Enact (ACT) 2 Feb 222021 Q4 Earnings call transcript

00:03 Hello, and welcome to Enact's Fourth Quarter Earnings Call. Please be advised that today conference call is being recorded. 00:11 I would now like to turn the conference over to your first speaker today, Daniel Kohl, Vice President of Investor Relations.

You may begin.

00:31 Thank you, and good morning, everyone. quarter fourth our to earnings call. Welcome

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and XX:XX morning, Rohit, everyone. good Thanks,

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XX:XX Credit [Operator Thank question from first with Harter Suisse. you. Our Instructions] Doug comes

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you. Thank XX:XX

XX:XX Thank you.

XX:XX Thank you.

comes Our with from Bose next question George KBW.

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XX:XX Thank you.

question with Partners. Our & next Geoffrey from comes Dowling Dunn

open. line is Your

Good Thanks. XX:XX morning.

XX:XXGood morning, Geoff.

annual dividends, you to special management. introducing want be your special review? could augmenting your that dividends I dividend consider will common Dean, a When you an for a follow-up with semi-annual on plans consideration or be commentary XX:XX on capital do think

It's that. a Geoff, question. good XX:XX appreciate

as basis. to about common think, a I of we the regular that a we're obviously quarterly initiation pivot thinking dividend on

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great. Okay, XX:XX you. Thank

welcome. You're XX:XX

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Bank Our next question comes Bhatia from of Mihir America. with

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Mihir. morning, Good XX:XX

Thank XX:XX Good for you morning. my question. morning. Hi, taking good

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for so the you Right. questions. taking much fair. That's Thank XX:XX

XX:XX Thanks, Mihir.

XX:XX Thank you.

Our from next Morgan. question Rick comes with JP Shane

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XX:XX interplay revisit and the last just couple in significantly like between you What are can Thanks Most morning. that fairly talk severity? asked little of but claims, and been a taking and how the have and quarters in down of really the that guys. second XXXX this for impacts the the just about been you've to implications year. my bit answered, the obviously the frequency Because your severities reserves? questions for Hey have seen half

XX of months. months. kind these perspective going Certainly, make claims. the seeing allows think I referenced of about question, by for in beyond activity really I last remain, a again, have outside to experience to prevalence Rick then XX any XX the of delinquent that question negative and and that prevented even in of we disruption or certain delinquencies months borrowers extended certain payments forbearance be period as from Yes, foreclosure to like Rohit the to XX:XX you're that, been you has So, think can of an our forbearance. addition quarter, borrowers considered payments last that state the that the kind And really cure of disrupted any talked are their claims consequences for without even has credit you elongation perspective of And in a XX:XX inside forbearance forbearance in moratorium from – in is but what that reporting up answer. thanks see our

it's think influx still function XX delinquent a an Rick, from our you'll to the perspective of but I months that borrowers rate, also as that allows So, a foreclosure cure X elevated another what after to then functioning claim to Now, process. think pick of and I progress process, is belief ones to remains delinquency start disruption of normal XX:XX we'll more cure resolves that forbearance disruption the our to see, that will see their financial unwinds. you months that up claims to start ultimately and probably through at reestablish activity, footing

have – terms claims, is delinquencies of in he prices many his a means things number. quarter while this then So actually I of footnote on actual XX:XX we price non-performing Dean’s to of paid, XX% down And of pulling that one our equity. in thing, end GSE. XX% of at add home for and So, have least we point there claims of that. that something And the delinquency XX:XX in at would average don't that on into that Rick. of encouraged our is fourth front second it remarks didn’t just loan by which we deals, are of kind with it in does made because at third the supplement, pay claims, includes artificially settlement are our was Yes. our not delinquencies, point thing the quarter have too equity do benefit the had appreciation claim base. prepared we claim we a our read of that on two fourth quarter much One paid XX:XX quarterly look in that seeing that not front amount you financial that number when claim

any it risk bit Lot in you much quarter, $X.XX there? which unrealized looking thought additional of of losses helpful. as into some a period hedging am looks of [ph], [long that One at of look had enter other great. portfolio, very investment in [ph] is curious of $X.XX we at on XX Obviously, I sort million of we dive more It's about Okay, information there thing, duration] the there. portfolio, [hawkish] the to XX:XX when a out little a in value. like impact book your is the of

