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PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

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: 001-38727

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

83-1098934

(State or other jurisdiction of

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California

91361

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(818224-7442

(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 Stock, $0.0001 par value

PFSI

New York Stock Exchange

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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

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

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

Class

Outstanding at November 2, 2021

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

59,029,210

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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2021

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

6

Consolidated Statements of Income

7

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

8

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Item 2.

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

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

81

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

83

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

84

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

84

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

85

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

85

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

85

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

85

Item 5.

Other Information

85

Item 6.

Exhibits

86

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“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, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 25, 2021.

 

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

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

failure to modify, resell or refinance early buyout loans and or defaults of early buyout loans beyond our expectations;

the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated industry in which we operate;

lawsuits or governmental actions if we do not comply with the laws and regulations applicable to our businesses;

the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and its enforcement of these regulations;

our dependence on U.S. government-sponsored entities and changes in their current roles or their guarantees or guidelines;

changes to government mortgage modification programs;

foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices;

the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to our businesses, to which our bank competitors are not subject;

our ability to manage third-party service providers and vendors and their compliance with laws, regulations and investor requirements;

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changes in macroeconomic and U.S. real estate market conditions;

difficulties inherent in growing loan production volume;

difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of our operations to reflect changes in business levels;

maintaining sufficient capital and liquidity to support business growth including compliance with financial covenants;

changes in prevailing interest rates;

our substantial amount of indebtedness;

increases in loan delinquencies and defaults;

our reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, our mortgage banking business;

our obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans if loans that we originate, acquire, service or assist in the fulfillment of, fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances;

our exposure to counterparties that are unwilling or unable to honor contractual obligations, including their obligation to indemnify us or repurchase defective mortgage loans;

our ability to realize the anticipated benefit of potential future acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights;

our obligation to indemnify PMT if our services fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances;

decreases in the returns on the assets that we select and manage for our clients, and our resulting management and incentive fees;

the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management segment;

conflicts of interest in allocating our services and investment opportunities among ourselves and PMT;

the effect of public opinion on our reputation;

our recent growth;

our ability to effectively identify, manage, monitor and mitigate financial risks;

our initiation of new business activities or expansion of existing business activities;

our ability to detect misconduct and fraud;

our ability to effectively deploy new information technology applications and infrastructure;

our ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents;

our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders; and

our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents.

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

 

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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. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands, except share amounts)

ASSETS

Cash

 $

476,497

 $

532,716

Short-term investments at fair value

5,046

15,217

Loans held for sale at fair value (includes $9,368,106 and $11,457,678 pledged to creditors)

9,659,695

11,616,400

Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell pledged to creditors

80,862

Derivative assets

429,984

711,238

Servicing advances, net (includes valuation allowance of $127,453 and $181,433; $203,236 and $413,484 pledged to creditors)

522,906

579,528

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value (includes $3,600,978 and $2,577,964 pledged to creditors)

3,611,120

2,581,174

Operating lease right-of-use assets

85,266

74,934

Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value

1,477

1,105

Receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

49,993

87,005

Loans eligible for repurchase

4,335,378

14,625,447

Other (includes $74,364 and $166,418 pledged to creditors)

567,776

692,169

Total assets

 $

19,745,138

 $

31,597,795

LIABILITIES

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

 $

6,897,157

 $

9,654,797

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

519,784

521,477

Obligations under capital lease

5,583

11,864

Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

1,297,176

1,295,840

Unsecured senior notes

1,783,230

645,820

Excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value

131,750

Derivative liabilities

14,204

42,638

Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value

47,567

45,324

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

358,944

308,398

Operating lease liabilities

105,452

94,193

Payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

138,972

140,306

Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement

31,815

35,165

Income taxes payable

659,768

622,700

Liability for loans eligible for repurchase

4,335,378

14,625,447

Liability for losses under representations and warranties

45,806

32,688

Total liabilities

16,240,836

28,208,407

Commitments and contingencies – Note 16

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common stock—authorized 200,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value; issued and outstanding, 60,419,578 and 70,905,532 shares, respectively

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7

Additional paid-in capital

372,198

1,047,052

Retained earnings

3,132,098

2,342,329

Total stockholders' equity

3,504,302

3,389,388

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $

19,745,138

 $

31,597,795

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

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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Quarter ended September 30, 

  

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

2020

  

2021

2020

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value:

From non-affiliates

$

639,730

$

865,044

$

2,002,515

$

1,819,175

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(12,976)

(9,775)

(38,772)

62,549

626,754

855,269

1,963,743

1,881,724

Loan origination fees:

From non-affiliates

88,040

69,496

274,048

177,747

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

6,541

6,076

21,861

14,344

94,581

75,572

295,909

192,091

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

43,922

54,839

158,777

149,594

Net loan servicing fees:

Loan servicing fees:

From non-affiliates

216,592

203,696

635,620

601,527

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

20,703

18,752

59,811

48,806

Other

30,463

27,920

91,793

85,218

267,758

250,368

787,224

735,551

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities

(147,669)

(127,217)

(260,474)

(1,368,219)

Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

3,135

(1,037)

18,293

Mortgage servicing rights hedging results

(86,459)

6,521

(437,492)

1,027,327

(234,128)

(117,561)

(699,003)

(322,599)

Net loan servicing fees

33,630

132,807

88,221

412,952

Net interest expense:

Interest income:

From non-affiliates

68,312

52,276

230,803

170,148

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

676

387

2,686

68,312

52,952

231,190

172,834

Interest expense:

To non-affiliates

90,711

61,109

299,575

171,482

To PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

2,070

1,280

6,416

90,711

63,179

300,855

177,898

Net interest expense

(22,399)

(10,227)

(69,665)

(5,064)

Management fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

8,520

8,508

28,882

25,851

Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(67)

(288)

478

(602)

Results of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

378

1,214

1,698

803

Other

1,293

2,298

5,507

6,102

Total net revenues

786,612

1,119,992

2,473,550

2,663,451

Expenses

Compensation

249,183

202,440

773,079

550,762

Loan origination

80,932

53,752

243,999

150,677

Technology

32,406

28,964

100,314

69,976

Servicing

27,892

71,110

78,365

169,779

Professional services

24,429

18,307

62,549

44,211

Occupancy and equipment

9,389

8,491

27,456

24,822

Other

22,832

8,637

62,716

29,841

Total expenses

447,063

391,701

1,348,478

1,040,068

Income before provision for income taxes

339,549

728,291

1,125,072

1,623,383

Provision for income taxes

90,239

193,131

294,665

429,303

Net income

$

249,310

$

535,160

$

830,407

$

1,194,080

Earnings per share

Basic

$

4.02

$

7.39

$

12.65

$

15.65

Diluted

$

3.80

$

7.03

$

11.98

$

15.00

Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic

62,085

72,439

65,671

76,292

Diluted

65,652

76,138

69,341

79,618

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

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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

Quarter ended September 30, 2021

Additional

Total

Number of

Par

paid-in

Retained

stockholders'

    

shares

    

value

    

capital

    

earnings

    

equity

(in thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2021

64,484

$

6

$

618,337

$

2,895,486

$

3,513,829

Net income

249,310

249,310

Stock-based compensation

130

11,165

11,165

Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees

1

50

50

Repurchase of common stock

(4,195)

(257,354)

(257,354)

Common stock dividend ($0.20 per share)

(12,698)

(12,698)

Balance, September 30, 2021

60,420

$

6

$

372,198

$

3,132,098

$

3,504,302

Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Additional

Total

Number of

Par

paid-in

Retained

stockholders'

    

shares

    

value

    

capital

    

earnings

    

equity

(in thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2020

72,358

$

7

$

1,113,412

$

1,365,774

$

2,479,193

Net income

535,160

535,160

Stock-based compensation

159

9,895

9,895

Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees

1

48

48

Repurchase of common stock

(118)

(6,927)

(6,927)

Common stock dividend ($0.15 per share)

(292)

(292)

Balance, September 30, 2020

72,400

$

7

$

1,116,428

$

1,900,642

$

3,017,077

Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Additional

Total

Number of

Par

paid-in

Retained

stockholders'

    

shares

    

value

    

capital

    

earnings

    

equity

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2020

70,906

$

7

$

1,047,052

$

2,342,329

$

3,389,388

Net income

830,407

830,407

Stock-based compensation

933

25,787

25,787

Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees

3

151

151

Repurchase of common stock

(11,422)

(1)

(700,792)

(700,793)

Common stock dividends ($0.60 per share)

(40,638)

(40,638)

Balance, September 30, 2021

60,420

$

6

$

372,198

$

3,132,098

$

3,504,302

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

Additional

Total

Number of

Par

paid-in

Retained

stockholders'

    

shares

    

value

    

capital

    

earnings

    

equity

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2019

78,515

$

8

$

1,335,107

$

726,392

$

2,061,507

Net income

1,194,080

1,194,080

Stock-based compensation

1,212

29,386

29,386

Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees

4

144

144

Repurchase of common stock

(7,331)

(1)

(248,209)

(248,210)

Common stock dividends ($0.39 per share)

(19,830)

(19,830)

Balance, September 30, 2020

72,400

$

7

$

1,116,428

$

1,900,642

$

3,017,077

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

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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income

$

830,407

$

1,194,080

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

(1,963,743)

(1,881,724)

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage servicing liabilities and excess servicing spread

261,511

1,349,926

Mortgage servicing rights hedging results

437,492

(1,027,327)

Capitalization of interest and advances on loans held for sale

(4,573)

(55,920)

Accrual of interest on excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

1,280

6,416

Amortization debt issuance costs

19,154

12,163

Change in fair value of investment in common shares of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(372)

681

Results of real estate acquired in settlement in loans

(1,698)

(803)

Stock-based compensation expense

28,595

26,220

(Reversal of) Provision for servicing advance losses

(44,535)

79,402

Impairment of capitalized software

728

Depreciation and amortization

21,729

17,126

Amortization of right-of-use assets

10,539

9,176

Purchase of loans held for sale from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(51,471,399)

(43,721,458)

Origination of loans held for sale

(41,634,531)

(20,580,388)

Purchase of loans held for sale from non-affiliates

(3,867,782)

(2,515,624)

Purchase of loans from Ginnie Mae securities and early buyout investors

(17,969,911)

(5,980,081)

Sale to non-affiliates and principal payments of loans held for sale

118,048,768

67,209,239

Sale to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust of loans held for sale

2,248,896

Repurchase of loans subject to representations and warranties

(75,023)

(43,664)

Settlement of repurchase agreement derivatives

8,270

Sale of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

11,712

27,842

Increase in servicing advances

(18,718)

(156,964)

Decrease (increase) in receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

27,404

(80,531)

Decrease (increase) in other assets

95,836

(305,100)

Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

45,707

102,789

Decrease in operating lease liabilities

(12,457)

(10,378)

Decrease in payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(39,755)

(14,001)

Payments to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement

(3,350)

(10,374)

Increase in income taxes payable

37,068

168,580

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

2,770,083

(3,923,531)

Cash flow from investing activities

Decrease (increase) in short-term investments

10,171

(27,525)

Net change in assets purchased from PMT under agreement to resell

80,862

20,554

Net settlement of derivative financial instruments used for hedging of mortgage servicing rights

(471,322)

1,000,865

Purchase of mortgage servicing rights

(25,473)

Purchase of furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements

(5,999)

(5,584)

Acquisition of capitalized software

(32,276)

(38,443)

Decrease in margin deposits

117,106

205

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

(301,458)

924,599

Cash flow from financing activities

Sale of assets under agreements to repurchase

100,929,294

68,122,809

Repurchase of assets sold under agreements to repurchase

(103,689,987)

(64,997,443)

Issuance of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates

17,990,980

17,814,845

Repayment of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates

(17,992,673)

(17,777,414)

Repayment of obligations under capital lease

(6,281)

(6,853)

Issuance of unsecured senior notes

1,150,000

500,000

Repayment of excess servicing spread financing

(134,624)

(25,112)

Payment of debt issuance costs

(27,355)

(26,362)

Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options

5,770

8,431

Payment of withholding taxes relating to stock-based compensation

(8,578)

(5,265)

Payment of dividend to holders of common stock

(40,638)

(19,830)

Repurchase of common stock

(700,793)

(248,210)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(2,524,885)

3,339,596

Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash

(56,260)

340,664

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period

532,781

188,578

Cash and restricted cash at end of period

$

476,521

$

529,242

Cash and restricted cash at end of period are comprised of the following:

Cash

$

476,497

$

529,166

Restricted cash included in Other assets

24

76

$

476,521

$

529,242

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

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PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1—Organization

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI” or the “Company”) is a holding corporation and its primary assets are direct and indirect equity interests in Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (“PennyMac”). The Company is the managing member of PennyMac, and it operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of PennyMac, and consolidates the financial results of PennyMac and its subsidiaries.

PennyMac is a Delaware limited liability company which, through its subsidiaries, engages in mortgage banking and investment management activities. PennyMac’s mortgage banking activities consist of residential mortgage loan production and servicing. PennyMac’s investment management activities and a portion of its loan servicing activities are conducted on behalf of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”), a publicly-traded real estate mortgage investment trust that invests primarily in mortgage-related assets. PennyMac’s primary wholly owned subsidiaries are:

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”) — a Delaware limited liability company that services portfolios of residential mortgage loans on behalf of non-affiliates and PMT, purchases, originates and sells new prime credit quality residential mortgage loans and engages in other mortgage banking activities for its own account and the account of PMT.

PLS is approved as a seller/servicer of mortgage loans by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and as an issuer of securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). PLS is a licensed Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) Nonsupervised Title II Lender with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and a lender/servicer with the Veterans Administration (“VA”) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) (each of the above an “Agency” and collectively the “Agencies”).

PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”)— a Delaware limited liability company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. PCM has an investment management agreement with PMT.

Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying 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 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 year ended December 31, 2020.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, income, and cash flows for the interim periods presented, but are not necessarily indicative of income to be anticipated for the full year ending December 31, 2021. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP requires management to make judgments and 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. Actual results will likely differ from those estimates.

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Note 3—Concentration of Risk

A portion of the Company’s activities relate to PMT. Revenues generated from PMT (generally comprised of gains on loans held for sale, loan origination and fulfillment fees, loan servicing fees, change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing (“ESS”), net interest, management fees, and change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PMT) totaled 9% and 7% of total net revenue for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 9% and 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 4—Related Party Transactions

Transactions with PMT

Operating Activities

Mortgage Loan Production Activities and MSR Recapture

The Company sells newly originated loans to PMT under a mortgage loan purchase agreement. The Company has typically utilized the mortgage loan purchase agreement for the purpose of selling to PMT conforming balance non-government insured or guaranteed loans, as well as prime jumbo residential mortgage loans.

MSR Recapture

Through June 30, 2020, pursuant to the terms of an MSR recapture agreement by and between the Company and PMT, if the Company refinanced mortgage loans for which PMT previously held the MSRs, the Company was generally required to transfer and convey to PMT cash in an amount equal to 30% of the fair market value of the MSRs related to all such mortgage loans. On June 30, 2020, the MSR recapture agreement was amended and restated for a term of five years (the “2020 MSR Recapture Agreement”).

Effective July 1, 2020, the 2020 MSR Recapture Agreement changes the recapture fee payable by the Company to a tiered amount equal to:

40% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the first 15% of the “recapture rate”
35% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in excess of 15% and up to 30%; and
30% of the fair market value of the MSRs relating to the recaptured loans subject to the “recapture rate” in excess of 30%.

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

Fulfillment Services

The Company provides PMT with certain mortgage banking services, including fulfillment and disposition-related services, for which it receives a monthly fulfillment fee.

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Through June 30, 2020, pursuant to the terms of a mortgage banking services agreement, the monthly fulfillment fee was an amount equal to:

a)no greater than the product of (i) 0.35% and (ii) the aggregate initial unpaid principal balance (the “Initial UPB”) of all mortgage loans purchased in such month, plus
b)in the case of all mortgage loans other than mortgage loans sold to or securitized through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, no greater than the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate Initial UPB of all such mortgage loans sold and securitized in such month; provided, however, that no fulfillment fee was due or payable to the Company with respect to any mortgage loans underwritten to the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”) Guide.

Effective July 1, 2020, the fulfillment fees and sourcing fees were revised as follows:

Fulfillment fees shall not exceed the following:

(a)the number of loan commitments multiplied by a pull-through factor of either .99 or .80 depending on whether the loan commitments are subject to a “mandatory trade confirmation” or a “best efforts lock confirmation”, respectively, and then multiplied by $585 for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment up to and including 16,500 per quarter and $355 for each pull-through adjusted loan commitment in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus
(b)$315 multiplied by the number of purchased loans that are sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac up to the and including 16,500 per quarter and $195 multiplied by the number of such purchased loans in excess of 16,500 per quarter, plus
(c)$750 multiplied by the number of all purchased loans that are sold or securitized to parties other than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; provided however, that no fulfillment fee shall be due or payable to PLS with respect to any Ginnie Mae loans.

Sourcing Fees

PMT does not hold the Ginnie Mae approval required to issue Ginnie Mae MBS and act as a servicer. Accordingly, under the agreement, the Company purchases mortgage loans underwritten in accordance with the Ginnie Mae MBS Guide “as is” and without recourse of any kind from PMT at PMT’s cost less an administrative fee plus accrued interest and, through June 30, 2020, a sourcing fee ranging from two to three and one-half basis points, generally based on the average number of calendar days mortgage loans are held by PMT before being purchased by the Company. Effective July 1, 2020, sourcing fee rates were revised to range from one to two basis points, generally based on the average number of calendar days the loans are held by PMT before purchase by PLS.

While the Company purchases these mortgage loans “as is” and without recourse of any kind from PMT, where the Company has a claim for repurchase, indemnity or otherwise against a correspondent seller, it is entitled, at its sole expense, to pursue any such claim through or in the name of PMT.

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Following is a summary of loan production activities, including MSR recapture between the Company and PMT:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

   

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value:

Net gains on loans held for sale to PMT (primarily cash)

$

$

1

$

$

81,295

Mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread recapture incurred

(12,976)

(9,776)

(38,772)

(18,746)

$

(12,976)

$

(9,775)

$

(38,772)

$

62,549

Sale of loans held for sale to PMT

$

$

27

$

$

2,248,896

Tax service fees earned from PMT included in Loan origination fees

$

6,541

$

6,076

$

21,861

$

14,344

Fulfillment fee revenue

    

$

43,922

    

$

54,839

    

$

158,777

$

149,594

Unpaid principal balance ("UPB") of loans fulfilled for PMT subject to fulfillment fees

$

28,605,098

$

27,351,435

$

92,846,231

$

62,403,674

Sourcing fees included in cost of loans purchased from PMT

$

1,537

$

1,658

$

4,905

$

9,143

Unpaid principal balance of loans purchased from PMT

$

15,249,441

$

16,690,482

$

49,106,232

$

41,641,327

Loan Servicing

The Company and PMT have entered into a loan servicing agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company provides servicing for PMT’s portfolio of distressed loans and subservicing for its portfolio of MSRs (prime servicing). The Servicing Agreement provides for servicing fees of per-loan monthly amounts based on the delinquency, bankruptcy and/or foreclosure status of the serviced loan or the real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”). The Company also remains entitled to customary ancillary income and market-based fees and charges relating to loans it services for PMT. These include boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption, modification and origination fees and a percentage of late charges.

