be required to indemnify the purchasers of loans that we originate, acquire or assist in the
fulfillment of, or repurchase those loans, if those loans fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or
under other circumstances and we may be unable to seek indemnity or require our counterparties to
repurchase loans if they breach representations and warranties they make to us.
• Failure to successfully modify, resell or refinance early buyout loans (“EBO”) or defaults of EBO loans
beyond expected levels may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
• We depend on counterparties and vendors to provide services that are critical to our business, which
subjects us to a variety of risks.
• Climate change, adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, pandemics, terrorist attacks,
and other long term physical and environmental changes and conditions could adversely impact properties
that we own or that collateralize loans we own or service, as well as geographic areas where we conduct
business.
• Our failure to appropriately address various issues that may give rise to reputational risk could cause harm
to our business and adversely affect our earnings.
• We operate in a highly regulated industry and the continually changing federal, state and local laws and
regulations could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
• New CFPB or state rules and regulations or more stringent enforcement of existing rules and regulations by
these regulators could result in enforcement actions, fines, penalties and the inherent reputational risk that
results from such actions.
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• We are highly dependent on U.S. government-sponsored entities and government agencies, and any
organizational or pricing changes at such entities or their regulators could materially and adversely affect
our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
• We are required to have various Agency approvals and state licenses in order to conduct our business and
there is no assurance we will be able to obtain or maintain those Agency approvals or state licenses.
• Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the long term impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• We rely on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) as a significant source of financing for, and
revenue related to, our mortgage banking business, and the termination of, or material adverse change in,
the terms of this relationship, or a material adverse change to PMT or its operations, could adversely affect
our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
• A significant portion of our loan servicing operations are conducted pursuant to subservicing contracts with
PMT, and any termination by PMT of these contracts, or a material change in the terms thereof that is
adverse to us, would adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
• Market conditions could reduce the fair value of the assets that we manage, which would reduce our
management and incentive fees.
• Our failure to comply with the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management
segment could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
• We may encounter conflicts of interest in trying to appropriately allocate our time and services between
activities for our own account and for PMT, or in trying to appropriately allocate investment opportunities
among ourselves and for PMT.
• Our risk management efforts may not be effective.
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Initiating new business activities, developing new products or significantly expanding existing business
activities may expose us to new risks and increase our cost of doing business.
• Cybersecurity risks, cyber incidents and technology failures may adversely affect our business by causing a
disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to
our business relationships, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
• We operate in a highly competitive market and decreased margins resulting from increased competition or
our inability to compete successfully could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the following factors,
which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations in future
periods. The risks described below are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that
we currently deem immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results
of operations in future periods.
Risks Related to Our Mortgage Banking Segment
Market and Financial Risks
Our business is significantly impacted by changes in interest rates. Changes in prevailing interest rates, rising
inflation rates, U.S. monetary policies or other macroeconomic conditions that affect interest rates may have a
detrimental effect on our business and earnings.
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Our operations, financial performance and earnings are affected by factors including prevailing interest rates,
United States monetary policies or other macroeconomic conditions such as inflation fluctuations, recessions, consumer
confidence and demand. For example, as interest rates have risen in 2022, our loan production volumes have decreased
as compared to 2021 as fewer loans were originated or refinanced. As a result, our net revenues decreased from $3.2
billion in fiscal year 2021 to $2.0 billion in fiscal year 2022. Inflation rates also increased in 2022 and may continue to
rise. In addition, interest rates and the liquidity of the MBS market may be impacted by the Federal Reserve increasing
the federal funds rate, tapering MBS purchases or selling MBS.
Our financial performance and profitability is directly affected by changes in prevailing interest rates. An
increase in prevailing interest rates could:
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adversely affect our loan production volume, as refinancing an existing loan would be less attractive
and qualifying for a loan may be more difficult;
adversely affect our Ginnie Mae EBOs because loan modifications would become less economically
feasible; and
increase the cost of servicing our outstanding debt, including debt related to servicing assets and loan
production.
A decrease in prevailing interest rates could:
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cause an increase in the expected volume of loan refinancings, which would require us to record
decreases in fair value on our MSRs; and
reduce our earnings from our custodial deposit accounts.
Furthermore, borrowings under our warehouse lines of credit, and MSR and servicing advance facilities are at
variable rates of interest, which also expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations
on certain of our variable-rate indebtedness will increase even though the amount borrowed remains the same, and our
earnings and cash flows may correspondingly decrease. An event of default, a negative ratings agency action, the
perception of financial weakness, an adverse action by a regulatory authority, a lengthening of foreclosure timelines or a
general deterioration in the economy that constricts the availability of credit may increase our cost of funds and make it
difficult for us to refinance existing debt and borrow additional funds. In addition, we may not be able to adjust our
operational capacity and staffing in a timely manner, or at all, in response to increases or decreases in loan production
volume resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates.
Any of the increases or decreases discussed above could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our mortgage banking revenues are highly dependent on macroeconomic factors and real estate market, mortgage
market and financial market conditions.
The success of our business strategies and our results of operations are materially affected by current or future
conditions in the real estate market, mortgage markets, financial markets and the economy generally. Factors such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, deflation, unemployment, personal and business income taxes, healthcare, energy costs,
domestic political issues, government shutdowns, climate change and the availability and cost of credit may contribute to
increased volatility and unclear expectations for the economy in general and the real estate, mortgage market and
financial markets in particular going forward.
A destabilization of the real estate market, mortgage market and financial markets or deterioration in these
markets also could reduce our loan production volume, reduce the profitability of servicing mortgages or adversely
affect our ability to sell mortgage loans that we originate or acquire, either at a profit or at all. Inflation and future
expectations of inflation could increase our operating expenses and may affect our profitability if the additional
operating costs are not recoverable through increased revenues or profit margins. Any of the foregoing could materially
and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
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We may not be able to effectively manage significant increases or decreases in our loan production volume, which
could negatively affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
If we do not effectively manage loan production volumes and are unable to consistently maintain quality of
execution, our reputation and existing relationships with mortgage lenders and brokers could be damaged, we may not be
able to maintain PMT’s existing relationships or develop new relationships with mortgage lenders and brokers, our new
mortgage products may not gain widespread acceptance and the quality of our correspondent production, consumer
direct lending and wholesale broker lending operations could suffer, all of which could negatively affect our brand and
operating results.
Our loan production segment is also subject to overall market factors that could adversely impact our loan
production volumes. For example, increased competition from new and existing market participants, reductions in the
overall level of refinancing activity or a decrease in home purchase activity can decrease our loan production volumes.
We may be forced to accept lower margins in our respective businesses to continue to compete and keep our loan
production volumes consistent with past or projected levels or be forced to reduce our levels of production activity. In
addition, we may not be able to adjust our operational capacity and staffing in a timely manner, or at all, in response to
increases or decreases in loan production volume resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates.
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which may limit our financial and operating activities, expose us to
substantial increases in costs due to interest rate fluctuations, expose us to the risk of default under our debt
obligations and may adversely affect our ability to incur additional debt to fund future needs.
As of December 31, 2022, we had $7.0 billion of total indebtedness outstanding (approximately $5.2 billion of
which was secured) and up to $6.5 billion of additional capacity under our secured borrowings and other secured debt
financing arrangements. This substantial indebtedness and any future indebtedness we incur could have adverse
consequences and, for example, could:
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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and
interest on indebtedness, including indebtedness we may incur in the future, thereby reducing the funds
available for operations, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
• make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, and any failure to
comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including any restrictive covenants, could
result in an event of default under the indentures governing the unsecured senior notes or under the
agreements governing our other indebtedness which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration
of our indebtedness under our other debt instruments or the unsecured senior notes;
subject us to increased sensitivity to interest rate increases;
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including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change;
reduce our flexibility in planning for or responding to changing business, industry and economic
conditions; and/or
place us at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that have relatively less debt than we have.
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In addition, our substantial level of indebtedness could limit our ability to obtain additional financing on
acceptable terms, or at all, for working capital and general corporate purposes. Our liquidity needs vary significantly
from time to time and may be affected by general economic conditions, industry trends, performance and many other
factors outside our control.
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We rely on external financial arrangements to fund mortgage loans and operate our business and our inability to
refinance or enter new financial arrangements could be detrimental to our business.
Our ability to finance our business operations and repay maturing obligations rests in large part on our ability to
borrow money. Unlike some of our competitors who fund mortgage loans through bank deposits, we generally fund our
mortgage loans through borrowings under warehouse facilities and other financing arrangements as well as funds from
our operations. Our borrowings are generally repaid with the proceeds we receive from mortgage loan sales. We require
new and continued financing to fund mortgage loans and operate our business. We are generally required to renew many
of our financing arrangements on a regular basis, which exposes us to refinancing and interest rate risks. Our ability to
refinance our existing financial obligations and borrow additional funds is affected by a variety of factors beyond our
control including:
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limitations imposed on us under our financing agreements that contain restrictive covenants and borrowing
conditions, which may limit our ability to raise additional debt;
restrictions imposed upon us by regulatory agencies that mandate certain minimum capital and liquidity
requirements and additional scrutiny from such regulatory agencies;
liquidity in the credit markets;
prevailing interest rates;
the strength of the lenders from which we borrow, and the regulatory environment in which they operate,
including proposed capital strengthening requirements;
limitations on borrowings from financing arrangements imposed by the amount of eligible collateral
pledged, which may be less than the borrowing capacity of the credit facility; and
accounting changes that may impact calculations of covenants in our financing arrangements.
We are also dependent on a limited number of banking institutions that extend us credit on terms that we have
determined to be commercially reasonable. These banking institutions are subject to their own regulatory supervision,
liquidity and capital requirements, risk management frameworks, profitability and risk thresholds and tolerances, any of
which may change materially and negatively impact their business strategies, including their extension of credit to us
specifically or mortgage lenders and servicers generally. Certain banking institutions have already exited, and others
may in the future decide to exit the mortgage business. Such actions may increase our cost of capital and limit or
otherwise eliminate our access to capital, in which case our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations would be materially and adversely affected.
In the event that any of our financial arrangements is terminated or is not renewed, or if the principal amount
that may be drawn under our funding agreements that provide for immediate funding at closing were to significantly
decrease, we may be unable to find replacement financing on commercially favorable terms, or at all, which could be
detrimental to our business.
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We finance our loans and other assets under secured financing agreements and utilize various other sources of
borrowings, which exposes us to significant risk and may materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We finance and, to the extent available, we intend to continue to leverage the loans produced through our loan
production businesses with borrowings under repurchase agreements. When we enter into repurchase agreements, we
sell mortgage loans to lenders, which are the repurchase agreement counterparties, and receive cash from the lenders.
The lenders are obligated to resell the same assets back to us at the end of the term of the transaction. Because the cash
that we receive from a lender when we initially sell the assets to that lender is less than the fair value of those assets (this
difference is referred to as the haircut or margin), if the lender defaults on its obligation to resell the same assets back to
us we could incur a loss on the transaction equal to the amount of the haircut or margin reduced by interest accrued on
the repurchase agreement (assuming that there was no change in the fair value of the assets). Repurchase agreements
generally allow the counterparties, to varying degrees, to determine a new fair value of the collateral to reflect current
market conditions. If a counterparty lender determines that the fair value of the collateral has decreased, it may initiate a
margin call and require us to either post additional collateral to cover such decrease or repay a portion of the outstanding
borrowing. Should this occur, in order to obtain cash to satisfy a margin call, we may be required to liquidate assets at a
disadvantageous time, which could cause us to incur further losses. If we are unable to satisfy a margin call, our
counterparty may sell the collateral, which may result in significant losses to us.
In addition, we invest in certain assets, including MSRs and EBOs, for which financing has historically been
difficult to obtain. We currently leverage certain of our MSRs and EBOs under secured financing arrangements. Freddie
Mae MSRs are pledged through a special purpose entity to secure borrowings under a master repurchase agreement.
Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae MSRs are pledged to special purpose entities, each of which issues variable funding notes
and term notes that are secured by such Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae assets, as applicable, and repaid through the
servicing cash flows. Some of our EBOs are contributed to a special purpose entity, which issues participation
certificates pledged to secure borrowings under a master repurchase agreement. In each case, similar to our repurchase
agreements, the cash that we receive under these secured financing arrangements is less than the fair value of the assets
and a decrease in the fair value of the pledged collateral can result in a margin call. Should a margin call occur, we may
be required to liquidate assets at a disadvantageous time, which could cause us to incur further losses. If we are unable to
satisfy a margin call, the secured parties may sell the collateral, which may result in significant losses to us.
Each of the secured financing arrangements pursuant to which we finance MSRs is further subject to the terms
of an acknowledgement agreement with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, as applicable, pursuant to which our
and the secured parties’ rights are subordinate in all respects to the rights of the applicable Agency. Accordingly, the
exercise by any of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae of its rights under the applicable acknowledgment
agreement could result in the extinguishment of our and the secured parties’ rights in the related collateral and result in
significant losses to us.
We may in the future utilize other sources of borrowings, including term loans, bank credit facilities and
structured financing arrangements, among others. The amount of leverage we employ varies depending on the asset class
being financed, our available capital, our ability to obtain and access financing arrangements with lenders and the
lenders’ and rating agencies’ estimate of, among other things, the stability of our cash flows. We can provide no
assurance that we will have access to any debt or equity capital on favorable terms or at the desired times, or at all. Our
inability to raise such capital or obtain financing on favorable terms could materially and adversely impact our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
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Our financing agreements contain financial and restrictive covenants that could adversely affect our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our various financing agreements require us and/or our subsidiaries to comply with various restrictive
covenants, including those relating to tangible net worth, profitability and our ratio of total liabilities to tangible net
worth. Incurring substantial debt subjects us to the risk that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to
repurchase the assets that we have sold under our repurchase agreements or otherwise service the debt incurred under
our other financing agreements. Our lenders also require us to maintain minimum amounts of cash or cash equivalents
sufficient to maintain a specified liquidity position. In addition, the repayment of the unsecured senior notes will depend
in part on our restricted subsidiaries’ generation of cash flow and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to make such cash
available to us, by dividend, debt repayment or other means. The unsecured senior note indentures contain additional
restrictive covenants that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to engage in specified types of transactions,
including our ability and/or the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:
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pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain
loans or investments;
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transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets including capital stock of subsidiaries;
enter into transactions with affiliates; and
allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of non-guarantor restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or
make other payments to us.
If we fail to comply with the restrictive covenants and are unable to obtain a waiver or amendment, an event of
default would result under the terms of our financing arrangement or could limit our ability to obtain additional
financing on acceptable terms, or at all, for working capital and general corporate purposes. If an event of default occurs,
our financing arrangements could be immediately due and payable, requiring us to apply all available cash to repay our
financing arrangements, and if we were unable to repay or refinance our financial arrangements then any collateral
securing the financial arrangements may be sold by our lenders.
We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR.
As of December 31, 2021, one-week and two-month United States Dollar LIBOR (and certain non-U.S. dollar
LIBOR settings) were discontinued, while the remaining non-U.S. dollar LIBOR settings ceased to be representative and
thereafter began to be published only on a “synthetic basis”. In addition, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the
“FCA”), which is the regulator of the LIBOR administrator, has announced that the principal United States Dollar
LIBOR tenors (overnight and one, three, six and 12 months) will cease to be published by any administrator or will no
longer be representative as of June 30, 2023. In addition, despite the expected publication of the principal United States
Dollar LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, the FCA has prohibited the firms it regulates from using such settings in
new contracts (subject to limited exceptions).
Accordingly, many LIBOR obligations have transitioned to another benchmark or will soon do so. Different
types of financial products have transitioned, or are expected to transition, to different benchmarks; and there is no
assurance that any alternative benchmark will be the economic equivalent of any LIBOR setting. For some existing
LIBOR-based obligations, the contractual consequences of the discontinuation of LIBOR may not be clear. Although
the foregoing reflects the timing (or expected timing) of LIBOR discontinuation and certain consequences, there is no
assurance that LIBOR, of any particular currency or tenor, will continue to be published until any particular date or in
any particular form, and there is no assurance regarding the consequences of LIBOR discontinuation. Uncertainty as to
the foregoing and the nature of alternative reference rates may adversely impact the availability and costs of borrowings.
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The discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on the financial markets and our business activities.
The cost of borrowing under certain of our financing arrangements is based on LIBOR. We also may hold assets and
instruments used to hedge the value of certain assets with values or cash flows determined by reference to LIBOR. We
expect to face challenges during the transition away from LIBOR for all of our LIBOR based financing arrangements,
regardless of whether their maturity dates (as applicable) fall before or after the discontinuation date after June 30,
2023. These challenges include, but are not limited to, amending agreements or instruments underlying our existing
and/or new LIBOR-based assets, financing arrangements, securities and liabilities with appropriate fallback language in
such a way as to ensure economic equivalence with our LIBOR-based assets, financing arrangements and securities prior
to the discontinuation of LIBOR, and the possibility that LIBOR may deteriorate as a viable benchmark to ensure a fair
cost of funds for our LIBOR-linked liabilities, interest income for our LIBOR-linked assets, and/or the determination of
fair value for certain of our assets and hedges using LIBOR as a benchmark rate or used to develop a market discount
rate. In addition, the transition to using any new benchmark rate or other financial metric may require changes to existing
transaction data, products, systems, models, operations and pricing processes.
We also anticipate additional risks to our current business activities as they relate to the discontinuation of
LIBOR. We may service LIBOR-based adjustable rate mortgages for which the underlying mortgage notes incorporate
fallback provisions, but we cannot anticipate the response of our borrowers or note holders to such risks. We may also
incorporate LIBOR base rates for financial planning and reporting in our financial models.
In the United States, there have been efforts to identify alternative reference interest rates to replace United States
Dollar LIBOR. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee has recommended that U.S. dollar LIBOR be replaced by
rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus, in the case of existing LIBOR contracts and
obligations, a spread adjustment. The derivatives markets are also expected to use SOFR-based rates to replace U.S.
dollar LIBOR. SOFR is intended to be a broad measure of the cost of borrowing funds overnight in transactions that are
collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities. LIBOR is intended to be an unsecured rate that represents interbank funding
costs for different short-term tenors and, other than its overnight setting, reflects expectations regarding future interest
rates. Thus, LIBOR is generally intended to be sensitive to bank credit risk and to short-term interest rate expectations
and SOFR is intended to be insensitive to credit risk and to risks related to interest rates other than overnight
rates. These fundamental differences between LIBOR and SOFR mean we are unable to clearly assess the risk of
transitioning from LIBOR to SOFR for any of our LIBOR-based liabilities or assets.
Due to these risks, we expect that both the impending and actual discontinuation of LIBOR could affect our
interest expense and earnings, our cost of capital, and the fair value of certain of our assets and the instruments we use
to hedge their fair value. For the same reason, we also can provide no assurance that changes in the fair value of our
hedge instruments will effectively offset changes in the fair value of the assets they are expected to
hedge. Furthermore, the transition away from widely used benchmark rates like LIBOR could result in customers or
other market participants challenging the determination of their interest or dividend payments, disputing the
interpretations or implementation of contract or instrument “fallback” provisions and other transition related changes.
Our inability to manage these risks effectively may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Hedging against interest rate exposure may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.
We pursue hedging strategies primarily in an effort to mitigate the effect of changes in interest rates on the fair
value of our assets. To manage this price risk, we use derivative financial instruments acquired with the intention of
moderating the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair value of our assets,
primarily prepayment exposure on our MSR investments as well as interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) and our
inventory of loans held for sale. For example, with respect to our IRLCs and inventory of loans held for sale, we may use
MBS forward sale contracts to lock in the price at which we will sell the mortgage loans or resulting MBS, and MBS put
options to mitigate the risk of our IRLCs not closing at the rate we expect. In addition, with respect to our MSRs, we
may use MBS forward purchase and sale contracts to address exposures to smaller interest rate shifts with Treasury and
interest rate swap futures, and use options and swaptions to achieve target coverage levels for larger interest rate shocks.
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Our hedging activity will vary in scope based on the risks being mitigated, the level of interest rates, the type of
investments held, and other changing market conditions such as those resulting from the long term impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Hedging instruments involve risk because they often are not traded on regulated exchanges,
guaranteed by an exchange or its clearing house, or regulated by any U.S. or foreign governmental authorities, and our
interest rate hedging may fail to protect or could adversely affect us because, among other things:
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interest rate hedging can be expensive, particularly during periods of rising and volatile interest rates;
available interest rate hedging may not correspond directly with the interest rate risk for which protection is
sought;
the duration of the hedge may not match the duration of the related liability or asset;
the credit quality of the hedging counterparty owing money on the hedge may be downgraded to such an
extent that it impairs our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction; and
the hedging counterparty owing the money in the hedging transaction may default on its obligation to pay.
In addition, we may fail to recalculate, re-adjust and execute hedges in an efficient manner. Any hedging
activity, which is intended to limit losses, may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.
Therefore, while we may enter into such transactions seeking to reduce interest rate risk, unanticipated changes in
interest rates may result in worse overall investment performance than if we had not engaged in any such hedging
transactions. A liquid secondary market may not exist for a hedging instrument purchased or sold, and we may be
required to maintain a position until exercise or expiration, which could result in significant losses. In addition, the
degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in hedging strategies and price movements in the
portfolio positions or liabilities being hedged may vary materially. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we may not
establish an effective correlation between such hedging instruments and the portfolio positions or liabilities being
hedged. Any such ineffective correlation may prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of
loss. Numerous regulations currently apply to hedging and any new regulations or changes in existing regulations may
significantly increase our administrative or compliance costs. Our derivative agreements generally provide for the daily
mark to market of our hedge exposures. If a hedge counterparty determines that its exposure to us exceeds its exposure
threshold, it may initiate a margin call and require us to post collateral. If we are unable to satisfy a margin call, we
would be in default of our agreement, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
liquidity and results of operations.
We utilize derivative financial instruments, which could subject us to risk of loss.
We utilize derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes, which may include swaps, options and futures;
however, the prices of derivative financial instruments are highly volatile. As a result, the cost of utilizing derivatives
may reduce our income that would otherwise be available for distribution to stockholders or for other purposes, and the
derivative instruments that we utilize may fail to effectively hedge our positions. We are also subject to credit risk with
regard to the counterparties involved in the derivative transactions.
We are exposed to a number of risks relating to holding derivative instruments. A liquid secondary market may
not exist for a hedging instrument purchased or sold, and we may be required to maintain a position until exercise or
expiration, which could result in significant losses. In addition, the degree of correlation between price movements of
the instruments used in hedging strategies and price movements in the portfolio positions or liabilities being hedged
may vary materially. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we may not establish an effective correlation between such
hedging instruments and the portfolio positions or liabilities being hedged. Any such ineffective correlation may prevent
us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. Numerous regulations currently apply to hedging
and any new regulations or changes in existing regulations may significantly increase our administrative or compliance
costs. Our derivative agreements generally provide for the daily mark to market of our hedge exposures. If a hedge
counterparty determines that its exposure to us exceeds its exposure threshold, it may initiate a margin call and require
us to post collateral. If we are unable to satisfy a margin call, we would be in default of our agreement, which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
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The use of derivative instruments is also subject to an increasing number of laws and regulations, including the
Dodd-Frank Act and other federal regulations. These laws and regulations are complex, compliance with them may be
costly and time consuming, and our failure to comply with any of these laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits
or government actions and damage our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
We use estimates in determining the fair value of our MSRs, which are highly volatile assets with continually
changing fair values. If our estimates of their value prove to be inaccurate, we may be required to write down the fair
values of the MSRs which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our estimates of the fair value of our MSRs is based on the cash flows projected to result from the servicing of
the related mortgage loans and continually fluctuates due to a number of factors. These factors include prepayment
speeds, interest rate changes, costs to service the loans and other market conditions.
We use internal financial models that utilize our understanding of inputs used by market participants to value
our MSRs for purposes of financial reporting and for purposes of determining the price that we pay for portfolios of
MSRs and to acquire loans for which we will retain MSRs. These models are complex and use asset-specific collateral
data and market inputs for interest and discount rates. In addition, the modeling requirements of MSRs are complex
because of the high number of variables that drive cash flows associated with MSRs. Even if the general accuracy of our
valuation models is validated, valuations are highly dependent upon the reasonableness of our inputs and the results of
the models.
If loan delinquencies or prepayment speeds are different than anticipated or other factors perform differently
than modeled, the recorded fair value of certain of our MSRs may change. Significant differences in performance could
increase the chance that we do not adequately estimate the effect of these factors on our valuations which could result in
misstatements of our financial results, restatements of our financial statements, or otherwise materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
The geographic concentration of our servicing portfolio may be affected by weaker economic conditions or adverse
events specific to certain regions which could decrease the fair value of our MSRs and adversely affect our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
A decline in the economy, the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or other difficulties in certain real
estate markets may cause a decline in the value of residential and commercial properties. To the extent that certain states
in which we have greater concentrations of business in the future experience weaker economic conditions or greater rates
of decline in real estate values than the United States generally, such concentration may disproportionately decrease the
fair value of our MSRs and adversely affect our loan production businesses. The impact of property value declines may
increase in magnitude and it may continue for a long period of time. Additionally, if states in which we have greater
concentrations of business were to change their licensing or other regulatory requirements to make our business
cost-prohibitive, we may be required to stop doing business in those states or may be subject to a higher cost of doing
business in those states, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Increases in delinquencies and defaults may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
Delinquencies can result from many factors including unemployment, weak economic conditions or real estate
values, or catastrophic events such as man-made or natural disasters, pandemics, war or terrorist attacks. A decrease in
home prices may result in higher loan-to-value ratios (“LTVs”), lower recoveries in foreclosure and an increase in loss
severities above those that would have been realized had property values remained the same or continued to increase.
Some borrowers do not have sufficient equity in their homes to permit them to refinance their existing loans, which may
reduce the volume of our loan production business. This may also provide borrowers with an incentive to default on their
mortgage loans even if they have the ability to make principal and interest payments.
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Increased mortgage delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures may result in lower revenue for loans that we
service for the Agencies because we only collect servicing fees from the Agencies for performing loans, and our failure
to service delinquent and defaulted loans in accordance with the applicable servicing guidelines could result in our
failure to benefit from available monetary incentives and/or expose us to monetary penalties and curtailments.
Additionally, while increased delinquencies generate higher ancillary fees, including late fees, these fees may not be
recoverable if the related loan is liquidated or due to CARES Act restrictions or other requirements or as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, an increase in delinquencies lowers the interest income that we receive on cash held
in collection and other accounts because there is less cash in those accounts. Also, increased mortgage defaults may
ultimately reduce the number of mortgages that we service.
Increased mortgage delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures will also result in a higher cost to service those
loans due to the increased time and effort required to collect payments from delinquent borrowers and to acquire and
liquidate the properties securing the loans or otherwise resolve loan defaults if payment collection is unsuccessful, and
only a portion of these increased costs are recoverable under our servicing agreements. Increased mortgage
delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures may also result in an increase in servicing advances we are obligated to make to
fulfill our obligations to MBS holders and to protect our investors’ interests in the properties securing the delinquent
mortgage loans. An increase in required advances also may cause an increase in our interest expense and affect our
liquidity as a result of increased borrowings under our financing agreements to fund any such increase in the advances.
We are required to make servicing advances that can be subject to delays in recovery or may not be recoverable due to
delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
During any period in which a borrower is not making payments, we may be required under our servicing
agreements in respect of our MSRs to advance our own funds to pay property taxes and insurance premiums, legal
expenses and other protective advances, and may be required to advance principal and interest payments to security
holders of the MBS into which the loans are sold. We also advance funds under these agreements to maintain, repair and
market real estate properties on behalf of investors. As home values change, we may have to reconsider certain of the
assumptions underlying our decisions to make advances and, in certain situations, our contractual obligations may
require us to make advances for which we may not be reimbursed. In addition, if a loan serviced by us is in default or
becomes delinquent, the repayment to us of the advance may be delayed until the loan is repaid or refinanced or a
liquidation occurs. Federal, state or local regulatory actions may also result in an increase in the amount of servicing
advances that we are required to make, lengthen the time it takes for us to be reimbursed for such advances and increase
the costs incurred while the loan is delinquent. A delay in our ability to collect advances may adversely affect our
liquidity, and our inability to be reimbursed for advances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
In addition, increased mortgage delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures will also result in a higher cost to service
those loans due to the increased time and effort required to collect payments from delinquent borrowers, to foreclose on
the loan and to liquidate properties or otherwise resolve loan defaults if payment collection is unsuccessful.
Any significant increases in delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures on loans that we service in respect of FHA,VA,
and USDA related MSRs could result in an increase in servicing expenses as well as losses since the loans may not be
fully insured or guaranteed under each of the VA, the FHA and the USDA government loan programs.
• FHA Insurance - FHA loans are insured for the entire unpaid principal balance of the loan. However, if the
FHA loan defaults or goes into foreclosure, the servicer is only compensated for two-thirds of its incurred
foreclosure costs. In addition, the servicer is only reimbursed for any interest accrued and unpaid from a date
60 days after the borrower’s first uncorrected failure to perform, and the interest is reimbursed at the HUD
debenture interest rate that may be lower than the actual loan rate.
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• VA and USDA Guarantees - VA and USDA loans are only partially guaranteed by the government and if such
loan defaults or goes into foreclosure, the VA or USDA guarantees may not fully cover all principal, interest
and other fees and advances we may have incurred on the outstanding VA or USDA loan, and we may suffer a
loss.
We may also be subject to additional curtailments to servicing and advance reimbursements if we have not satisfied
VA, USDA or FHA timing, service and other regulatory requirements during the foreclosure and conveyance process.
We have MSR and MSL servicing agreements of $253.0 billion of UPB consisting of FHA, VA, and USDA
mortgage loans that represent approximately 80% of our total outstanding UPB of MSRs as of December 31, 2022. Any
significant increase in delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures on loans that increase our servicing advances, reduce
property value or otherwise delay our ability to dispose of the properties underlying the loan could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our acquisition and ownership of mortgage servicing rights exposes us to significant risks.
MSRs arise from contractual agreements between us and the investors (or their agents) in loans and MBS that we
service on their behalf. We generally acquire MSRs in connection with our sale of loans to the Agencies where we
assume the obligation to service such loans on their behalf. Any MSRs we acquire are initially recorded at fair value on
our balance sheet. The determination of the fair value of MSRs requires our management to make numerous estimates
and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions include, without limitation, estimates of future cash flows associated
with MSRs based upon assumptions involving interest rates as well as the prepayment rates, delinquencies and
foreclosure rates of the underlying serviced loans. The ultimate realization of the MSRs may be materially different
than the values of such MSRs as may be reflected in our consolidated balance sheet as of any particular date. Different
persons in possession of the same facts may reasonably arrive at different conclusions as to the inputs and assumptions
used to determine MSR fair value. The use of different estimates or assumptions in connection with the valuation of
these assets could produce materially different fair values for such assets, which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Prepayment speeds significantly affect MSRs. Prepayment speed is the measurement of how quickly borrowers
pay down the unpaid principal balance of their loans or how quickly loans are otherwise brought current, modified,
liquidated or charged off. We base the price we pay for MSRs on, among other things, our projection of the cash flows
from the related pool of loans. Our expectation of prepayment speeds is a significant input to our cash flow projections.
If prepayment speed expectations increase significantly, the fair value of the MSRs could decline and we may be
required to record a non-cash charge that would have a negative impact on our financial results.
Furthermore, a significant increase in prepayment speeds could materially reduce the cash flows we receive from
MSRs, and we could ultimately receive substantially less than what we paid for such assets. Delinquency rates have a
significant impact on the valuation of MSRs. An increase in delinquencies generally results in lower revenue because
typically we only collect servicing fees from Agencies or mortgage owners when we collect payments from the
borrower. Our expectation of delinquencies is also a significant input underlying our cash flow projections. If
delinquencies are significantly greater than we expect, the estimated fair value of the MSRs could be diminished. When
the estimated fair value of MSRs is reduced, we could suffer a loss, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
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Changes in interest rates are a key driver of the performance of MSRs. Historically, the fair value of MSRs has
increased when interest rates increase and decrease when interest rates decrease due to the effect those changes in
interest rates have on prepayment estimates. We may pursue various hedging strategies to seek to reduce our exposure to
adverse changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates. Our hedging activity will vary in scope based on
the level and volatility of interest rates, the type of assets held and other changing market conditions. Interest rate
hedging may fail to protect or could adversely affect us. To the extent we do not utilize derivative financial instruments
to hedge against changes in fair value of MSRs or the derivatives we use in our hedging activities do not perform as
expected, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our
stockholders would be more susceptible to volatility due to changes in the fair value of, or cash flows from, MSRs as
interest rates change. Furthermore, MSRs and the related servicing activities are subject to numerous federal, state and
local laws and regulations and may be subject to various judicial and administrative decisions imposing various
requirements and restrictions on our business. For example, the CARES Act allows borrowers with federally-backed
loans to request temporary payment forbearance in response to the increased borrower hardships resulting from the long
term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our failure to comply, or the failure of the servicer to comply, with the laws, rules or regulations to which we or
they are subject by virtue of ownership of MSRs, whether actual or alleged, could expose us to fines, penalties or
potential litigation liabilities, including costs, settlements and judgments, any of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our
stockholders.
A disruption in the MBS market could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Most of the loans that we produce are pooled into MBS issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or guaranteed by
Ginnie Mae. In addition, interest rates and the liquidity of the MBS market could be impacted by Federal Reserve
increasing the federal funds rate, tapering future MBS purchases or selling MBS. Any significant disruption or period of
illiquidity in the general MBS market would directly affect our own liquidity because no existing alternative secondary
market would likely be willing and able to accommodate on a timely basis the volume of loans that we typically sell in
any given period. Furthermore, we would remain contractually obligated to fund loans under our outstanding IRLCs
without being able to sell our existing inventory of mortgage loans. Accordingly, if the MBS market experiences a
period of illiquidity, we might be prevented from selling the loans that we produce into the secondary market in a timely
manner or at favorable prices and we would be required to hold a larger inventory of loans than we have committed
facilities to fund or we may be required to repay a portion of the debt secured by these assets, which could materially and
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be required to indemnify the purchasers of loans that we originate, acquire or assist in the fulfillment of, or
repurchase those loans, if those loans fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances and
we may be unable to seek indemnity or require our counterparties to repurchase loans if they breach representations
and warranties they make to us.
Our contracts with purchasers of newly originated loans that we fund or acquire through our loan production
business contain provisions that require us to indemnify the purchaser of the related loans or repurchase such loans under
certain circumstances. Our loan sale agreements with purchasers, including the Agencies, contain provisions that
generally require us to indemnify or repurchase these loans if our representations and warranties concerning loan quality
and loan characteristics are inaccurate; or the loans fail to comply with the respective Agency’s underwriting or
regulatory requirements.
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When we purchase mortgage loans, our counterparty typically makes customary representations and warranties to
us about such loans and we may be entitled to seek indemnity or demand repurchase or substitution of the loans in the
event our counterparty breaches a representation or warranty given to us. However, there can be no assurance that our
loan purchase agreements will contain appropriate representations and warranties, that we will be able to enforce our
contractual right to demand repurchase or substitution, or that our counterparty will remain solvent or otherwise be
willing and able to honor its obligations under our loan purchase agreements. Depending on the volume of repurchase
and indemnification requests, some of these mortgage lenders may not be able to financially fulfill their obligation to
indemnify us or repurchase the affected loans. If a material amount of recovery cannot be obtained from these mortgage
lenders, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Repurchased loans typically can only be financed at a steep discount to their repurchase price, if at all.
Although our indemnification and repurchase exposure cannot be quantified with certainty, to recognize these potential
indemnification and repurchase losses, we have recorded a liability of $32.4 million as of December 31, 2022. Because
of the increase in our loan production over time, we expect that indemnification and repurchase requests are also likely
to increase. Should home values decrease and negatively impact the related loan values, our realized loan losses from
indemnifications and repurchases may increase as well. As such, our indemnification and repurchase costs may increase
well beyond our current expectations. In addition, our mortgage banking services agreement with PMT requires us to
indemnify it with respect to loans for which we provide fulfillment services in certain instances. If we are required to
indemnify PMT or other purchasers against losses, or repurchase loans from PMT or other purchasers, that result in
losses that exceed the recorded liability, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
liquidity and results of operations.
We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about borrowers and counterparties and any
misrepresented information could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
In deciding whether to approve loans or to enter into other transactions across our businesses with
counterparties, including borrowers, brokers and correspondent lenders, we may rely on information furnished to us by
or on behalf of borrowers and such counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. We
also may rely on representations of borrowers and such counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that
information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors.
If any of this information is intentionally or negligently misrepresented and such misrepresentation is not
detected prior to loan funding, the fair value of the loan may be significantly lower than expected. Whether a
misrepresentation is made by the loan applicant, another party or one of our employees, we generally bear the risk of
loss associated with the misrepresentation. Our controls and processes may not have detected or may not detect all
misrepresented information in our loan originations or acquisitions. Any such misrepresented information could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our counterparties may terminate our MSRs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity
and results of operations.