at you gains Yeah, XX:XX talked unrealized end the our about, so down year. million amount to million $XXX $XX the came around about the of quarter-over-quarter Rick,

maintaining rates We assets gains. in we not our gain optimal a interest uptick a not ultimately liquidity, We the decline position. corresponding That's portfolio, investment have more hedging in and unrealized conservative locking tertiary preserving discussed or and portfolio necessarily more, is protecting our on position capital, in radar. potential not under our been management, risk-adjusted about in in unrealized of returns maintaining the kind think think pursuing the, that's on necessarily something

is XX:XX would long. the actually I say of that duration our portfolio not And

compare more with under we our our If scenario. in [ph], matching [peer duration of portfolio line you to stress of actually our are set] kind liability

getting paid something it Rick not, that we that look if basis So, risk. for we at we that extending duration, additional definitely a then is take we that have regular and that do on not are

XX:XX Okay, great. Thank you guys.

Thank XX:XX you.

Our next question BTIG. comes with from Ryan Gilbert

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Good for Hi, Thanks XX:XX thanks. taking morning everyone. my questions.

I extent in First the that it's the in break if one wondering the And expected is on to possible. NIW, number I'm came quarter. better you could out than

the in versus with Your a just up NIW performance quarter existing customers with the you relationship reactivating key between, customer, overall market. a doubling said, as

would details be any helpful? So,

you, Thank Ryan. XX:XX

we true key was shared in give and marketplace of a having in account we proposition. is that years IPO. business, of pause sensitivity would much I but to We too due that a of the for competitiveness have probably information the ratings us customer, in about full a effectively our strong the after our that value example upside relationships, XX:XX So, terms believe and unlocking as customer that competing post would the are given previously post-IPO that ratings, value reactivation potential market our we post five say a confidentiality the

was about good to are we strong we XX:XX we and IPO. As to was through say a it reactivated position, about speaking, post-IPO. we which tough our our perspective, had very Broadly share to MI we competitive lot rising, to account drive shared XX% refi in first differentiated given seems on strong very comment be it tailwinds XXX purchase that, closely our market competitive that disclose point, loans, strategy because XX:XX from aligned already with market reactivation, buyer and still because while specifically the talked received market but market, an during XXXX X confident in addition position side, that have further, gives has this out that received we demand expanded every are like example, X. that and reporting our And comment And solutions, and that relationships, more do would I relationship. very loans, key more very XXX to share, a interest XXXX decline home position than in in MI but whereas customer thought I but first-time to are the to loans less and the XX our and XX relationship purchase we early that in we market might concentration market to strength our at also to much rates because the feel it's purchase that seems helpful good MI because business XXXX long-term the at increased company of our would of market XX:XX So, our –towards is strong. good into is continues us industry, of some as shift actually even in loans purchase that purchase out that we but refi every industry going XXXX like the is could for

about potential, are we and at we NIW look optimistic when still So, XXXX beyond.

a anything you on a and that by the Do DQs is basis COVID to do just great. new driven that you. looks – percentage out variant – call up that It new delinquency that's are as question seasonality? Okay, Thank being XX:XX that's delinquencies. you on of a just wondering the of absolute as new My think or on and new ticked second is like think want in-force I'm else percentage policies they primarily side? you an

are XX:XX XXX about quarter-over-quarter. delinquencies up Yeah, new Ryan,

attribution but numbers, that delinquencies in important the I talking was some small frame in-part natural areas. we from did increase story, to still driven give it's disasters natural FEMA-impacted by think remarks relatively prepared increase the disaster, the from in we're about So,

in Louisiana, about through Ida we new August, those, the had books. and from wildfires in newest to addition XX:XX Hurricane October. about then our think And delinquencies think So, more California September,

very of their XXXX curve. are begin normal think loss These the XXXX progression to are books and perform So, that well. starting to continuing

and XX% pre-pandemic as development to In through same books they loss fact they're than delinquency normal better at performing the development their but pattern but those are that XXX So, age XX% the delinquencies. really will continue time think drivers experience expected. their aging, I as it’s they increase associated XX:XX new increase, note with just of important two is to the that

again, pretty small So, numbers.

the Right. for very Absolutely. much time. XX:XX I appreciate Thanks it.

