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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
March 31,
2025
Or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number:
001-34416
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
27-0186273
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3043 Townsgate Road
,
Westlake Village
,
California
91361
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
818
)
224-7442
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol (s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value
PMT
New York Stock Exchange
8.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value
PMT/PRA
New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value
6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value
PMT/PRB
PMT/PRC
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
8.50% Senior Note Due 2028
PMTU
New York Stock Exchange
9.00% Senior Notes Due 2030
PMTV
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
☒
No
☐
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Yes
☒
No
☐
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☒
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☐
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☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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☐
No
☒
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Class
Outstanding at April 28, 2025
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FO
RWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue,” “plan” or other similar words or expressions.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain financial and operating projections or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward-looking statements include the following:
•
projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital structure or other financial items;
•
descriptions of our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services;
•
forecasts of our future economic performance, interest rates, profit margins and our share of future markets; and
•
descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations regarding the timing of generating any revenues.
Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control that could cause actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations. Some of these factors are discussed below.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report and the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 20, 2025.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to:
•
changes in interest rates;
•
our ability to comply with various federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern our business;
•
volatility in our industry, the debt or equity markets, the general economy or the real estate finance and real estate markets;
•
events or circumstances which undermine confidence in the financial and housing markets or otherwise have a broad impact on financial and housing markets; changes in real estate values, housing prices and housing sales;
•
changes in macroeconomic, consumer and real estate market conditions;
•
the degree and nature of our competition;
•
the availability of, and level of competition for, attractive risk-adjusted investment opportunities in mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets that satisfy our investment objectives;
•
the inherent difficulty in winning bids to acquire mortgage loans, and our success in doing so;
•
the concentration of credit risks to which we are exposed;
•
our dependence on our manager and servicer, potential conflicts of interest with such entities and their affiliates, and the performance of such entities;
•
changes in personnel and lack of availability of qualified personnel at our manager, servicer or their affiliates;
•
our ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity incidents and technology disruptions;
•
the availability, terms and deployment of short-term and long-term capital;
•
the adequacy of our cash reserves and working capital;
•
our ability to maintain the desired relationship between our financing and the interest rates and maturities of our assets;
•
the timing and amount of cash flows, if any, from our investments;
•
our substantial amount of indebtedness;
•
the performance, financial condition and liquidity of borrowers;
1
•
our exposure to risks of loss and disruptions in operations resulting from severe weather events, man-made or other natural conditions, including climate change and pandemics;
•
the ability of our servicer to approve and monitor correspondent sellers and underwrite loans to investor standards;
•
incomplete or inaccurate information or documentation provided by customers or counterparties, or adverse changes in the financial condition of our customers and counterparties;
•
our indemnification and repurchase obligations in connection with mortgage loans we may purchase, sell or securitize;
•
the quality and enforceability of the collateral documentation evidencing our ownership rights in our investments;
•
increased rates of delinquency, defaults and forbearances and/or decreased recovery rates on our investments;
•
the performance of mortgage loans underlying mortgage-backed securities in which we retain credit risk;
•
our ability to foreclose on our investments in a timely manner or at all;
•
increased prepayments of the mortgages and other loans underlying our mortgage-backed securities or relating to our mortgage servicing rights and other investments;
•
the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility;
•
the effect of the accuracy of or changes in the estimates we make about uncertainties, contingencies and asset and liability valuations when measuring and reporting upon our financial condition and results of operations;
•
our ability to maintain appropriate internal control over financial reporting;
•
our ability to detect misconduct and fraud;
•
developments in the secondary markets for our mortgage loan products;
•
legislative and regulatory changes that impact the mortgage loan industry or housing market;
•
regulatory or other changes that impact government agencies or government-sponsored entities, or such changes that increase the cost of doing business with such agencies or entities;
•
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its issued and future rules and the enforcement thereof;
•
changes in government support of home ownership and home affordability programs;
•
changes in our investment objectives or investment or operational strategies, including any new lines of business or new products and services that may subject us to additional risks;
•
limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules for us to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and qualify for an exclusion from the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as REITs or as taxable REIT subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
•
changes in governmental regulations, accounting treatment, tax rates and similar matters;
•
our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future;
•
our failure to deal appropriately with issues that may give rise to reputational risk;
•
and our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents.
Other factors that could also cause results to differ from our expectations may not be described in this Report or any other document. Each of these factors could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, income 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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PART I. FINANCI
AL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financ
ial Statements
PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
March 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands, except share information)
ASSETS
Cash
$
247,941
$
337,694
Short-term investments at fair value
204,158
103,198
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value pledged to creditors
4,035,862
4,063,706
Loans acquired for sale at fair value ($
1,963,075
and $
2,087,615
pledged to creditors, respectively)
2,002,207
2,116,318
Loans at fair value ($
3,227,176
and $
2,191,869
pledged to creditors, respectively)
3,228,991
2,193,575
Derivative assets ($
28,474
and $
29,377
pledged to creditors, respectively)
45,162
56,840
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors
1,087,949
1,110,708
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value ($
3,707,879
and $
3,807,065
pledged to creditors, respectively)
3,770,034
3,867,394
Servicing advances ($
70,604
and $
89,396
pledged to creditors, respectively)
84,733
105,037
Due from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
15,155
16,015
Other ($
527
pledged to creditors as of December 31, 2024)
154,034
438,221
Total assets
$
14,876,226
$
14,408,706
LIABILITIES
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
6,202,539
$
6,500,938
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
4,576
11,593
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
2,683,368
2,929,790
Unsecured senior notes
773,122
605,860
Asset-backed financings of variable interest entities at fair value
2,967,631
2,040,375
Interest-only security payable at fair value
35,954
34,222
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities at fair value
17,941
7,351
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
105,451
139,124
Due to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
29,198
30,206
Income taxes payable
147,773
163,861
Liability for losses under representations and warranties
5,955
6,886
Total liabilities
12,973,508
12,470,206
Commitments
and contingencies
─
Note 17
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $
0.01
par value per share—authorized
100,000,000
shares,
issued and outstanding
22,400,000
, liquidation preference $
560,000,000
541,482
541,482
Common shares of beneficial interest, $
0.01
par value—authorized,
500,000,000
issued
and outstanding,
87,010,608
and
86,860,960
shares, respectively
870
869
Additional paid-in capital
1,924,902
1,925,067
Accumulated deficit
(
564,536
)
(
528,918
)
Total shareholders’ equity
1,902,718
1,938,500
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
14,876,226
$
14,408,706
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
Assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) included in total assets and liabilities (the assets of each VIE can only be used to settle liabilities of that VIE) are summarized below:
March 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Loans at fair value
$
3,227,176
$
2,191,709
Derivative assets
28,474
29,377
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
1,087,949
1,110,708
Other—interest receivable
11,874
6,382
$
4,355,473
$
3,338,176
LIABILITIES
Asset-backed financings of the variable interest entities at fair value
$
2,967,631
$
2,040,375
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities at fair value
15,885
4,060
Interest-only security payable at fair value
35,954
34,222
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities—interest payable
11,874
6,382
$
3,031,344
$
2,085,039
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands, except earnings per common share)
Net investment income
Net gains on investments and financings
$
62,313
$
39,753
Net gains on loans acquired for sale:
From nonaffiliates
10,329
12,913
From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
2,015
1,605
12,344
14,518
Loan origination fees
3,152
2,008
Net loan servicing fees:
From nonaffiliates
Contractually specified
152,199
160,357
Other
3,917
3,011
156,116
163,368
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
(
144,590
)
(
28,202
)
Mortgage servicing rights hedging results
(
39,944
)
(
89,814
)
(
28,418
)
45,352
From PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
1,208
353
(
27,210
)
45,705
Net interest expense:
Interest income
176,091
143,559
Interest expense
182,137
171,527
Net interest expense
(
6,046
)
(
27,968
)
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
(
141
)
134
Other
53
55
Net investment income
44,465
74,205
Expenses
Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:
Loan servicing fees
21,729
20,262
Management fees
7,012
7,188
Loan fulfillment fees
5,290
4,016
Professional services
6,982
1,758
Compensation
2,970
1,916
Loan collection and liquidation
1,969
1,369
Safekeeping
1,110
932
Loan origination
686
473
Other
3,016
3,910
Total expenses
50,764
41,824
(Loss) income before benefit from income taxes
(
6,299
)
32,381
Benefit from income taxes
(
15,979
)
(
15,227
)
Net income
9,680
47,608
Dividends on preferred shares of beneficial interest
10,455
10,455
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
$
(
775
)
$
37,153
(Loss) earnings per common share
Basic
$
(
0.01
)
$
0.43
Diluted
$
(
0.01
)
$
0.39
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic
86,907
86,689
Diluted
86,907
111,017
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES I
N SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
Preferred shares
Common shares
Number
Number
Additional
of
of
Par
paid-in
Accumulated
shares
Amount
shares
value
capital
deficit
Total
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance at December 31, 2024
22,400
$
541,482
86,861
$
869
$
1,925,067
$
(
528,918
)
$
1,938,500
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
9,680
9,680
Share-based compensation
—
—
150
1
(
165
)
—
(
164
)
Dividends:
Preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
(
10,455
)
(
10,455
)
Common shares ($
0.40
per share)
—
—
—
—
—
(
34,843
)
(
34,843
)
Balance at March 31, 2025
22,400
$
541,482
87,011
$
870
$
1,924,902
$
(
564,536
)
$
1,902,718
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
Preferred shares
Common shares
Number
Number
Additional
of
of
Par
paid-in
Accumulated
shares
Amount
shares
value
capital
deficit
Total
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance at December 31, 2023
22,400
$
541,482
86,624
$
866
$
1,923,437
$
(
508,695
)
$
1,957,090
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
47,608
47,608
Share-based compensation
—
—
221
2
(
483
)
—
(
481
)
Dividends:
Preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
(
10,455
)
(
10,455
)
Common shares ($
0.40
per share)
—
—
—
—
—
(
34,849
)
(
34,849
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
22,400
$
541,482
86,845
$
868
$
1,922,954
$
(
506,391
)
$
1,958,913
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS O
F CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income
$
9,680
$
47,608
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Net gains on investments and financings
(
62,313
)
(
39,753
)
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
(
12,344
)
(
14,518
)
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
144,590
28,202
Mortgage servicing rights hedging results
39,944
89,814
Accrual of unearned discounts and amortization of purchase premiums on
mortgage-backed securities, loans at fair value, and asset-backed financings
(
10,751
)
(
464
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs
3,919
4,184
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
141
(
134
)
Share-based compensation expense
963
1,365
Purchase of loans acquired for sale from nonaffiliates
(
23,337,077
)
(
18,410,727
)
Purchase of loans acquired for sale from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
(
654,808
)
—
Sale to nonaffiliates and repayment of loans acquired for sale
2,613,958
1,928,336
Sale of loans acquired for sale to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
20,437,666
16,302,059
Repurchase of loans subject to representations and warranties
(
4,845
)
(
7,514
)
Decrease in servicing advances
20,236
80,123
Decrease in due from PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
860
55
Decrease (increase) in other assets
266,688
(
104,330
)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(
33,678
)
(
232,977
)
(Decrease) increase in due to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
(
1,008
)
1,573
Decrease in income taxes payable
(
16,088
)
(
15,273
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(
594,267
)
(
342,371
)
Cash flows from investing activities
Net increase in short-term investments
(
100,960
)
(
215,005
)
Purchase of mortgage-backed securities
—
(
159,585
)
Sale and repayment of mortgage-backed securities
102,769
1,011,092
Repayment of loans at fair value
42,282
21,797
Net settlement of derivative financial instruments
2,806
(
2,884
)
Distribution from credit risk transfer arrangements
35,339
37,491
Purchase of mortgage servicing rights
—
(
26,497
)
Transfer of mortgage servicing rights relating to delinquent loans to Agency
(
221
)
(
142
)
Sale of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
46
52
(Increase) decrease in margin deposits
(
41,833
)
104,477
Net cash provided by investing activities
40,228
770,796
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Statements continued on the next page
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(Continued)
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Cash flows from financing activities
Sale of assets under agreements to repurchase
34,797,503
23,278,163
Repurchase of assets sold under agreements to repurchase
(
35,096,910
)
(
23,783,768
)
Issuance of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
295,892
335,689
Repayment of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
(
302,940
)
(
310,473
)
Issuance of notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
—
306,000
Repayment of notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
(
247,977
)
(
335,237
)
Issuance of asset-backed financings of variable interest entities
940,457
—
Repayment of asset-backed financings of variable interest entities
(
41,256
)
(
21,067
)
Issuance of senior exchangeable notes
172,500
—
Payment of debt issuance costs
(
6,563
)
(
5,188
)
Payment of dividends to preferred shareholders
(
10,455
)
(
10,455
)
Payment of dividends to common shareholders
(
34,838
)
(
34,750
)
Payment of vested share-based compensation tax withholdings
(
1,127
)
(
1,846
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
464,286
(
582,932
)
Net decrease in cash
(
89,753
)
(
154,507
)
Cash at beginning of quarter
337,694
281,085
Cash at end of quarter
$
247,941
$
126,578
Supplemental cash flow information
Payments, net:
Income taxes
$
109
$
46
Interest
$
220,334
$
187,619
Non cash investing activities:
Recognition of loans at fair value resulting from initial consolidation
of variable interest entities
$
1,049,704
$
—
Receipt of mortgage servicing rights as proceeds from sales of loans
$
47,009
$
31,249
Unsettled purchase of mortgage servicing rights
$
—
$
2,944
Non-cash financing activities:
Dividends declared, not paid
$
34,843
$
34,849
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANC
IAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note 1—Organization
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT” or the “Company”) is a specialty finance company, which invests in residential mortgage-related assets. The Company operates in
three
operating and reportable segments: credit sensitive strategies, interest rate sensitive strategies and correspondent production. All other activities are included in corporate:
•
The credit sensitive strategies segment represents the Company’s investments in credit risk transfer (“CRT”) arrangements referencing loans from its own correspondent production (“CRT arrangements”) and subordinate mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).
•
The interest rate sensitive strategies segment represents the Company’s investments in mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), Agency and senior non-Agency MBS and the related interest rate hedging activities.
•
The correspondent production segment represents the Company’s operations aimed at serving as an intermediary between lenders and the capital markets by purchasing, pooling and reselling newly originated prime credit quality loans either directly or in the form of MBS, using the services of PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”) and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”), a publicly-traded mortgage banking and investment management company separately listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Company primarily sells the loans it acquires through its correspondent production activities to government-sponsored entities ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) or to PLS primarily for sale into securitizations guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"), or the GSEs. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are each referred to as an “Agency” and, collectively, as the “Agencies.” The Company may also securitize loans directly and retain interests in the securitizations of the loans, such as subordinate MBS.
•
Corporate activities include management fees, corporate expense amounts and certain interest income and expense. None of the corporate activities qualify as reportable segments.
The Company conducts substantially all of its operations and makes substantially all of its investments through its subsidiary, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the sole general partner, and the Company is the sole limited partner, of the Operating Partnership.
The Company believes that it qualifies, and has elected to be taxed, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To maintain its tax status as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least
90
% of its taxable income in the form of qualifying distributions to shareholders.
Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
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
for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements and notes do not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. This interim consolidated information should be read together with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be anticipated for the full year. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results will likely differ from those estimates.
The Company held
no
restricted cash during the periods presented. Therefore, the consolidated statements of cash flows do not include references to restricted cash.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
During 2023 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
(“ASU 2023-09”), that is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 does not require any changes to the Company’s accounting for income taxes. ASU 2023-09 requires disclosures of:
•
Reconciliation of the expected income tax at the applicable statutory federal income tax rate to the reported income tax in a tabular format, using both percentages and amounts, broken out into specific categories with certain reconciling items of five percent or greater of the expected tax further broken out by nature and/or jurisdiction; and
•
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, broken out between federal and state and local income taxes. Payments to individual jurisdictions representing five percent or more of the total income tax payments must also be separately disclosed.
The disclosures required by ASU 2023-09 are required in the Company’s annual financial statements beginning with the year ended December 31, 2025, with early adoption permitted.
Note 3—Concentration of Risks
As discussed in Note 1 –
Organization
above, PMT’s operating and investing activities are centered in residential mortgage-related assets, including CRT arrangements, subordinate MBS, Agency and senior Non-Agency MBS and MSRs. The Company carries its non-cash financial assets and MSRs at fair value with changes in fair value included in its results of operations. The fair values of CRT arrangements and subordinate MBS are more sensitive to borrower credit performance than other mortgage-related investments such as traditional loans. The fair values of Agency MBS, interest-only (“IO”) and principal-only stripped MBS and senior non-Agency MBS are sensitive to changes in market interest rates. The fair values of MSRs are sensitive to changes in market interest rates, prepayment rate activity and expectations, and costs to service the underlying loans.
Credit Risk
Note 6
–
Variable Interest Entities
details the Company’s investments in CRT arrangements whereby the Company sold pools of loans into Fannie Mae guaranteed loan securitizations which became reference pools underlying the CRT arrangements. Fannie Mae transferred IO ownership interests and recourse obligations based upon the securitized reference pools of loans subject to the CRT arrangements into trust entities, and the Company acquired the IO ownership interests and assumed the recourse obligations in the CRT arrangements through the acquisition of beneficial interests in the trust entities.
The Company also invests in subordinate MBS, which are among the first beneficial interests in the issuing trusts to absorb credit losses on the underlying loans.
The Company’s retention of credit risk through its investment in CRT arrangements and subordinate MBS subjects it to risks associated with delinquency and foreclosure similar to the risks of loss associated with owning the underlying loans, which is greater than the risk of loss associated with selling loans to the Agencies without the retention of credit risk in the case of CRT arrangements and investing in senior mortgage-backed securities in the case of subordinate MBS.
Certain of the Company's investments in CRT arrangements are structured such that loans that reach a specific number of days delinquent trigger losses chargeable to the CRT arrangements based on the sizes of the delinquent loans and a contractual schedule of loss severity. Therefore, the risks associated with delinquency and foreclosure may in some instances be greater than the risks associated with owning the related loans because the structure of those CRT arrangements provides that the Company may be required to absorb losses in the event of delinquency or foreclosure even when there is ultimately no loss realized with respect to such loans (e.g., as a result of a borrower’s re-performance). In contrast, the structure of the Company’s other investments in CRT arrangements requires PMT to absorb losses only when the reference loans realize losses.
The Company maintains cash and short-term investment balances at financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance limits. Should one or more of the financial institutions at which the Company's deposits are maintained fail, there is no guarantee as to the extent that the Company would recover the funds deposited, whether through FDIC coverage or otherwise, or the timing of any recovery.
Fair Value Risk
The Company is exposed to fair value risk in addition to the risks specific to credit and, as a result of prevailing market conditions, may be required to recognize losses associated with adverse changes to the fair value of its investments in MSRs, CRT arrangements, and MBS:
•
The fair value of MSRs is sensitive to changes in prepayment speed expectation and experience, the returns demanded by market participants and to estimates of cost to service the underlying loans;
10
•
The fair values of CRT arrangements and subordinate MBS are sensitive to market perceptions of future credit performance of the underlying loans as well as the actual credit performance of such loans and to the returns required by market participants to hold such investments; and
•
The fair values of Agency and senior non-Agency MBS are sensitive to changes in market interest rates.
Note 4—Transactions with Related Parties
The Company enters into transactions with subsidiaries of PFSI in support of its operating, investing and financing activities as summarized below.
Operating Activities
Servicing Agreement
The Company has a loan servicing agreement with PLS (the “Servicing Agreement”) pursuant to which PLS provides subservicing for the Company's portfolio of MSRs, loans held for sale, loans held in VIEs (prime servicing), and its portfolio of residential loans purchased with credit deterioration (special servicing). The terms of the Servicing Agreement were
amended
effective January 1, 2025. Under the Servicing Agreement, a
s amended,
servicing fees are established at a per loan monthly amount based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and/or foreclosure status of the serviced loan or real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO") as shown below:
•
The per-loan base servicing fees for loans subserviced by PLS on the Company’s behalf are $
7.50
per month for fixed-rate loans and $
8.50
per month for adjustable-rate loans.
•
To the extent that these prime loans become delinquent, PLS is entitled to an additional servicing fee per loan ranging from $
18
to $
80
per month based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and foreclosure status of the loan or $
75
per month if the underlying mortgaged property becomes REO.
•
PLS is also entitled to customary ancillary income and certain market-based fees and charges, including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption, modification and origination fees, pass through of Agency incentive fees to PLS for loss mitigation activities and a fee for processing insurance and guarantee claims on defaulted loans.
Through December 31, 2024, servicing fees were based on the schedule below:
Prime Servicing
•
The per-loan base servicing fees for prime loans subserviced by PLS on the Company’s behalf were $
7.50
per month for fixed-rate loans and $
8.50
per month for adjustable-rate loans.
•
To the extent that prime loans become delinquent, PLS was entitled to 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 became REO.
•
PLS was also entitled to customary ancillary income and certain market-based fees and charges, including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption and modification and origination fees and certain fees for forbearance and modification activities.
Special Servicing
•
The per-loan base servicing fee rates for loans purchased with credit deterioration (distressed loans) ranged from $
30
per month for current loans up to $
95
per month for loans in foreclosure proceedings. The base servicing fee rate for REO was $
75
per month. PLS also received a supplemental servicing fee of $
25
per month for each special servicing loan.
•
PLS received activity-based fees for modifications, foreclosures and liquidations that it facilitated with respect to special servicing, as well as other market-based refinancing and loan disposition fees.
The Servicing Agreement expires on
December 31, 2029
, subject to automatic renewal for an additional
18
-month period unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
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MSR Recapture Agreement
The Company has an MSR recapture agreement with PLS. The MSR Recapture Agreement was
amended
effective January 1, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the MSR recapture agreement, if PLS refinances (recaptures) mortgage loans for which the Company previously held the MSRs, PLS is generally required to transfer and convey to the Company cash in an amount equal to:
•
7
0% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the first 30% of the “recapture rate”;
•
50% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in excess of 30% and up to 50%;
•
40% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in excess of 50%; and
•
a recapture fee of $
900
per loan if PLS originates a mortgage loan for the purpose of purchasing a property where the customer has or had a mortgage loan for which PMT holds or held the MSR.