As is standard in the industry, under the terms of our master servicing agreements with the Agencies in respect
of Agency MSRs that we retain in connection with our loan production, the Agencies have the right to terminate us as
servicer of the loans we service on their behalf at any time (and, in certain instances, without the payment of any
termination fee) and also have the right to cause us to sell the MSRs to a third party. In addition, our failure to comply
with applicable servicing guidelines could result in our termination under such master servicing agreements by the
Agencies with little or no notice and without any compensation. The owners of other non-Agency loans that we service
may also terminate certain of our MSRs if we fail to comply with applicable servicing guidelines. If the MSRs are
terminated on a material portion of our servicing portfolio, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
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Failure to successfully modify, resell or refinance EBO loans or defaults of the EBO loans beyond expected levels
may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
As a mortgage servicer, we have an early buyout repurchase option for loans that are at least three months
delinquent in our Ginnie Mae MSR portfolio. Purchasing delinquent Ginnie Mae loans provides us with an alternative to
our mortgage servicing obligation of advancing principal and interest at the coupon rate of the related Ginnie Mae
security. While our EBO program reduces the cost of servicing the Ginnie Mae loans, it may also accelerate loss
recognition when the loans are repurchased because we are required to write off accumulated non-reimbursable interest
advances and other costs at the time of repurchase. After purchasing delinquent Ginnie Mae loans, we expect to repool
many of the delinquent loans into another Ginnie Mae guaranteed security upon the delinquent loans becoming current
either through the borrower’s reperformance or through the completion of a loan modification; however, there is no
guarantee that any delinquent loan will reperform or be modified or resold. Failure to successfully modify, resell or
refinance our repurchased Ginnie Mae loans or a significant portion of the repurchased Ginnie Mae loans defaulting
beyond expectations may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits of potential future acquisitions of MSRs, which could adversely
affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of potential future acquisitions of servicing portfolios will depend,
in part, on our ability to appropriately service any such assets. The process of acquiring these assets may disrupt our
business and may not result in the full benefits expected. The risks associated with these acquisitions include, among
others, unanticipated issues in integrating information regarding the new loans to be serviced into our information
technology systems, and the diversion of management’s attention from other ongoing business concerns. Moreover, if
we inappropriately value the assets that we acquire or the fair value of the assets that we acquire declines after we
acquire them, the resulting charges may negatively affect both the carrying value of the assets on our balance sheet and
our earnings. Furthermore, if we incur additional indebtedness to finance an acquisition, the acquired servicing portfolio
may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to service that additional indebtedness. Unsuitable or unsuccessful
acquisitions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We are subject to significant financial and reputational risks from potential liability arising from lawsuits, and
regulatory and government action.
We face significant legal risks in our business, and the volume of claims and amount of damages, penalties and
fines claimed in litigation, and regulatory and government proceedings against us and other financial institutions remains
high. For example, in 2019 Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC filed a legal claim against us for alleged breach
of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. Greater than expected investigation costs and litigation, including class
action lawsuits associated with compliance related issues, substantial legal liability or significant regulatory or
government action against us could have adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations or cause
significant reputational harm to us, which in turn could adversely impact our business results and prospects. We may
experience a significant volume of litigation and other disputes, including claims for contractual indemnification, with
counterparties regarding relative rights and responsibilities. Consumers, clients and other counterparties may also
become increasingly litigious.
We also may be exposed to the risk of litigation by investors and entities that we manage from time to time if
our management advice is alleged to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct, up to the entire amount of loss.
Further, we may be subject to litigation arising from investor dissatisfaction with PMT’s financial performance or if we
improperly exercised control or influence over PMT. In addition, we are exposed to risks of litigation or investigation
relating to transactions which presented conflicts of interest that were not properly addressed. In such actions, we would
be obligated to bear legal, settlement and other costs (which may be in excess of available insurance coverage). In
addition, although we are generally indemnified by PMT, our rights to indemnification may be challenged. If we are
required to incur all or a portion of the costs arising out of litigation or investigations as a result of inadequate insurance
proceeds or failure to obtain indemnification, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations would
be materially and adversely affected.
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We depend on counterparties and vendors to provide services that are critical to our business, which subjects us to a
variety of risks.
We have a number of counterparties and vendors, who provide us with financial, technology and other services
that are critical to support our businesses. If our current counterparties and vendors were to stop providing services to us
on acceptable terms or if we had a disruption in service due to a vendor dispute, we may be unable to procure alternative
services from other counterparties or vendors in a timely and efficient manner and on similarly acceptable terms, or at
all. Some of these counterparties and vendors have significant operations outside of the United States. If we or our
vendors had to curtail or cease operations in these countries due to political unrest or natural disasters and then transfer
some or all of these operations to another geographic area, we could experience disruptions in service and incur
significant transition costs as well as higher future overhead costs. We may also outsource certain services to vendors
located in foreign countries such as India and the Philippines with emerging technology, political and regulatory
infrastructures that could result in future business disruptions or reputational damages. With respect to vendors engaged
to perform certain servicing activities, we are required to assess their compliance with various regulations and establish
procedures to provide reasonable assurance that the vendor’s activities comply in all material respects with such
regulations. In the event that a vendor’s activities are not in compliance, it could negatively impact our relationships with
our regulators, as well as our business and operations. Further, we may incur significant costs to resolve any such
disruptions in service which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Our failure to appropriately address various issues that may give rise to reputational risk could cause harm to our
business and adversely affect our earnings.
Our business is subject to significant reputational risks. If we fail, or appear to fail, to address various issues
that may give rise to reputational risk, we could significantly harm our business prospects and earnings. Such issues
include, but are not limited to, actual or perceived conflicts of interest, violations of legal or regulatory requirements, and
any of the other risks discussed in this Item 1A. Similarly, market rumors and actual or perceived association with
counterparties whose own reputations are under question could harm our business.
Certain of our officers also serve as officers of PMT. As we expand the scope of our businesses, we
increasingly confront potential conflicts of interest relating to investment activities that we manage for PMT. The SEC
and certain regulators have increased their scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest, and as we experience growth in our
businesses, we continue to monitor and mitigate or otherwise address any conflicts between our interests and those of
PMT through the implementation of procedures and controls. Reputational risk incurred in connection with conflicts of
interest could negatively affect our business, strain our working relationships with regulators and government agencies,
expose us to litigation and regulatory action, impact our ability to attract and retain clients, customers, trading
counterparties, investors and employees and adversely affect our results of operations.
Reputational damage can result from our actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including
lending and debt collection practices, corporate governance, and actions taken by government regulators and community
organizations in response to those activities. Negative public opinion can also result from social media and media
coverage, whether accurate or not. Our reputation may also be negatively impacted by our environmental, social and
governance (“ESG”) practices and disclosures, including climate change practices and disclosures. In addition, various
private third party organizations have developed ratings processes for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG
matters. These third party ESG ratings may be used by some investors to assist with their investment and voting
decisions. Any unfavorable ESG ratings may lead to reputational damage and negative sentiment among our investors
and other stakeholders. These factors could impair our working relationships with government agencies and investors,
expose us to litigation and regulatory action, negatively affect our ability to attract and retain customers, trading
counterparties and employees, significantly harm our stock price and ability to raise capital, and adversely affect our
results of operations.
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Accounting rules for certain of our transactions are highly complex and involve significant judgment and
assumptions. Changes in accounting interpretations or assumptions could impact our financial statements.
Accounting rules for mortgage loan sales and securitizations, valuations of financial instruments and MSRs,
investment consolidations, income taxes and other aspects of our operations are highly complex and involve significant
judgment and assumptions. These complexities could lead to a delay in preparation of financial information and the
delivery of this information to our stockholders and also increase the risk of errors and restatements, as well as the cost
of compliance. Our inability to timely prepare our financial statements in the future would likely be considered a breach
of our financial covenants and adversely affect our share price significantly. Changes in accounting interpretations or
assumptions as well as accounting rule misinterpretations could result in differences in our financial results or otherwise
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
The success and growth of our business depends upon our ability to adapt to and implement technological changes
and to successfully develop, implement and protect proprietary technology.
Our success in the mortgage industry is highly dependent upon our ability to adapt to constant technological
changes, successfully enhance our current information technology solutions through the use of third-party and our
proprietary technologies, and introduce new solutions and services that more efficiently address the needs of our
customers.
Our mortgage loan production businesses are dependent upon our ability to effectively interface with our
borrowers, mortgage lenders and other third parties and to efficiently process loan applications and closings. The direct
lending processes are becoming more dependent upon technological advancement, such as our continued ability to
process applications over the Internet, accept electronic signatures, provide process status updates instantly and other
borrower- or counterparty-expected conveniences. In our correspondent production activities, our and PMT’s
correspondent sellers also expect and require certain conveniences and service levels that are dependent on technological
advancement.
We have developed a workflow-driven, cloud-based loan acquisition platform and while we anticipate that the
cloud-based system will increase scalability and produce other efficiencies, there can be no assurance that the cloud-
based system will prove to be effective or that such correspondent sellers will easily adapt to the cloud-based system.
Any failure to effectively or timely transition to our new system and meet our expectations and the expectations of our
correspondent sellers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Similarly, our servicing business is dependent on our ability to effectively interface with our customers and
investors, as well as service mortgage loans in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the contractual
requirements of such investors. For example, our proprietary workflow-driven, cloud-based servicing system provides
for real-time processing and advanced workflow management thereby reducing servicing costs, increasing scalability
and creating sustainable efficiencies.
The development, implementation and protection of these technologies and becoming more proficient with them
may also require significant capital and operating expenditures. As these technological advancements increase in the
future, we will need to further develop and invest in these technological capabilities to remain competitive. Moreover,
litigation has become required to protect our technologies and such litigation is expected to be time consuming and result
in substantial costs and diversion of resources.
We rely on a combination of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as confidentiality and contractual
provisions to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technologies. In addition, we also license and utilize third
party proprietary technologies and loss of rights to significant third party proprietary technologies may result in
decreased product functionality. The development, implementation and protection of our intellectual property and
proprietary technologies requires significant human resources and capital expenditures. As these technological
advancements and investor and compliance requirements increase in the future, we will need to further develop these
technological capabilities to remain competitive, and we will need to implement, execute and maintain them in an
operating and regulatory environment that exposes us to significant risk.
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There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully adopt new technologies as critical systems and
applications become obsolete and better ones become available. Any failure by us to develop, implement, integrate,
execute or maintain our technological capabilities and any litigation costs associated with protection of our technologies
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Climate change, adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other
long term physical and environmental changes and conditions could adversely impact properties that we own or that
collateralize loans we own or service, as well as geographic areas where we conduct business.
Climate change, adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, pandemics, terrorist attacks and
other long term physical and environmental changes and conditions could adversely impact properties that we own or
that collateralize loans we own or service, as well as geographic areas where we conduct business. In addition, such
adverse conditions and long term physical and environmental changes could impact the demand for, and value of, our
assets, as well as the cost to service or manage such assets, or directly impact the value of our assets through damage,
destruction or loss, and thereafter materially impact the availability or cost of insurance to protect against these events.
Upon the occurrence of a catastrophic event, we may be unable to continue our operations and may endure significant
business interruptions, reputational harm, delays in servicing our customers and working with our partners, interruptions
in the availability of our technology and systems, breaches of data security, and loss of critical data, all of which could
have an adverse effect on our future operating results. Catastrophic events may also be uninsurable or not economically
insurable and might make the insurance proceeds insufficient to repair or replace a property if it is damaged or
destroyed.
There is an increasing global concern over the risks of climate change and related environmental sustainability
matters. The physical risks of climate change may include rising average global temperatures, rising sea levels and an
increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and natural disasters, including floods, wildfires,
hurricanes, earthquakes and tornados, and these events could impact our owned real estate and the properties
collateralizing our loan assets or underlying our MSR assets and the local economies of certain areas in which we
operate. Although we believe our owned real estate and the properties collateralizing our loan assets or underlying our
MSR assets are appropriately covered by insurance, we cannot predict at this time if we or our borrowers will be able to
obtain appropriate coverage at a reasonable cost in the future, or if we will be able to continue to pass along all of the
costs of insurance. There also is a risk that one or more of our property insurers may not be able to fulfill their
obligations with respect to payment claims due to a deterioration in its financial condition or may even cancel policies
due to increasing costs of providing insurance coverage in certain geographic areas. Further, numerous treaties, laws and
regulations have been enacted or proposed in an effort to regulate climate change, including regulations aimed at
limiting greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of “green” building codes. These laws and regulations may
impact the rates at which we obtain property insurance and result in increased operating costs, or impose substantial
costs on our borrowers or affect their ability to obtain appropriate coverage at reasonable costs. We may also incur costs
associated with increased regulations or investor requirements for increased environmental and social disclosures and
reporting. Additionally, climate change concerns could result in transition risk. Changes in consumer preferences and
additional legislation and regulatory requirements, including those associated with a transition to a low-carbon economy,
could increase expenses or otherwise adversely impact our operations and business.
Regulatory Risks
We operate in a highly regulated industry and the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We are required to comply with a wide array of federal, state and local laws and regulations that regulate,
among other things, the manner in which we conduct our businesses. These regulations directly impact our business and
require constant compliance, monitoring and internal and external audits and examinations by federal and state
regulators. Our failure to operate effectively and in compliance with any of these laws, regulations and rules could
subject us to lawsuits or governmental actions and damage our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect
our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. In addition, our failure to comply with these laws,
regulations and rules may result in increased costs of doing business, reduced payments by borrowers, modification of
the original terms of mortgage loans, permanent forgiveness of debt, delays in the foreclosure process, increased
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servicing advances, litigation, reputational damage, enforcement actions, and repurchase and indemnification
obligations. Further, we may be required to pay substantial penalties imposed by our regulators due to compliance errors,
or we may lose our licenses to originate and/or service loans.
We must also comply with a number of federal, state and local consumer protection and state foreclosure laws.
These statutes apply to loan origination, servicing, debt collection, marketing, use of credit reports, safeguarding of non-
public, personally identifiable information about our clients, foreclosure and claims handling, investment of and interest
payments on escrow balances and escrow payment features, and mandate certain disclosures and notices to customers.
Because we are not a federally chartered depository institution, we generally do not benefit from federal pre-
emption of state mortgage loan banking, loan servicing or debt collection licensing and regulatory requirements and
must comply with multiple state licensing and compliance requirements. These state rules and regulations generally
provide for, but are not limited to: originator, servicer and debt collector licensing requirements, requirements as to the
form and content of contracts and other documentation, employee licensing and background check requirements, fee
requirements, interest rate limits, and disclosure and record-keeping requirements.
Regulatory agencies and consumer advocacy groups are becoming more aggressive in asserting fair lending, fair
housing and other claims that the practices of lenders and loan servicers result in a disparate impact on protected classes.
Antidiscrimination statutes, such as the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, prohibit creditors from
discriminating against loan applicants and borrowers based on certain characteristics, such as race, religion and national
origin. Various federal regulatory agencies and departments take the position that these laws apply not only to intentional
discrimination, but also to neutral practices that have a disparate impact on a group that shares a characteristic that a
creditor may not consider in making credit decisions (i.e., creditor or servicing practices that have a disproportionately
negative affect on a protected class of individuals).
The failure of our correspondent sellers to comply with any applicable laws, regulations and rules may also
result in these adverse consequences. We have in place a due diligence program designed to assess areas of risk with
respect to loans we acquire from such correspondent sellers. However, we may not detect every violation of law and, to
the extent any correspondent sellers, third party originators, servicers or brokers with which we do business fail to
comply with applicable laws or regulations and any of their mortgage loans or MSRs become part of our assets, it could
subject us, as an assignee or purchaser of the related mortgage loans or MSRs, to monetary penalties or other losses.
While we may have contractual rights to seek indemnity or repurchase from certain of these lenders, third party
originators, servicers or brokers, if any of them are unable to fulfill their indemnity or repurchase obligations to us to a
material extent, our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely
affected. Our service providers and other vendors are also required to operate in compliance with applicable laws,
regulations and rules. Our failure to adequately manage service providers and other vendors to mitigate risks of
noncompliance with applicable laws may also have these negative results.
Federal and state administrations could enact significant policy changes increasing regulatory scrutiny and
enforcement actions in our industry. While it is not possible to predict when and whether significant policy or regulatory
changes would occur, any such changes on the federal, state or local level could significantly impact, among other
things, our operating expenses, the availability of mortgage financing, interest rates, consumer spending, the economy
and the geopolitical landscape. To the extent that the current government administration takes action by proposing and/or
passing regulatory policies that could have a negative impact on our industry, such actions may have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) and Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) have
been reviewing whether state chartered nonbank mortgage servicers should be subject to “safety and soundness”
standards similar to those imposed by federal law on insured depository institutions, even though nonbank mortgage
servicers do not have any federally insured deposit accounts. For example, on July 26, 2021, the CSBS released model
state regulatory prudential standards for state oversight of nonbank mortgage servicers. The model CSBS prudential
standards include revised minimum net worth, capital ratio and liquidity standards similar to current FHFA requirements
and require servicers to maintain sufficient allowable assets to cover normal operating expenses in addition to the
amounts required for servicing expenses. In addition, on August 17, 2022, the FHFA and Ginnie Mae
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announced enhanced minimum net capital and liquidity eligibility requirements for sellers, servicers and issuers that will
go into effect in 2023 and 2024. To the extent any new minimum net worth, capital ratio and liquidity standards and
requirements are overly burdensome, complying with such standards and requirements may have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
New CFPB or state rules and regulations or more stringent enforcement of existing rules and regulations by these
regulators could result in enforcement actions, fines, penalties and the inherent reputational risk that results from
such actions.
The CFPB has regulatory authority over certain aspects of our business as a result of our residential mortgage
banking activities, including, without limitation, the authority to conduct investigations, bring enforcement actions,
impose monetary penalties, require remediation of practices, pursue administrative proceedings or litigation, and obtain
cease and desist orders for violations of applicable federal consumer financial laws. The current CFPB administration
has stated its intention to aggressively supervise, investigate and, where it deems appropriate, bring enforcement actions
against lenders and servicers the CFPB believes are engaged in activities that violate federal laws and regulations. In
addition, examinations by state regulators and enforcement actions in the residential mortgage origination and servicing
sectors by state attorneys general have increased and may continue to increase. Failure to comply with the CFPB and
state laws, rules or regulations to which we are subject, whether actual or alleged, could have a material adverse effect
on our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
Our failure to comply with the laws, rules or regulations to which we are subject, whether actual or alleged, would
expose us to fines, penalties or potential litigation liabilities, including costs, settlements and judgments, any of which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations and our
ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
We are highly dependent on U.S. government-sponsored entities and government agencies, and any organizational or
pricing changes at such entities or their regulators could materially and adversely affect our business, liquidity,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to generate revenues through mortgage loan sales depends on programs administered by GSEs, such
as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government agencies, including Ginnie Mae, and others that facilitate the issuance of
MBS in the secondary market. We originate mortgage loans directly with borrowers and brokers and assist PMT in
acquiring loans from mortgage lenders through our correspondent production activities that qualify under existing
standards for inclusion in MBS issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. We, or PMT, also
derive other material financial benefits from our Agency relationships, including the ability to avoid certain loan
inventory finance costs through streamlined loan funding and sale procedures.
A number of legislative proposals have been introduced in recent years that would wind down or phase out the
GSEs in their current form, including a proposal by the prior federal administration to end the conservatorship and
privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It is not possible to predict the scope and nature of the actions that the U.S.
government, including the current federal administration, will ultimately take with respect to the GSEs. Any changes in
laws and regulations affecting the relationship between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their regulators or the U.S.
federal government, and any changes in leadership at these entities, could adversely affect our business and prospects.
Any discontinuation of, or significant reduction in, the operation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or any significant
adverse change in their capital structure, financial condition, activity levels in the primary or secondary mortgage
markets or in underwriting criteria could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
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Our ability to generate revenue from newly originated loans that we acquire or assist PMT in acquiring is
highly dependent on the fact that the Agencies have not historically acquired such loans directly from mortgage lenders,
but have instead relied on banks and non-bank aggregators such as us to acquire, aggregate and securitize or otherwise
sell such loans to investors in the secondary market. Certain of the Agencies have approved new and smaller lenders that
traditionally may not have qualified for such approvals. To the extent that these mortgage lenders choose to sell directly
to the Agencies rather than through loan aggregators like us, the number of loans available for purchase by aggregators
is reduced, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. In addition, under certain
Agency capital rules, loans sourced from loan aggregators such as PMT that we assist have higher capital requirements
and may incur higher Agency fees for third party originated loans that PMT aggregates and delivers to the Agencies as
compared to individual loans delivered by third party mortgage lenders directly to the Agencies’ cash windows without
the assistance of a loan aggregator. To the extent the Agencies increase the number of purchases and sales directly for
their own accounts, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
We are required to have various Agency approvals and state licenses in order to conduct our business and there is no
assurance we will be able to obtain or maintain those Agency approvals or state licenses.
Because we are not a federally chartered depository institutions we do not benefit from exemptions to state
mortgage lending, loan servicing or debt collection licensing and regulatory requirements. We are licensed in all state
jurisdictions, and for those activities, where we are required to be licensed and believe it is cost effective and appropriate
to become licensed. Our failure to maintain any necessary licenses, comply with applicable licensing laws or satisfy the
various requirements to maintain them over time could restrict our direct business activities, result in litigation or civil
and other monetary penalties, or cause us to default under certain of our lending arrangements, any of which could
materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make
distributions to our stockholders.
We are also required to hold the Agency approvals in order to sell loans to the Agencies and service such loans on
their behalf. Our failure to satisfy the various requirements necessary to maintain such Agency approvals over time
would also restrict our business activities and could adversely impact our business. We are subject to periodic
examinations by federal, state and Agency auditors and regulators, which can result in increases in our administrative
costs, and we may be required to pay substantial penalties imposed by these regulators due to compliance errors, or we
may lose our licenses. Negative publicity or fines and penalties incurred in one jurisdiction may cause investigations or
other actions by regulators in other jurisdictions and could adversely impact our business.
Our inability to meet certain net worth and liquidity requirements imposed by the Agencies could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operation.
We are subject to minimum financial eligibility requirements established by the Agencies. For example, on
August 2022, the FHFA and Ginnie Mae announced enhanced minimum net capital and liquidity eligibility requirements
for sellers, servicers and issuers that will go into effect in 2023 and 2024. These eligibility requirements align the
minimum financial requirements for mortgage sellers/servicers and MBS issuers to do business with the Agencies. These
minimum financial requirements include net worth, capital ratio and/or liquidity criteria in order to set a minimum level
of capital needed to adequately absorb potential losses and a minimum amount of liquidity needed to service Agency
loans and MBS and cover the associated financial obligations and risks.
In order to meet these minimum financial requirements, we are required to maintain rather than spend or invest,
cash and cash equivalents in amounts that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of
operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders, and this could significantly impede us, as a non-bank
mortgage lender, from growing our respective businesses and place us at a competitive disadvantage in relation to
federally chartered banks and certain other financial institutions. To the extent that such minimum financial requirements
are not met, the Agencies may suspend or terminate Agency approval or certain agreements with us, which could cause
us to cross default under financing arrangements and/or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, liquidity, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
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The failure of PennyMac Loan Services, LLC to avail itself of an appropriate exemption from registration as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 could have a material and adverse effect on our
business.
We intend to operate so that we, and each of our subsidiaries, are not required to register as investment
companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company Act”). We believe that our
subsidiary, PLS, qualifies for one or more exemptions provided in the Investment Company Act because of the historical
and current composition of its assets and income; however, there can be no assurances that the composition of PLS’
assets and income will remain the same over time such that one or more exemptions will continue to be applicable.
If PLS is required to register as an investment company, we would be required to comply with a variety of
substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act that impose, among other things: limitations on capital
structure; restrictions on specified investments; prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; compliance with reporting,
record keeping, voting and proxy disclosure; and, other rules and regulations that would significantly increase our
operating expenses. Further, if PLS was or is required to register as an investment company, PLS would be in breach of
various representations and warranties contained in its credit and other agreements resulting in a default as to certain of
our contracts and obligations. This could also subject us to civil or criminal actions or regulatory proceedings, or result
in a court appointed receiver to take control of us and liquidate our business, any or all of which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the long term impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic, inclusive of any variants, has created unprecedented economic, financial and public
health disruptions that may continue to adversely affect, our business, financial condition and results of operations. The
extent to which COVID-19 continues to affect our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on
future developments, including the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by governmental
authorities and other third parties in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The federal government enacted the CARES Act, which allows borrowers with federally-backed loans to
request temporary payment forbearance in response to the increased borrower hardships resulting from the long term
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the CARES Act and other forbearance requirements, we may
experience delinquencies in our servicing portfolio that require us to finance advances of principal and interest payments
to the investors holding those loans, as well as advances of property taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses to
protect investors’ interests in the properties securing the loans. The CARES Act and other forbearance requirements
have reduced our servicing fee income and increased our servicing expenses due to the increased number of delinquent
loans, significant levels of forbearance that we have granted and continue to grant, as well as the resolution of loans that
we expect to ultimately default as the result of the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future servicing
advances will be driven by a number of factors, including: the number of borrower delinquencies, including those
resulting from payment forbearance; the length of time borrowers remain delinquent; and the level of successful
resolution of delinquent payments, all of which will be impacted by the pace at which the economy recovers from the
long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 31, 2022, 1.3% of loans in our predominantly
government-insured or guaranteed MSR portfolio were in forbearance plans and delinquent, resulting in an increase in
the level of servicing advances we have been required to make due to borrower delinquencies. Servicing advances
resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could have a significant adverse impact on our cash flows and could also have a
detrimental effect on our business and financial condition.
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The CARES Act and other forbearance requirements have negatively impacted the fair value of our servicing
assets and further market volatility or economic weakness may result in additional reductions in the value of our servicing
assets and make it increasingly difficult to optimize our hedging activities. Our liquidity and/or regulatory capital could
also be adversely impacted by volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets. If we fail to meet or satisfy any
of the covenants in our repurchase agreements or other financing arrangements as a result of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, we would be in default under these agreements, which could result in a cross-default or cross-acceleration under
other financing arrangements, and our lenders could elect to declare outstanding amounts due and payable (or such
amounts may automatically become due and payable), terminate their commitments, require the posting of additional
collateral and enforce their respective interests against existing collateral.
We may have difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, as a result of the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic, which may adversely affect our access to capital necessary to fund our operations or address
maturing liabilities on a timely basis. This includes renewals of our existing credit facilities with our lenders who may be
adversely impacted by the volatility and dislocations in the financial markets and may not be willing or able to continue
to extend us credit on the same terms, or on favorable terms, or at all.
Our business could be disrupted if we are unable to operate due to changing governmental restrictions such as
travel bans and quarantines placed or reinstituted on our employees or operations, including, successfully operating our
business from remote locations, ensuring the protection of our employees’ health and maintaining our information
technology infrastructure. Further, increased operational expenses to address these restrictions and widespread
employee illnesses could negatively affect staffing within our various businesses and geographies.
Federal, state, and local executive, legislative and regulatory responses to the long term impact of the COVID-
19 pandemic may be inconsistent and conflict in scope or application, and may be subject to change without advance
notice. These regulatory responses may impose additional compliance obligations, and may extend existing CARES Act
and other forbearance requirements. In addition, the CARES Act and other federal, state and local regulations are subject
to interpretation given the existing ambiguities in the rules and regulations, which may result in future class action and
other litigation risk.
The outcome of the COVID-19 related governmental measures are unknown and they may not be sufficient to
address future market dislocations or avert severe and prolonged reductions in economic activity. We may also face
increased risks of disputes with our business partners, litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny as a result of
the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The final scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efficacy of the
extraordinary government measures put in place to address it are currently unknown. Even after the COVID-19
pandemic subsides, the economy may not fully recover for some time and we may be materially and adversely affected
by a prolonged recession or economic downturn.
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Related Party Risks
We rely on PMT as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, our mortgage banking business, and
the termination of, or material adverse change in, the terms of this relationship, or a material adverse change to PMT
or its operations, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
PMT is the counterparty that currently acquires newly originated mortgage loans in connection with our
correspondent production activities. A portion of our income is derived from a fulfillment fee earned in connection with
PMT’s acquisition of conventional loans. We are able to conduct our correspondent production activities without having
to incur the significant additional debt financing that would be required for us to purchase those loans from the
originating lender. We also purchase all government-insured and some conventional loans from PMT at PMT’s cost plus
a sourcing fee and fulfill these loans for our own account. We earn interest income and gains or losses during the holding
period and upon the sale of these securities, and we retain the MSRs with respect to the loans. If this relationship with
PMT is terminated by PMT or PMT reduces the volume of these loans that it acquires for any reason, we would have to
acquire these loans from the correspondent sellers for our own account, something that we may be unable to do, or enter
into another similar counterparty arrangement with a third party, which we may not be able to enter into on terms that
are as favorable to us, or at all.
The management agreement, the mortgage banking services agreement and certain of the other agreements that
we have entered into with PMT contain cross-termination provisions that allow PMT to terminate one or more of those
agreements under certain circumstances where another one of such agreements is terminated. Accordingly, the
termination of this relationship with PMT, or a material change in the terms thereof that is adverse to us, would likely
have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. The terms of these
agreements extend until June 30, 2025, subject to automatic renewal for additional 18-month periods, but any of the
agreements may be terminated earlier under certain circumstances or otherwise non-renewed. If any agreement is
terminated or non-renewed and not replaced by a new agreement, it would materially and adversely affect our ability to
continue to execute our business plan.
We expect that PMT will continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, it is
possible that PMT may not meet the requirements for qualification as a REIT. If PMT were to lose its REIT status,
corporate-level income taxes, would apply to all of PMT's taxable income at federal and state tax rates. Either of these
scenarios would potentially impair PMT’s financial position and its ability to raise capital, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
A significant portion of our loan servicing operations are conducted pursuant to subservicing contracts with PMT,
and any termination by PMT of these contracts, or a material change in the terms thereof that is adverse to us, would
adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
PMT, as the owner of a substantial number of MSRs or mortgage loans that we subservice, may, under certain
circumstances, terminate our subservicing contract with or without cause, in some instances with little notice and little to
no compensation. Upon any such termination, it would be difficult to replace such a large volume of subservicing in a
short period of time, or perhaps at all. Accordingly, we may not generate as much revenue from subservicing for other
third parties. If we were to have our subservicing terminated by PMT, or if there was a change in the terms under which
we perform subservicing for PMT that was material and adverse to us, this would have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
PMT has an exclusive right to acquire conventional conforming loans that are produced through our correspondent
production activities, which may limit the revenues that we could otherwise earn in respect of those loans.
Our mortgage banking services agreement with PMT requires PLS to provide fulfillment services for
correspondent production activities exclusively to PMT as long as PMT has the legal and financial capacity to purchase
correspondent loans. As a result, the revenue that we earn with respect to these loans will be limited to the fulfillment
fees that we earn in connection with the production of these loans, which may be less than the revenues that we might
otherwise be able to realize by acquiring these loans ourselves and selling them in the secondary loan market.
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Risks Related to Our Investment Management Segment
Market conditions could reduce the fair value of the assets that we manage, which would reduce our management
and incentive fees.
A portion of the fees that we earn under our investment management agreement is based on the fair value of the
assets that we manage. The fair values of the securities and other assets held in the portfolios that we manage and,
therefore, our assets under management may decline due to any number of factors beyond our control, including, among
others, a decline in housing demand or value, the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to interest rates,
stock or bond market movements or volatility, a general economic downturn, inflation, political uncertainty, acts of
terrorism, military conflict or acts of war, cyber-attacks or infrastructure outages. The economic outlook cannot be
predicted with certainty and we continue to operate in a challenging business environment. If volatile market conditions
cause a decline in the fair value of our assets under management, that decline in fair value could materially reduce our
management fees and incentive fees under our management agreement with PMT and adversely affect our revenues. If
our revenues decline without a commensurate reduction in our expenses, our net income will be reduced.
We currently manage assets for a single client, the loss of which would significantly reduce our management and
incentive fees and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our management and incentive fees result from our management of PMT. The term of the management
agreement that we have entered into with PMT, as amended, expires on June 30, 2025, subject to automatic renewal for
additional 18-month periods, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In the event of a
termination of one or more related party agreements by PMT in certain circumstances, we may be entitled to a
termination fee under our management agreement. However, the termination of such management agreement and the
loss of PMT as a client would significantly affect our investment management segment and negatively impact our
management fees and incentive fees.
The historical returns on the assets that we select and manage for PMT, and our resulting management and incentive
fees, may not be indicative of future results.
The historical returns of the assets that we manage should not be considered indicative of the future returns on
those assets or future returns on other assets that we may select for investment by PMT. The investment performance
that is achieved for the assets that we manage varies over time, and the nature and mix of assets we manage has changed
significantly over the past several years. As a result, the change and variance in investment performance can be
significant. For example, although we earned performance incentive fees in prior years, in fiscal year 2022, we did not
earn any performance incentive fees due to losses incurred by PMT during the associated performance measurement
periods. Accordingly, the management and incentive fees that we have earned in the past based on those returns should
not be considered indicative of the management or incentive fees that we may earn in the future from managing those
same assets or from managing other assets for PMT.
Changes in regulations applicable to our investment management segment could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
The legislative and regulatory environment in which we operate is constantly evolving. New laws or
regulations, or changes in the enforcement of existing laws or regulations, applicable to us and PMT, may adversely
affect our business. Our ability to succeed in this environment will depend on our ability to monitor and comply with
regulatory changes. Regulatory changes that will affect other market participants are likely to change the way in which
we conduct business with our counterparties. The uncertainty regarding the continued implementation of laws and
regulations and their impact on the investment management industry and us cannot be predicted with certainty at this
time but will continue to be a risk for our business.
We may be adversely affected as a result of new or revised legislation or regulations imposed by the SEC, other
U.S. or non-U.S. governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial
markets. We also may be adversely affected by changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules
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by these governmental authorities and self-regulatory organizations, as well as by U.S. and non-U.S. courts. It is
impossible to determine the extent of the impact of any new laws, regulations or initiatives that may be imposed on us or
the markets in which we trade, or whether any of the proposals will become law. Compliance with any new laws or
regulations could add to our compliance burden and costs and adversely affect the manner in which we conduct business,
as well as our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our failure to comply with the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management segment
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our investment management segment is subject to extensive regulation in the United States. These regulations
are designed primarily to ensure the integrity of the financial markets and to protect investors in any entity that we
advise and are not designed to protect our stockholders. Consequently, these regulations may limit our activities. These
requirements relate to, among other things, fiduciary duties to clients, solicitation agreements, conflicts of interest,
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, disclosure requirements, limitations on cross trades and principal transactions
between an adviser and an advisory clients and general anti-fraud prohibitions. We are required to maintain an effective
compliance program, and are subject to inspection and examinations by the SEC and state regulators.
The failure by us or our service providers to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or our failure to design
and successfully implement and administer our compliance program, could result in fines, suspensions of individual
employees, limitations on engaging in other businesses and other sanctions, any of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Even if an investigation or proceeding did
not result in a fine or sanction or the fine or sanction imposed against us or our employees by a regulator were small in
monetary amount, the adverse publicity relating to an investigation, proceeding or imposition of these fines or sanctions
could harm our reputation.
We may encounter conflicts of interest in trying to appropriately allocate our time and services between activities for
our own account and for PMT, or in trying to appropriately allocate investment opportunities among ourselves and
for PMT.
Pursuant to our management agreement with PMT, we are obligated to provide PMT with the services of our
senior management team, and the members of that team are required to devote such time as is necessary and appropriate,
commensurate with the level of activity of PMT. The members of our senior management team may have conflicts in
allocating their time and services between our operations and the activities of PMT and any other entities or accounts
that we may manage in the future.
In addition, we and the other entities or accounts that we may manage may participate in some of PMT’s
investment strategies now or in the future, which may not be the result of arm’s length negotiations and may involve or
later result in potential conflicts between our interests and those of PMT or such other entities. Any such perceived or
actual conflicts of interest could damage our reputation and materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure
HC Partners may be able to significantly influence the outcome of votes of our common stock, or exercise certain
other rights pursuant to a stockholder agreement we have entered into with it, and its interests may differ from those
of our other public stockholders.
HC Partners, our largest stockholder, has the right under a stockholder agreement to nominate up to two
individuals for election to our board of directors depending on the percentage of the voting power of our outstanding
shares common stock that it holds, and we are obligated to use our best efforts to cause the election of those director
nominees. In addition, the HC Partners’ stockholder agreement requires that we obtain their consent with respect to
amendments to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws. As a result, HC Partners may be able to significantly influence
our management and affairs. In addition, as a result of the size of its individual equity holding it may be able to
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significantly influence the outcome of all matters requiring stockholder approval, including mergers and other material
transactions, and may be able to cause or prevent a change in the composition of our board of directors or a change in
control of our Company that could deprive our other public stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their
common stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.
We have not established a minimum dividend payment level and no assurance can be given that we will be able to
make dividends to our stockholders in the future at current levels or at all.
We have not established a minimum dividend payment level, and our ability to pay dividends to our
stockholders may be materially and adversely affected by the risk factors discussed in our SEC periodic reports.
Although we paid, and anticipate continuing to pay, quarterly dividends to our stockholders, our board of directors has
the sole discretion to determine the timing, form and amount of any future dividends to our stockholders, and such
determination will depend upon, among other factors, our historical and projected results of operations, financial
condition, cash flows and liquidity, capital requirements and other expense obligations, debt covenants, contractual legal,
tax, regulatory and other restrictions and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to
time. As a result, no assurance can be given that we will be able to continue to pay dividends to our stockholders in the
future or that the level of any future dividends will achieve a market yield or increase or even be maintained over time,
any of which could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law might discourage or delay acquisition attempts
for us that other stockholders might consider favorable.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company
more difficult without the approval of our board of directors. Among other things, these provisions:
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shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent unless the matter as to which action is being taken has been
approved by our board of directors;
provide that our board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, or repeal our bylaws (provided
that, if that action adversely affects HC Partners when that entity, together with its affiliates, holds at least
5% of the voting power of our outstanding shares of capital stock, our stockholder agreements provide that
such action must be approved by that entity);
establish advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board or for proposing matters
that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings; and
prevent a sale of substantially all of our assets or completion of a merger or other business combination that
constitutes a change of control without the approval of a majority of our independent directors.