Prime Servicing

The base servicing fees for prime loans are calculated through a monthly per-loan dollar amount, with the actual dollar amount for each loan based on whether the loan is a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loan. The base servicing fee rates are $7.50 per month for fixed-rate loans and $8.50 per month for adjustable-rate loans.

To the extent that prime loans become delinquent, the Company is 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 becomes REO. The Company is also entitled to customary ancillary income and certain market-based fees and charges, including boarding and deboarding fees, liquidation and disposition fees, assumption, modification and origination fees.

Effective July 1, 2020, the Company also receives certain fees for COVID-19-related forbearance and modification activities provided for under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

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Special Servicing (Distressed loans)

The base servicing fee rates for distressed loans range from $30 per month for current loans up to $95 per month for loans in foreclosure proceedings. The base servicing fee rate for REO is $75 per month. The Company also receives a supplemental servicing fee of $25 per month for each distressed loan.

The Company receives activity-based fees for modifications, foreclosures and liquidations that it facilitates with respect to distressed loans, as well as other market-based refinancing and loan disposition fees. The Company may also receive REO rental fees, property lease renewal fees, property management fees, tenant paid application fees, late rent fees, and third-party vendor fees associated with its management of REO.

Following is a summary of loan servicing fees earned from PMT:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

   

2020

(in thousands)

Loan type serviced:

Loans acquired for sale

$

698

$

452

$

1,871

$

1,595

Distressed loans

89

187

306

675

Mortgage servicing rights

19,916

18,113

57,634

46,536

$

20,703

$

18,752

$

59,811

$

48,806

On June 30, 2020, the Servicing Agreement was amended and restated for a term of five years (the “2020 Servicing Agreement”). The terms of the 2020 Servicing Agreement are substantially similar to those in the prior servicing agreement except that they now include fees relating to COVID-19 related forbearance and modification activities provided for under the CARES Act.

Investment Management Activities

The Company has a management agreement with PMT ( the “Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company oversees PMT’s business affairs in conformity with the investment policies that are approved and monitored by its board of trustees, for which PFSI collects a base management fee and may collect a performance incentive fee. The Management Agreement provides that:

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

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

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

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

“Net income” is defined as net income or loss attributable to PMT’s common shares of beneficial interest computed in accordance with GAAP adjusted for certain other non-cash charges determined after discussions between the Company and PMT’s independent trustees and approval by a majority of PMT’s independent trustees.

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

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

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

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

 

Following is a summary of the base management and performance incentive fees earned from PMT:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

   

2020

(in thousands)

Base management

$

8,778

$

8,508

$

25,875

    

$

25,851

Performance incentive (adjustment)

(258)

3,007

$

8,520

$

8,508

$

28,882

$

25,851

Expense Reimbursement

Under the Management Agreement, PMT reimburses the Company for its organizational and operating expenses, including third-party expenses, incurred on PMT’s behalf, it being understood that the Company and its affiliates shall allocate a portion of their personnel’s time to provide certain legal, tax and investor relations services for the direct benefit of PMT. With respect to the allocation of the Company’s and its affiliates’ personnel compensation, the Company was reimbursed $120,000 per fiscal quarter through June 30, 2020.

PMT is also required to pay its pro rata portion of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of the Company and its affiliates required for PMT’s and its subsidiaries’ operations. These expenses are allocated based on the ratio of PMT’s proportion of gross assets compared to all remaining gross assets managed by the Company as calculated at each fiscal quarter end.

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On June 30, 2020, the Management Agreement was amended and restated for a term of five years (the “2020 Management Agreement”). The terms of the 2020 Management Agreement are materially consistent with those of the prior management agreement, except that, effective July 1, 2020, PMT’s reimbursement of PCM’s and its affiliates’ compensation expenses was increased from $120,000 to $165,000 per fiscal quarter, such amount to be reviewed annually and not preclude reimbursement for any other services performed by the Company or its affiliates.

The Company received reimbursements from PMT for expenses as follows:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

   

2021

   

2020

(in thousands)

Reimbursement of:

    

                

    

                

    

                

Common overhead incurred by the Company

$

1,548

$

1,389

$

3,387

$

4,514

Compensation

165

165

495

405

Expenses incurred on PMT's behalf, net

4,396

2,852

13,536

5,561

$

6,109

$

4,406

$

17,418

$

10,480

Payments and settlements during the period (1)

$

51,020

$

58,479

$

238,202

$

228,514

(1)Payments and settlements include payments for management fees and correspondent production activities itemized in the preceding tables and netting settlements made pursuant to master netting agreements between the Company and PMT.

Investing Activities

Master Repurchase Agreement

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

In the first quarter of 2021, PLS repurchased the ESS from PMH at fair market value, effectively terminating the borrowing arrangements allowing PMH to finance its participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS. Such ESS is now included in PLS's participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS and MSRs, which PLS pledges in connection with the GNMA MSR Facility.

The Company holds an investment in PMT in the form of 75,000 common shares of beneficial interest.

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

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Interest income relating to Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell

$

$

676

$

387

$

2,686

Change in fair value of investment in and dividends received from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

$

(67)

$

(288)

$

478

$

(602)

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September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to

resell

$

$

80,862

Common shares of beneficial interest of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust:

Fair value

$

1,477

$

1,105

Number of shares

75

75

Financing Activities

Spread Acquisition and MSR Servicing Agreements

The Company has a master spread acquisition and MSR servicing agreement with PMT (the “Spread Acquisition Agreement”) which was amended and restated effective December 19, 2016, pursuant to which the Company may sell to PMT, from time to time, the right to receive participation certificates representing beneficial ownership in ESS arising from Ginnie Mae MSRs acquired by the Company, in which case the Company generally would be required to service or subservice the related mortgage loans for Ginnie Mae. The primary purpose of the amendment and restatement was to facilitate the continued financing of the ESS owned by PMT in connection with the parties’ participation in the GNMA MSR Facility.

To the extent the Company refinances any of the mortgage loans relating to the ESS it has issued, the Spread Acquisition Agreement also contains recapture provisions requiring that the Company transfer to PMT, at no cost, the ESS relating to a certain percentage of the unpaid principal balance of the newly originated mortgage loans. However, under the Spread Acquisition Agreement, in any month where the transferred ESS relating to newly originated Ginnie Mae mortgage loans is not equal to at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the unpaid principal balance of the refinanced mortgage loans, the Company is also required to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of such shortfall. Similarly, in any month where the transferred ESS relating to modified Ginnie Mae mortgage loans is not equal to at least 90% of the product of the excess servicing fee rate and the unpaid principal balance of the modified mortgage loans, the Spread Acquisition Agreement contains provisions that require the Company to transfer additional ESS or cash in the amount of such shortfall. To the extent the fair market value of the aggregate ESS to be transferred for the applicable month is less than $200,000, the Company may, at its option, settle its obligation to PMT in cash in an amount equal to such fair market value in lieu of transferring such ESS.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company repaid its outstanding ESS financing through the repurchase of the ESS from PMT.

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

Quarter ended

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

September 30, 2020

   

2021

   

2020

(in thousands)

Excess servicing spread financing:

Balance at beginning of period

$

151,206

$

131,750

$

178,586

Issuance pursuant to recapture agreement

531

    

557

    

1,393

Accrual of interest

2,070

1,280

6,416

Repayment

(7,682)

(134,624)

(25,112)

Change in fair value

(3,135)

1,037

(18,293)

Balance at end of period

$

142,990

$

$

142,990

Recapture incurred pursuant to refinancings by the Company of mortgage loans subject to excess servicing spread financing included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

525

$

614

$

1,441

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Receivable from and Payable to PMT

Amounts receivable from and payable to PMT are summarized below:

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Receivable from PMT:

Allocated expenses and expenses incurred on PMT's behalf

$

12,493

$

38,142

Correspondent production fees

10,867

13,065

Fulfillment fees

10,709

20,873

Management fees

8,778

8,686

Servicing fees

7,146

6,213

Interest on assets purchased under agreements to resell

26

$

49,993

$

87,005

Payable to PMT:

Amounts advanced by PMT to fund its servicing advances

$

119,810

$

132,154

Other

19,162

8,152

$

138,972

$

140,306

Exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC Unitholders

On May 8, 2013, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement with certain former owners of PennyMac that provides for the payment from time to time by the Company to PennyMac’s exchanged unitholders of an amount equal to 85% of the amount of the net tax benefits, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize as a result of (i) increases in tax basis of PennyMac’s assets resulting from exchanges of ownership interests in PennyMac and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement.

Although a reorganization in November 2018 eliminated the potential for unitholders to exchange any additional units subject to this tax receivable agreement, the Company continues to be subject to the agreement and will be required to make payments, to the extent any of the tax benefits specified above are deemed to be realized, under the tax receivable agreement to those certain prior owners of PennyMac who effected exchanges of ownership interests in PennyMac for the Company’s common stock before the closing of the reorganization.

The Company has recorded $31.8 million and $35.2 million, Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company made $3.4 million of payments under the tax receivable agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $10.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Note 5—Loan Sales and Servicing Activities

The Company, through PLS, originates or purchases and sells loans in the secondary mortgage market without recourse for credit losses. However, the Company maintains continuing involvement with the loans in the form of servicing arrangements and the liability under representations and warranties it makes to purchasers and insurers of the loans.

The following table summarizes cash flows between the Company and transferees as a result of the sale of loans in transactions where the Company maintains continuing involvement with the loans as servicer:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(in thousands)

Cash flows:

   

   

   

Sales proceeds

$

39,040,868

$

26,683,234

$

118,048,768

$

67,209,239

Servicing fees received (1)

$

178,684

$

166,316

$

576,332

$

491,743

(1)Net of guarantee fees paid to the Agencies.

The following table summarizes the UPB of the loans sold by the Company in which it maintains continuing involvement in the form of owned servicing obligations:

September 30, 

December 31,

    

 

2021

   

2020

(in thousands)

UPB of loans outstanding

$

241,193,601

$

199,655,361

Delinquencies (1):

30-89 days

$

5,630,358

$

6,041,366

90 days or more:

Not in foreclosure

$

11,538,275

$

17,799,621

In foreclosure

$

453,155

$

581,683

Foreclosed

$

5,949

$

10,893

Bankruptcy

$

1,183,564

$

1,230,696

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

30-89 days

$

1,464,126

$

2,626,617

90 days or more

5,441,170

12,181,174

$

6,905,296

$

14,807,791

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

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The following tables summarize the UPB of the Company’s loan servicing portfolio:

September 30, 2021

Contract

Servicing

 servicing and

Total

    

rights owned

    

subservicing

    

loans serviced

(in thousands)

Investor:

Non-affiliated entities:

    

Originated

$

241,193,601

    

$

    

$

241,193,601

Purchased

26,913,132

26,913,132

268,106,733

268,106,733

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

218,013,788

218,013,788

Loans held for sale

9,295,126

9,295,126

$

277,401,859

$

218,013,788

$

495,415,647

Delinquent loans (1):

30 days

$

4,979,570

$

894,634

$

5,874,204

60 days

1,622,154

203,932

1,826,086

90 days or more:

Not in foreclosure

12,728,881

2,228,664

14,957,545

In foreclosure

586,596

29,219

615,815

Foreclosed

6,978

17,483

24,461

$

19,924,179

$

3,373,932

$

23,298,111

Bankruptcy

$

1,474,614

$

150,716

$

1,625,330

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

30 days

$

852,327

$

134,253

$

986,580

60 days

790,683

123,813

914,496

90 days or more

5,922,433

1,408,078

7,330,511

$

7,565,443

$

1,666,144

$

9,231,587

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

9,930,772

$

5,373,992

$

15,304,764

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

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

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December 31, 2020

Contract

Servicing

servicing and

Total

    

rights owned

    

subservicing

    

loans serviced

(in thousands)

Investor:

Non-affiliated entities:

Originated

$

199,655,361

    

$

    

$

199,655,361

Purchased

41,612,940

41,612,940

241,268,301

241,268,301

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

174,418,591

174,418,591

Loans held for sale

11,063,938

11,063,938

$

252,332,239

$

174,418,591

$

426,750,830

Delinquent loans (1):

30 days

$

5,217,949

$

901,965

$

6,119,914

60 days

2,393,267

348,416

2,741,683

90 days or more:

Not in foreclosure

21,781,226

4,473,217

26,254,443

In foreclosure

751,586

33,312

784,898

Foreclosed

12,938

37,131

50,069

$

30,156,966

$

5,794,041

$

35,951,007

Bankruptcy

$

1,698,418

$

153,179

$

1,851,597

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

30 days

$

1,745,257

$

334,498

$

2,079,755

60 days

1,479,753

259,019

1,738,772

90 days or more

14,904,052

3,690,505

18,594,557

$

18,129,062

$

4,284,022

$

22,413,084

Custodial funds managed by the Company (2)

$

10,660,517

$

6,086,725

$

16,747,242

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

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

Following is a summary of the geographical distribution of loans included in the Company’s loan servicing portfolio for the top five and all other states as measured by UPB:

September 30, 

December 31, 

State

    

2021

    

2020

 

(in thousands)

California

$

66,810,277

$

60,591,363

 

Florida

42,858,332

35,360,190

Texas

40,794,499

34,591,419

Virginia

30,720,994

26,209,701

Maryland

23,338,554

19,974,809

All other states

290,892,991

250,023,348

$

495,415,647

$

426,750,830

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Note 6—Fair Value

Most of the Company’s assets and certain of its liabilities are measured at or based on their fair values. The 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 significant inputs used to determine fair value. These levels are:

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

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

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

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

Fair Value Accounting Elections

The Company identified its MSRs, its mortgage servicing liabilities (“MSLs”) and all of its non-cash financial assets other than Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell pledged to creditors, to be accounted for at fair value so changes in fair value will be reflected in income as they occur and more timely reflect the results of the Company’s performance. The Company has also identified its ESS financing to be accounted for at fair value as a means of hedging the related MSRs’ fair value risk.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Following is a summary of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

September 30, 2021

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

(in thousands)

Assets:

Short-term investments

$

5,046

$

$

$

5,046

Loans held for sale at fair value

7,544,350

2,115,345

9,659,695

Derivative assets:

Interest rate lock commitments

367,851

367,851

Forward purchase contracts

6,730

6,730

Forward sales contracts

97,720

97,720

MBS put options

42,067

42,067

MBS call options

263

263

Swaption purchase contracts

42,069

42,069

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

8,664

8,664

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

328

328

Total derivative assets before netting

8,992

188,849

367,851

565,692

Netting

(135,708)

Total derivative assets

8,992

188,849

367,851

429,984

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value

3,611,120

3,611,120

Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

1,477

1,477

$

15,515

$

7,733,199

$

6,094,316

$

13,707,322

Liabilities:

Derivative liabilities:

Interest rate lock commitments

$

$

$

6,928

$

6,928

Forward purchase contracts

86,766

86,766

Forward sales contracts

22,648

22,648

Total derivative liabilities before netting

109,414

6,928

116,342

Netting

(102,138)

Total derivative liabilities

109,414

6,928

14,204

Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value

47,567

47,567

$

$

109,414

$

54,495

$

61,771

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December 31, 2020

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

(in thousands)

Assets:

Short-term investments

$

15,217

$

$

$

15,217

Loans held for sale at fair value

6,941,231

4,675,169

11,616,400

Derivative assets:

Interest rate lock commitments

679,961

679,961

Forward purchase contracts

133,267

133,267

Forward sales contracts

1,451

1,451

MBS put options

14,302

14,302

Swaption purchase contracts

11,939

11,939

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

5,520

5,520

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

1,391

1,391

Total derivative assets before netting

6,911

160,959

679,961

847,831

Netting

(136,593)

Total derivative assets

6,911

160,959

679,961

711,238

Mortgage servicing rights at fair value

2,581,174

2,581,174

Investment in PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

1,105

1,105

$

23,233

$

7,102,190

$

7,936,304

$

14,925,134

Liabilities:

Excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust at fair value

$

$

$

131,750

$

131,750

Derivative liabilities:

Interest rate lock commitments

2,935

2,935

Forward purchase contracts

1,276

1,276

Forward sales contracts

251,149

251,149

Total derivative liabilities before netting

252,425

2,935

255,360

Netting

(212,722)

Total derivative liabilities

252,425

2,935

42,638

Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value

45,324

45,324

$

$

252,425

$

180,009

$

219,712

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As shown above, all or a portion of the Company’s loans held for sale, Interest Rate Lock Commitments (“IRLCs”), MSRs, ESS and MSLs are measured using Level 3 fair value inputs. Following are roll forwards of assets and liabilities measured at fair value using “Level 3” inputs at either the beginning or the end of the period presented:

Quarter ended September 30, 2021

Net interest 

Mortgage 

Loans held

rate lock

servicing 

Assets

    

for sale

    

commitments (1)

    

rights

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2021

$

3,818,261

$

343,610

$

3,412,648

$

7,574,519

Purchases and issuances, net

5,573,766

449,834

6,023,600

Capitalization of interest and advances

40,035

40,035

Sales and repayments

(4,286,574)

(4,286,574)

Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales

432,429

432,429

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

38,698

38,698

Other factors

236,316

(233,957)

2,359

38,698

236,316

(233,957)

41,057

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2

(3,068,841)

(3,068,841)

Transfers to loans held for sale

(668,837)

(668,837)

Balance, September 30, 2021

$

2,115,345

$

360,923

$

3,611,120

$

6,087,388

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating to assets still held at September 30, 2021

$

16,415

$

360,923

$

(233,957)

$

143,381

(1)For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.

Quarter ended

Liabilities

    

September 30, 2021

(in thousands)

Mortgage servicing liabilities:

Balance, June 30, 2021

$

100,091

Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

33,764

Changes in fair value included in income

(86,288)

Balance, September 30, 2021

$

47,567

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating to liabilities still outstanding at September 30, 2021

$

(86,288)

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Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Net interest 

Repurchase

Mortgage

Loans held

rate lock

agreement

servicing

Assets

for sale

    

commitments (1)

    

derivatives

    

rights

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2020

    

$

661,719

$

368,064

$

8,187

$

2,213,539

$

3,251,509

Purchases (purchase adjustment) and issuances, net

2,734,321

593,065

(287)

3,327,099

Capitalization of interest and advances

22,262

22,262

Sales and repayments

(88,955)

(8,270)

(97,225)

Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales

245,946

245,946

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

42,029

42,029

Other factors

311,790

83

(125,377)

186,496

42,029

311,790

83

(125,377)

228,525

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2

(597,134)

(597,134)

Reinstatement from real estate acquired in settlement of loans

755

755

Transfers to loans held for sale

(731,474)

(731,474)

Balance, September 30, 2020

$

2,774,997

$

541,445

$

$

2,333,821

$

5,650,263

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating to assets still held at September 30, 2020

$

38,217

$

541,445

$

$

(125,377)

$

454,285

(1)For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.

Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Excess

servicing

Mortgage

spread

servicing

Liabilities

    

financing

    

liabilities

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2020

$

151,206

$

29,858

    

$

181,064

Issuance of excess servicing spread financing pursuant to a recapture agreement with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

531

531

Accrual of interest

2,070

2,070

Repayments

(7,682)

(7,682)

Changes in fair value included in income

(3,135)

1,840

(1,295)

Balance, September 30, 2020

$

142,990

$

31,698

$

174,688

Changes in fair value recognized during the quarter relating to liabilities still outstanding at September 30, 2020

$

(3,135)

$

1,840

$

(1,295)

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Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Net interest 

Mortgage 

Loans held

rate lock

servicing 

Assets

for sale

  

commitments (1)

  

rights

  

Total

    

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2020

$

4,675,169

$

677,026

$

2,581,174

$

7,933,369

Purchases and issuances, net

16,630,301

1,279,701

17,910,002

Capitalization of interest and advances

118,879

118,879

Sales and repayments

(9,081,815)

(9,081,815)

Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales

1,386,324

1,386,324

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

266,644

266,644

Other factors

389,138

(356,378)

32,760

266,644

389,138

(356,378)

299,404

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2

(10,493,751)

(10,493,751)

Transfers to real estate acquired in settlement of loans

(82)

(82)

Transfers to loans held for sale

(1,984,942)

(1,984,942)

Balance, September 30, 2021

$

2,115,345

$

360,923

$

3,611,120

$

6,087,388

Changes in fair value recognized during the period relating to assets still held at September 30, 2021

$

79,529

$

360,923

$

(356,378)

$

84,074

(1)For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.

Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Excess

servicing

Mortgage

spread

servicing

Liabilities

financing

liabilities

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2020

    

$

131,750

$

45,324

$

177,074

Issuance of excess servicing spread financing pursuant to a recapture agreement with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

557

557

Accrual of interest

1,280

1,280

Repayments

(134,624)

(134,624)

Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

98,147

98,147

Changes in fair value included in income

1,037

(95,904)

(94,867)

Balance, September 30, 2021

$

$

47,567

$

47,567

Changes in fair value recognized during the period relating to liabilities still outstanding at September 30, 2021

$

$

(95,904)

$

(95,904)

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Nine months ended September 30, 2020

Net interest 

Repurchase

Mortgage

Loans held

rate lock

agreement

servicing

Assets

    

for sale

    

commitments (1)

    

derivatives

    

rights

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2019

    

$

383,878

$

136,650

$

8,187

$

2,926,790

$

3,455,505

Purchases and issuances, net

4,664,408

1,431,194

25,473

6,121,075

Capitalization of interest and advances

55,283

55,283

Sales and repayments

(888,247)

(8,270)

(896,517)

Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales

753,795

753,795

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

35,638

35,638

Other factors

808,906

83

(1,372,237)

(563,248)

35,638

808,906

83

(1,372,237)

(527,610)

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2

(1,476,027)

(1,476,027)

Transfers to real estate acquired in settlement of loans

(691)

(691)

Reinstatement from real estate acquired in settlement of loans

755

755

Transfers of interest rate lock commitments to loans held for sale

(1,835,305)

(1,835,305)

Balance, September 30, 2020

$

2,774,997

$

541,445

$

$

2,333,821

$

5,650,263

Changes in fair value recognized during the period relating to assets still held at September 30, 2020

$

31,389

$

541,445

$

$

(1,372,237)

$

(799,403)

(1)For the purpose of this table, the IRLC asset and liability positions are shown net.

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

Excess

servicing

Mortgage

spread

servicing

Liabilities

    

financing

    

liabilities

    

Total

(in thousands)

Balance, December 31, 2019

$

178,586

$

29,140

    

$

207,726

Issuance of excess servicing spread financing pursuant to a recapture agreement with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

1,393

1,393

Accrual of interest

6,416

6,416

Repayments

(25,112)

(25,112)

Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

6,576

6,576

Changes in fair value included in income

(18,293)

(4,018)

(22,311)

Balance, September 30, 2020

$

142,990

$

31,698

$

174,688

Changes in fair value recognized during the period relating to liabilities still outstanding at September 30, 2020

$

(18,293)

$

(4,018)

$

(22,311)

The Company had transfers among the fair value levels arising from the return to salability in the active secondary market of certain loans held for sale and from transfers of IRLCs to loans held for sale at fair value upon purchase or funding.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value under the Fair Value Option

Net changes in fair values included in income for assets and liabilities carried at fair value as a result of management’s election of the fair value option by income statement line item are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

2021

2020

Net gains on 

Net

Net gains on 

Net

loans held

loan

loans held

loan

for sale at 

servicing

for sale at 

servicing

fair value

fees

Total

fair value

fees

Total

(in thousands)

Assets:

Loans held for sale 

$

645,536

$

$

645,536

$

773,313

$

$

773,313

Mortgage servicing rights

(233,957)

(233,957)

(125,377)

(125,377)

$

645,536

$

(233,957)

$

411,579

$

773,313

$

(125,377)

$

647,936

Liabilities:

Excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

$

$

$

$

$

3,135

$

3,135

Mortgage servicing liabilities

86,288

86,288

(1,840)

(1,840)

$

$

86,288

$

86,288

$

$

1,295

$

1,295

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

2020

Net gains on 

Net

Net gains on 

Net

loans held

loan

loans held

loan

for sale at 

servicing

for sale at 

servicing

    

fair value

    

fees

    

Total

    

fair value

    

fees

    

Total

(in thousands)

Assets:

Loans held for sale 

$

2,057,496

$

$

2,057,496

$

1,911,828

$

$

1,911,828

Mortgage servicing rights

(356,378)

(356,378)

(1,372,237)

(1,372,237)

$

2,057,496

$

(356,378)

$

1,701,118

$

1,911,828

$

(1,372,237)

$

539,591

Liabilities:

Excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

$

$

(1,037)

$

(1,037)

$

$

18,293

$

18,293

Mortgage servicing liabilities

95,904

95,904

4,018

4,018

$

$

94,867

$

94,867

$

$

22,311

$

22,311

Following are the fair value and related principal amounts due upon maturity of loans held for sale:

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Principal

Principal

amount

amount

Fair

 due upon 

Fair

 due upon 

Loans held for sale

    

value

    

maturity

    

Difference

    

value

    

maturity

    

Difference

(in thousands)

Current through 89 days delinquent

$

9,418,521

$

9,054,408

$

364,113

$

11,304,308

$

10,743,814

$

560,494

90 days or more delinquent:

Not in foreclosure

220,072

218,659

1,413

275,419

280,595

(5,176)

In foreclosure

21,102

22,059

(957)

36,673

39,529

(2,856)

$

9,659,695

$

9,295,126

$

364,569

$

11,616,400

$

11,063,938

$

552,462

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Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Following is a summary of assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

    

(in thousands)

September 30, 2021

$

$

$

2,948

$

2,948

December 31, 2020

$

$

$

1,450

$

1,450

The following table summarizes the (losses) gains recognized on assets when they were remeasured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

$

(284)

$

(825)

$

(912)

$

(2,059)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Amortized Cost

The Company’s Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell pledged to creditors, Assets sold under agreements to repurchase, Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements, Obligations under capital lease, Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets and Unsecured senior notes are carried at amortized cost.

These assets and liabilities are classified as “Level 3” fair value items due to the Company’s reliance on unobservable inputs to estimate their fair values. The Company has concluded that the fair values of these assets and liabilities other than the GMSR 2018-GT1 Term Notes and GMSR 2018-GT2 Term Notes included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets and the Unsecured senior notes approximate their carrying values due to their short terms and/or variable interest rates.

The Company estimates the fair value of the Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets and the Unsecured senior notes using non-affiliate broker indications of fair value. The fair value and carrying value of these notes are summarized below:

    

September 30, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Fair value

Carrying value

Fair value

Carrying value

(in thousands)

Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

$

1,302,642

$

1,297,176

$

1,268,304

$

1,295,840

Unsecured senior notes

$

1,781,250

$

1,783,230

$

685,750

$

645,820

Valuation Governance

Most of the Company’s financial assets, and all of its MSRs, ESS, derivative liabilities and MSLs, are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period income. Certain of the Company’s financial assets and derivatives and all of its MSRs, ESS, and MSLs are “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities which require use of unobservable inputs that are significant to the estimation of the items’ fair values. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgments about the factors that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, and are based on the best information available under the circumstances.

Due to the difficulty in estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities, the Company has assigned the responsibility for estimating the fair value of these items to specialized staff and subjects the valuation process to significant senior management oversight. The Company’s Financial Analysis and Valuation group (the “FAV group”) is the Company’s specialized staff responsible for estimating the fair values of “Level 3” fair value assets and liabilities other than IRLCs.

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

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

The Company has assigned responsibility for developing the fair values of IRLCs to its Capital Markets Risk Management staff. The fair values developed by the Capital Markets Risk Management staff are reviewed by the Company’s Capital Markets Operations group.

Valuation Techniques and Inputs

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

Loans Held for Sale

Most of the Company’s loans held for sale at fair value are saleable into active markets and are therefore categorized as “Level 2” fair value assets. The fair values of “Level 2” fair value loans are determined using their contracted selling price or quoted market price or market price equivalent.

Certain of the Company’s loans held for sale are not saleable into active markets and are therefore categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets. Loans held for sale categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets include:

Government guaranteed or insured loans purchased by the Company from Ginnie Mae guaranteed pools in its loan servicing portfolio. The Company’s right to purchase government guaranteed or insured loans arises as the result of the loan being at least three months delinquent on the date of purchase by the Company and provides an alternative to the Company’s obligation to continue advancing principal and interest at the coupon rate of the related Ginnie Mae security. Such loans may be resold to investors and thereafter may be repurchased to the extent eligible for resale into a new Ginnie Mae guaranteed security.

Loans become eligible for resale into a new Ginnie Mae security when the loans become current either through completion of a modification of the loan’s terms or after six months of timely payments following either the completion of certain types of payment deferral programs or borrower reperformance and when the issuance date of the new security is at least 210 days after the date the loan was last delinquent.

Loans that are not saleable into active markets due to identification of a defect by the Company or to the repurchase by the Company of a loan with an identified defect.

The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its “Level 3” fair value loans held for sale. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s “Level 3” fair value loans held for sale are discount rates, home price projections, voluntary prepayment/resale and total prepayment speeds. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change to the loans’ fair value measurement. Increases in home price projections are generally accompanied by an increase in voluntary prepayment speeds.

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Following is a quantitative summary of key “Level 3” fair value inputs used in the valuation of loans held for sale:

    

September 30, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Fair value (in thousands)

$

2,115,345

$

4,675,169

Key inputs (1):

Discount rate:

Range

2.1% – 9.2%

2.8% – 9.2%

Weighted average

2.2%

2.8%

Twelve-month projected housing price index change:

Range

5.9% – 6.8%

2.7% – 3.5%

Weighted average

6.4%

3.0%

Voluntary prepayment/resale speed (2):

Range

0.4% – 33.9%

0.4% – 31.3%

Weighted average

22.7%

21.9%

Total prepayment speed (3):

Range

0.4% – 42.9%

0.5% – 42.9%

Weighted average

28.5%

29.2%

(1)Weighted average inputs are based on the fair value of the “Level 3” loans.

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

(3)Total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayment and resale rates.

Changes in fair value of loans held for sale attributable to changes in the loan’s instrument-specific credit risk are measured with reference to the change in the respective loan’s delinquency status and performance history at period end from the later of the beginning of the period or acquisition date. Changes in fair value of loans held for sale are included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

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

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s IRLCs are the estimated fair value of MSRs attributable to the mortgage loans it has committed to purchase and the pull-through rate. Significant changes in the pull-through rate or the MSR component of the IRLCs, in isolation, could result in significant changes in the IRLCs’ fair value measurement. The financial effects of changes in these inputs are generally inversely correlated as increasing interest rates have a positive effect on the fair value of the MSR component of IRLC fair value, but increase the pull-through rate for the loan principal and interest payment cash flow component, which has decreased in fair value. Changes in fair value of IRLCs are included in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value in the consolidated statements of income.

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

    

September 30, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Fair value (in thousands) (1)

 

$

360,923

$

677,026

Key inputs (2):

Pull-through rate:

Range

8.0% – 100%

10.1% – 100%

Weighted average

80.3%

82.7%

Mortgage servicing rights value expressed as:

Servicing fee multiple:

Range

(9.7) – 6.5

0.7 – 5.3

Weighted average

4.1

3.6

Percentage of loan commitment amount

Range

(2.1)% – 3.0%

0.1% – 2.6%

Weighted average

1.4%

1.2%

(1)For purpose 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 loans held for sale at fair value, or Net loan servicing fees – Hedging results, as applicable, in the consolidated statements of income.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

MSRs are categorized as “Level 3” fair value assets. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of MSRs. The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSRs include the applicable pricing spread (discount rate), prepayment rate (prepayment speed), and annual per-loan cost to service the underlying loans, all of which are unobservable. Significant changes to any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change in the MSR fair value measurement. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related. Changes in the fair value of MSRs are included in Net loan servicing feesChange in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities in the consolidated statements of income.

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Following are the key inputs used in determining the fair value of MSRs received by the Company when it retains the obligation to service the mortgage loans it sells:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

2020

  

2021

2020

(Amount recognized and unpaid principal balance of underlying loans in thousands)

MSR and pool characteristics:

    

    

Amount recognized

$

432,429

$

245,946

$

1,386,324

$

753,795

Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans

$

33,697,228

$

25,369,941

$

105,470,580

$

63,766,627

Weighted average servicing fee rate (in basis points)

34

32

33

36

Key inputs (1):

Pricing spread (2):

Range

6.0% – 16.9%

8.0% – 17.6%

6.0% – 16.9%

6.8% – 18.1%

Weighted average

8.5%

9.6%

9.0%

9.3%

Annual total prepayment speed (3):

Range

7.2% – 31.0%

7.2% – 41.0%

6.2% – 31.0%

7.2% – 49.8%

Weighted average

9.2%

10.4%

8.5%

12.4%

Equivalent average life (in years):

Range

3.0 – 8.4

2.3 – 9.1

3.0 – 9.0

1.5 – 9.1

Weighted average

7.7

7.3

8.1

6.6

Per-loan annual cost of servicing:

Range

$80 – $117

$80 – $110

$80 – $117

$77 – $110

Weighted average

$102

$102

$104

$100

(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 interest rate’s forward rate curve to develop periodic discount rates. The Company applies a pricing spread to the United States Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)/swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs.
(3)Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.

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Following is a quantitative summary of key inputs used in the valuation of the Company’s MSRs and the effect on the fair value from adverse changes in those inputs:

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

(Fair value, unpaid principal balance of underlying 

 loans and effect on fair value amounts in thousands)

Fair value

$ 3,611,120

$ 2,581,174

Pool characteristics:

Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans

$ 259,220,948

$ 238,410,809

Weighted average note interest rate

3.2%

3.6%

Weighted average servicing fee rate (in basis points)

34

35

Key inputs (1):

Pricing spread (2):

Range

5.3% – 16.0%

8.0% – 17.6%

Weighted average

8.1%

10.1%

Effect on fair value of:

5% adverse change

($59,086)

($46,356)

10% adverse change

($116,282)

($90,936)

20% adverse change

($225,331)

($175,137)

Annual total prepayment speed (3):

Range

7.9% – 28.2%

10.1% – 32.9%

Weighted average

10.3%

13.7%

Equivalent average life (in years):

Range

3.0 – 7.8

2.3 – 7.7

Weighted average

6.9

6.0

Effect on fair value of:

5% adverse change

($76,847)

($66,536)

10% adverse change

($150,928)

($130,253)

20% adverse change

($291,339)

($249,843)

Per-loan annual cost of servicing:

Range

$79 – $117

$79 – $117

Weighted average

$106

$107

Effect on fair value of:

5% adverse change

($31,700)

($25,482)

10% adverse change

($63,399)

($50,964)

20% adverse change

($126,799)

($101,929)

(1)Weighted average inputs are based on the UPB of the underlying loans.
(2)The Company applies a pricing spread to the United States Dollar LIBOR/swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSRs.
(3)Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.

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

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Excess Servicing Spread Financing at Fair Value

ESS is categorized as a “Level 3” fair value liability. Because ESS is a claim to a portion of the cash flows from MSRs, the fair value measurement of the ESS is similar to that of MSRs. The Company uses the same discounted cash flow approach to measuring the ESS as it uses to measure MSRs except that certain inputs relating to the cost to service the mortgage loans underlying the MSRs and certain ancillary income are not included as these cash flows do not accrue to the holder of the ESS.

The key inputs used in the estimation of ESS fair value include pricing spread and prepayment speed. Significant changes to either of those inputs in isolation could result in a significant change in the fair value of ESS. Changes in these key inputs are not directly related.

ESS is generally subject to fair value increases when mortgage interest rates increase. Increasing mortgage interest rates normally discourage mortgage refinancing activity. Decreased refinancing activity increases the life of the mortgage loans underlying the ESS, thereby increasing the fair value of this financing. Changes in the fair value of ESS are included in Net loan servicing fees—Change in fair value of excess servicing spread financing payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company repaid its outstanding ESS financing payable to PMT.

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

December 31, 

   

2020

Fair value (in thousands)

$ 131,750

Pool characteristics:

Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans (in thousands)

$ 15,833,050

Average servicing fee rate (in basis points)

34

Average excess servicing spread (in basis points)

19

Key inputs (1):

Pricing spread (2):

Range

4.9% – 5.3%

Weighted average

5.1%

Annual total prepayment speed (3):

Range

9.6% – 18.3%

Weighted average

11.7%

Equivalent average life (in years):

Range

2.3 – 6.6

Weighted average

5.8

(1)Weighted average inputs are based on the UPB of the underlying loans.
(2)The Company applies a pricing spread to the United States Dollar LIBOR/swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to ESS.
(3)Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.

Mortgage Servicing Liabilities

MSLs are categorized as “Level 3” fair value liabilities. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of MSLs. The key inputs used in the estimation of the fair value of MSLs include the applicable pricing spread, annual total prepayment speed, and the per-loan annual cost of servicing the underlying loans. Changes in the fair value of MSLs are included in Net servicing feesChange in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities in the consolidated statements of income.

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

September 30, 

December 31, 

2021

2020

Fair value (in thousands)

$

47,567

$

45,324

Pool characteristics:

 

    

Unpaid principal balance of underlying loans (in thousands)

$

8,885,785

$

2,857,492

Servicing fee rate (in basis points)

24

25

Key inputs (1):

Pricing spread (2)

8.3%

7.6%

Annual total prepayment speed (3)

29.1%

33.3%

Equivalent average life (in years)

4.0

3.2

Per-loan annual cost of servicing

$

258

$

305

(1)During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, significant changes were made to valuation inputs used to estimate the fair value of MSLs in recognition of the observed increase in the proportion of performing government loans and reduced expected costs and losses from defaulted government insured or guaranteed loans underlying the Company’s MSLs.
(2)The Company applies a pricing spread to the United States Dollar LIBOR/swap curve for purposes of discounting cash flows relating to MSLs.
(3)Annual total prepayment speed is measured using Life Total CPR, which includes both voluntary and involuntary prepayments. Equivalent average life is provided as supplementary information.