The “recapture rate” means, during each month, the ratio of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal balance ("UPB") of all refinance mortgage loans originated in such month, plus the aggregate UPB of all "preserved mortgage loans" relating to closed end second loans originated in such month, to (ii) the aggregate UPB of all mortgage loans from the portfolio that PLS has determined in good faith were refinanced in such month, plus the aggregate UPB of all "preserved mortgage loans" relating to closed end second lien loans originated in such month. For purposes of such calculation, “preserved mortgage loan” means a mortgage loan in PMT’s portfolio as to which PLS or its affiliates originated a new closed end second lien loan in a subordinate position to such mortgage loan. PFSI has further agreed to allocate sufficient resources to target a recapture rate of at least
30
%.
Through December 2024, the MSR recapture agreement provided for the fee to be determined as follows:
•
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%.
Through December 31, 2024, the “recapture rate” meant, 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 MSR recapture agreement expires on
December 31, 2029
, subject to automatic renewal for an additional
18-month
period unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Following is a summary of loan servicing and recapture fees earned by PLS:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Loan servicing fees:
Loans acquired for sale
$
223
$
90
Loans at fair value
168
62
Mortgage servicing rights
21,338
20,110
$
21,729
$
20,262
Average investment in loans:
Acquired for sale
$
1,997,488
$
704,809
At fair value
$
2,626,335
$
1,425,584
Average MSR portfolio unpaid principal balance
$
225,515,018
$
230,591,966
Mortgage servicing rights recapture fees
$
1,208
$
353
Unpaid principal balance of loans recaptured
$
159,472
$
62,073
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Correspondent Production Activities
Mortgage Banking Servicing Agreement
The Company is provided fulfillment and other services for the operation of its correspondent production business under an amended and restated mortgage banking services agreement with PLS. These services include: provision of models and technology for the pricing of loans and MSRs; reviews of loan data; documentation and appraisals to assess loan quality and risk; hedging the fair value of the Company's mortgage loan inventory and commitments to purchase mortgage loans to reduce the risk of loss arising from fluctuations in fair value due to movements in interest rates; correspondent seller performance and credit monitoring procedures; and the sale of loans through secondary mortgage markets on behalf of the Company. The mortgage banking servicing agreement was
amended
effective January 1, 2025.
Effective January 1, 2025, fulfillment fees in any quarter shall not exceed the following:
•
the number of non-Ginnie Mae loan commitments issued during the quarter 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, and then multiplied by a ratio of the number of loan commitments issued to PMT during the quarter to the total number of non-Ginnie Mae loan commitments issued during the 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,
multiplied by a ratio of the number of loans purchased by the Company during the quarter to the total number of non-Ginnie Mae loans purchased during the quarter, plus
•
$
500
multiplied by the number of all purchased loans that are sold or securitized to parties other than Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; provided however, that
no
fulfillment fee shall be due or payable to PLS with respect to any Ginnie Mae mortgage loans, any Fannie Mae mortgage loan or Freddie Mac mortgage loan acquired by PLS from the Company on a discretionary basis, or any mortgage loan acquired by the Company from PLS on or before June 30, 2025, provided that supplemental fees may still be charged in connection with the securitization or sale of any such mortgage loans.
Through December 2024, the mortgage banking services agreement provided for a quarterly fulfillment fee not to exceed the following:
•
the number of loan commitments issued by the Company multiplied by a pull-through factor of either .99 or .80 depending on whether the loan commitments are subject to a “mandatory trade confirmation” or a “best efforts lock confirmation”, respectively, and then multiplied by $
585
for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment up to and including
16,500
per quarter and $
355
for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment in excess of
16,500
per quarter, plus
•
$
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 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 designated Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans acquired by PLS.
The Company does not hold the Ginnie Mae approval required to issue Ginnie Mae MBS and/or to act as a servicer for loans in Ginnie Mae MBS
. Accordingly, under the mortgage banking services agreement, PLS purchases mortgage loans underwritten in accordance with the Ginnie Mae MBS Guide “as is” and without recourse of any kind from the Company at cost less an administrative fee plus accrued interest and a sourcing fee ranging from
one
to
two
basis points of the UPB of the loan, generally based on the average number of calendar days the loans are held by the Company before purchase by PLS. PLS may also acquire conventional loans from the Company on the same terms upon mutual agreement between the Company and PLS.
While PLS purchases these mortgage loans “as is” and without recourse of any kind from the Company, where PLS 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 the Company.
In December 2024, the mortgage banking services agreement was renewed and amended to provide for PLS to assume the role of initial correspondent loan purchaser instead of the Company effective July 1, 2025. Under this agreement, the Company retains the right to purchase up to
100
% of the non-government insured or guaranteed loans purchased by PLS at its cost plus accrued interest, less any loan administrative fee paid to PLS by the correspondent seller, and subject to quarterly fulfillment fees as described above. PLS may hold or otherwise sell correspondent loans to other investors if the Company chooses not to purchase such loans. Accordingly, the sourcing fee arrangement will no longer have any effect beginning July 1, 2025.
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The mortgage banking services agreement expires on
December 31, 2029
, subject to automatic renewal for an additional
18
-month period unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
The Company may also purchase newly originated conforming balance non-government insured or guaranteed loans from PLS under a mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement.
Following is a summary of correspondent production activity and other loan purchases between the Company and PLS:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Loan fulfillment fees earned by PLS
$
5,290
$
4,016
Unpaid principal balance of loans fulfilled by PLS
$
2,781,722
$
1,771,681
Sourcing fees received from PLS included in
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
$
2,015
$
1,605
Unpaid principal balance of loans sold to PLS:
Government guaranteed or insured
$
11,191,880
$
7,856,925
Conventional conforming
8,960,796
8,189,930
$
20,152,676
$
16,046,855
Purchases of loans acquired for sale from PLS
$
654,808
$
—
Tax service fees paid to PLS
$
477
$
359
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Loans included in
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
pending sale to PLS
$
1,135,302
$
602,108
Management Agreement
The Company has a management agreement with PCM pursuant to which PMT pays PCM management fees as follows:
A base management fee that is calculated quarterly
and is equal to the sum of (i)
1.5
% per year of average shareholders’ equity up to $
2
billion, (ii)
1.375
% per year of average shareho
lders’ equity in excess of $
2
billion and up to $
5
billion, and (iii)
1.25
% per year of average shareholders’ equity in excess of $
5
billion. “Shareholders’ equity” is defined as the sum of net proceeds from issuance and repurchases of equity securities since inception, plus retained earnings or reduced by accumulated deficit.
•
A performance incentive fee that is calculated annually at a defined annualized percentage of the amount by which “net income,” over a fiscal year and before deducting the incentive fee, exceeds certain levels of return on “equity.”
The performance incentive fee is equal to the sum of:
•
10
% of the amount by which “net income” for the year exceeds (i) an
8
% return on “common shareholders’ equity” plus the “high watermark”, up to (ii) a
12
% return on “common shareholders’ equity”; plus
•
15
% of the amount by which “net income” for the year exceeds (i) a
12
% return on “common shareholders’ equity” plus the “high watermark”, up to (ii) a
16
% return on “common shareholders’ equity”; plus
•
20
% of the amount by which “net income” for the year exceeds a
16
% return on “common shareholders’ 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 the Company’s common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) calculated in accordance with GAAP, and adjusted to exclude one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain other non-cash charges after discussion between PCM and the Company’s independent trustees and after approval by a majority of the Company’s independent trustees.
“Common shareholders’ equity” is defined as average "shareholder’s equity" less the average GAAP carrying value of the Company’s preferred equity.
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“High watermark” is the annual adjustment that reflects the amount by which the “net income” (stated as a percentage of return on “equity”) in that year exceeds or falls short of the lesser of
8
% and the average Fannie Mae
30
‑
year
MBS Yield (the “Target Yield”) for the year the
n ended. If the “net income” is lower than the Target Yield, the high watermark is increased by the difference. If the “net income” is higher than the Target Yield, the high watermark is reduced by the difference. Each time a performance incentive fee is earned, the high watermark is reset to zero. As a result, the threshold amount required for the Company to earn a performance incentive fee is adjusted cumulatively based on the performance of the Company’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 high watermark is calculated based on the two years preceding the fiscal year for which the incentive fee is calculated, and will never be less than zero after including all high watermark increases and high watermark decreases over any such rolling two fiscal year period.
The base management fee is paid quarterly in arrears and the performance incentive fee is paid annually in arrears. The performance incentive fee may be paid in cash or a combination of cash and the Company’s Common Shares (subject to a limit of no more than
50
% paid in Common Shares), at the Company’s option.
In the event of termination of the management agreement between the Company and PCM, PCM may be entitled to a termination fee in certain circumstances.
The termination fee is equal to three times the sum of (a) the average annual base management fee, and (b) the average annual performance incentive fee earned by PCM, in each case during the 24-month period before termination of the management agreement.
Following is a summary of management fee expenses:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Base management
$
7,012
$
7,188
Performance incentive
—
—
$
7,012
$
7,188
Average shareholders' equity amounts used to calculate
base management fee expense
$
1,895,785
$
1,927,401
The management agreement expires on
December 31, 2029
, subject to automatic renewal for an additional
18
-month period unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Through 2024, under the Management Agreement, both base management and performance incentive fees were paid quarterly and the high watermark was assessed and calculated on a cumulative basis since inception
Expense Reimbursement
Under the Management Agreement, the Company reimburses PCM for its organizational and operating expenses, including third-party expenses, incurred on the Company’s behalf, it being understood that PCM and its affiliates shall allocate a portion of their personnel’s time to provide certain legal, tax, accounting, internal audit and investor relations services for the direct benefit of the Company. The Company is also required to pay its pro rata portion of the rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of PCM and its affiliates required for the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ operations. These expenses are based on the resources PCM and its affiliates dedicate to investment management activities for the Company, as determined by PCM in its sole discretion.
Through 2024, the Company reimbursed PCM for its organizational and operating expenses, including third-party expenses, incurred on the Company’s behalf, it being understood that PCM and its affiliates would allocate a portion of their personnel’s time to provide certain legal, tax and investor relations services for the direct benefit of the Company. With respect to the allocation of PCM’s and its affiliates’ personnel compensation, PCM was reimbursed $
165,000
per fiscal quarter. Overhead expenses were previously allocated based on the ratio of the Company’s proportion of gross assets compared to all remaining gross assets owned or managed PCM and its affiliates, as calculated at each fiscal quarter end.
.
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Following is a summary of the Company’s reimbursements to PCM and its affiliates for expenses:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Reimbursement of:
Expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf, net
$
4,601
$
6,414
Compensation
1,629
165
Common overhead incurred by PCM and its affiliates
981
1,944
$
7,211
$
8,523
Payments and settlements during the quarter (1)
$
28,048
$
30,085
(1)
Payments and settlements include payments and netting settlements made pursuant to master netting agreements between the Company and PFSI for the operating, investing and financing activities itemized in this Note.
Financing Activities
PFSI Investment in the Company
PFSI held
75,000
of the Company’s Common Shares at both
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Amounts Receivable from and Payable to PFSI
Amounts receivable from and payable to PFSI are summarized below:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Due from PFSI-Miscellaneous receivables
$
15,155
$
16,015
Due to PFSI:
Correspondent production fees
$
9,097
$
11,122
Loan servicing fees
7,266
6,822
Management fees
7,012
7,149
Allocated expenses and expenses and costs paid by PFSI on PMT’s behalf
5,823
3,508
Fulfillment fees
—
1,605
$
29,198
$
30,206
The Company has also transferred cash to PLS to fund loan servicing advances and REO property acquisition and preservation costs on its behalf. Such amounts are included in various of the Company's balance sheet items as summarized below:
Balance sheet line including advance amount
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Servicing advances
$
84,733
$
105,037
Other assets-Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
1,287
1,265
$
86,020
$
106,302
Note 5—Loan Sales
The following table summarizes cash flows between the Company and transferees in transfers of loans that are accounted for as sales where the Company maintains continuing involvement with the loans:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Cash flows:
Proceeds from sales
$
2,613,958
$
1,928,336
Loan servicing fees received
$
152,199
$
160,357
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The following table summarizes for the dates presented collection status information for loans that are accounted for as sales where the Company maintains continuing involvement:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Unpaid principal balance of loans outstanding
$
221,157,980
$
222,761,227
Collection status (Unpaid principal balance)
Delinquency:
30-89 days delinquent
$
2,381,406
$
2,618,767
90 or more days delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
$
1,064,810
$
1,078,362
In foreclosure
$
122,136
$
105,810
Bankruptcy
$
296,022
$
281,821
Custodial funds managed by the Company (1)
$
2,631,284
$
2,385,602
(1)
Custodial funds include borrower and investor custodial cash accounts relating to loans serviced under mortgage servicing agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company earns placement fees on certain of the custodial funds it manages on behalf of the loans’ borrowers and investors, and these fees are included in
Interest income
in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Note 6—Variable Interest Entities
The Company is a variable interest holder in various VIEs that relate to its investing and financing activities as discussed below.
Credit Risk Transfer Arrangements
The Company has previously entered into certain loan sales arrangements pursuant to which it accepted credit risk relating to the loans sold in exchange for a portion of the interest earned on such loans. These arrangements absorb scheduled or realized credit losses on those loans and comprise the Company’s investments in CRT arrangements.
The Company, through its subsidiary, PennyMac Mortgage Corp (“PMC"), entered into CRT arrangements with Fannie Mae, pursuant to which the Company sold pools of loans into Fannie Mae-guaranteed securitizations while retaining recourse obligations as part of the retention of IO ownership interests in such loans. CRT arrangements include:
•
securities which are structured such that loans that reach a specific number of days delinquent (including loans in forbearance) trigger losses chargeable to the CRT arrangement based on the sizes of the delinquent loans and a contractual schedule of loss severity; and
•
securities which require the Company to absorb losses only when the reference loans realize credit losses.
The Company placed
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
into subsidiary trust entities to secure its recourse obligations. The
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
represent the Company’s maximum contractual exposure to claims under its recourse obligations and are the sole source of settlement of losses under the CRT arrangements.
The Company’s exposure to losses under its recourse obligations was initially established at rates ranging from
3.5
% to
4.0
% of the UPB of the loans sold under the CRT arrangements. As the UPB of the underlying loans subject to each CRT arrangement decreased through repayments, the percentage exposure to losses of each CRT arrangement increased to maximums ranging from
4.5
% to
5.0
% of outstanding UPB, although the total dollar amount of exposure to losses did not increase.
The Company has concluded that the subsidiary trust entities holding its CRT arrangements are VIEs and the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs as it is the holder of the primary beneficial interests which absorb the variability of the trusts’ results of operations. For CRT arrangements where losses are triggered based on the loans’ delinquency status, the Company recognizes its IO ownership interests and recourse obligations on the consolidated balance sheets as CRT derivatives
in
Derivative assets
and
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities.
For CRT securities where losses are absorbed when the reference loans realize credit losses,
the Company recognizes its IO ownership interests and recourse obligations as CRT strips which are included on the consolidated balance sheet in
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities.
Gains and losses on the derivatives and strips (including the IO ownership interest sold to a nonaffiliate) included in the CRT arrangements are included in
Net gains on investments and financings
in the consolidated statements of operations.
17
Following is a summary of the CRT arrangements:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net investment income:
Net gains on investments and financings
Credit risk transfer derivatives and strips:
Credit risk transfer derivatives
Realized
$
2,803
$
3,409
Valuation changes
(
823
)
6,781
1,980
10,190
Credit risk transfer strips
Realized
9,777
11,685
Valuation changes
(
11,825
)
29,340
(
2,048
)
41,025
Interest-only security payable at fair value - valuation changes
(
1,732
)
440
(
1,800
)
51,655
Interest income — Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
11,675
15,696
$
9,875
$
67,351
Net payments made to settle losses on credit risk transfer arrangements
$
1,243
$
185
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Carrying value of credit risk transfer arrangements:
Derivative assets
- credit risk transfer derivatives
$
28,474
$
29,377
Derivative and credit risk transfer liabilities
- credit risk transfer strip liabilities
(
15,885
)
(
4,060
)
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
1,087,949
1,110,708
Interest-only security payable at fair value
(
35,954
)
(
34,222
)
$
1,064,584
$
1,101,803
Credit risk transfer arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:
Derivative assets
$
28,474
$
29,377
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
(1)
$
1,087,949
$
1,110,708
Unpaid principal balance of loans underlying credit risk transfer arrangements
$
20,849,101
$
21,249,304
Collection status (unpaid principal balance):
Delinquency
Current
$
20,269,686
$
20,628,148
30-89 days delinquent
$
382,091
$
414,605
90-180 days delinquent
$
112,616
$
131,191
180 or more days delinquent
$
62,902
$
51,343
Foreclosure
$
21,806
$
24,017
Bankruptcy
$
62,489
$
63,697
(1)
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
also secure $
15.9
million and $
4.1
million in CRT strip liabilities
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
.
Subordinate and Senior Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
The Company retains or purchases subordinate and senior non-agency MBS in transactions sponsored by PMC or a nonaffiliate. Cash inflows from the loans underlying these securities are distributed to investors and service providers in accordance with the respective securities' contractual priorities of payments and, as such, most of these inflows must be directed first to service and repay the senior securities.
18
The rights of holders of subordinate securities to receive distributions of principal and/or interest, as applicable, are subordinate to the rights of holders of senior securities. After the senior securities are repaid, substantially all cash inflows will be directed to the subordinate securities, including those held by the Company, until they are fully repaid.
The Company’s retention or purchase of subordinate MBS exposes PMT to the credit risk in the underlying loans because the Company’s subordinate MBS investments are among the first beneficial interests to absorb credit losses on those assets. The Company’s exposure to losses from its investments in subordinate MBS is limited to its recorded investment in such securities.
The Company has concluded that the trusts holding the assets underlying these transactions are VIEs. The Company also has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of certain of the VIEs as it has the power, through PLS, in its role as the servicer or sub-servicer of the underlying loans, to direct the activities of the trusts that most significantly impact the trusts’ economic performance and, as a holder of subordinate securities, that PMT is exposed to losses that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. Therefore, PMT consolidates those VIEs.
The Company recognizes the interest income earned on the loans owned by the VIEs and the interest expense attributable to the asset-backed securities issued to nonaffiliates by the VIEs on its consolidated statements of operations.
Following is a summary of the Company’s investment in subordinate and senior non-agency MBS backed by assets held in consolidated VIEs:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net investment income:
Net gains on investments and financings:
Loans at fair value
$
28,712
$
(
1,240
)
Asset-backed financings at fair value
(
29,423
)
7,476
Interest income
33,673
12,108
Interest expense
28,715
12,678
$
4,247
$
5,666
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Loans at fair value
$
3,227,176
$
2,191,709
Asset-backed financings at fair value
$
2,967,631
$
2,040,375
Retained subordinate and senior non-agency mortgage-backed
securities at fair value pledged to secure
Assets sold under
agreements to repurchase
$
226,874
$
130,839
Financing of Mortgage Servicing Assets
The Company entered into financing transactions in which it pledged participation interests in its MSRs to VIEs which issued variable funding notes, term notes and term loans backed by beneficial interests in Fannie Mae MSRs. The Company holds the variable funding notes and acts as guarantor of the variable funding notes, term notes and term loans. The Company determined that it is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs because, as the holder of the variable funding notes and issuer of performance guarantees, it holds the variable interests in the VIEs. Therefore, the Company consolidates the VIEs.
For financial reporting purposes, the MSRs financed by the consolidated VIEs are included in
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value,
the variable funding notes sold under agreements to repurchase are included in
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
and the term notes and term loans are included in
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. These financings are described in Note 15—
Long-Term Debt
.
.
Note 7— Fair Value
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include assets and liabilities that are measured at or based on their fair values. Measurement at or based on fair value may be on a recurring or nonrecurring basis depending on the accounting principles applicable to the specific asset or liability and whether the Company has elected to carry the item at its fair value as discussed in the following paragraphs.
19
The Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the observability of the inputs used to determine fair value. These levels are:
•
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
•
Level 2—Prices determined or determinable using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company.
•
Level 3—Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where significant observable inputs are unavailable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and are based on the best information available in the circumstances.
As a result of the difficulty in observing certain significant valuation inputs affecting “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company is required to make judgments regarding these items’ fair values. Different persons in possession of the same facts may reasonably arrive at different conclusions as to the inputs to be applied in valuing these assets and liabilities and their fair values. Such differences may result in significantly different fair value measurements. Likewise, due to the general illiquidity of some of these assets and liabilities, subsequent transactions may be at values significantly different from those reported.
The Company reclassifies its assets and liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy when the significant inputs required to establish fair value at a level of the fair value hierarchy are no longer readily available, requiring the use of lower-level inputs, or when the significant inputs required to establish fair value at a higher level of the hierarchy become available.
Fair Value Accounting Elections
The Company identified all of PMT’s non-cash financial assets and MSRs to be accounted for at fair value. The Company has elected to account for these assets at fair value so such changes in fair value will be reflected in results of operations as they occur and more timely reflect the results of the Company’s performance.
The Company has also identified its
Asset-backed financings at fair value
and
Interest-only security payable at fair value
to be accounted for at fair value to reflect the generally offsetting changes in fair value of these borrowings to changes in fair value of the assets at fair value collateralizing these financings. For other borrowings, the Company has determined that historical cost accounting is more appropriate because under this method debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the debt facility, thereby matching the debt issuance cost to the periods benefiting from the availability of the debt.