These and other provisions under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a
change in control of our company or negatively affect the trading price of our common stock. These provisions could
also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of and take
other corporate actions.
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Our bylaws include an exclusive forum provision that could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a judicial forum
viewed by the stockholders as more favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees.
Our bylaws provide that the state or federal court located within the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum
for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty;
any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of
incorporation or our bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
This exclusive forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds
favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other associates, which may discourage such lawsuits against
us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the exclusive forum provision
contained in our bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with
resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and
results of operations.
Ownership of Our Common Stock
The market price and trading volume of our common stock may be volatile, which could result in rapid and
substantial losses for our stockholders.
The market price and trading volume of our common stock has fluctuated significantly in the past and may be
highly volatile in the future and could be subject to wide fluctuations. In addition, the trading volume in our common
stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. Further, if the market price of our common stock
declines significantly, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above your purchase price, if at all. Some of the
factors that could negatively affect the market price or trading volume of our common stock include:
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variations in our actual and anticipated financial and operating results and those expected by investors and
analysts;
changes in the manner that investors and securities analysts who provide research to the marketplace on us
analyze the value of our common stock and similar companies;
changes in recommendations or in estimated financial results published by securities analysts who provide
research to the marketplace on us, our competitors or our industry;
litigation and governmental investigations;
increases in market interest rates that may lead purchasers of our shares to demand a higher yield;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, dispositions, strategic
relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments; and
general market, political and economic conditions, including any such conditions and local conditions in
the markets in which our customers are located.
These broad market and industry factors may decrease the market price and trading volume of our common
stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.
The market price of our common stock could be negatively affected by sales of substantial amounts of our common
stock into the public trading market.
We were founded in 2008 by members of our executive leadership team and strategic investors, including HC
Partners, our largest stockholder. Sales of substantial numbers of shares of our common stock into the public trading
market by HC Partners, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our
common stock and impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional common stock or other equity
securities.
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The future issuance of additional common stock in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise will
dilute all other stockholdings.
As of December 31, 2022, we have an aggregate of 4.6 million shares of common stock authorized and
remaining available for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. We may issue all of these shares of
common stock without any action or approval by our stockholders, subject to certain exceptions. Any common stock
issued in connection with our equity incentive plans or future acquisitions would dilute the percentage ownership held by
investors who purchase our common stock.
Future offerings of debt or equity securities by us may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
In the future, we may attempt to obtain financing or further increase our capital resources by issuing additional
shares of our common stock or offering debt or other equity securities, including commercial paper, medium-term notes,
senior or subordinated notes, convertible debt securities or shares of preferred stock. The issuance of additional shares of
our common stock or other equity securities or securities convertible into equity may dilute the economic and voting
rights of our existing stockholders or reduce the market price of our common stock or both. Upon liquidation, holders of
such debt securities and preferred stock, if issued, and lenders with respect to other borrowings would receive a
distribution of our available assets prior to the holders of our common stock. Debt securities convertible into equity
could be subject to adjustments in the conversion ratio pursuant to which certain events may increase the number of
equity securities issuable upon conversion. Preferred stock, if issued, could have a preference with respect to liquidating
distributions or a preference with respect to dividend payments that could limit our ability to pay dividends to the holders
of our common stock. Any issuance of securities in future offerings may reduce the market price of our common stock
and dilute existing stockholders’ interests in us.
General Risks
Our risk management efforts may not be effective.
We could incur substantial losses and our business operations could be disrupted if we are unable to effectively
identify, manage, monitor, and mitigate financial risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, liquidity
risk, climate risk and other market-related risks, as well as operational and legal risks related to our business, assets, and
liabilities. We also are subject to various laws, regulations and rules that are not industry specific, including employment
laws related to employee hiring and termination practices, health and safety laws, environmental laws and other federal,
state and local laws, regulations and rules in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our risk management policies,
procedures, and techniques may not be sufficient to identify all of the risks to which we are exposed, mitigate the risks
we have identified, or identify additional risks to which we may become subject in the future. Our risk management
framework is designed to identify, monitor and mitigate risks that could have a negative impact on our financial
condition or reputation. This framework includes divisions or groups dedicated to enterprise risk management, credit
risk, climate risk, corporate sustainability and ESG, information security, disaster recovery and other information
technology-related risks, business continuity, legal and compliance, compensation structures and other human resources
matters, vendor management and internal audit, among others. Expansion of our business activities may also result in
our being exposed to risks to which we have not previously been exposed or may increase our exposure to certain types
of risks, and we may not effectively identify, manage, monitor, and mitigate these risks as our business activities change
or increase.
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Initiating new business activities, developing new products or significantly expanding existing business activities may
expose us to new risks and increase our cost of doing business.
Initiating new business activities, developing new products, or significantly expanding existing business
activities, such as our consumer direct and wholesale broker lending businesses, may expose us to new risks and
regulatory compliance requirements. We cannot be certain that we will be able to manage these risks and compliance
requirements effectively. Furthermore, our efforts may not succeed, and any revenues we earn from any new or
expanded business initiative may not be sufficient to offset the initial and ongoing costs of that initiative, which would
result in a loss with respect to that initiative.
We could be harmed by misconduct or fraud that is difficult to detect.
We are exposed to risks relating to misconduct by our employees, contractors we use, or other third parties with
whom we have relationships. For example, our employees could execute unauthorized transactions, use our assets
improperly or without authorization, perform improper activities, use confidential information for improper purposes, or
misrecord or otherwise try to hide improper activities from us. This type of misconduct could also relate to assets we
manage for others through our investment advisory subsidiary, and can be difficult to detect. If not prevented or
detected, misconduct by employees, contractors, or others could result in losses, claims or enforcement actions against
us, or could seriously harm our reputation. Our controls may not be effective in detecting this type of activity.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately determine our
financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, our stockholders could lose confidence in our financial results, which
could harm our business and the market value of our common stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent
fraud. We may in the future discover areas of our internal controls that need improvement. Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) requires that we evaluate and report on our internal control
over financial reporting. We cannot be certain that we will be successful in maintaining adequate control over our
financial reporting and financial processes. Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires our auditors to formally
attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
If we cannot maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, or our independent registered public
accounting firm cannot provide an unqualified attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting, investor confidence and, in turn, the market price of our common stock could decline. If we or our
independent auditors discover a material weakness, the disclosure of that fact, even if quickly remedied, could result in
an event of default under one or more of our lending arrangements and/or reduce the market value of shares of our
common stock. Additionally, the existence of any material weakness or significant deficiency could require management
to devote significant time and incur significant expense to remediate any such material weakness or significant
deficiency, and management may not be able to remediate any such material weakness or significant deficiency in a
timely manner, or at all. Accordingly, our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could
result in misstatements of our financial results or restatements of our financial statements or otherwise have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Cybersecurity risks, cyber incidents and technology failures may adversely affect our business by causing a disruption
to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to our business
relationships, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability
of our information resources. These incidents may be an intentional attack or an unintentional event and could involve
gaining unauthorized access to our information systems for purposes of theft of certain personally identifiable
information of consumers, misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing
operational disruption. The result of these incidents may include disrupted operations, misstated or unreliable financial
data, liability for stolen assets or information, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and
damage to our investor relationships.
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As our reliance on rapidly changing technology has increased, so have the risks posed to our information
systems, both proprietary and those provided to us by third-party service providers including cloud-based computing
service providers. System disruptions and failures caused by fire, power loss, telecommunications outages, unauthorized
intrusion, malware, natural disasters and other similar events may interrupt or delay our ability to provide services to our
customers. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber attack or cyber intrusion, including by
computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and
sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased, which, in turn, may lead to
increased costs to protect our network and systems.
Despite our efforts to ensure the integrity of our systems and our investment in significant physical and
technological security measures, employee training, contractual precautions, policies and procedures, board oversight
and business continuity plans, there can be no assurance that any such cyber intrusions will not occur or, if they do
occur, that they will be adequately addressed. We also may not be able to anticipate or implement effective preventive
measures against all security breaches, especially because the methods of attack change frequently or may not be
recognized until after such attack has been launched, and because security attacks can originate from a wide variety of
sources, including third parties such as persons involved with organized crime or associated with external service
providers. Additionally, third-party security events at our vendors or other service providers could also impact our data
and operations via unauthorized access to information or disruption of services. Our data security management program
includes identity, trust, vulnerability and threat management business processes as well as the adoption of standard data
protection policies. We are also held accountable for the actions and inactions of our third-party vendors regarding
cybersecurity and other consumer-related matters.
Any of the foregoing events could result in violations of applicable privacy and other laws, financial loss to us
or to our customers, loss of confidence in our security measures, customer dissatisfaction, additional regulatory scrutiny,
significant litigation exposure and harm to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We operate in a highly competitive market and decreased margins resulting from increased competition or our
inability to compete successfully could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of
operations.
We operate in a highly competitive industry that could become even more competitive as a result of economic,
legislative, regulatory and technological changes. With respect to mortgage loan production, we face competition in such
areas as mortgage loan offerings, rates, fees and customer service. With respect to servicing, we face competition in
areas such as fees, cost to service and service levels, including our performance in reducing delinquencies and entering
into successful modifications.
Large commercial banks and savings institutions and other non-bank mortgage originators and servicers are
increasingly competitive in the origination or acquisition of newly originated mortgage loans and the servicing of
mortgage loans. Many of these institutions have significantly greater resources and access to capital and financing
arrangements than we do, which may give them the benefit of a lower cost of funds. Additionally, our existing and
potential competitors may decide to modify their business models to compete more directly with our loan production and
servicing models.
As new competitors enter these markets and as commercial banks aggressively compete for market share, our
mortgage banking businesses may generate lower volumes and/or margins. If our loan production volumes and profit
margins significantly decrease, then our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected.
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Our future success depends on our ability to continue to hire, integrate, develop and retain highly qualified
personnel. Any talent acquisition and retention challenges could reduce our operating efficiency, increase our costs of
operations and harm our overall financial condition. We could face these additional challenges if competition for
qualified personnel intensifies or the pool of qualified candidates becomes more limited. Additionally, we invest heavily
in training our personnel, which increases their value to competitors who may seek to recruit them. If we are unable to
attract and retain qualified personnel, we may not be able to take advantage of future business opportunities and this
could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological changes, with frequent introductions of new
technology-driven products and services. We may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products
and services as quickly as competitors or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients. In
addition, technological advances and heightened e-commerce activities have increased consumers’ access to products
and services. This has intensified competition among banks and non-banks in offering and servicing mortgage loans. To
the extent we are unable to keep pace with technological advances, we may be unable to compete successfully in our
mortgage banking businesses and this could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity
and results of operations.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
As of December 31, 2022, we have approximately 20 leased facilities in various locations throughout the
United States. Our principal executive offices are located at 3043 & 3059 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California
91361 and total approximately 66,000 of leased square feet. Our business segment operations and support offices are
primarily in the following locations in the United States:
• Our servicing segment is primarily located in California, Texas and Nevada.
• Our production segment is primarily located in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Missouri and North
Carolina. In addition, we maintain loan production centers in California, Tennessee, Minnesota and
Hawaii.
• Our investment management segment, as well as our information technology division, is primarily located
in California.
We believe that our current facilities are sufficient for the operation of our business. We periodically review our
space requirements and we look to consolidate and dispose of facilities we no longer need, as and when appropriate.
The financial commitments of our leases are disclosed in Note 10— Leases to our consolidated financial
statements included in Item 8 of this Report.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and other claims
arising in the ordinary course of business. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be
determined, but despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we currently believe that the ultimate disposition of any
such proceedings and exposure will not have, individually or taken together, a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations, or cash flows. See Note 16 — Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial
statements contained in this Report for a discussion of legal proceedings that are incorporated by reference into this
Item 3.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: PFSI). As of
February 17, 2023, our shares of common stock were held by 26 holders of record.
Our dividend level is reviewed each quarter and determined based on a number of factors, including, among
other things, our earnings, our financial condition, growth outlook, the capital required to support ongoing growth
opportunities and compliance with other internal and external requirements. Payments of dividends are subject to
approval by our board of directors. Our ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected for the reasons described in
Item 1A of this Report in the section entitled Risk Factors.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Repurchase of our Common Stock
The following table summarized the stock repurchase activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2022:
October 1, 2022 – October 31, 2022
November 1, 2022 – November 30, 2022
December 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Total
Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or program (1)
Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under
the plans
or program (1)
Average price
paid per share
46.46
52.51
55.33
47.01
1,002,354 $
71,400 $
18,187 $
1,091,941 $
288,048,024
284,298,967
283,292,664
283,292,664
Total number
of shares
purchased
1,002,354 $
71,400 $
18,187 $
$
1,091,941
(1) In August 2021, our board of directors approved an increase to our common stock repurchase program from
$1 billion to $2 billion. The stock repurchase program does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares,
and the timing and amount of any shares repurchased are based on market conditions and other factors, including
price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. Stock repurchases may be effected through negotiated
transactions or open market purchases, including pursuant to a trading plan implemented pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date
but may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
Item 6. Reserved
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read
together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Report. The following
discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When reviewing the
discussion below, you should keep in mind the substantial risks and uncertainties that could impact our business. In
particular, we encourage you to review the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled “Risk Factors”
included elsewhere in this Report. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in forward-looking statements contained in this report or implied by past results and trends.
Critical Accounting Policies
Preparation of financial statements in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Certain of these estimates significantly influence the portrayal of our financial condition and
results, and they require us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Our critical accounting policies primarily
relate to our fair value estimates.
Fair Value
We group assets measured at or based on fair value in three levels based on the markets in which the assets are
traded and the observability of the inputs used to determine fair value. These levels are:
Level/Description
December 31, 2022
Percentage of
Carrying value of
assets
(in thousands)
Total assets
Total
stockholders'
equity
1: Prices determined using quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities.
$
45,146
0%
1%
2: Prices determined using other significant observable inputs.
Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants
would use in pricing an asset or liability and are developed
based on market data obtained from sources independent of us.
3: Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3,193,780
19%
92%
Unobservable inputs reflect our judgements about the factors
that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and
are based on the best information available in the
circumstances.
Total assets measured at or based on fair value (1)
Total assets
Total stockholders' equity
6,347,618
9,586,544
16,822,584
3,471,049
$
$
$
38%
57%
183%
276%
(1) Includes assets measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis based on the accounting principles applicable
to the specific asset and whether we have elected to carry the asset at its fair value.
At December 31, 2022, $9.6 billion or 57% of our total assets were carried at fair value on a recurring basis and
$11.5 million (real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”)), were carried based on fair value on a non-recurring
basis when fair value indicates evidence of impairment of individual properties.
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Changes in fair value of our holdings of assets carried at fair value have significant effects on our financial
position and results of operations. As summarized above, changes in fair values of “Level 1” and “Level 2” fair value
assets are determinable with reference to direct quotes in active markets on the measurement date in the case of
“Level 1” fair value assets, or reference to publicly available pricing inputs (such as reference interest rates and credit
spreads and prices of similar assets) in the case of “Level 2” fair value assets.
$6.3 billion or 38% of our total assets are measured using “Level 3” fair value inputs – significant inputs where
there is difficulty observing the inputs used by market participants to establish fair value. Different approaches to
valuing those assets or changes in inputs to measurement of these assets can have a significant effect on the amounts
reported for these items including their reported balances and their effects on our income.
During the three years ended December 31, 2022, we recognized significant changes in the fair value of our
holdings of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities as shown below:
Year ended
Interest
rate lock
December 31, commitments
Loans held
for sale at
fair value
Mortgage
servicing
rights (1)
Excess
servicing
spread financing
Mortgage
servicing
liabilities (1)
Total
Pre-tax
Income
2022
2021
2020
$
$
$
(624,905)
489,547
1,254,235
(66,639)
285,501
127,780
877,324
(136,350)
(1,078,084)
—
(1,037)
24,970
347 $
68,020 $
(31,757) $
186,127 $
705,681 $
297,144 $
665,247
1,359,183
2,240,609
(positive (negative) effects on net revenues in thousands)
(1) Excludes changes in fair value attributable to realization of cash flows.
The changes above primarily reflect changes attributable to our observations of changes in the markets for those
assets and liabilities as opposed to changes in accounting policies or approaches to the valuation of those instruments.
As a result of the difficulty in observing certain significant valuation inputs affecting our “Level 3” fair value
assets and liabilities, we are required to make judgments regarding these items’ fair values. Different persons in
possession of the same facts may reasonably arrive at different conclusions as to the inputs to be applied in valuing these
assets and liabilities and their fair values. Such differences may result in significantly different fair value measurements.
Likewise, due to the general illiquidity of some of these assets, subsequent transactions may be at values significantly
different from those reported.
Because the fair value of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities are difficult to estimate, our valuation
process includes performance of these items’ fair value estimation by specialized staff with significant senior
management oversight. We have assigned the responsibility for estimating the fair values of non-interest rate lock
commitment “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities to our Financial Analysis and Valuation group (the “FAV group”),
which is responsible for valuing and monitoring these items and maintenance of our valuation policies and procedures
for non-interest rate lock commitment (“IRLC”) assets and liabilities. The FAV group submits the results of its
valuations to our senior management valuation committee, which oversees the valuations. Our senior management
valuation committee includes the Company’s chief financial, risk, credit and deputy chief investment officers as well as
other senior members of the Company’s finance, capital markets and risk management staff.
The fair value of our IRLC is developed by our Capital Markets Risk Management staff and is reviewed by our
Capital Markets Operations group.
Following is a discussion of our approach to measuring the balance sheet items that are most affected by
“Level 3” fair value estimates.
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Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Our net gains on loans held for sale include our estimates of the gains or losses we expect to realize upon the
sale of loans we have contractually committed to fund or purchase but have not yet funded, purchased or sold. We
recognize a substantial portion of our net gains on loans held for sale at fair value before we fund or purchase the loans
as the result of these commitments. We call these commitments IRLCs. We recognize the fair value of IRLCs at the time
we make the commitment to the correspondent seller, broker or loan applicant and adjust the fair value of such IRLCs as
the loan approaches the point of funding or purchase or the prospective transaction is canceled.
We carry IRLCs as either Derivative assets or Derivative liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. The fair
value of an IRLC is transferred to Loans held for sale at fair value when the loan is funded or purchased.
An active, observable market for IRLCs does not exist. Therefore, we measure the fair value of IRLCs using
methods we believe that market participants use in pricing IRLCs. We estimate the fair value of IRLCs based on
observable Agency MBS prices, our estimates of the fair value of the MSRs we expect to receive in the sale of the loans
and the probability that we will fund or purchase the loans (the “pull-through rate”).
Pull-through rates and MSR fair values are based on our estimates as these inputs are difficult to observe in the
marketplace. Our estimate of the probability that a loan will be funded and market interest rates are updated as the loans
move through the funding or purchase process and as market interest rates change and may result in significant changes
in our estimates of the fair value of the IRLCs. Such changes are reflected in the change in fair value of IRLCs which is
a component of our Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value in the period of the change. The financial effects of
changes in these inputs are generally inversely correlated. Increasing interest rates have a positive effect on the fair value
of the MSR component of IRLC fair value but increase the pull-through rate for the loan principal and interest payment
cash flow component, which decreases in fair value.
A shift in our assessment of an input to the valuation of IRLCs can have a significant effect on the amount of
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value for the period. We believe that the most significant “Level 3” fair value
input to the measurement of IRLCs is the pull-through rate. At December 31, 2022, we held $25.8 million of net IRLC
assets at fair value. Following is a quantitative summary of the effect of changes in the pull-through rate input on the fair
value of IRLCs at December 31, 2022:
Change in input (1)
Effect on fair value of IRLC of a change in pull-through rate
(in thousands)
(20) % $
(10) % $
(5) % $
5 % $
10 % $
20 % $
(8,207)
(4,095)
(2,039)
2,124
4,161
7,420
(1) The upward shift in input amount on a per-loan basis is limited to the amount of shift required to reach
a 100% pull-through rate.
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The preceding analysis holds constant all of the other inputs to show an estimate of the effect on fair value of a
change in the pull-through rate. We expect that in a market shock event, multiple inputs would be affected and the
effects of these changes may compound or counteract each other. Therefore the preceding analysis is not a projection of
the effects of a shock event or a change in our estimate of an input and should not be relied upon as an earnings
projection.
Loans Held for Sale
We carry loans at their fair values. We recognize changes in the fair value of loans in current period income as a
component of Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value. How we estimate the fair value of loans is based on whether
the loans are saleable into active markets with observable fair value inputs.
• We categorize loans that are saleable into active markets as “Level 2” fair value assets. We estimate the fair
value of such loans using their quoted market price or market price equivalent. At December 31, 2022, we
held $3.2 billion of such loans.
• We categorize loans that are not saleable into active markets as “Level 3” fair value assets. “Level 3” fair
value loans arise primarily from the following sources:
− We may purchase certain delinquent government guaranteed or insured loans from Ginnie Mae
guaranteed securitizations included in our loan servicing portfolio. Our right to purchase such loans
arises as the result of the loan being at least three months delinquent when we buy the loan. Our ability
to purchase delinquent loans provides us with an alternative to our obligation to continue advancing
principal and interest at the coupon rate of the related Ginnie Mae security. Such repurchased loans are
referred to as early buyout (“EBO”) loans and may be resold to investors and thereafter may be
repurchased to the extent eligible for resale into a new Ginnie Mae guaranteed security. Such
eligibility occurs when the repurchased loans either become current through completion of a
modification of a loan’s terms or otherwise after three months of timely payments and when the
issuance date of the new security is at least 120 days after the date the loan was last delinquent. At
December 31, 2022, we held $257.2 million of such loans.
− Certain of our loans may become non-saleable into active markets due to our identification of one or
more defects. At December 31 2022, we held $42.0 million of such loans.
− There is no active market with observable inputs that are significant to the estimation of the fair value of
home equity loans we produce. At December 31, 2022, we held $46.6 million of such loans.
We use a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of “Level 3” fair value loans. The significant
unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our “Level 3” fair value loans held for sale are discount rates,
home price projections and prepayment speeds. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a
significant change to the loans’ fair value measurement.
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
MSRs and MSLs represent the fair value assigned to contracts that obligate us to service the mortgage loans on
behalf of the owners of the mortgage loans in exchange for servicing fees and the right to collect certain ancillary
income from the borrower. We recognize MSRs and MSLs at our estimate of the fair value of the contract to service the
loans.
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We include changes in fair value of MSRs and MSLs in current period income as a component of Net loan
servicing fees—Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities. Both our estimate
of the change in fair value attributable to realization of cash flows and of other changes in fair value are affected by
changes in fair value inputs. In the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized a $354.2 million net increase in fair
value of MSRs and MSLs: $877.7 million of the increase due to changes in fair value inputs, partially offset by
$523.5 million of reduction due to realization of cash flows underlying the fair value of MSRs.
We estimate fair value of MSRs and MSLs using a discounted cash flow approach. We believe the most
significant “Level 3” fair value inputs to the valuation of MSRs and MSLs are the pricing spread (used to develop
periodic discount rates), prepayment speed and annual per-loan cost of servicing.
A shift in the market for MSRs and MSLs or a change in our assessment of an input to the valuation of MSRs
and MSLs can have a significant effect on their fair value and in our income for the period. The net fair value of MSRs
and MSLs that we held at December 31, 2022 was $6.0 billion.
Following is a summary of the effect on fair value of MSRs of various changes to these key inputs at
December 31, 2022:
Change in input
Pricing spread
Prepayment speed
Servicing cost
Effect on fair value of MSRs and MSLs of a change in input value
(20) %
(10) %
(5) %
5 %
10 %
20 %
$
$
$
$
$
$
347,610
168,917
83,283
(81,021)
(159,863)
(311,329)
$
$
$
$
$
$
(in thousands)
337,167
162,725
79,976
(77,346)
(152,192)
(294,872)
$
$
$
$
$
$
165,053
82,527
41,263
(41,263)
(82,527)
(165,053)
The preceding analyses hold constant all of the inputs other than the input that is being changed to show an
estimate of the effect on fair value of a change in a specific input. We expect that in a market shock event, multiple
inputs would be affected and the effects of these changes may compound or counteract each other. Therefore the
preceding analyses are not projections of the effects of a shock event or a change in our estimate of an input and should
not be relied upon as earnings projections.
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Results of Operations
Business Trends
Due to significant inflationary pressures, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rates throughout the
year in 2022, as well as reduced its overall holdings of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. Higher interest rates
are expected to contribute to reducing the size of the mortgage origination market from an estimated $2.2 trillion in 2022
to a projected range from $1.6 trillion to $1.9 trillion for 2023 according to leading economists.
Lower projected mortgage transaction volumes and increasing interest rates caused a decrease in all mortgage
production activities, reduced gains from the redelivery of EBO loans bought from Ginnie Mae securities and increased
competition in the mortgage production business, while also leading to a reduction in prepayment speeds in our
mortgage servicing portfolio from the elevated levels experienced in 2021. Rising interest rates increased the costs of
certain floating rate borrowings, as well as driving higher earnings rates from our placement fees on deposits and loans
held for sale. We expect some of these business trends to continue in 2023. Due to the significant contraction in the
mortgage market, we reduced business expenses to align with the lower mortgage production activities during the year
ended December 31, 2022 and expected mortgage production activity levels in 2023.
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Our results of operations are summarized below:
Revenues:
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value
Loan origination fees
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Net loan servicing fees
Net interest expense
Management fees
Other
Total net revenues
Expenses:
Compensation
Loan origination
Technology
Servicing
Other
Total expenses
Income before provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
Return on average stockholders' equity
Dividends declared per share
Income before provision for income taxes by segment:
Mortgage banking:
Production
Servicing
Total mortgage banking
Investment management
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted
EBITDA") (1)
During the year:
Interest rate lock commitments issued
Common stock closing per share prices:
High
Low
At end of year
At end of year:
Interest rate lock commitments outstanding
Unpaid principal balance of loan servicing portfolio:
Owned:
Mortgage servicing rights and liabilities
Loans held for sale
Subserviced for PMT
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
2022
2020
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
791,633 $
169,859
67,991
951,329
(41,365)
31,065
15,243
1,985,755
735,231
173,622
139,950
59,628
212,077
1,320,508
665,247
189,740
475,507 $
2,464,401 $
384,154
178,927
182,954
(90,530)
37,801
9,654
3,167,361
999,802
330,788
141,426
109,835
226,327
1,808,178
1,359,183
355,693
1,003,490 $
2,740,785
285,551
222,200
439,448
(24,525)
34,538
7,600
3,705,597
738,569
219,746
112,570
256,934
137,169
1,464,988
2,240,609
593,725
1,646,884
8.96 $
8.50 $
13.8%
0.80 $
15.73 $
14.87 $
28.9%
0.80 $
21.91
20.92
61.4%
0.54
48,480 $
613,626
662,106
3,141
665,247 $
1,044,411 $
306,678
1,351,089
8,094
1,359,183 $
1,964,121
262,144
2,226,265
14,344
2,240,609
$
591,055
$
2,040,581
$
2,488,716
$
80,143,406
$ 141,433,359 $ 125,614,670
$
$
$
70.10 $
39.73 $
56.66 $
70.57 $
56.53 $
70.57 $
69.49
16.90
65.62
$
7,009,119 $
14,111,795 $
20,624,535
$ 314,600,796
3,498,214
318,099,010
233,575,672
$ 551,674,682
$ 278,385,373
9,430,766
287,816,139
221,892,142
$ 509,708,281
$ 241,268,301
11,063,938
252,332,239
174,418,591
$ 426,750,830
Net assets of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Book value per share
$
$
1,962,815
$
69.44 $
2,367,518
$
60.11 $
2,296,859
47.80
(1) To provide investors with information in addition to our results as determined by GAAP, we disclose Adjusted
EBITDA as a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure that is frequently used in our industry to
measure performance and we believe that this measure provides supplemental information that is useful to investors.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as
a substitute for net income, or any other performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income plus provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization,
excluding decrease (increase) in fair value of MSRs net of MSLs, due to changes in the valuation inputs we use in
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our valuation models, increase (decrease) in fair value of excess servicing spread (“ESS”) payable to PMT, hedging
losses (gains) associated with MSRs, stock-based compensation and interest expense on corporate debt or corporate
revolving credit facilities and capital lease.
We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results
of operations because each measure assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the
performance and value of our business. However, other companies may define Adjusted EBITDA differently, and as
a result, our measures of Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to those of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
•
•
•
they do not reflect every cash expenditure, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual
commitments;
they do not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or
principal payment on our debt; and
they are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our consolidated
statements of cash flows.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA measures are not intended as alternatives to net income as an
indicator of our operating performance and should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to
us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to our net income, the most directly comparable
financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for each of the years indicated:
2022
2020
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
$ 475,507 $ 1,003,490 $ 1,646,884
189,740
593,725
355,693
665,247 1,359,183 2,240,609
25,575
34,409
28,645
(877,671)
68,330 1,109,841
—
631,484
42,552
1,037
475,215
37,794
(24,970)
(918,180)
45,105
95,034
10,736
$ 591,055 $ 2,040,581 $ 2,488,716
70,377
Net income
Provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes
Depreciation and amortization
(Increase) decrease in fair value of MSRs net of MSLs due to changes
in valuation inputs used in valuation models
Increase (decrease) in fair value of ESS payable to PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust
Hedging losses (gains) associated with MSRs
Stock‑based compensation
Interest expense on corporate debt or corporate revolving credit
facilities and capital lease
Adjusted EBITDA
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Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Income Before Provisions for Income Taxes
In the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded income before provision for income taxes of $665.2 million,
a decrease of $693.9 million or 51% from 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a $2.0 billion decrease in production
income (Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value, Loan origination fees and Fulfillment fees from PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust) primarily due to lower production volume and gain on sale margins across all channels,
partially offset by a $768.4 million increase in Net loan servicing fees reflecting improved valuation results in our MSRs,
net of hedging results, and a $487.7 million decrease in total expenses, primarily due to reductions in compensation, loan
origination and servicing expenses.
In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded income before provision for income taxes of $1.4 billion, a
decrease of $881.4 million or 39% from 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a $221.1 million decrease in
production income (Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value, Loan origination fees and Fulfillment fees from
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust) primarily due to lower gain on sale margins across all production channels and
reduced fulfillment fee rates during the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, a $256.5 million decrease in
Net loan servicing fees reflecting elevated prepayment speeds and a $343.2 million increase in total expenses. The
increase in total expenses was mainly due to increases in compensation and origination expenses reflecting the growth of
our direct lending production.
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value
In our production segment, revenues reflect the effects of increasing interest rates on both demand for mortgage
loans and gain on sale margins during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the strong demand due to the
historically low interest rate environment that prevailed during 2021 and 2020.
In the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value totaling
$791.6 million, as compared to $2.5 billion and $2.7 billion in 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease was primarily
due to lower gains from production due to decreased production volumes and gain on sale margins and lower EBO loan
redelivery gains due to reduced reperformance and modifications and diminished redelivery margins in the year ended
December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 and 2020.
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Our net gains on loans held for sale are summarized below:
From non-affiliates:
Cash (losses) gains:
Loans
Hedging activities
Total cash (losses) gains
Non-cash (losses) gains:
Change in fair value of loans and derivative financial instruments
outstanding at end of year:
Interest rate lock commitments
Loans
Hedging derivatives
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities
resulting from loan sales
Provisions for losses relating to representations and warranties:
Pursuant to loan sales
Reductions in liability due to change in estimate
Total non-cash gains
Total gains on sale from non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (primarily cash)
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
(2,128,195) $
1,347,843
(780,352)
600,840 $
443,341
1,044,181
2,025,260
(767,588)
1,257,672
(296,349)
188,849
(20,879)
(128,379)
(354,833)
210,961
(124,200)
(268,072)
540,376
(326,986)
116,690
330,080
1,718,094
1,755,318
1,114,720
(9,617)
8,451
1,588,549
808,197
(16,564)
791,633 $
(31,590)
16,037
1,471,693
2,515,874
(51,473)
2,464,401 $
(21,035)
8,667
1,432,432
2,690,104
50,681
2,740,785
$
During the year:
Interest rate lock commitments issued:
By loan type:
Government-insured or guaranteed loans
Conventional conforming loans
Jumbo loans
Home equity loans
Home equity lines of credit
By production channel:
Consumer direct
Broker direct
Correspondent
At end of year:
Loans held for sale at fair value
Commitments to fund and purchase loans
Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans
$ 57,882,469 $ 95,070,027 $ 91,922,406
33,682,284
8,304
—
1,676
$ 80,143,406 $ 141,433,359 $ 125,614,670
46,363,332
—
—
—
22,060,564
98,158
102,215
—
$ 18,925,722 $ 58,018,371 $ 39,850,344
18,077,816
67,686,510
$ 80,143,406 $ 141,433,359 $ 125,614,670
18,920,730
64,494,258
9,625,043
51,592,641
$
$
3,509,300 $
9,742,483 $ 11,616,400
7,009,119 $ 14,111,795 $ 20,624,535
Our gains on loans held for sale include both cash and non-cash elements. We recognize a significant portion of
our gains on loans held for sale when we make commitments to purchase or fund mortgage loans. We recognize this gain
in the form of IRLCs. We adjust our initial gain estimate as the loan purchase or origination process progresses until the
loan is either funded or cancelled. We also receive non-cash proceeds on sale that include our estimate of the fair value
of MSRs and we incur liabilities for MSLs (which represent the fair value of the costs we expect to incur in excess of the
fees we receive to service the EBO loans we have resold) and for the fair value of our estimate of the losses we expect to
incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide in our loan sale transactions.
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The MSRs, MSLs, and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the
fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates represented approximately
217% of our gain on sale of loans at fair value for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 71% and 40% in
2021 and 2020, respectively. These estimates change as circumstances change and changes in these estimates are
recognized in income in subsequent periods.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
The methods and key inputs we use to measure and update our measurements of IRLCs, MSRs and MSLs is
detailed in Note 6 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in
this Annual Report.
Representations and Warranties
Our agreements with the purchasers and insurers include representations and warranties related to the loans we
sell. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting
guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit,
income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans
with the identified defects or indemnify the purchaser or insurer. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the
loans. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent originators that sold such loans to us
and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of
related repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.
Our representations and warranties are generally not subject to stated limits of exposure. However, we believe
that the current UPB of loans sold by us and subject to representation and warranty liability to date represents the
maximum exposure to repurchases related to representations and warranties.
The level of the liability for losses under representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires
considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, purchaser or insurer loss
mitigation strategies, and other external conditions that may change over the lives of the underlying loans. Our estimate
of the liability for representations and warranties is developed by our credit administration staff and approved by our
senior management credit committee which includes our senior executives and senior management in our loan
production, loan servicing and credit risk management areas.
The method used to estimate our losses on representations and warranties is a function of our estimate of future
defaults, loan repurchase rates, the severity of loss in the event of default, if applicable, and the probability of
reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller. We establish a liability at the time loans are sold and review our
liability estimate on a periodic basis.
In the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 we recorded provisions for losses under representations
and warranties relating to current loan sales as a component of Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value totaling
$9.6 million, $31.6 million, and $21.0 million, respectively. The decrease in provision relating to current loan sales
reflects the decrease in our loan production in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, and the increase in
2021 compared to 2020 was due to a change in the mix of loan deliveries between the years. We also recorded
reductions in the liability relating to previously sold loans of $8.5 million, $16.0 million, and $8.7 million, for the years
ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The reductions in the liability relating to previously sold loans
resulted from those loans meeting performance criteria established by the Agencies which significantly limits the
likelihood of certain repurchase or indemnification claims.
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Following is a summary of mortgage loan repurchase activity and the unpaid balance of mortgage loans subject
to representations and warranties:
During the year:
Indemnification activity:
Loans indemnified at beginning of year
New indemnifications
Less indemnified loans sold, repaid or refinanced
Loans indemnified at end of year
Repurchase activity:
Total loans repurchased
Less:
Loans repurchased by correspondent lenders
Loans repaid by borrowers or resold with defects resolved
Net loans repurchased with losses chargeable to liability for
representations and warranties
Losses charged to liability for representations and warranties
At end of year:
Unpaid principal balance of loans subject to representations and
warranties
Liability for representations and warranties
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
(in thousands)
$
$
$
$
$
15,079 $
24,016
3,134
35,961 $
13,788 $
9,544
8,253
15,079 $
15,366
4,544
6,122
13,788
93,011 $
99,496 $
58,410
32,660
54,044
37,280
25,223
6,307 $
12,266 $
36,993 $
4,720 $
28,658
24,810
4,942
1,126
$ 296,774,121 $ 257,369,777 $ 210,222,447
32,688
$
32,421 $
43,521 $
In the year ended December 31, 2022, we repurchased loans with unpaid principal balances totaling
$93.0 million and charged $12.3 million in net incurred losses relating to repurchases against our liability for
representations and warranties. Our losses arising from representations and warranties have historically been reduced by
our ability to either recover most of the losses from our correspondent sellers or from our ability to profitably refinance
and resell repurchased loans.