Note 7—Loans Held for Sale at Fair Value

Loans held for sale at fair value include the following:

September 30, 

December 31, 

Loan type

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Government-insured or guaranteed

$

5,588,553

$

5,683,786

Conventional conforming

1,955,797

1,257,445

Purchased from Ginnie Mae pools serviced by the Company

2,069,120

4,661,378

Repurchased pursuant to representations and warranties

46,225

13,791

$

9,659,695

$

11,616,400

Fair value of loans pledged to secure:

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

$

8,826,793

$

10,912,178

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

541,313

545,500

$

9,368,106

$

11,457,678

Note 8—Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company holds and issues derivative financial instruments in connection with its operating activities. Derivative financial instruments are created as a result of the Company’s loan production activities and when the Company enters into derivative transactions as part of its interest rate risk management activities. Derivative financial instruments created as a result of the Company’s loan production activities are IRLCs that are created when the Company commits to purchase or originate a loan for sale.

The Company engages in interest rate risk management activities in an effort to moderate the effect of changes in market interest rates on the fair value of certain of the its assets. To manage this fair value risk resulting from interest rate risk, the Company uses derivative financial instruments acquired with the intention of reducing the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair value of the Company’s IRLCs, inventory of loans held for sale and its MSRs.

The Company does not designate and qualify any of its derivatives for hedge accounting. The Company records all derivative financial instruments at fair value and records changes in fair value in current period income.

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Derivative Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Derivatives

The Company had the following derivative financial instruments recorded on its consolidated balance sheets:

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Fair value

Fair value

Notional

Derivative

Derivative

Notional

Derivative

Derivative

Instrument

    

amount (1)

    

assets

    

liabilities

    

amount (1)

    

assets

    

liabilities

(in thousands)

Not subject to master netting arrangements:

Interest rate lock commitments

15,804,462

$

367,851

$

6,928

20,624,535

$

679,961

$

2,935

Used for hedging purposes (2):

Forward purchase contracts

23,912,210

6,730

86,766

31,689,543

133,267

1,276

Forward sales contracts

35,679,195

97,720

22,648

50,438,967

1,451

251,149

MBS put options

10,000,000

42,067

12,025,000

14,302

MBS call options

2,200,000

263

Swaption purchase contracts

8,150,000

42,069

3,375,000

11,939

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

800,000

8,664

4,750,000

5,520

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

1,450,000

328

850,000

1,391

Treasury futures purchase contracts

755,000

1,065,000

Treasury futures sale contracts

2,215,000

1,555,000

Interest rate swap futures purchase contracts

5,225,000

4,801,700

Interest rate swap futures sale contracts

1,800,000

711,700

Total derivatives before netting

565,692

116,342

847,831

255,360

Netting

(135,708)

(102,138)

(136,593)

(212,722)

$

429,984

$

14,204

$

711,238

$

42,638

Deposits (received from) placed with derivative counterparties, net

$

(33,570)

$

76,129

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

(2)All of the derivatives used for hedging purposes are interest rate derivatives and are used as economic hedges.

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Derivative Balances and Netting of Financial Instruments

The Company has elected to present net derivative asset and liability positions, and cash collateral obtained from or posted to its counterparties when subject to a master netting arrangement that is legally enforceable on all counterparties in the event of default. The derivatives that are not subject to a master netting arrangement are IRLCs.

Offsetting of Derivative Assets

Following are summaries of derivative assets and related netting amounts:

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Gross

Gross amount

Net amount

Gross

Gross amount

Net amount

amount of

offset in the

of assets in the

amount of

offset in the

of assets in the

recognized

consolidated

consolidated

recognized

consolidated

consolidated

    

assets

    

balance sheet

    

balance sheet

    

assets

    

balance sheet

    

balance sheet

(in thousands)

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangements - IRLCs

$

367,851

$

$

367,851

$

679,961

$

$

679,961

Derivatives subject to master netting arrangements:

Forward purchase contracts

6,730

6,730

133,267

133,267

Forward sale contracts

97,720

97,720

1,451

1,451

MBS put options

42,067

42,067

14,302

14,302

MBS call options

263

263

Swaption purchase contracts

42,069

42,069

11,939

11,939

Put options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

8,664

8,664

5,520

5,520

Call options on interest rate futures purchase contracts

328

328

1,391

1,391

Netting

(135,708)

(135,708)

(136,593)

(136,593)

197,841

(135,708)

62,133

167,870

(136,593)

31,277

$

565,692

$

(135,708)

$

429,984

$

847,831

$

(136,593)

$

711,238

Derivative Assets, Financial Instruments, and Cash Collateral Held by Counterparty

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

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Gross amount not 

Gross amount not

offset in the

offset in the

consolidated 

consolidated 

Net amount

balance sheet

Net amount

balance sheet

of assets in the

Cash

of assets in the

Cash

consolidated

Financial

collateral

Net

consolidated

Financial

collateral

Net

    

balance sheet

    

instruments

    

received

    

amount

    

balance sheet

    

instruments

    

received

    

amount

(in thousands)

Interest rate lock commitments

$

367,851

$

$

$

367,851

$

679,961

$

$

$

679,961

Citibank, N.A.

17,481

17,481

2,026

2,026

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

9,995

9,995

RJ O'Brien

8,992

8,992

6,910

6,910

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

7,773

7,773

2,443

2,443

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

6,985

6,985

17,149

17,149

Bank of America, N.A.

6,963

6,963

Others

3,944

3,944

2,749

2,749

$

429,984

$

$

$

429,984

$

711,238

$

$

$

711,238

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Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities and Financial Liabilities

Following is a summary of net derivative liabilities and assets sold under agreements to repurchase and related netting amounts. Assets sold under agreements to repurchase do not qualify for netting.

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Net

Net

amount

amount

Gross

Gross amount

of liabilities

Gross

Gross amount

of liabilities

amount of

offset in the

in the

amount of

offset in the

in the

recognized

consolidated

consolidated

recognized

consolidated

consolidated

    

liabilities

    

balance sheet

    

balance sheet

    

liabilities

    

balance sheet

    

balance sheet

(in thousands)

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangements Interest rate lock commitments

$

6,928

$

$

6,928

$

2,935

$

$

2,935

Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement:

Forward purchase contracts

86,766

86,766

1,276

1,276

Forward sale contracts

22,648

22,648

251,149

251,149

Netting

(102,138)

(102,138)

(212,722)

(212,722)

109,414

(102,138)

7,276

252,425

(212,722)

39,703

Total derivatives

116,342

(102,138)

14,204

255,360

(212,722)

42,638

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase:

Amount outstanding

6,903,302

6,903,302

9,663,995

9,663,995

Unamortized debt issuance cost

(6,145)

(6,145)

(9,198)

(9,198)

6,897,157

6,897,157

9,654,797

9,654,797

$

7,013,499

$

(102,138)

$

6,911,361

$

9,910,157

$

(212,722)

$

9,697,435

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Derivative Liabilities, Financial Instruments, and Collateral Held by Counterparty

The following table summarizes by significant counterparty the amount of derivative liabilities and assets sold under agreements to repurchase after considering master netting arrangements and financial instruments or cash pledged that do not qualify under the accounting guidance for netting. All assets sold under agreements to repurchase are secured by sufficient collateral or have fair value that exceeds the liability amount recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Gross amounts

Gross amounts

not offset in the

not offset in the

Net amount

consolidated 

Net amount

consolidated 

of liabilities

balance sheet

of liabilities

balance sheet

in the

Cash

in the

Cash

consolidated

Financial

 collateral 

Net

consolidated

Financial

collateral

Net

 

balance sheet

 

instruments

 

pledged

 

amount

 

balance sheet

 

instruments

 

pledged

 

amount

(in thousands)

Interest rate lock commitments

$

6,928

$

$

$

6,928

$

2,935

$

$

$

2,935

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC

2,016,825

(2,016,825)

3,947,752

(3,943,149)

4,603

Bank of America, N.A.

1,374,800

(1,374,800)

634,523

(626,550)

7,973

Royal Bank of Canada

881,805

(881,805)

406,348

(406,348)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

754,120

(754,120)

2,752,279

(2,752,279)

Barclays Capital

658,392

(657,729)

663

596,729

(596,729)

Goldman Sachs

299,560

(297,957)

1,603

BNP Paribas

298,357

(297,821)

536

337,823

(336,545)

1,278

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

247,579

(247,579)

331,546

(331,546)

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

223,713

(223,713)

169,085

(165,224)

3,861

Citibank, N.A.

150,953

(150,953)

505,625

(505,625)

Mizuho Securities

2,772

2,772

6,491

6,491

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

12,928

12,928

Others

1,702

1,702

2,569

2,569

$

6,917,506

$

(6,903,302)

$

$

14,204

$

9,706,633

$

(9,663,995)

$

$

42,638

Following are the gains (losses) recognized by the Company on derivative financial instruments and the income statement lines where such gains and losses are included:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Derivative activity

    

Income statement line

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Interest rate lock commitments

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value (1)

$

17,313

$

173,381

$

(316,103)

$

404,795

Repurchase agreement derivatives

Interest expense

$

$

83

$

$

83

Hedged item:

Interest rate lock commitments and loans held for sale

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

(19,294)

$

(77,320)

$

275,510

$

(403,992)

Mortgage servicing rights

Net loan servicing feesHedging results

$

(86,459)

$

6,521

$

(437,492)

$

1,027,327

(1)Represents net increase (decrease) in fair value of IRLCs from the beginning to the end of the period. Amounts recognized at the date of commitment and fair value changes recognized during the period until purchase of the underlying loans or the cancellation of the commitment are shown in the rollforward of IRLCs for the period in Note 6 – Fair Value – Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis.

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Note 9—Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities

Mortgage Servicing Rights at Fair Value

The activity in MSRs is as follows:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Balance at beginning of period

$

3,412,648

$

2,213,539

$

2,581,174

$

2,926,790

Additions:

Resulting from loan sales

432,429

245,946

1,386,324

753,795

Purchases (purchase adjustments), net

(287)

25,473

432,429

245,659

1,386,324

779,268

Change in fair value due to:

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model (1)

(119,674)

(26,208)

(46,298)

(1,040,751)

Other changes in fair value (2)

(114,283)

(99,169)

(310,080)

(331,486)

Total change in fair value

(233,957)

(125,377)

(356,378)

(1,372,237)

Balance at end of period

$

3,611,120

$

2,333,821

$

3,611,120

$

2,333,821

September 30, 

December 31,

2021

2020

(in thousands)

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights pledged to secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

$

3,600,978

$

2,577,964

(1)Principally reflects changes in pricing spread, annual total prepayment speed, per loan annual cost of servicing and UPB of underlying loan inputs.

(2)Represents changes due to realization of cash flows.

Mortgage Servicing Liabilities at Fair Value

The activity in MSLs is summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Balance at beginning of period

$

100,091

$

29,858

$

45,324

$

29,140

Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

33,764

98,147

6,576

Changes in fair value due to (1):

Changes in valuation inputs used in valuation model

(54,222)

10,822

(36,375)

24,927

Other changes in fair value (2)

(32,066)

(8,982)

(59,529)

(28,945)

Total change in fair value

(86,288)

1,840

(95,904)

(4,018)

Balance at end of period

$

47,567

$

31,698

$

47,567

$

31,698

(1)Principally reflects changes in expected borrower performance and servicer losses given default. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, significant changes were made to valuation inputs used to estimate the fair value of MSLs in recognition of the observed increase in the proportion of performing government insured or guaranteed loans and reduced expected costs and losses from defaulted government insured or guaranteed loans underlying the Company’s MSLs.

(2)Represents changes due to realization of cash flows.

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Contractual servicing fees relating to MSRs and MSLs are recorded in Net loan servicing fees—Loan servicing fees—From non-affiliates on the consolidated statements of income; other fees relating to MSRs and MSLs are recorded in Net loan servicing fees—Loan servicing fees—Other on the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Such amounts are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Contractual servicing fees

$

216,592

$

203,696

$

635,620

$

601,527

Other fees:

                  

Late charges

7,480

7,615

22,076

28,718

Other

7,457

6,960

23,079

17,781

$

231,529

$

218,271

$

680,775

$

648,026

Note 10—Leases

The Company has operating lease agreements relating to its facilities. The Company’s operating lease agreements have remaining terms ranging from less than one year to ten years; some of the operating lease agreements include options to extend the term for up to five years. None of the Company’s operating lease agreements require the Company to make variable lease payments.

The Company’s lease agreements are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

    

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

    

2020

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Lease expense:

Operating leases

$

4,671

$

4,144

$

13,545

$

12,110

Short-term leases

196

457

666

937

Net lease expense included in Occupancy and equipment

$

4,867

$

4,601

$

14,211

$

13,047

Other information:

Payments for operating leases

$

5,210

$

4,418

$

15,395

$

13,212

Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized

$

13,058

$

1,721

$

20,871

$

8,219

Period end weighted averages:

Remaining lease term (in years)

6.0

6.4

Discount rate

4.0%

4.2%

Lease payments of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are summarized below:

Twelve months ending September 30,

Operating leases

(in thousands)

2022

$

21,207

2023

21,875

2024

21,917

2025

21,529

2026

17,806

Thereafter

23,421

Total lease payments

127,755

Less imputed interest

(22,303)

Operating lease liability

$

105,452

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Note 11—Other Assets

Other assets are summarized below:

September 30, 

December 31, 

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Capitalized software, net

$

97,627

$

81,434

Margin deposits

93,318

116,881

Prepaid expenses

67,308

53,975

Deposits securing Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

64,583

153,054

Furniture, fixture, equipment and building improvements, net

31,842

32,217

Servicing fees receivable, net

20,590

42,282

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

7,643

12,158

Other

184,865

200,168

$

567,776

$

692,169

Deposits pledged to secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

$

64,583

$

153,054

Assets pledged to secure Obligations under capital lease:

Capitalized software, net

5,277

7,675

Furniture, fixture, equipment and building improvements, net

4,504

5,689

$

74,364

$

166,418

Note 12—Short-Term Borrowings

The borrowing facilities described throughout these Notes 12 and 13 contain various covenants, including financial covenants governing the Company’s net worth, debt-to-equity ratio, profitability and liquidity. Management believes that the Company was in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2021.

Assets Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

The Company has multiple borrowing facilities in the form of asset sales under agreements to repurchase. These borrowing facilities are secured by loans held for sale at fair value or participation certificates backed by mortgage servicing assets. Eligible assets are sold at advance rates based on the fair value (as determined by the lender) of the assets sold. Interest is charged at a rate based on LIBOR. Loans and participation certificates financed under these agreements may be re-pledged by the lenders.

Fannie Mae MSR Facility

On April 28, 2021, the Company, through PLS, PennyMac, and PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR, entered into a structured finance transaction, allowing PLS to finance Fannie Mae MSRs and ESS (the “Fannie Mae MSR Facility”). In connection with the Fannie Mae MSR Facility, PLS pledges and/or sells to PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR participation certificates representing beneficial interests in MSRs and ESS pursuant to the terms of a master repurchase agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and between PLS, PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR and PennyMac (the “PC Repurchase Agreement”). In return, PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR (a) has issued to PLS the Series 2021-MSRVF1 Note, dated April 28, 2021, known as the “PFSI ISSUER TRUST - FMSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2021-MSRVF1” (the “FMSR VFN”), and (b) may, from time to time, issue to institutional investors term notes, in each case secured on a pari passu basis by the participation certificates relating to the MSRs and ESS. The maximum principal balance of the FMSR VFN is $1 billion.

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Under the PC Repurchase Agreement, PLS grants to PFSI Issuer Trust – FMSR a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under participation certificates representing beneficial interests in MSRs and ESS, including all of its rights and interests in any MSRs and ESS it thereafter owns or acquires. The principal amount paid by PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR for the participation certificates under the PC Repurchase Agreement is based upon a percentage of the market value of the underlying MSRs (inclusive of the ESS). Upon PLS’s repurchase of the participation certificates, PLS is required to repay PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR the principal amount relating thereto plus accrued interest (at a rate reflective of the current market and consistent with the weighted average note rate of the FMSR VFN and any outstanding term notes) to the date of such repurchase.

PLS also entered into a master repurchase agreement on April 28, 2021 (the “FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement”) with Credit Cuisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (“CSFB”), as administrative agent, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“CSCIB”), as purchaser, pursuant to which PLS sold the FMSR VFN to CSCIB with an agreement to repurchase such FMSR VFN at a later date. The FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement has an initial term extending through March 31, 2023. The FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement provides for a maximum purchase price of $250 million, all of which is committed.

The principal amount paid by CSCIB for the FMSR VFN is based upon a percentage of the market value of such FMSR VFN. Upon PLS’s repurchase of the FMSR VFN, PLS is required to repay CSCIB the principal amount relating thereto plus accrued interest (at a rate reflective of the current market based on a spread above LIBOR with index replacement provisions related to the transition from LIBOR) to the date of such repurchase.

Under the FMSR VFN Repurchase Agreement, in the event any such transactions are deemed to be loans and not sales and purchases, PLS granted to CSCIB a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the FMSR VFN and all rights to reimbursement or payment of the FMSR VFN and/or amounts due in respect thereof.

Ginnie Mae MSR Facility

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

On July 30, 2021, the Company through two of its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, Issuer Trust and PLS, and its direct wholly owned subsidiary, PennyMac, entered into agreements to syndicate two existing variable funding note repurchase agreements, as part of the structured finance transaction that PLS uses to finance Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights and related excess servicing spread and servicing advance receivables. The Company entered into (i) an Amended and Restated Series 2016-MSRVF1 Master Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer, Citibank, N.A., as a buyer, and PennyMac, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement”), related to the servicing spread; and (ii) an Amended and Restated Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Master Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer, Citibank, as a buyer, and PennyMac, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR SAR Agreement”), related to the servicing advance receivables.  

The purposes of the Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement are to (1) add Citibank as a syndicate buyer, and (2) increase the maximum purchase price from $400 to $500 million, all of which is committed on a 50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank. The purpose of the Syndicated GMSR SAR Agreement is to add Citibank as a syndicate buyer, with the maximum purchase price of $600 million unchanged, all of which is committed on a 50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank. 

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Ginnie Mae Servicing Advances

On April 1, 2020, the Company issued a series of variable funding notes, the Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Notes (“GMSR Servicing Advance Notes”), to be sold under agreement to repurchase pursuant to a Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2020, with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, acting as administrative agent on behalf of Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as buyer (the “GMSR Servicing Advances Repurchase Agreement”).

The GMSR Servicing Advances Repurchase Agreement provides the Company with financing secured by its servicing advances to pay, in accordance with the Ginnie Mae requirements, in the event borrowers are delinquent: (i) regularly scheduled monthly principal and interest to mortgage-backed securities holders; (ii) taxes, homeowner’s insurance, and other escrowed items; and (iii) other expenses related to servicing delinquent loans as specified by (A) state and federal laws and (B) government agencies, including the FHA, the VA, and the USDA.

The borrowing capacity under the GMSR Servicing Advances Repurchase Agreement, shared with VFN financing capacity, is $600 million, all of which is committed and may be used to finance the servicing advances related to delinquent FHA, VA, and USDA loans, including delinquencies caused by forbearance provided to the borrower in accordance with the CARES Act.

