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MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) today reported net income of $66.2 million for the second quarter of 2015, on revenue of $196.4 million. Net income attributable to PFSI common stockholders was $12.7 million, or $0.59 per diluted share.

Second Quarter 2015 Highlights

• Pretax income of $74.8 million, up 40 percent from the prior quarter
• Total net revenue of $196.4 million, up 40 percent from the prior quarter
  • Production revenue of $131.4 million, up 19 percent from the prior quarter
  • Servicing revenue of $58.1 million, up 191 percent from the prior quarter
  • Investment Management revenue of $6.9 million, down 31 percent from the prior quarter
• Total loan production activity of $13.0 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), up 47 percent from the prior quarter
• Servicing portfolio reached $136.2 billion in UPB, up 18 percent from March 31, 2015
• Net assets under management decreased to $1.8 billion, primarily resulting from the planned return of capital and distribution of earnings to investors in the private investment funds

Notable activity after quarter end:

• Completed the previously announced acquisition of $8.5 billion in UPB of Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) with associated excess servicing spread (ESS) sold to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT)

“PennyMac Financial achieved several significant milestones in the second quarter, including record earnings, record total production volumes, and over $1 billion in originations from consumer direct lending,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stanford L. Kurland. “Our increases in production were driven by a robust origination market, including strengthening purchase-money demand, and successful execution of our initiatives to increase market share. Our servicing portfolio grew by $21 billion, resulting from strong production volumes and the successful completion of previously announced MSR acquisitions.”

The following table presents the contribution of PennyMac Financial’s Production, Servicing and Investment Management segments to pretax income:

Production Segment

Production includes the correspondent acquisition of newly originated mortgage loans for PennyMac Financial’s own account, fulfillment services on behalf of PMT, and consumer direct lending.

PennyMac Financial’s loan production activity totaled $13.0 billion in UPB, of which $9.5 billion in UPB was for its own account, and $3.6 billion was fee-based fulfillment activity for PMT. Interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) on correspondent government-insured and consumer direct loans totaled $11.6 billion in UPB.

Production segment pretax income totaled $76.3 million, an increase of 13 percent from the first quarter due to higher mortgage production volume.

The components of net gains on mortgage loans held for sale are detailed in the following table:

Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale totaled $84.0 million in the second quarter, an 11 percent increase from $75.4 million in the first quarter. The increase resulted from higher mortgage production volumes in both the correspondent and consumer direct channels, partially offset by a reduction in consumer direct margins versus the prior quarter.

PennyMac Financial performs fulfillment services for conventional conforming and jumbo loans acquired by PMT in its correspondent production business. These services include, but are not limited to: marketing, relationship management, the approval of correspondent sellers and the ongoing monitoring of their performance, reviews of loan data, documentation and appraisals to assess loan quality and risk; and pricing, hedging and activities related to the subsequent sale and securitization of loans in the secondary mortgage markets for PMT. Fees earned from fulfillment of correspondent loans on behalf of PMT totaled $15.3 million in the second quarter, compared to $12.9 million in the first quarter. The increase was driven by a 24 percent increase in conventional loan volume, partially offset by a lower average fulfillment fee rate during the second quarter of 43 basis points compared to 45 basis points in the first quarter.

Production segment expenses increased to $55.1 million, a 28 percent increase from the first quarter, primarily driven by headcount growth to support increased production volumes and higher production-related incentive compensation.

Servicing Segment

Servicing includes income from owned MSRs, in addition to subservicing and special servicing activities. The Servicing segment posted a pretax loss of $2.4 million in the second quarter, versus a pretax loss of $18.1 million in the first quarter. Net loan servicing fees totaled $68.5 million for the quarter, a 156 percent quarter-over-quarter increase, which included $91.0 million in servicing fees reduced by $31.4 million of amortization, and $44.4 million of impairment recovery and fair value gains related to MSRs offset by a $7.1 million loss from the change in fair value of the ESS financing and $28.3 million of hedging losses.

The following table presents a breakdown of net loan servicing fees:

Servicing segment expenses totaled $60.5 million, a $22.5 million increase from the first quarter. Approximately $10 million of the increase was due to increased activity related to the early buyout (EBO) of defaulted loans from seasoned Ginnie Mae pools primarily from bulk MSR acquisitions. These expenses were partially offset by improvements in servicing asset and liability valuations, as forecasted future costs are reduced by removal of loans from MSR pools. Approximately $5 million of the higher expenses was due to headcount increases related to the growing servicing portfolio, including staff hired in anticipation of large servicing transfers in May through July. An increase in other expenses including increased claims processing activity during the quarter totaled approximately $7 million.