If the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, the
loans sold continue to season, economic conditions change, correspondent lenders become unwilling or unable to
repurchase defective loans, or investor and insurer loss mitigation strategies are adjusted, the level of repurchase and loss
activity may increase. Furthermore, as expected economic conditions, such as interest rates, home values and borrower
default rates change, our realized loss rates may increase. Such increases may require us to adjust our estimate of future
losses relating to loans previously sold. Such increased loss estimates, if recognized, would be reflected in Net gains on
loans held for sale at fair value in the period we recognize the change.
The recent increases in market interest rates may affect certain of our correspondent sellers’ ability to honor
their obligations to repurchase defective loans. Furthermore, these market factors and the expected economic slowdown
may increase the level of borrower defaults, increasing the level of repurchases we are required to make, and may make
it more difficult to minimize losses on repurchased loans due to reduced opportunities to refinance loans and decreasing
market values for resales of loans. We expect these developments will increase the losses we incur in relation to our
representations and warranties compared to our historical experience. However, we believe our recorded liability is
presently adequate to absorb such losses.
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Loan origination fees
Following is a summary of our loan origination fees:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Loan origination fee revenue
Unpaid principal balance of loans purchased and
originated for sale to non-affiliates
$
169,859
$
72,025,798
$
$
384,154
$
285,551
124,594,308
$ 96,200,101
Loan origination fees decreased $214.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021,
primarily due to a decrease in loan production volumes. Loan origination fees increased $98.6 million in the year ended
December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in loan production volumes.
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Following is a summary of our fulfillment fees:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Fulfillment fee revenue
222,200
Unpaid principal balance of loans fulfilled subject to fulfillment fees $ 37,090,031 $ 110,003,574 $ 100,389,252
22
Average fulfillment fee rate (in basis points)
178,927 $
67,991 $
16
18
$
Fulfillment fees from PMT represent fees we collect for services we perform on behalf of PMT in connection
with the acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. We charged fulfillment fees as a percentage of the UPB of the loans
we fulfilled for PMT through June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, we charge fulfillment fees based on the number of
loans we lock and fulfill for PMT.
Fulfillment fees decreased $110.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, primarily
due to a decrease in loan production volume. Fulfillment fees decreased $43.3 million in the year ended
December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was primarily due to fulfillment fee structure changes, which
generally reduced the fulfillment fees per loan fulfilled, and an increase in discretionary reductions in the fulfillment fee
rate in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020.
Net loan servicing fees
Our net loan servicing fee income has two primary components: fees earned for servicing the loans and the
effects of MSR and MSL valuation changes, net of hedging results as summarized below:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ 1,228,637 $ 1,075,112 $
(892,158)
182,954 $
(277,308)
951,329 $
$
998,291
(558,843)
439,448
Loan servicing fees
Effects of MSRs and MSLs
Net loan servicing fees
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Loan Servicing Fees
Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:
From non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Other
Late charges
Other
Average loan servicing portfolio
MSRs and MSLs
Subserviced for PMT
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
1,054,828 $
81,915
875,570 $
80,658
814,646
67,181
48,166
43,728
91,894
1,228,637 $
34,957
83,927
118,884
1,075,112 $
$
41,100
75,364
116,464
998,291
$ 297,207,950 $ 258,759,523 $ 235,567,838
$ 226,817,005 $ 202,047,495 $ 151,379,311
Loan servicing fees from non-affiliates generally relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we
provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized
percentage of the unpaid principal balance of the loan serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Loan
servicing fees from PMT are primarily related to PMT’s MSRs and are established at monthly per-loan amounts based
on whether the loan is a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loan and the loan’s delinquency or foreclosure status as detailed in
Note 4 – Transactions with Affiliates to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report. Other loan
servicing fees are comprised primarily of fees charged to correspondent lenders relating to loans that are repaid shortly
after we purchase them and borrower-contracted fees such as late charges and reconveyance fees.
The increases in loan servicing fees from non-affiliates and from PMT for the year ended December 31, 2022,
compared to 2021 and 2020, were primarily due to growth of our loan servicing portfolio. The decrease in other loan
servicing fees for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in fees charged
to correspondent lenders related to borrower early loan payoffs and decreased recording and release fees charged to
borrowers due to lower prepayment activity we experienced in the current rising interest rate environment compared to
2021. The increases in other loan servicing fees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily
due to an increase in fees charged to correspondent lenders related to borrower early loan payoffs resulting from the low
interest rate environment.
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
We have elected to carry our servicing assets and liabilities at fair value. Changes in fair value have two
components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in market inputs
used to estimate the fair value of MSRs and MSLs. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value by
entering into derivatives transactions and, until March of 2021, by financing certain of our purchases of MSRs with the
sale of a portion of the MSR assets’ cash flows to PMT in the form of ESS certificates.
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Change in fair value of MSR, MSL and ESS and the related hedging results are summarized below:
MSR and MSL valuation changes:
Realization of cash flows
Other changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage
servicing liabilities
Change in fair value of excess servicing spread
Hedging results
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ (523,495) $ (347,576) $
(392,152)
877,671
354,176
—
(631,484)
(68,330)
(415,906)
(1,037)
(475,215)
(1,109,841)
(1,501,993)
24,970
918,180
Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage servicing
liabilities and excess servicing spread financing net of hedging results
$ (277,308) $ (892,158) $
(558,843)
Average balances:
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage servicing liabilities
Excess servicing spread financing
At end of year:
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage servicing liabilities
Excess servicing spread financing
$ 5,117,835 $ 3,347,980 $ 2,404,621
32,071
$
153,768
$
55,623 $
21,563 $
2,397 $
— $
$ 5,953,621 $ 3,878,078 $ 2,581,174
45,324
$
131,750
$
2,816 $
— $
2,096 $
— $
Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and
changes in estimates of the remaining cash flows to be realized. Realization of cash flows increased in the year ended
December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to the growth in our investment in MSRs. Realization of cash flows
decreased in the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to 2020, primarily due to lower prepayment expectations
through 2021 which slows the rate at which cash flows are expected to be realized.
Other changes in fair value of MSRs increased in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 and
2020 primarily due to significant increases in interest rates and resulting decreases in expected future prepayment speeds
in 2022.
Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of
the hedging instruments in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to lesser or opposite circumstances and effects
in 2021 and 2020.
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Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:
Loans serviced
Prime servicing:
Owned:
Mortgage servicing rights and liabilities
Originated
Acquired
Loans held for sale
Subserviced for PMT
Total prime servicing
Special servicing subserviced for PMT
Total loans serviced
Delinquencies:
Owned servicing (1):
30-89 days
90 days or more
Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:
30-89 days
90 days or more
Subserviced for PMT (1):
30-89 days
90 days or more
Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:
30-89 days
90 days or more
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 295,032,674
19,568,122
314,600,796
3,498,214
318,099,010
233,554,875
551,653,885
20,797
$ 551,674,682
$ 254,524,015
23,861,358
278,385,373
9,430,766
287,816,139
221,864,120
509,680,259
28,022
$ 509,708,281
$ 11,759,005
7,758,033
6,943,327
9,838,648
$ 19,517,038 $ 16,781,975
$
$
980,597 $
3,042,923
4,023,520 $
1,111,151
2,732,089
3,843,240
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,913,495
971,048
2,884,543 $
1,164,782
1,810,910
2,975,692
177,195 $
466,489
643,684 $
171,114
638,703
809,817
(1) Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers
seeking payment relief in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.
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Following is a summary of characteristics of our MSR and MSL servicing portfolio as of December 31, 2022:
Average
Loan type
UPB
Loan count
Note
rate
Government (2):
FHA
VA
USDA
Agency:
$ 117,974,721
113,773,349
21,278,969
613 3.69%
423 3.16%
144 3.58%
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
29,202,887
31,754,064
106 3.30%
112 3.44%
Other:
Other (3)
616,806
$ 314,600,796
2 3.69%
1,400 3.43%
(1) Loan-to-Value
Remaining
Seasoning
maturity
(months)
(months)
(Dollars and loan count in thousands)
Loan
size
FICO
credit
score at
origination
Original
LTV (1)
Current
LTV (1)
60+
Delinquency
(by UPB)
42
26
43
24
16
15
32
321 $ 193
332 $ 269
320 $ 148
306 $ 275
316 $ 282
334 $ 311
323 $ 225
674
724
698
760
753
765
710
93%
90%
98%
67%
72%
68%
69%
71%
56%
61%
65%
88%
59%
67%
5.57%
2.25%
5.25%
0.46%
0.43%
0.08%
3.34%
(2) MSRs and MSLs on government loans include loans securitized in Ginnie Mae pools as well as loans sold to private
investors.
(3) Represents MSRs on conventional loans sold to private investors.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense is summarized below:
Interest income:
From non-affiliates:
Cash and short-term investments
Loans held for sale at fair value
Placement fees relating to custodial funds
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
3,280 $
$ 19,839 $
172,124
102,099
294,062
275,176
21,326
299,782
6,154
184,789
52,758
243,701
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Assets purchased from PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell
Interest expense:
To non-affiliates:
Short-term debt
Long-term debt
Interest shortfall on repayments of mortgage loans serviced for Agency
securitizations
Interest on mortgage loan impound deposits
To PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Excess servicing spread financing at
fair value
—
294,062
387
300,169
3,325
247,026
112,773
174,847
168,285
110,159
119,248
55,421
40,741
7,066
335,427
105,430
5,545
389,419
82,285
6,179
263,133
8,418
1,280
—
271,551
390,699
335,427
$ (41,365) $ (90,530) $ (24,525)
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•
•
•
•
•
•
Net interest expense decreased $49.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021. The
decrease was primarily due to:
•
an increase of $80.8 million in placement fees we receive relating to custodial funds that we manage
due to increased earning rates;
a decrease of $64.7 million in interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for Agency
securitizations, reflecting decreased loan payoffs as a result of decreased borrower refinancing activity
due to the higher interest rates. When a borrower repays a loan, we are responsible in many cases for
paying the full month’s interest to the holders of the Agency securities that are backed by the loan
regardless of when in the month the borrower repays the loan. The decrease in refinancing activity in
our MSR portfolio caused the decrease in the interest shortfall; and
an increase of $16.6 million in interest income from cash balances reflecting increasing interest rates;
partially offset by
a decrease of $103.1 million in interest income from loans held for sale reflecting lower average
levels of inventory; and
an increase of $9.2 million in interest expense on borrowings due to the higher interest rate
environment.
Net interest expense increased $66.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The
increase was primarily due to:
•
a decrease of $31.4 million in placement fees we receive relating to custodial funds that we manage
due to decreased earning rates; and
an increase of $23.1 million in interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for Agency
securitizations, reflecting increased loan payoffs as a result of increased borrower refinancing activity
due to the lower interest rates; and
an increase in the level of unsecured borrowings due to issuance of unsecured senior notes, which
generally bear higher rates of interest as compared to secured borrowings.
Management fees
Management fees are summarized below:
Base management
Performance incentive
Net assets of PMT at end of year
Year ended December 31,
2021
2022
2020
(in thousands)
$
31,065 $
—
31,065
34,538
—
34,538
$ 1,962,815 $ 2,367,518 $ 2,296,859
34,794 $
3,007
37,801
$
$
$
Management fees decreased $6.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, reflecting the
decrease in PMT’s average shareholders’ equity upon which its base management fees are based and a decrease in
performance incentive fees.
Management fees increased $3.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The increase
is primarily due to $3.0 million of performance incentive fees earned as a result of PMT’s increased profitability during
one of the twelve-month measurement periods used to measure PMT’s profitability during 2021 compared to 2020.
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Change in Fair Value of Investment in and Dividends Received from PMT
The results of our holdings of common shares of PMT, which is included in Changes in fair value of investment
in, and dividends received from PMT are summarized below:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Dividends from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Change in fair value of investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Dividends received and change in fair value
Fair value of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust shares at end of year
$
$
$
136 $
(371)
(235) $
929 $
141 $
195
336 $
1,300 $
114
(567)
(453)
1,105
Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PMT decreased $571,000 in the year ended
December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 and increased $789,000 in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020,
primarily due to changes in the fair value of our investment in PMT. We held 75,000 common shares of PMT during
each of the three years ended December 31, 2022.
Expenses
Compensation
Our compensation expense is summarized below:
Salaries and wages
Severance
Incentive compensation
Taxes and benefits
Stock and unit-based compensation
Head count:
Average
Period end
2020
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands)
$ 445,779 $ 594,188 $ 437,157
187
171,323
84,797
45,105
$ 735,231 $ 999,802 $ 738,569
18,797
135,461
92,642
42,552
156
248,551
119,113
37,794
5,508
4,135
7,118
7,208
5,313
6,632
Compensation expense decreased $264.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021
primarily due to work force reductions necessitated by reductions in loan production in 2022 and decreased incentive
compensation accruals due to reduced staffing levels and lower achievement of profitability targets. Compensation
expense increased $261.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The increase was primarily
due to growth in staffing levels made to accommodate the growth in our loan production and servicing activities as well
as to increases in incentive compensation primarily due to higher production volume. The decrease in stock based
compensation in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily due to a 2020 stock option grant
that vested on its grant date.
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Loan origination
Loan origination expense decreased $157.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 due
to decreased lending activities. Loan origination expense increased $111.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2021
compared to 2020 due to increased lending activities.
Servicing
Servicing expense decreased $50.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 and
$147.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. These decreases were primarily due to a larger
reversal of the provision for estimated servicing advance losses recorded in prior years and decreased purchases of EBO
loans from Ginnie Mae guaranteed pools. The reduction reflects the improvements in the performance of our servicing
portfolio due to the resolution of delinquent loans relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology
Technology expense decreased $1.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 and
increased $28.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The increase between 2020 and 2021
was primarily due to growth in our direct lending and loan servicing operations and continued investment in our loan
production and servicing infrastructure. We recorded $728,000 and $13.1 million of impairment of capitalized software
during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Provision for income taxes
For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our effective tax rates were 28.5%, 26.2%, and 26.5%,
respectively. The higher effective tax rate for 2022 is primarily due to the effect of the repricing of the net deferred tax
liability resulting from the higher booking tax rate partially offset by the effect of the reduction in the future tax rate for
some states. The higher effective tax rate additionally reflects the effect of an increase in non-deductible compensation.
The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022 ("Act"), effective for tax years beginning
after December 31, 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 15% Alternative Minimum Tax ("AMT") on the
adjusted financial statement income ("AFSI") of applicable corporations. Applicable corporations generally include any
corporation whose 3-year average AFSI exceeds $1 billion. Based on the current legislation and the definition of AFSI,
we do not expect the Company will be subject to this corporate minimum tax.
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Balance Sheet Analysis
Following is a summary of key balance sheet items as of the dates presented:
ASSETS
Cash and short-term investments
Loans held for sale at fair value
Derivative assets
Servicing advances, net
Investments in and advances to affiliates
Mortgage servicing rights
Loans eligible for repurchase
Other
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Short-term debt
Long-term debt
Liability for loans eligible for repurchase
Income taxes payable
Other
Total liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Leverage ratios:
Total debt / Stockholders' equity
Total debt / Tangible stockholders' equity (1)
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 1,340,730 $
3,509,300
99,003
696,753
37,301
5,953,621
4,702,103
483,773
346,942
9,742,483
333,695
702,160
41,391
3,878,078
3,026,207
705,656
$ 16,822,584 $ 18,776,612
$ 3,288,875 $ 7,772,580
3,077,330
10,849,910
3,026,207
685,262
796,908
15,358,287
3,418,325
$ 16,822,584 $ 18,776,612
3,722,566
7,011,441
4,702,103
1,002,744
635,247
13,351,535
3,471,049
2.0
2.1
3.2
3.3
(1) Tangible stockholders’ equity represents total stockholder’s’ equity reduced by intangible assets, primarily
capitalized software, for the dates presented.
Total assets decreased $2.0 billion from $18.8 billion at December 31, 2021 to $16.8 billion at
December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a $6.2 billion decrease in loans held for sale at fair value,
partially offset by a $2.1 billion increase in MSRs and a $1.7 billion increase in loans eligible for repurchase. The
decrease in loans held for sale at fair value was primarily due to lower loan production volume in 2022.
Total liabilities decreased by $2.0 billion from $15.4 billion as of December 31, 2021 to $13.4 billion at
December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.8 billion decrease in borrowings, partially offset by a
$1.7 billion increase in liability for loans eligible for repurchase.
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Cash Flows
Our cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 2022 are summarized below:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Operating
Investing
Financing
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
$
$
Operating activities
6,033,235 $
(721,582)
(4,323,207)
988,446 $
2,563,061 $ (6,198,938)
(304,369)
783,034
5,760,107
(2,451,380)
344,203
(192,688) $
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities totaled $6.0 billion, $2.6 billion, and $(6.2) billion in the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Our cash flows from operating activities are primarily
influenced by changes in the levels of our inventory of loans held for sale as shown below:
Cash flows from:
Loans held for sale
Other operating sources
Investing activities
Year ended December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
$
5,676,655 $
356,580
6,033,235 $
3,102,134 $
(539,073)
2,563,061 $
(5,326,837)
(872,101)
(6,198,938)
Net cash used in investing activities was $721.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily
comprised of $871.9 million in net settlement of derivative financial instruments used to hedge our investment in MSRs
and $71.9 million used in acquisition of capitalized software, partially offset by a $238.7 million decrease in margin
deposits.
Net cash used in investing activities was $304.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily
comprised of $434.4 million in net settlement of derivative financial instruments used to hedge our investment in MSRs,
partially offset by a $97.7 million decrease in margin deposits.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $783.0 million in the year ended December 2020, primarily
comprised of $913.1 million in net settlement of derivative financial instruments used to hedge our investment in MSRs,
partially offset by $131.8 million increase in margin deposits.
Financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $4.3 billion in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to a
$4.5 billion decrease in short-term borrowings, which reflects decreased borrowing requirements relating to our reduced
inventory of loans held for sale, and $406.1 million in repurchases of common stock, partially offset by issuance of a
$650 million note payable secured by mortgage servicing rights.
Net cash used in financing activities was $2.5 billion in the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to a
$2.4 billion decrease in short-term borrowings, which reflects decreased borrowing requirements relating to our
inventory of loans held for sale, and a $958.2 million repurchase of common stock, partially offset by issuance of
$1.2 billion of unsecured senior notes.
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Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $5.8 billion in the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily
due to an increase of $6.1 billion in borrowings to finance the growth in our inventory of loans held for sale, partially
offset by $337.5 million of repurchases of common stock and $30.9 million of dividends paid to our common stock
holders.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity reflects our ability to meet our current obligations (including our operating expenses and, when
applicable, the retirement of, and margin calls relating to, our debt, and margin calls relating to hedges on our
commitments to purchase or originate mortgage loans and on our MSR investments), fund new originations and
purchases, and make investments as we identify them. We expect our primary sources of liquidity to be through cash
flows from business activities, proceeds from bank borrowings, proceeds from and issuance of equity or debt offerings.
In addition, we utilized existing borrowing facilities to increase our cash balances to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2022.
We believe that our liquidity is sufficient to meet our current liquidity needs.
Our current borrowing strategy is to finance our assets where we believe such borrowing is prudent, appropriate
and available. Our borrowing activities are in the form of sales of assets under agreements to repurchase, sales of
mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates, notes payable, a capital lease and unsecured senior notes. A
significant amount of our borrowings have short-term maturities and provide for advances with terms ranging from
30 days to 270 days. Because a significant portion of our current debt facilities consist of short-term borrowings, we
expect to renew these facilities in advance of maturity in order to ensure our ongoing liquidity and access to capital or
otherwise allow ourselves sufficient time to replace any necessary financing.
On June 8, 2022, the Company, through its indirect subsidiary, PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST (“Issuer
Trust”), issued an aggregate principal amount of $500 million in secured term notes (the “2022-GT1 Notes”) to qualified
institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The 2022-GT1
Notes bear interest at a rate equal to United States 30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate or SOFR plus
4.25% per annum, payable each month beginning in June 2022, on the 25th day of such month or, if such 25th day is not
a business day, the next business day and mature on May 25, 2027 unless extended to either May 25, 2028 or
May 25, 2029.
In December 16, 2022, the Company issued a note payable that is secured by Freddie Mac MSRs. Interest is
charged at a rate based on SOFR plus a spread as defined in the agreement. The facility expires on November 13, 2024.
The maximum amount that the Company may borrow under the note payable is $400 million, $350 million of which is
committed and which may be reduced by other debt outstanding with the counter party.
Our repurchase agreements represent the sales of assets together with agreements for us to buy back the assets
at a later date. The table below presents the average outstanding, maximum and ending balances:
Average balance
Maximum daily balance
Balance at year end
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
$ 2,580,513 $ 6,911,843 $ 3,348,928
$ 7,289,147 $ 10,969,029 $ 9,663,995
9,663,995
$ 3,004,690 $ 7,297,360
2020
The differences between the average and maximum daily balances on our repurchase agreements reflect the
fluctuations throughout the years of our inventory as we fund and pool mortgage loans for sale in guaranteed mortgage
securitizations.
Our debt repurchase agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender
at its option, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any
margin deficit. A margin deficit will generally result from any decline in the market value (as determined by the
applicable lender) of the assets subject to the related financing agreement. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we
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will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter,
depending on the timing of the notice.
Our secured financing agreements at PLS require us to comply with various financial covenants. The most
significant financial covenants currently include the following:
•
•
•
•
a minimum in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $100 million;
a minimum tangible net worth of $1.25 billion;
a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of 10:1; and
at least one other warehouse or repurchase facility that finances amounts and assets that are similar to those
being financed under certain of our existing secured financing agreements.
With respect to servicing performed for PMT, PLS is also subject to certain covenants under PMT’s debt
agreements. Covenants in PMT’s debt agreements are equally, or sometimes less, restrictive than the covenants
described above.
Our unsecured senior notes contain covenants that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to engage in
specified types of transactions, including, but not limited to, the following:
•
•
•
pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain
loans or investments;
incur, assume or guarantee additional debt or issue preferred stock;
incur liens on assets;
• merge or consolidate with another person or sell all or substantially all of our assets to another person;
•
•
•
transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets including capital stock of subsidiaries;
enter into transactions with affiliates; and
allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of our non-guarantor restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends
or make other payments to us.
Although these financial covenants limit the amount of indebtedness that we may incur and affect our liquidity
through minimum cash reserve requirements, we believe that these covenants currently provide us with sufficient
flexibility to successfully operate our business and obtain the financing necessary to achieve that purpose.
We are also subject to liquidity and net worth requirements established by FHFA for Agency seller/servicers
and Ginnie Mae for single-family issuers. FHFA and Ginnie Mae have established minimum liquidity requirements and
revised their net worth requirements for their approved non-depository single-family sellers/servicers or issuers as
summarized below:
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• The FHFA liquidity requirement is equal to 0.035% (3.5 basis points) of total Agency servicing UPB plus
an incremental 200 basis points of the amount by which total nonperforming Agency servicing UPB
(reduced by 70% of the UPB of nonperforming Agency loans that are in pandemic-related payment
forbearance and were current when they entered such forbearance) exceeds 6% of the applicable Agency
servicing UPB; allowable assets to satisfy the liquidity requirement include cash and cash equivalents
(unrestricted), certain investment-grade securities that are available for sale or held for trading including
Agency mortgage-backed securities, obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and U.S. Treasury
obligations, and unused and available portions of committed servicing advance lines;
• The FHFA net worth requirement is a minimum net worth of $2.5 million plus 0.25% (25 basis points) of
UPB for total 1-4 unit residential mortgage loans serviced and a tangible net worth/total assets ratio greater
than or equal to 6%;
• The Ginnie Mae single-family issuer minimum liquidity requirement is equal to the greater of $1.0 million
or 0.10% (10 basis points) of the issuer’s outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family securities, which must be
met with cash and cash equivalents; and
• The Ginnie Mae net worth requirement is equal to $2.5 million plus 0.35% (35 basis points) of the issuer’s
outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family obligations.
We believe that we are currently in compliance with the applicable Agency requirements. In August 2022, the
Agencies issued revised capital and liquidity requirements. The requirements will be effective at various dates beginning
September 30, 2023, for issuers of securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and seller/servicers of mortgage loans to Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac. We believe that we are also in compliance with Agencies’ revised requirements as currently
interpreted as of December 31, 2022.
On August 4, 2021, our Board of Directors increased our common stock repurchase program from $1 billion to
$2 billion. Share repurchases may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in
accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date and the
authorization does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock. From inception through
December 31, 2022, we have repurchased approximately $1.7 billion of common shares under our stock repurchase
program.
We continue to explore a variety of means of financing our business, including debt financing through bank
warehouse lines of credit, bank loans, repurchase agreements, securitization transactions and corporate debt. However,
there can be no assurance as to how much additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the
financing will take or whether such efforts will be successful.
Debt Obligations
As described further above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” we currently finance certain of our assets
through short-term borrowings with major financial institutions in the form of sales of assets under agreements to
repurchase and mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements. We access the capital market for long-term
debt through the issuance of secured term notes and unsecured senior notes and we have an outstanding long term capital
lease. The issuer under our secured term note facilities is PLS or a wholly-owned issuer trust guaranteed by PNMAC. In
addition, we have issued unsecured senior notes guaranteed by certain of our restricted wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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Under the terms of these financing agreements, PLS is required to comply with certain financial covenants, as
described further above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and various non-financial covenants customary for
transactions of this nature. As of December 31, 2022, we believe we were in compliance in all material respects with
these covenants.
Many of our debt financing agreements contain a condition precedent to obtaining additional funding that
requires PLS to maintain positive net income for at least one of the previous two consecutive quarters, or other similar
measures. PLS is compliant with all such conditions.
The financing agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender,
require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit.
Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice
or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.
In addition, the financing agreements contain events of default (subject to certain materiality thresholds and
grace periods), including payment defaults, breaches of covenants and/or certain representations and warranties, cross-
defaults, guarantor defaults, servicer termination events and defaults, material adverse changes, bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings and other events of default customary for these types of transactions. The remedies for such
events of default are also customary for these types of transactions and include the acceleration of the principal amount
outstanding under the agreements and the liquidation by our lenders of the mortgage loans or other collateral then
subject to the agreements.
The Company has issued unsecured senior notes (the “Unsecured Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed,
jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Company’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic
subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries defined in the indentures under which the Unsecured Notes were
issued). The Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants under terms of the Unsecured Notes, as
described above in Liquidity and Capital Resources. We believe the Company was in compliance with all financial
covenants in the Unsecured Notes as of December 31, 2022.
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Our borrowings have maturities as follows:
Lender
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC
and Citibank, N.A. (3)
Bank of America, N.A.
Royal Bank of Canada
BNP Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (warehouse facility)
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (EBO facility)
Barclays Bank PLC
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Citibank, N.A.
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
Bank of America, N.A.
Notes payable
GMSR 2018-GT1 Notes
GMSR 2018-GT2 Notes
GMSR 2022-GT1 Notes
MSR Note Payable (4)
Unsecured Senior Notes - 5.375%
Unsecured Senior Notes - 4.25%
Unsecured Senior Notes - 5.75%
Outstanding
indebtedness (1) facility size (2)
Total
Committed
facility (2)
Facility
Maturity date (2)
(dollar amounts in thousands)
$
918,804 $ 2,950,000 $ 1,200,000
May 31, 2024
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
May 31, 2024
100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000
567,745 $ 1,425,000 $ 380,000
June 5, 2024
381,893 $ 1,000,000 $ 225,000 December 14, 2023
300,280 $ 600,000 $ 300,000
July 31, 2024
221,986 $ 500,000 $ 200,000 November 17, 2023
June 17, 2024
127,373 $ 500,000 $
50,000
114,277 $ 250,000 $ 100,000
January 27, 2025
— October 11, 2024
84,340 $ 500,000 $
79,295 $ 350,000 $ 200,000 November 13, 2024
64,486 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 December 23, 2023
April 26, 2024
44,211 $ 950,000 $ 600,000
$
287,943 $ 550,000 $
—
June 7, 2023
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
650,000 $ 650,000
February 25, 2025
650,000 $ 650,000
August 25, 2023
May 25, 2027
500,000 $ 500,000
150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 November 13, 2024
October 15, 2025
650,000 $ 650,000
February 15, 2029
650,000 $ 650,000
September 15, 2031
500,000 $ 500,000
(1) Outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2022.
(2) Total facility size, committed facility and maturity date include contractual changes through the date of this Report.
(3) The $100 million is borrowed from CSFB and Citibank, N.A. under the sale of a VFN under an agreement to
repurchase up to a maximum of $500 million secured by Ginnie Mae MSRs. No borrowing is outstanding from
CSFB and Citibank, N.A. under a sale of the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes under an agreement to repurchase up
to a maximum of $600 million. Maximum amounts borrowed under both agreements to repurchase may be reduced
by amounts utilized under other debt agreements with CSFB and Citibank N.A.
(4) The maximum amount that the Company may borrow under this note payable is $400 million, $350 million of
which is committed and may be reduced by other debt outstanding with the counterparty.
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The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount
advanced by the counterparty and accrued interest) relating to our assets sold under agreements to repurchase is
summarized by counterparty below as of December 31, 2022:
Counterparty
Amount at risk repurchase agreement
Facility maturity
(in thousands)
Weighted average
maturity of
advances under
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC and
Citibank, N.A. (1)
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (2)
Bank of America, N.A.
Royal Bank of Canada
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (EBO facility)
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (warehouse facility)
BNP Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Barclays Bank PLC
Goldman Sachs
Citibank, N.A. (2)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
$ 3,831,311
May 31, 2024
March 1, 2023
75,634
March 16, 2023
June 5, 2024
68,918
April 12, 2023 December 14, 2023
19,895
February 14, 2023 October 11, 2024
13,316
June 17, 2024
February 26, 2023
11,908
March 19, 2023
11,131
July 31, 2024
March 16, 2023 November 17, 2023
9,664
8,310
March 6, 2023
January 3, 2024
7,248 November 13, 2024 November 13, 2024
March 19, 2023 December 23, 2023
4,326
April 26, 2024
1,657
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
February 12, 2023
(1) The borrowing facility with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC and Citibank, N.A. is in the form of a
sale of a variable funding note under an agreement to repurchase.
(2) The borrowing facilities with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC and Citibank, N.A. are in the form
of asset sales under agreements to repurchase.
All debt financing arrangements that matured between December 31, 2022 and the date of this Annual Report
have been renewed or extended and are described in Note 12—Short-Term Borrowings to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates,
commodity prices, equity prices, real estate values and other market-based risks. The primary market risks that we are
exposed to are fair value risk, interest rate and prepayment risk.
Fair Value Risk
Our IRLCs, mortgage loans held for sale, MSRs, MSLs and ESS financing are reported at their fair values. The
fair value of these assets fluctuates primarily due to changes in interest rates. The fair value risk we face is primarily
attributable to interest rate risk and prepayment risk.
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Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies,
domestic and international economic and political considerations, and other factors beyond our control. Changes in
interest rates affect both the fair value of, and interest income we earn from, our mortgage-related investments and our
derivative financial instruments. This effect is most pronounced with fixed-rate mortgage assets.
In general, rising interest rates negatively affect the fair value of our IRLCs and inventory of mortgage loans
held for sale and positively affect the fair value of our MSRs. Changes in interest rates significantly influence the
prepayment speeds of the loans underlying our investments in MSRs, which can have a significant effect on their fair
values. Changes in interest rate are most prominently reflected in the prepayment speeds of the loans underlying our
investments in MSRs and the discount rate used in their valuation.
Our operating results will depend, in part, on differences between the income from our investments and our
financing costs. Presently most of our secured debt financing is based on a floating rate of interest calculated on a fixed
spread over the relevant index, as determined by the particular financing arrangement.
Prepayment Risk
To the extent that the actual prepayment rate on the mortgage loans underlying our MSRs differs from what we
projected when we initially recognized these assets and liabilities when we measure fair value as of the end of each
reporting period, the carrying value of these assets and liabilities will be affected. In general, a decrease in the principal
balances of the mortgage loans underlying our MSRs or an increase in prepayment expectations will decrease our
estimates of the fair value of the MSRs, thereby reducing net servicing income, partially offset by the beneficial effect on
net servicing income of a corresponding reduction in the fair value of our MSLs.
Risk Management Activities
We engage in risk management activities primarily in an effort to mitigate the effect of changes in interest rates
on the fair value of our assets. To manage this price risk, we use derivative financial instruments acquired with the
intention of moderating the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair value
of our assets, primarily prepayment exposure on our MSR investments as well as IRLCs and our inventory of loans held
for sale. Our objective is to minimize our hedging expense and maximize our loss coverage based on a given hedge
expense target. We do not use derivative financial instruments other than IRLCs for purposes other than in support of
our risk management activities.
Our strategies are reviewed daily within a disciplined risk management framework. We use a variety of interest
rate and spread shifts and scenarios and define target limits for market value and liquidity loss in those scenarios. With
respect to our IRLCs and inventory of loans held for sale, we use MBS forward sale contracts to lock in the price at
which we will sell the mortgage loans or resulting MBS, and further use MBS put options to mitigate the risk of our
IRLCs not closing at the rate we expect. With respect to our MSRs, we seek to mitigate mortgage-based loss exposure
utilizing MBS forward purchase and sale contracts, address exposures to smaller interest rate shifts with Treasury and
interest rate swap futures, and use options and swaptions to achieve target coverage levels for larger interest rate shocks.
Fair Value Sensitivities
The following sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; only
contemplate the movements in the indicated variables; do not incorporate changes to other variables; are subject to the
accuracy of various models and inputs used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect our overall financial
performance in such scenarios, including operational adjustments made by management to account for changing
circumstances. For these reasons, the following estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.
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Mortgage Servicing Rights
The following tables summarize the estimated change in fair value of MSRs as of December 31, 2022, given
several shifts in pricing spreads, prepayment speed and annual per loan cost of servicing:
Change in fair value attributable to shift in:
-20%
-10%
-5%
+5%
+10%
+20%
Prepayment speed
Pricing spread
Annual per-loan cost of servicing
$ 337,167 $ 162,725 $
$ 347,610 $ 168,917 $
82,527 $
$ 165,053 $
79,976 $ (77,346) $ (152,192) $ (294,872)
83,283 $ (81,021) $ (159,863) $ (311,329)
41,263 $ (41,263) $ (82,527) $ (165,053)
(in thousands)
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The information called for by this Item 8 is hereby incorporated by reference from our Financial Statements and
Auditors’ Report in Part IV of this Report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosures. However, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose
material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.
Our management has conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
this Report as required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to
be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of its internal
control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on those criteria,
management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2022.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
December 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (“the
Company”) as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the
Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, of the
Company and our report dated February 22, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with
the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness
of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies
and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, California
February 22, 2023
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Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
PART III
The information required by this Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy
statement, or will be contained in an amendment to this Report, in either case to be filed within 120 days after the end of
fiscal year 2022.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy
statement, or will be contained in an amendment to this Report, in either case to be filed within 120 days after the end of
fiscal year 2022.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock and stock unit awards, performance units, and stock grants which we collectively refer to as “awards.” Directors,
officers and other employees of our Company and our subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting or advisory
services for us, are eligible for grants under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The plan administrator of the equity
incentive plan is the compensation committee of the board of directors. The board of directors itself may also exercise
any of the powers and responsibilities under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2022 Equity
Incentive Plan, the plan administrator will select the recipients of awards and determine, among other things, the number
of shares of common stock covered by the awards and the dates upon which such awards become exercisable or any
restrictions lapse, as applicable; the type of award and the exercise or purchase price and method of payment for each
such award; the performance measures, if applicable, required to be satisfied prior to vesting; the vesting period for
awards, risks of forfeiture and any potential acceleration of vesting or lapses in risks of forfeiture; and the duration of
awards.
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The following table provides information about our former and current equity compensation plans as of
December 31, 2022, which consist of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (collectively
the “Equity Incentive Plans”):
Plan category
Equity compensation plans approved by security
holders (3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders (4)
Total
(a)
(b)
Number of securities to Weighted average
exercise price of
be issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights (1)
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(c)
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a)) (2)
5,776,124 $
—
5,776,124 $
32.46
—
32.46
4,597,788
—
4,597,788
(1) The weighted average exercise price set forth in this column relates only to 4,316,846 shares of stock options
outstanding under our Equity Incentive Plans. The remaining securities included in column (a) of this table are
performance and time-based restricted stock units, for which no exercise price applies.
(2) This number includes a general pool of 4,600,000 shares of common stock authorized for future awards, initially
authorized under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, plus, on or after January 1, 2023, and each January 1st thereafter
through January 1, 2032, by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1.75% of our outstanding common stock on a fully
diluted basis as of the end of our immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 1,322,024 shares, and (iii) any lower
amount determined by our board of directors.
(3) Represents our Equity Incentive Plans.
(4) We do not have any equity plans that have not been approved by our stockholders.
The other information required by this Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy
statement, or will be contained in an amendment to this Report, in either case to be filed within 120 days after the end of
fiscal year 2022.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy
statement, or will be contained in an amendment to this Report, in either case to be filed within 120 days after the end of
fiscal year 2022.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our independent public accounting firm is Deloitte & Touche LLP, Los Angeles, CA, PCAOB Auditor ID 34.