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(dollars in thousands)

Average balance of assets sold under agreements to repurchase

$

6,031,491

$

3,363,140

$

7,336,341

$

2,669,336

Weighted average interest rate (1)

2.11

%  

2.68

%

2.12

%  

3.06

%

Total interest expense

$

35,783

$

27,322

$

132,585

$

70,493

Maximum daily amount outstanding

$

8,044,148

$

7,267,046

$

10,969,029

$

7,267,046

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

 

(dollars in thousands)

Carrying value:

Unpaid principal balance

$

6,903,302

$

9,663,995

Unamortized debt issuance costs

(6,145)

(9,198)

$

6,897,157

$

9,654,797

Weighted average interest rate

1.82

%

1.90

%

Available borrowing capacity (2):

Committed

$

766,389

$

372,803

Uncommitted

8,180,309

2,163,202

$

8,946,698

$

2,536,005

Fair value of assets securing repurchase agreements:

Loans held for sale

$

8,826,793

$

10,912,178

Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell

$

$

80,862

Servicing advances (3)

$

203,236

$

413,484

Mortgage servicing rights (3)

$

3,349,503

$

2,490,267

Deposits (3)

$

64,583

$

153,054

Margin deposits placed with counterparties (4)

$

10,875

$

5,625

(1)Excludes the effect of amortization of net issuance costs and utilization fees of $3.7 million and $4.8 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $15.5 million and $9.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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(2)The amount the Company is able to borrow under asset repurchase agreements is tied to the fair value of unencumbered assets eligible to secure those agreements and the Company’s ability to fund the agreements’ margin requirements relating to the assets financed.
(3)Beneficial interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs, servicing advances and deposits are pledged to the Issuer Trust and together serve as the collateral backing the VFN, GMSR Servicing Advance Notes, and the Term Notes described in Note 13 – Long-Term Debt- Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets. The VFN financing and the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes are included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the Term Notes are included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(4)Margin deposits are included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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

Remaining maturity at September 30, 2021

    

Unpaid principal balance

(dollars in thousands)

Within 30 days

$

1,791,971

Over 30 to 90 days

4,073,983

Over 90 to 180 days

824,526

Over 180 days to one year

112,822

Over one year to two years

100,000

Total assets sold under agreements to repurchase

$

6,903,302

Weighted average maturity (in months)

2.6

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) relating to the Company’s assets sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized by counterparty below as of September 30, 2021:

Weighted average

Counterparties

    

Amount at risk

    

maturity of advances  

    

Facility maturity

(in thousands)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC & Citibank, N.A. (1)

$

2,403,804

March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC

$

255,253

November 18, 2021

March 31, 2023

Bank of America, N.A.

$

753,370

December 21, 2021

June 7, 2023

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

372,221

November 21, 2021

September 29, 2023

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

54,487

December 7, 2021

June 6, 2023

Goldman Sachs

$

246,809

November 11, 2021

December 23, 2022

BNP Paribas

$

152,152

December 21, 2021

July 31, 2023

Barclays Bank PLC

$

78,565

November 30, 2021

November 3, 2022

Royal Bank of Canada

$

78,230

January 3, 2022

September 14, 2022

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

$

20,794

November 26, 2021

November 2, 2022

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

$

10,636

December 19, 2021

October 6, 2022

Citibank, N.A.

$

5,401

    

December 2, 2021

    

August 10, 2023

(1)The calculation of the amount at risk includes the VFN and the Term Notes because beneficial interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs, Fannie Mae MSRs and servicing advances are pledged to the Issuer Trust and together serve as the collateral backing the VFN, and the Term Notes described in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets below. The VFN financing is included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the Term Notes are included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

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 agreements mature if the fair value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets securing those agreements decreases.

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Mortgage Loan Participation Purchase and Sale Agreements

One of the borrowing facilities secured by loans held for sale is in the form of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements. Participation certificates, each of which represents an undivided beneficial ownership interest in mortgage loans that have been pooled with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, are sold to a lender pending the securitization of the mortgage loans and sale of the resulting securities. A commitment to sell the securities resulting from the pending securitization between the Company and a non-affiliate is also assigned to the lender at the time a participation certificate is sold.

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

The mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(dollars in thousands)

Average balance

$

237,849

$

235,713

$

256,109

$

227,460

Weighted average interest rate (1)

1.44

%  

1.40

%

1.38

%  

1.98

%  

Total interest expense

$

1,026

$

999

$

3,160

$

3,870

Maximum daily amount outstanding

$

532,819

$

538,074

$

532,819

$

540,977

(1)Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs totaling $172,000 and $172,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $516,000 and $490,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

    

September 30, 

December 31, 

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Carrying value:

Unpaid principal balance

$

519,784

$

521,477

Unamortized debt issuance costs

$

519,784

    

$

521,477

Weighted average interest rate

1.46

%  

1.39

%

Fair value of loans pledged to secure mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

$

541,313

$

545,500

Corporate Revolving Line of Credit

The Company, through its subsidiary PennyMac, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement on November 18, 2016, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”) under which PennyMac established a revolving line of credit in an amount not to exceed $150 million. PennyMac did not borrow under the revolving line of credit during the periods presented and terminated the Credit Agreement on September 29, 2020 concurrent with the issuance the Unsecured Senior Notes described below.

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Note 13—Long-Term Debt

Obligations Under Capital Lease

The Company has a capital lease transaction secured by certain fixed assets and capitalized software. The capital lease matures on June 13, 2022 and bears interest at a spread over one-month LIBOR.

Obligations under capital lease are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(dollars in thousands)

Average balance

$

6,804

$

15,179

$

9,072

$

17,253

Weighted average interest rate

2.09

%  

2.16

%

2.11

%  

2.69

%  

Total interest expense

$

36

$

83

$

143

$

354

Maximum daily amount outstanding

$

7,677

$

16,749

$

11,864

$

20,810

September 30, 

December 31, 

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Unpaid principal balance

$

5,583

    

$

11,864

Weighted average interest rate

2.08

%  

2.15

%  

Assets pledged to secure obligations under capital lease:

Capitalized software

$

5,277

$

7,675

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

$

4,504

$

5,689

Notes Payable Secured by Mortgage Servicing Assets

Term Notes

The Company, through the Issuer Trust described in Note 4 – Related Party Transactions—Transactions with PMT—Investing Activities and Note 12—Short-Term Borrowings—Assets Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase, issued term notes (the “Term Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Term Notes rank pari passu with each other and with the VFN issued by the Issuer Trust to PLS and are secured by certain participation certificates relating to Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing assets that are financed pursuant to the GNMA MSR Facility.

Following is a summary of the issued and outstanding Term Notes:

Issuance date

Principal balance

Stated interest rate (1)

Stated maturity date (2)

(in thousands)

(Annual)

February 28, 2018 (the "GMSR GT1 Notes")

$

650,000

2.85%

2/25/2023

August 10, 2018 (the "GMSR GT2 Notes")

650,000

2.65%

8/25/2023

$

1,300,000

(1)Spread over one-month LIBOR.

(2)The Term Notes’ indentures provide the Company with the option to extend the maturity of the Term Notes by two years after the stated maturity.

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MSR Note Payable

On February 1, 2018, the Company issued a note payable that is secured by Freddie Mac MSRs. Interest is charged at a rate based on LIBOR plus the applicable contract margin. The facility expires on November 19, 2021. The maximum amount that the Company may borrow under the note payable is $400 million, less any amount outstanding under the agreement to repurchase pursuant to which the Company finances the Ginnie Mae MSRs and servicing advances and the Fannie Mae MSRs. The Company did not borrow under this note payable during the periods presented.

Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Average balance

$

1,300,000

$

1,300,000

$

1,300,000

$

1,300,000

Weighted average interest rate (1)

2.87

%  

2.99

%

2.89

%  

3.57

%

Total interest expense

$

9,896

$

10,177

$

29,888

$

36,131

(1)Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs totaling $570,000 and $459,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1.7 million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Carrying value:

Unpaid principal balance

$

1,300,000

    

$

1,300,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs

(2,824)

(4,160)

$

1,297,176

$

1,295,840

Weighted average interest rate

2.83

%

2.93

%

Assets pledged to secure notes payable (1) (2):

Servicing advances

$

203,236

$

413,484

Mortgage servicing rights

$

3,600,978

$

2,421,326

Deposits

$

64,583

$

153,054

(1)Beneficial interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs, servicing advances and deposits are pledged to the Issuer Trust and together serve as the collateral backing the VFN, GMSR Servicing Advance Notes and the Term Notes. The VFN financing and the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes are included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the Term Notes are included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

(2)Beneficial interests in the Fannie Mae MSRs are pledged to the PFSI Issuer Trust - FMSR and serve as the collateral backing the FMSR VFN and any FMSR Term Notes. The FMSR VFN financing is included in Assets sold under agreements to repurchase and the FMSR Term Note is included in Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Unsecured Senior Notes

The Company issued unsecured senior notes (the “Unsecured Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. The Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of the Company, equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and effectively subordinated to any future secured indebtedness of the Company to the extent of the fair value of collateral securing such indebtedness.

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The Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by PFSI’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries defined in the indenture under which the Unsecured Notes were issued). The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the guarantors and will rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of the guarantors, equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors and effectively subordinated to any future secured indebtedness of the guarantors to the extent of the fair value of collateral securing such indebtedness. The Unsecured Notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Unsecured Notes.

On September 16, 2021, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% unsecured senior notes due on September 15, 2031.

On October 7, 2021, the Company amended the indentures governing its 5.38% unsecured senior notes due 2025 and 4.25% unsecured senior notes due 2029 to conform the restricted payments covenant and the “permitted investments” definition to the terms contained in the indenture governing the 5.75% unsecured senior notes due 2031.

Following is a summary of the Company’s outstanding Unsecured Notes issued:

Issuance date

Principal balance

Coupon interest rate

Maturity date

Optional redemption date (1)

(in thousands)

(Annual)

September 29, 2020

$

500,000

5.38%

October 15, 2025

October 15, 2022

October 19, 2020

150,000

5.38%

October 15, 2025

October 15, 2022

February 11, 2021

650,000

4.25%

February 15, 2029

February 15, 2024

September 16, 2021

500,000

5.75%

September 15, 2031

September 15, 2026

$

1,800,000

(1)Before the optional redemption date, the Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes for that issuance at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium or the Company may redeem up to 40% of the Unsecured Notes for that issuance with an amount equal to or less than the net proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. On or after the optional redemption date, the Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes for that issuance at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Quarter ended

Nine months ended

    

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

Average balance

$

1,381,522

$

1,229,853

Weighted average interest rate (1)

4.91

%

4.86

%

Total interest expense

$

17,442

$

46,281

(1)Excludes the effect of amortization of debt issuance costs of $492,000 and $1.4 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Carrying value:

Unpaid principal balance

$

1,800,000

$

650,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs, net of issuance premiums

(16,770)

(4,180)

$

1,783,230

$

645,820

Weighted average interest rate

5.07

%

5.38

%

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Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

Twelve months ended September 30,

    

2022

    

2023

    

2024

    

2025

    

2026

    

Thereafter

    

Total

(in thousands)

Obligations under capital lease

$

5,583

$

$

$

$

$

$

5,583

Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

1,300,000

1,300,000

Unsecured Notes

650,000

1,150,000

1,800,000

Total

$

5,583

$

1,300,000

$

$

$

650,000

$

1,150,000

$

3,105,583

Note 14—Liability for Losses Under Representations and Warranties

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

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Balance at beginning of period

$

44,335

$

25,909

$

32,688

$

21,446

Provision for losses:

Resulting from sales of loans

6,561

5,219

26,918

13,120

Reduction in liability due to change in estimate

(4,355)

(2,473)

(11,680)

(5,419)

Losses incurred, net

(735)

(151)

(2,120)

(643)

Balance at end of period

$

45,806

$

28,504

$

45,806

$

28,504

Unpaid principal balance of loans subject to representations and warranties at end of period

$

245,528,045

$

199,194,983

Note 15—Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rates were 26.6% and 26.5% for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 26.2% and 26.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The CARES Act, passed in March 2020, introduced a number of tax law changes which are generally taxpayer favorable and in December 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act was signed into law. No material changes in the Company’s effective income tax rates resulted from either Act.

Note 16—Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

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

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On November 5, 2019, Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Black Knight, Inc. (“BKI”), filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Florida (the “Florida State Court”), captioned Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 2019-CA-007908 (the “BKI Complaint”). Allegations contained within the BKI Complaint include breach of contract and misappropriation of MSP® System trade secrets in order to develop an imitation mortgage-processing system intended to replace the MSP® System.

The BKI Complaint seeks damages for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, injunctive relief under the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act and declaratory judgment of ownership of all intellectual property and software developed by or on behalf of PLS as a result of its wrongful use of and access to the MSP® System and related trade secret and confidential information. On March 30, 2020, the Florida State Court granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by PLS. Consequently, on April 27, 2020, PLS dismissed its federal court action without prejudice to pursue those claims in arbitration as well. While no assurance can be provided as to the ultimate outcome of this claim or the account of any losses to the Company, the Company believes the BKI Complaint is without merit and plans to vigorously defend the matter, which remains pending.

Regulatory Matters

The Company and/or its subsidiaries are subject to various state and federal regulations related to its loan production and servicing operations by the various states it operates in as well as federal agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), HUD, and the FHA and is subject to the requirements of the Agencies to which it sells loans and for which it performs loan servicing activities. As a result, the Company may become involved in information-gathering requests, reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by such various federal, state and local regulatory bodies.

On January 7, 2021, PLS received a letter from the CFPB notifying PLS that, in accordance with the CFPB’s discretionary Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise (“NORA”) process, the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement was considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against PLS for alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act. The CFPB's examination covered the period from March 2015 through September 2016. Should the CFPB commence an action, it may seek restitution, civil monetary penalties, injunctive relief, or other corrective action, the extent of which remains uncertain at this time. Notably, certain of the alleged violations were originally self-identified by PLS and remediated prior to the CFPB's examination, and all alleged violations were fully remediated as of August 2017. PLS confirmed these remediation actions as well as full restitution to any affected borrowers in its response to the NORA letter submitted on February 8, 2021. While the NORA process remains open and pending at this time, and there can be no assurance as to the nature or extent of any actions taken by the CFPB with regard to these alleged violations, the Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of this matter will have a material adverse effect on its financial statements or operations.

Commitments to Purchase and Fund Mortgage Loans

The Company’s commitments to purchase and fund loans totaled $15.8 billion as of September 30, 2021.

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Note 17—Stockholders’ Equity

In August 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase to the Company’s common stock repurchase program from $1 billion to $2 billion.

Following is a summary of activity under the stock repurchase program:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Cumulative

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

    

total (1)

(in thousands)

Shares of common stock repurchased

4,195

118

11,422

7,331

21,128

Cost of shares of common stock repurchased

$

257,354

$

6,927

$

700,793

$

248,210

$

1,053,220

(1)Amounts represent the total shares of common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program from inception through September 30, 2021.

Note 18—Net Gains on Loans Held for Sale

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

From non-affiliates:

Cash gains:

Loans

$

135,841

$

605,559

$

605,858

    

$

1,219,732

Hedging activities

(9,788)

(72,268)

400,786

(421,947)

126,053

533,291

1,006,644

797,785

Non-cash gains:

Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

398,665

245,946

1,288,177

747,219

Provisions for losses relating to representations and warranties:

Pursuant to loan sales

(6,561)

(5,219)

(26,918)

(13,120)

Reductions in liability due to change in estimate

4,355

2,473

11,680

5,419

Changes in fair values of loans and derivatives held at period end:

Interest rate lock commitments

17,313

173,381

(316,103)

404,795

Loans

109,411

(79,776)

164,311

(140,878)

Hedging derivatives

(9,506)

(5,052)

(125,276)

17,955

639,730

865,044

2,002,515

1,819,175

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (1)

(12,976)

(9,775)

(38,772)

62,549

$

626,754

$

855,269

$

1,963,743

$

1,881,724

(1)Gains on sale of loans to PMT are described in Note 4–Related Party Transactions.

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Note 19—Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense is summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(in thousands)

Interest income:

From non-affiliates:

Cash and short-term investments

$

768

$

1,259

$

2,502

$

4,863

Loans held for sale at fair value

63,726

41,854

215,003

120,866

Placement fees relating to custodial funds

3,818

9,163

13,298

44,419

68,312

52,276

230,803

170,148

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Assets purchased from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust under agreements to resell

676

387

2,686

68,312

52,952

231,190

172,834

Interest expense:

To non-affiliates:

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

35,783

27,322

132,585

70,493

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

1,026

999

3,160

3,870

Obligations under capital lease

36

83

143

354

Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets

9,896

10,177

29,888

36,131

Unsecured senior notes

17,442

46,281

Corporate revolving line of credit

561

1,537

Interest shortfall on repayments of mortgage loans serviced for Agency securitizations

24,886

20,711

83,466

54,536

Interest on mortgage loan impound deposits

1,642

1,256

4,052

4,561

90,711

61,109

299,575

171,482

To PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust—Excess servicing spread financing at fair value

2,070

1,280

6,416

90,711

63,179

300,855

177,898

$

(22,399)

$

(10,227)

$

(69,665)

$

(5,064)

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Note 20—Stock-based Compensation

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had one stock-based compensation plan. Following is a summary of the stock-based compensation activity:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Grants:

Units:

Performance-based restricted share units ("RSUs")

310

422

Stock options

249

273

Time-based RSUs

171

310

Grant date fair value:

Performance-based RSUs

$

$

$

18,237

$

14,788

Stock options

5,116

2,770

Time-based RSUs

10,066

10,823

Total

$

$

$

33,419

$

28,381

Vestings and exercises:

Performance-based RSUs vested

640

603

Stock options exercised

104

152

289

476

Time-based RSUs vested

2

7

309

355

Compensation expense

$

8,824

$

7,095

$

28,595

$

26,220

Note 21—Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the quarter. Diluted earnings per share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, assuming all dilutive securities were issued.

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities are stock-based compensation awards. The Company applies the treasury stock method to determine the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding based on the outstanding stock-based compensation awards.

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

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

   

2021

   

2020

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net income

$

249,310

    

$

535,160

$

830,407

    

$

1,194,080

Weighted average basic shares of common stock outstanding

62,085

72,439

65,671

76,292

Effect of dilutive securities - Shares issuable under stock-based compensation plan

3,567

3,699

3,670

3,326

Weighted average shares of common stock applicable to diluted earnings per share

65,652

76,138

69,341

79,618

Basic earnings per share

$

4.02

$

7.39

$

12.65

$

15.65

Diluted earnings per share

$

3.80

$

7.03

$

11.98

$

15.00

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Calculations of diluted earnings per share require certain potentially dilutive shares to be excluded when their inclusion in the diluted earnings per share calculation would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the weighted-average number of anti-dilutive outstanding performance-based RSUs and stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands except for weighted-average exercise price)

Performance-based RSUs (1)

302

244

335

Time-based RSUs

68

Stock options (2)

249

199

217

Total anti-dilutive shares and units

551

511

552

Weighted average exercise price of anti-dilutive stock options (2)

$

58.85

$

$

58.85

$

35.03

(1)Certain performance-based RSUs were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share because the performance thresholds included in such RSUs have not been achieved.