The total servicing portfolio reached $136.2 billion in UPB at June 30, 2015, an increase of 18 percent from the prior quarter end. Of the total servicing portfolio, prime servicing was $132.0 billion in UPB and special servicing was $4.1 billion in UPB. The Company subservices and services under contract $43.1 billion in UPB, an increase of 4 percent from March 31, 2015, primarily due to new correspondent acquisitions by PMT. PennyMac Financial’s MSR portfolio grew to $90.7 billion in UPB, an increase of 26 percent over the prior quarter, resulting from the acquisition of government-insured loans in correspondent production, consumer direct lending activities, and the completion of MSR acquisitions totaling $15.4 billion in UPB.

The table below details PennyMac Financial’s servicing portfolio UPB:

Investment Management Segment

PennyMac Financial manages PMT and certain private investment funds, for which it earns base management fees and incentive compensation. Net assets under management were approximately $1.8 billion as of June 30, 2015, a decrease of 6 percent from March 31, 2015, primarily resulting from the planned return of capital and distribution of earnings to investors in the private investment funds.

Pretax income for the Investment Management segment was $1.0 million, a decrease of 75 percent from the first quarter of 2015. Management fees, which include base management fees and incentive fees from PMT and management fees from the private investment funds, decreased 18 percent from the prior quarter, primarily due to a $1.2 million decline in incentive fee revenue from PMT. Carried interest from the private investment funds declined by $1.1 million from the prior quarter.

The following table presents a breakdown of management fees and carried interest:

Investment Management segment expenses totaled $6.0 million, a 2 percent decrease from the first quarter.

Expenses and Other

Total expenses for the second quarter were $121.6 million, a 40 percent increase from the first quarter. Compensation expense increased $12.3 million from the first quarter to $70.4 million, driven by an increase in the accrual for incentive compensation and headcount growth. Technology expenses increased $1.6 million from the first quarter to $6.5 million due to increased software development and licensing costs. Professional services expenses increased $1.2 million from the first quarter to $4.1 million due to legal and licensing fees related to the upcoming relocation of the company’s headquarters.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $71.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined as net income attributable to PFSI common stockholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, change in fair value and reversal of (provision for) impairment of mortgage servicing rights carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value, change in fair value of excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, hedging losses (gains) associated with MSRs, and stock-based compensation expense to the extent that such items exist.

Mr. Kurland concluded, “Our focus on operational excellence and disciplined execution distinguishes PennyMac Financial and positions us to capitalize on the significant opportunities in the mortgage market. We incurred higher expenses during the quarter as a result of higher transaction volumes and our ongoing investments in people, infrastructure and technology to develop greater operational capacity. We expect to leverage these investments going forward to continue capturing greater economies of scale and profitability. We believe that PennyMac Financial is well positioned to continue delivering significant growth in revenue and earnings for our shareholders.”

Management’s slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.ir.pennymacfinancial.com beginning at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.

About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PFSI.” Additional information about PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is available at www.ir.pennymacfinancial.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies, as well as industry and market conditions, all of which are subject to change. Words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “promise,” “plan,” and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results and operations for any future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to: changes in 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 creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, and enforcement of its rules; changes in existing U.S. government-sponsored entities, their current roles or their guarantees or guidelines; changes to government mortgage modification programs; the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to our businesses, to which our bank competitors are not subject; foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices; certain banking regulations that may limit our business activities; changes in macroeconomic and U.S. residential real estate market conditions; difficulties in growing loan production volume; changes in prevailing interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies and defaults; our reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, our correspondent production business and purchased mortgage servicing rights; availability of required additional capital and liquidity to support business growth; our obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans that we originate, acquire or assist in with fulfillment; our obligation to indemnify advised entities or investment funds to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; decreases in the historical returns on the assets that we select and manage for our clients, and our resulting management and incentive fees; regulation applicable to our investment management segment; conflicts of interest in allocating our services and investment opportunities among ourselves and our advised entities; the potential damage to our reputation and adverse impact to our business resulting from ongoing negative publicity; and our rapid growth. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the uncertainties and risks described above, as well as those more fully discussed in reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, and the statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this release only.

This press release contains a non-GAAP financial measure which is being provided only as supplemental information. Investors should consider this non-GAAP financial measure only in conjunction with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in this press release.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined as net income attributable to PFSI common stockholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, decrease (increase) in fair value and provision for impairment of mortgage servicing rights carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value, increase (decrease) in fair value of excess servicing spread payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, hedging losses (gains) associated with MSRs, and stock-based compensation expense to the extent that such items existed in the periods presented. Adjusted EBITDA is a metric frequently used in our industry to measure performance and management believes that it provides supplemental information that is useful to investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is an unaudited financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and this measure may vary among other companies. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

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PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
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Christopher Oltmann, (818) 264-4907

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