The information required by this Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy
statement, or will be contained in an amendment to this Report, in either case to be filed within 120 days after the end of
fiscal year 2022.
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
PART IV
Exhibit No.
2.1
Exhibit Description
Contribution Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
August 2, 2018, by and among PennyMac Financial Services,
Inc., New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., New PennyMac
Merger Sub, LLC, Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC, and the Contributors.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K12B
Filing Date
November 1, 2018
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
3.1.1
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
Certificate of Incorporation of New PennyMac Financial
Services, Inc.
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of New PennyMac Financial
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
Services, Inc.
3.2.1
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc. (formerly known as New PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc.).
10-Q
November 4, 2019
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of
10-K
February 25, 2021
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2020, among PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S.
Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.375%
Senior Notes due 2025.
8-K
September 29, 2020
Form of Global Note for 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025
8-K
September 29, 2020
(Included in Exhibit 4.2).
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 19, 2020,
among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors
party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee,
relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025.
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 7, 2021,
among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors
party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee,
relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025.
10-Q
November 6, 2020
8-K
October 8, 2021
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Exhibit No.
4.6
Exhibit Description
Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2021, among PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S.
Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 4.25%
Senior Notes due 2029.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
February 11, 2021
4.7
4.8
4.9
Form of Global Note for 4.25% Senior Notes due 2029
8-K
February 11, 2021
(Included in Exhibit 4.6).
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 7, 2021,
among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors
party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee,
relating to the 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029.
Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2021, among PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S.
Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.750%
Senior Notes due 2031.
8-K
October 8, 2021
8-K
September 16, 2021
4.10
Form of Global Note for 5.750% Senior Notes due 2031
8-K
September 16, 2021
(included in Exhibit 4.9).
10.1
10.2
Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC, dated as of November 1, 2018.
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2013, between
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Private National Mortgage
Acceptance Company, LLC and each of the Members.
8-K
May 14, 2013
10.3
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
as of November 1, 2018, among PennyMac Financial Services,
Inc., New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and the Holders.
10.4
Amended and Restated Stockholder Agreement, dated as of
8-K12B
November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018, among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,
New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and HC Partners
LLC.
10.5†
Employment Agreement, dated December 13, 2022, among
David A. Spector, Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC and PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
8-K
December 16, 2022
10.6†
Employment Agreement, dated December 13, 2022 among
8-K
December 16, 2022
Doug Jones, Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company,
LLC and PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
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Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
Filing Date
10.7†
Form of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Indemnification
10-K
February 25, 2021
Agreement.
10.8†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Change of Control
8-K
September 28, 2021
Severance Plan.
10.9†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive
8-K
May 14, 2013
Plan.
10.10†
First Amendment to the PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
10-K
March 9, 2018
2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.11†
Second Amendment to the PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
DEF14A
April 17, 2018
2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.12†
Third Amendment to the PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
10-K
February 25, 2021
2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.13†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
8-K
June 17, 2013
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement.
10.14†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
August 2, 2018
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2018).
10.15†
10.16†
10.17†
Omnibus Amendment to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
2013 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Award Agreement
(2019).
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement (Net Share Withholding) (2020).
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement (Sale to Cover) (2020).
10-K
March 5, 2019
10-Q
November 4, 2019
10-Q
November 4, 2019
10.18†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
November 4, 2019
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Performance
Components Award Agreement (Net Share Withholding)
(2020).
10.19†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
November 4, 2019
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Performance
Components Award Agreement (Sale to Cover) (2020).
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Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
10-Q
Filing Date
May 7, 2020
10-Q
May 7, 2020
Exhibit No.
10.20†
Exhibit Description
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2020).
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement (Net Share Withholding) (2020).
10.21†
10.22†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement for Non Employee Directors (2020).
10-Q
May 7, 2020
10.23†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
May 7, 2020
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Performance
Components Award Agreement (Sale to Cover) (2020).
10.24†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement (Sale to Cover) (2020).
10-Q
May 7, 2020
10.25†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
May 7, 2020
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Performance
Components Award Agreement (Net Share Withholding)
(2020).
10.26†
10.27†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (Special Option
2020).
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Subject to Continued Service
Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (2021).
10-K
February 25, 2021
10-K
February 25, 2021
10.28†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
May 6, 2021
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2021).
10.29†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
August 5, 2021
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2021).
10.30†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
10-Q
August 5, 2021
Form of Omnibus Amendment to Stock Option Award
Agreements (2021).
10.31†
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive
*
Plan.
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Exhibit No.
10.32
Exhibit Description
Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated
as of June 30, 2020, by and among PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and
PNMAC Capital Management, LLC.
10.33
10.34
Fourth Amended and Restated Flow Servicing Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 2020, between PennyMac Operating
Partnership, L.P. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.
Amendment No. 1 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Flow
Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, by and
between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac
Operating Partnership, L.P.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
July 2, 2020
8-K
July 2, 2020
10-Q
May 6, 2021
10.35
Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Flow
10-Q
August 5, 2021
Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2021, by and
between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac
Operating Partnership, L.P.
10.36
Amendment No. 3 to Fourth Amended and Restated Flow
10-Q
November 4, 2021
Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2021, by and
between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac
Operating Partnership, L.P.
10.37
Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2022, by and
10-Q
August 5, 2022
between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac Corp.
10.38
Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Banking Services
Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020, between PennyMac
Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac Corp.
8-K
July 2, 2020
10.39
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated
10-K
February 25, 2021
Mortgage Banking Services Agreement, dated as of December
8, 2020, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and
PennyMac Corp.
10.40
Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated
10-Q
November 2, 2022
Mortgage Banking Services Agreement, dated as of September
28, 2022, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and
PennyMac Corp., and effective as of October 1, 2022.
10.41
Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated
*
Mortgage Banking Services Agreement, dated as of December
6, 2022, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and
PennyMac Corp., and effective as of November 1, 2022.
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Exhibit No.
10.42
Exhibit Description
Second Amended and Restated MSR Recapture Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 2020, between PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC and PennyMac Corp.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
July 2, 2020
10.43
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated MSR
10-K
February 25, 2021
Recapture Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2020, by and
between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac Corp.
10.44
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
10-K
March 10, 2016
25, 2012, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and
PennyMac Corp.
10.45
Flow Sale Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2015, by and
10-Q
August 7, 2015
between PennyMac Corp. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.
10.46
10.47
HELOC Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
February 25, 2019, by and between PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC and PennyMac Corp.
10-Q
May 6, 2019
Third Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of April
1, 2020, by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST,
Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse
First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC and Pentalpha
Surveillance LLC.
8-K
April 7, 2020
10.48
Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Base
8-K
June 14, 2022
Indenture, dated as of June 8, 2022, by and among PNMAC
GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital
LLC, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC.
10.49
Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Base
10-Q
August 5, 2022
Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022, by and among PNMAC
GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital
LLC and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC.
10.50
Amended and Restated Series 2016-MSRVF1 Indenture
8-K
March 6, 2018
Supplement to Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2018, by
and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A.,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC.
89
Exhibit No.
10.51
Exhibit Description
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Series 2016-
MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 10, 2018,
by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank,
N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First
Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
10.52˄
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Series 2016-
MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 24, 2020,
by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank,
N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, and Credit Suisse First
Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
10-Q
Filing Date
November 2, 2018
10-Q
May 7, 2020
10.53˄
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Series 2016-
10-Q
November 6, 2020
MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 25, 2020,
among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A.,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, and Credit Suisse First
Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
10.54
Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Series 2016-
MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 1, 2021,
among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A.,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC.
10-Q
May 6, 2021
10.55˄
Amendment No. 5 to the Series 2016-MSRVF1 Indenture
8-K
August 5, 2021
10.56
10.57
Supplement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PNMAC
GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage
Capital LLC.
Omnibus SOFR Amendment No. 6 to Series 2016-MSRVF1
Indenture Supplement, Amendment No. 4 to Series 2020-
SPIADVF1 Indenture Supplement, Omnibus Amendment No.
1 to Series 2016-MBSADV1 Indenture Supplement and Series
2021-MBSADVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of
February 10, 2022, by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER
TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, and Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch.
Joint Amendment No. 7 to Series 2016-MSRVF1 Indenture
Supplement and Amendment No. 5 to Series 2020-SPIADVF1
Indenture Supplement, dated as of June 8, 2022, by and among
PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac
Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage
Capital LLC, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch.
90
10-Q
May 5, 2022
10-Q
August 5, 2022
Exhibit No.
10.58
10.59
Exhibit Description
Series 2018-GT1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of February
28, 2018, to Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture,
dated as of August 10, 2017, by and among PNMAC GMSR
ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
Series 2018-GT2 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August
10, 2018, to Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture,
dated as of August 10, 2017, by and among PNMAC GMSR
ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
March 6, 2018
8-K
August 15, 2018
10.60
Series 2022-GT1 Indenture Supplement to Third Amended
8-K
June 14, 2022
and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 8, 2022, by and
among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A.,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, and Credit Suisse First
Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
Guaranty, dated as of December 19, 2016, made by Private
National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, in favor of
PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST.
Amendment No. 1 to Guaranty, dated as of February 16, 2017,
by and between PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST and Private
National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC.
Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated
as of April 1, 2020, by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER
TRUST, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Private National
Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC.
10.61
10.62
10.63
8-K
December 21, 2016
8-K
February 23, 2017
8-K
April 7, 2020
10.64
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Master
10-Q
August 5, 2022
Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2022, by and
among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC and Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
Citibank, N. A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage
Capital, LLC.
10.65
Side Letter Agreement to Series 2016-MSRVF1 Amended and
Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 30,
2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N. A., and
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC.
10-K
February 23, 2022
91
Exhibit No.
10.66 ˄
Exhibit Description
Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated
as of July 30, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.
A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC,
MSR Collateralized Notes, SERIES 2016-MSRVF1.
10.67
10.68
10.69˄
10.70
Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Master
Repurchase Agreements, dated as of June 8, 2022, by and
among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse AG,
Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N. A., and Credit Suisse
First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC, MSR Collateralized
Notes, SERIES 2016-MSRVF1 and SERIES 2020-
SPIADVF1.
Second Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of July 30,
2021, by Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company,
LLC in favor of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital
LLC on behalf of Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch
and Citibank, N.A..
Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated
as of July 30, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.
A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC,
MSR Collateralized Notes, SERIES 2020-SPIADVF1.
Amendment No. 2 to SERIES 2020-SPIADVF1 Amended and
Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9,
2022, by and among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N. A., and
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
August 5, 2021
10-Q
August 5, 2022
8-K
August 5, 2021
8-K
August 5, 2021
10-Q
August 5, 2022
10.71
Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of
8-K
April 7, 2020
April 1, 2020, to Third Amended and Restated Base Indenture,
dated as of April 1, 2020, by and among PNMAC GMSR
ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
10.72
Consent Letter regarding Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Indenture
Supplement, dated as of April 24, 2020, by and among
PennyMacLoan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC.
10-Q
May 7, 2020
92
Exhibit No.
10.73
10.74
Exhibit Description
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Series 2020-
SPIADVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 25,
2020, among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank,
N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, and Credit Suisse First
Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Series 2020-
SPIADVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 1, 2021,
among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A.,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
10-Q
Filing Date
November 6, 2020
10-Q
May 6, 2021
10.75˄
Amendment No. 3 to the Series 2020- SPIADVF1 Indenture
8-K
August 5, 2021
10.76
10.77
Supplement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PNMAC
GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital
LLC, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch.
Side Letter Agreement to Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Amended
and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July
30, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N. A.,
and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC.
Omnibus Amendment No. 1 to the Side Letter Agreements,
dated December 7, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
Citibank, N. A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage
Capital, LLC.
10-K
February 23, 2022
10-K
February 23, 2022
10.78
Base Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and among
8-K
May 3, 2021
PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR, as Issuer, Citibank, N.A., as
Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and
Securities Intermediary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as
Servicer and Administrator, and Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC, as Administrative Agent.
10.79
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by
8-K
May 3, 2021
and among PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR, as Buyer,
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as Seller, and Private National
Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, as Guarantor.
10.80
Guaranty, dated as of April 28, 2021, made by Private
8-K
May 3, 2021
National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, in favor of
PFSI ISSUER TRUST – FMSR.
93
Exhibit No.
10.81
10.82
Exhibit Description
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by
and among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC,
as administrative agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands
Branch, as Buyer, and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as
Seller.
Amendment No. 1 to the Series 2021-MSRVF1 Repurchase
Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2021, by and among
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC, and Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC.
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
8-K
Filing Date
May 3, 2021
10-K
February 23, 2022
10.83
Amendment No. 2 to the Series 2021-MSRVF1 Repurchase
10-K
February 23, 2022
Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2021 and effective as of
January 1, 2022, by and among Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands
Branch, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, and Private National
Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC.
10.84
Guaranty, dated as of April 28, 2021, by Private National
8-K
May 3, 2021
Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, in favor of PennyMac
Loan Services, LLC.
21.1
23.1
31.1
Subsidiaries of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
32.1
32.2
Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)
and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)
and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*
*
*
*
**
**
94
Incorporated by Reference
from the Below-Listed Form
(Each Filed under SEC File
Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)
Form
*
Filing Date
*
*
*
*
*
*
Exhibit No.
101
Exhibit Description
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T,
formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (ii) the
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, (iii) the
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31,
2021, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and
(v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not
appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are
embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
Document
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
XBRL document).
˄ Portions of the exhibit have been redacted.
* Filed herewith
** The certifications attached hereto as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
95
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Page
F-2
F-4
F-5
F-6
F-7
F-9
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries
(the ‘‘Company’’) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related
notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 22, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on the
Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the
PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities
laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements
that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or
complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) – Refer to Notes 3, 6 and 9 to the Financial Statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company accounts for MSRs at fair value and categorizes its MSRs as “Level 3” fair value assets. The Company
uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of MSRs. The key inputs used in the estimation of the
fair value of MSRs include the applicable pricing spread (a component of the discount rate), the prepayment rates of the
underlying loans (“prepayment speed”) and the annual per-loan cost of servicing, all of which are unobservable.
Significant changes to any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change in the MSRs’ fair value
measurement.
F-2
We identified the pricing spread and prepayment speed assumptions used in the valuation of MSRs as a critical audit
matter because of the significant judgments made by management in determining these assumptions. Auditing these
assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve
our fair value specialists, to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates and assumptions related to selection
of the pricing spread and prepayment speed.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the pricing spread and prepayment speed assumptions used by the Company to estimate
the fair value of MSRs included the following, among others:
• We tested the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over determining the fair value of MSRs,
including those over the determination of the pricing spread and prepayment speed assumptions
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of management’s prepayment
speed assumptions by preparing a value for comparison to the Company’s valuation
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s prepayment speed assumptions of the underlying mortgage
loans, by comparing historical prepayment speed assumptions to actual results
• We tested management’s process for determining the pricing spread assumptions by comparing them to the implied
spreads within market transactions and other third-party information used by management
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, California
February 22, 2023
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.
F-3
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Cash
Short-term investment at fair value
Loans held for sale at fair value (includes $3,442,847 and $9,135,577 pledged
to creditors)
Derivative assets
Servicing advances, net (includes valuation allowance of $78,992 and
$120,940; $381,379 and $232,107 pledged to creditors)
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value (includes $5,897,613 and $3,856,791
pledged to creditors)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value
Receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Loans eligible for repurchase
Other (includes $12,277 and $45,294 pledged to creditors)
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
Unsecured senior notes
Obligations under capital lease
Derivative liabilities
Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Operating lease liabilities
Payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC
unitholders under tax receivable agreement
Income taxes payable
Liability for loans eligible for repurchase
Liability for losses under representations and warranties
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies – Note 16
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands, except share amounts)
$
1,328,536
12,194
$
340,069
6,873
3,509,300
99,003
9,742,483
333,695
696,753
702,160
$
$
$
$
5,953,621
65,866
929
36,372
4,702,103
417,907
16,822,584
3,001,283
287,592
1,942,646
1,779,920
—
21,712
2,096
262,358
85,550
205,011
26,099
1,002,744
4,702,103
32,421
13,351,535
3,878,078
89,040
1,300
40,091
3,026,207
616,616
18,776,612
7,292,735
479,845
1,297,622
1,776,219
3,489
22,606
2,816
359,413
110,003
228,019
30,530
685,262
3,026,207
43,521
15,358,287
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock—authorized 200,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value; issued
and outstanding, 49,988,492 and 56,867,202 shares, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Total stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
5
—
3,471,044
3,471,049
16,822,584
$
6
125,396
3,292,923
3,418,325
18,776,612
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands, except earnings per share)
2020
2022
Revenues
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value:
From non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Loan origination fees:
From non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Net loan servicing fees:
Loan servicing fees:
From non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Other
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities
Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust
Mortgage servicing rights hedging results
Net loan servicing fees
Net interest expense:
Interest income:
From non-affiliates
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Interest expense:
To non-affiliates
To PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Net interest expense
Management fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Repricing of payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders
under tax receivable agreement
Other
Total net revenues
Expenses
Compensation
Loan origination
Technology
Professional services
Servicing
Marketing and advertising
Occupancy and equipment
Other
Total expenses
Income before provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic
Diluted
$
808,197 $ 2,515,874 $ 2,690,104
50,681
(51,473)
(16,564)
2,740,785
2,464,401
791,633
161,441
8,418
169,859
67,991
358,028
26,126
384,154
178,927
262,143
23,408
285,551
222,200
1,054,828
81,915
91,894
1,228,637
354,176
875,570
80,658
118,884
1,075,112
(415,906)
814,646
67,181
116,464
998,291
(1,501,993)
—
(631,484)
(277,308)
951,329
(1,037)
(475,215)
(892,158)
182,954
24,970
918,180
(558,843)
439,448
294,062
—
294,062
335,427
—
335,427
(41,365)
31,065
299,782
387
300,169
389,419
1,280
390,699
(90,530)
37,801
(235)
2,510
336
1,993
243,701
3,325
247,026
263,133
8,418
271,551
(24,525)
34,538
(453)
1,036
576
12,392
1,985,755
—
7,325
3,167,361
280
6,737
3,705,597
735,231
173,622
139,950
73,270
59,628
46,762
40,124
51,921
1,320,508
665,247
189,740
475,507
$
999,802
330,788
141,426
94,283
109,835
44,806
35,810
51,428
1,808,178
1,359,183
355,693
$ 1,003,490
738,569
219,746
112,570
64,064
256,934
8,658
33,357
31,090
1,464,988
2,240,609
593,725
$ 1,646,884
$
$
8.96
8.50
$
$
15.73
14.87
$
$
21.91
20.92
53,065
55,950
63,799
67,471
75,161
78,728
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Number of
shares
Par
value
Balance at January 1, 2020
Net income
Stock based compensation
Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors'
fees
Common stock dividends ($0.54 per share)
Repurchase of common stock
Balance at December 31, 2020
Net income
Stock based compensation
Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors'
fees
Common stock dividends ($0.80 per share)
Repurchase of common stock
Balance at December 31, 2021
Net income
Stock based compensation
Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors'
fees
Common stock dividends ($0.80 per share)
Repurchase of common stock
Balance at December 31, 2022
78,515 $
—
1,276
5
—
(8,890)
70,906 $
—
1,326
3
—
(15,368)
56,867 $
—
905
4
—
(7,788)
49,988 $
Additional
paid-in
capital
(in thousands)
Retained
earnings
8 $
1,335,107 $
726,392 $
—
—
—
—
(1)
7 $
—
—
—
—
(1)
6 $
—
—
—
—
(1)
5 $
—
49,229
1,646,884
—
194
—
(337,478)
1,047,052 $
—
36,337
200
—
(958,193)
125,396 $
—
37,719
205
—
(163,320)
— $
—
(30,947)
—
2,342,329 $
1,003,490
—
—
(52,896)
—
3,292,923 $
475,507
—
—
(54,621)
(242,765)
3,471,044 $
Total
2,061,507
1,646,884
49,229
194
(30,947)
(337,479)
3,389,388
1,003,490
36,337
200
(52,896)
(958,194)
3,418,325
475,507
37,719
205
(54,621)
(406,086)
3,471,049
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-6
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
475,507 $
1,003,490 $
1,646,884
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage
servicing liabilities and excess servicing spread
Mortgage servicing rights hedging results
Capitalization of interest on loans held for sale
Accrual of interest on excess servicing spread financing payable
to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Amortization of debt issuance costs
Change in fair value of investment in common shares of
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Results of real estate acquired in settlement in loans
Repricing of payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage
Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable
agreement
Stock-based compensation expense
(Reversal of) provision for servicing advance losses
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment of capitalized software
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
Purchase of loans held for sale from PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Origination of loans held for sale
Purchase of loans held for sale from non-affiliates
Purchase of loans from Ginnie Mae securities and early buyout
investors
Sale to non-affiliates and principal payments of loans held for sale
Sale of loans held for sale to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Repurchase of loans subject to representations and warranties
Settlement of repurchase agreement derivatives
Increase in servicing advances
Decrease (increase) in receivable from PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Sale of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Decrease (increase) in other assets
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
Decrease in operating lease liabilities
(Decrease) increase in payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust
Payments to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance
Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement
Increase in income taxes payable
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(791,633)
(2,464,401)
(2,740,785)
(354,176)
631,484
(3,231)
—
19,198
371
(2,510)
(576)
42,552
(36,075)
34,409
—
15,831
(50,575,617)
(20,297,064)
(1,802,769)
(6,199,212)
84,345,379
298,862
(92,924)
—
(36,534)
2,776
19,761
191,384
(109,485)
(19,392)
(36,708)
(3,855)
317,482
6,033,235
416,943
475,215
(19,244)
1,280
24,321
(195)
(1,993)
—
37,794
(47,878)
28,645
728
14,295
(67,851,634)
(54,857,114)
(4,896,527)
(23,644,025)
154,450,942
—
(99,508)
—
(232,574)
35,243
14,555
61,871
34,666
(16,310)
36,549
(4,635)
62,562
2,563,061
1,477,023
(918,180)
(119,740)
8,418
19,048
567
(1,036)
(280)
45,105
125,898
25,575
13,145
12,284
(63,618,185)
(31,783,465)
(3,799,336)
(11,156,684)
102,840,312
2,248,896
(58,375)
8,270
(391,440)
(48,320)
32,555
(334,045)
135,314
(13,421)
37,642
(10,713)
118,131
(6,198,938)
Statements continue on the next page.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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(Continued)
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flow from investing activities
(Increase) decrease in short-term investment
Net change in assets purchased from PMT under agreement to resell
Net settlement of derivative financial instruments used for hedging of
mortgage servicing rights
Purchase of mortgage servicing rights
Acquisition of capitalized software
Purchase of furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements
Decrease (increase) in margin deposits
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Sale of assets under agreements to repurchase
Repurchase of assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Issuance of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates
Repayment of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates
Issuance of notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
Issuance of unsecured senior notes
Repayment of obligations under capital lease
Repayment of excess servicing spread financing
Payment of debt issuance costs
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options
Payment of withholding taxes relating to stock-based compensation
Payment of dividend to holders of common stock
Repurchase of common stock
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year
Cash and restricted cash at end of year
Cash and restricted cash at end of year are comprised of the following:
Cash
Restricted cash included in Other assets
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
Cash (refunds received) paid for income taxes, net
Non-cash investing activities:
Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales
Operating right-of-use assets recognized
Non-cash financing activities:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
(5,321)
—
(871,878)
(3,993)
(71,935)
(7,159)
238,704
(721,582)
8,344
80,862
59,394
26,650
(434,397)
—
(48,980)
(7,899)
97,701
(304,369)
913,064
(25,473)
(48,090)
(10,671)
(131,840)
783,034
75,076,185
(79,368,855)
19,312,943
(19,504,845)
650,000
—
(3,489)
—
(19,606)
2,947
(7,780)
(54,621)
(406,086)
(4,323,207)
988,446
340,093
1,328,539 $
136,179,744
(138,546,379)
23,784,510
(23,826,142)
—
1,150,000
(8,375)
(134,624)
(37,567)
7,536
(8,993)
(52,896)
(958,194)
(2,451,380)
(192,688)
532,781
340,093 $
102,232,005
(96,709,690)
23,607,079
(23,583,550)
—
650,000
(8,946)
(32,377)
(30,112)
9,389
(5,265)
(30,947)
(337,479)
5,760,107
344,203
188,578
532,781
$
$
1,328,536 $
3
$
1,328,539 $
340,069 $
24
340,093 $
532,716
65
532,781
$
$
$
$
329,975 $
(127,742) $
389,527 $
293,131 $
272,970
475,594
1,718,094 $
1,364 $
1,861,949 $
28,401 $
1,138,045
14,128
Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales
Issuance of Excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust pursuant to a recapture agreement
Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees
$
$
$
— $
106,631 $
23,325
— $
205 $
557 $
200 $
2,093
194
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-8
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Organization
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (together, with its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicated
otherwise, “PFSI” or the “Company”) is a holding corporation and its primary assets are equity interests in Private
National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (“PNMAC”). The Company is the managing member of PNMAC, and it
operates and controls all of the businesses and consolidates the financial results of PNMAC and its subsidiaries.
PNMAC is a Delaware limited liability company which, through its subsidiaries, engages in mortgage banking
and investment management activities. PNMAC’s mortgage banking activities consist of residential mortgage loan
production and loan servicing. PNMAC’s investment management activities and a portion of its mortgage banking
activities are conducted on behalf of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”), a publicly held real estate
investment trust that invests in residential mortgage-related assets. PNMAC’s primary wholly owned subsidiaries are:
• PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”)—a Delaware limited liability company that services portfolios of
residential mortgage loans on behalf of non-affiliates and PMT, purchases, originates and sells new prime
credit quality residential mortgage loans and engages in other mortgage banking activities for its account
and the account of PMT.
PLS is approved as a seller/servicer of mortgage loans by the Federal National Mortgage Association
(“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and as an issuer of
securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). PLS is a licensed
Federal Housing Administration Nonsupervised Title II Lender with the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and a lender/servicer with the Veterans Administration (“VA”)
and United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) (each of the above an “Agency” and collectively
the “Agencies”).
• PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”)—a Delaware limited liability company registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended. PCM has an investment management agreement with PMT.
Note 2—Concentration of Risk
A portion of the Company’s activities relate to PMT. Revenues generated from PMT and its subsidiaries
(generally comprised of gains on mortgage loans held for sale, loan origination fees, fulfillment fees, loan servicing fees,
management fees and net interest paid to PMT) totaled 9%, 9%, and 11% of total net revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company also purchased 70%, 53% and 64% of its newly
originated loan production from PMT during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Note 3—Significant Accounting Policies
A description of the Company’s significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated
financial statements follows.
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) as codified in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification.
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Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PFSI and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments and
estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results will likely differ from those estimates.
Cash Flows
For the purpose of presentation in the statement of cash flows, the Company has identified tenant security
deposits relating to rental properties owned by PMT and managed by the Company as restricted cash. Tenant security
deposits are included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Fair Value
Most of the Company’s assets and certain of its liabilities are measured at or based on their fair values. The
Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and
liabilities are traded and the observability of the inputs used to determine fair value. These levels are:
• Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
• Level 2—Prices determined or determinable using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs
are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and are developed based
on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company.
• Level 3— Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where observable inputs
are unavailable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own
judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and are based on the
best information available in the circumstances.
As a result of the difficulty in observing certain significant valuation inputs affecting “Level 3” fair value
assets and liabilities, the Company is required to make judgments regarding these items’ fair values.
Different persons in possession of the same facts may reasonably arrive at different conclusions as to the
inputs to be applied in valuing these assets and liabilities and their fair values. Such differences may result
in significantly different fair value measurements. Likewise, due to the general illiquidity of some of these
assets and liabilities, subsequent transactions may be at values significantly different from those reported.
Short-Term Investment
Short-term investment, which represents an investment in an account with a depository institution, is carried at
fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in current period income. The Company classifies its short-term
investment as a “Level 1” fair value asset.
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Loans Held for Sale at Fair Value
The Company has elected to account for loans held for sale at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized
in current period income, to more timely reflect the Company’s performance. All changes in fair value are recognized as
a component of Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value. The Company classifies most of the loans held for sale at
fair value as “Level 2” fair value assets. Certain of the Company’s loans held for sale may not be saleable into active
markets due to identified defects or delinquency. Such loans are classified as “Level 3” fair value assets.
Sale Recognition
The Company recognizes transfers of loans as sales when it surrenders control over the loans. Control over
transferred loans is deemed to be surrendered when (i) the loans have been isolated from the Company, (ii) the transferee
has the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the
transferred loans, and (iii) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred loans through either
(a) an agreement that entitles and obligates the Company to repurchase or redeem them before their maturity or (b) the
ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific loans.
Interest Income Recognition
Interest income on loans held for sale at fair value is recognized over the life of the loans using their contractual
interest rates. Income recognition is suspended and the interest receivable is reversed against interest income when loans
become 90 days delinquent. Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company holds and issues derivative financial instruments that are created as a result of certain of its
operations. The Company also enters into derivative transactions as part of its interest rate risk management activities.
Derivative financial instruments created as a result of the Company’s operations include:
•
Interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) that are created when the Company commits to purchase or
originate a loan for sale at specified interest rates.
• Derivatives that were embedded in a master repurchase agreement with a non-affiliate that provided for the
Company to receive incentives for financing loans that satisfied certain consumer relief characteristics as
provided in the master repurchase agreement.
PFSI engages in interest rate risk management activities in an effort to moderate the effect of changes in market
interest rates on the fair value of the Company’s assets. The Company is exposed to price risk relative to:
• Loans held for sale and IRLCs. The Company bears price risk from the time a commitment to fund a loan
is made to a borrower or to purchase a loan from PMT or a non-affiliated entity, to the time either the
prospective transaction is cancelled or the loan is sold. During this period, the Company is exposed to
losses if market interest rates increase, because the fair value of the purchase commitment or prospective
loan decreases.
• Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”). MSRs are generally subject to reduction in fair value when mortgage
interest rates decrease. Decreasing mortgage interest rates normally encourage increased mortgage
refinancing activity. Increased refinancing activity reduces the expected life of the mortgage loans
underlying the MSRs, thereby reducing their fair value. Reductions in the fair value of MSRs affect
earnings primarily through recognition of the changes in fair value.
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To manage the fair value risk resulting from interest rate risk, the Company uses derivative financial
instruments acquired with the intention of reducing the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in
unfavorable changes in the fair value of the Company’s IRLCs, inventory of loans held for sale and MSRs.
IRLCs are accounted for as derivative financial instruments. The Company manages the risk created by IRLCs
by entering into forward sale agreements to sell the expected mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”)
and by the purchase and sale of options on MBS. Such agreements are also accounted for as derivative financial
instruments. These and other interest-rate derivatives are also used to manage the fair value risk created by changes in
prepayment speeds on certain of the MSRs the Company holds.
The Company classifies its IRLCs as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities. Fair value of hedging derivative
financial instruments that are actively traded on an exchange are categorized by the Company as “Level 1” fair value
assets and liabilities. Fair value of hedging derivative financial instruments based on observable MBS prices or interest
rate volatilities in the MBS market are categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets and liabilities.
The Company does not designate its derivative financial instruments for hedge accounting. Therefore, the
Company accounts for its derivative financial instruments as free-standing derivatives. All derivative financial
instruments are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value with changes in the fair values being reported
in current period income.
Changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments hedging IRLCs, loans held for sale at fair value and
MSRs are included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value or in Mortgage servicing rights hedging results, as
applicable, in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Changes in fair value of derivative assets relating to the
master repurchase agreement that provided for the Company to receive incentives for loans that satisfied certain
consumer relief characteristics are included in Interest expense.
Cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging of IRLCs and loans acquired for sale are
included in Cash flows from operating activities in Sale and repayment of loans acquired for sale at fair value to
nonaffiliates; cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging of MSRs is included in Cash flows
from investing activities; and cash flows from repurchase agreement derivatives are included in Cash flows from
operating activities.
When the Company has multiple derivative financial instruments with the same counterparty subject to a master
netting arrangement, it offsets the amounts recorded as assets and liabilities and amounts recognized for the right to
reclaim cash collateral it has deposited with the counterparty or the obligation to return cash collateral it has collected
from the counterparty arising from that master netting arrangement. Such offset amounts are presented as either a net
asset or liability by counterparty on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Servicing Advances
Servicing advances represent advances made on behalf of borrowers and the mortgage loans’ investors to fund
property taxes, insurance premiums and out-of-pocket collection costs (e.g., preservation and restoration of mortgaged
property or real estate acquired in the settlement of loans (“REO”), legal fees, and appraisals). Servicing advances are
made in accordance with the Company’s servicing agreements. A valuation allowance is provided for amounts expected
to become uncollectable. Servicing advances are written off when they are deemed uncollectable.
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
MSRs and mortgage servicing liabilities (“MSLs”) arise from contractual agreements between the Company
and investors (or their agents) in mortgage securities and mortgage loans. Under these contracts, the Company performs
loan servicing functions in exchange for fees and other remuneration. The servicing functions typically performed
include, among other responsibilities, collecting and remitting loan payments; responding to borrower inquiries;
accounting for principal and interest; holding custodial (impound) funds for payment of property taxes and insurance
premiums; counseling delinquent mortgagors; administering loss mitigation activities, including modification and
forbearance programs; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions.
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The Company is contractually entitled to receive other remuneration including various mortgagor-contracted
fees such as late charges and collateral reconveyance charges, and the Company is generally entitled to retain the
placement fees earned on impounded funds and funds held pending remittance related to its collection of mortgagor
payments. The Company also generally has the right to solicit the mortgagors for other products and services as well as
for new mortgages for those considering refinancing their existing loan or purchasing a new home.
The Company recognizes MSRs and MSLs initially at fair value, either as proceeds from or liabilities incurred
in sales of mortgage loans where the Company assumes the obligation to service the mortgage loan in the sale
transaction, or from the purchase of MSRs or receipt of cash for acceptance of MSLs.
The fair value of MSRs and MSLs is derived from the net positive or negative, respectively, cash flows
associated with the servicing contracts. For loans subject to MSR and MSL contracts, the Company receives a servicing
fee, based on the remaining outstanding principal balances of the mortgage loans subject to the servicing contracts. The
servicing fees are collected from the monthly payments made by the mortgagors.
The fair value of MSRs and MSLs is difficult to determine because MSRs and MSLs are not actively traded in
observable stand-alone markets. Considerable judgment is required to estimate the fair values of MSRs and MSLs and
the exercise of such judgment can significantly affect the Company’s income. Therefore, the Company classifies its
MSRs and MSLs as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities.
Changes in fair value of MSLs and MSRs are recognized in current period income in Change in fair value of
mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities in the consolidated statements of income.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. If the arrangement is determined to be a
lease, the Company recognizes both an Operating lease right-of-use asset and a corresponding Operating lease liability
in its consolidated balance sheet, except leases with initial terms less than or equal to 12 months. Lease expense is
recognized on the straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in Occupancy and equipment in the consolidated
statements of income.
The Company’s lease agreements include both lease and non-lease components (such as common area
maintenance), which are generally included in the lease and are accounted for together with the lease as a single lease
component. As such, lease payments represent payments on both lease and non-lease components. At lease
commencement, lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments and
discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Right-of-use assets initially equal the lease liability,
adjusted for any lease payments made before lease commencement and for any lease incentives.
Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and Building Improvements
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and building improvements are stated at historical cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the various classes of assets, which range from five to seven years for furniture and equipment
and the lesser of the asset’s estimated useful life or the remaining lease term for fixtures and building improvements.
Capitalized Software
The Company capitalizes certain consulting, payroll, and payroll-related costs related to the development of
computer software for internal use. Once development is complete and the software is placed in service, the Company
amortizes the capitalized costs over three to seven years using the straight-line method.
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The Company also periodically assesses capitalized software for recoverability when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the Company identifies an indicator of
impairment, it assesses recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the sum of the undiscounted cash
flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset. An impairment loss is recognized when the
carrying amount is not recoverable and is measured as the excess of carrying value over fair value.
Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at Fair Value
Common shares of beneficial interest in PMT are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in
current period income. Fair value for purposes of the Company’s holdings in PMT is based on the published closing
price of the shares as of period end. The Company classifies its investment in common shares of PMT as a “Level 1” fair
value asset.
Loans Eligible for Repurchase
The terms of the Ginnie Mae MBS program allow, but do not require, the Company to repurchase loans when
the loan is at least three months delinquent. As a result of this right, the Company recognizes the loans in Loans eligible
for repurchase at their unpaid principal balances and records a corresponding liability in Liability for loans eligible for
repurchase on its consolidated balance sheets.
Borrowings
The carrying values of borrowings other than excess servicing spread (“ESS”) are based on the accrued cost of
the agreements. The costs of creating the facilities underlying the agreements (debt issuance costs) are included in the
carrying value of the agreements and are charged to Interest expense over the terms of the respective borrowing
facilities:
• Debt issuance costs relating to revolving facilities, such as repurchase agreement and mortgage loan
participation purchase and sale facilities are amortized on the straight line basis over the term of the
facility; and
• Debt issuance cost relating to non-revolving debts, such as the Company’s Notes payable secured by
mortgage servicing assets and Unsecured senior notes are amortized over the contractual term of the
non-revolving debt using the interest method.
Excess Servicing Spread Financing at Fair Value
The Company finances certain of its purchases of Agency MSRs through the sale to PMT of the right to receive
the excess of the servicing fee rate over a specified rate of the underlying MSRs. This excess is referred to as ESS. ESS
is carried at its fair value. Changes in fair value of ESS are recognized in current period income in Change in fair value
of excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.