(2)Certain stock options were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the weighted-average exercise prices were above the average stock prices for the period.

Note 22—Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Cash paid for interest

$

301,014

   

$

184,087

Cash paid for income taxes, net

$

257,597

$

260,723

Non-cash investing activity:

Mortgage servicing rights resulting from loan sales

$

1,386,324

$

753,795

Operating right-of-use assets recognized

$

20,871

$

8,219

Non-cash financing activity:

Mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

$

98,147

$

6,576

Issuance of Excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust pursuant to a recapture agreement

$

557

$

1,393

Issuance of common stock in settlement of directors' fees

$

151

$

144

Note 23—Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

The Company, through PLS, is required to maintain specified levels of capital and liquidity to remain a seller/servicer in good standing with the Agencies. Such capital and liquid asset requirements generally are tied to the size of the Company’s loan servicing portfolio, loan origination volume and delinquency rates.

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

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

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

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The Company is also subject to financial eligibility requirements for Ginnie Mae single-family issuers. The eligibility requirements include net worth of $2.5 million plus 35 basis points of PLS' outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family obligations and a liquidity requirement equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 10 basis points of PLS' outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family securities.

The Agencies’ capital and liquidity requirements, the calculations of which are specified by each Agency, are summarized below:

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Agency requirement – PLS

    

Actual (1)

    

Requirement (1)

    

Actual (1)

    

Requirement (1)

 

(dollars in thousands)

Capital

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

$

5,593,909

$

696,005

$

4,454,680

$

633,331

Ginnie Mae

$

5,204,078

$

1,048,132

$

3,794,112

$

1,058,641

HUD

$

5,204,078

$

2,500

$

3,794,112

$

2,500

Liquidity

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

$

432,263

$

90,400

$

506,096

$

84,444

Ginnie Mae

$

432,263

$

216,767

$

506,096

$

215,722

Adjusted net worth / Total assets ratio

Ginnie Mae

27

%  

6

%  

12

%  

6

%

Tangible net worth / Total assets ratio

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

29

%  

6

%  

14

%  

6

%

(1)Calculated in compliance with the respective Agency’s requirements.

Noncompliance with an Agency’s requirements can result in such Agency taking various remedial actions up to and including terminating PennyMac’s ability to sell loans to and service loans on behalf of the respective Agency.

Note 24—Segments

The Company operates in three segments: production, servicing and investment management.

Two of the segments are in the mortgage banking business: production and servicing. The production segment performs loan origination, acquisition and sale activities. The servicing segment performs servicing of loans, execution and management of early buyout loan transactions and servicing of loans sourced and managed by the investment management segment for PMT, including executing the loan resolution strategy identified by the investment management segment relating to distressed mortgage loans.

The investment management segment represents the activities of the Company’s investment manager, which include sourcing, performing diligence, bidding and closing investment asset acquisitions and managing the acquired assets and correspondent production activities for PMT.

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Financial performance and results by segment are as follows:

Quarter ended September 30, 2021

Mortgage Banking

Investment

    

Production

    

Servicing

    

Total

    

Management

    

Total

 

(in thousands)

Revenue: (1)

                    

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

496,568

$

130,186

$

626,754

$

$

626,754

Loan origination fees

94,581

94,581

94,581

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

43,922

43,922

43,922

Net loan servicing fees

33,630

33,630

33,630

Net interest income (expense):

Interest income

33,307

35,005

68,312

68,312

Interest expense

28,570

62,139

90,709

2

90,711

4,737

(27,134)

(22,397)

(2)

(22,399)

Management fees

8,520

8,520

Other

218

148

366

1,238

1,604

Total net revenue

640,026

136,830

776,856

9,756

786,612

Expenses

309,460

128,876

438,336

8,727

447,063

Income before provision for income taxes

$

330,566

$

7,954

$

338,520

$

1,029

$

339,549

Segment assets at quarter end

$

7,926,709

$

11,797,702

$

19,724,411

$

20,727

$

19,745,138

(1)All revenues are from external customers.

Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Mortgage Banking

Investment

    

Production

    

Servicing

    

Total

    

Management

    

 Total

 

(in thousands)

Revenue: (1)

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

700,830

$

154,439

$

855,269

$

$

855,269

Loan origination fees

75,572

75,572

75,572

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

54,839

54,839

54,839

Net loan servicing fees

132,807

132,807

132,807

Net interest income (expense):

Interest income

26,050

26,902

52,952

52,952

Interest expense

18,325

44,850

63,175

4

63,179

7,725

(17,948)

(10,223)

(4)

(10,227)

Management fees

8,508

8,508

Other

132

1,802

1,934

1,290

3,224

Total net revenue

839,098

271,100

1,110,198

9,794

1,119,992

Expenses

225,817

159,407

385,224

6,477

391,701

Income before provision for income taxes

$

613,281

$

111,693

$

724,974

$

3,317

$

728,291

Segment assets at quarter end

$

7,319,838

$

23,843,110

$

31,162,948

$

17,917

$

31,180,865

(1)All revenues are from external customers.

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Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Mortgage Banking

Investment

    

Production

    

Servicing

    

Total

    

Management

    

Total

 

(in thousands)

Revenue: (1)

                    

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

1,431,824

$

531,919

$

1,963,743

$

$

1,963,743

Loan origination fees

295,909

295,909

295,909

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

158,777

158,777

158,777

Net loan servicing fees

88,221

88,221

88,221

Net interest income (expense):

Interest income

94,668

136,522

231,190

231,190

Interest expense

103,555

197,292

300,847

8

300,855

(8,887)

(60,770)

(69,657)

(8)

(69,665)

Management fees

28,882

28,882

Other

1,445

2,270

3,715

3,968

7,683

Total net revenue

1,879,068

561,640

2,440,708

32,842

2,473,550

Expenses

941,165

381,018

1,322,183

26,295

1,348,478

Income before provision for income taxes

$

937,903

$

180,622

$

1,118,525

$

6,547

$

1,125,072

Segment assets at period end

$

7,926,709

$

11,797,702

$

19,724,411

$

20,727

$

19,745,138

(1)All revenues are from external customers

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

Mortgage Banking

Investment

    

Production

    

Servicing

    

Total

    

Management

    

 Total

  

(in thousands)

Revenue: (1)

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

1,637,193

$

244,531

$

1,881,724

$

$

1,881,724

Loan origination fees

192,091

192,091

192,091

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

149,594

149,594

149,594

Net loan servicing fees

412,952

412,952

412,952

Net interest income (expense):

Interest income

71,840

100,994

172,834

172,834

Interest expense

51,124

126,756

177,880

18

177,898

20,716

(25,762)

(5,046)

(18)

(5,064)

Management fees

25,851

25,851

Other

483

1,473

1,956

4,347

6,303

Total net revenue

2,000,077

633,194

2,633,271

30,180

2,663,451

Expenses

608,602

413,071

1,021,673

18,395

1,040,068

Income before provision for income taxes

$

1,391,475

$

220,123

$

1,611,598

$

11,785

$

1,623,383

Segment assets at period end

$

7,319,838

$

23,843,110

$

31,162,948

$

17,917

$

31,180,865

(1)All revenues are from external customers.

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Note 25—Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated all events and transactions through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements. During this period:

On November 4, 2021, the Company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share. The dividend will be paid on November 24, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of November 15, 2021.

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

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read with the consolidated financial statements including the related notes of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”) included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and other similar expressions. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of the risks discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II Item 1A and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.

Overview

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

Our Company

We are a specialty financial services firm primarily focused on the production and servicing of U.S. residential mortgage loans (activities which we refer to as mortgage banking) and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. We believe that our operating capabilities, specialized expertise, access to long-term investment capital, and our management’s experience across all aspects of the mortgage business will allow us to profitably grow these activities and capitalize on other related opportunities as they arise in the future.

Our primary assets are direct and indirect equity interests in Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (“PennyMac”). We are the managing member of PennyMac, and we operate and control all of the businesses and affairs of PennyMac, and consolidate the financial results of PennyMac and its subsidiaries. We conduct our business in three segments: production, servicing (together, production and servicing comprise our mortgage banking activities) and investment management.

The production segment performs loan origination, acquisition and sale activities.
The servicing segment performs loan servicing for both newly originated loans we are holding for sale and loans we service for others, including for PMT.
The investment management segment represents our investment management activities, which include the activities associated with investment asset acquisitions and dispositions such as sourcing, due diligence, negotiation and settlement.

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Our principal mortgage banking subsidiary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”), is a non-bank producer and servicer of mortgage loans in the United States. PLS is a seller/servicer for the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), each of which is a government-sponsored entity. PLS is also an approved issuer of securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), a lender of the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), and a lender/servicer of the Veterans Administration (“VA”) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). We refer to each of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, FHA, VA and USDA as an “Agency” and collectively as the “Agencies.” PLS is able to service loans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and originate loans in 49 states and the District of Columbia, either because PLS is properly licensed in a particular jurisdiction or exempt or otherwise not required to be licensed in that jurisdiction.

Our investment management subsidiary is PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”), a Delaware limited liability company registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. PCM has an investment management contract with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”), a mortgage real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PMT.

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Results of Operations

Our results of operations are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

   

2021

    

2020

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues:

Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value

$

626,754

$

855,269

$

1,963,743

$

1,881,724

Loan origination fees

94,581

75,572

295,909

192,091

Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

43,922

54,839

158,777

149,594

Net loan servicing fees

33,630

132,807

88,221

412,952

Net interest expense

(22,399)

(10,227)

(69,665)

(5,064)

Management fees

8,520

8,508

28,882

25,851

Other

1,604

3,224

7,683

6,303

Total net revenue

786,612

1,119,992

2,473,550

2,663,451

Expenses:

Compensation

249,183

202,440

773,079

550,762

Loan origination

80,932

53,752

243,999

150,677

Technology

32,406

28,964

100,314

69,976

Servicing

27,892

71,110

78,365

169,779

Other

56,650

35,435

152,721

98,874

Total expenses

447,063

391,701

1,348,478

1,040,068

Income before provision for income taxes

339,549

728,291

1,125,072

1,623,383

Provision for income taxes

90,239

193,131

294,665

429,303

Net income

$

249,310

$

535,160

$

830,407

$

1,194,080

Earnings per share

Basic

$

4.02

$

7.39

$

12.65

$

15.65

Diluted

$

3.80

$

7.03

$

11.98

$

15.00

Annualized return on average common stockholders' equity

28.6

%

77.6

%

31.7

%

63.8

%

Dividend declared per share

$

0.20

$

0.15

$

0.60

$

0.39

Income before provision for income taxes by segment:

Mortgage banking:

Production

$

330,566

$

613,281

$

937,903

$

1,391,475

Servicing

7,954

111,693

180,622

220,123

Total mortgage banking

338,520

724,974

1,118,525

1,611,598

Investment management

1,029

3,317

6,547

11,785

$

339,549

$

728,291

$

1,125,072

$

1,623,383

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") (1)

$

524,524

$

769,805

$

1,670,272

$

1,688,677

During the period:

Interest rate lock commitments issued

$

37,431,969

$

36,564,786

$

107,821,842

$

87,334,326

At end of period:

Interest rate lock commitments outstanding

$

15,804,462

$

18,873,579

Unpaid principal balance of loan servicing portfolio:

Owned:

Mortgage servicing rights

$

259,220,948

$

234,850,997

Mortgage servicing liabilities

8,885,785

1,799,562

Loans held for sale

9,295,126

8,749,673

277,401,859

245,400,232

Subserviced for PMT

218,013,788

156,496,568

$

495,415,647

$

401,896,800

Net assets of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

$

2,479,327

$

2,281,266

Book value per share

$

58.00

$

41.67

(1)To provide investors with information in addition to our results as determined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we disclose Adjusted EBITDA as a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure that is frequently used in our industry to measure performance and we believe that this measure provides supplemental information that is useful to investors. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for net income, or any other performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income plus provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding decrease (increase) in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and mortgage servicing liabilities (“MSLs”), due to changes in the valuation inputs we use in our valuation models, increase (decrease) in fair value of

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ESS payable to PMT, hedging losses (gains) associated with MSRs, stock-based compensation and interest expense on corporate debt or corporate revolving credit facilities and capital lease.

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because each measure assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. However, other companies may define Adjusted EBITDA differently, and as a result, our measures of Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to those of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

a)they do not reflect every cash expenditure, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
b)they do not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our debt; and
c)they are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA measures are not intended as alternatives to net income as an indicator of our operating performance and should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to our net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Net income

$

249,310

$

535,160

$

830,407

$

1,194,080

Provision for income taxes

90,239

193,131

294,665

429,303

Income before provisions for income taxes

339,549

728,291

1,125,072

1,623,383

Depreciation and amortization

6,762

6,401

21,729

17,126

Decrease in fair value of MSRs and MSLs due to changes in valuation inputs used in valuation models

65,452

37,030

9,923

1,065,678

(Increase) decrease in fair value of ESS payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(3,135)

1,037

(18,293)

Hedging losses (gains) associated with MSRs

86,459

(6,521)

437,492

(1,027,327)

Stock‑based compensation

8,824

7,095

28,595

26,220

Interest expense on corporate debt or corporate revolving credit facilities and capital lease

17,478

644

46,424

1,890

Adjusted EBITDA

$

524,524

$

769,805

$

1,670,272

$

1,688,677

Impact of COVID-19

The United States continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (the “Pandemic” or “COVID-19”) and the effects of market and government responses to the Pandemic. These developments have resulted in continued economic uncertainty, financial hardships and unemployment for many existing borrowers.

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As part of its response to the Pandemic, the federal government included requirements in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act that we provide borrowers with loans we service for the Agencies with substantial payment forbearance. As a result of the CARES Act and other regulatory requirements, our costs to service delinquent loans in our servicing portfolio have increased and may require us to finance advances of principal and interest payments to the investors holding these loans, as well as property taxes, insurance and other costs to protect investors’ interest in the properties collateralizing the loans. As of September 30, 2021, 2.7% of loans in our predominately government-insured or guaranteed MSR portfolio were in forbearance plans and delinquent resulting in an increase in the level of servicing advances we have been required to make in order to fund borrower delinquencies.

The Pandemic has had a mixed effect on the earnings of our servicing segment by reducing the amount of placement fees we earn on custodial deposits related to these loans and increasing our cost to service due to higher delinquency and default rates, offset by gains we recognize when we are able to modify and resell previously delinquent government loans. Over time, as borrowers exit forbearance we would expect these activities relating to delinquent government loans to trend towards more normalized levels. In order to mitigate the risks and costs of maintaining delinquent government loans in Ginnie Mae securities or in our loan inventory, we sell a portion of those loans to third-party investors; we increased the volume of our sales of these loans in the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and serviced $8.9 billion in UPB of these loans for third-party investors at the end of the period.

In our production segment, gain on sale margins reflect both the strong but moderating demand for loans due to historically low interest rates as well as growth in loan production from our consumer direct and broker direct channels from the same periods in 2020. The mortgage origination market for 2020 was estimated at $4.1 trillion and current forecasts estimate of the origination market at 4.2 trillion for 2021. The increase in demand for mortgage loans in 2020, combined with constraints on mortgage industry origination capacity that existed before the Pandemic, allowed us to realize higher gain-on sale margins in our production segment in 2020. As industry capacity has adjusted to demand, our gain on sale margins have moderated from 2020 levels, and in certain channels reflect the effects of significant competitive pressures.

The current environment caused by the Pandemic in the United States is historically unprecedented and the source of much uncertainty surrounding future economic and market prospects and the ongoing effects on our future prospects are difficult to anticipate. For further discussion of the potential impacts of the Pandemic please also see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II. Item 1A. and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021.

Income Before Provisions for Income Taxes

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, income before provision for income taxes decreased $388.7 million compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a $228.5 million decrease in Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value due to lower gain on sale margins across all production channels during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, a $99.2 million decrease in Net loan servicing fees reflecting higher negative valuation adjustments and hedging results, and a $55.4 million increase in total expenses. The increase in total expenses was mainly due to increases in compensation and origination expenses reflecting the growth of our mortgage banking activities.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, income before provision for income taxes decreased $498.3 million compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in net loan servicing fees and an increase in total expenses, partially offset by an increase in production revenue (Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value, Loan origination fees and Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust), which reflects higher production volume during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease in net servicing fees reflects negative valuation adjustments and hedging results during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in total expenses was mainly due to increases in compensation and origination expenses reflecting the growth of our mortgage banking activities.

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Net Gains on Loans Held for Sale at Fair Value

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value totaling $626.8 million and $2.0 billion, respectively, a decrease of $228.5 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 and an increase of $82.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease during the quarter ended September 30, 2021compared to the same period in 2020 was primarily due to decreases in gain on sale margins across all channels and the increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 was primarily due to an increase in production volume, partially offset by decreased gain on sale margins.

Our net gains on loans held for sale are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(in thousands)

From non-affiliates:

Cash gains:

                       

                       

                       

                       

Loans

$

135,841

$

605,559

$

605,858

$

1,219,732

Hedging activities

(9,788)

(72,268)

400,786

(421,947)

Total cash gains

126,053

533,291

1,006,644

797,785

Non-cash gains:

Change in fair value of loans and derivative financial instruments outstanding at end of period:

Interest rate lock commitments

17,313

173,381

(316,103)

404,795

Loans

109,411

(79,776)

164,311

(140,878)

Hedging derivatives

(9,506)

(5,052)

(125,276)

17,955

117,218

88,553

(277,068)

281,872

Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities resulting from loan sales

398,665

245,946

1,288,177

747,219

Provisions for losses relating to representations and warranties:

Pursuant to loan sales

(6,561)

(5,219)

(26,918)

(13,120)

Reductions in liability due to change in estimate

4,355

2,473

11,680

5,419

Total non-cash gains

513,677

331,753

995,871

1,021,390

Total gains on sale from non-affiliates

639,730

865,044

2,002,515

1,819,175

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (primarily cash)

(12,976)

(9,775)

(38,772)

62,549

$

626,754

$

855,269

$

1,963,743

$

1,881,724

During the period:

Interest rate lock commitments issued:

Government-insured or guaranteed mortgage loans

$

24,061,473

$

26,629,871

$

72,605,976

$

63,728,308

Conventional mortgage loans

13,370,496

9,934,915

35,215,866

23,596,038

Jumbo mortgage loans

8,304

Home equity lines of credit

1,676

$

37,431,969

$

36,564,786

$

107,821,842

$

87,334,326

At end of period:

Loans held for sale at fair value

$

9,659,695

$

9,126,172

Commitments to fund and purchase loans

$

15,804,462

$

18,873,579

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Non-cash elements of gain on sale of loans held for sale

Our gains on loans held for sale include both cash and non-cash elements. We recognize a significant portion of our gains on loans held for sale when we make commitments to purchase or fund mortgage loans. We recognize this gain in the form of interest rate lock commitments (“IRLC”). We adjust our initial gain amount as the loan purchase or origination process progresses until the loan is either funded or cancelled. We also receive non-cash proceeds on sale that include our estimate of the fair value of MSRs and we incur liabilities for mortgage servicing liabilities (which represent the fair value of the costs we expect to incur in excess of the fees we receive for the early buyout of delinquent loans (“EBO loans”) we have resold to third party investors) and for the fair value of our estimate of the losses we expect to incur relating to the representations and warranties we provide in our loan sale transactions.