XX:XX Thanks, Ryan.

Thank XX:XX you.

a follow-up with Dunn & have We from Dowling Partners. Geoffrey

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XX:XX from your wanted Thanks. now go after. to volatility. in and about is Dean, rate I the risk to and Right the premium about think XX% future of XXXX back force

mentioned, but there’s issue decline shift should towards product everybody. keeps going you mix also quarter-to-quarter as that this So, mix for obviously XXX%, shifts

writing does we've the given dealing more level quarter-to-quarter after product base mix this any the vintage the range where a much last changing, as the your given work four years? quarter mix? about around from what think shifts versus three, of at have what and done Is rate become you quarter there shift for shift you're development with historically, XXXX about So, we big And vintage that? roughly see how in you that been

Yeah XX:XX Good Geoff. question.

for and extremely on market base we I metric, specific think difficult rate is timing driven mix quantum that there's provide composition, embedded in to, that lot guidance where happening. refi fact the changes purchase that really it's items reasons credit of that mentioned given the it's lapse a earlier the kind of lapsing, –

the premium from lapsing the a book hypothesis and rate think given the older dilution or to position market that. of dilution than lapse-driven will years. leaves that impact and it’s rate drivers I course through lapse I think of years, not where has burn-out] various all true on XXXX to perspective, XXXX the today of is our less providing of agree we're now starting less two I start base lapse-driven books to changes portfolio to that there have to the rate over guidance is get embedded in subject books, that that simply a that XX:XX older XX% much the last with is do So, comprised [ph] just So, been lesser in [decay, XX:XX prospectively. book the

XX:XX All right.

changes, card on cause on can but and the more but quarter? So, ignoring basis pricing move always apples-to-apples rate, an basis simple on the than quarter basis see product evolution can't we there’s apples-to-apples guidance, rate to because XXX been basis historically, obviously, point base it point, mix XXX

it don't that I can [ph] XX:XX know you. I for [dimension]

I think it quarter-to-quarter. a impact has varied

you. market drivers a to are let if lump, in for due point dimensioning that think that look be would time, through Again, I the due all think maybe challenge at we'll I that, and quarter-to-quarter, more embedded us time, through is a to variation through various dimension the but take this but see time take in a we that time. at can that look

a you don't look in our it onwards, going number, basis right at based that up basis it XX:XX see think base go volatility in XX direction, was different is it some directions. XXX base dilution think, one in but goes think percentages, numbers, lapse terms rate like going rate up previously if of XX:XX quarters disclosed XXXX you at looking quarter third where your everything like down is we you there just in points would on direction. in volatility that Geoff quantitative and and then at points, just I the have to driven and it would give, So, down question in I is that I you if look do while if our goes expect, answer

come at see if can history. thumb rule you and find will of looking we we offline back to some So,

Yeah, my the be, have would prospectively. of prospectively, concern effect will on increase the think to up-tick expect going in thumb market potential the to rule the XX:XX rates, with an magnitude of changes. with we persistency the changes so, I of the some That's in interest

the a That's transition. the concern is, market. an So, a have my to as has forward, and come back effect there going to past from transition And historically, we'll on translate projected able be but we a look thumb per I'm market XX:XX a Geoff, in [what [ph] going not look to go to take purchase see with. sure what You're to of have a happened that would] refi rule let us se. isn't

to the XX:XX example, Yes, thumb it's, that contrary quarter, But dominated XX seeing is still mix mean, and would necessarily rate by your you if with this look shift, your quarter down we're think singles the rule bit, vintage. amortization, think up, be [helpful] I agree getting would I DTI again, that get [ph]. up, much this quarter, plus dangerous, environment. not XX eventually little Well, and about we're we're go of to at of first going talking you. I but your your for into saw be because a we that that drop as if I coming vintage go

the the And this so to point XX:XX becomes where than figure inflection it written rate. the about rather that get where assess in we just can vintage-mix trying we in your And out to move quarter shift. business directionally,

mentioned, an but look back see, go Rohit and which question. a don't and XX:XX prospectively, a Appreciate back is take I a quantitative have open take to answer, applicable look don't also go We and we’ll is think – question. the as it

XX:XX Great. Thanks.

Geoff. Thanks XX:XX

you. Thank XX:XX

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