Interest expense for ESS is accrued using the interest method based upon the expected cash flows from the ESS
through the expected life of the underlying mortgage loans.
Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties
The Company’s agreements with the Agencies and other investors include representations and warranties
related to the loans the Company sells to the Agencies and other investors. The representations and warranties require
adherence to Agency and other investor origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity
of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with
applicable federal, state and local law.
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In the event of a breach of its representations and warranties, the Company may be required to either repurchase
the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer. In such cases, the Company bears any
subsequent credit loss on the loans. The Company’s credit loss may be reduced by any recourse it may have to
correspondent loan sellers that, in turn, had sold such mortgage loans to PMT and breached similar or other
representations and warranties. In such event, the Company has the right to seek a recovery of related repurchase losses
from that correspondent loan seller, through PMT.
As a result of providing representations and warranties to investors and insurers, the Company records a
provision for losses relating to representations and warranties as part of its loan sale transactions. The method used to
estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of the representations and warranties given and
considers a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, estimated future defaults and loan repurchase rates, the
estimated severity of loss in the event of default and the probability of reimbursement by the correspondent loan seller.
The Company establishes a liability at the time loans are sold and periodically updates its liability estimate. The level of
the liability for representations and warranties is reviewed and approved by the Company’s management credit
committee. Both the initial recognition of, and adjustments to the level of, the liability for representations and warranties
are recorded in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value.
The level of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable
judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor repurchase demand or insurer
claim denial strategies, and other external conditions that may change over the lives of the underlying loans. The
Company’s representations and warranties are generally not subject to stated limits of exposure. However, the Company
believes that the current unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of loans sold to date represents the maximum exposure to
repurchases related to representations and warranties.
Loan Origination Fees
Loan origination fees represent compensation to the Company for the origination or purchase of loans. Loan
origination fees are earned and recognized upon funding or purchase of the loan by the Company and are collected
either at purchase from the correspondent seller, at funding when paid by the borrower or upon sale of the loan when
the origination fees are financed by the borrower.
Loan Servicing Fees
Loan servicing fees are received by the Company for servicing loans. Loan servicing activities are described in
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities above. Loan servicing fee amounts are based upon fee
rates established at the time a loan sale or securitization agreement is entered into.
The Company’s obligations under its loan servicing agreements are fulfilled as the Company services the loans.
Fees are collected when the loan payments are received from the borrowers in the case of MSRs held by the Company or
within 30 days of the applicable month-end for subserviced loans.
Loan servicing fees relating to owned MSRs are recognized when earned. Loan servicing fees relating to loans
subserviced for PMT are recognized in the month in which the loans are serviced.
Fulfillment Fees
Fulfillment fees represent fees the Company collects for services it performs on behalf of PMT in connection
with the acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. Fulfillment fee amounts are based upon a negotiated fee schedule. The
Company’s obligation under the agreement is fulfilled when PMT issues a loan commitment, when it purchases a loan
and when it completes the sale or securitization of a loan it purchases to investors other than Fannie Mae or Freddie
Mac. Fulfillment fee revenue is recognized in the month an interest rate lock commitment is issued, or the loan is
purchased or sold by PMT. Fulfillment fees are not collected for any loans sold from PMT to the Company. Fulfillment
fees are generally collected within 30 days of the applicable activity.
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Management Fees
Management fees represent compensation to the Company for management services it provides to PMT.
Management fees are based on PMT’s shareholders’ equity amounts and profitability in excess of specified thresholds.
Management fees are recognized as services are provided and are paid to the Company on a quarterly basis within
30 days of the end of the quarter.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company establishes the cost of its share-based awards at the awards’ fair values at the grant date of the
awards. The Company estimates the fair value of time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted
stock units awarded with reference to the fair value of its underlying common stock and expected forfeiture rates on the
date of the award. The Company estimates the fair value of its stock option awards with reference to the expected price
volatility of its shares of common stock, expected dividend yield, expected forfeiture rates, and risk-free interest rate for
the period that exercisable stock options are expected to be outstanding.
Compensation costs are fixed, except for performance-based restricted stock units, as of the award date. The
cost of performance-based restricted stock units is adjusted in each reporting period after the grant for changes in
expected performance attainment until the performance share units vest. The Company amortizes the cost of stock based
compensation awards to Compensation expense over the vesting period using the graded vesting method.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes. Income taxes are provided using the asset and
liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The Company recognizes the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates in income in the period in which
the change occurs. The Company establishes a valuation allowance if, in management’s judgment, it is not more likely
than not that a deferred tax asset will be realized.
The Company recognizes tax benefits relating to its tax positions only if, in the opinion of management, it is
more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. A tax
position that meets this standard is recognized as the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon
ultimate settlement with the appropriate taxing authority. The Company will classify any penalties and interest as a
component of provision for income taxes.
As a result of a recapitalization and reorganization of PNMAC in 2013, the Company expects to benefit from
amortization and other tax deductions resulting from increases in the tax basis of PNMAC’s assets from the exchange of
PennyMac Class A units to the shares of the Company’s common stock. Those deductions will be allocated to the
Company and will be taken into account in reporting the Company’s taxable income.
The Company assumed an agreement with certain of the former unitholders of PNMAC that provides for the
additional payment by the Company to exchanging unitholders of PNMAC equal to 85% of the amount of cash savings,
if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that PFSI realizes due to (i) increases in tax basis resulting from
exchanges of the then existing unitholders and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to PFSI entering into the tax
receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement. Although a
reorganization of the Company in 2018 eliminated the potential for unitholders to exchange any additional units subject
to this tax receivable agreement, the Company continues to be subject to the agreement and provide payment when
applicable for units exchanged before the reorganization.
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Note 4—Transactions with Related Parties
Transactions with PMT
Operating Activities
Mortgage Loan Production Activities
The Company sells newly originated loans to PMT under a mortgage loan purchase agreement. The Company
has typically utilized the mortgage loan purchase agreement for the purpose of selling to PMT conforming balance non-
government insured or guaranteed loans, as well as prime jumbo residential mortgage loans. The Company also
purchases newly originated loans from PMT and provides fulfilment services to PMT relating to its loan production
activities.
MSR Recapture
Through June 30, 2020, pursuant to the terms of an MSR recapture agreement by and between the Company
and PMT, if the Company refinanced mortgage loans for which PMT previously held the MSRs, the Company was
generally required to transfer and convey to PMT cash in an amount equal to 30% of the fair market value of the MSRs
related to all such mortgage loans. On June 30, 2020, the MSR recapture agreement was amended and restated for a term
of five years (the “2020 MSR Recapture Agreement”).
Effective July 1, 2020, the 2020 MSR Recapture agreement changes the recapture fee payable by the Company
to a tiered amount equal to:
•
•
•
40% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the first 15% of the
“recapture rate”;
35% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in
excess of 15% and up to 30%; and
30% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in
excess of 30%.
The “recapture rate” means, during each month, the ratio of (i) the aggregate UPB of all recaptured loans, to (ii)
the aggregate UPB of all mortgage loans for which the Company held the MSRs and that were refinanced or otherwise
paid off in such month. The Company has further agreed to allocate sufficient resources to target a recapture rate of
15%.
Fulfillment Services
The Company provides PMT with certain mortgage banking services, including fulfillment and disposition-
related services, for which it receives a monthly fulfillment fee.
Through June 30, 2020, pursuant to the terms of a mortgage banking services agreement, the monthly
fulfillment fee was an amount equal to:
•
•
no greater than the product of (i) 0.35% and (ii) the aggregate initial UPB (the “Initial UPB”) of all
mortgage loans purchased in such month, plus
in the case of all mortgage loans other than those sold to or securitized through Fannie Mae or Freddie
Mac, no greater than the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate Initial UPB of all such mortgage loans
sold and securitized in such month; provided, however, that no fulfillment fee was due or payable to the
Company with respect to any mortgage loans underwritten to the Ginnie Mae MBS Guide.
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Effective July 1, 2020, the fulfillment fees were revised as follows:
Fulfillment fees shall not exceed the following:
•
the number of loan commitments multiplied by a pull-through factor of either .99 or .80 depending on
whether the loan commitments are subject to a “mandatory trade confirmation” or a “best efforts lock
confirmation”, respectively, and then multiplied by $585 for each pull-through adjusted loan
commitment up to and including 16,500 per quarter and $355 for each pull-through adjusted loan
commitment in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus
$315 multiplied by the number of purchased loans up to and including 16,500 per quarter and $195
multiplied by the number of purchased loans in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus
$750 multiplied by the number of all purchased loans that are sold or securitized to parties other than
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; provided however, that no fulfillment fee shall be due or payable to PLS
with respect to any Ginnie Mae loans, and as of October 1, 2022, certain Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
loans acquired by PLS.
•
•
Sourcing Fees
PMT does not hold the Ginnie Mae approval required to issue Ginnie Mae MBS and act as a servicer.
Accordingly, under the agreement, the Company purchases mortgage loans underwritten in accordance with the Ginnie
Mae MBS Guide “as is” and without recourse of any kind from PMT at PMT’s cost less an administrative fee plus
accrued interest and, through June 30, 2020, a sourcing fee ranging from two to three and one-half basis points, generally
based on the average number of calendar days mortgage loans are held by PMT before being purchased by the
Company. Effective July 1, 2020, sourcing fee rates were revised to range from one to two basis points of the UPB,
generally based on the average number of calendar days the loans are held by PMT before purchase by PLS. The
Company may also acquire conventional loans from PMT on the same terms upon mutual agreement between PMT and
the Company.
While the Company purchases these mortgage loans “as is” and without recourse of any kind from PMT, where
the Company has a claim for repurchase, indemnity or otherwise against a correspondent seller, it is entitled, at its sole
expense, to pursue any such claim through or in the name of PMT.
Following is a summary of loan production activities, including MSR recapture, between the Company and
PMT:
Net (losses) gains on loans held for sale at fair value:
Net (losses) gains on loans held for sale to PMT (primarily cash)
Mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread recapture
incurred
Sale of loans held for sale to PMT
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
(2,820) $
—
$
81,295
(13,744)
(16,564) $
298,862 $
(51,473)
(51,473) $
— $
(30,614)
50,681
2,248,896
$
$
Tax service fees earned from PMT included in Loan origination fees $
8,418 $
26,126 $
23,408
Fulfillment fee revenue
Unpaid principal balance of loans fulfilled for PMT subject to
fulfillment fees
$
67,991 $
178,927 $
222,200
$ 37,090,031 $ 110,003,574 $ 100,389,252
Sourcing fees included in cost of loans purchased from PMT
Unpaid principal balance of loans purchased from PMT
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$
11,037
$ 49,680,267 $ 64,774,728 $ 60,540,530
6,472 $
4,968 $
Loan Servicing
The Company and PMT have entered into a loan servicing agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to
which the Company provides subservicing for PMT’s portfolio of MSRs, loans at fair value other than special servicing
loans and loans held for sale (prime servicing) and its portfolio of residential mortgage loans purchased with credit
deterioration (special servicing). The Servicing Agreement provides for servicing fees of per-loan monthly amounts
based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and/or foreclosure status of the serviced loan or REO. The Company also remains
entitled to customary ancillary income and market-based fees and charges relating to loans it services for PMT.
Prime Servicing
• The base servicing fees for prime servicing loans are calculated through a monthly per-loan dollar amount,
with the actual dollar amount for each loan based on whether the loan is a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loan.
The base servicing fee rates are $7.50 per month for fixed-rate loans and $8.50 per month for adjustable-
rate loans.
• To the extent that prime servicing loans become delinquent, the Company receives an additional servicing
fee per loan ranging from $10 to $55 per month based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and foreclosure
status of the loan or $75 per month if the underlying mortgaged property becomes REO.
• The Company is entitled to customary ancillary income and certain market-based fees and charges,
including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption, modification,
origination fees and a percentage of late charges.
• Effective July 1, 2020, the Company receives certain fees for COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance and
modification activities provided for under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
(“CARES Act”).
Special Servicing
• The base servicing fee rates for distressed loans range from $30 per month for current loans up to $95 per
month for loans in foreclosure proceedings. The base servicing fee rate for REO is $75 per month. The
Company also receives a supplemental servicing fee of $25 per month for each distressed loan.
• The Company receives activity-based fees for modifications, foreclosures and liquidations that it facilitates
with respect to special servicing loans, as well as other market-based refinancing and loan disposition fees.
The Company may also receive REO rental fees, property lease renewal fees, property management fees,
tenant paid application fees, late rent fees, and third-party vendor fees associated with its management of
REO.
Following is a summary of loan servicing fees earned from PMT:
Loan type serviced
Loans acquired for sale
Loans at fair value
Mortgage servicing rights
The Servicing Agreement expires on June 30, 2025.
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Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2022
1,018 $
529
80,368
81,915 $
(in thousands)
2,363
505
77,790
80,658
$
$
$
$
2,067
807
64,307
67,181
Investment Management Activities
The Company has a management agreement with PMT (“Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Company oversees PMT’s business affairs in conformity with the investment policies that are approved and monitored
by its board of trustees, for which PFSI collects a base management fee and may collect a performance incentive fee.
The Management Agreement provides that:
• The base management fee is calculated quarterly and is equal to the sum of (i) 1.5% per year of PMT’s
average shareholders’ equity up to $2 billion, (ii) 1.375% per year of PMT’s average shareholders’ equity
in excess of $2 billion and up to $5 billion, and (iii) 1.25% per year of PMT’s average shareholders’ equity
in excess of $5 billion.
• The performance incentive fee is calculated quarterly at a defined annualized percentage of the amount by
which PMT’s “net income,” on a rolling four-quarter basis and before deducting the incentive fee, exceeds
certain levels of return on “equity.”
The performance incentive fee is equal to the sum of: (a) 10% of the amount by which PMT’s “net income”
for the quarter exceeds (i) an 8% return on “equity” plus the “high watermark,” up to (ii) a 12% return on
PMT’s “equity”; plus (b) 15% of the amount by which PMT’s “net income” for the quarter exceeds (i) a
12% return on PMT’s “equity” plus the “high watermark,” up to (ii) a 16% return on PMT’s “equity”; plus
(c) 20% of the amount by which PMT’s “net income” for the quarter exceeds a 16% return on “equity” plus
the “high watermark.”
For the purpose of determining the amount of the performance incentive fee:
“Net income” is defined as net income or loss attributable to PMT’s common shares of beneficial interest
computed in accordance with GAAP adjusted for certain other non-cash charges determined after
discussions between the Company and PMT’s independent trustees and approval by a majority of PMT’s
independent trustees.
“Equity” is the weighted average of the issue price per common share of all of PMT’s public offerings,
multiplied by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (including restricted share units)
in the rolling four-quarter period.
The “high watermark” is the quarterly adjustment that reflects the amount by which the “net income”
(stated as a percentage of return on “equity”) in that quarter exceeds or falls short of the lesser of 8% and
the average Fannie Mae 30-year MBS yield (the “Target Yield”) for the four quarters then ended. If the
“net income” is less than the Target Yield, the high watermark is increased by the difference. If the
“net income” is more than the Target Yield, the high watermark is reduced by the difference. Each time a
performance incentive fee is earned, the high watermark returns to zero. As a result, the threshold amounts
required for the Company to earn a performance incentive fee are adjusted cumulatively based on the
performance of PMT’s “net income” over (or under) the Target Yield, until the “net income” in excess of
the Target Yield exceeds the then-current cumulative high watermark amount, and a performance incentive
fee is earned.
The base management fee and the performance incentive fee are both receivable quarterly in arrears. The
performance incentive fee may be paid in cash or a combination of cash and PMT’s common shares (subject to a limit of
no more than 50% paid in common shares), at PMT’s option.
In the event of termination of the Management Agreement between PMT and the Company, the Company may
be entitled to a termination fee in certain circumstances. The termination fee is equal to three times the sum of (a) the
average annual base management fee, and (b) the average annual performance incentive fee earned by the Company, in
each case during the 24-month period immediately preceding the date of termination.
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Following is a summary of the base management and performance incentive fees earned from PMT:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2022
Base management
Performance incentive
Expense Reimbursement
(in thousands)
$ 31,065 $ 34,794 $ 34,538
—
$ 34,538
3,007
$ 31,065 $ 37,801
—
Under the Management Agreement, PMT reimburses the Company for its organizational and operating
expenses, including third-party expenses, incurred on PMT’s behalf, it being understood that the Company and its
affiliates shall allocate a portion of their personnel’s time to provide certain legal, tax and investor relations services for
the direct benefit of PMT. With respect to the allocation of the Company’s and its affiliates’ personnel compensation, the
Company was reimbursed $120,000 per fiscal quarter through June 30, 2020.
On June 30, 2020, the Management Agreement was amended and restated for a term of five years
(the “2020 Management Agreement”). The terms of the 2020 Management Agreement are materially consistent with
those of the prior management agreement, except that, effective July 1, 2020, PMT’s reimbursement of PCM’s and its
affiliate’s compensation expenses was increased from $120,000 to $165,000 per fiscal quarter, such amount to be
reviewed annually and not preclude reimbursement for any other services performed by the Company or its affiliates.
PMT is also required to pay its pro rata portion of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment,
machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of the Company and its affiliates required for PMT’s and its
subsidiaries’ operations. These expenses are allocated based on the ratio of PMT’s proportion of gross assets compared
to all remaining gross assets managed or owned by the Company and/or its affiliates as calculated at each fiscal quarter
end.
The Company received reimbursements from PMT for expenses as follows:
Reimbursement of:
Expenses incurred on PMT's behalf, net
Common overhead incurred by the Company
Compensation
Payments and settlements during the year (1)
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ 23,829
8,588
660
$ 33,077
$ 144,012
$ 18,812
4,906
660
$ 24,378
$ 284,381
$ 22,583
5,172
570
$ 28,325
$ 378,162
(1) Payments and settlements include payments for the operating, investing and financing activities summarized in this
note and netting settlements made pursuant to master netting agreements between the Company and PMT.
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Investing Activities
Master Repurchase Agreement
The Company, through PLS, has a master repurchase agreement with one of PMT’s wholly-owned subsidiaries,
PennyMac Holdings, LLC (“PMH”) (the “PMH Repurchase Agreement”), pursuant to which PMH may borrow from the
Company for the purpose of financing PMH’s participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS under
the Spread Acquisition Agreement. PLS then re-pledges such participation certificates to PNMAC GMSR ISSUER
TRUST (the “Issuer Trust”) under a master repurchase agreement by and among PLS, the Issuer Trust and PNMAC, as
guarantor (the “PC Repurchase Agreement”). The Issuer Trust was formed for the purpose of allowing PLS to finance
MSRs and ESS relating to such MSRs (the “GNMA MSR Facility”).
In the first quarter of 2021, PLS repurchased the ESS from PMH at fair market value, effectively terminating
the borrowing arrangements allowing PMH to finance its participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in
ESS. Such ESS is now included in PLS's participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS and MSRs,
which PLS pledges in connection with the GNMA MSR Facility.
The Company holds an investment in PMT in the form of 75,000 common shares of beneficial interest.
Following is a summary of investing activities between the Company and PMT:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2022
Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under
agreements to resell pledged to creditors:
Activity during the year:
Net repayments of assets purchased from PMT under agreement to resell
Interest income
Balance at end of year
Common shares of beneficial interest of PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust:
Activity during the year:
Dividends earned from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Change in fair value of investment in common shares of PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust
Balance at end of year:
Fair value
Number of shares
Financing Activities
(in thousands)
$
$
$
80,862 $
387 $
— $
26,650
3,325
80,862
$
136 $
141 $
114
$
$
(371)
(235) $
195
336 $
(567)
(453)
929 $
75
1,300
75
Spread Acquisition and MSR Servicing Agreements
The Company has an amended and restated a master spread acquisition and MSR servicing agreement with
PMT (the “Spread Acquisition Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may sell to PMT, from time to time, the
right to receive participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS arising from Ginnie Mae MSRs
acquired by the Company, in which case the Company generally would be required to service or subservice the related
mortgage loans for Ginnie Mae. The primary purpose of the amendment and restatement was to facilitate the continued
financing of the ESS owned by PMT in connection with the parties’ participation in the GNMA MSR Facility.
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To the extent the Company refinances any of the mortgage loans relating to the ESS it has acquired, the Spread
Acquisition Agreement also contains recapture provisions requiring that the Company transfer to PMT, at no cost, the
ESS relating to a certain percentage of the UPB of the newly originated mortgage loans. However, under the Spread
Acquisition Agreement, in any month where the transferred ESS relating to newly originated Ginnie Mae mortgage
loans is not equivalent to at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the UPB of the refinanced
mortgage loans, the Company is also required to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of such shortfall.
Similarly, in any month where the transferred ESS relating to modified Ginnie Mae mortgage loans is not equivalent to
at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the UPB of the modified mortgage loans, the Spread
Acquisition Agreement contains provisions that require the Company to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of
such shortfall. To the extent the fair market value of the aggregate ESS to be transferred for the applicable month is less
than $200,000, the Company may, at its option, pay cash to PMT in an amount equal to such fair market value in lieu of
transferring such ESS.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company repaid its outstanding ESS financing through the
repurchase of the ESS from PMT.
Following is a summary of financing activities between the Company and PMT:
Excess servicing spread financing:
Balance at beginning of year
Issuance pursuant to recapture agreement
Accrual of interest
Change in fair value
Repayment
Balance at end of year
Year ended December 31,
2020
2021
(in thousands)
$
131,750 $
557
1,280
1,037
(134,624)
$
— $
178,586
2,093
8,418
(24,970)
(32,377)
131,750
Recapture incurred pursuant to refinancings by the Company of mortgage loans subject
to excess servicing spread financing included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair
value
$
614 $
2,241
Receivable from and Payable to PMT
Amounts receivable from and payable to PMT are summarized below:
Receivable from PMT:
Allocated expenses and expenses incurred on PMT's behalf
Management fees
Correspondent production fees
Servicing fees
Fulfillment fees
Payable to PMT:
Amounts advanced by PMT to fund its servicing advances
Other
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December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
11,447 $
7,307
6,835
6,740
4,043
36,372 $
15,431
8,918
8,894
6,848
—
40,091
201,451 $
3,560
205,011 $
212,066
15,953
228,019
$
$
$
$
Exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC Unitholders
On May 8, 2013, as part of a reorganization of PNMAC, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement
with certain former owners of PNMAC that provides for the payment from time to time by the Company to PNMAC’s
exchanged unitholders of an amount equal to 85% of the amount of the net tax benefits, if any, that the Company is
deemed to realize as a result of (i) increases in tax basis of PNMAC’s assets resulting from exchanges of ownership
interests in PNMAC and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax
benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement.
Although a reorganization in November 2018 eliminated the potential for unitholders to exchange any
additional units subject to this tax receivable agreement, the Company continues to be subject to the agreement and will
be required to make payments, to the extent any of the tax benefits specified above are deemed to be realized, under the
tax receivable agreement to those certain prior owners of PNMAC who effected exchanges of ownership interests in
PNMAC for the Company’s common stock before the closing of the reorganization.
Following is a summary of activity in Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company,
LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Activity during the year:
Payments under tax receivable agreement
Repricing of liability
Balance at end of year
Townsgate Closing Services LLC
3,855 $
(576) $
4,635 $ 10,713
$
(280)
$
$ 26,099 $ 30,530 $ 35,165
— $
On December 27, 2022, the Company advanced $801,000 to one of its joint ventures, Townsgate Closing
Services, LLC, under a revolving loan agreement. The revolving agreement has a maximum commitment amount of
$1.5 million, matures on December 27, 2027 and earns interest, initially 10.75% per year, subject to semi-annual
adjustment indexed to the 10+ year USD High Yield Corporate Bond Index as determined by Tradeweb/Bloomberg. The
outstanding balance is included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Donor Advised Fund
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company contributed $5.8 million and $2.3 million,
respectively, to a donor advised fund for the purpose of making charitable contributions. No such contributions were
made during the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Note 5—Loan Sales and Servicing Activities
The Company originates or purchases and sells mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market without
recourse for credit losses. However, the Company maintains continuing involvement with the loans in the form of
servicing arrangements and the liability for representations and warranties it makes to purchasers and insurers of the
loans.
The following table summarizes cash flows between the Company and transferees as a result of the sale of
loans in transactions where the Company maintains continuing involvement as servicer with the loans as servicer:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Cash flows:
Sales proceeds
Servicing fees received
$ 84,345,379 $ 154,450,942 $ 102,840,312
678,142
$
931,315 $
840,104 $
The following table summarizes the UPB of the loans sold by the Company in which it maintains continuing
involvement:
Unpaid principal balance of loans outstanding
Delinquent loans (1):
30-89 days
90 days or more:
Not in foreclosure
In foreclosure
Foreclosed
Loans in bankruptcy
Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:
30-89 days
90 days or more
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 295,032,674 $ 254,524,015
$ 11,019,194 $
6,129,597
$
$
$
$
$
$
6,548,849 $
834,155 $
12,905 $
1,143,484 $
8,399,299
715,016
6,900
1,039,362
950,172 $
2,934,718
3,884,890 $
1,020,290
2,550,703
3,570,993
(1) Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers
seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.
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The following tables summarize the UPB of the Company’s loan servicing portfolio:
Investor:
Non-affiliated entities:
Originated
Purchased
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Loans held for sale
Delinquent loans (1):
30 days
60 days
90 days or more:
Not in foreclosure
In foreclosure
Foreclosed
Loans in bankruptcy
Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance
plans:
30 days
60 days
90 days or more
Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)
Servicing
rights owned
December 31, 2022
Subservicing
(in thousands)
Total
loans serviced
$ 295,032,674 $
19,568,122
314,600,796
—
3,498,214
— $ 295,032,674
19,568,122
—
314,600,796
—
233,575,672
233,575,672
3,498,214
—
$ 318,099,010 $ 233,575,672 $ 551,674,682
$
8,903,829 $
2,855,176
1,576,414 $ 10,480,243
3,192,257
337,081
6,829,985
914,213
13,835
$ 19,517,038 $
1,291,038 $
$
888,057
75,012
7,979
7,718,042
989,225
21,814
2,884,543 $ 22,401,581
1,416,757
125,719 $
$
$
$
453,562 $
527,035
3,042,923
4,023,520 $
3,329,709 $
88,024 $
89,171
466,489
643,684 $
1,783,157 $
541,586
616,206
3,509,412
4,667,204
5,112,866
(1) Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers
seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.
(2) Custodial funds are cash accounts holding funds on behalf of borrowers and investors relating to loans serviced
under servicing agreements and are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company
earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors.
Placement fees are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
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Investor:
Non-affiliated entities:
Originated
Purchased
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Loans held for sale
Delinquent loans (1):
30 days
60 days
90 days or more:
Not in foreclosure
In foreclosure
Foreclosed
Servicing
rights owned
December 31, 2021
Subservicing
(in thousands)
Total
loans serviced
$ 254,524,015 $
23,861,358
278,385,373
—
9,430,766
— $ 254,524,015
23,861,358
—
278,385,373
—
221,892,142
221,892,142
9,430,766
—
$ 287,816,139 $ 221,892,142 $ 509,708,281
$
5,338,545 $
1,604,782
974,055 $
190,727
6,312,600
1,795,509
9,001,137
829,494
8,017
1,750,628
43,793
16,489
10,751,765
873,287
24,506
2,975,692 $ 19,757,667
1,395,635
133,655 $
Loans in bankruptcy
Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans:
$ 16,781,975 $
1,261,980 $
$
30 days
60 days
90 days or more
Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)
$
$
$
554,161 $
556,990
2,732,089
3,843,240 $
8,485,081 $
81,580 $
89,534
638,703
809,817 $
635,741
646,524
3,370,792
4,653,057
3,823,527 $ 12,308,608
(1) Includes delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance plans that were requested by borrowers
seeking payment relief in accordance with the CARES Act.
(2) Custodial funds are cash accounts holding funds on behalf of borrowers and investors relating to loans serviced
under servicing agreements and are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company
earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors.
Placement fees are included in Interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
Following is a summary of the geographical distribution of loans included in the Company’s servicing portfolio
for the top five and all other states as measured by UPB:
State
California
Florida
Texas
Virginia
Maryland
All other states
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 68,542,279 $ 67,317,935
45,222,233
42,064,686
31,442,370
23,922,075
299,738,982
$ 551,674,682 $ 509,708,281
50,873,961
47,911,696
33,478,151
25,473,417
325,395,178
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Note 6—Fair Value
Most of the Company’s assets and certain of its liabilities are measured at or based on their fair values. The
application of fair value may be on a recurring or nonrecurring basis depending on the accounting principles applicable
to the specific asset or liability and whether the Company has elected to carry the item at its fair value as discussed in the
following paragraphs.
Fair Value Accounting Elections
The Company identified its MSRs, its MSLs and all of its non-cash financial assets, to be accounted for at fair
value so changes in fair value will be reflected in income as they occur and more timely reflect the results of the
Company’s performance. The Company has also identified its ESS financing to be accounted for at fair value as a means
of hedging the related MSRs’ fair value risk.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Following is a summary of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
— $
12,194 $
—
3,163,528
— $
12,194
3,509,300
345,772
—
—
—
—
29,203
2,820
32,023
—
32,023
—
929
36,728
2,433
80,754
6,057
29,203
2,820
157,995
(58,992)
99,003
5,953,621
929
45,146 $ 3,252,772 $ 6,336,121 $ 9,575,047
36,728
—
—
—
—
—
36,728
—
36,728
5,953,621
—
—
2,433
80,754
6,057
—
—
89,244
—
89,244
—
—
— $
—
—
3,008
3,008
—
3,008
—
3,008 $
— $
48,670
20,684
—
69,354
—
69,354
—
69,354 $
10,884 $
—
—
—
10,884
—
10,884
2,096
12,980 $
10,884
48,670
20,684
3,008
83,246
(61,534)
21,712
2,096
23,808
Assets:
Short-term investment
Loans held for sale at fair value
Derivative assets:
$
Interest rate lock commitments
Forward purchase contracts
Forward sales contracts
MBS put options
Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
Total derivative assets before netting
Netting
Total derivative assets
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate lock commitments
Forward purchase contracts
Forward sales contracts
Put options on interest rate futures sales contracts
Total derivative liabilities before netting
Netting
Total derivative liabilities
Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value
$
$
$
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Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
— $
— $
6,873 $
—
8,613,607
1,128,876
6,873
9,742,483
323,473
—
20,485
—
40,215
—
7,655
—
1,625
—
3,141
3,141
2,078
2,078
398,672
5,219
(64,977)
—
333,695
5,219
3,878,078
—
1,300
1,300
13,392 $ 8,683,587 $ 5,330,427 $ 13,962,429
323,473
—
—
—
—
—
—
323,473
—
323,473
3,878,078
—
—
20,485
40,215
7,655
1,625
—
—
69,980
—
69,980
—
—
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
18,007
35,415
53,422
—
53,422
—
53,422 $
1,280 $
—
—
1,280
—
1,280
2,816
4,096 $
1,280
18,007
35,415
54,702
(32,096)
22,606
2,816
25,422
Assets:
Short-term investment
Loans held for sale at fair value
Derivative assets:
$
Interest rate lock commitments
Forward purchase contracts
Forward sales contracts
MBS put options
Swaption purchase contracts
Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
Total derivative assets before netting
Netting
Total derivative assets
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate lock commitments
Forward purchase contracts
Forward sales contracts
Total derivative liabilities before netting
Netting
Total derivative liabilities
Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value
$
$
$
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As shown above, certain of the Company’s loans held for sale, IRLCs, repurchase agreement derivatives,
MSRs, ESS and MSLs are measured using Level 3 fair value inputs. Following are roll forwards of assets and liabilities
measured at fair value using “Level 3” fair value inputs at either the beginning or the end of the year presented for each
of the three years ended December 31, 2022:
Year ended December 31, 2022
Assets
Balance, December 31, 2021
Purchases and issuances, net
Capitalization of interest and advances
Sales and repayments
Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales
Changes in fair value included in income arising from:
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
Other factors
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
Transfers to real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Transfers to loans held for sale
Balance, December 31, 2022
Changes in fair value recognized during the year relating to
assets still held at December 31, 2022
Net interest
Loans held
for sale
rate lock
commitments (1)
Mortgage
servicing
rights
Total
(in thousands)
$ 1,128,876 $
3,338,743
60,589
(1,378,441)
—
322,193 $ 3,878,078 $ 5,329,147
3,712,505
369,769
3,993
—
—
60,589
— (1,378,441)
—
1,718,094
— 1,718,094
(41,483)
(25,156)
(66,639)
(2,736,940)
(416)
—
345,772 $
$
—
353,456
353,456
(41,483)
—
(296,605)
(624,905)
(338,088)
(624,905)
— (2,736,940)
—
(416)
—
—
(41,213)
(41,213)
—
25,844 $ 5,953,621 $ 6,325,237
$
(26,699) $
25,844 $ 353,456 $
352,601
(1) For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.
Liabilities
Mortgage servicing liabilities:
Balance, December 31, 2021
Changes in fair value included in income
Balance, December 31, 2022
Changes in fair value recognized during the year relating to liabilities still outstanding at
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
$
$
$
2,816
(720)
2,096
(720)
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Assets
Loans held
for sale
Year ended December 31, 2021
Mortgage
Net interest
servicing
rate lock
rights
commitments (1)
(in thousands)
Total
Balance, December 31, 2020
Purchases and issuances, net
Capitalization of interest and advances
Sales and repayments
Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales
Changes in fair value included in income arising from:
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
Other factors
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
Transfer to real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Transfers to loans held for sale
Balance, December 31, 2021
Changes in fair value recognized during the year
relating to assets still held at December 31, 2021
$
4,675,169 $
677,026 $ 2,581,174 $
20,330,785
169,053
(11,783,818)
—
1,654,476
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,861,949
285,501
—
285,501
(12,547,732)
(82)
—
—
489,547
489,547
—
—
(2,498,856)
—
(565,045)
(565,045)
—
—
—
$
1,128,876 $
322,193 $ 3,878,078 $
7,933,369
21,985,261
169,053
(11,783,818)
1,861,949
285,501
(75,498)
210,003
(12,547,732)
(82)
(2,498,856)
5,329,147
$
22,516 $
322,193 $ (565,045) $
(220,336)
Year ended December 31, 2021
Excess
servicing
spread
financing
Mortgage
servicing
liabilities
(in thousands)
Total
$ 131,750 $
45,324 $ 177,074
557
1,280
—
1,037
(134,624)
— $
—
—
106,631
(149,139)
—
2,816 $
557
1,280
106,631
(148,102)
(134,624)
2,816
— $
(3,156) $
(3,156)
$
$
Liabilities
Balance, December 31, 2020
Issuance of excess servicing spread financing pursuant to a recapture
agreement with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Accrual of interest
Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales
Changes in fair value included in income
Repayments
Balance, December 31, 2021
Changes in fair value recognized during the year relating to liabilities still
outstanding at December 31, 2021
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Assets
Loans held
for sale
Year ended December 31, 2020
Repurchase
agreement
Net interest
rate lock
Mortgage
servicing
rights
commitments (1) derivatives
(in thousands)
Total
Balance, December 31, 2019
Purchases and issuances, net
Capitalization of interest and advances
Sales and repayments
Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan
sales
Changes in fair value included in income
arising from:
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
Other factors
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
Transfers to real estate acquired in settlement
of loans
Transfers to loans held for sale
Balance, December 31, 2020
Changes in fair value recognized during the
year relating to assets still held at
December 31, 2020
$
383,878 $
9,672,322
119,037
(2,381,493)
136,650 $ 8,187 $ 2,926,790 $ 3,455,505
11,726,752
119,037
(2,389,763)
2,028,957
—
—
25,473
—
—
—
—
(8,270)
—
—
—
1,138,045
1,138,045
127,780
—
127,780
(3,246,282)
—
1,254,235
1,254,235
—
—
83
83
—
—
(1,509,134)
(1,509,134)
—
127,780
(254,816)
(127,036)
(3,246,282)
(73)
—
—
(2,742,816)
$ 4,675,169 $
677,026 $
(73)
—
—
(2,742,816)
—
—
— $ 2,581,174 $ 7,933,369
$
153,474 $
677,026 $
— $ (1,509,134) $
(678,634)
(1) For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.
Liabilities
Balance, December 31, 2019
Issuance of excess servicing spread financing pursuant to a recapture
agreement with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Accrual of interest
Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales
Changes in fair value included in income
Repayments
Balance, December 31, 2020
Changes in fair value recognized during the year relating to liabilities still
outstanding at December 31, 2020
Year ended December 31, 2020
Excess
servicing
spread
financing
Mortgage
servicing
liabilities
(in thousands)
Total
$ 178,586 $
29,140 $ 207,726
2,093
8,418
—
(24,970)
(32,377)
$ 131,750 $
—
—
23,325
(7,141)
—
2,093
8,418
23,325
(32,111)
(32,377)
45,324 $ 177,074
$ (24,970) $
(7,141) $ (32,111)
The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from the return to salability in the active
secondary market of certain loans held for sale and from transfers of IRLCs to loans held for sale at fair value upon
purchase or funding.