The MSRs, MSLs, and liability for representations and warranties we recognize represent our estimate of the fair value of future benefits and costs we will realize for years in the future. These estimates represented approximately 63% and 65% of our gain on sale of loans held for sale at fair value for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to 28% and 39% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. These estimates change as circumstances change and changes in these estimates are recognized in income in subsequent periods.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities

The methods and key inputs we use to measure and update our measurements of IRLCs, MSRs and MSLs is detailed in Note 6 – Fair value – Valuation Techniques and Inputs to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

Representations and Warranties

Our agreements with the purchasers and insurers include representations and warranties related to the loans we sell. The representations and warranties require adherence to purchaser and insurer origination and underwriting guidelines, including but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

In the event of a breach of our representations and warranties, we may be required to either repurchase the loans with the identified defects or indemnify the purchaser or insurer. In such cases, we bear any subsequent credit losses on the loans. Our credit losses may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent originators that sold such loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. In such event, we have the right to seek a recovery of related repurchase losses from that correspondent seller.

Our representations and warranties are generally not subject to stated limits of exposure. However, we believe that the current UPB of loans sold by us and subject to representation and warranty liability to date represents the maximum exposure to repurchases related to representations and warranties.

The level of the liability for losses under representations and warranties is difficult to estimate and requires considerable judgment. The level of loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, purchaser or insurer loss mitigation strategies, and other external conditions that may change over the lives of the underlying loans. Our estimate of the liability for representations and warranties is developed by our credit administration staff and approved by our senior management credit committee which includes our senior executives and senior management in our loan production, loan servicing and credit risk management areas. 

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

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We recorded provisions for losses under representations and warranties relating to current loan sales as a component of Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value totaling $6.6 million and $26.9 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to $5.2 million and $13.1 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The increase in the provision relating to current loan sales is primarily attributable to increased sales of loans and increased loss assumptions relating to our securitizations of reperforming EBO loans.

We also recorded reductions in the liability of $4.4 million and $11.7 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to $2.5 million and $5.4 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The reductions in the liability resulted from previously sold loans meeting performance criteria established by the Agencies which significantly limit the likelihood of certain repurchase or indemnification claims.

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

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

During the period:

                       

                       

                       

                       

Indemnification activity:

Loans indemnified by PFSI at beginning of period

$

16,534

$

16,396

$

13,788

$

15,366

New indemnifications

2,058

1,285

9,313

3,731

Less indemnified loans sold, repaid or refinanced

3,104

2,053

7,613

3,469

Loans indemnified by PFSI at end of period

$

15,488

$

15,628

$

15,488

$

15,628

Repurchase activity:

Total loans repurchased by PFSI

$

31,109

$

9,146

$

75,023

$

43,699

Less:

Loans repurchased by correspondent lenders

7,857

7,207

30,309

23,713

Loans repaid by borrowers or resold with defects resolved

6,508

5,282

11,084

12,649

Net loans repurchased with losses chargeable to liability for representations and warranties

$

16,744

$

(3,343)

$

33,630

$

7,337

Net losses charged to liability for representations and warranties

$

735

$

151

$

2,120

$

643

At end of period:

Unpaid principal balance of loans subject to representations and warranties

$

245,528,045

$

199,194,983

Liability for representations and warranties

$

45,806

$

28,504

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repurchased loans totaling $31.1 million and $75.0 million in UPB, respectively. We recorded losses of $735,000 and $2.1 million net of recoveries during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. If the outstanding balance of loans we purchase and sell subject to representations and warranties increases, the loans sold continue to season, economic conditions change, correspondent lenders become unwilling or unable to repurchase defective loans, or investor and insurer loss mitigation strategies are adjusted, the level of repurchase and loss activity may increase.

Loan origination fees

Loan origination fees increased $19.0 million and $103.8 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases were primarily due to an increase in volume of loans we produced.

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Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

Fulfillment fees from PMT represent fees we collect for services we perform on behalf of PMT in connection with the acquisition, packaging and sale of loans. The fulfillment fees were calculated as a percentage of the UPB of the loans we fulfilled for PMT through June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, fulfillment fees are calculated based on the number of loans we fulfill for PMT.

Fulfillment fees decreased $10.9 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in loan commitment volume and an increase in discretionary reductions in our fee schedule, partially offset by an increase in PMT’s loan production volume. Fulfilment fees increased $9.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in PMT’s loan production volume, partially offset by the effect of the amendment to the fulfillment fee structure noted above, which generally reduced the fulfillment fees collected per loan fulfilled.

Net Loan Servicing Fees

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

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Loan servicing fees

$

267,758

$

250,368

$

787,224

$

735,551

Effects of MSRs and MSLs

(234,128)

(117,561)

(699,003)

(322,599)

Net loan servicing fees

$

33,630

$

132,807

$

88,221

$

412,952

Loan Servicing Fees

Following is a summary of our loan servicing fees:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Loan servicing fees:

From non-affiliates

$

216,592

$

203,696

$

635,620

$

601,527

From PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

20,703

18,752

59,811

48,806

Other

Late charges

8,779

8,378

25,681

32,251

Other

21,684

19,542

66,112

52,967

30,463

27,920

91,793

85,218

$

267,758

$

250,368

$

787,224

$

735,551

Average loan servicing portfolio (1)

MSRs

$

255,848,174

$

234,329,363

$

248,618,772

$

231,482,498

MSLs

$

7,510,517

$

1,965,041

$

5,263,080

$

2,331,068

Subserviced for PMT

$

211,094,125

$

152,096,012

$

196,232,751

$

146,109,184

(1)Excluding PFSI-owned loans

Loan servicing fees from non-affiliates generally relate to our MSRs which are primarily related to servicing we provide for loans included in Agency securitizations. These fees are contractually established at an annualized percentage of the unpaid principal balance of the loan serviced and we collect these fees from borrower payments. Loan servicing fees from PMT are primarily related to PMT’s MSRs and are established at monthly per-loan amounts based on whether the loan is a fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loan and the loan’s delinquency or foreclosure status as detailed in Note 4 – Transactions with Related Parties to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Other loan servicing fees are comprised primarily of borrower-contracted fees such as late charges and reconveyance fees.

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The increases in loan servicing fees from non-affiliates and from PMT for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods ended September 30, 2020, were primarily due to growth of our loan servicing portfolio. The increases in other loan servicing fees for the quarter and nine months ended on September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods ended in 2020, were primarily due to increases in fees related to borrower early loan payoffs resulting from the current low interest rate environment.

Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Liabilities

The company has elected to carry its servicing assets and liabilities at fair value. Changes in fair value have two components: changes due to realization of the contractual servicing fees and changes due to changes in market inputs used to estimate the fair value of MSRs and MSLs. We endeavor to moderate the effects changes in fair value by entering into derivatives transactions and – through March of 2021 – with financing certain of our purchases of MSRs with the sale of a portion of the MSR assets’ cash flows to PMT in the form of ESS.

Change in fair value of MSRs, MSLs and ESS and the related hedging results are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

MSR and MSL valuation changes:

Realization of cash flows

$

(82,217)

$

(90,187)

$

(250,551)

$

(302,541)

Other changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities

(65,452)

(37,030)

(9,923)

(1,065,678)

(147,669)

(127,217)

(260,474)

(1,368,219)

Change in fair value of excess servicing spread

3,135

(1,037)

18,293

Hedging results

(86,459)

6,521

(437,492)

1,027,327

Total change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage servicing liabilities and excess servicing spread financing net of hedging results

$

(234,128)

$

(117,561)

$

(699,003)

$

(322,599)

Average balances:

Mortgage servicing rights

$

3,466,325

$

2,252,504

$

3,229,798

$

2,364,573

Mortgage servicing liabilities

$

101,021

$

31,070

$

69,059

$

29,635

Excess servicing spread financing

$

$

149,035

$

28,830

$

158,636

At end of period:

Mortgage servicing rights

$

3,611,120

$

2,333,821

Mortgage servicing liabilities

$

47,567

$

31,698

Excess servicing spread financing

$

$

142,990

Changes in realization of cash flows are influenced by changes in the level of servicing assets and liabilities and changes in estimates of the remaining cash flows to be realized. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same periods ended September 30, 2020, realization of cash flows decreased primarily due to a significant increase in the balance of loans underlying our MSLs, which contribute positively to realization of cash flows as the liabilities decrease with the resolution of the loans.

Other changes in fair value of MSRs reflect faster-than anticipated prepayments and increases in short-term prepayment projections of the mortgage loans underlying our investment in MSRs during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, while increased expectations of prepayments due to interest rate declines impacted other changes in fair value of MSRs during the same periods ended September 30, 2020.

Hedging results reflect valuation losses attributable to the effects of interest rate increases on the fair value of the hedging instruments during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the impact of interest rate declines in the comparable periods in 2020.

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Following is a summary of our loan servicing portfolio:

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Loans serviced

Prime servicing:

Owned:

Mortgage servicing rights

Originated

$

232,373,814

$

196,873,590

Acquired

26,847,134

41,537,219

259,220,948

238,410,809

Mortgage servicing liabilities

8,885,785

2,857,492

Loans held for sale

9,295,126

11,063,938

277,401,859

252,332,239

Subserviced for PMT

217,984,987

174,360,317

Total prime servicing

495,386,846

426,692,556

Special servicing subserviced for PMT

28,801

58,274

Total loans serviced

$

495,415,647

$

426,750,830

Delinquencies:

Owned servicing (1):

30-89 days

$

6,601,724

$

7,611,216

90 days or more

13,322,455

22,545,750

$

19,924,179

$

30,156,966

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

30-89 days

$

1,643,010

$

3,225,010

90 days or more

5,922,433

14,904,052

$

7,565,443

$

18,129,062

Subserviced for PMT (1):

30-89 days

$

1,098,566

$

1,250,381

90 days or more

2,275,366

4,543,660

$

3,373,932

$

5,794,041

Delinquent loans in COVID-19 pandemic-related forbearance:

30-89 days

$

258,066

$

593,517

90 days or more

1,408,078

3,690,505

$

1,666,144

$

4,284,022

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

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Net Interest expense

Net interest expense increased $12.2 million and $64.6 million, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases were primarily due to:

a decrease in placement fees we receive relating to custodial funds that we manage due to decreased earning rates;
an increase in interest shortfall on repayments of loans serviced for Agency securitizations, reflecting increased loan payoffs as a result of increased borrower refinancing activity due to the lower interest rate environment; and
interest on unsecured senior notes that bear interest at higher rates than the secured borrowings they replace and that were not outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Management fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

Management fees earned from PMT are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

   

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Base management

    

$

8,778

    

$

8,508

$

25,875

    

$

25,851

Performance incentive (adjustment)

(258)

3,007

$

8,520

$

8,508

$

28,882

$

25,851

Net assets of PMT at end of period

$

2,479,327

$

2,281,266

Management fees increased $12,000 and $3.0 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increase in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to $3.0 million of performance incentive fees earned as a result of PMT’s increased profitability during the measurement period ended September 30, 2021, on which its performance incentive fee is based.

Expenses

Compensation

Compensation expenses are summarized below:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(in thousands)

Salaries and wages

$

148,275

$

117,230

$

446,381

$

308,629

Incentive compensation

63,715

57,257

208,258

154,597

Taxes and benefits

28,369

20,858

89,845

61,316

Stock and unit-based compensation

8,824

7,095

28,595

26,220

$

249,183

$

202,440

$

773,079

$

550,762

Head count:

Average

7,247

5,672

7,081

4,978

Period end

7,261

6,019

Compensation expense increased $46.7 million and $222.3 million, respectively, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. The increases were primarily due to growth in head count made to accommodate the growth in our loan production and servicing activities.

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Loan origination

Loan origination expense increased $27.2 million and $93.3 million, respectively, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases were primarily due to increased lending activities during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods during 2020.

Technology

Technology expense increased $3.4 million and $30.3 million, respectively, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases were primarily due to growth in our loan servicing operations and continued investment in our loan production and servicing infrastructure.

Servicing

Servicing expenses decreased $43.2 million and $91.4 million, respectively, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020. This decrease in servicing expenses was primarily due to reversal of the provision for estimated servicing advances losses recorded in prior periods during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The reduction reflects the recent improvements in the performance of our servicing portfolio.

Professional services

Professional expenses increased $6.1 million and $18.3 million, respectively, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases were primarily due to increases in legal fees and consulting fees related to our investments in technology infrastructure.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rates were 26.6% and 26.2% during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to 26.5% and 26.4% during the same periods in 2020.

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Balance Sheet Analysis

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

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

ASSETS

Cash and short-term investments

$

481,543

$

547,933

Loans held for sale at fair value

9,659,695

11,616,400

Derivative assets

429,984

711,238

Servicing advances, net

522,906

579,528

Investments in and advances to affiliates

51,470

168,972

Mortgage servicing rights

3,611,120

2,581,174

Loans eligible for repurchase

4,335,378

14,625,447

Other

653,042

767,103

Total assets

$

19,745,138

$

31,597,795

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Short-term debt

$

7,416,941

$

10,176,274

Long-term debt

3,085,989

2,085,274

Liability for loans eligible for repurchase

4,335,378

14,625,447

Income taxes payable

659,768

622,700

Other

742,760

698,712

Total liabilities

16,240,836

28,208,407

Stockholders' equity

3,504,302

3,389,388

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

19,745,138

$

31,597,795

Leverage ratio:

Total Debt / Stockholders' equity

3.0

3.6

Total Debt / Tangible stockholders' equity

3.1

3.7

Total assets decreased $11.9 billion from $31.6 billion at December 31, 2020 to $19.7 billion at September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $10.3 billion in loans eligible for repurchase and $2.0 billion in loans held for sale at fair value, partially offset by an increase of $1.0 billion in MSRs. The decrease in loans eligible for repurchase was primarily due to increased early buyout activity resulting in a decrease in delinquent loans underlying Ginnie Mae securities in our servicing portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Total liabilities decreased $12.0 billion from $28.2 billion at December 31, 2020 to $16.2 billion at September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $10.3 billion in liability for loans eligible for repurchase, a decrease of $2.8 billion in short-term debt, partially offset by an increase of $1.0 billion in long-term debt.

Cash Flows

Our cash flows are summarized below:

    

Nine months ended September 30, 

 

2021

    

2020

    

Change

 

(in thousands)

Operating

$

2,770,083

$

(3,923,531)

$

6,693,614

Investing

(301,458)

 

924,599

 

(1,226,057)

Financing

(2,524,885)

 

3,339,596

 

(5,864,481)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash

$

(56,260)

$

340,664

$

(396,924)

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Our cash flows resulted in a net decrease in cash and restricted cash of $56.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as discussed below.

Operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $2.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared with net cash used in operating activities of $3.9 billion during the same period in 2020. Our cash flows from operating activities are primarily influenced by changes in the levels of our inventory of mortgage loans as shown below:

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Cash flows from:

Loans held for sale

$

3,030,122

$

(3,383,080)

Other operating sources

(260,039)

(540,451)

$

2,770,083

$

(3,923,531)

Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 totaled $301.5 million, primarily due to $471.3 million in net settlement of derivative financial instruments used to hedge our investment in MSRs, partially offset by a $117.1 million decrease in margin deposits. Net cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 totaled $924.6 million, primarily due to $1.0 billion in net settlement of derivative financial instruments used to hedge our investment in MSRs.

Financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $2.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease of $1.6 billion in borrowings, $700.8 million of repurchase of our common stock and $134.6 million of repayment of ESS financing. The reduction in borrowings reflects reduced inventory of loans held for sale, combined with repurchase of common stock. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $3.3 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to reduced financing of mortgage loans held for sale and the issuance of Unsecured Notes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity reflects our ability to meet our current obligations (including our operating expenses and, when applicable, the retirement of, and margin calls relating to, our debt, and margin calls relating to hedges on our commitments to purchase or originate mortgage loans and on our MSR investments), fund new originations and purchases, and make investments as we identify them. We expect our primary sources of liquidity to be through cash flows from business activities, proceeds from bank borrowings, proceeds from and issuance of equity or debt offerings. We believe that our liquidity is sufficient to meet our current liquidity needs.

The effect of the Pandemic on our operations, liquidity and capital resources remain uncertain and difficult to predict, for further discussion of the potential impacts of the Pandemic please also see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II. Item 1A. and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021.

The CARES Act allows borrowers with federally-backed loans to request temporary payment forbearance in response to the increased borrower hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and may require us as the servicer to advance principal and interest to investors for up to four months on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans and longer on Ginnie Mae and other government agency backed loans, as well as advancing property taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses. In April 2020, the Company entered into a new Ginnie Mae servicing advance financing transaction allowing the Company to borrow $600 million in excess of our currently outstanding MSR term notes against Ginnie

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Mae MSRs and servicing advances. The Ginnie Mae servicing advances eligible for financing include advances made to support regularly scheduled monthly principal and interest to mortgage-backed securities holders, taxes, homeowners insurance and escrowed items and other costs related to servicing delinquent loans. We are also in ongoing discussions with our lending partners to align our servicing advance assets and financing capacity, and to further diversify our financing alternatives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the number of loans that are delinquent in our Ginnie Mae MSR portfolio. The Ginnie Mae guidelines provides us with the option to purchase loans that are at least three months delinquent out of the underlying Ginnie Mae securities as an alternative to continuing to advance principal and interest payments to the holders of the Ginnie Mae securities. We refer to such loans as “early buyout” or EBO loans.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we purchased $16.4 billion in UPB of EBO loans from our Ginnie Mae MSR portfolio. Our objective is to work with the borrowers to cure the loan delinquency through either borrower reperformance or modification of the loans’ terms. When curing the delinquency is not feasible, we work to settle the loan and collect our claims from the applicable insurer or guarantor. When we are able to cure the delinquency, we are able to re-deliver the cured loan into another Ginnie Mae guaranteed security. Depending on the method used to cure a borrower delinquency, the Ginnie Mae program may require at least a six month period of timely borrower payments before we are able to re-deliver the loan. Therefore, regardless of whether we cure or settle the repurchased loan, our investment in the EBO loans may require a substantial holding period. We have financed our EBO purchases by expanding our borrowing capacity under existing facilities and by procuring a dedicated EBO repurchase agreement facility.

Our current borrowing strategy is to finance our assets where we believe such borrowing is prudent, appropriate and available. Our borrowing activities are in the form of sales of assets under agreements to repurchase, sales of mortgage loan participation purchase and sale certificates, notes payable, a capital lease and unsecured senior notes. A significant amount of our borrowings have short-term maturities and provide for advances with terms ranging from 45 days to 240 days. Because a significant portion of our current debt facilities consist of short-term borrowings, we expect to renew these facilities in advance of maturity in order to ensure our ongoing liquidity and access to capital or otherwise allow ourselves sufficient time to replace any necessary financing.