20
Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Following is a summary of financial statement items that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
March 31, 2025
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(in thousands)
Assets:
Short-term investments
$
204,158
$
—
$
—
$
204,158
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
—
3,954,819
81,043
4,035,862
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
—
1,996,756
5,451
2,002,207
Loans at fair value
—
3,227,176
1,815
3,228,991
Derivative assets:
Call options on interest rate futures sell contracts
5,828
—
—
5,828
Put options on interest rate futures sell contracts
1,918
—
—
1,918
Forward purchase contracts
—
3,913
—
3,913
Forward sale contracts
—
4,072
—
4,072
Credit risk transfer derivatives
—
—
28,474
28,474
Interest rate lock commitments
—
—
4,848
4,848
Total derivative assets before netting
7,746
7,985
33,322
49,053
Netting
—
—
—
(
3,891
)
Total derivative assets after netting
7,746
7,985
33,322
45,162
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
—
—
3,770,034
3,770,034
$
211,904
$
9,186,736
$
3,891,665
$
13,286,414
Liabilities:
Asset-backed financings of the variable interest entities
at fair value
$
—
$
2,967,631
$
—
$
2,967,631
Interest-only security payable at fair value
—
—
35,954
35,954
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities:
Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
2,344
—
—
2,344
Forward purchase contracts
—
297
—
297
Forward sales contracts
—
10,792
—
10,792
Interest rate lock commitments
—
—
229
229
Total derivative liabilities before netting
2,344
11,089
229
13,662
Netting
—
—
—
(
11,606
)
Total derivative liabilities after netting
2,344
11,089
229
2,056
Credit risk transfer strips
—
—
15,885
15,885
Total derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities
2,344
11,089
16,114
17,941
$
2,344
$
2,978,720
$
52,068
$
3,021,526
21
December 31, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(in thousands)
Assets:
Short-term investments
$
103,198
$
—
$
—
$
103,198
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
—
3,977,446
86,260
4,063,706
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
—
2,108,347
7,971
2,116,318
Loans at fair value
—
2,191,709
1,866
2,193,575
Derivative assets:
Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
156
—
—
156
Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
6,372
—
—
6,372
Forward purchase contracts
—
614
—
614
Forward sale contracts
—
54,056
—
54,056
MBS put options
—
2,114
—
2,114
CRT derivatives
—
—
29,377
29,377
Interest rate lock commitments
—
—
3,562
3,562
Total derivative assets before netting
6,528
56,784
32,939
96,251
Netting
—
—
—
(
39,411
)
Total derivative assets after netting
6,528
56,784
32,939
56,840
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
—
—
3,867,394
3,867,394
$
109,726
$
8,334,286
$
3,996,430
$
12,401,031
Liabilities:
Asset-backed financings of the variable interest entities
at fair value
$
—
$
2,040,375
$
—
$
2,040,375
Interest-only security payable at fair value
—
—
34,222
34,222
Derivative liabilities and credit risk transfer strips:
Forward purchase contracts
—
6,336
—
6,336
Forward sales contracts
—
1,753
—
1,753
Interest rate lock commitments
—
—
3,118
3,118
Total derivative liabilities before netting
—
8,089
3,118
11,207
Netting
—
—
—
(
7,916
)
Total derivative liabilities after netting
—
8,089
3,118
3,291
Credit risk transfer strips
—
—
4,060
4,060
Total derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities
—
8,089
7,178
7,351
$
—
$
2,048,464
$
41,400
$
2,081,948
22
The following is a summary of changes in items measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs that are significant to the estimation of the fair values of the assets and liabilities at either the beginning or end of the quarters presented:
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
Assets (1)
Interest-only stripped mortgage-backed securities
Loans
acquired
for sale
Loans at
fair
value
CRT
derivatives
Interest rate
lock
commitments
CRT
strips
Mortgage
servicing
rights
Total
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2024
$
86,260
$
7,971
$
1,866
$
29,377
$
444
$
(
4,060
)
$
3,867,394
$
3,989,252
Purchases and issuances
—
28
—
—
4,599
—
—
4,627
Repayments and sales
(
4,636
)
(
2,678
)
(
20
)
(
2,883
)
—
(
9,777
)
—
(
19,994
)
Accrual of unearned discounts
2,285
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,285
Amounts received pursuant to sales
of loans
—
—
—
—
—
—
47,009
47,009
Changes in fair value included in results
of operations arising from
Changes in instrument - specific
credit risk
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other factors
(
2,866
)
130
(
31
)
1,980
7,391
(
2,048
)
(
144,590
)
(
140,034
)
(
2,866
)
130
(
31
)
1,980
7,391
(
2,048
)
(
144,590
)
(
140,034
)
Transfers of:
Interest rate lock commitments to
loans acquired for sale (2)
—
—
—
—
(
7,815
)
—
—
(
7,815
)
Mortgage servicing rights relating to
delinquent loans to Agency
—
—
—
—
—
—
221
221
Balance, March 31, 2025
$
81,043
$
5,451
$
1,815
$
28,474
$
4,619
$
(
15,885
)
$
3,770,034
$
3,875,551
Changes in fair value recognized during
the quarter relating to assets still held
at March 31, 2025
$
(
2,866
)
$
(
14
)
$
(
31
)
$
(
823
)
$
4,619
$
(
11,825
)
$
(
144,590
)
$
(
155,530
)
(1)
For the purpose of this table, CRT derivative, interest rate lock commitment (“IRLC”), and CRT strip asset and liability positions are shown net.
(2)
The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from transfers of IRLCs to loans acquired for sale at fair value upon purchase of the respective loans.
Liabilities
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Interest-only security payable:
Balance, December 31, 2024
$
34,222
Changes in fair value included in results of operations arising from:
Changes in instrument - specific credit risk
—
Other factors
1,732
1,732
Balance, March 31, 2025
$
35,954
Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating
to liability outstanding at March 31, 2025
$
1,732
23
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
Assets (1)
Interest-only stripped mortgage-backed securities
Loans
acquired
for sale
Loans at
fair
value
CRT
derivatives
Interest
rate lock
commitments
CRT strips
Mortgage
servicing
rights
Total
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2023
$
94,231
$
6,318
$
2,131
$
16,160
$
7,532
$
(
46,692
)
$
3,919,107
$
3,998,787
Purchases and issuances
—
1,484
—
—
3,111
—
29,441
34,036
Repayments and sales
(
5,070
)
(
2,658
)
(
59
)
(
3,451
)
—
(
11,685
)
—
(
22,923
)
Accrual of unearned discount
2,216
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,216
Amounts received pursuant to sales
of loans
—
—
—
—
—
—
31,249
31,249
Changes in fair value included in results
of operations arising from
Changes in instrument -
specific credit risk
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other factors
3,290
(
48
)
(
38
)
10,190
(
855
)
41,025
(
28,202
)
25,362
3,290
(
48
)
(
38
)
10,190
(
855
)
41,025
(
28,202
)
25,362
Transfers of:
—
Interest rate lock commitments
to loans acquired for sale (2)
—
—
—
—
(
4,943
)
—
—
(
4,943
)
Mortgage servicing rights relating to
delinquent loans to Agency
—
—
—
—
—
—
142
142
Balance, March 31, 2024
$
94,667
$
5,096
$
2,034
$
22,899
$
4,845
$
(
17,352
)
$
3,951,737
$
4,063,926
Changes in fair value recognized during
the quarter relating to assets still held
at March 31, 2024
$
3,290
$
(
55
)
$
(
41
)
$
6,781
$
4,845
$
29,340
$
(
28,202
)
$
15,958
(1)
For the purpose of this table, CRT derivative, IRLC, and CRT strip asset and liability positions are shown net.
(2)
The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from transfers of IRLCs to loans acquired for sale at fair value upon purchase of the respective loans.
Liabilities
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Interest-only security payable:
Balance, December 31, 2023
$
32,667
Changes in fair value included in results of operations arising from:
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
—
Other factors
(
440
)
(
440
)
Balance, March 31, 2024
$
32,227
Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating
to liability outstanding at March 31, 2024
$
(
440
)
24
Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value under the Fair Value Option
Following are the fair values and related principal amounts due upon maturity of loans accounted for under the fair value option (including loans acquired for sale, loans held in consolidated VIEs, and distressed loans):
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Fair value
Principal
amount due
upon maturity
Difference
Fair value
Principal
amount due
upon maturity
Difference
(in thousands)
Loans acquired for sale at fair value:
Current through 89 days delinquent
$
2,000,168
$
1,945,651
$
54,517
$
2,114,556
$
2,092,030
$
22,526
90 or more days delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
1,156
1,336
(
180
)
1,687
2,114
(
427
)
In foreclosure
883
1,002
(
119
)
75
96
(
21
)
2,039
2,338
(
299
)
1,762
2,210
(
448
)
$
2,002,207
$
1,947,989
$
54,218
$
2,116,318
$
2,094,240
$
22,078
Loans at fair value:
Held in consolidated VIEs:
Current through 89 days delinquent
$
3,225,107
$
3,381,776
$
(
156,669
)
$
2,190,432
$
2,413,214
$
(
222,782
)
90 or more days delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
2,069
2,564
(
495
)
1,277
1,658
(
381
)
In foreclosure
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,069
2,564
(
495
)
1,277
1,658
(
381
)
3,227,176
3,384,340
(
157,164
)
2,191,709
2,414,872
(
223,163
)
Distressed:
Current through 89 days delinquent
418
575
(
157
)
445
595
(
150
)
90 or more days delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
1,203
3,256
(
2,053
)
1,421
3,796
(
2,375
)
In foreclosure
194
539
(
345
)
—
—
—
1,397
3,795
(
2,398
)
1,421
3,796
(
2,375
)
1,815
4,370
(
2,555
)
1,866
4,391
(
2,525
)
$
3,228,991
$
3,388,710
$
(
159,719
)
$
2,193,575
$
2,419,263
$
(
225,688
)
Following are the changes in fair value included in current period results of operations by consolidated statement of operations line item for financial statement items accounted for under the fair value option:
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
Net gains on investments and financings
Net gains on loans acquired
for sale
Net loan
servicing fees
Net interest
expense
Total
(in thousands)
Assets:
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
$
64,855
$
—
$
—
$
10,070
$
74,925
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
—
46,511
—
—
46,511
Loans at fair value
28,681
—
—
(
687
)
27,994
Credit risk transfer strips at fair value
(
2,048
)
—
—
—
(
2,048
)
MSRs at fair value
—
—
(
144,590
)
—
(
144,590
)
$
91,488
$
46,511
$
(
144,590
)
$
9,383
$
2,792
Liabilities:
Interest-only security payable at fair value
$
(
1,732
)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(
1,732
)
Asset-backed financings at fair value
(
29,423
)
—
—
1,368
(
28,055
)
$
(
31,155
)
$
—
$
—
$
1,368
$
(
29,787
)
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Quarter ended March 31, 2024
Net gains on investments and financings
Net gains on loans acquired
for sale
Net loan
servicing fees
Net interest
expense
Total
(in thousands)
Assets:
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
$
(
38,198
)
$
—
$
—
$
3,091
$
(
35,107
)
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
—
(
337
)
—
—
(
337
)
Loans at fair value
(
1,278
)
—
—
(
2,135
)
(
3,413
)
Credit risk transfer strips at fair value
41,025
—
—
—
41,025
MSRs at fair value
—
—
(
28,202
)
—
(
28,202
)
$
1,549
$
(
337
)
$
(
28,202
)
$
956
$
(
26,034
)
Liabilities:
Interest-only security payable at fair value
$
440
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
440
Asset-backed financings at fair value
7,476
—
—
492
7,968
$
7,916
$
—
$
—
$
492
$
8,408
Financial Statement Item Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Following is a summary of the carrying value of assets that were remeasured during the quarter based on fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
(in thousands)
March 31, 2025
$
—
$
—
$
414
$
414
December 31, 2024
$
—
$
—
$
532
$
532
The following table summarizes the fair value changes recognized during the quarter on assets held at quarter end that were remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
$
(
140
)
$
82
The Company remeasures its REO based on fair value when it evaluates the REO properties for impairment. The Company evaluates its REO for impairment with reference to the respective properties’ fair values less costs to sell. REO may be revalued after acquisition due to the Company receiving greater access to the property, the property being held for an extended period or receiving indications that the property’s fair value may not be supported by developing market conditions. Any subsequent change in fair value to a level that is less than or equal to the property’s cost is recognized in
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Amortized Cost
Most of the Company’s borrowings are carried at amortized cost. The Company’s
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
,
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements,
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
and the Exchangeable Notes, defined in Note 15
– Long-Term Debt
,
are classified as “Level 3” fair value liabilities due to the Company’s reliance on unobservable inputs to estimate these instruments’ fair values. The Company classifies its senior notes, as detailed in Note 15
– Long-Term Debt
, as “Level 2” fair value liabilities.
The Company has concluded that the fair values of these borrowings other than term notes and term loans included in
Notes payable
secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
and the
Unsecured senior notes
approximate the agreements’ carrying values due to the borrowing agreements’ variable interest rates and short maturities.
The Company estimates the fair values of the term notes and term loans included in
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
using indications of fair value provided by nonaffiliate brokers for the term notes, internal estimates of
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fair value for the term loans, and pricing services for the
Unsecured senior notes.
The fair values and carrying values of these liabilities are summarized below:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Instrument
Carrying value
Fair value
Carrying value
Fair value
(in thousands)
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer
and mortgage servicing assets
$
2,683,368
$
2,695,530
$
2,929,790
$
2,944,956
Unsecured senior notes
$
773,122
$
797,585
$
605,860
$
606,185
Valuation Governance
Most of the Company’s assets, its
Asset-backed financings of variable interest entities at fair value,
Interest-only security payable
at fair value
and
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities
at fair value
are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period results of operations. A substantial portion of these items are “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities which require the use of unobservable inputs that are significant to the estimation of the fair values of the assets and liabilities. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability and are based on the best information available under the circumstances.
Due to the difficulty in estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company has assigned responsibility for estimating the fair values of these assets and liabilities to specialized staff within PFSI's capital markets group and subjects the valuation process to significant senior management oversight.
With respect to “Level 3” valuations other than IRLCs, the capital markets valuation staff reports to PFSI’s senior management valuation subcommittee, which oversees the valuations. The capital markets valuation staff monitors the models used for valuation of the Company’s “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs, including the models’ performance versus actual results, and reports those results to PFSI’s senior management valuation subcommittee. PFSI’s senior management valuation subcommittee includes the Company’s chief financial and investment officers as well as other senior members of PFSI’s finance, risk management and capital markets staffs.
The capital markets valuation staff is responsible for reporting to PFSI’s senior management valuation subcommittee on the changes in the valuation of the non-IRLC “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, including major factors affecting the valuation and any changes in model methods and inputs. To assess the reasonableness of its valuations, the capital markets valuation staff 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 and key inputs to those procured from nonaffiliate brokers and published surveys.
The fair values of the Company’s IRLCs are developed by PFSI's capital markets risk management staff and are reviewed by its capital markets operations staff.
Valuation Techniques and Inputs
The following is a description of the techniques and inputs used in estimating the fair values of “Level 2” and “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities:
Mortgage-Backed Securities
The Company’s categorization of its current holdings of MBS is based on whether the respective security is an IO stripped MBS:
•
The Company categorizes its current holdings of MBS other than IO stripped MBS as “Level 2” fair value assets. Fair value of these securities is established based on quoted market prices for the Company’s MBS holdings or similar securities.
•
The Company categorizes its current holdings of IO stripped MBS as “Level 3” fair value assets. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair values of its IO stripped MBS.
•
The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of IO stripped MBS include pricing spread (a component of discount rate) and prepayment speed. Significant changes to those inputs in isolation may result in significant changes in the IO stripped MBS' fair value measurements. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related.
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Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of IO stripped MBS:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Fair value (in thousands)
$
81,043
$
86,260
Key inputs (1)
Pricing spread (2)
Range
5.9
% –
6.5
%
5.9
% –
6.5
%
Weighted average
6.5
%
6.5
%
Annual total prepayment speed (3)
Range
10.7
% –
11.4
%
9.4
% –
10.2
%
Weighted average
10.7
%
9.4
%
Equivalent life (in years)
Range
4.4
–
7.4
4.6
–
8.0
Weighted average
7.4
7.9
(1)
Weighted-average inputs are based on the UPB of the underlying loans.
(2)
Pricing spread represents a margin that is applied to a reference forward rate to develop periodic discount rates. The Company uses the pricing spread over a derived United States Treasury Securities (“Treasury”) yield curve for the purpose of discounting cash flows relating to IO stripped MBS.
(3)
Prepayment speed is measured using life total Conditional Prepayment Rate (“CPR”). Equivalent life is provided as supplementary information.
Changes in the fair value of MBS are included in
Net gains on investments and financings
in the consolidated statements of operations.
Loans
Fair value of loans is estimated based on whether the loans are saleable into active markets:
•
Loans that are saleable into active markets, comprised of most of the Company’s loans acquired for sale at fair value and all of the loans at fair value held in VIEs, are categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets:
•
For loans acquired for sale, the fair values are established using the loans’ contracted selling prices, quoted market prices or market price equivalents.
•
For the loans at fair value held in VIEs, the quoted indications of fair value of all of the individual securities issued by the securitization trusts are used to derive fair values for the loans. The Company obtains indications of fair value from nonaffiliate brokers based on comparable securities and/or pricing services and validates the brokers’ or pricing services’ indications of fair value using pricing models and inputs the Company believes are similar to the pricing models and inputs used by other market participants. The Company adjusts the fair values received from brokers and/or pricing services to include the fair value of MSRs attributable to the loans included in the VIEs.
•
Loans that are not saleable into active markets, comprised of home equity lines of credit, previously sold loans that the Company repurchased pursuant to the representation and warranties it provided to the purchaser and distressed loans, are categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets:
•
Fair values for loans acquired for sale categorized as “Level 3” assets are estimated using a discounted cash flow approach or the loans' contracted selling prices when applicable. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model include current interest rates, payment statuses, property types, discount rates and forecasts of future interest rates, home prices, prepayment speeds, default speeds and loss severities.
•
Distressed loans’ fair values are estimated based on the fair value of the real estate collateralizing the loans.
Derivative and Credit Risk Transfer Strip Assets and Liabilities
CRT Derivatives
The Company categorizes CRT derivatives as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities. The fair values of CRT derivatives are based on indications of fair value provided to the Company by nonaffiliate brokers for the certificates representing the beneficial interests in the trusts holding the
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors
, the recourse obligations and the IO ownership interests. Together, the recourse obligation and the IO ownership interest comprise the CRT derivative. Fair values of the CRT derivatives are derived by deducting the balances of the
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors
from the fair values of the certificates.
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The Company assesses the fair values it receives from nonaffiliate brokers using the discounted cash flow approach. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Company in its review and approval of the valuation of CRT derivatives are the discount rates, voluntary and involuntary prepayment speeds and the remaining loss expectations of the reference loans. Changes in fair value of CRT derivatives are included in
Net gains on investments and financings
in the consolidated statements of operations.
Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the Company’s review and approval of broker-provided fair values for CRT derivatives:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Fair value
$
28,474
$
29,377
UPB of loans in reference pools
$
4,856,861
$
4,961,644
Key inputs (1)
Discount rate
Range
9.1
% –
15.0
%
9.0
% –
11.4
%
Weighted average
9.4
%
9.3
%
Voluntary prepayment speed (2)
Range
7.2
% –
8.3
%
7.0
% –
7.6
%
Weighted average
7.3
%
7.3
%
Involuntary prepayment speed (3)
Range
0.1
% –
0.2
%
0.1
% –
0.2
%
Weighted average
0.1
%
0.1
%
Remaining loss expectation
Range
0.0
% –
0.2
%
0.0
% –
0.2
%
Weighted average
0.1
%
0.1
%
(1)
Weighted average inputs are based on fair value amounts of the CRT arrangements, except for remaining loss expectation which is based on the UPB of the loans in the reference pools.
(2)
Voluntary prepayment speed is measured using life voluntary CPR.
(3)
Involuntary prepayment speed is measured using life involuntary CPR.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
The Company categorizes IRLCs as “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities. The Company estimates the fair values of IRLCs based on quoted Agency MBS prices, the probability that the loans will be purchased under the commitments (the “pull-through rate”) and the Company’s estimate of the fair values of the MSRs it expects to receive upon sale of the loans.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s IRLCs are the pull-through rates and the estimated MSRs attributed to the mortgage loans subject to the commitments. Significant changes in the pull-through rates or the MSR components of the IRLCs, in isolation, may result in a significant change in the IRLCs’ fair values. The financial effects of changes in these inputs are generally inversely correlated as increasing interest rates have a positive effect on the fair value of the MSR component of an IRLC’s fair value, but also increase the pull-through rate for the loan principal and interest payment cash flow component that has decreased in fair value. Changes in fair value of IRLCs are included in
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
in the consolidated statements of operations.
Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the valuation of IRLCs:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Fair value (in thousands) (1)
$
4,619
$
444
Committed amount (in thousands)
$
975,404
$
1,166,566
Key inputs (2)
Pull-through rate
Range
19.4
% -
100
%
51.0
% –
98.0
%
Weighted average
91.2
%
86.3
%
MSR fair value expressed as
Servicing fee multiple
Range
1.9
-
8.0
2.6
–
7.8
Weighted average
5.6
5.7
Percentage of unpaid principal balance
Range
0.5
% -
2.6
%
0.6
% –
2.7
%
Weighted average
1.8
%
1.9
%
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(1)
For purposes of this table, IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.
(2)
Weighted-average inputs are based on the committed amounts.
Hedging Derivatives
Fair values of derivative financial instruments actively traded on exchanges are categorized by the Company as “Level 1” fair value assets and liabilities. Fair values of derivative financial instruments based on observable interest rates, volatilities and prices in the MBS or other markets are categorized by the Company as “Level 2” fair value assets and liabilities. Changes in the fair value of hedging derivatives are included in
Net gains on investments and financings, Net gains on loans acquired for sale
or
Net loan servicing fees – from nonaffiliates – Mortgage servicing rights hedging results
as applicable, in the consolidated statements of operations.
Credit Risk Transfer Strips
The Company categorizes CRT strips as “Level 3” fair value liabilities. The fair values of CRT strips are based on indications of fair value provided to the Company by nonaffiliate brokers for the securities representing the beneficial interests in the trusts holding the
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors,
the IO ownership interests and the recourse obligations. Together, the IO ownership interest and the recourse obligation comprise the CRT strip.
Fair values of the CRT strips are derived by deducting the balance of the
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements pledged to creditors
from the indications of fair value of the securities provided by the nonaffiliate brokers.