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value under the Fair Value Option
Net changes in fair values included in income for assets and liabilities carried at fair value as a result of the
Company’s election of the fair value option by income statement line item are summarized below:
Net gains on
loans held
for sale at
fair value
2022
Net
loan
servicing
fees
Total
Net gains on
loans held
for sale at
fair value
2021
Net
loan
servicing
fees
Total
Net gains on
loans held
for sale at
fair value
2020
Net
loan
servicing
fees
Total
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Assets:
Loans held for
sale
Mortgage
servicing rights
$ (219,054) $
— $ (219,054) $ 2,568,318 $
— $ 2,568,318
$ 2,899,314 $
— $ 2,899,314
(565,045)
$ (219,054) $ 353,456 $ 134,402 $ 2,568,318 $ (565,045) $ 2,003,273
(565,045)
353,456
353,456
—
—
(1,509,134)
(1,509,134)
$ 2,899,314 $ (1,509,134) $ 1,390,180
—
Liabilities:
Excess
servicing spread
financing
payable to
PennyMac
Mortgage
Investment
Trust
Mortgage
servicing
liabilities
$
$
— $
— $
— $
— $
(1,037) $
(1,037)
$
— $
24,970 $
24,970
—
— $
720
720 $
720
720 $
149,139
—
— $ 148,102 $
149,139
148,102
$
—
— $
7,141
32,111 $
7,141
32,111
Following are the fair value and related principal amounts due upon maturity of assets accounted for under the
fair value option:
Loans held for sale
Current through 89 days delinquent
90 days or more delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
In foreclosure
December 31, 2022
Principal
amount
due upon
maturity
Fair
value
Difference
Fair
value
(in thousands)
December 31, 2021
Principal
amount
due upon
maturity
Difference
$ 3,450,578 $ 3,428,052 $ 22,526 $ 9,577,398 $ 9,263,242 $ 314,156
47,252
11,470
(713)
(1,726)
$ 3,509,300 $ 3,498,214 $ 11,086 $ 9,742,483 $ 9,430,766 $ 311,717
153,875
13,649
(6,099)
(5,341)
153,162
11,923
53,351
16,811
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Following is a summary of assets held at year end that were measured based on fair value on a nonrecurring
basis during the year:
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
$
$
— $
— $
(in thousands)
—
—
$
$
1,850 $
2,588 $
1,850
2,588
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The following table summarizes the total net losses recognized on assets measured based on fair values on a
nonrecurring basis during the year:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2022
2020
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
(in thousands)
$
523 $
799 $
814
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Amortized Cost
The Company’s Assets sold under agreements to repurchase, Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale
agreements, Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets, Unsecured senior notes and Obligations under capital
lease are carried at amortized cost.
These assets and liabilities are classified as “Level 3” fair value items due to the Company’s reliance on
unobservable inputs to estimate their fair values. The Company has concluded that the fair values of these liabilities
other than the Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets and the Unsecured senior notes approximate their
carrying values due to their short terms and/or variable interest rates.
The Company estimates the fair value of the Term Notes and the Unsecured senior notes based on non-affiliate
broker indications of fair value. The fair value and carrying value of these notes are summarized below:
Term Notes
Unsecured senior notes
$
$
1,677,476 $
1,550,750 $
1,794,475 $
1,779,920 $
1,302,640 $
1,790,375 $
1,297,622
1,776,219
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Fair value
Carrying value
Fair value
Carrying value
(in thousands)
Valuation Governance
Most of the Company’s financial assets, and all of its derivatives, MSRs, ESS, and MSLs, are carried at fair
value with changes in fair value recognized in current period income. Certain of the Company’s financial assets and
derivatives and all of its MSRs, ESS, and MSLs are “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities which require use of
unobservable inputs that are significant to the estimation of the items’ fair values. Unobservable inputs reflect the
Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and are based on
the best information available under the circumstances.
Due to the difficulty in estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company has
assigned responsibility for estimating the fair value of these assets and liabilities to specialized staff and subjects the
valuation process to significant senior management oversight:
• The Company’s Financial Analysis and Valuation group (the “FAV group”) is responsible for estimating
the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs and maintaining its valuation
policies and procedures.
• The Company’s Capital Markets Risk Management staff develops the fair value of the Company’s IRLCs
which is reviewed by its Capital Markets Operations group.
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With respect to the non-IRLC “Level 3” valuations, the FAV group reports to the Company’s senior
management valuation committee, which oversees the valuations. The FAV group monitors the models used for
valuation of the Company’s “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, including the models’ performance versus actual
results, and reports those results as well as changes in the valuation of the non-IRLC “Level 3” fair value assets and
liabilities, including major factors affecting the valuation and any changes in model methods and inputs, to the
Company’s senior management valuation committee. To assess the reasonableness of its valuations, the FAV group
presents an analysis of the effect on the valuation of changes to the significant inputs to the models and for MSRs,
comparisons of its estimates of fair value to those procured from non-affiliate brokers and comparisons of the key inputs
used in the Company’s valuation model to published surveys.
The Company’s senior management valuation committee includes the Company’s chief financial, risk, credit
and deputy chief investment officers as well as other senior members of the Company’s finance, capital markets and risk
management staff.
Valuation Techniques and Inputs
Following is a description of the techniques and inputs used in estimating the fair values of “Level 2” and
“Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities:
Loans Held for Sale
Most of the Company’s loans held for sale at fair value are saleable into active markets and are therefore
categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets. The fair values of “Level 2” fair value loans are determined using their
contracted selling price or quoted market price or market price equivalent.
Certain of the Company’s loans held for sale are not saleable into active markets and are therefore categorized
as “Level 3” fair value assets. Loans held for sale categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets include:
• Government guaranteed or insured loans purchased by the Company from Ginnie Mae guaranteed pools in
its loan servicing portfolio. The Company’s right to purchase government guaranteed or insured loans
arises as the result of the loan being at least three months delinquent on the date of purchase by the
Company and provides an alternative to the Company’s obligation to continue advancing principal and
interest at the coupon rate of the related Ginnie Mae security. Such loans may be resold to investors and
thereafter may be repurchased to the extent eligible for resale into a new Ginnie Mae guaranteed security.
Loans become eligible for resale into a new Ginnie Mae security when the loans become current either
through completion of a modification of the loan’s terms or otherwise after three months of timely
payments and when the issuance date of the new security is at least 120 days after the date the loan was last
delinquent.
• Loans that are not saleable into active markets due to identification of a defect by the Company or to the
repurchase by the Company of a loan with an identified defect.
• Home equity loans. At present, there is no active market with observable inputs that are significant to the
estimation of fair value of the home equity loans the Company produces.
The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its “Level 3” fair value loans held
for sale. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s “Level 3” fair value
loans held for sale are discount rates, home price projections, voluntary and total prepayment/resale speeds. Significant
changes in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change to the loans’ fair value measurement.
Increases in home price projections are generally accompanied by an increase in voluntary prepayment speeds.
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Following is a quantitative summary of key “Level 3” fair value inputs used in the valuation of loans held for
sale at fair value:
Fair value (in thousands)
Key inputs (1):
Discount rate:
Range
Weighted average
Twelve-month projected housing price index change:
Range
Weighted average
Voluntary prepayment/resale speed (2):
Range
Weighted average
Total prepayment/resale speed (3):
Range
Weighted average
December 31,
2022
345,772
$
2021
$ 1,128,876
5.5% – 10.2%
5.7%
2.2% – 9.2%
2.3%
(1.9)% – (1.7)%
(1.8)%
6.1% – 6.5%
6.2%
4.7% – 25.6%
21.6%
0.4% – 30.3%
22.0%
4.8% – 36.1%
29.4%
0.4% – 39.3%
28.2%
(1) Weighted average inputs are based on fair value of the “Level 3” loans.
(2) Voluntary prepayment/resale speed is measured using Life Voluntary Conditional Prepayment Rate (“CPR”).
(3) Total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary
prepayment/resale rates.
Changes in fair value relating to loans held for sale as the result of changes in the loan’s instrument specific
credit risk are indicated by successful modifications of the loan’s terms or changes in the respective loan’s delinquency
status and performance history at year end from the later of the beginning of the year or acquisition date. Changes in fair
value of loans held for sale are included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value in the Company’s consolidated
statements of income.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
The Company categorizes IRLCs as “Level 3” fair value assets or liabilities. The Company estimates the fair
value of IRLCs based on quoted Agency MBS prices, its estimate of the fair value of the MSRs it expects to receive in
the sale of the loans and the probability that the loans will fund or be purchased (the “pull-through rate”).
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s IRLCs are the pull-
through rate and the MSR component of the Company’s estimate of the fair value of the mortgage loans it has
committed to purchase. Significant changes in the pull-through rate or the MSR component of the IRLCs, in isolation,
could result in significant changes in the IRLCs’ fair value measurement. The financial effects of changes in these inputs
are generally inversely correlated as increasing interest rates have a positive effect on the MSR component of IRLC fair
value, but increase the pull-through rate for the loan principal and interest payment cash flow component, which has
decreased in fair value. Initial recognition and changes in fair value of IRLCs are included in Net gains on loans
acquired for sale at fair value in the consolidated statements of income.
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Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the valuation of IRLCs:
Fair value (in thousands) (1)
Key inputs (2):
Pull-through rate:
Range
Weighted average
Mortgage servicing rights fair value expressed as:
Servicing fee multiple:
Range
Weighted average
Percentage of loan commitment amount
Range
Weighted average
December 31,
2022
25,844
2021
322,193
$
$
10.3% – 100%
82.8%
8.0% – 100%
78.4%
(1.3) – 7.7
4.3
(8.5) – 6.7
3.8
(0.2)% – 3.8%
2.0%
(1.6)% – 3.6%
1.5%
(1) For purposes of this table, the IRLC assets and liability positions are shown net.
(2) Weighted average inputs are based on the committed amounts.
Hedging Derivatives
Hedging derivatives that are actively traded on exchanges are categorized by the Company as “Level 1” fair
value assets and liabilities. Hedging derivatives whose fair values are based on observable MBS prices or interest rate
volatilities in the MBS market are categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets and liabilities.
Changes in the fair value of hedging derivatives are included in Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair
value, or Net loan servicing fees – Mortgage servicing rights hedging results, as applicable, in the consolidated
statements of income.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
MSRs are categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to
estimate the fair value of MSRs. The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSRs include the applicable
prepayment rate (prepayment speed), pricing spread (discount rate), and annual per-loan cost to service the underlying
loans, all of which are unobservable. Significant changes to any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant
change in the MSR fair value measurement. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related. Changes in the fair
value of MSRs are included in Net loan servicing fees—Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage
servicing liabilities in the consolidated statements of income.
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Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of MSRs received by the Company when it
retains the obligation to service the mortgage loans it sells:
Amount recognized
Pool characteristics:
Year ended December 31,
2022
2020
2021
(Amount recognized and unpaid principal balance of
underlying mortgage loans amounts in thousands)
$1,861,949
$1,718,094
$1,138,045
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans
Weighted average servicing fee rate (in basis points)
$83,569,657
44
$138,319,425
34
$96,571,835
35
Key inputs (1):
Annual total prepayment speed (2):
Range
Weighted average
Equivalent average life (in years):
Range
Weighted average
Pricing spread (3):
Range
Weighted average
Annual per-loan cost of servicing:
Range
Weighted average
5.1% – 23.4%
9.4%
6.1% – 31.4%
8.6%
7.2% – 49.8%
11.9%
3.7 – 9.4
8.1
3.0 – 9.2
8.1
1.5 – 9.1
6.7
5.5% – 16.1%
7.8%
6.0% – 16.9%
8.8%
6.8% – 18.1%
9.4%
$71 – $177
$104
$80 – $117
$103
$77 – $117
$102
(1) Weighted average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying loans.
(2) Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary
prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.
(3) Pricing spread represents a margin that is applied to a reference interest rate’s forward rate curve to develop periodic
discount rates. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company applies a pricing spread to the United States Treasury
(“Treasury”) Securities yield curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. Through
December 31, 2021, the Company applied its pricing spread to the United States Dollar London Interbank Offered
Rate (“LIBOR”)/swap curve. The change in reference interest rate from the LIBOR/swap curve to the Treasury
yield curve did not have a significant effect on the Company’s fair value measurement of MSRs.
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Following is a quantitative summary of key inputs used in the valuation of the Company’s MSRs at year end
and the effect on the fair value from adverse changes in those inputs:
Fair value
Pool characteristics:
December 31,
2022
2021
(Fair value, unpaid principal balance of underlying mortgage
loans and effect on fair value amounts in thousands)
$ 3,878,078
$ 5,953,621
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans
Weighted average note interest rate
Weighted average servicing fee rate (in basis points)
$ 314,567,639
3.4%
36
$ 278,324,780
3.2%
34
Key inputs (1):
Annual total prepayment speed (2):
Range
Weighted average
Equivalent average life (in years):
Range
Weighted average
Effect on fair value of (3):
5% adverse change
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
Pricing spread (4):
Range
Weighted average
Effect on fair value of (3):
5% adverse change
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
Per-loan annual cost of servicing:
Range
Weighted average
Effect on fair value of (3):
5% adverse change
10% adverse change
20% adverse change
5.0% – 17.7%
7.5%
7.9% – 26.7%
10.7%
3.7 – 9.3
8.4
($77,346)
($152,192)
($294,872)
3.1 – 7.7
6.8
($80,109)
($157,252)
($303,259)
4.9% – 14.3%
6.5%
5.3% – 15.5%
7.7%
($81,021)
($159,863)
($311,329)
$68 – $144
$109
($41,263)
($82,527)
($165,053)
($59,577)
($117,352)
($227,791)
$79 – $197
$108
($32,979)
($65,958)
($131,916)
(1) Weighted average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying loans.
(2) Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary
prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.
(3) These sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed as of a particular date; only contemplate the
movements in the indicated inputs; do not incorporate changes to other inputs; are subject to the accuracy of the
models and inputs used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect the Company’s overall financial
performance in such events, including operational adjustments made to account for changing circumstances. For
these reasons, these estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.
(4) Effective January 1, 2022, the Company applies a pricing spread to the Treasury yield curve for purposes of
discounting cash flows relating to MSRs. Through December 31, 2021, the Company applied its pricing spread to
the United States Dollar LIBOR/swap curve. The change in reference interest rate from the LIBOR/swap curve to
the Treasury yield curve did not have a significant effect on the Company’s fair value measurement of MSRs.
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Excess Servicing Spread Financing at Fair Value
ESS is categorized as a “Level 3” fair value liability. Because ESS is a claim to a portion of the cash flows from
MSRs, the Company’s approach to fair value measurement of ESS is similar to that of MSRs. The Company uses the
same discounted cash flow approach to measuring ESS as it uses to measure MSRs except that certain inputs relating to
the cost to service the mortgage loans underlying the MSRs and certain ancillary income are not included as these cash
flows do not accrue to the holder of ESS.
The key inputs used in the estimation of ESS fair value include pricing spread (discount rate) and prepayment
speed. Significant changes to either of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change in the fair value of
ESS. Changes in these key inputs are not necessarily directly related.
ESS is generally subject to fair value increases when mortgage interest rates increase. Increasing mortgage
interest rates normally discourage mortgage refinancing activity. Decreased refinancing activity increases the life of the
mortgage loans underlying the ESS, thereby increasing its fair value. Changes in the fair value of ESS are included in
Net loan servicing fees—Change in fair value of excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment
Trust. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company repaid its outstanding ESS financing payable to PMT.
Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
MSLs are categorized as “Level 3” fair value liabilities. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to
estimate the fair value of MSLs. The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSLs include the applicable
pricing spread, annual total prepayment speed, and the per-loan annual cost of servicing the underlying loans. Changes
in the fair value of MSLs are included in Net servicing fees—Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and
mortgage servicing liabilities in the consolidated statements of income.
Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of MSLs:
Fair value (in thousands)
Pool characteristics:
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans (in thousands)
Servicing fee rate (in basis points)
Key inputs (1):
Annual total prepayment speed (2)
Equivalent average life (in years)
Pricing spread (3)
Per-loan annual cost of servicing
December 31,
2022
2,096
$
2021
2,816
33,157
25
$
60,593
25
17.2%
4.9
7.8%
1,177
$
19.8%
4.1
6.9%
1,406
$
$
$
(1) Weighted average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying mortgage loans.
(2) Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary
prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.
(3) Effective January 1, 2022, the Company applies a pricing spread to the Treasury yield curve for purposes of
discounting cash flows relating to MSLs. Through December 31, 2021, the Company applied its pricing spread to
the United States Dollar London LIBOR/swap curve. The change in reference interest rate from the LIBOR/swap
curve to the Treasury yield curve did not have a significant effect on the Company’s fair value measurement of
MSLs.
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Note 7—Loans Held for Sale at Fair Value
Loans held for sale at fair value are summarized below:
Loan type
Government-insured or guaranteed
Conventional conforming
Jumbo
Home equity loans
Purchased from Ginnie Mae securities serviced by the Company
Repurchased pursuant to representations and warranties
Fair value of loans pledged to secure:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
Note 8—Derivative Activities
Derivative Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Derivatives
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 2,006,157 $ 6,030,518
2,583,089
—
—
1,082,444
46,432
$ 3,509,300 $ 9,742,483
1,145,053
12,318
46,589
257,175
42,008
$ 3,139,870 $ 8,629,861
505,716
$ 3,442,847 $ 9,135,577
302,977
The Company had the following derivative financial instruments recorded on its consolidated balance sheets:
December 31, 2022
Fair value
December 31, 2021
Fair value
Derivative instrument
Notional
amount (1)
assets
Derivative Derivative
Notional
Derivative Derivative
liabilities
assets
liabilities amount (1)
(in thousands)
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate lock commitments
Subject to master netting arrangements (2):
Forward purchase contracts
Forward sales contracts
MBS put options
Swaption purchase contracts
Put options on interest rate futures purchase
contracts
Call options on interest rate futures purchase
contracts
Put options on interest rate futures sale contracts
Treasury futures purchase contracts
Treasury futures sale contracts
Interest rate swap futures purchase contracts
Interest rate swap futures sale contracts
Total derivatives before netting
Netting
Deposits placed with (received from) derivative
counterparties included in the derivative balances
above, net
7,009,119 $ 36,728 $ 10,884
14,111,795 $ 323,473 $
1,280
8,320,849
12,487,760
1,750,000
—
2,433
80,754
6,057
—
48,670
20,684
—
—
22,007,383
34,429,676
9,550,000
5,375,000
20,485
40,215
7,655
1,625
18,007
35,415
—
—
6,800,000
29,203
—
2,450,000
3,141
—
1,350,000
250,000
3,709,200
3,456,900
—
—
2,820
—
—
—
—
—
157,995
(58,992)
—
3,008
—
—
—
—
83,246
(61,534)
$ 99,003 $ 21,712
1,250,000
—
1,544,800
1,925,000
3,010,600
2,187,200
2,078
—
—
—
—
—
398,672
(64,977)
—
—
—
—
—
—
54,702
(32,096)
$ 333,695 $ 22,606
$
2,542
$ (32,881)
(1) Notional amounts provide an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity.
(2) All of the derivatives used for hedging purposes are interest rate derivatives and are used as economic hedges.
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Derivative Assets, Financial Instruments, and Cash Collateral Held by Counterparty
The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amount of derivative asset positions after
considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not meet the accounting
guidance qualifying for netting.
December 31, 2022
Gross amount not
offset in the
consolidated
balance sheet
Financial
Cash
collateral
Net
Net amount
of assets in the
consolidated
December 31, 2021
Gross amount not
offset in the
consolidated
balance sheet
Financial
Cash
collateral
Net amount
of assets in the
consolidated
balance sheet instruments received amount
balance sheet instruments received
Net
amount
(in thousands)
Interest rate lock
commitments
RJ O'Brien
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Goldman Sachs
Citibank, N.A.
Bank of America, N.A.
Others
$ 36,728 $
29,016
18,501
5,757
5,098
1,519
2,384
$ 99,003 $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $ 36,728 $ 323,473 $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $ 99,003 $ 333,695 $
29,016
18,501
5,757
5,098
1,519
2,384
5,219
—
—
—
3,005
1,998
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $ 323,473
5,219
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,005
—
—
1,998
— $ 333,695
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Derivative Liabilities, Financial Instruments, and Collateral Held by Counterparty
The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amount of derivative liabilities and assets sold
under agreements to repurchase after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged
that do not qualify under the accounting guidance for netting. All assets sold under agreements to repurchase are secured
by sufficient collateral or have fair value that exceeds the liability amount recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.
December 31, 2022
Gross amounts
not offset in the
consolidated
balance sheet
December 31, 2021
Gross amounts
not offset in the
consolidated
balance sheet
Net amount
of liabilities
in the
consolidated
balance sheet instruments (1) pledged amount balance sheet instruments (1) pledged amount
(in thousands)
Net amount
of liabilities
in the
consolidated
Cash
collateral
Cash
collateral
Financial
Financial
Net
Net
$
10,884 $
— $
— $ 10,884 $
1,280 $
— $
— $ 1,280
970,725
567,745
381,893
300,280
228,181
(968,804)
(567,745)
(381,893)
(300,280)
(221,986)
—
—
—
—
—
1,921 1,974,278 (1,969,670)
— 1,758,690 (1,758,690)
(496,064)
—
(349,172)
—
(200,338)
6,195
496,064
349,172
203,779
211,713
114,277
94,211
80,276
64,486
1,731
(211,713)
(114,277)
(94,211)
(79,295)
(64,486)
—
$ 3,026,402 $ (3,004,690) $
—
—
—
981
—
1,731
(300,912)
—
(292,105)
—
(402,806)
—
(676,685)
—
(850,918)
—
—
—
— $ 21,712 $ 7,319,966 $ (7,297,360) $
300,912
299,580
403,003
677,419
853,147
2,642
—
—
—
—
—
4,608
—
—
—
3,441
—
—
7,475
—
197
—
734
—
2,229
—
—
2,642
— $ 22,606
Interest rate lock
commitments
Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Capital LLC
Bank of America, N.A.
Royal Bank of Canada
BNP Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Citibank, N.A.
Barclays Capital
Goldman Sachs
Others
(1) Amounts represent the UPB of Assets sold under agreements to repurchase.
Following are the gains (losses) recognized by the Company on derivative financial instruments and the income
statement line items where such gains and losses are included:
Derivative activity
Consolidated income statement line
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
(in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments
Repurchase agreement derivatives
Hedged item:
Interest rate lock commitments and loans
held for sale
Mortgage servicing rights
Net gains on loans held for
sale at fair value (1)
Interest expense
Net gains on loans held for
sale at fair value
Net loan servicing fees–
Mortgage servicing rights
hedging results
$ (296,349) $ (354,833) $ 540,376
$
83
— $
— $
$ 1,326,964 $ 319,141 $ (650,898)
$ (631,484) $ (475,215) $ 918,180
(1) Represents net change in fair value of IRLCs from the beginning to the end of the year. Amounts recognized at the
date of commitment and fair value changes recognized during the period until purchase of the underlying loans are
shown in the rollforward of IRLCs for the year in Note 6 – Fair Value – Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair
Value on a Recurring Basis.
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Note 9—Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities
Mortgage Servicing Rights Carried at Fair Value:
The activity in MSRs carried at fair value is as follows:
Balance at beginning of year
Additions:
MSRs resulting from loan sales
Purchases
Change in fair value due to:
Changes in inputs used in valuation model (1)
Other changes in fair value (2)
Total change in fair value
Balance at end of year
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans at end of year
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
3,878,078 $
2,581,174 $
2,926,790
1,718,094
3,993
1,722,087
1,861,949
—
1,861,949
1,138,045
25,473
1,163,518
877,324
(523,868)
353,456
5,953,621 $
(1,078,084)
(431,050)
(1,509,134)
2,581,174
$
$ 314,567,639 $ 278,324,780 $ 238,410,809
(136,350)
(428,695)
(565,045)
3,878,078 $
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights pledged to secure Assets
sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by
mortgage servicing assets
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$
5,897,613 $
3,856,791
(1) Principally reflects changes in pricing spread, annual total prepayment speed, per loan annual cost of servicing and
UPB of underlying loan inputs.
(2) Represents changes due to realization of cash flows.
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Mortgage Servicing Liabilities Carried at Fair Value:
The activity in MSLs carried at fair value is summarized below:
Year ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
Balance at beginning of year
Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales
Changes in fair value due to:
Changes in inputs used in valuation model (1)
Other changes in fair value (2)
Total change in fair value
Balance at end of period
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans at end of year
$ 2,816 $
(in thousands)
45,324
106,631
$
29,140
23,325
31,757
(68,020)
(38,898)
(81,119)
(7,141)
(149,139)
2,816
45,324
$
60,593 $ 2,857,492
$ 2,096 $
$ 33,157 $
—
(347)
(373)
(720)
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2021, significant changes were made to valuation inputs used to estimate the
fair value of MSLs in recognition of the observed increase in the proportion of performing government insured or
guaranteed loans and reduced expected costs and losses from defaulted government insured or guaranteed loans
underlying the Company’s MSLs.
(2) Represents changes due to realization of cash flows.
Contractual servicing fees relating to MSRs and MSLs are recorded in Net loan servicing fees—Loan servicing
fees—From non-affiliates on the consolidated statements of income; late charges and other ancillary fees relating to
MSRs and MSLs are recorded in Net loan servicing fees—Loan servicing fees—Other on the Company’s consolidated
statements of income. Such amounts are summarized below:
Contractual servicing fees
Other fees:
Late charges
Other
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ 1,054,828 $
875,570 $
814,646
40,583
13,742
$ 1,109,153 $
29,848
29,505
934,923 $
36,339
25,543
876,528
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Note 10—Leases
Substantially all of the Company’s lease agreements are operating leases and relate to its office facilities. The
Company’s operating lease agreements have remaining terms ranging from less than one year to ten years; some of these
operating lease agreements include options to extend their terms for up to five years. None of the Company’s operating
lease agreements require the Company to make variable lease payments.
The Company’s leases are summarized below:
Lease expense:
Operating leases
Short-term leases
Sublease income
$
Net lease expense included in Occupancy and equipment
$
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
(dollars in thousands)
19,779 $
778
(46)
20,511 $
18,363 $
904
—
19,267 $
16,223
1,153
—
17,376
Other information:
Payments for operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized
Period end weighted averages:
Remaining lease term (in years)
Discount rate
$
$
23,475 $
1,364 $
20,145 $
28,401 $
16,524
14,128
4.8
3.8%
5.7
4.0%
6.3
4.1%
The maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are summarized below:
$
Operating leases
(in thousands)
24,228
19,523
18,645
14,322
6,799
12,039
95,556
(10,006)
85,550
$
Year ended December 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Operating lease liability
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Note 11—Other Assets
Other assets are summarized below:
Capitalized software, net
Margin deposits
Prepaid expenses
Servicing fees receivable, net
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and building improvements, net
Other servicing receivables
Interest receivable
Deposits securing Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and
Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Derivative settlements receivable
Other
Other assets pledged to secure:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and
Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
Obligations under capital lease:
Capitalized software, net
Furniture, fixture, equipment and building improvements, net
Capitalized software is summarized below:
Cost
Less: Accumulated amortization
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 157,460 $ 109,480
100,482
64,924
23,672
31,677
113,820
9,688
55,968
38,780
31,356
28,382
24,854
24,110
12,277
11,497
1,522
31,701
36,632
7,474
20,026
98,741
$ 417,907 $ 616,616
$
12,277 $
36,632
—
—
12,277 $
4,546
4,116
45,294
$
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 231,341 $ 159,407
(49,927)
$ 157,460 $ 109,480
(73,881)
Amortization and impairment expenses relating to capitalized software are summarized below:
Included in Technology expense
Amortization
Impairment
Year ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(in thousands)
$ 23,955 $ 20,206 $ 16,641
728 $ 13,145
$
— $
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and building improvements are summarized below:
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and building improvements
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 82,721 $ 75,562
(43,885)
$ 28,382 $ 31,677
(54,339)
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Depreciation and amortization expenses are summarized below:
Year ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization expenses included in Occupancy and equipment
$ 10,454 $ 8,439 $
8,934
Note 12—Short-Term Borrowings
The borrowing facilities described throughout these Notes 12 and 13 contain various covenants, including
financial covenants governing the Company’s net worth, debt-to-equity ratio and liquidity. Management believes that the
Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2022.
Assets Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
The Company has multiple borrowing facilities in the form of asset sales under agreements to repurchase.
These borrowing facilities are secured by loans held for sale at fair value or participation certificates backed by mortgage
servicing assets. Eligible assets are sold at advance rates based on their fair values (as determined by the lender). Interest
is charged at a rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Loans and participation certificates
financed under these agreements may be re-pledged by the lenders.
Fannie Mae MSR Facility
On April 28, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, PLS, PNMAC, and PFSI ISSUER
TRUST - FMSR, entered into a structured finance transaction, allowing PLS to finance Fannie Mae MSRs and ESS (the
“Fannie Mae MSR Facility”). In connection with the Fannie Mae MSR Facility, PLS pledges and/or sells to PFSI
ISSUER TRUST - FMSR participation certificates representing beneficial interests in MSRs and ESS pursuant to the
terms of a master repurchase agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and between PLS, PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR and
PNMAC (the “FMSR PC Repurchase Agreement”). In return, PFSI ISSUER TRUST- FMSR has issued to PLS the
Series 2021-MSRVF1 Note, dated April 28, 2021, known as the “PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR Collateralized Notes,
Series 2021-MSRVF1” (the “FMSR VFN”), and may, from time to time, issue to institutional investors term notes, in
each case secured on a pari passu basis by the participation certificates relating to the MSRs (the “FMSR Term Notes”).
The maximum principal balance of the FMSR VFN is $1 billion.
Under the FMSR PC Repurchase Agreement, PLS grants to PFSI ISSUER TRUST – FMSR a security interest
in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under participation certificates representing beneficial interests in MSRs and
ESS, including all of its rights and interests in any MSRs and ESS it thereafter owns or acquires. The principal amount
paid by PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR for the participation certificates under the FMSR PC Repurchase Agreement is
based upon a percentage of the market value of the underlying MSRs (inclusive of the ESS). Upon PLS’s repurchase of
the participation certificates, PLS is required to repay PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR the principal amount relating
thereto plus accrued interest (at a rate reflective of the current market and consistent with the weighted average note rate
of the FMSR VFN and any outstanding term notes) to the date of such repurchase.
PLS also entered into a master repurchase agreement on April 28, 2021 (the “FMSR VFN Repurchase
Agreement”) with Credit Cuisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (“CSFB”), as administrative agent, and Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“CSCIB”), as purchaser, pursuant to which PLS sold the FMSR VFN to CSCIB
with an agreement to repurchase such FMSR VFN at a later date. The FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement has a term
extending through May 31, 2024. The FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement provides for a maximum purchase price of
$250 million, all of which is committed.
The principal amount paid by CSCIB for the FMSR VFN is based upon a percentage of the market value of
such FMSR VFN. Upon PLS’s repurchase of the FMSR VFN, PLS is required to repay CSCIB the principal amount
relating thereto plus accrued interest (at a rate reflective of the current market based on a spread above SOFR to the date
of such repurchase).
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Ginnie Mae MSR Facility
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries PLS, PNMAC, and the Issuer Trust, have a structured
finance transaction, in which PLS pledges and/or sells to the Issuer Trust participation certificates representing
beneficial interests in MSRs and ESS pursuant to the terms of the PC Repurchase Agreement (the “GNMA MSR
Facility”). In return, the Issuer Trust has issued to PLS, pursuant to the terms of an indenture, the Series 2016-MSRVF1
Variable Funding Note, known as the “PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST MSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2016-
MSRVF1” (the “VFN”), and has issued and may, from time to time pursuant to the terms of any supplemental
indenture, issue to institutional investors additional term notes, in each case secured on a pari passu basis by the
participation certificates relating to the MSRs and ESS. The maximum principal balance of the VFN is $2 billion.
On July 30, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries PLS, PNMAC and the Issuer Trust,
entered into agreements to syndicate existing variable funding note repurchase agreements as part of the Ginnie Mae
MSR structured finance facility. The Company entered into an Amended and Restated Series 2016-MSRVF1 Master
Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer,
Citibank, N.A., as a buyer, and PNMAC, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement”), related
to the servicing spread. The Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement added Citibank as a syndicate buyer of
MSRs and related ESS, and increased the borrowing capacity from $400 to $500 million, all of which is committed on a
50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank.
Ginnie Mae Servicing Advances
On April 1, 2020, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries PLS, PNMAC and the PNMAC GMSR
ISSUER TRUST, issued a series of variable funding notes, the Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Notes (“GMSR Servicing
Advance Notes”), to be sold under agreement to repurchase pursuant to a Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of
April 1, 2020, with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, acting as administrative agent on behalf of Credit
Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as buyer (the “GMSR Servicing Advances Repurchase Agreement”).
The GMSR Servicing Advances Repurchase Agreement provides the Company with financing secured by
servicing advance receivables to pay, in accordance with the Ginnie Mae requirements, in the event borrowers are
delinquent: (i) regularly scheduled monthly principal and interest to mortgage-backed securities holders; (ii) taxes,
homeowner’s insurance, and other escrowed items; and (iii) other expenses related to servicing delinquent loans as
specified by (A) state and federal laws and (B) government agencies, including the FHA, the VA, and the USDA.
On July 30, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries PLS, PNMAC and the Issuer Trust,
entered into agreements to syndicate existing variable funding note repurchase agreements, as part of the Ginnie Mae
servicing advance facility. The Company entered into an Amended and Restated Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Master
Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer,
Citibank, as a buyer, and PNMAC, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR SAR Agreement”). The Syndicated GMSR
SAR Agreement added Citibank as a syndicate buyer of servicing advances receivables and provides a $600 million
borrowing capacity, all of which is committed on a 50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank.
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase are summarized below:
Average balance of assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Weighted average interest rate (1)
Total interest expense
Maximum daily amount outstanding
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2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands)
$ 2,580,513 $ 6,911,843 $ 3,348,928
2.91%
3.59%
$ 105,459 $
112,778
$ 7,289,147 $ 10,969,029 $ 9,663,995
2.09%
164,132 $
2020
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance funded under:
Committed facilities
Uncommitted facilities
Unamortized debt issuance costs
Weighted average interest rate
Available borrowing capacity (2):
Committed
Uncommitted
Fair value of assets securing repurchase agreements:
Loans held for sale
Servicing advances (3)
Mortgage servicing rights (3)
Deposits (3)
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
528,617
3,004,690
(3,407)
$ 2,476,073 $ 5,079,581
2,217,779
7,297,360
(4,625)
$ 3,001,283 $ 7,292,735
1.83%
6.00%
$ 1,078,927
5,391,383
$ 6,470,310
$
285,419
8,417,221
$ 8,702,640
$ 3,139,870
$
381,379
$ 5,339,513
12,277
$
$ 8,629,861
$
232,107
$ 3,552,812
36,632
$
(1) Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs totaling $12.9 million, $19.4 million and $15.3 million for
the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(2) The amount the Company is able to borrow under asset repurchase agreements is tied to the fair value of
unencumbered assets eligible to secure those agreements and the Company’s ability to fund the agreements’ margin
requirements relating to the assets financed. Certain of the debt financing agreements contain a condition precedent
to obtaining additional funding that requires PLS to maintain positive net income for at least one of the previous two
consecutive quarters.
(3) Beneficial interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs, servicing advances and deposits are pledged to the Issuer Trust and
together serve as the collateral backing the VFN, GMSR Servicing Advance Notes, and the Term Notes described in
Note 13 – Long-Term Debt – Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets. The VFN financing and the
GMSR Servicing Advance Notes financing are included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the
Term Notes are included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated
balance sheets.
Following is a summary of maturities of outstanding advances under repurchase agreements by maturity date:
Remaining maturity at December 31, 2022 (1)
Within 30 days
Over 30 to 90 days
Over 90 to 180 days
Over 180 days to one year
Over one year to two years
Total assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Weighted average maturity (in months)
Unpaid principal balance
(dollars in thousands)
$
$
300,240
2,221,473
372,517
10,460
100,000
3,004,690
3.0
(1) The Company is subject to margin calls during the period the agreements are outstanding and therefore may be
required to repay a portion of the borrowings before the respective agreements mature if the fair value (as
determined by the applicable lender) of the assets securing those agreements decreases.
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The amounts at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposits, less the amounts
advanced by the counterparty and interest payable) relating to the Company’s assets sold under agreements to repurchase
are summarized by counterparty below as of December 31, 2022:
Counterparties
Amount at risk maturity of advances
Facility maturity
Weighted average
(in thousands)
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC &
Citibank, N.A. (1)
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC
Bank of America, N.A.
Royal Bank of Canada
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (EBO facility)
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (warehouse facility)
BNP Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Barclays Bank PLC
Goldman Sachs
Citibank, N.A.
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
$ 3,831,311
May 31, 2024
March 1, 2023
75,634
$
June 5, 2024
March 16, 2023
68,918
$
April 12, 2023 December 14, 2023
19,895
$
October 11, 2024
February 14, 2023
13,316
$
June 17, 2024
February 26, 2023
11,908
$
March 19, 2023
July 31, 2024
11,131
$
March 16, 2023 November 17, 2023
9,664
$
8,310
$
January 3, 2024
March 6, 2023
7,248 November 13, 2024 November 13, 2024
$
March 19, 2023 December 23, 2023
4,326
$
April 26, 2024
1,657 February 12, 2023
$
(1) The calculation of the amount at risk includes the VFN and the Term Notes because beneficial interests in the
Ginnie Mae MSRs, Fannie Mae MSRs and servicing advances are pledged to the Issuer Trust and together serve as
the collateral backing the VFN and the Term Notes described in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing
assets below. The VFN financing is included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the Term Notes are
included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Mortgage Loan Participation Purchase and Sale Agreements
Certain of the borrowing facilities secured by mortgage loans held for sale are in the form of mortgage loan
participation purchase and sale agreements. Participation certificates, each of which represents an undivided beneficial
ownership interest in mortgage loans that have been pooled into Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae securities, are
sold to a lender pending the securitization of the mortgage loans and sale of the resulting securities which generally
occurs within 30 days. A commitment to sell the securities resulting from the pending securitization between the
Company and a non-affiliate is also assigned to the lender at the time a participation certificate is sold.