On July 30, 2021, the Company through two of its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, Issuer Trust and PLS, and its direct wholly owned subsidiary, PennyMac, entered into agreements to syndicate two existing variable funding note repurchase agreements, as part of the structured finance transaction that PLS uses to finance Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights and related excess servicing spread and servicing advance receivables. The Company entered into (i) an Amended and Restated Series 2016-MSRVF1 Master Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer, Citibank, N.A., as a buyer, and PennyMac, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement”), related to the servicing spread; and (ii) an Amended and Restated Series 2020-SPIADVF1 Master Repurchase Agreement by and among PLS, as seller, CSFB, as administrative agent to the buyers, CSCIB, as a buyer, Citibank, as a buyer, and PennyMac, as a guarantor (the “Syndicated GMSR SAR Agreement”), related to the servicing advance receivables.

The Syndicated GMSR Servicing Spread Agreement added Citibank as a syndicate buyer, and increased the maximum purchase price from $400 to $500 million, all of which was committed on a 50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank. The Syndicated GMSR SAR Agreement added Citibank as a syndicate buyer, with the maximum purchase price of $600 million unchanged, all of which is committed on a 50-50 pro rata basis between CSCIB and Citibank.

Our repurchase agreements represent the sales of assets together with agreements for us to buy back the respective assets at a later date. The table below presents the average, maximum daily and ending balances:

Quarter ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(in thousands)

Average balance

$

6,031,491

$

3,363,140

$

7,336,341

$

2,669,336

Maximum daily balance

$

8,044,148

$

7,267,046

$

10,969,029

$

7,267,046

Balance at period end

$

6,903,302

$

7,267,046

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The differences between the average and maximum daily balances on our repurchase agreements reflect the fluctuations throughout the month of our inventory as we fund and pool mortgage loans for sale in guaranteed mortgage securitizations.

Our repurchase agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender at its option, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. A margin deficit will generally result from any decrease in the market value (as determined by the applicable lender) of the assets subject to the related financing agreement. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.

Our secured financing agreements at PLS require us to comply with various financial covenants. The most significant financial covenants currently include the following:

a minimum in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $100 million;

a minimum tangible net worth of $1.25 billion;

a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of 10:1; and

at least one other warehouse or repurchase facility that finances amounts and assets that are similar to those being financed under certain of our existing secured financing agreements.

With respect to servicing performed for PMT, PLS is also subject to certain covenants under PMT’s debt agreements. Covenants in PMT’s debt agreements are equally, or sometimes less, restrictive than the covenants described above.

Our Unsecured Notes’ indentures contain covenants that limit the Company and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to engage in specified types of transactions, including, but not limited to the following:

pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain loans or investments;
incur, assume or guarantee additional debt or issue preferred stock;
incur liens on assets;
merge or consolidate with another person or sell all or substantially all of our assets to another person;
transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets including capital stock of subsidiaries;
enter into transactions with affiliates; and
allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of our non-guarantor restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

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

We are also subject to liquidity and net worth requirements established by 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 its approved single-family issuers, as summarized below:

FHFA liquidity requirement is equal to 0.035% (3.5 basis points) of total Agency servicing UPB plus an incremental 200 basis points of the amount by which total nonperforming Agency servicing UPB (reduced

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by 70% of the UPB of nonperforming Agency loans that are in COVID-19 payment forbearance and were current when they entered such forbearance) exceeds 6% of the applicable Agency servicing UPB; allowable assets to satisfy liquidity requirement include cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted), certain investment-grade securities that are available for sale or held for trading including Agency mortgage-backed securities, obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and U.S. Treasury obligations, and unused and available portions of committed servicing advance lines;

FHFA net worth requirement is a minimum net worth of $2.5 million plus 0.25% (25 basis points) of UPB for total 1-4 unit residential mortgage loans serviced and a tangible net worth/total assets ratio greater than or equal to 6%;

Ginnie Mae single-family issuer minimum liquidity requirement is equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 0.10% (10 basis points) of the issuer’s outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family securities, which must be met with cash and cash equivalents; and

Ginnie Mae net worth requirement is equal to $2.5 million plus 0.35% (35 basis points) of the issuer’s outstanding Ginnie Mae single-family obligations.

We believe that we are currently in compliance with the applicable Agency requirements.

On August 4, 2021, our Board of Directors increased our common stock repurchase program from $1 billion to $2 billion. Share repurchases may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date and the authorization does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock. From inception through September 30, 2021, we have repurchased $1.0 billion of common shares under our stock repurchase program.

We continue to explore a variety of means of financing our continued growth, including debt financing through bank warehouse lines of credit, bank loans, repurchase agreements, securitization transactions and corporate debt. However, there can be no assurance as to how much additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the financing will take or whether such efforts will be successful.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Guarantees

As of September 30, 2021, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Debt Obligations

As described further above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” our debt obligations include borrowings with major financial institution counterparties in the form of sales of assets under agreements to repurchase, mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements, notes payable and a capital lease.

The borrower under assets sold under agreements to repurchase, mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements and certain notes payables may be PLS, the Issuer Trust or the PFSI Issuer Trust. All PLS debt obligations are guaranteed by PennyMac.

Under the terms of these agreements, PLS is required to comply with certain financial covenants, as described further above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and various non-financial covenants customary for transactions of this nature. As of September 30, 2021, we believe we were in compliance in all material respects with these covenants.

The repurchase agreements also contain margin call provisions that, upon notice from the applicable lender, require us to transfer cash or, in some instances, additional assets in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. Upon notice from the applicable lender, we will generally be required to satisfy the margin call on the day of such notice or within one business day thereafter, depending on the timing of the notice.

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In addition, the agreements contain events of default (subject to certain materiality thresholds and grace periods), including payment defaults, breaches of covenants and/or certain representations and warranties, cross-defaults, guarantor defaults, servicer termination events and defaults, material adverse changes, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and other events of default customary for these types of transactions. The remedies for such events of default are also customary for these types of transactions and include the acceleration of the principal amount outstanding under the agreements and the liquidation by our lenders of the mortgage loans or other collateral then subject to the agreements.

The Company has issued Unsecured Notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Company’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries defined in the indenture under which the Unsecured Notes were issued). The Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants under terms of the Unsecured Notes. On September 16, 2021, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% unsecured senior notes due on September 15, 2031. We believe the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants in the Unsecured Notes as of September 30, 2021.

Our debt obligations have the following size and maturities:

Outstanding

Total

Committed

Lender

    

indebtedness (1)

    

facility size (2)

    

facility (2)

    

Maturity date (2)

(dollar amounts in thousands)

                                        

Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (3)

$

1,966,825

$

4,950,000

$

1,950,000

March 31, 2023

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC & Citibank, N.A. (3)

$

100,000

$

100,000

$

100,000

March 31, 2023

Bank of America, N.A.

$

1,374,800

$

1,800,000

$

540,000

June 7, 2023

Royal Bank of Canada

$

881,805

$

1,000,000

$

500,000

September 14, 2022

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

714,819

$

3,000,000

$

September 29, 2023

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

39,301

$

750,000

$

50,000

June 6, 2023

Barclays Bank PLC

$

657,729

$

750,000

$

375,000

November 3, 2022

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

$

297,957

$

1,000,000

$

500,000

December 23, 2022

BNP Paribas

$

297,821

$

600,000

$

300,000

July 31, 2023

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

$

247,579

$

600,000

$

300,000

November 2, 2022

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

$

223,713

$

350,000

$

175,000

October 6, 2022

Citibank, N.A. (3)

$

100,953

$

950,000

$

600,000

August 10, 2023

Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements

Bank of America, N.A.

$

519,784

$

550,000

$

June 8, 2022

Notes payable

GMSR 2018-GT1 Notes

$

650,000

$

650,000

February 25, 2023

GMSR 2018-GT2 Notes

$

650,000

$

650,000

August 25, 2023

Unsecured Senior Notes - 5.375%

$

650,000

$

650,000

October 15, 2025

Unsecured Senior Notes - 4.25%

$

650,000

$

650,000

February 15, 2029

Unsecured Senior Notes - 5.75%

$

500,000

$

500,000

September 15, 2031

Credit Suisse AG (3)

$

$

$

November 19, 2021

Obligations under capital lease

Banc of America Leasing and Capital LLC

$

5,583

$

25,000

$

June 13, 2022

(1)Outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2021.
(2)Total facility size, committed facility and maturity date include contractual changes through the date of this Report.
(3)The $100 million is borrowed from with CSFB & Citibank, N.A. under a sale of a VFN under an agreement to repurchase up to a maximum of $500 million secured by Ginnie Mae MSRs. No borrowing is outstanding from CSFB & Citibank, N.A. under a sale of the GMSR Servicing Advance Notes under an agreement to repurchase up to a maximum of $600 million. Maximum amounts borrowed under both agreements to repurchase may be reduced by amounts utilized under other debt agreements with CSFB and Citibank N.A.

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The amount at risk (the fair value of the assets pledged plus the related margin deposit, less the amount advanced by the counterparty and accrued interest) relating to our assets sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized by counterparty below as of September 30, 2021:

Weighted average

maturity of 

advances under 

Counterparty

    

Amount at risk

    

repurchase agreement

   

Facility maturity

(in thousands)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC & Citibank, N.A. (1)

$

2,403,804

March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (2)

$

255,253

November 18, 2021

March 31, 2023

Bank of America, N.A.

$

753,370

December 21, 2021

June 7, 2023

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

372,221

November 21, 2021

September 29, 2023

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$

54,487

December 7, 2021

June 6, 2023

Goldman Sachs

$

246,809

November 11, 2021

December 23, 2022

BNP Paribas

$

152,152

December 21, 2021

July 31, 2023

Barclays Bank PLC

$

78,565

November 30, 2021

November 3, 2022

Royal Bank of Canada

$

78,230

January 3, 2022

September 14, 2022

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

$

20,794

November 26, 2021

November 2, 2022

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

$

10,636

December 19, 2021

October 6, 2022

Citibank, N.A. (2)

$

5,401

December 2, 2021

August 10, 2023

(1)The borrowing facility with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC & Citibank, N.A. is in the form of a sale of a variable funding note under an agreement to repurchase.
(2)The borrowing facilities with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC and Citibank, N.A. are in the form of an asset sale under agreement to repurchase.

All debt financing arrangements that matured between September 30, 2021 and the date of this Report have been renewed or extended and are described in Note 12Short-Term Borrowings to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices, real estate values and other market-based risks. The primary market risks that we are exposed to are fair value risk, interest rate risk and prepayment risk.

Fair Value Risk

Our IRLCs, mortgage loans held for sale, MSRs and MSLs are reported at their fair values. The fair value of these assets fluctuates primarily due to changes in interest rates. The fair value risk we face is primarily attributable to interest rate risk and prepayment risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations, and other factors beyond our control. Changes in interest rates affect both the fair value of, and interest income we earn from, our mortgage-related investments and our derivative financial instruments. This effect is most pronounced with fixed-rate mortgage assets.

In general, rising interest rates negatively affect the fair value of our IRLCs and inventory of mortgage loans held for sale and positively affect the fair value of our MSRs. Changes in interest rate significantly influence the prepayment speeds of the loans underlying our investments in MSRs and ESS, which can have a significant effect on their fair values. Changes in interest rate are most prominently reflected in the prepayment speeds of the loans underlying our investments in MSRs and ESS and the discount rate used in their valuation.

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Our operating results will depend, in part, on differences between the income from our investments and our financing costs. Presently our debt financing is based on a floating rate of interest calculated on a fixed spread over the relevant index, as determined by the particular financing arrangement.

Prepayment Risk

To the extent that the actual prepayment rate on the mortgage loans underlying our MSRs differs from what we projected when we initially recognized these assets and liabilities when we measure fair value as of the end of each reporting period, the carrying value of these assets and liabilities will be affected. In general, a decrease in the principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying our MSRs or an increase in prepayment expectations will decrease our estimates of the fair value of the MSRs, thereby reducing net servicing income, partially offset by the beneficial effect on net servicing income of a corresponding reduction in the fair value of our MSLs and ESS.

Risk Management Activities

We engage in risk management activities primarily in an effort to mitigate the effect of changes in interest rates on the fair value of our assets. To manage this price risk, we use derivative financial instruments acquired with the intention of moderating the risk that changes in market interest rates will result in unfavorable changes in the fair value of our assets, primarily prepayment exposure on our MSR investments as well as IRLCs and our inventory of loans held for sale. Our objective is to minimize our hedging expense and maximize our loss coverage based on a given hedge expense target. We do not use derivative financial instruments other than IRLCs and repurchase agreement derivatives (both of which arise from our operations) for purposes other than in support of our risk management activities.

Our strategies are reviewed daily within a disciplined risk management framework. We use a variety of interest rate and spread shifts and scenarios and define target limits for market value and liquidity loss in those scenarios. With respect to our IRLCs and inventory of loans held for sale, we use MBS forward sale contracts to lock in the price at which we will sell the mortgage loans or resulting MBS, and further use MBS put options to mitigate the risk of our IRLCs not closing at the rate we expect. With respect to our MSRs, we seek to mitigate mortgage-based loss exposure utilizing MBS forward purchase and sale contracts, address exposures to smaller interest rate shifts with Treasury and interest rate swap futures, and use options and swaptions to achieve target coverage levels for larger interest rate shocks.

Fair Value Sensitivities

The following sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; only contemplate the movements in the indicated variables; do not incorporate changes to other variables; are subject to the accuracy of various models and inputs used; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect our overall financial performance in such scenarios, including operational adjustments made by management to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, the following estimates should not be viewed as earnings forecasts.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following tables summarize the estimated change in fair value of MSRs as of September 30, 2021, given several shifts in pricing spreads, prepayment speed and annual per loan cost of servicing:

Change in fair value attributable to shift in:

    

-20%

    

-10%

    

-5%

    

+5%

    

+10%

    

+20%

 

(in thousands)

Pricing spread

$

257,091

$

124,202

$

61,065

$

(59,086)

$

(116,282)

$

(225,331)

Prepayment speed

$

338,259

$

162,613

$

79,766

$

(76,847)

$

(150,928)

$

(291,339)

Annual per-loan cost of servicing

$

126,799

$

63,399

$

31,700

$

(31,700)

$

(63,399)

$

(126,799)

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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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. However, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.

Our management has conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report as required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is 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, the Company may be involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and other claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined, but despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, management believes that the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings and exposure will not have, individually or taken together, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company. Set forth below are material updates to legal proceedings of the Company.

On November 5, 2019, Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Black Knight, Inc. (“BKI”), filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Florida (the “Florida State Court”), captioned Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 2019-CA-007908 (the “BKI Complaint”). Allegations contained within the BKI Complaint include breach of contract and misappropriation of MSP® System trade secrets in order to develop an imitation mortgage-processing system intended to replace the MSP® System. The BKI Complaint seeks damages for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, injunctive relief under the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act and declaratory judgment of ownership of all intellectual property and software developed by or on behalf of PLS as a result of its wrongful use of and access to the MSP® System and related trade secret and confidential information. On March 30, 2020, the Florida State Court granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by PLS. Consequently, on April 27, 2020, PLS dismissed its federal court action without prejudice to pursue those claims in arbitration as well. While no assurance can be provided as to the ultimate outcome of this claim or the account of any losses to the Company, the Company believes the BKI Complaint is without merit and plans to vigorously defend the matter, which remains pending.

On January 7, 2021, PLS received a letter from the CFPB notifying PLS that, in accordance with the CFPB’s discretionary Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise (“NORA”) process, the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement was considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against PLS for alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act. The CFPB's examination covered the period from March 2015 through September 2016. Should the CFPB commence an action, it may seek restitution, civil monetary penalties, injunctive relief, or other corrective action, the extent of which remains uncertain at this time. Notably, certain of the alleged violations were originally self-identified by PLS and remediated prior to the CFPB's examination, and all alleged violations were fully remediated as of August 2017. PLS confirmed these remediation actions as well as full restitution to any affected borrowers in its response to the NORA letter on February 8, 2021. While the NORA process remains open and pending at this time, and there can be no assurance as to the nature or extent of any actions taken by the CFPB with regard to these alleged violations, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of this matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial statements or operations.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021.

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

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

The following table summarizes information about our stock repurchase during the quarter ended September 30, 2021:

    

Total number
of shares
purchased

    


Average price
paid per share

    

Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or program (1)

Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under
the plans
or program (1)

July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021

2,531,713

$

60.16

2,531,713

$

52,707,024

August 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021

530,237

$

66.23

530,237

$

1,018,077,871

September 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021

1,133,494

$

63.69

1,133,494

$

946,779,369

Total

4,195,444

$

63.08

4,195,444

$

946,779,369

(1)In August 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase to the Company’s common stock repurchase program from $1 billion to $2 billion. The stock repurchase program does not require the Company to purchase a specific number of shares, and the timing and amount of any shares repurchased are based on market conditions and other factors, including price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. Stock repurchases may be effected through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, including pursuant to a trading plan implemented pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date but may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits

Incorporated by Reference from the Below-Listed Form (Each Filed under SEC File Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

2.1

Contribution Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2018, by and among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., New PennyMac Merger Sub, LLC, Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, and the Contributors.

8-K12B

November 1, 2018

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

8-K12B

November 1, 2018

3.1.1

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

8-K12B

November 1, 2018

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

8-K12B

November 1, 2018

3.2.1

Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (formerly known as New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.).

10-Q

November 4, 2019

4.1

Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2021, among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.750% Senior Notes due 2031.

8-K

September 16, 2021

4.2

Form of Global Note for 5.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (included in Exhibit 4.1).

8-K

September 16, 2021

4.3

First Supplemental Indenture, dated October 7, 2021, among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029.

8-K

October 7, 2021

4.4

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 7, 2021, among PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025.

8-K

October 7, 2021

10.1

Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC, MSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2016-MSRVF1.

8-K

August 5, 2021

10.2

Amendment No. 3 to the Series 2020-MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank, N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch.

8-K

August 5, 2021

10.3

Amendment No. 5 to the Series 2016-MSRVF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Citibank N.A., PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC.

8-K

August 5, 2021

10.4

Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2021, by and among PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.A., and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC, MSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2020-SPIADVF1.

8-K

August 5, 2021

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Incorporated by Reference from the Below-Listed Form (Each Filed under SEC File Number 15-68669 or 001-38727)

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

10.5

Second Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of July 30, 2021, by Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC in favor of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC on behalf of Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and Citibank, N.A.

8-K

August 5, 2021

10.6†

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Change of Control Severance Plan.

8-K

September 28, 2021

10.7

Amendment No. 3 to Fourth Amended and Restated Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2021, by and between PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P.

*

31.1

Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*

31.2

Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*

32.1

Certification of David A. Spector pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

**

32.2

Certification of Daniel S. Perotti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

**

101

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

101.LAB

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*Filed herewith

**The certifications attached hereto as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 Portions of the exhibit have been redacted.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: November 4, 2021

By:

/s/ DAVID A. SPECTOR

David A. Spector

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 4, 2021

By:

/s/ DANIEL S. PEROTTI

Daniel S. Perotti

Senior Managing Director and

Chief Financial Officer

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