The Company assesses the indications of fair value it receives from nonaffiliate brokers using the discounted cash flow approach. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Company in its review and approval of the valuation of the CRT strips are the discount rates, voluntary and involuntary prepayment speeds and the remaining loss expectations of the reference loans. Changes in fair value of CRT strips are included in
Net gains on investments and financings
in the consolidated statements of operations
.
Following is a quantitative summary of key unobservable inputs used in the Company’s review and approval of the broker-provided fair values used to derive the fair value of the CRT strip liabilities:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Fair value
$
15,885
$
4,060
Unpaid principal balance of loans in the reference pools
$
15,992,240
$
16,287,660
Key inputs (1)
Discount rate
Range
6.8
% –
9.2
%
7.1
% –
9.1
%
Weighted average
8.9
%
8.8
%
Voluntary prepayment speed (2)
Range
7.0
% –
7.5
%
6.9
% –
7.5
%
Weighted average
7.1
%
7.0
%
Involuntary prepayment speed (3)
Range
0.1
% –
0.3
%
0.1
% –
0.3
%
Weighted average
0.1
%
0.1
%
Remaining loss expectation
Range
0.4
% –
1.4
%
0.4
% –
1.5
%
Weighted average
0.5
%
0.5
%
(1)
Weighted average inputs are based on fair value amounts of the CRT arrangements, except for remaining loss expectation which is based on the UPB of the loans in the reference pools.
(2)
Voluntary prepayment speed is measured using life voluntary CPR.
(3)
Involuntary prepayment speed is measured using life involuntary CPR.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
The Company categorizes MSRs as “Level 3” fair value assets. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair values of MSRs. The fair values of MSRs are derived from the net positive cash flows associated with the servicing agreements. The Company receives a servicing fee based on the remaining UPB of the loans subject to the servicing agreements and generally has the right to receive other remuneration including various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges and collateral reconveyance charges, and is generally entitled to retain any placement fees earned on certain custodial funds held pending remittance of mortgagor principal, interest, tax and insurance payments.
The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSRs include the applicable pricing spreads (a component of the discount rate), the prepayment speeds of the underlying loans, and the annual per-loan costs to service the loans, all of which are
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unobservable. Significant changes to any of those inputs in isolation could result in significant changes in the MSR fair value measurements. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related. Changes in the fair value of MSRs are included in
Net loan servicing fees – From nonaffiliates – Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
in the consolidated statements of operations.
MSRs are generally subject to loss in fair value when prepayment speed expectations and experience increase, when returns required by market participants (pricing spreads) increase, or when annual per-loan costs of servicing increase. Reductions in the fair value of MSRs affect income primarily through recognition of the change in fair value.
Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of MSRs at the time of initial recognition:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
MSRs recognized (in thousands)
$
47,009
$
31,249
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans (in thousands)
$
2,594,638
$
1,831,018
Weighted average annual servicing fee rate (in basis points)
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36
Key inputs (1)
Pricing spread (2)
Range
5.2
% -
7.3
%
5.5
% –
8.5
%
Weighted average
5.5
%
5.6
%
Prepayment speed (3)
Range
9.4
% -
15.3
%
11.2
% –
17.5
%
Weighted average
9.9
%
13.5
%
Equivalent average life (in years)
Range
3.7
–
8.2
3.6
–
6.5
Weighted average
7.9
6.4
Annual per-loan cost of servicing
Range
$
68
– $
87
$
70
– $
70
Weighted average
$
69
$
70
(1)
Weighted average inputs are based on UPB of the underlying loans.
(2)
The Company uses the pricing spread over a derived Treasury yield curve for the purpose of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs.
(3)
Prepayment speed is measured using life total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.
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Following is a quantitative summary of key inputs used in the valuation of MSRs as of the dates presented, and the effect on the fair value from adverse changes in those inputs:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Fair value (in thousands)
$
3,770,034
$
3,867,394
Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans (in thousands)
$
224,568,111
$
226,237,613
Weighted average annual servicing fee rate (in basis points)
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Weighted average note interest rate
3.8
%
3.8
%
Key inputs (1)
Pricing spread (2)
Range
5.4
% –
8.1
%
5.4
% –
8.1
%
Weighted average
5.4
%
5.4
%
Effect on fair value (in thousands) of (3):
5% adverse change
$(
46,630
)
$(
47,568
)
10% adverse change
$(
92,156
)
$(
94,018
)
20% adverse change
$(
180,040
)
$(
183,710
)
Prepayment speed (4)
Range
7.1
% –
18.6
%
6.5
% –
17.7
%
Weighted average
7.3
%
6.7
%
Equivalent average life (in years)
Range
2.3
–
8.7
2.4
–
8.9
Weighted average
8.3
8.6
Effect on fair value (in thousands) of (3):
5% adverse change
$(
54,038
)
$(
51,798
)
10% adverse change
$(
106,340
)
$(
102,010
)
20% adverse change
$(
206,073
)
$(
197,970
)
Annual per-loan cost of servicing
Range
$
68
– $
88
$
69
– $
89
Weighted average
$
69
$
69
Effect on fair value (in thousands) of (3):
5% adverse change
$(
16,476
)
$(
16,645
)
10% adverse change
$(
32,952
)
$(
33,291
)
20% adverse change
$(
65,905
)
$(
66,582
)
(1)
Weighted-average inputs are based on the UPB of the underlying loans.
(2)
The Company uses a pricing spread over a derived Treasury yield curve for the purpose of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs.
(3)
These sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed as of a particular date; only account for the estimated effect of the movements in the indicated inputs; do not incorporate changes in those inputs in relation to other inputs; are subject to the accuracy of the models and inputs used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect the Company’s overall financial performance in such events, including operational adjustments to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, these analyses should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.
(4)
Prepayment speed is measured using life total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.
Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans
REO is measured based on its fair value on a nonrecurring basis and is categorized as a “Level 3” fair value asset. Fair value of REO is established by using a current estimate of fair value from either a broker’s price opinion, a full appraisal, or the price given in a pending contract of sale.
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REO fair values are reviewed by PLS staff appraisers when the Company obtains multiple indications of fair value and there is a significant difference between the indications of fair value. PLS staff appraisers will attempt to resolve the difference between the indications of fair value. In circumstances where the staff appraisers are not able to generate adequate data to support a fair value conclusion, the staff appraisers obtain an additional appraisal to determine fair value. Recognized changes in the fair value of REO are included in
Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans
in the consolidated statements of operations.
Note 8—
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Following is a summary of activity in the Company’s holdings of MBS:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of quarter
$
4,063,706
$
4,836,292
Purchases
—
159,585
Sales
—
(
941,340
)
Repayments
(
102,769
)
(
69,752
)
Changes in fair value included in income arising from:
Amortization and accrual of net purchase premiums and discounts
10,070
3,091
Valuation adjustments, net
64,855
(
38,198
)
74,925
(
35,107
)
Balance at end of quarter
$
4,035,862
$
3,949,678
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Fair value of mortgage-backed securities pledged to secure
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
4,035,862
$
4,063,706
Following is a summary of the Company’s investments in MBS:
March 31, 2025
Security type
Principal
balance or notional amount
Unamortized
net purchase discounts
Cumulative
valuation
changes
Fair value
(in thousands)
Agency fixed-rate pass-through securities
$
3,062,429
$
(
1,832
)
$
(
8,161
)
$
3,052,436
Principal-only stripped securities
751,942
(
152,028
)
5,064
604,978
Subordinate credit-linked securities
174,813
(
4,653
)
24,941
195,101
Senior non-Agency securities
107,436
(
3,124
)
(
2,008
)
102,304
$
4,096,620
$
(
161,637
)
$
19,836
3,954,819
Interest-only stripped securities
$
377,481
81,043
$
4,035,862
December 31, 2024
Security type
Principal
balance or notional amount
Unamortized
net purchase discounts
Cumulative
valuation
changes
Fair value
(in thousands)
Agency fixed-rate pass-through securities
$
3,132,005
$
(
901
)
$
(
51,612
)
$
3,079,492
Principal-only stripped securities
776,455
(
160,960
)
(
19,195
)
596,300
Subordinate credit-linked securities
174,813
(
4,292
)
25,951
196,472
Senior non-Agency securities
111,479
(
3,269
)
(
3,028
)
105,182
$
4,194,752
$
(
169,422
)
$
(
47,884
)
3,977,446
Interest-only stripped securities
$
386,040
86,260
$
4,063,706
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Maturities of MBS
MBS maturities (based on final maturity dates) are as follows:
March 31, 2025
Security type
Total
Maturing after five years through
ten years
Maturing
after
ten years
(in thousands)
Agency fixed-rate pass-through securities
$
3,052,436
$
—
$
3,052,436
Principal-only stripped securities
604,978
—
604,978
Subordinate credit-linked securities
195,101
40,428
154,673
Senior non-Agency securities
102,304
—
102,304
Interest-only stripped securities
81,043
—
81,043
$
4,035,862
$
40,428
$
3,995,434
Note 9—Loans Acquired for Sale at Fair Value
Following is a summary of the distribution of the Company’s loans acquired for sale at fair value:
Loan type
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Held for sale to nonaffiliates—GSE eligible (1)
$
663,795
$
1,311,754
Held for sale to PLS
GSE eligible
785,665
175,145
Government insured or guaranteed
349,637
426,963
1,135,302
602,108
Jumbo
197,659
194,485
Home equity lines of credit
1,233
1,368
Repurchased pursuant to representations and warranties
4,218
6,603
$
2,002,207
$
2,116,318
Loans pledged to secure:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
1,958,317
$
2,075,473
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
4,758
12,142
$
1,963,075
$
2,087,615
(1)
GSE eligibility refers to the eligibility of loans for sale to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Company sells or finances a portion of its GSE eligible loan production to other investors, including PLS.
Note 10—Loans at Fair Value
Loans at fair value are comprised primarily of loans held in VIEs securing asset-backed financings as described in Note 6 –
Variable Interest Entities – Subordinate and Senior Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
.
Following is a summary of the distribution of the Company’s loans at fair value:
Loan type
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Loans in VIEs:
Agency-conforming loans secured by non-owner occupied properties
$
3,182,501
$
2,146,328
Fixed interest rate jumbo loans
44,675
45,381
3,227,176
2,191,709
Distressed loans
1,815
1,866
$
3,228,991
$
2,193,575
Loans at fair value pledged to secure:
Asset-backed financings at fair value (1)
$
3,227,176
$
2,191,709
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
—
160
$
3,227,176
$
2,191,869
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(1)
As discussed in Note 6
‒
Variable Interest Entities
‒
Subordinate Mortgage-Backed
Securities
, the Company holds a portion of the securities issued by the VIEs. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $
226.9
million and $
130.8
million, respectively, of such retained
securities were pledged to secure
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
.
Note 11—Derivative and Credit Risk Transfer Strip Assets and Liabilities
Derivative and credit risk transfer assets and liabilities are summarized below:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Derivative assets
$
45,162
$
56,840
$
45,162
$
56,840
Derivative liabilities
$
2,056
$
3,291
Credit risk transfer strip liabilities
15,885
4,060
$
17,941
$
7,351
The Company records all derivative and CRT strip assets and liabilities at fair value and records changes in fair value in current period results of operations.
Derivative Activities
The Company holds and issues derivative financial instruments in connection with its operating, investing and financing activities. Derivative financial instruments are created as a result of certain of the Company’s operations and the Company also enters into derivative transactions as part of its interest rate risk management activities.
Derivative financial instruments created as a result of the Company’s operations include:
•
IRLCs that are created when the Company commits to purchase loans acquired for sale; and
•
CRT Agreements whereby the Company retained recourse obligations relating to loans sold into Fannie Mae guaranteed securitizations as part of the retention of IO ownership interests in such loans.
The Company engages in interest rate risk management activities in an effort to reduce the variability of earnings caused by the effects of changes in interest rates on the fair values of certain of its assets and liabilities. The Company bears price risk related to its mortgage production, servicing assets and MBS financing activities due to changes in market interest rates as discussed below:
•
The Company is exposed to losses if market mortgage interest rates increase, because market interest rate increases generally cause the fair values of MBS, IRLCs and loans acquired for sale to decrease.
•
The Company is exposed to losses if market mortgage interest rates decrease, because market interest rate decreases generally encourage increased mortgage refinancing activities, which causes the fair values of MSRs to decrease.
To manage the price risk resulting from these interest rate risks, the Company uses derivative financial instruments with the intention of moderating the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair values of the Company’s MBS, inventory of loans acquired for sale, IRLCs and MSRs. The Company does not designate and qualify any of its derivative financial instruments for hedge accounting.
Cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging of IRLCs and loans acquired for sale are included in
Cash flows from operating activities
in
Sale to nonaffiliates and repayment of loans acquired for sale at fair value.
Cash flows from derivative financial instruments relating to hedging of
MSRs are included in
Cash flows from investing activities
.
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Derivative Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Derivatives
The Company had the following derivative assets and liabilities recorded within
Derivative assets
and
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities
and related margin deposits on the consolidated balance sheets:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Fair value
Fair value
Notional
Derivative
Derivative
Notional
Derivative
Derivative
Instrument
amount (1)
assets
liabilities
amount (1)
assets
liabilities
(in thousands)
Hedging derivatives subject to master netting arrangements (2):
Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
2,250,000
$
—
$
2,344
500,000
$
156
$
—
Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts
2,200,000
—
—
1,690,000
6,372
—
Call options on interest rate futures sell contracts
750,000
5,828
—
—
—
—
Put options on interest rate futures sell contracts
—
1,918
—
—
—
—
Forward purchase contracts
1,799,146
3,913
297
1,154,515
614
6,336
Forward sale contracts
6,269,059
4,072
10,792
7,080,982
54,056
1,753
MBS put options
250,000
—
—
450,000
2,114
—
Bond futures
1,771,500
—
—
1,713,000
—
—
Swap futures
951,200
—
—
951,200
—
—
Other derivatives not subject to master netting arrangements:
CRT derivatives
4,856,861
28,474
—
4,961,644
29,377
—
Interest rate lock commitments
975,404
4,848
229
1,166,566
3,562
3,118
Total derivative instruments before netting
49,053
13,662
96,251
11,207
Netting
(
3,891
)
(
11,606
)
(
39,411
)
(
7,916
)
$
45,162
$
2,056
$
56,840
$
3,291
Margin deposits (received from) placed
with derivative counterparties included
in derivative balances above, net
$
7,715
$
(
31,497
)
Derivative assets pledged to secure:
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer
and mortgage servicing assets
$
28,474
$
29,377
(1)
Notional amounts provide an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity.
(2)
All hedging derivatives are interest rate derivatives that are used as economic hedges.
Netting of Financial Instruments
The Company has elected to net derivative asset and liability positions, and cash collateral placed with or received from its counterparties when such positions are subject to legally enforceable master netting arrangements and the Company intends to set off. The derivative financial instruments that are not subject to master netting arrangements are CRT derivatives and IRLCs. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was not a party to any reverse repurchase agreements or securities lending transactions that are required to be disclosed in the following tables.
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Derivative Assets, Financial Instruments and Collateral Held by Counterparty
The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amounts of derivative asset positions after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not meet the accounting guidance qualifying for setoff accounting.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Net amount
Gross amounts
Net amount
Gross amounts
of assets
not offset in the
of assets
not offset in the
presented
consolidated
presented
consolidated
in the
balance sheet
in the
balance sheet
consolidated
Cash
consolidated
Cash
balance
Financial
collateral
Net
balance
Financial
collateral
Net
Counterparty
sheet
instruments
received
amount
sheet
instruments
received
amount
(in thousands)
CRT derivatives
$
28,474
$
—
$
—
$
28,474
$
29,377
$
—
$
—
$
29,377
Interest rate lock commitments
4,848
—
—
4,848
3,562
—
—
3,562
RJ O’Brien & Associates, LLC
5,402
—
—
5,402
6,528
—
—
6,528
Bank of America, N.A.
3,270
—
—
3,270
3,150
—
—
3,150
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
762
—
—
762
251
—
—
251
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
617
—
—
617
1,237
—
—
1,237
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
392
—
—
392
895
—
—
895
Mizuho Financial Group
300
—
—
300
—
—
—
-
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
257
—
—
257
9,303
—
—
9,303
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
—
—
—
—
712
—
—
712
Other
840
—
—
840
1,825
—
—
1,825
$
45,162
$
—
$
—
$
45,162
$
56,840
$
—
$
—
$
56,840
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Derivative Liabilities, Financial Liabilities and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty
The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amounts of derivative liabilities and assets sold under agreements to repurchase after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not meet the accounting guidance to qualify for setoff accounting. All assets sold under agreements to repurchase are secured by sufficient collateral with fair values that exceed the liability amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Net amount
Gross amounts
Net amount
Gross amounts
of liabilities
not offset in the
of liabilities
not offset in the
presented
consolidated
presented
consolidated
in the
balance sheet
in the
balance sheet
consolidated
Financial
Cash
consolidated
Financial
Cash
balance
instruments
collateral
Net
balance
instruments
collateral
Net
Counterparty
sheet
(1)
pledged
amount
sheet
(1)
pledged
amount
(in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments
$
229
$
—
$
—
$
229
$
3,118
$
—
$
—
$
3,118
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
1,493,038
(
1,493,038
)
—
—
1,695,007
(
1,695,007
)
—
—
Bank of America, N.A.
889,447
(
889,447
)
—
—
787,883
(
787,883
)
—
—
Barclays Capital Inc.
611,712
(
610,919
)
—
793
545,678
(
545,678
)
—
—
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
595,026
(
595,026
)
—
—
670,605
(
670,605
)
—
—
Atlas Securitized Products, L.P.
484,410
(
484,410
)
—
—
609,780
(
609,780
)
—
—
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
394,386
(
394,386
)
—
—
431,201
(
431,201
)
—
—
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
365,773
(
365,773
)
—
—
311,997
(
311,997
)
—
—
Santander US Capital
364,132
(
364,132
)
—
—
362,196
(
362,196
)
—
—
RBC Capital Markets, L.P.
290,321
(
290,321
)
—
—
353,765
(
353,765
)
—
—
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
214,058
(
214,058
)
—
—
280,561
(
280,561
)
—
—
Daiwa Capital Markets
212,751
(
212,550
)
—
201
230,033
(
230,033
)
—
—
BNP Paribas
122,346
(
122,346
)
—
—
59,729
(
59,729
)
—
—
Mizuho Financial Group
87,483
(
87,483
)
—
—
98,196
(
98,121
)
—
75
Bank of Montreal
68,390
(
68,390
)
—
—
72,859
(
72,859
)
—
—
Nomura Holdings America, Inc
17,762
(
17,729
)
—
33
36
—
—
36
Other
800
—
—
800
62
—
—
62
$
6,212,064
$
(
6,210,008
)
$
—
$
2,056
$
6,512,706
$
(
6,509,415
)
$
—
$
3,291
(1)
Amounts represent the UPB of
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
.
Following are the net gains (losses) recognized by the Company on derivative financial instruments and the consolidated statements of operations line items where such gains and losses are included:
Quarter ended March 31,
Derivative activity
Consolidated statements of operations line
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments
Net gains
on loans acquired for sale (1)
$
4,174
$
(
2,688
)
CRT derivatives
Net
gains on investments and financings
$
1,980
$
10,190
Hedged item:
Interest rate lock commitments
and loans acquired for sale
Net
gains on loans acquired for sale
$
(
26,359
)
$
2,610
Mortgage servicing rights
Net
loan servicing fees
$
(
39,944
)
$
(
89,814
)
Assets sold under agreements
to repurchase
Net
gains on investments and financings
$
—
$
20,098
(1)
Represents net change in fair value of IRLCs from the beginning to the end of the quarter. Amounts recognized at the date of commitment and fair value changes recognized during the quarter until purchase of the underlying loan or cancellation of the commitment are shown in the rollforwards of IRLCs for the period in Note 7
–
Fair Value – Financial Statement Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
.
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Note 12—Mortgage Servicing Rights
Following is a summary of MSRs:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of quarter
$
3,867,394
$
3,919,107
Purchases
—
29,441
MSRs resulting from loan sales
47,009
31,249
Transfers to Agency of mortgage servicing rights
relating to delinquent loans
221
142
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in inputs used in valuation model (1)
(
55,831
)
71,570
Other changes in fair value (2)
(
88,759
)
(
99,772
)
(
144,590
)
(
28,202
)
Balance at end of quarter
$
3,770,034
$
3,951,737
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights pledged to secure
Assets
sold under agreements to repurchase
and
Notes payable
secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
$
3,707,879
$
3,807,065
(1)
Primarily reflects changes in pricing spread, prepayment speed, servicing cost, and UPB of underlying loan inputs.
(2)
Represents changes due to realization of expected cash flows.
Servicing fees relating to MSRs are recorded in
Net loan servicing fees – from nonaffiliates
on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Contractually specified servicing fees
$
152,199
$
160,357
Ancillary and other fees:
Late charges
1,027
993
Other
2,890
2,018
3,917
3,011
$
156,116
$
163,368
Average UPB of underlying loans
$
225,515,018
$
230,591,966
Note 13—
Other Assets
Other
assets are summarized below:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Margin deposits
$
59,725
$
346,241
Interest receivable
44,698
38,661
Servicing fees receivable
24,276
10,820
Correspondent lending receivables
2,507
3,930
Other receivables
4,439
16,706
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
2,345
2,464
Other
16,044
19,399
$
154,034
$
438,221
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans pledged to secure
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
—
$
527
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Note 14—
Short-Term Debt
The borrowing facilities described throughout these Notes 14 and 15 contain various covenants, including financial covenants governing the Company and its subsidiaries’ net worth, debt-to-equity ratio, and liquidity. Management believes that the Company was in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2025.
