Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities | 3. Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities The following table sets forth the carrying value of the Company’s mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and the related liabilities. In estimating the fair value of all mortgage servicing rights and related liabilities, the impact of the current environment was considered in the determination of key assumptions. MSRs and Related Liabilities June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 MSRs - fair value $ 7,149 $ 6,654 Excess spread financing at fair value $ 459 $ 509 Mortgage servicing rights financing at fair value 23 19 MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse at fair value $ 482 $ 528 Mortgage Servicing Rights The following table sets forth the activities of MSRs: Six Months Ended June 30, MSRs - Fair Value 2023 2022 Fair value - beginning of period $ 6,654 $ 4,223 Additions: Servicing retained from mortgage loans sold 133 360 Purchases of servicing rights 870 1,178 Dispositions: Sales of servicing assets and excess yield (280) (289) Changes in fair value: Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model (MSR MTM) 34 1,124 Changes in valuation due to amortization (273) (461) Other changes (1) 11 16 Fair value - end of period $ 7,149 $ 6,151 (1) Amounts primarily represent negative fair values reclassified from the MSR asset to reserves as underlying loans are removed from the MSR and other reclassification adjustments. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company sold $1,605 and $20,052 in unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of MSRs, of which $590 and $19,367 were retained by the Company as subservicer, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, certain agencies entered into agreements with the Company to purchase excess servicing cash flows (“excess yield”) on certain agency loans with a total UPB of approximately $41,958 for total proceeds of $294. The Company recorded a gain of $33 through the mark-to-market adjustments within “revenues - service related, net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. MSRs are segregated between investor type into agency and non-agency pools (referred to herein as “investor pools”) based upon contractual servicing agreements with investors at the respective balance sheet date to evaluate the MSR portfolio and fair value of the portfolio. Agency investors primarily consist of government sponsored enterprises (“GSE”), such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (“Freddie Mac” or “FHLMC”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae” or “FNMA”), and the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae” or “GNMA”). Non-agency investors consist of investors in private-label securitizations. The following table provides a breakdown of UPB and fair value for the Company’s MSRs: June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 MSRs - UPB and Fair Value Breakdown by Investor Pools UPB Fair Value UPB Fair Value Agency $ 431,876 $ 6,848 $ 380,502 $ 6,322 Non-agency 27,600 301 30,880 332 Total $ 459,476 $ 7,149 $ 411,382 $ 6,654 Refer to Note 13, Fair Value Measurements , for further discussion on key weighted-average inputs and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of MSRs. The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the Company’s MSRs when applying certain unfavorable variations of key assumptions to these assets for the dates indicated: Option Adjusted Spread (1) Total Prepayment Speeds Cost to Service per Loan MSRs - Hypothetical Sensitivities 100 bps Adverse Change 200 bps Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change June 30, 2023 Mortgage servicing rights $ (286) $ (549) $ (157) $ (305) $ (69) $ (139) Discount Rate Total Prepayment Speeds Cost to Service per Loan MSRs - Hypothetical Sensitivities 100 bps Adverse Change 200 bps Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change December 31, 2022 Mortgage servicing rights $ (266) $ (511) $ (136) $ (264) $ (61) $ (122) (1) Beginning in the second quarter of 2023, the Company valued MSRs using a stochastic option adjusted spread (“OAS”) instead of a static discount rate. Refer to Note 13, Fair Value Measurements , for further discussion. These hypothetical sensitivities should be evaluated with care. The effect on fair value of an adverse change in assumptions generally cannot be determined because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the fair value may not be linear. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor may lead to changes in other factors, which could impact the above hypothetical effects. Excess Spread Financing - Fair Value The Company had excess spread financing liability of $459 and $509, with UPB of $78,838 and $83,706 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Refer to Note 13, Fair Value Measurements , for key weighted-average inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of excess spread financing liability. The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the Company’s excess spread financing fair value when applying certain unfavorable variations of key assumptions to these liabilities for the dates indicated: Option Adjusted Spread (1) Prepayment Speeds Excess Spread Financing - Hypothetical Sensitivities 100 bps Adverse Change 200 bps Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change June 30, 2023 Excess spread financing $ 16 $ 34 $ 6 $ 18 Discount Rate Prepayment Speeds Excess Spread Financing - Hypothetical Sensitivities 100 bps Adverse Change 200 bps Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change December 31, 2022 Excess spread financing $ 19 $ 40 $ 11 $ 22 (1) Beginning in the second quarter of 2023, the Company valued excess spread financing using a stochastic OAS instead of a static discount rate. Refer to Note 13, Fair Value Measurements , for further discussion. These hypothetical sensitivities should be evaluated with care. The effect on fair value of an adverse change in assumptions generally cannot be determined because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the fair value may not be linear. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor may lead to changes in other factors, which could impact the above hypothetical effects. Also, a positive change in the above assumptions would not necessarily correlate with the corresponding decrease in the net carrying amount of the excess spread financing. Excess spread financing’s cash flow assumptions that are utilized in determining fair value are based on the related cash flow assumptions used in the financed MSRs. Any fair value change recognized in the financed MSRs attributable to related cash flows assumptions would inherently have an inverse impact on the carrying amount of the related excess spread financing. Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing - Fair Value The Company had MSR financing liability of $23 and $19 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Refer to Note 13, Fair Value Measurements , for key weighted-average inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of the MSR financing liability. Revenues - Service Related, net The following table sets forth the items comprising total “revenues - service related, net”: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Revenues - Service Related, net 2023 2022 2023 2022 Contractually specified servicing fees (1) $ 407 $ 378 $ 791 $ 705 Other service-related income (1) 19 39 33 72 Incentive and modification income (1) 8 9 14 18 Servicing late fees (1) 23 19 44 38 Mark-to-market adjustments - Servicing MSR MTM 139 326 34 1,124 Loss on MSR hedging activities (111) (89) (52) (229) Gain on MSR sales 32 1 32 1 Reclassifications (2) (9) (6) (18) (12) Excess spread /MSR financing MTM 12 (32) 6 (131) Total mark-to-market adjustments - Servicing 63 200 2 753 Amortization, net of accretion MSR amortization (148) (226) (273) (461) Excess spread accretion 11 27 21 60 Total amortization, net of accretion (137) (199) (252) (401) Originations service fees (3) 16 24 27 66 Corporate/Xome related service fees 21 22 40 34 Other (4) (18) (32) (36) (70) Total revenues - Service Related, net $ 402 $ 460 $ 663 $ 1,215 (1) The Company recognizes revenue on an earned basis for services performed. Amounts include subservicing related revenues. Amounts also include servicing fees from loans sold with servicing retained of $176 and $170 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $353 and $316 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. (2) Reclassifications include the impact of negative modeled cash flows which have been transferred to reserves on advances and other receivables. The negative modeled cash flows relate to advances and other receivables associated with inactive and liquidated loans that are no longer part of the MSR portfolio. (3) Amounts include fees collected from customers for originated loans and from other lenders for loans purchased through the correspondent channel, and include loan application, underwriting, and other similar fees. (4) Other represents the excess servicing fee that the Company pays to the counterparties under the excess spread financing arrangements, portfolio runoff and the payments made associated with MSR financing arrangements. |