The purchase price paid by the lender for each participation certificate is based on the trade price of the
security, plus an amount of interest expected to accrue on the security to its anticipated delivery date, minus a present
value adjustment, any related hedging costs and a holdback amount that is based on a percentage of the purchase price.
The holdback amount is not required to be paid to the Company until the settlement of the security and its delivery to the
lender.
The mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements are summarized below:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2022
2020
Average balance
Weighted average interest rate (1)
Total interest expense
Maximum daily amount outstanding
(dollars in thousands)
$ 211,035 $ 249,255 $ 226,689
1.88%
4,933
$ 515,043 $ 532,819 $ 540,977
1.39%
4,153 $
3.16%
7,314 $
$
(1) Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs totaling $651,000, $688,000 and $662,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance
Unamortized debt issuance costs
Weighted average interest rate
Fair value of loans pledged to secure mortgage loan participation purchase
and sale agreements
Note 13—Long-Term Debt
Notes Payable Secured by Mortgage Servicing Assets
Term Notes
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
(351)
$ 287,943 $ 479,845
—
$ 287,592 $ 479,845
1.48%
5.71%
$ 302,977 $ 505,716
In connection with the GNMA MSR Facility, the Issuer Trust described in Note 4 – Transactions with
Affiliates—Transactions with PMT—Investing Activities and Note 12—Short-Term Borrowings—Assets Sold Under
Agreements to Repurchase, issued the GMSR GT1, the GMSR GT2 and the 2022 GT1 term notes (the “Term Notes”) to
qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The
Term Notes are secured by participation certificates relating to Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing assets financed pursuant
to the GNMA MSR Facility, and rank pari passu with the VFNs and the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes.
Following is a summary of the issued and outstanding Term Notes:
Issuance date
Principal balance
(in thousands)
Annual interest rate
Index
Spread
Stated maturity date (1)
February 28, 2018
August 10, 2018
June 3, 2022
$
$
650,000 One-month LIBOR
650,000 One-month LIBOR
SOFR
500,000
1,800,000
2.85%
2.65%
4.25%
2/25/2023 (2)
8/25/2023
5/25/2027
(1) The Term Notes’ indentures provide the Company with the option to extend the maturity of the Term Notes by two
years after the stated maturity.
(2) In January 2023, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturity for two years.
MSR Note Payable
On December 16, 2022, the Company issued a note payable that is secured by Freddie Mac MSRs. Interest is
charged at a rate based on SOFR plus a spread as defined in the agreement. The facility expires on November 13, 2024.
The maximum amount that the Company may borrow under the note payable is $400 million, $350 million of which is
committed and which may be reduced by other debt outstanding with the counterparty.
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Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets are summarized below:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands)
2020
Average balance
Weighted average interest rate (1)
Total interest expense
$ 1,584,383 $ 1,300,000 $ 1,300,000
3.42%
46,222
4.88%
79,813 $
2.89%
39,782 $
$
(1) Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs totaling $2.5 million, $2.2 million and $1.8 million for the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance:
Term Notes
MSR Note Payable
Unamortized debt issuance costs
Weighted average interest rate
Assets pledged to secure notes payable (1):
Servicing advances
Mortgage servicing rights
Deposits
150,000
1,950,000
(7,354)
$ 1,800,000 $ 1,300,000
—
1,300,000
(2,378)
$ 1,942,646 $ 1,297,622
2.84%
7.46%
381,379 $
$
232,107
$ 5,897,613 $ 3,856,791
36,632
$
12,277 $
(1) Beneficial interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs, servicing advances and deposits are pledged to the Issuer Trust and
together serve as the collateral for the VFN, the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes and any outstanding Term Notes.
The VFN financing and the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes financing are included in Assets sold under
agreements to repurchase and the Term Notes are included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Unsecured Senior Notes
The Company issued unsecured senior notes (the “Unsecured Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act. The Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank
senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of the Company, equally in right of payment with all
existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured
indebtedness of the Company to the extent of the fair value of collateral securing such indebtedness.
The Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured
basis by PFSI’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries defined
in the indenture under which the Unsecured Notes were issued). The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the
guarantors and will rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of the guarantors, equally in
right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors and effectively subordinated to any
existing and future secured indebtedness of the guarantors to the extent of the fair value of collateral securing such
indebtedness. The Unsecured Notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and liabilities of
the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Unsecured Notes.
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Following is a summary of the Company’s issued and outstanding Unsecured Notes:
Issuance date
Principal balance
(in thousands)
Coupon interest rate
(annual)
Maturity date
Optional redemption date (1)
September 29, 2020 $
October 19, 2020
February 11, 2021
September 16, 2021
$
500,000
150,000
650,000
500,000
1,800,000
5.38%
October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025
5.38%
4.25% February 15, 2029
5.75% September 15, 2031
October 15, 2022
October 15, 2022
February 15, 2024
September 15, 2026
(1) Before the optional redemption date, the Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes for that issuance
at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium or the
Company may redeem up to 40% of the Unsecured Notes for that issuance with an amount equal to or less than the
net proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid
interest. On or after the optional redemption date, the Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes for
that issuance at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Average balance
Weighted average interest rate (1)
Total interest expense
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands)
2020
$ 1,800,000 $
5.07%
95,014 $
$
1,373,562 $ 158,743
5.38%
8,774
4.94%
70,208 $
(1) Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $3.7 million, $2.3 million and $225,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance
Unamortized debt issuance costs and premiums, net
Weighted average interest rate
Obligations Under Capital Lease
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
$
$
1,800,000 $
(20,080)
1,779,920 $
5.07%
1,800,000
(23,781)
1,776,219
5.07%
The Company had a capital lease transaction secured by certain fixed assets and capitalized software. The
capital lease matured on June 13, 2022, and bore interest at a spread over one-month LIBOR.
Obligations under capital lease are summarized below:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(dollars in thousands)
7,999 $
2.11%
848 $
2.18%
20 $
3,489 $
169 $
11,864 $
2020
16,224
2.62%
425
20,810
Average balance
Weighted average interest rate
Total interest expense
Maximum daily amount outstanding
$
$
$
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Unpaid principal balance
Weighted average interest rate
Assets pledged to secure obligations under capital lease:
Capitalized software
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Maturities of Long-Term Debt
December 31,
2021
(dollars in
thousands)
$
$
$
3,489
2.11%
4,546
4,116
Maturities of long-term debt obligations (based on final maturity dates) are as follows:
2023
2024
Year ended December 31,
2026
(in thousands)
2025
2027
Thereafter
Total
Notes payable secured by
mortgage servicing assets (1)
Unsecured senior notes
Total
$ 1,300,000 $ 150,000 $
— $ 1,950,000
— 1,150,000 1,800,000
—
$ 1,300,000 $ 150,000 $ 650,000 $ — $ 500,000 $ 1,150,000 $ 3,750,000
— $ — $ 500,000 $
650,000
—
—
(1) The Term Notes’ indentures provide the Company with the option to extend the maturity of the Term Notes by two
years after their stated maturities. In January 2023, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturity of
$650 million Term Notes originally due on February 25, 2023 for two years.
Note 14—Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties
Following is a summary of the Company’s liability for losses under representations and warranties:
Balance at beginning of year
Provision for losses:
Resulting from sales of loans
Resulting from change in estimate
Losses incurred
Balance at end of year
Unpaid principal balance of loans subject to representations and
warranties at end of year
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
43,521 $
32,688 $
21,446
9,617
(8,451)
(12,266)
32,421 $
31,590
(16,037)
(4,720)
43,521 $
21,035
(8,667)
(1,126)
32,688
$
$ 296,774,121 $ 257,369,777 $ 210,222,447
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Note 15—Income Taxes
The Company files U.S. federal and state corporate income tax returns for PFSI and partnership returns for
PNMAC. The Company’s federal tax returns are subject to examination for 2019 and forward and its state tax returns are
generally subject to examination for 2018 and forward. PNMAC’s federal partnership returns are subject to examination
for 2019 and forward, and its state tax returns are generally subject to examination for 2018 and forward. The returns of
both PFSI and PNMAC are under an examination by New York State for years 2019 and 2020, and the returns of PFSI
are in the initial stages of an examination by the state of South Carolina for years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The Company
does not expect any material changes from these examinations.
The following table details the Company’s provision for income taxes:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
Current (benefit) expense:
Federal
State
Total current (benefit) expense
Deferred expense:
Federal
State
Total deferred expense
Total provision for income taxes
$ (2,944) $ 101,659 $ 378,984
128,495
507,479
39,551
141,210
(249)
(3,193)
131,670
61,263
192,933
61,592
160,587
24,654
53,896
86,246
214,483
$ 189,740 $ 355,693 $ 593,725
The following table is a reconciliation of the Company’s provision for income taxes at statutory rates to the
provision for income taxes at the Company’s effective tax rate:
Federal income tax statutory rate
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Tax rate revaluation
Other
Effective income tax rate
Year ended December 31,
2021
21.0%
5.4%
0.0%
(0.2)%
26.2%
2022
21.0%
5.9%
1.2%
0.4%
28.5%
2020
21.0%
5.5%
(0.1)%
0.1%
26.5%
The components of the Company’s provision for deferred income taxes are as follows:
2022
2020
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
$ 326,378 $ 196,697 $ 128,471
581
(33,477)
(647)
(160,605)
13,480
10,473
—
15,736
(11,456)
4,517
4,447
—
(5,757)
5,200
(15,200)
—
1,318
$ 192,933 $ 214,483 $ 86,246
4,420
10,753
50
(1,717)
Mortgage servicing rights
Net operating loss
Reserves and losses
Compensation accruals
Additional tax basis in partnership from exchanges of partnership units into the
Company's common stock
California franchise taxes
Tax credits
Other
Total provision for deferred income taxes
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The components of Income taxes payable are as follows:
Current income tax receivable
Deferred income tax liability, net
Income taxes payable
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$
(1,993)
1,004,737
$ (126,542)
811,804
$ 1,002,744 $ 685,262
The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities are presented
below:
Deferred income tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward
Compensation accruals
Additional tax basis in partnership from exchanges of partnership units into the
Company's common stock
Reserves and losses
California franchise tax
Other
Gross deferred income tax assets
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Mortgage servicing rights
Other
Gross deferred income tax liabilities
Net deferred income tax liability
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$ 161,682 $
42,668
1,077
53,141
25,760
33,795
—
6,159
270,064
30,277
47,275
4,447
5,661
141,878
1,260,181
14,620
1,274,801
933,803
19,879
953,682
$ 1,004,737 $ 811,804
The Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $161.7 million, of which $160.6 million related to net operating
losses incurred in 2022 and $1.1 million related to net operating losses incurred in 2018. The $126.1 million related to
federal net operating loss carry forward has no expiration date but is subject to an annual utilization limitation of up to
80% of taxable income. The remaining $35.6 million in deferred tax assets, relating to state net operating losses, either
have no expiration date or expire by 2042. The Company expects to fully utilize these net operating losses before their
expiration dates.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits and does not anticipate any
unrecognized tax benefits. Should the recognition of any interest or penalties relative to unrecognized tax benefits be
necessary, it is the Company’s policy to record such expenses in the Company’s income tax accounts. No such accruals
existed at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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Note 16—Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments to Purchase and Fund Loans
The Company’s commitments to purchase and fund loans totaled $7.0 billion as of December 31, 2022.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims, investigations, lawsuits and other legal
proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to such matters
cannot be determined, but despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, management believes that the ultimate
disposition of any such proceedings and exposure will not have, individually or taken together, a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, income, or cash flows of the Company.
Litigation
On November 5, 2019, Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Black Knight, Inc. (“BKI”), filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in and for
Duval County, Florida (the “Florida State Court”), captioned Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac
Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 2019-CA-007908 (the “BKI Complaint”). Allegations contained within the BKI
Complaint include breach of contract and misappropriation of MSP® System trade secrets in order to develop an
imitation mortgage-processing system intended to replace the MSP® System.
The BKI Complaint seeks damages for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, injunctive
relief under the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act and declaratory judgment of ownership of all intellectual property
and software developed by or on behalf of PLS as a result of its wrongful use of and access to the MSP® System and
related trade secret and confidential information. On March 30, 2020, the Florida State Court granted a motion to compel
arbitration filed by PLS. While no assurance can be provided as to the ultimate outcome of this claim or the account of
any losses to the Company, the Company believes the BKI Complaint is without merit and plans to vigorously defend
the matter, which remains pending.
Regulatory Matters
The Company and/or its subsidiaries are subject to various state and federal regulations related to its loan
production and servicing operations by the various states it operates in as well as federal agencies such as the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), HUD, and the FHA and is subject to the requirements of the Agencies to which it
sells loans and for which it performs loan servicing activities. As a result, the Company may become involved in
information-gathering requests, reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by such various
federal, state and local regulatory bodies.
On January 7, 2021, PLS received a letter from the CFPB notifying PLS that, in accordance with the CFPB’s
discretionary Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise (“NORA”) process, the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement
was considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against PLS for alleged violations of the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act. The CFPB's examination covered the period from March 2015
through September 2016. Should the CFPB commence an action, it may seek restitution, civil monetary penalties,
injunctive relief, or other corrective action, the extent of which remains uncertain at this time. Notably, certain of the
alleged violations were originally self-identified by PLS and remediated before the CFPB's examination, and all alleged
violations were fully remediated as of August 2017. PLS confirmed these remediation actions as well as full restitution
to any affected borrowers in its response to the NORA letter submitted on February 8, 2021. While the NORA process
remains open and pending at this time, and there can be no assurance as to the nature or extent of any actions taken by
the CFPB with regard to these alleged violations, the Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of this
matter will have a material adverse effect on its financial statements or operations.
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Cessation of the LIBOR Index
The Company historically used a LIBOR index to establish the applicable interest rates in lending and financing
transactions. One-week and two-month United States Dollar LIBOR rates were discontinued in 2022 and non-U.S. dollar
LIBOR settings cease to be representative. The Company has serviced LIBOR-based adjustable rate mortgages and other
financial arrangements that may incorporate fallback provisions or replacement provisions related to the LIBOR
transition.
The discontinuation of LIBOR could affect the Company’s interest expense and earnings, cost of capital, and
the fair value of certain of the assets and the instruments PFSI uses to hedge their fair values. Furthermore, the transition
away from widely used benchmark rates like LIBOR could result in customers or other market participants challenging
the determination of their interest or dividend payments, disputing the interpretations or implementation of contract or
instrument “fallback” provisions and other transition related changes.
Note 17—Stockholders’ Equity
In August 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase to the Company’s common stock
repurchase program from $1 billion to $2 billion.
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock repurchase activity:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2022
2020
Cumulative
total (1)
(in thousands)
Shares of common stock repurchased
Cost of shares of common stock repurchased
7,788
406,086 $
15,368
958,194
8,890
337,479
32,862
$ 1,716,707
$
$
(1) Amounts represent the total shares of common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program through
December 31, 2022.
The shares of repurchased common stock were canceled upon settlement of the repurchase transactions.
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Note 18—Net Gains on Loans Held for Sale
Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale at fair value are summarized below:
From non-affiliates:
Cash (losses) gains:
Loans
Hedging activities
Non-cash gains:
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities resulting
from loan sales
Provisions for losses relating to representations and warranties:
Pursuant to loan sales
Reductions in liability due to change in estimate
Changes in fair values of loans and derivatives held at year end:
Interest rate lock commitments
Loans
Hedging derivatives
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (1)
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$ (2,128,195) $
1,347,843
(780,352)
600,840 $ 2,025,260
(767,588)
443,341
1,257,672
1,044,181
1,718,094
1,755,318
1,114,720
(9,617)
8,451
(31,590)
16,037
(21,035)
8,667
540,376
(354,833)
(296,349)
(326,986)
210,961
188,849
116,690
(124,200)
(20,879)
2,690,104
2,515,874
808,197
50,681
(51,473)
(16,564)
791,633 $ 2,464,401 $ 2,740,785
$
(1) Gains on sales of loans to PMT are described in Note 4–Transactions with Affiliates.
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Note 19—Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense is summarized below:
Interest income:
From non-affiliates:
Cash and short-term investments
Loans held for sale at fair value
Placement fees relating to custodial funds
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
3,280 $
$ 19,839 $
172,124
102,099
294,062
275,176
21,326
299,782
6,154
184,789
52,758
243,701
From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Assets purchased from PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell
—
294,062
387
300,169
3,325
247,026
Interest expense:
To non-affiliates:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets
Unsecured senior notes
Obligations under capital lease
Corporate revolving line of credit
Interest shortfall on repayments of mortgage loans serviced for Agency
securitizations
Interest on mortgage loan impound deposits
To PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Excess servicing spread financing
at fair value
105,459
7,314
79,813
95,014
20
—
164,132
4,153
39,782
70,208
169
—
112,778
4,933
46,222
8,774
425
1,537
40,741
7,066
335,427
105,430
5,545
389,419
82,285
6,179
263,133
8,418
1,280
—
335,427
271,551
390,699
$ (41,365) $ (90,530) $ (24,525)
Note 20—Stock-based Compensation
The Company has adopted equity incentive plans that provide for grants of stock options, time-based and
performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights, performance units and stock grants. As of
December 31, 2022, the Company has 4.6 million units available for future awards.
Following is a summary of the stock-based compensation expense by instrument awarded:
Performance-based RSUs
Time-based RSUs
Stock options
Performance-Based RSUs
2022
2020
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
$ 18,096 $ 23,166 $ 20,610
9,515
14,980
$ 42,552 $ 37,794 $ 45,105
14,837
9,619
10,184
4,444
The performance based RSUs provide for the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock based on the
achievement of performance goals and job performance ratings. Approximately 612,000 shares under the grants with
performance periods ending December 31, 2022 are expected to vest and be issued to the grantees in the first quarter
of 2023.
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The fair value of the performance-based RSUs is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s common
stock at the grant date, taking into consideration management’s estimate of the expected outcome of the performance
goal, and the number of shares to be forfeited during the vesting period. The Company assumes forfeiture rates of
0 – 20.3% per year based on the grantees’ employee classification. The actual number of shares that vest could vary
from zero, if the performance goals are not met, to as much as 187.5% of the units granted, if the performance goals are
meaningfully exceeded.
The table below summarizes performance-based RSU activity:
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2022
Number of units:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Vested (1)
Forfeited or cancelled
Outstanding at end of year
Weighted average grant date fair value per unit:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at end of year
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
1,226
342
(509)
(83)
976
1,583
310
(634)
(33)
1,807
440
(645)
(19)
1,226 1,583
$
$
$
$
$
36.12 $
57.10 $
23.40 $
49.14 $
48.94 $
27.02
58.85
24.47
36.91
36.12
$
$
$
$
$
21.67
35.95
18.16
26.71
27.02
(1) The actual number of performance-based RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
was 654,000, 781,000 and 608,000 shares, respectively, which is approximately 128%, 123% and 94% of the
509,000, 634,000 and 645,000 originally granted units, respectively, due to the performance varying from the
established target for the respective grant.
Following is a summary of performance-based RSUs as of December 31, 2022:
Unamortized compensation cost (in thousands)
Number of shares expected to vest (in thousands)
Weighted average remaining vesting period (in months)
Time-Based RSUs
$
12,021
908
11
The RSU grant agreements provide for the award of time-based RSUs, entitling the award recipient to one share
of the Company’s common stock for each RSU. In general, and except as otherwise provided by the agreement,
one-third of the time-based RSUs vest on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to
the recipient’s continued service through each anniversary.
Compensation cost relating to time-based RSUs is based on the grant date fair value of the Company’s common
stock and the number of shares expected to vest. For purposes of estimating the cost of the time-based RSUs granted, the
Company assumes forfeiture rates of 0% – 20.3% per year based on the grantees’ employee classification.
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The table below summarizes time-based RSU activity:
Number of units:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at end of year
Weighted average grant date fair value per unit:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at end of year
Following is a summary of RSUs as of December 31, 2022:
Unamortized compensation cost (in thousands)
Number of units expected to vest (in thousands)
Weighted average remaining vesting period (in months)
Stock Options
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
2020
2022
434
331
(246)
(36)
483
587
173
(312)
(14)
434
642
311
(357)
(9)
587
$ 41.74 $ 29.37 $ 22.40
$ 57.10 $ 58.90 $ 34.98
$ 37.34 $ 28.08 $ 21.75
$ 51.97 $ 39.48 $ 28.14
$ 53.71 $ 41.74 $ 29.37
$
7,214
460
10
The stock option award agreements provide for the award of stock options to purchase the optioned common
stock. In general, and except as otherwise provided by the agreement, one-third of the stock option awards vests on each
of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the recipient’s continued service through each
anniversary.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company awarded approximately 604,000 shares of stock
options that vested on the grant date with a term of ten years from the date of grant, subject to certain transfer
restrictions.
Each stock option has a term of ten years from the date of grant but expires (1) immediately upon termination
of the holder’s employment or other association with the Company for cause, (2) one year after the holder’s employment
or other association is terminated due to death or disability and (3) three months after the holder’s employment or other
association is terminated for any other reason.
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using a variant of the Black Scholes
model based on the following inputs:
Expected volatility (1)
Expected dividends
Risk-free interest rate
Expected grantee forfeiture rate
2022
37%
1.4%
1.1% - 2.1%
0% - 5.1%
Year ended December 31,
2021
38%
1.4%
0.1% - 1.7%
0% - 6.7%
2020
34%
1.4%
0.1% - 1.5%
0% - 6.7%
(1) Based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock.
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The Company uses its historical employee departure behavior to estimate the grantee forfeiture rates used in its
option-pricing model. The expected term of common stock options granted is derived from the Company’s option
pricing model and represents the period that common stock options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free
interest rate for periods within the contractual term of the common stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield
curve in effect at the time of grant.
The table below summarizes stock option award activity:
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands, except per option amounts)
2020
2022
Number of stock options:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at end of year
Weighted average exercise price per option:
Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at end of year
Following is a summary of stock options as of December 31, 2022:
Number of options exercisable at end of year (in thousands)
Weighted average exercise price per exercisable option
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years):
Outstanding
Exercisable
Aggregate intrinsic value:
Outstanding (in thousands)
Exercisable (in thousands)
Expected vesting amounts:
Number of options expected to vest (in thousands)
Weighted average vesting period (in months)
Note 21—Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
3,906
574
(155)
(8)
4,317
4,040
249
(377)
(6)
3,906
3,699
876
(530)
(5)
4,040
$
$
$
$
$
28.43 $
57.10 $
21.09 $
53.10 $
32.46 $
28.01 $
58.85 $
19.96 $
39.52 $
28.43 $
18.40
52.00
17.72
20.61
28.01
3,488
27.09
$
5.2
4.4
$ 107,080
$ 105,114
825
11
Basic earnings per share of common stock is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average
number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share of common stock is
determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive securities
outstanding.
The Company’s potentially dilutive securities are stock-based compensation awards. The Company applies the
treasury stock method to determine the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding based
on the outstanding stock-based compensation awards.
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The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations:
Net income
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
Effect of dilutive securities - shares issuable under stock-based compensation
plan
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2022
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
$ 475,507 $ 1,003,490 $ 1,646,884
53,065
63,799
75,161
2,885
55,950
$
$
8.96 $
8.50 $
3,672
67,471
15.73 $
14.87 $
3,567
78,728
21.91
20.92
Calculations of diluted earnings per share require certain potentially dilutive shares to be excluded when their
inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the
weighted-average number of anti-dilutive outstanding performance-based RSUs, time-based RSUs and stock options
excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share:
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands except for weighted average exercise price)
2022
2020
Performance-based RSUs (1)
Time-based RSUs
Stock options (2)
Total anti-dilutive units and options
Weighted average exercise price of anti-dilutive stock options (2) $
281
62
1,339
1,682
58.58 $
223
1
211
435
58.85 $
322
—
83
405
43.89
(1) Certain performance-based RSUs were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share
because the performance thresholds included in such RSUs have not been achieved.
(2) Certain stock options were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the
weighted-average exercise prices were above the average stock price for the year.
Note 22—Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements
The Company, through PLS, is required to maintain specified levels of capital and liquidity to remain a
seller/servicer in good standing with the Agencies. Such capital and liquid asset requirements generally are tied to the
size of the Company’s loan servicing portfolio, loan origination volume and delinquency rates.
PLS is subject to financial eligibility requirements established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency
(“FHFA”) for sellers/servicers eligible to sell or service mortgage loans with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The
eligibility requirements include:
•
•
tangible net worth of $2.5 million plus 25 basis points of the UPB of the Company’s total 1-4 unit servicing
portfolio, excluding mortgage loans subserviced for others;
a liquidity requirement equal to 3.5 basis points of the aggregate UPB serviced for the Agencies plus
200 basis points of total nonperforming Agency servicing UPB less 70% of such nonperforming Agency
servicing UPB in excess of 600 basis points where the underlying loans are in COVID-19 forbearance but
were current at the time they entered forbearance.
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PLS is also subject to financial eligibility requirements for Ginnie Mae single-family issuers. The eligibility
requirements include net worth of $2.5 million plus 35 basis points of PLS' outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family
obligations and a liquidity requirement equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 10 basis points of PLS' outstanding Ginnie
Mae single-family securities.
The Agencies’ capital and liquidity requirements, the calculations of which are specified by each Agency, are
summarized below:
Requirement/Agency
Capital
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
Ginnie Mae
HUD
Liquidity
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
Ginnie Mae
Adjusted net worth / Total assets ratio
Ginnie Mae
Tangible net worth / Total assets ratio
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Actual (1)
Requirement (1) Actual (1)
Requirement (1)
(dollars in thousands)
$ 6,632,627
$ 5,899,892
$ 5,899,892
$ 1,265,569
$ 1,265,569
$
$
$
$
$
797,748
923,202
2,500
$ 5,872,064
$ 5,424,747
$ 5,424,747
107,768
246,953
$ 316,659
$ 316,659
$
$
$
$
$
722,040
976,303
2,500
93,973
220,577
35 %
39 %
6 %
6 %
29 %
32 %
6 %
6 %
(1) Calculated in compliance with the respective Agency’s requirements.
In August 2022, the Agencies issued revised capital and liquidity requirements. The requirements will be
effective at various dates beginning September 30, 2023, for issuers of securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and
seller/servicers of mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Company believes it is in compliance with
Agencies’ revised requirements as of December 31, 2022.
Noncompliance with an Agency’s requirements can result in such Agency taking various remedial actions up to
and including terminating PLS’s ability to sell loans to and service loans on behalf of the respective Agency.
Note 23—Segments
The Company operates in three segments: production, servicing and investment management.
Two of the segments are in the mortgage banking business: production and servicing. The production segment
performs loan origination, acquisition and sale activities. The servicing segment performs servicing of loans on behalf of
PMT and non-affiliate investors, execution and management of early buyout transactions and servicing of loans sourced
and managed by the investment management segment for PMT.
The investment management segment represents the activities of the Company’s investment manager, which
include sourcing, performing diligence, bidding and closing investment asset acquisitions, managing the acquired assets
and correspondent production activities for PMT.
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Financial performance and results by segment are as follows:
Revenues: (1)
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair
value
Loan origination fees
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac
Mortgage Investment Trust
Net loan servicing fees
Net interest income (expense):
Interest income
Interest expense
Management fees
Other
Total net revenue
Expenses
Income before provision for income taxes $
Segment assets at year end
Production
Mortgage Banking
Servicing
Total
Investment
Management
Total
Year ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
$ 599,896 $
169,859
191,737 $
—
791,633 $
169,859
— $
—
791,633
169,859
67,991
—
—
951,329
67,991
951,329
—
—
67,991
951,329
133,000
108,072
24,928
—
2,503
865,177
816,697
48,480 $
161,062
227,355
(66,293)
—
3,727
1,080,500
466,874
613,626 $
294,062
335,427
(41,365)
—
6,230
1,945,677
1,283,571
662,106 $
$ 3,866,934 $ 12,929,233 $ 16,796,167 $
294,062
—
335,427
—
(41,365)
—
31,065
31,065
15,243
9,013
1,985,755
40,078
1,320,508
36,937
3,141 $
665,247
26,417 $ 16,822,584
(1) All revenues are from external customers.
Revenues: (1)
Year ended December 31, 2021
Production
Mortgage Banking
Servicing
Total
Investment
Management
Total
(in thousands)
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value $ 1,746,650 $
Loan origination fees
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Net loan servicing fees
Net interest income (expense):
178,927
—
384,154
717,751 $ 2,464,401 $
—
384,154
— $ 2,464,401
384,154
—
—
182,954
178,927
182,954
—
—
178,927
182,954
Interest income
Interest expense
Management fees
Other
Total net revenue
Expenses
Income before provision for income taxes
Segment assets at year end
134,706
300,169
—
139,296
390,699
10
(4,590)
(90,530)
(10)
—
37,801
37,801
1,623
9,654
5,511
2,306,764
3,167,361
43,302
1,262,353
35,208
1,808,178
8,094 $ 1,359,183
$ 1,044,411 $
$ 8,934,032 $ 9,821,436 $ 18,755,468 $ 21,144 $ 18,776,612
165,463
251,393
(85,930)
—
2,520
817,295
510,617
306,678 $ 1,351,089 $
300,169
390,689
(90,520)
—
4,143
3,124,059
1,772,970
(1) All revenues are from external customers.
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Revenues: (1)
Production
Mortgage Banking
Servicing
Total
Investment
Management
Total
Year ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Net gains on loans held for sale at fair
value
Loan origination fees
Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
Net loan servicing fees
Net interest income (expense):
$ 2,297,108 $
285,551
443,677 $ 2,740,785 $
—
285,551
— $ 2,740,785
285,551
—
222,200
—
—
439,448
222,200
439,448
—
—
222,200
439,448
Interest income
Interest expense
Management fees
Other
Total net revenue
Expenses
Income before provision for income taxes
Segment assets at year end
247,026
145,421
101,605
271,551
189,368
82,160
(24,525)
(43,947)
19,445
34,538
—
—
7,600
1,584
695
3,705,597
840,762
2,824,999
1,464,988
578,618
860,878
$ 1,964,121 $
262,144 $ 2,226,265 $ 14,344 $ 2,240,609
$ 7,870,398 $ 23,709,122 $ 31,579,520 $ 18,275 $ 31,597,795
247,026
271,528
(24,502)
—
2,279
3,665,761
1,439,496
—
23
(23)
34,538
5,321
39,836
25,492
(1) All revenues are from external customers.
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Note 24—Parent Company Information
The Company’s debt financing agreements require PLS, the Company’s indirect controlled subsidiary, to
comply with financial covenants that include a minimum tangible net worth of $500 million. PLS is limited from
transferring funds to the Parent by this minimum tangible net worth requirement. The Company’s Unsecured Notes are
fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Company’s existing and
future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries defined in the indentures under
which the Unsecured Notes were issued).
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Cash
Investments in subsidiaries
Receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Due from subsidiaries
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Payable to subsidiaries
Income taxes payable
Total liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
$
$
$
$
45,496 $
4,421,906
27
1,509,103
$
5,976,532
9,276
4,217,461
27
1,477,332
5,704,096
1,779,920 $
26,356
135
699,072
2,505,483
3,471,049
5,976,532
$
1,776,219
28,135
116
481,301
2,285,771
3,418,325
5,704,096
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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Revenues
Dividends from subsidiaries
Net interest income:
Interest income from subsidiary
Interest expense:
To non-affiliates
To subsidiary
Net interest income
Total net revenues
Expenses
Charitable contributions
Professional services
Other
Total expenses
Year ended December 31,
2022
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
417,391
$
982,740 $
602,606
121,452
77,162
15,830
95,014
—
95,014
26,438
443,829
—
—
267
267
70,208
—
70,208
6,954
989,694
8,774
83
8,857
6,973
609,579
5,800
2,236
449
8,485
2,314
42
327
2,683
Income before provision for income taxes and equity in undistributed
earnings of subsidiaries
Provision for income taxes
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
Net income
443,562
129,948
313,614
161,893
475,507
606,896
981,209
395,340
238,803
742,406
211,556
261,084 1,435,328
$ 1,003,490 $ 1,646,884
$
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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
Amortization of net debt issuance cost
Increase in receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
(Increase) decrease in intercompany receivable
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
(Decrease) increase in payable to subsidiaries
Increase in income taxes payable
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of unsecured senior notes
Payment of debt issuance costs
Payment of dividend to holders of common stock
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options
Payment of withholding taxes relating to stock-based compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash (1)
Cash at beginning of year
Cash at end of year
Supplemental cash flow information:
Non-cash financing activity:
2022
Year ended December 31,
2021
(in thousands)
2020
$
475,507 $ 1,003,490 $ 1,646,884
(161,893)
3,701
—
(31,566)
(1,779)
19
217,771
501,760
(261,084)
2,321
(27)
(897,063)
13,545
(22,289)
35,839
(125,268)
(1,435,328)
225
—
(574,518)
14,590
18,211
65,406
(264,530)
—
—
(54,621)
2,947
(7,780)
(406,086)
(465,540)
36,220
9,276
45,496 $
1,150,000
(21,922)
(52,896)
7,536
(8,993)
(958,194)
115,531
(9,737)
19,013
9,276 $
650,000
(4,405)
(30,947)
9,389
(5,265)
(337,479)
281,293
16,763
2,250
19,013
$
Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees
$
205 $
200 $
194
(1) The Company did not hold restricted cash during the years presented.
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Note 25—Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated all events and transactions through the date the Company issued these
consolidated financial statements. During this period:
• On January 31, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per
common share. The dividend will be paid on February 24, 2023 to common stockholders of
record as of February 14, 2023.
•
In January 2023, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturity of $650 million of
Term Notes secured by Ginnie Mae MSRs originally due in February 2023 for two years.
• On February 7, 2023, the Company, through the Issuer Trust, PLS and PNMAC entered into
two new variable funding note repurchase agreements, as part of the structured finance
transaction that PLS uses to finance Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights and related excess
servicing spread and servicing advance receivables.
• All agreements to repurchase assets that matured before the date of this Report were extended
or renewed.
F-72
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ David A. Spector
David A. Spector
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: February 22, 2023
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
/s/ David A. Spector
David A. Spector
/s/ Daniel S. Perotti
Daniel S. Perotti
Title
Date
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 22, 2023
Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
February 22, 2023
/s/ Gregory L. Hendry
Gregory L. Hendry
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ James Hunt
James Hunt
/s/ Jonathon S. Jacobson
Jonathon S. Jacobson
/s/ Patrick Kinsella
Patrick Kinsella
/s/ Anne D. McCallion
Anne D. McCallion
/s/ Joseph Mazzella
Joseph Mazzella
/s/ Farhad Nanji
Farhad Nanji
/s/ Jeffrey Perlowitz
Jeffrey Perlowitz
/s/ Lisa Shalett
Lisa Shalett
/s/ Theodore Tozer
Theodore Tozer
/s/ Emily Youssouf
Emily Youssouf
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
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February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS*
David A. Spector
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
James Follette
Senior Managing Director and Chief
Mortgage Operations Officer
Doug Jones
Director, President and Chief Mortgage
Banking Officer
Daniel S. Perotti
Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial
Officer
Steven R. Bailey
Senior Managing Director and Chief Servicing
Officer
Derek W. Stark
Senior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary
William Chang
Senior Managing Director and Chief Capital
Markets Officer
Don White
Senior Managing Director and Chief Risk
Officer
*as of April 1, 2023
BOARD OF DIRECTORS*
David A. Spector
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
Anne D. McCallion(3)(6)
Former Senior Managing Director and Chief
Enterprise Operations Officer, PennyMac
Financial Services, Inc.
Douglas Jones
Director, President and Chief Mortgage Banking
Officer, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
Farhad Nanji(2)
Co-Founder, MFN Partners Management, L.P.
Former Managing Director, Highfields Capital
Management, LP
James K. Hunt(2)(4)
Former Managing Partner and CEO, Middle
Market Credit, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,
LLC
Jeffrey A. Perlowitz(2)(3)(6)
Independent Lead Director
Former Managing Director and Co-Head of
Global Securitized Markets, Citigroup
Jonathon S. Jacobson(3)(4)
Founder, HighSage Ventures, LLC
Former Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer
and Chief Executive Officer, Highfields Capital
Management, L.P.
Patrick Kinsella(1)(5)(6)
Former Senior Audit Partner, KPMG LLP
Lisa M. Shalett(1)(4)
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Former Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset
Management
Theodore W. Tozer(1)(5)(6)
Former President, Government National
Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Joseph Mazzella(4)(5)
Former Managing Director and General
Counsel, Highfields Capital Management LP
Emily Youssouf(1)(3)
Clinical Professor, NYU Schack Institute of
Real Estate
*as of April 1, 2023
Board Committees:
(1) Audit Committee
(2) Compensation Committee
(3) Finance Committee
(4) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
(5) Related Party Matters Committee
(6) Risk Committee