Assets Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
Following is a summary of financial information relating to assets sold under agreements to repurchase:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted average interest rate (1)
5.21
%
6.17
%
Average balance
$
6,180,911
$
5,144,834
Total interest expense
$
81,148
$
80,557
Maximum daily amount outstanding
$
7,068,600
$
6,494,643
(1)
Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $
1.8
million and $
1.6
million for the quarters ended
March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance
$
6,210,008
$
6,509,415
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(
7,469
)
(
8,477
)
$
6,202,539
$
6,500,938
Weighted average interest rate
5.08
%
5.37
%
Available borrowing capacity (1):
Committed
$
458,264
$
565,488
Uncommitted
5,198,880
4,559,239
$
5,657,144
$
5,124,727
Margin deposits placed with counterparties included in
Other
assets, net
$
9,470
$
296,922
Assets securing agreements to repurchase:
Mortgage-backed securities
$
4,035,862
$
4,063,706
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
$
1,958,317
$
2,075,473
Loans at fair value:
Securities retained in asset-backed financings
$
226,874
$
130,839
Distressed
$
—
$
160
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
$
195,645
$
199,965
Mortgage servicing rights (2)
$
1,845,093
$
1,906,043
Servicing advances
$
42,241
$
50,333
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
$
—
$
527
(1)
The amount the Company is able to borrow under asset repurchase agreements is tied to the fair value of unencumbered assets eligible to secure those agreements and the Company’s ability to fund the agreements’ margin requirements relating to the assets financed.
(2)
Beneficial interests in Fannie Mae MSRs are pledged to secure both
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
and
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
.
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Following is a summary of maturities of outstanding advances under repurchase agreements by maturity date:
Remaining maturity at March 31, 2025 (1)
Unpaid
principal
balance
(in thousands)
Within 30 days
$
4,520,252
Over 30 to 90 days
1,428,891
Over 90 days to 180 days
—
Over 180 days to 1 year
145,000
Over 1 year to 2 years
115,865
$
6,210,008
Weighted average maturity (in months)
1.4
(1)
The Company is subject to margin calls during the period the repurchase agreements are outstanding and therefore may be required to repay a portion of the borrowings before the respective repurchase agreements mature if the fair values (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets securing those repurchase agreements decrease.
The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount advanced by the counterparty and interest payable) and maturity information relating to the Company’s assets sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized by pledged asset and counterparty below as of March 31, 2025:
Loans, REO and MSRs
Weighted-average maturity
Counterparty
Amount
at risk
Advances
Facility
(in thousands)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
$
149,649
May 27, 2025
March 28, 2026
Atlas Securitized Products, L.P.
$
111,459
May 27, 2025
June 26, 2026
Citibank, N.A.
$
59,968
April 25, 2025
June 11, 2026
Bank of America, N.A.
$
55,002
April 18, 2025
June 10, 2026
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
7,905
June 10, 2025
June 28, 2026
Barclays Capital Inc.
$
17,730
June 9, 2025
March 6, 2026
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
$
1,367
June 14, 2025
October 15, 2025
Santander US Capital
$
2,539
April 21, 2025
April 21, 2025
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
$
17,293
June 1, 2025
May 22, 2026
RBC Capital Markets, L.P.
$
16,948
June 29, 2025
February 12, 2026
BNP Paribas
$
5,206
June 22, 2025
September 30, 2026
Nomura Holdings America, Inc.
$
4,337
April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025
Securities
Counterparty
Amount at risk
Weighted-average maturity
(in thousands)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
$
12,242
April 13, 2025
Citibank, N.A.
$
42,593
April 17, 2025
Bank of America, N.A.
$
13,095
April 13, 2025
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
49,884
April 12, 2025
Barclays Capital Inc.
$
32,375
April 13, 2025
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
$
18,964
April 21, 2025
Santander US Capital
$
15,837
April 13, 2025
Bank of Montreal
$
7,338
May 14, 2025
Mizuho Financial Group
$
5,112
April 5, 2025
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.
$
4,190
April 3, 2025
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CRT arrangements
Counterparty
Amount at risk
Weighted-average maturity
(in thousands)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
$
43,246
April 8, 2025
Bank of America, N.A.
$
23,395
April 28, 2025
Mortgage Loan Participation Purchase and Sale Agreement
One of the borrowing facilities secured by loans acquired for sale is in the form of a mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreement. Participation certificates, each of which represents an undivided beneficial ownership interest in a pool of loans that have been pooled with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, are sold to the lender pending the securitization of such loans and the sale of the resulting security. The commitment between the Company and a nonaffiliate to sell such security is also assigned to the lender at the time a participation certificate is sold.
The purchase price paid by the lender for each participation certificate is based on the trade price of the security, plus an amount of interest expected to accrue on the security to its anticipated delivery date, minus a present value adjustment, any related hedging costs and a holdback amount. The holdback amount is based on a percentage of the purchase price and is not required to be paid to the Company until the settlement of the security and its delivery to the lender.
The mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreement is summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands)
Average balance
$
8,653
$
12,731
Weighted average interest rate (1)
5.68
%
6.78
%
Total interest expense
$
152
$
246
Maximum daily amount outstanding
$
49,266
$
44,762
(1)
Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $
31,000
for
the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Carrying value:
Amount outstanding
$
4,602
$
11,650
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(
26
)
(
57
)
$
4,576
$
11,593
Weighted average interest rate
5.57
%
5.58
%
Loans acquired for sale pledged to secure mortgage loan participation
purchase and sale agreement
$
4,758
$
12,142
Note 15— Long-Term Debt
Notes Payable Secured By Credit Risk Transfer and Mortgage Servicing Assets
CRT Arrangement Financing
The Company, through various wholly-owned subsidiaries, issued secured term notes (the “CRT Term Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). All of the CRT Term Notes rank pari passu with each other.
Following is a summary of the CRT Term Notes outstanding:
CRT
Term
Notes
Issuance date
Issuance amount
Unpaid principal
balance
Annual interest rate spread (1)
Maturity date
(in thousands)
2024 3R
August 28, 2024
$
158,500
$
148,123
3.10
%
September 27, 2028
2024 2R
April 4, 2024
$
247,000
225,937
3.35
%
March 29, 2027
2024 1R
March 6, 2024
$
306,000
278,291
3.50
%
March 1, 2027
$
652,351
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(1)
Interest rates are charged at a spread to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR").
Fannie Mae MSR Financing
The Company, through two subsidiaries, PMT ISSUER TRUST-FMSR and PMT CO-ISSUER TRUST-FMSR (together, the "Issuer Trusts"), finances MSRs owned by PMC and the related excess servicing spread ("ESS") owned by PennyMac Holdings, LLC (“PMH”), another subsidiary of PMT, through a combination of repurchase agreements and term financing.
The repurchase agreement financings for Fannie Mae MSRs and ESS are effected through the issuance of variable funding notes (a Series 2017-VF1 Note, a Series 2024-VF1 Note, and a Series 2024-VF2 Note, together the "FMSR VFNs") by the Issuer Trusts to PMC and PMH, which are then sold to qualified institutional buyers under agreements to repurchase. The amounts outstanding under the FMSR VFNs are included in
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The FMSR VFNs have a combined
committed borrowing capacity of $
1.1
billion under
two-year
repurchase agreement facilities.
The term financing for Fannie Mae MSRs through the Issuer Trusts is effected through the issuance of term notes (the “FT-1 Term Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act and a series of syndicated term loans with various lenders (the “FTL-1 Term Loans").
The FT-1 Term Notes, FTL-1 Term Loans and the FMSR VFNs are secured by certain participation certificates relating to Fannie Mae MSRs and ESS and rank pari passu with each other.
Following is a summary of the term financing of the Company’s Fannie Mae MSRs:
Maturity date
Issuance
Issuance date
Unpaid principal
balance
Annual interest rate spread(1)
Stated
Optional extension (2)
(in thousands)
Term Loans
2023
May 25, 2023
$
370,000
3.00
%
May 25, 2028
May 25, 2029
Term Notes
2024
June 27, 2024
355,000
2.75
%
December 27, 2027
June 26, 2028
2021
March 30, 2021
350,000
3.00
%
March 25, 2026
March 27, 2028
$
1,075,000
(1)
Interest rates are charged at a spread to SOFR.
(2)
The indentures relating to these issuances provide the Company with the option of extending the maturity dates of certain of the FT-1 Term Notes and FTL-1 Term Loans under the conditions specified in the respective agreements.
Freddie Mac MSR and Servicing Advance Receivables Financing
The Company, through PMC and PMH, finances certain MSRs (including any related ESS) relating to loans pooled into Freddie Mac securities through various credit agreements. The total loan amount available under the agreements is approximately $
2.0
billion, bearing interest at an annual rate equal to SOFR plus a spread as defined in each agreement. The agreements have maturities on various dates throu
gh
August 2026
. The
total loan amount available under the agreements may be reduced by other debt outstanding with the counterparties. Advances under the credit agreements are secured by MSRs relating to loans serviced for Freddie Mac guaranteed securities.
On August 10, 2023, the Company, through its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, PMT ISSUER TRUST - FHLMC SAF, PMT SAF Funding, LLC, and PMC, entered into a structured finance transaction that PMC may use to finance Freddie Mac servicing advance receivables (the “Series 2023-VF1”). The maturity date of the related Series 2023-VF1, Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Note is
March 6, 2026
and has a maximum principal amount of $
175
million
.
Following is a summary of financial information relating to notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands)
Average balance
$
2,830,048
$
2,866,504
Weighted average interest rate (1)
7.59
%
8.84
%
Total interest expense
$
55,255
$
64,989
(1)
Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $
2.3
million and $
2.0
million for the quarters ended
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March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance:
CRT arrangement financing
$
652,351
$
710,329
Fannie Mae MSR financing
1,075,000
1,075,000
Freddie Mac MSR and servicing advance receivable financing
963,486
1,153,486
2,690,837
2,938,815
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(
7,469
)
(
9,025
)
$
2,683,368
$
2,929,790
Weighted average interest rate
7.52
%
7.60
%
Assets securing notes payable:
MSRs (1)
$
3,707,879
$
3,807,065
Servicing advances (1)
$
28,363
$
39,063
CRT arrangements:
Deposits securing CRT arrangements
$
892,304
$
910,743
Derivative assets
$
28,474
$
29,377
(1)
Beneficial interests in Freddie Mac MSRs are pledged as collateral for the
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and
mortgage servicing assets
. Beneficial interests in Fannie Mae MSRs are pledged for both
Assets sold under agreements to
repurchase and Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and mortgage servicing assets
.
Unsecured Senior Notes
Exchangeable Senior Notes
The exchangeable s
enior notes are summarized below:
Initial issuance date
Unpaid principal balance
Annual interest rate
Conversion rates (1)
Maturity date (2)
(in thousands)
May 24, 2024 (3)
$
216,500
8.50
%
63.3332
June 1, 2029
March 5, 2021
345,000
5.50
%
46.1063
March 15, 2026
$
561,500
(1)
Common Shares per $
1,000
principal amount.
(2)
Unless repurchased or exchanged in accordance with their terms before such date.
(3)
Balance includes $
16.5
million issued on June 4, 2024.
The exchangeable senior notes are exchangeable for: (1) cash for the principal amount of the notes to be exchanged; and (2) cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Company’s election, for the remainder, if any, of the exchange obligation in excess of the principal amount of the notes being exchanged, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date.
The exchangeable senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.
Senior Notes
The senior notes are summarized below:
Issuance date
Unpaid principal balance
Annual interest rate spread
Maturity date
Redemption date
(in thousands)
February 2025
$
172,500
9.00
%
February 15, 2030
February 15, 2027
September 2023
$
53,500
8.50
%
September 30, 2028
September 30, 2025
$
226,000
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Interest on the senior notes is payable quarterly. PMT may redeem for cash all or any portion of the senior notes, at its option, at a redemption price equal to
100
% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by PMC, including the due and punctual payment of principal and interest, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Following is financial information relating to the unsecured senior notes:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Average balance
$
708,917
$
608,500
Weighted average interest rate (1)
7.23
%
5.80
%
Interest expense
$
13,613
$
9,684
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance
$
787,500
$
615,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(
14,378
)
(
9,140
)
$
773,122
$
605,860
(1)
Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $
976,000
and $
916,000
for
the quarters ended March 31, 2025
and 2024, respectively.
Asset-Backed Financing of Variable Interest Entities at Fair Value
Following is a summary of financial information relating to the asset-backed financings of VIEs at fair value described in Note 6
‒ Variable Interest Entities ‒ Subordinate Mortgage-Backed Securities
:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands)
Average balance
$
2,633,042
$
1,581,818
Total interest expense
$
28,715
$
12,678
Weighted average interest rate (1)
4.63
%
3.10
%
(1)
Excludes the effect of (accrual) amortization of premiums and of debt issuance costs of $
(
1.4
)
million and $
492,000
for the quarters ended
March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Fair value
$
2,967,631
$
2,040,375
Unpaid principal balance
$
3,147,901
$
2,269,742
Weighted average interest rate
5.21
%
3.22
%
The asset-backed financings are non-recourse liabilities and are secured solely by the assets of consolidated VIEs and not by any other assets of the Company. The assets of the VIEs are the only source of funds for repayment of the asset-backed financings.
Maturities of Long-Term Debt
Contractual maturities of long-term debt obligations (based on final maturity dates) are as follows:
Twelve months March 31,
Total
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Thereafter
(in thousands)
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer
and mortgage servicing assets (1)
$
2,690,837
$
368,486
$
1,449,228
$
355,000
$
518,123
$
—
$
—
Unsecured senior notes
787,500
345,000
—
—
53,500
389,000
—
Asset-backed financings at fair value (2)
3,147,901
—
—
—
—
—
3,147,901
Interest-only security payable at fair value (2)
35,954
—
—
—
—
—
35,954
Total
$
6,662,192
$
713,486
$
1,449,228
$
355,000
$
571,623
$
389,000
$
3,183,855
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(1)
Based on stated maturity. As discussed above, certain of the
Notes payable secured by credit risk and mortgage servicing assets
allow the Company to exercise optional extensions.
(2)
Contractual maturity does not reflect expected repayment as borrowers of the underlying loans generally have the right to repay their loans at any time
.
Note 16—Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties
Following is a summary of the Company’s liability for losses under representations and warranties:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of quarter
$
6,886
$
26,143
Provision for losses:
Pursuant to loan sales
304
254
Reduction in liability due to change in estimate
(
1,168
)
(
6,878
)
Losses incurred
(
67
)
—
Balance, end of quarter
$
5,955
$
19,519
UPB of loans subject to representations and warranties at end of quarter
$
220,977,898
$
225,439,542
Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding contractual commitments:
March 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Commitments to purchase loans acquired for sale
$
975,404
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and 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, 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 June 14, 2024, a purported shareholder of the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares (each, as defined hereafter) filed a complaint in a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, captioned Roberto Verthelyi v. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-05028 (the “Verthelyi Action”). The Verthelyi Action alleges, among other things, that the Company (and its external investment advisor, PCM), committed unlawful and unfair acts in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law by replacing its floating three-month London Inter-bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") dividend rate for the Series A and Series B Preferred Shares with a fixed rate, in violation of the LIBOR Act, 12 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq., and the LIBOR Rule, 12 C.F.R. § 253 et seq.
The Verthelyi Action seeks injunctive relief requiring the Company to implement SOFR as a replacement to the three-month LIBOR rate and damages for the putative class in the form of restitution, interest, disgorgement and other relief. The Company believes it has interpreted the Articles Supplementary to its Series A and Series B Preferred Shares consistent with their terms and, more specifically, the interest rate fallback provisions contained therein, as applied under the LIBOR Act and the LIBOR rules, and that the Verthelyi Action is without merit. Accordingly, while no assurance can be provided as to the ultimate outcome of this claim, the Company and PCM plan to vigorously defend the matter.
The Company has assumed the defense of PCM in the Verthelyi Action pursuant to the terms of the management agreement.
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Note 18—Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest
Preferred shares of beneficial interest are summarized below:
Dividends per share, Quarter ended March 31,
Series
Description (1)
Number of shares
Liquidation preference
Issuance discount
Carrying value
2025
2024
(in thousands, except dividends per share)
A
8.125
% Issued
March 2017
4,600
$
115,000
$
3,828
$
111,172
$
0.51
$
0.51
B
8.00
% Issued
July 2017
7,800
195,000
6,465
188,535
$
0.50
$
0.50
C
6.75
% Issued
August 2021
10,000
250,000
8,225
241,775
$
0.42
$
0.42
22,400
$
560,000
$
18,518
$
541,482
(1)
Par value is $
0.01
per share.
In accordance with the Articles Supplementary for each of the Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) and the Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), and disregarding the polling provisions contained in the Articles Supplementary for the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series B Preferred Shares that are deemed null and void in accordance with Federal Reserve rules, the applicable dividend rate for dividend periods from and after March 15, 2024, in the case of the Series A Preferred Shares, or June 15, 2024, in the case of the Series B Preferred Shares, are and will continue being calculated at the dividend rate in effect for the immediately preceding dividend period and will not transition to floating reference rates.
The Series A Preferred Shares became redeemable on March 15, 2024 and the Series B Preferred Shares became redeemable on June 15, 2024. The Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares will not be redeemable before August 24, 2026, except in connection with the Company’s qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes or upon the occurrence of a change of control. On or after the date the preferred shares become redeemable, or 120 days after the first date on which such change of control occurs, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the preferred shares at $
25.00
per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date.
No
preferred shares were redeemed during the
quarter ended March 31, 2025.
The preferred shares have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or repurchased by the Company or converted into Common Shares in connection with a change of control by the holders of the preferred shares.
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
“At-The-Market” (“ATM”) Equity Offering Program
On June 14, 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement and a prospectus supplement, and entered into separate equity distribution agreements to sell from time to time, through an ATM equity offering program under which the counterparties will act as sales agents and
/
or principals, the Company’s Common Shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $
200
million.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not sold any Common Shares under the ATM equity offering program.
Common Share Repurchase Program
The Company has a Common Share repurchase program with a repurchase authorization of $
500
million before transaction fees.
The following table summarizes the Company’s Common Share repurchase activity:
Quarter ended March 31,
Cumulative
2025
2024
total (1)
(in thousands)
Common Shares repurchased
—
—
29,102
Cost of Common Shares repurchased (2)
$
—
$
—
$
427,229
(1)
Amounts represent the Common Share repurchase program total from its inception in August 2015 through March 31, 2025.
(2)
Cumulative total cost of Common Shares repurchased
includes $
582,000
of transaction fees.
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Note 19—
Net Gains on Investments and Financings
Net gains on investments and financings
are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Mortgage-backed securities
$
64,855
$
(
38,198
)
Loans at fair value
28,681
(
1,278
)
CRT arrangements
(
1,800
)
51,655
Asset-backed financings
(
29,423
)
7,476
Hedging derivatives
—
20,098
$
62,313
$
39,753
Note 20— Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale
Net gains on loans acquired for sale are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
From nonaffiliates:
Cash losses:
Sales of loans
$
(
1,915
)
$
(
31,177
)
Hedging activities
(
58,062
)
(
69,956
)
(
59,977
)
(
101,133
)
Non-cash gains:
Receipt of MSRs in mortgage loan sale transactions
47,009
31,249
Provision for losses relating to representations
and warranties provided in loan sales:
Pursuant to loans sales
(
304
)
(
254
)
Reduction of liability due to change in estimate
1,168
6,878
864
6,624
Changes in fair value of loans and derivatives
Interest rate lock commitments
4,174
(
2,688
)
Loans
(
13,444
)
6,295
Hedging derivatives
31,703
72,566
22,433
76,173
70,306
114,046
Total from nonaffiliates
10,329
12,913
From PFSI ‒ cash gains
2,015
1,605
$
12,344
$
14,518
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Note 21—Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense is summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Interest income:
Cash and short-term investments
$
5,686
$
8,192
Mortgage-backed securities
58,234
59,771
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
33,235
11,946
Loans at fair value
33,679
12,116
Deposits securing CRT arrangements
11,675
15,696
Placement fees relating to custodial funds
32,029
35,440
Other
1,553
398
176,091
143,559
Interest expense:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
81,148
80,557
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
152
246
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and
mortgage servicing assets
55,255
64,989
Unsecured senior notes
13,613
9,684
Asset-backed financings at fair value
28,715
12,678
Interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced
for Agency securitizations
1,429
1,293
Interest on loan impound deposits
1,454
1,347
Other
371
733
182,137
171,527
$
(
6,046
)
$
(
27,968
)
Note 22—Share-Based Compensation
The Company has an equity incentive plan that provides for the issuance of equity based awards based on Common Shares that may be made by the Company to its officers and trustees, and the members, officers, trustees, directors and employees of PCM, PFSI, or their affiliates and to PCM, PFSI and other entities that provide services to PMT and the employees of such other entities.
The equity incentive plan is administered by the Company’s compensation committee, pursuant to authority delegated by PMT’s board of trustees, which has the authority to make awards to the eligible participants referenced above, and to determine what form the awards will take, and the terms and conditions of the awards.
The equity incentive plan allows for the grant of restricted and performance-based share and unit awards.
The shares underlying award grants will again be available for award under the equity incentive plan if:
•
any shares subject to an award granted under the equity incentive plan are forfeited, canceled, exchanged or surrendered;
•
an award terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the participant; or
•
shares are surrendered or withheld by PMT as payment of either the exercise price of an award and/or withholding taxes for an award.
Restricted share units have been awarded to trustees and officers of the Company and to other employees of PFSI and its subsidiaries at no cost to the grantees. Such awards generally vest over a
one
- to
three-year
period.
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The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation activity:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Grants:
Restricted share units
199
176
Performance share units
168
140
367
316
Grant date fair value:
Restricted share units
$
2,815
$
2,522
Performance share units
2,365
2,007
$
5,180
$
4,529
Vestings:
Restricted share units
138
149
Performance share units (1)
91
203
229
352
Forfeitures:
Restricted share units
—
—
Performance share units
—
—
—
—
Compensation expense relating to share-based grants
$
963
$
1,365
(1)
The actual number of performance-based restricted share units (“RSUs”) that vested during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was approximately
89
% of the
103,081
originally granted performance-based RSUs.
March 31, 2025
Restricted share units
Performance share units
Shares expected to vest:
Number of restricted shares units (in thousands)
297
278
Grant date average fair value per unit
$
14.06
$
14.05
Note 23—Income Taxes
The Company’s effective ta
x rate was
253.7
% and (
47.0
)% with consolidated pretax loss of $
6.3
million and consolidated pretax income of $
32.4
million for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax benefit of $
17.2
million on a pretax loss of $
75.3
million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The TRS loss was primarily due to decreases in MSR fair values. For the same period in 2024, the TRS recognized a tax benefit of $
15.0
million on a pretax loss of $
60.9
million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.
The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2025, the valuation allowance remains
zero
. The conclusion was primarily based on the fact that the TRS has reported cumulative GAAP income over the three-year period ended March 31, 2025. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable may be adjusted in future periods based on future income.
In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a
20
% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.
Note 24—(Loss) Earnings Per Common Share
The Company determines (loss) earnings per share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, all earnings (distributed and undistributed) are allocated to Common Shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. The Company’s participating securities are grants of restricted share units that entitle the recipients to receive dividend equivalents during the vesting period on a basis equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of Common Shares.
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Basic (loss) earnings per share is determined by dividing net income available to common shareholders (net (loss) income reduced by preferred dividends and income attributable to the participating securities) by the weighted average Common Shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted (loss) earnings per share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Common Shares and dilutive securities. The Company’s potentially dilutive securities are share-based compensation awards and the exchangeable senior notes described in Note 15—
Long-Term Debt
. The number of dilutive securities included in diluted earnings per share is calculated using either the treasury stock or if-converted method (whichever is most dilutive) for share-based compensation awards and the if-converted method for the exchangeable senior notes.
The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands except per share amounts)
Net income
$
9,680
$
47,608
Dividends on preferred shares
(
10,455
)
(
10,455
)
Effect of participating securities—share-based compensation awards
(
39
)
(
117
)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
(
814
)
37,036
Interest on Exchangeable Notes, net of income taxes
—
6,363
Diluted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
$
(
814
)
$
43,399
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
86,907
86,689
Dilutive securities:
Shares issuable pursuant to exchange of the exchangeable senior notes
—
24,328
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
86,907
111,017
Basic (loss) earnings per share
$
(
0.01
)
$
0.43
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(
0.01
)
$
0.39
Calculation of diluted earnings per share requires certain potentially dilutive shares to be excluded when the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive.
The following table summarizes the potentially dilutive shares excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Shares issuable under share-based compensation plan
312
365
Note 25—Segments
The Company operates in
three
segments as described in Note 1 ‒
Organization.
The Company’s reportable segments are identified based on PMT’s investment strategies. The following disclosures about the Company’s business segments are presented consistent with the way the Company’s chief operating decision maker organizes and evaluates financial information for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The reportable segments are evaluated based on income or loss before benefit from income taxes.
The chief operating decision maker uses pre-tax segments results to assess segment performance and allocate operating and capital resources among the segments.
The Company’s
chief operating decision maker
is its chief executive officer.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company adopted the FASB’s Accounting Standards Update 2023-07,
Segment Reporting
(Topic 280):
Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure.
Prior year amounts have been recast to conform those years’ presentations to current year presentation.
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Financial highlights by segment are summarized below:
Credit
Interest rate
Reportable
sensitive
sensitive
Correspondent
segment
Consolidated
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
strategies
strategies
production
total
Corporate
total
(in thousands)
Net investment income (1):
Net gains on investments and financings
Mortgage-backed securities
$
(
1,010
)
$
65,865
$
—
$
64,855
$
—
$
64,855
Loans at fair value
2,767
(
3,509
)
—
(
742
)
—
(
742
)
Credit risk transfer arrangements
(
1,800
)
—
—
(
1,800
)
—
(
1,800
)
(
43
)
62,356
—
62,313
—
62,313
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
—
—
12,344
12,344
—
12,344
Net loan servicing fees
—
(
27,210
)
—
(
27,210
)
—
(
27,210
)
Net interest expense:
Interest income
19,549
119,896
33,198
172,643
3,448
176,091
Interest expense
18,117
135,332
27,522
180,971
1,166
182,137
1,432
(
15,436
)
5,676
(
8,328
)
2,282
(
6,046
)
Other
(
141
)
—
3,205
3,064
—
3,064
1,248
19,710
21,225
42,183
2,282
44,465
Expenses:
Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:
Loan servicing fees
2
21,727
—
21,729
—
21,729
Management fees
—
—
—
—
7,012
7,012
Loan fulfillment fees
—
—
5,290
5,290
—
5,290
Professional services
—
—
4,880
4,880
2,102
6,982
Compensation
—
—
—
—
2,970
2,970
Loan collection and liquidation
42
1,927
—
1,969
—
1,969
Safekeeping
—
1,034
76
1,110
—
1,110
Loan origination
—
—
686
686
—
686
Other (2)
94
496
166
756
2,260
3,016
138
25,184
11,098
36,420
14,344
50,764
Pretax (loss) income
$
1,110
$
(
5,474
)
$
10,127
$
5,763
$
(
12,062
)
$
(
6,299
)
Total assets at end of quarter
$
1,517,529
$
10,860,903
$
2,045,113
$
14,423,545
$
452,681
$
14,876,226
(1)
All investment income is from external customers. The segments do not recognize intersegment income.
(2)
Other expense includes smaller balance expense categories not separately provided to the chief operating decision maker such as insurance and technology.
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Credit
Interest rate
Reportable
sensitive
sensitive
Correspondent
segment
Consolidated
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
strategies
strategies
production
total
Corporate
total
(in thousands)
Net investment income (1):
Net gains (losses) on investments and
financings
Mortgage-backed securities
$
4,445
$
(
22,545
)
$
—
$
(
18,100
)
$
—
$
(
18,100
)
Loans at fair value
3,491
2,707
—
6,198
—
6,198
Credit risk transfer arrangements
51,655
—
—
51,655
—
51,655
59,591
(
19,838
)
—
39,753
—
39,753
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
—
—
14,518
14,518
—
14,518
Net loan servicing fees
—
45,705
—
45,705
—
45,705
Net interest expense:
Interest income
24,209
104,179
11,891
140,279
3,280
143,559
Interest expense
23,010
134,825
12,261
170,096
1,431
171,527
1,199
(
30,646
)
(
370
)
(
29,817
)
1,849
(
27,968
)
Other
134
—
2,063
2,197
—
2,197
60,924
(
4,779
)
16,211
72,356
1,849
74,205
Expenses:
Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:
Loan servicing fees
20
20,242
—
20,262
—
20,262
Management fees
—
—
—
—
7,188
7,188
Loan fulfillment fees
—
—
4,016
4,016
—
4,016
Professional services
—
—
—
—
1,758
1,758
Compensation
—
—
—
—
1,916
1,916
Loan collection and liquidation
55
1,314
—
1,369
—
1,369
Safekeeping
—
878
54
932
—
932
Loan origination
—
—
473
473
—
473
Other (2)
23
32
1
56
3,854
3,910
98
22,466
4,544
27,108
14,716
41,824
Pretax (loss) income
$
60,826
$
(
27,245
)
$
11,667
$
45,248
$
(
12,867
)
$
32,381
Total assets at end of quarter
$
1,502,800
$
9,377,573
$
943,008
$
11,823,381
$
470,319
$
12,293,700
(1)
All investment income is from external customers. The segments do not recognize intersegment income.
(2)
Other expense includes smaller balance expense categories not separately provided to the chief operating decision maker such as insurance and technology.
Note 26—Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements
The Company, through PMC, is subject to financial eligibility requirements established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency for sellers/servicers eligible to sell or service mortgage loans with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Agencies' applicable capital and liquidity amounts and requirements are summarized below:
Net worth (1)
Tangible net worth /
total assets ratio (1)
Liquidity (1)
Actual
Required
Actual
Required
Actual
Required
(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2025
$
827,415
$
577,269
12
%
6
%
$
475,028
$
213,052
December 31, 2024
$
876,324
$
579,383
12
%
6
%
$
564,311
$
215,801
(1)
Calculated in accordance with the Agencies’ requirements.
Noncompliance with the Agencies’ capital and liquidity requirements can result in the Agencies taking various remedial actions up to and including removing the Company’s ability to sell loans to and service loans on behalf of the Agencies.
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Note 27—Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated all events and transactions through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements. During this period, all agreements to repurchase assets that matured before the date of this Report were extended or renewed.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”).
Statements contained in this Report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and other similar expressions. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Report and our other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are made as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.
The following discussion and analysis provides information that we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this Report to the words “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to PMT and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Our Co
mpany
We are a specialty finance company that invests in mortgage-related assets. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our investors over the long-term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. A significant portion of our investment portfolio is comprised of mortgage-related assets that we have created through our correspondent production activities, including mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), subordinate mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), and credit risk transfer (“CRT”) arrangements, which absorb credit losses on certain of the loans we have sold. We also invest in Agency and senior non-Agency MBS, subordinate credit-linked MBS and interest-only (“IO”) and principal-only (“PO”) stripped MBS. We have also historically invested in distressed mortgage assets (distressed loans and real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”)), which we have substantially liquidated.
We are externally managed by PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”), an investment adviser that specializes in and focuses on U.S. mortgage assets. Our loans and MSRs are serviced by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”). PCM and PLS are both indirect controlled subsidiaries of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”), a publicly-traded mortgage banking and investment management company separately listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
We operate our business in three segments: credit sensitive strategies, interest rate sensitive strategies and correspondent production. Non-segment activities are included in our corporate operations. Our segment and corporate activities are described below.
•
The credit sensitive strategies segment represents our investments in CRT arrangements referencing loans from our own correspondent production and subordinate MBS.
•
The interest rate sensitive strategies segment represents our investments in MSRs, Agency and senior non-Agency MBS and the related interest rate hedging activities.
•
The correspondent production segment represents our operations aimed at serving as an intermediary between lenders and the capital markets by purchasing, pooling and reselling newly originated prime credit quality loans either directly or in the form of MBS, using the services of PCM and PLS.
We primarily sell the loans we acquire through our correspondent production activities to government-sponsored entities ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), or the GSEs, or to PLS for sale into securitizations guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"). Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are each referred to as an “Agency” and, collectively, as the “Agencies.” We also securitize certain of our loans directly and may retain interests, such as subordinate MBS, from these securitizations.
•
Our corporate operations include management fees, compensation, professional services, and other amounts attributable to the Company’s corporate operations and certain interest income and expense.
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Our Investment Activities
Credit Sensitive Investments
CRT Arrangements
We have previously entered into loan sales arrangements with Fannie Mae pursuant to which we accepted credit risk relating to the loans sold in exchange for a portion of the interest earned on such loans. These arrangements absorb scheduled or realized credit losses on those loans and comprise the Company’s investments in CRT arrangements.
We held net CRT-related investments (comprised of deposits securing CRT arrangements, CRT derivatives, CRT strips and an IO security payable) totaling approximately $1.1 billion at March 31, 2025.
Subordinate credit-linked MBS provide us with a higher yield than senior MBS. However, we incur credit risk in the subordinate credit-linked MBS since they are the first securities to absorb credit losses relating to the underlying loans. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we retained approximately $66.0 million of subordinate credit-linked securities from our securitizations of loans secured by investment properties. As the result of the Company’s consolidation of the variable interest entities that issued the subordinate MBS as described in Note 6 –
Variable Interest Entities
–
Subordinate and Senior Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report, we reflect our investments in these securities as loans at fair value net of the associated asset-backed financing.
At March 31, 2025, we held subordinate credit-linked MBS issued by nonaffiliates with fair values totaling approximately $195.1 million.
Interest Rate Sensitive Investments
Our interest rate sensitive investments include:
•
Mortgage servicing rights. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we received approximately $47.0 million of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans acquired for sale. We held approximately $3.8 billion of MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2025.
•
REIT-eligible Agency, senior non-Agency, and Agency IO and PO stripped MBS. We held Agency fixed-rate pass-through, senior non-Agency, IO and PO stripped MBS with fair values totaling approximately $3.8 billion at March 31, 2025. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we retained approximately $29 million of investments in senior bonds, from our securitization of loans secured by investment properties. Consistent with our treatment of subordinate credit-linked MBS from our securitizations, we account for these investments as loans net of asset-backed financings.
Correspondent Production
Our correspondent production activities involve the acquisition and sale of newly originated prime credit quality residential loans. Correspondent production has served as the source of our investments in MSRs, private label non-Agency securitizations and CRT arrangements. Our correspondent production and resulting investment activity are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Sales of loans acquired for sale:
To nonaffiliates
$
2,613,958
$
1,928,336
To PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
20,437,666
16,302,059
$
23,051,624
$
18,230,395
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
$
12,344
$
14,518
Investment activities resulting from correspondent production:
Receipt of MSRs as proceeds from sales of loans
$
47,009
$
31,249
Retention of interests in securitizations of loans secured
by investment properties, net of associated asset-backed financings (1)
94,021
—
Total investments resulting from correspondent activities
$
141,030
$
31,249
(1)
The trusts issuing the securities are consolidated on our consolidated balance sheets. Therefore, our investments in these securities are shown as their underlying assets,
Loans at fair value,
with the securities held by non-affiliates being shown as
Asset-backed financings of variable interest entities at fair value
.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we purchased newly originated prime credit quality residential loans with fair values totaling $24.0 billion, including $654.8 million from PLS, as compared to $18.4 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, in our
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correspondent production business. Our loan sales included $20.4 billion and $16.3 billion of loans we sold to PLS during the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively. We receive a sourcing fee based on the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of each loan that we sell to PLS under such arrangement, and earn interest income on the loan for the period we hold it before the sale. During the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, we received sourcing fees totaling $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
To the extent that we purchase loans that are insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Federal Housing Administration, or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or U.S. Department of Agriculture, we and PLS have agreed that PLS will fulfill and purchase such loans, as PLS is a Ginnie Mae approved issuer and we are not. This arrangement has enabled us to compete with other correspondent aggregators that purchase both government and conventional loans. We may also sell conventional loans that we purchase to PLS subject to our and PLS's mutual agreement. During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we sold $9.0 billion in UPB of conventional loans to PLS in order to optimize our use and allocation of capital.
Beginning in July 2025, we expect PLS will become the initial purchaser of loans from correspondent sellers and begin transferring agreed-upon volumes of such loans to us. Accordingly, we will no longer purchase government loans. We retain the right to purchase up to 100% of PLS's non-government correspondent production.
Taxation
We believe that we qualify to be taxed as a REIT and as such will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of our income that is distributed to shareholders as long as we meet applicable REIT asset, income and share ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, our profits will be subject to income taxes and we may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four tax years following the year we lose our REIT qualification.
A portion of our activities, including our correspondent production business, is conducted in our taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), which is subject to corporate federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, we make a provision for income taxes with respect to the operations of our TRS. We expect that the effective rate for the provision for income taxes may be volatile in future periods. Our goal is to manage the business to take full advantage of the tax benefits afforded to us as a REIT.
We evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. Our evaluation considers, among other factors, taxable loss carryback availability, expectations of sufficient future taxable income, trends in earnings, existence of taxable income in recent years, the future reversal of temporary differences, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented, if required. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets depends primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income during the periods in which the related deferred tax assets become deductible.
Non-Cash Investment Income
A substantial portion of our net investment income is comprised of non-cash items, including fair value adjustments and recognition of the fair value of assets created and liabilities incurred in loan sales transactions. Because we have elected, or are required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), to record certain of our financial assets (comprised of MBS, loans acquired for sale at fair value and loans at fair value), our derivatives and CRT strips, our MSRs, and our asset-backed financings and interest-only security payable at fair value, a substantial portion of the income or loss we record with respect to such assets and liabilities results from non-cash changes in fair value.
The amounts of net non-cash investment income items included in net investment income are as follows:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollars in thousands)
Net gains on investments and financings:
Mortgage-backed securities
$
64,855
$
(38,198
)
Loans
28,681
(1,278
)
CRT arrangements
(12,648
)
36,121
Interest-only security payable at fair value
(1,732
)
440
Asset-backed financings at fair value
(29,423
)
7,476
49,733
4,561
Net gains on loans acquired for sale (1)
70,306
114,046
Net loan servicing fees‒MSR valuation adjustments (2)
(81,079
)
143,922
$
38,960
$
262,529
Net investment income
$
44,465
$
74,205
Non-cash items as a percentage of net investment income
88
%
354
%
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(1)
Amount represents MSRs received, liability for representations and warranties incurred in loan sales transactions and changes in fair value of loans, interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs") and hedging derivatives held at the end of the quarter.
(2)
Includes fair value changes due to changes in fair value inputs and fair value changes related to MSR derivative hedging instruments held at the end of the quarter.
We receive or pay cash relating to:
•
Our investment in MBS through monthly principal and interest payments from the issuer of such securities or from the sale of the investments;
•
Loan investments when the investments are paid down, paid off or sold, when payments of principal and interest occur on such loans or when the properties acquired in settlement of loans are sold;
•
CRT arrangements through a portion of the interest payments collected on loans in the CRT arrangements’ reference pools, interest payments from the investment of the deposits securing the arrangement in short-term investments and the release to us of the deposits securing the arrangements as principal on such loans is repaid;
•
MSRs in the form of loan servicing fees (including both base servicing and excess servicing spread) and placement fees on the deposits we manage on behalf of the borrowers and investors in the loans we service;
•
Hedging instruments when we receive or make margin deposits as the fair value of respective instruments change, when the instruments mature or when we effectively cancel the transactions through offsetting trades; and
•
Our liability for representations and warranties when we repurchase loans or settle loss claims from investors.
Business Trends
Recent actions by the U.S. government administration with respect to trade, tariffs and government cost reduction initiatives have led to significant volatility in financial markets and uncertainty regarding the economic outlook, including inflation and interest rates. Elevated interest rates in recent years have constrained growth in the size of the mortgage origination market, which is currently projected to rise from $1.7 trillion in 2024 to $2.0 trillion in 2025, according to mortgage industry economists.
Opportunity for refinancing has increased in recent periods, driven by interest rate volatility and a greater proportion of outstanding mortgage loans with note rates near current market rates. If such interest rate volatility continues, it may drive greater mortgage production activity and higher prepayment speeds than we have experienced in recent years. Additionally, recent reductions to the federal funds rate put into place by the Federal Reserve have led to a decline in the costs of floating rate borrowings and a reduction of placement fees we receive relating to custodial funds that we manage as compared to the same period in the prior year.
The current period of economic uncertainty and market volatility may also lead to a reduction in economic activity and slowing home price growth or depreciation, which could lead to increasing mortgage delinquencies or defaults and increased losses. If these effects are realized, they could negatively affect the performance of our credit-sensitive assets such as our CRT arrangements or subordinate credit-linked notes and increase losses from our representations and warranties. However, many of the loans underlying our assets have favorable credit characteristics including low loan-to-value ratios, which are likely to help moderate the negative effects of credit performance in an economic downturn.
We are continuing to aggregate Agency eligible non-owner occupied loans and have begun to aggregate jumbo mortgage loans, and we expect to continue investing in subordinate MBS generated from the securitization of these loans in the private label market in 2025.
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Results of Operations
The following is a summary of our key performance measures:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per common share amounts)
Net gains on investments and financings
$
62,313
$
39,753
Loan production income (1)
15,496
16,526
Net loan servicing fees
(27,210
)
45,705
Net interest expense
(6,046
)
(27,968
)
Other
(88
)
189
Net investment income
44,465
74,205
Expenses
50,764
41,824
Pretax (loss) income
(6,299
)
32,381
Benefit from income taxes
(15,979
)
(15,227
)
Net (loss) income
9,680
47,608
Dividends on preferred shares
10,455
10,455
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
$
(775
)
$
37,153
Pretax (loss) income by segment and corporate:
Credit sensitive strategies
$
1,110
$
60,826
Interest rate sensitive strategies
(5,474
)
(27,245
)
Correspondent production
10,127
11,667
Corporate operations
(12,062
)
(12,867
)
$
(6,299
)
$
32,381
Annualized return on average common shareholders' equity
(0.2
)%
10.4
%
(Loss) earnings per common share
Basic
$
(0.01
)
$
0.43
Diluted
$
(0.01
)
$
0.39
Dividends per common share
$
0.40
$
0.40
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Total assets
$
14,876,226
$
14,408,706
Book value per common share
$
15.43
$
15.87
Closing price per common share
$
14.65
$
12.59
(1)
Includes net gains on sales of loans and loan origination fees.
Our results of operations decreased by $37.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024, reflecting the effect of the increased fair value losses from our MSRs and CRT investments, partially offset by increased gains on MBS:
The decrease in pretax results is summarized below:
•
Our credit sensitive strategies segment recognized a $53.5 million decrease in net gains on our CRT arrangements as market credit spreads widened (an increase in the interest rate premium demanded by investors for instruments over those that are considered “risk free”) during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to tightening in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
•
Our interest rate sensitive strategies segment recognized a $72.9 million decrease in net servicing fees resulting from increased net MSR valuation losses compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024 caused by a decrease in market interest rates during the quarter compared to an increase in interest rates in the same period in 2024. These decreases were partially offset by an $88.4 million increase in valuation gains on MBS as well as a $15.2 million decrease in net interest expense.
•
Our correspondent production segment recognized a $2.2 million decrease in our gain on sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting a reduction in our gain on sale margins.
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Net Investm
ent Income
Our net investment income is summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net gains on investments and financings
$
62,313
$
39,753
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
12,344
14,518
Loan origination fees
3,152
2,008
Net loan servicing fees
(27,210
)
45,705
Net interest expense
(6,046
)
(27,968
)
Other
(88
)
189
$
44,465
$
74,205
Net Gains on Investments and Financings
Net gains on investments and financings
are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Mortgage-backed securities
$
64,855
$
(38,198
)
Loans at fair value
28,681
(1,278
)
CRT arrangements
(1,800
)
51,655
Asset-backed financings at fair value
(29,423
)
7,476
Hedging derivatives
—
20,098
$
62,313
$
39,753
The increase in net gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily due to gains from our investments in MBS as interest rates decreased.
Mortgage-Backed Securities
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we recognized net valuation gain of $64.9 million, as compared to valuation losses of $38.2 million for the same period in 2024. The gain recognized reflects decreasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to increasing interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Loans at Fair Value – Held in VIEs and Asset-backed Financings at Fair Value
Loans at fair value held in VIEs and
Asset-backed financings at fair value
recorded a combined net valuation loss of $0.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to a net gain of $6.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The net loss during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 reflects the losses on the asset-backed financing exceeding the gains on the underlying assets as the result of credit spread widening on our net investments secured by jumbo loans and investment properties, partially offset by the positive effect on fair value of decreasing interest rates.
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CRT Arrangements
The activity in and balances relating to our CRT arrangements are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net investment income:
Net gains on investments and financings
Credit risk transfer derivatives and strips:
Credit risk transfer derivatives
Realized
$
2,803
$
3,409
Valuation changes
(823
)
6,781
1,980
10,190
Credit risk transfer strips
Realized
9,777
11,685
Valuation changes
(11,825
)
29,340
(2,048
)
41,025
Interest-only security payable at fair value - valuation changes
(1,732
)
440
(1,800
)
51,655
Interest income — Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
11,675
15,696
$
9,875
$
67,351
Net payments made to settle losses on credit risk transfer arrangements
$
1,243
$
185
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Carrying value of credit risk transfer arrangements:
Derivative assets
- credit risk transfer derivatives
$
28,474
$
29,377
Derivative and credit risk transfer liabilities
- credit risk transfer strip liabilities
(15,885
)
(4,060
)
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
1,087,949
1,110,708
Interest-only security payable at fair value
(35,954
)
(34,222
)
$
1,064,584
$
1,101,803
Credit risk transfer arrangement assets pledged to secure borrowings:
Derivative assets
$
28,474
$
29,377
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
(1)
$
1,087,949
$
1,110,708
Unpaid principal balance of loans underlying credit risk transfer arrangements
$
20,849,101
$
21,249,304
Collection status (unpaid principal balance):
Delinquency
Current
$
20,269,686
$
20,628,148
30-89 days delinquent
$
382,091
$
414,605
90-180 days delinquent
$
112,616
$
131,191
180 or more days delinquent
$
62,902
$
51,343
Foreclosure
$
21,806
$
24,017
Bankruptcy
$
62,489
$
63,697
(1)
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
also secure $15.9 million and $4.1 million in CRT strip and CRT derivative liabilities
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The performance of our investments in CRT arrangements during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 reflects credit spread widening, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which reflected credit spread tightening.
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Net Gains on Loans Acquired for Sale
Our net gains on loans acquired for sale are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
From non-affiliates:
Cash losses:
Sales of loans
$
(1,915
)
$
(31,177
)
Hedging activities
(58,062
)
(69,956
)
(59,977
)
(101,133
)
Non-cash gains:
Receipt of MSRs in loan sale transactions
47,009
31,249
Provision for losses relating to representations and
warranties provided in loan sales:
Pursuant to loan sales
(304
)
(254
)
Reduction in liability due to change in estimate
1,168
6,878
864
6,624
Changes in fair value of financial instruments held at end of quarter:
Interest rate lock commitments
4,174
(2,688
)
Loans
(13,444
)
6,295
Hedging derivatives
31,703
72,566
22,433
76,173
70,306
114,046
Total from nonaffiliates
10,329
12,913
From PFSI—cash
2,015
1,605
$
12,344
$
14,518
Interest rate lock commitments issued on loans acquired for sale:
To nonaffiliates
$
2,735,356
$
2,482,135
To PFSI
22,095,355
17,080,857
$
24,830,711
$
19,562,992
Acquisition of loans for sale (unpaid principal balance):
To nonaffiliates
$
2,781,722
$
1,771,681
To PFSI
20,223,633
16,356,544
$
23,005,355
$
18,128,225
The changes in gain on loans acquired for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, reflect the effect of reduced gain on sale margins.
Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans:
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Our
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
include our estimates of gains or losses we expect to realize upon the sale of mortgage loans we have committed to purchase but have not yet purchased or sold. Therefore, we recognize a substantial portion of our net gains before we purchase the loans. These gains are reflected on our balance sheet as IRLC derivative assets and liabilities. We adjust the fair values of our IRLCs as the loan acquisition process progresses until we complete the acquisitions or the commitments are canceled. Such adjustments are included in our
Net gains on loans acquired for sale
. The fair values of our IRLCs become part of the carrying values of our loans when we complete the purchases of the loans. The methods and key inputs we use to measure the fair values of IRLCs are summarized in Note 7
– Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
The MSRs and liabilities for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates change as circumstances change, and changes in these estimates are recognized in our results of operations in subsequent periods. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our MSRs significantly affect our results of operations.
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Mortgage Servicing Rights
The methods we use to measure and update the measurements of our MSRs as well as the effect of changes in valuation inputs on MSR fair value are detailed in Note 7
– Fair Value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties
We recognize liabilities for losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide to purchasers in our loan sales transactions. The representations and warranties we provide 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 laws.
In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects, reimburse the investor for its loss or indemnify the investor or insurer against credit losses attributable to the loans with indemnified defects. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit losses on the loans. Our credit losses may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent sellers that, in turn, had sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of those repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.
We recorded a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties relating to current period loan sales of $304,000 and $254,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Following is a summary of the indemnification, repurchase and loss activity and loans subject to representations and warranties:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Indemnification activity (unpaid principal balance):
Loans indemnified at beginning of quarter
$
15,289
$
12,123
New indemnifications
493
1,758
Less: indemnified loans sold, repaid or refinanced
—
—
Loans indemnified at end of quarter
$
15,782
$
13,881
Indemnified loans indemnified by correspondent lenders at end of quarter
$
6,045
$
5,969
UPB of loans with deposits received from correspondent sellers
collateralizing prospective indemnification losses at end of
quarter
$
5,488
$
4,190
Repurchase activity (unpaid principal balance):
Loans repurchased
$
4,846
$
7,515
Less:
Loans repurchased by correspondent sellers
4,783
5,979
Loans resold or repaid by borrowers
2,703
2,788
Net loans repurchased (resolved) with losses chargeable to
liability to representations and warranties
$
(2,640
)
$
(1,252
)
Losses charged to liability for representations and warranties
$
67
$
—
At end of quarter:
Loans subject to representations and warranties
$
220,977,898
$
225,439,542
Liability for representations and warranties
$
5,955
$
19,519
The losses on representations and warranties we have recorded to date have been moderated by our ability to recover most of the losses inherent in the repurchased loans from the correspondent sellers. As the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, as the loans outstanding season, as our investors’ and guarantors’ loss mitigation strategies change and as our correspondent sellers’ ability and willingness to repurchase loans change, we expect that the level of repurchase activity and associated losses may increase.
The method we use to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of our estimates of future defaults, loan repurchase rates, severities of loss in the event of default and the probabilities of reimbursement by the correspondent loan sellers. We establish a liability at our estimate of its fair value at the time loans are sold and review the adequacy of our recorded liability on a periodic basis.
The amount of the liability for representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor loss mitigation strategies, our ability to recover any losses inherent in the repurchased loan from the correspondent seller and other external conditions that change over the lives of the underlying
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loans. We may be required to incur losses related to such representations and warranties for several periods after the loans are sold or liquidated.
We record adjustments to our liability for losses on representations and warranties as economic fundamentals change, as investor and Agency evaluations of their loss mitigation strategies (including claims under representations and warranties) change and as economic conditions affect our correspondent sellers’ ability or willingness to fulfill their recourse obligations to us. Such adjustments may be material to our financial position and results of operations in future periods.
Adjustments to our liability for representations and warranties are included as a component of our
Net gains on loans acquired for sale at fair value
. We recorded a $1.2 million reduction in liability for representations and warranties during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 due to the effects of certain loans reaching specified performance histories identified by the Agencies as sufficient to limit repurchase claims relating to such loans.
Loan Origination Fees
Loan origination fees represent fees we charge correspondent sellers relating to our purchase of loans from those sellers. Loan
origination fees increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as we purchased more loans for sale to nonaffiliates compared to the same period in 2024.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense is summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
Interest
Interest
Interest
Interest
income/
Average
yield/
income/
Average
yield/
expense
balance
cost %
expense
balance
cost %
(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments
$
5,686
$
517,590
4.47
%
$
8,192
$
580,594
5.67
%
Mortgage-backed securities
58,234
4,059,457
5.83
%
59,771
4,143,942
5.80
%
Loans acquired for sale
33,235
1,997,488
6.77
%
11,946
704,809
6.82
%
Loans at fair value
33,679
2,626,335
5.21
%
12,116
1,425,584
3.42
%
Deposits securing CRT arrangements
11,675
1,101,503
4.31
%
15,696
1,200,301
5.26
%
142,509
10,302,373
5.63
%
107,721
8,055,230
5.38
%
Placement fees relating to custodial funds
32,029
35,440
Other
1,553
398
$
176,091
$
10,302,373
6.95
%
$
143,559
$
8,055,230
7.17
%
Liabilities:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
81,148
$
6,180,911
5.34
%
$
80,557
$
5,144,834
6.30
%
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
152
8,653
7.14
%
246
12,731
7.77
%
Notes payable secured by credit risk transfer and
mortgage servicing assets
55,255
2,830,048
7.94
%
64,989
2,866,504
9.12
%
Unsecured senior notes
13,613
708,917
7.81
%
9,684
608,500
6.40
%
Asset-backed financings
28,715
2,633,042
4.43
%
12,678
1,581,818
3.22
%
178,883
12,361,571
5.88
%
168,154
10,214,387
6.62
%
Interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for
Agency securitizations
1,429
1,293
Interest on loan impound deposits
1,454
1,347
Other
371
733
182,137
$
12,361,571
5.99
%
171,527
$
10,214,387
6.75
%
$
(6,046
)
$
(27,968
)
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The effects of changes in the yields and costs and composition of our investments on our net interest expense are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
vs.
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
Increase (decrease)
due to changes in
Rate
Volume
Total
(in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments
$
(1,660
)
$
(846
)
$
(2,506
)
Mortgage-backed securities
189
(1,726
)
(1,537
)
Loans acquired for sale
(89
)
21,378
21,289
Loans at fair value
8,285
13,278
21,563
Deposits securing CRT arrangements
(2,761
)
(1,260
)
(4,021
)
3,964
30,824
34,788
Placement fees relating to custodial funds
(3,411
)
Other
1,155
$
3,964
$
30,824
$
32,532
Liabilities:
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
$
(13,558
)
$
14,149
$
591
Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements
(19
)
(75
)
(94
)
Notes payable secured by credit risk
transfer and mortgage servicing assets
(8,862
)
(872
)
(9,734
)
Senior notes
2,245
1,684
3,929
Asset-backed financings
5,793
10,244
16,037
(14,401
)
25,130
10,729
Interest shortfall on repayments of loans
serviced for Agency securitizations
136
Interest on loan impound deposits
107
Other
(362
)
(14,401
)
25,130
10,610
$
18,365
$
5,694
$
21,922
The decrease in net interest expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, is due to yields on our interest-earning assets decreasing slower than the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in earnings from placement fees relating to custodial funds managed for borrowers and investors.
Net Loan Servicing Fees
Our net loan servicing fees have two primary components: fees earned for servicing loans and the effects of MSR valuation changes, net of hedging results, as summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Loan servicing fees
$
156,116
$
163,368
Effect of mortgage servicing rights and hedging results
(183,326
)
(117,663
)
Net loan servicing fees
$
(27,210
)
$
45,705
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Loan Servicing Fees
Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Contractually specified servicing fees
$
152,199
$
160,357
Ancillary and other fees:
Late charges
1,027
993
Other
2,890
2,018
3,917
3,011
$
156,116
$
163,368
Average UPB of underlying loans
$
225,515,018
$
230,591,966
Loan servicing fees that relate to our MSRs are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the UPB of the loans serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees, such as late charges and reconveyance fees, as well as incentive fees we receive from the Agencies for loss mitigation activities and fees we charge to correspondent lenders for loans repaid by the borrower shortly after purchase.
The change in contractually-specified fees during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, is due primarily to the slight reduction in our MSR servicing portfolio, reflecting the shift of a portion of our loan sales from sales to nonaffiliates with servicing rights retained to sales to PLS that include the transfer of servicing rights to PLS.
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Hedging
We have elected to carry our MSRs at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the expected servicing cash flows and changes due to changes in the inputs used to estimate fair value. We endeavor to moderate the effects of changes in fair value attributable to changes in fair value inputs (market conditions) primarily by entering into derivative transactions.
Changes in fair value of MSRs and hedging results are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Change in fair value of MSRs
Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model
$
(55,831
)
$
71,570
Recapture income from PFSI
1,208
353
Hedging results
(39,944
)
(89,814
)
(94,567
)
(17,891
)
Realization of expected cash flows
(88,759
)
(99,772
)
$
(183,326
)
$
(117,663
)
Average balance of mortgage servicing rights
$
3,816,665
$
3,955,320
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs used in our valuation model during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 reflect the effects of expectations for faster future prepayments of the underlying loans due to decreases in interest rates during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to increasing interest rates during the same period in 2024.
The increase in loan recapture income from PFSI reflects the increase in refinancing activity in our MSR portfolio during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. We have an agreement with PFSI that requires that when PFSI refinances a loan for which we held the MSRs, we receive a recapture fee. The MSR recapture agreement is summarized in Note 4 ‒
Transactions with Related Parties – Operating Activities
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
Hedging results during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, were primarily attributable to the impact of decreasing interest rates and were partially offset by fair value gains in Agency MBS.
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Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of remaining cash flows to be realized.
Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
UPB of loans outstanding
$
224,568,111
$
226,237,613
Collection status (unpaid principal balance)
Delinquency:
30-89 days delinquent
$
2,409,343
$
2,645,952
90 or more days delinquent:
Not in foreclosure
$
1,073,472
$
1,084,587
In foreclosure
$
122,489
$
106,092
Bankruptcy
$
300,027
$
285,163
The following table summarizes for the dates presented collection status information for loans that are accounted for as sales where the Company maintains continuing involvement:
Following is a summary of characteristics of our MSR servicing portfolio as of March 31, 2025:
Average
Loan type
Unpaid principal balance
Loan count
Note rate
Seasoning (months)
Remaining
maturity (months)
Loan size
FICO credit score at origination
Original LTV (1)
Current LTV (1)
60+ Delinquency (by UPB)
(Dollars and loan count in thousands)
Agency:
Fannie Mae
$
110,253,704
427
3.8
%
52
297
$
258
757
75
%
52
%
1.0
%
Freddie Mac
109,846,374
392
3.8
%
42
304
$
280
761
75
%
56
%
0.6
%
Other (2)
4,468,033
16
5.1
%
36
321
$
283
762
72
%
58
%
0.7
%
$
224,568,111
835
3.8
%
47
301
$
269
759
75
%
54
%
0.8
%
(1)
Loan-to-value.
(2)
Represents MSRs on conventional loans sold to private investors.
Expe
nses
Our expenses are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:
Loan servicing fees
$
21,729
$
20,262
Management fees
7,012
7,188
Loan fulfillment fees
5,290
4,016
Professional services
6,982
1,758
Compensation
2,970
1,916
Loan collection and liquidation
1,969
1,369
Safekeeping
1,110
932
Loan origination
686
473
Other
3,016
3,910
$
50,764
$
41,824
Expenses increased $8.9 million, or 21%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, as discussed below.
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Loan Servicing Fees
Loan servicing fees payable to PLS are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Loan servicing fees:
Loans acquired for sale
$
223
$
90
Loans at fair value
168
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Mortgage servicing rights
21,338
20,110
$
21,729
$
20,262
Average investment in loans:
Acquired for sale
$
1,997,488
$
704,809
At fair value
$
2,626,335
$
1,425,584
Average MSR portfolio unpaid principal balance
$
225,515,018
$
230,591,966
Mortgage servicing rights recapture fees
$
1,208
$
353
Unpaid principal balance of loans recaptured
$
159,472
$
62,073
Loan servicing fees increased by $1.5 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, due to an increase in supplemental fees relating to loan modifications and servicing of delinquent loans.
Management Fees
Management fees payable to PCM are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Base fee
$
7,012
$
7,188
Average shareholders' equity amounts used
to calculate base management fee expense
$
1,895,785
$
1,927,401
Management fees decreased by $176,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. This decrease reflects lower average shareholders’ equity during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Loan Fulfillment Fees
Loan fulfillment fees represent fees we pay to PLS for the services it performs on our behalf in connection with our acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. Fulfillment
fees increased
$1.3 million
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025
, as compared to the same period in 2024. The increase
was
due to an increase in the volume
of loans purchased for sale to nonaffiliates
. Our loan fulfillment fee
structure is described in Note 4 –
Transactions with Related Parties
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report
.
Professional services
Professional services expense increased by $5.2 million
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, due to increased legal and consulting fees as a result of our securitization activities
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Compensation
Compensation expense increased $1.1 million
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to an increased allocation of compensation relating to support staff based on the updated terms of the management agreement as described in Note 4 –
Transactions with Related Parties
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. This increase was partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in common overhead allocation from PFSI, which is included in
Other
expense.
Loan collection and liquidation
Loan collection and liquidation expenses increased by $600,000
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, due to increased servicing costs related to delinquent loans serviced for the Agencies' foreclosure avoidance programs.
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Other Expenses
Other expenses are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Common overhead allocation from PFSI
$
982
$
1,944
Bank service charges
697
492
Insurance
450
476
Technology
415
442
Other
472
556
$
3,016
$
3,910
Common overhead allocation from PFSI declined by $1.0 million
during
the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, due to changes to the allocation method included in the management agreement, described in Note 4 –
Transactions with Related Parties
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
Income Taxes
We have elected to treat PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”), as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Income from a TRS is only included as a component of REIT taxable income to the extent that the TRS makes dividend distributions of income to us. A TRS is subject to corporate federal and state income tax. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes for PMC is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
The Company’s effective tax rate was 253.7% and (47.0)% with consolidated pretax loss of $6.3 million and consolidated pretax income of $32.4 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31,2024, respectively. The Company’s TRS recognized a tax benefit of $17.2 million on a pretax loss of $75.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The TRS loss was primarily due to decreases in MSR fair market values. For the same period in 2024, the TRS recognized a tax benefit of $15.0 million on a pretax loss of $60.9 million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.
The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2025, the valuation allowance remains zero as a result of cumulative GAAP income at the TRS for the three-year period ended March 31, 2025. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.
In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends.
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Ba
lance Sheet Analysis
Following is a summary of key balance sheet items as of the dates presented:
Management Basis (1)
March 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Assets
Cash and short-term investments
$
452,099
$
440,892
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
4,035,862
4,063,706
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
2,002,207
2,116,318
Loans at fair value
3,228,991
2,193,575
Derivative assets
45,162
56,840
Deposits securing credit risk transfer arrangements
1,087,949
1,110,708
Mortgage servicing rights and servicing advances
3,854,767
3,972,431
14,707,037
13,954,470
Other
169,189
454,236
Total assets
$
14,876,226
$
14,408,706
Liabilities
Debt:
Short-term
$
6,207,115
$
6,512,531
Long-term:
Recourse
3,456,490
3,535,650
Non-recourse
3,003,585
2,074,597
6,460,075
5,610,247
12,667,190
12,122,778
Other
306,318
347,428
Total liabilities
12,973,508
12,470,206
Shareholders’ equity
1,902,718
1,938,500
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
14,876,226
$
14,408,706
Total assets increased by approximately $467.5 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase of $1.0 billion in
Loans at fair value,
offset by a decrease of $114.1 million in
Loans acquired for sale at fair value.
As
set Acquisitions
Our asset acquisitions are summarized below:
Correspondent Production
Following is a summary of our correspondent production acquisitions at fair value:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Correspondent loan purchases:
GSE-Eligible Loans (1)
$
12,194,110
$
10,080,120
Government insured or guaranteed (2)
11,449,035
8,328,018
Jumbo loans
348,740
2,589
$
23,991,885
$
18,410,727
(1)
GSE eligibility refers to the eligibility of loans for sale to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Company sells or finances a portion of its GSE eligible loan production to other investors, including PLS.
(2)
The Company sells all of its loans eligible for inclusion in Ginnie Mae securities to PLS. The Company is not approved by Ginnie Mae as an issuer of Ginnie Mae-guaranteed securities which are backed by government-insured or guaranteed loans. The Company earns a sourcing fee for all loans that it purchases from correspondent sellers and subsequently sells to PLS as described in Note 4 –
Transactions with Related Parties – Operating activities – Correspondent Production Activities
.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we purchased for sale $24.0 billion in fair value of correspondent production loans as compared to $18.4 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
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Other Investment Activities
Following is a summary of our (sales) acquisitions of mortgage-related investments held in our credit sensitive strategies and interest rate sensitive strategies segments:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Credit sensitive assets:
Subordinate credit-linked securities
$
—
$
(111,044
)
Loans secured by non-owner occupied properties, net of
associated asset-backed financing
Loans secured by non-owner occupied properties, net of
associated asset-backed financing
28,486
—
Mortgage servicing rights:
Purchases
—
29,441
Received in loan sales
47,009
31,249
75,495
(610,021
)
$
141,030
$
(721,065
)
Our acquisitions during the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were financed through the use of a combination of proceeds from borrowings and liquidations of existing investments. We continue to identify additional means of increasing our investment portfolio through cash flow from our business activities, existing investments, borrowings, and transactions that minimize current cash outlays. However, we expect that, over time, our ability to continue our investment portfolio growth will depend on our ability to raise additional equity capital.
In
vestment Portfolio Composition
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Following is a summary of our MBS holdings:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Average
Average
Fair
Principal/
Life
Fair
Principal/
Life
value
notional
(in years)
Coupon
value
notional
(in years)
Coupon
(dollars in thousands)
Agency pass-through securities
$
3,052,436
$
3,062,429
8.2
5.4
%
$
3,079,492
$
3,132,005
8.7
5.4
%
Principal-only stripped securities
604,978
751,942
5.6
0.1
%
596,300
776,455
6.7
0.1
%
Subordinate credit-linked securities
195,101
174,813
3.4
12.2
%
196,472
174,813
3.6
12.4
%
Senior non-Agency securities
102,304
107,436
8.3
5.0
%
105,182
111,479
9.2
5.1
%
Interest-only stripped securities
81,043
377,481
7.5
4.8
%
86,260
386,040
8.0
4.8
%
$
4,035,862
$
4,474,101
$
4,063,706
$
4,580,792
Our
Mortgage-backed securities at fair
value
does not include any mortgage-backed securities held from variable interest entities that we consolidate.
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Credit Risk Transfer Arrangements
Following is a summary of our investment in CRT arrangements:
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Carrying value of CRT arrangements:
Derivative assets
- CRT derivatives
$
28,474
$
29,377
Derivative and credit risk transfer strip liabilities-
CRT strips
(15,885
)
(4,060
)
Deposits securing CRT arrangements
1,087,949
1,110,708
Interest-only security payable at fair value
(35,954
)
(34,222
)
$
1,064,584
$
1,101,803
UPB of loans subject to credit guarantee obligations
$
20,849,101
$
21,249,304
Following is a summary of the composition of the loans underlying our investment in CRT arrangements as of March 31, 2025:
Year of origination
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total
(in millions)
UPB:
Outstanding
$
4,291
$
9,703
$
2,489
$
2,101
$
1,728
$
537
$
20,849
Liquidations:
Balances
$
1.7
$
10.5
$
61.2
$
167.9
$
125.4
$
62.5
$
429.2
Losses
$
—
$
1.0
$
6.1
$
21.0
$
13.4
$
7.7
$
49.2
Modifications (1):
Balances
$
68.8
$
556.2
$
308.3
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
933.3
Losses
$
2.1
$
22.8
$
17.5
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
42.4
Weighted average:
Original debt-to
income ratio
33.5
%
35.9
%
39.1
%
36.5
%
35.1
%
35.7
%
35.8
%
Origination FICO
credit score
765
754
736
745
751
743
753
Origination loan-to
value ratio
80.7
%
83.3
%
83.5
%
82.4
%
80.6
%
80.9
%
82.4
%
Current loan-to
value ratio (2)
49.8
%
49.6
%
47.3
%
42.2
%
38.3
%
35.7
%
47.3
%
(1)
Includes only modifications that generate losses according to the terms of the CRT arrangements.
(2)
Based on current UPB compared to estimated fair value of the property securing the loan.
Year of origination
Distribution by state
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total
(in millions)
California
$
456
$
969
$
314
$
225
$
340
$
104
$
2,408
Florida
468
927
318
219
181
47
2,160
Texas
506
836
200
178
210
79
2,009
Virginia
233
431
90
97
121
52
1,024
Maryland
171
419
114
121
114
30
969
Other
2,457
6,121
1,453
1,261
762
225
12,279
$
4,291
$
9,703
$
2,489
$
2,101
$
1,728
$
537
$
20,849
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Year of origination
Regional geographic
distribution (1)
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total
(in millions)
Southeast
$
1,457
$
3,310
$
888
$
721
$
540
$
163
$
7,079
Southwest
1,110
2,130
466
410
314
110
4,540
West
925
2,019
627
463
494
144
4,672
Northeast
402
1,225
295
306
224
82
2,534
Midwest
397
1,019
213
201
156
38
2,024
$
4,291
$
9,703
$
2,489
$
2,101
$
1,728
$
537
$
20,849
(1)
Southeast consists of AL, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV; Southwest consists of AZ, AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, UT; West consists of AK, CA, GU, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA and WY; Northeast consists of CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VT, VI and Midwest consists of IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI.
Year of origination
Collection status
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total
(in millions)
Delinquency
Current - 89 Days
$
4,270
$
9,600
$
2,434
$
2,090
$
1,723
$
535
$
20,652
90 - 179 Days
11
58
28
9
4
2
112
180+ Days
8
32
21
2
1
—
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Foreclosure
2
13
6
—
—
—
21
$
4,291
$
9,703
$
2,489
$
2,101
$
1,728
$
537
$
20,849
Bankruptcy
$
5
$
32
$
15
$
5
$
4
$
1
$
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Ca
sh Flows
Our cash flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Operating activities
$
(594,267
)
$
(342,371
)
Investing activities
40,228
770,796
Financing activities
464,286
(582,932
)
Net cash flows
$
(89,753
)
$
(154,507
)
Our cash flows resulted in a net decrease in cash of $89.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as discussed below.
Operating activities
Cash used in operating activities totaled $594.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to cash used in our operating activities of $342.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Cash flows from operating activities are influenced by cash flows from loans acquired for sale as shown below:
Quarter ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Operating cash flows from:
Loans acquired for sale
$
(945,106
)
$
(187,846
)
Other
350,839
(154,525
)
$
(594,267
)
$
(342,371
)
Cash flows from loans acquired for sale primarily reflect changes in the level of production inventory as well as cash flows relating to associated hedging activities from the beginning to end of the quarters presented. Our inventory of loans held for sale increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, offset by other operating cash flows during 2025, which include a decrease in margin deposits of $286.5 million along with a reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of approximately $33.7 million.
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Investing activities
Net cash provided by our investing activities was $40.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net cash provided by our investing activities of $770.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which included significant sales of MBS.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by our financing activities was $464.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net cash used in our financing activities of $582.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. This change primarily reflects
the increase in borrowings required to finance the increase in inventory of loans held for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
As discussed below in
Liquidity and Capital Resources
, our Manager continually evaluates and pursues additional sources of financing to provide us with future investing capacity. We do not raise equity or enter into borrowings for the purpose of financing the payment of dividends. We believe that our cash earnings are adequate to fund our operating expenses and dividend payment requirements. However, we manage our liquidity in the aggregate and are reinvesting our cash flows in new investments as well as using such cash to fund our dividend requirements.
Liquidity and Ca
pital Resources
Our liquidity reflects our ability to meet our current obligations (including the purchase of loans from correspondent sellers, our operating expenses and, when applicable, retirement of, and margin calls relating to, our debt and derivatives positions), make investments as our Manager identifies them, pursue our share repurchase program and make distributions to our shareholders. We generally need to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income each year (subject to certain adjustments) to our shareholders to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This distribution requirement limits our ability to retain earnings and thereby replenish or increase capital to support our activities.
We expect our primary sources of liquidity to be cash flows from our investment portfolio, including cash earnings on our investments, cash flows from business activities, liquidation of existing investments and proceeds from borrowings and/or additional equity offerings. When we finance a particular asset, the amount borrowed is less than the asset’s fair value and we must provide the cash in the amount of such difference. Our ability to continue making investments is dependent on our ability to invest the cash representing such difference.
On March 15, 2024, the Company, PMT ISSUER TRUST-FMSR and PMT CO-ISSUER TRUST-FMSR (together, the
"Issuer Trusts"), PMT and PennyMac Holdings, LLC (“PMH”) entered into a Series 2024-VF1 Note with Goldman Sachs Bank, USA, as part of the structured finance transaction that PMC uses to finance Fannie Mae MSRs and related excess servicing spread and servicing advance receivables. The initial two-year term of the Series 2024-VF1 Note is set to expire on March 15, 2026, at which point the Series 2024-VF1 Note amortizes over 12 months prior to termination.
On April 4, 2024, we issued in a private offering $247 million aggregate principal amount of CRT term notes that mature on March 29, 2027 at a rate of 3.35% over the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
On May 24, 2024 and June 4, 2024, PMC issued in a private offering $216.5 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Exchangeable Notes”) that mature on June 1, 2029 at a rate of 8.500% per year. The 2029 Exchangeable Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PMT. Upon exchange, PMC will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes to be exchanged and pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, Common Shares, or a combination thereof, at PMT’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its exchange obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Exchangeable Notes to be exchanged. The exchange rate initially equals 63.3332 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2029 Exchangeable Notes.
On June 27, 2024, the Company, the Issuer Trusts, PMC and PMH issued an aggregate principal amount of $355 million in secured term notes (the “Series 2024-FT1 Term Notes”) as part of the structured finance transaction that PMC and PMH use to finance Fannie Mae MSRs and related excess servicing spread and servicing advance receivables. The initial 3.5 year term of the Series 2024-FT1 Term Notes is set to mature on December 27, 2027, unless the Company exercises a six-month optional extension.
On December 20, 2024, the Company, the Issuer Trusts, PMC and PMH entered into a secured term note (the “Series 2024-VF2 Note”) with Citibank, N.A., as part of the structured finance transaction that PMC uses to finance Fannie Mae mortgage servicing rights and related excess servicing spread and servicing advance receivables. The initial term of the Series 2024-VF2 Note is set to expire on June 26, 2026 and the maximum principal balance of the Series 2024-VF2 Note is $1 billion and the aggregate committed amount is $500 million.
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Debt Financing
Our current debt financing strategy is to finance our assets where we believe such borrowing is prudent, appropriate and available. We make collateralized borrowings in the form of sales of assets under agreements to repurchase, loan participation purchase and sale agreements and notes payable, including secured term financing for our MSRs and our CRT arrangements that have allowed us to match the term of our borrowings more closely to the expected lives of the assets securing those borrowings. We have also borrowed money by issuing unsecured senior notes.
Our debt financing is summarized below:
March 31, 2025
Assets (1)
Financing
Consolidated
Adjustments for VIE Financing
Excluding VIE Financing
Assets sold under agreements to
repurchase
Mortgage loan participation
purchase and sale agreements
Notes payable secured by CRT
arrangements and MSRs
Credit risk transfer securities relating to
consolidated variable interest entities
—
1,064,584
1,064,584
129,227
—
649,921
779,148
Subordinate credit-linked and senior non-agency
securities relating to consolidated VIEs
—
226,874
226,874
182,559
—
—
182,559
4,035,862
1,291,458
5,327,320
4,137,152
—
649,921
4,787,073
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
2,002,207
—
2,002,207
1,811,155
4,576
—
1,815,731
Loans at fair value
3,228,991
(3,227,176
)
1,815
—
—
—
—
Derivative assets
45,162
(28,474
)
16,688
—
—
—
—
Deposits securing credit risk transfer
arrangements
1,087,949
(1,087,949
)
—
—
—
—
—
Mortgage servicing rights and servicing
advances
3,854,767
32,314
3,887,081
254,232
—
2,033,447
2,287,679
14,707,037
(3,019,827
)
11,687,210
6,202,539
4,576
2,683,368
8,890,483
Other
169,189
—
169,189
—
—
—
—
Total assets and secured financing
$
14,876,226
$
(3,019,827
)
$
11,856,399
$
6,202,539
$
4,576
$
2,683,368
8,890,483
Unsecured debt
773,122
Debt excluding non-recourse
9,663,605
Debt in consolidated variable interest entities
3,003,585
Total debt
$
12,667,190
Equity
$
1,902,718
Debt-to equity ratio:
Excluding non-recourse debt (2)
5.1:1
Total (3)
6.7:1
(1)
This balance sheet has been adjusted from GAAP to deconsolidate the loan and CRT VIEs to provide investors with a more creditor-aligned view of how our debt relates to the assets we finance with debt in the securitized form the assets are financed. The adjusted balance sheet information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
(2)
Total borrowings reduced by asset-backed financings and interest-only security payable, divided by shareholders’ equity.
(3)
Total borrowings divided by shareholders’ equity.
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Sales of Assets Under Agreements to Repurchase
Our repurchase agreements represent the sales of assets together with agreements for us to buy back the assets at a later date. Following is a summary of the activities in our repurchase agreements financing:
Quarter ended March 31,
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Average balance outstanding
$
6,180,911
$
5,144,834
Maximum daily balance outstanding
$
7,068,600
$
6,494,643
Ending balance
$
6,210,008
$
5,122,203
The difference between the maximum and average daily amounts outstanding is primarily due to timing of loan purchases and sales in our correspondent production business. The total facility size of our
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
was approximately $11.9 billion at March 31, 2025.
Because a significant portion of our current debt facilities consists of short-term borrowings, we expect to either renew these facilities in advance of maturity in order to ensure our ongoing liquidity and access to capital or otherwise allow ourselves sufficient time to replace any necessary financing.
As discussed above, all of our repurchase agreements, and mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements have short-term maturities:
•
The transactions relating to loans and REO under agreements to repurchase generally provide for terms of approximately one to two years;
•
The transactions relating to loans under mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements provide for terms of approximately one year;
•
The transactions relating to assets under notes payable provide for terms ranging from two to five years; and
•
All repurchase agreements that matured between March 31, 2025 and the date of this Report have been renewed, extended or replaced.
The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount advanced by the counterparty and accrued interest) relating to our
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
is summarized by counterparty below as of March 31, 2025:
Counterparty
Amount at risk
(in thousands)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
$
205,137
Atlas Securitized Products, L.P.
111,459
Citibank, N.A.
102,561
Bank of America, N.A.
91,492
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
57,789
Barclays Capital Inc.
50,105
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
20,331
Santander US Capital
18,376
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
17,293
RBC Capital Markets, L.P.
16,948
Bank of Montreal
7,338
BNP Paribas
5,206
Mizuho Financial Group
5,112
Nomura Holdings America, Inc.
4,337
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.
4,190
$
717,674
Senior Notes
In February 2025, the Company issued $172.5 million principal amount of unsecured 9.00% senior notes due
February 15, 2030 (the "2030 Senior Notes”) and in September 2023, the Company issued $53.5 million principal amount of unsecured
8.50% senior notes due September 30, 2028 (the "2028 Senior Notes”). The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are referred
to collectively as the “Senior Notes”.
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On or after February 15, 2027, we may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2030 Senior Notes and on or after September 30, 2025, we may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2028 Senior Notes, at our option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No “sinking fund” will be provided for the Senior Notes.
The Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by PMC, including the due and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Senior Notes, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise (the “PMC Guarantee”). PMC’s operations and investing activities are centered in residential mortgage-related assets, including the creation of and investment in MSRs.
Under the terms of the PMC Guarantee, holders of the Senior Notes will not be required to exercise their remedies against us before they proceed directly against PMC. PMC’s obligations under the guarantee are limited to the maximum amount that will not, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of PMC, result in the guarantee constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. The PMC Guarantee will:
•
rank equal in right of payment to any of PMC’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and guarantees of PMC;
•
be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of PMC’s existing and future secured indebtedness and secured guarantees to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness or guarantees; and
•
be structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) and (to the extent not held by PMC) preferred stock, if any, of PMC’s subsidiaries and of any entity PMC accounts for using the equity method of accounting.
The following summarized financial information for PMT and PMC is presented on a combined basis. Intercompany balances and transactions between PMT and PMC have been eliminated:
March 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Loans acquired for sale at fair value
$
2,002,207
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
3,802,348
Other assets
From nonaffiliates
555,094
From PFSI
15,123
From non-issuer or non-guarantor subsidiaries (1)
409,932
Total assets
$
6,784,704
Total liabilities
Payable to nonaffiliates
$
1,782,281
Payable to non-issuer or non-guarantor subsidiaries
4,717,676
Payable to PFSI
20,287
$
6,520,244
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Net investment income
From nonaffiliates
$
8,176
From PFSI
3,223
From non-issuer or non-guarantor subsidiaries (1)
(55,528
)
Expenses
From nonaffiliates
11,341
From PFSI
32,101
Pre-tax loss
(87,571
)
Benefit from income taxes
(21,411
)
Net loss
$
(66,160
)
(1)
Excludes equity in earnings of non-guarantor subsidiaries.
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Debt Covenants
Our debt financing agreements require us and certain of our subsidiaries to comply with various financial covenants. As of the filing of this Report, these financial covenants include the following:
•
a minimum of $75 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents among the Company and/or our subsidiaries; a minimum of $75 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents among our Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries; a minimum of $25 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents between PMC and PMH; a minimum of $25 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at PMC; and a minimum of $10 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at PMH;
•
a minimum tangible net worth for the Company of $1.25 billion; a minimum tangible net worth for our Operating Partnership of $1.25 billion; a minimum tangible net worth for PMH of $250 million; and a minimum tangible net worth for PMC of $300 million;
•
a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to tangible net worth of less than 10:1 for PMC and PMH and 10:1 for the Company and our Operating Partnership; and
•
at least two warehouse or repurchase facilities that finance amounts and assets similar to those being financed under our existing debt financing agreements.
Although these financial covenants limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur and impact our liquidity through minimum cash reserve requirements, we believe that these covenants currently provide us with sufficient flexibility to successfully operate our business and obtain the financing necessary to achieve that purpose.
PLS is also subject to various financial covenants, both as a borrower under its own financing arrangements and as our servicer under certain of our debt financing agreements. The most significant of these financial covenants currently include the following:
•
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 indebtedness to tangible net worth of 10:1; and
•
at least one other warehouse or repurchase facility that finances amounts and assets that are similar to those being financed under certain of our existing secured financing agreements.
Many of our debt financing agreements contain a condition precedent to obtaining additional funding that requires us to maintain positive net income for at least one (1) of the previous two consecutive quarters, or other similar measures. For the most recent fiscal quarter, the Company is compliant with all such conditions. However, we may be required to obtain waivers from certain lenders in the future if this condition precedent is not met.
Our debt financing agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender at its option, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. A margin deficit will generally result from any decline in the market value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets subject to the related financing agreement, although in some instances we may agree with the lender upon certain thresholds (in dollar amounts or percentages based on the market value of the assets) that must be exceeded before a margin deficit will arise. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.
Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements
In addition to the financial covenants imposed upon us and PLS as our servicer under our debt financing agreements, we, through PMC and/or PLS, as applicable, are also subject to liquidity and net worth requirements established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) for Agency seller/servicers and Ginnie Mae for single-family issuers. FHFA and Ginnie Mae have established minimum liquidity and net worth requirements for their approved non-depository single-family sellers/servicers in the case of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae for their approved single-family issuers, and Ginnie Mae has also issued risk-based capital requirements. We believe that we and our servicer, PLS, are in compliance with the applicable FHFA and Ginnie Mae requirements as of March 31, 2025.
We and our Manager continue to explore a variety of additional means of financing our business, including debt financing through bank warehouse lines of credit, repurchase agreements, term financing, securitization transactions and unsecured debt and equity offerings. However, there can be no assurance as to how much additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the financing will take or that such efforts will be successful.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and
Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2025, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Our management, servicing, and loan fulfillment fee agreements are described in Note 4
– Transactions with Related Parties
to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Certain of these estimates significantly influence the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and they require us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Our critical accounting policies primarily relate to our fair value estimates.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 contains a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which utilize relevant critical accounting estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitat
ive Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices, real estate values and other market-based risks. The primary market risks that we are exposed to are real estate risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, inflation risk and market value risk.
Our primary trading asset is our inventory of loans acquired for sale. We believe that such assets’ fair values respond primarily to changes in the market interest rates for comparable recently-originated loans. Our other market-risk assets are a substantial portion of our investments and are primarily comprised of MSRs, CRT arrangements and MBS. We believe that the fair values of MSRs and MBS also respond primarily to changes in the market interest rates for comparable loans or yields on MBS. Changes in interest rates are reflected in the prepayment speeds underlying these investments and in the pricing spread (an element of the discount rate) used in their valuation. We believe that the primary market risks to the fair values of our investment in CRT arrangements are changes in market credit spreads and the fair value of the real estate securing the loans underlying such arrangements.
The following sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; only contemplate the movements in the indicated variables; do not incorporate changes to other variables; are subject to the accuracy of various models and assumptions used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect our overall financial performance in such scenarios, including operational adjustments made by management to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, the following estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.
Mortgage-backed securities at fair value
The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our mortgage-backed securities as of March 31, 2025, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) changes in interest rates and parallel shifts in the yield curve:
Interest rate shift in basis points
-200
-75
-50
50
75
200
(in thousands)
Change in fair value
$
151,913
$
128,373
$
93,935
$
(111,893
)
$
(171,231
)
$
(492,504
)
Mortgage Servicing Rights
The following tables summarize the estimated change in fair value of MSRs as of March 31, 2025, given several shifts in pricing spread, prepayment speeds and annual per-loan cost of servicing:
Change in fair value attributable to shift in:
-20%
-10%
-5%
+5%
+10%
+20%
(in thousands)
Pricing spread
$
198,314
$
96,718
$
47,770
$
(46,630
)
$
(92,156
)
$
(180,040
)
Prepayment speed
$
235,450
$
113,656
$
55,865
$
(54,038
)
$
(106,340
)
$
(206,073
)
Annual per-loan cost of servicing
$
65,905
$
32,952
$
16,476
$
(16,476
)
$
(32,952
)
$
(65,905
)
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CRT Arrangements
Following is a summary of the effect on fair value of various changes to the pricing spread input used to estimate the fair value of our CRT arrangements given several shifts in pricing spread:
Pricing spread shift in basis points
-100
-50
-25
25
50
100
(in thousands)
Change in fair value
$
37,581
$
18,522
$
9,195
$
(9,064
)
$
(18,001
)
$
(35,501
)
Following is a summary of the effect on fair value of various instantaneous changes in home values from those used to estimate the fair value of our CRT arrangements given several shifts:
Property value shift in %
-15%
-10%
-5%
5%
10%
15%
(in thousands)
Change in fair value
$
(9,553
)
$
(5,739
)
$
(2,604
)
$
2,161
$
3,957
$
5,446
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. However, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.
Our management has conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in various legal actions, claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. See Note 17
—
Commitments and Contingencies
, to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report for a discussion of legal actions, claims and proceedings that are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equi
ty Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
The following table provides information about our repurchases of common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) during the quarter ended March 31, 2025:
Period
Total
number of
shares
purchased
Average
price paid
per share
Total number of
shares
purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans
or programs (1)
Amount
available for
future share
repurchases
under the
plans or
programs (1)
(in thousands, except average price paid per share)
January 1, 2025 – January 31, 2025
—
$
—
—
$
73,353
February 1, 2025 –February 28, 2025
—
$
—
—
$
73,353
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
—
$
—
—
$
73,353
(1)
On October 24, 2022, the Company’s board of trustees approved an increase to the Company’s Common Share repurchase authorization from $400 million to $500 million (the “share repurchase program”). The share repurchase program does not require the Company to purchase a specific number of Common Shares, and the timing and amount of any Common Shares repurchased are based on market conditions and other factors, including price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. Common Share repurchases may be effected through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, including pursuant to a trading plan implemented pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date but may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
Item 3.
Defaults Upo
n Senior Securities
None
Item 4.
Mine Saf
ety Disclosures
Not applicable
Item 5.
Other
Information
(c) Trading Plans
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025,
none of our trustees or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act)
adopted
,
terminated
or
modified
a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
** The certifications attached hereto as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNA
TURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust
(Registrant)
Dated: April 30, 2025
By:
/s/ David A. Spector
David A. Spector
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: April 30, 2025
By:
/s/ Daniel S. Perotti
Daniel S. Perotti
Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
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