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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) today reported net income of $181.5 million for the third quarter of 2025, or $3.37 per share on a diluted basis, on total net revenues of $632.9 million. Book value per share increased to $81.12 from $78.04 at June 30, 2025.

PFSI’s Board of Directors declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on November 26, 2025, to common stockholders of record as of November 17, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Pretax income was $236.4 million, up from $76.4 million in the prior quarter and $93.9 million in the third quarter of 2024
• Production segment pretax income was $122.9 million, up from $57.8 million in the prior quarter and down slightly from $129.4 million in the third quarter of 2024
  • Total loan acquisitions and originations, including those fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT), were $36.5 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), down 4 percent from the prior quarter and up 15 percent from the third quarter of 2024
    • Correspondent acquisitions of conventional conforming and jumbo loans fulfilled for PMT were $3.3 billion in UPB, up 8 percent from the prior quarter and down 44 percent from the third quarter of 2024
    • PMT purchased 17 percent of total conventional conforming correspondent loan volume and 100 percent of total jumbo correspondent loan volume from PFSI through their fulfillment agreement in the third quarter, both unchanged from the percentages retained in the prior quarter
  • Total locks, including those for PMT, were $43.2 billion in UPB, unchanged from the prior quarter and up 11 percent from the third quarter of 2024
    • Correspondent lock volume for PMT’s account was $4.4 billion in UPB, up 24 percent from the prior quarter and down 42 percent from the third quarter of 2024
• Servicing segment pretax income was $157.4 million, up from $54.2 million in the prior quarter and $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by a reduction in net valuation-related losses
  • Pretax income excluding valuation-related items was $161.7 million, up 12 percent from the prior quarter, driven primarily by higher loan servicing fees and earnings on custodial balances and partially offset by higher realization of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) cash flows and operating expenses
  • Valuation-related items included:
    • $102.5 million in MSR fair value losses offset by $98.3 million in hedging gains
      • Net impact on pretax income related to these items was $(4.2) million or $(0.06) in diluted earnings per share
    • $0.1 million provision for losses on active loans
  • Completed the sale of an MSR portfolio totaling $12 billion in UPB to Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) with an agreement to perform all subservicing and recapture activities for the portfolio
  • Servicing portfolio grew to $716.6 billion in UPB, up 2 percent from June 30, 2025 and 11 percent from September 30, 2024 driven by production volumes which more than offset prepayment activity
• Pretax loss from Corporate and Other was $43.9 million, up from $35.5 million in the prior quarter and $38.8 million in the third quarter of 2024
• Repurchased 50,300 shares of PFSI’s common stock at an average price of $94.19 per share for a cost of $4.7 million
• Issued $650 million of 8.5-year unsecured senior notes due in February 2034
• Issued $300 million of 5-year term notes secured by Ginnie Mae MSR and servicing advances

"PennyMac Financial delivered outstanding financial and operational results in the third quarter, with an 18 percent return on equity," said Chairman and CEO David Spector. “In production, profitability nearly doubled from the prior quarter. The increase reflected strong recapture in our consumer direct lending division combined with the continued expansion of our presence in broker-direct as our partners increasingly recognize the value of entrusting us with their borrowers' mortgage experience. Our servicing portfolio continues to grow organically, reaching nearly $720 billion in UPB. The strong core performance of the asset was highlighted in the third quarter by the success of our hedging program, which offset MSR fair value declines and demonstrated the financial stability that is central to our operating model.”

Mr. Spector continued, “We also announced a strategic transaction with Annaly, which involved the sale of low interest rate MSRs with an underlying UPB of $12 billion. Importantly, we retained subservicing and recapture opportunities for this portfolio, accelerating the growth of our capital-light subservicing business and freeing up capital to deploy in new, higher coupon MSRs with greater recapture and return potential. This transaction, as well as the share repurchases completed during the quarter at attractive prices, underscore our long-standing track record as best-in-class stewards of stockholder capital, ensuring our balance sheet is optimized for continued execution and growth.”

Mr. Spector concluded, "Our profitability – strengthened by our growing servicing portfolio and industry-leading low-cost structure – is directly amplified by our operational excellence and technological advantages. The increases in efficiency and performance we are seeing across the business, driven by the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced data optimization tools and accelerated by the adoption of Vesta's next-generation origination platform, strategically position us for enduring success. These operational improvements, coupled with the launch of our new non-QM product to expand our addressable market, represent significant earnings potential for our stakeholders, and as a result I remain more excited than ever about the upward trajectory of our company.”

The following table presents the contributions of PennyMac Financial’s segments to pretax income:

Production Segment

The Production segment includes the correspondent acquisition of newly originated government-insured and conventional conforming loans for PennyMac Financial’s own account, fulfillment services on behalf of PMT and direct lending through the consumer direct and broker direct channels, including the underwriting and acquisition of loans from correspondent sellers on a non-delegated basis.

PennyMac Financial’s loan production activity for the quarter totaled $36.5 billion in UPB, $33.2 billion of which was for its own account, and $3.3 billion of which was fee-based fulfillment activity for PMT. Correspondent locks for PFSI and direct lending IRLCs totaled $38.8 billion in UPB, down 2 percent from the prior quarter and up 24 percent from the third quarter of 2024.

Production segment pretax income was $122.9 million, up from $57.8 million in the prior quarter and down slightly from $129.4 million in the third quarter of 2024. Production segment net revenues totaled $361.8 million, up 29 percent from the prior quarter and 23 percent from the third quarter of 2024. The increase in revenue from the prior quarter was due to increased activity in the direct lending channels and improved post-lock impacts, while the increase from the prior year was primarily due to higher volumes across all channels.

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

PennyMac Financial performs fulfillment services for certain conventional conforming and jumbo loans that it acquires from non-affiliates in its correspondent production business and subsequently sells to PMT. These services include, but are not limited to, marketing, relationship management, correspondent seller approval and monitoring, loan file review, underwriting, pricing, hedging and activities related to the subsequent sale and securitization of loans in the secondary mortgage markets for PMT.

Fees earned from the fulfillment of correspondent loans on behalf of PMT totaled $6.2 million in the third quarter, up 6 percent from the prior quarter and down 46 percent from the third quarter of 2024. The quarter-over-quarter increase was driven by higher conventional and jumbo acquisition volumes for PMT’s account, while the year-over-year decrease was due to PMT retaining a higher proportion of conventional production in the third quarter of 2024.

Under a renewed mortgage banking services agreement with PMT, effective July 1, 2025, correspondent production volumes are now initially acquired by PFSI. PMT retains the right to purchase up to 100 percent of non-government correspondent loan production. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we expect PMT to acquire all jumbo correspondent production and 15 to 25 percent of total conventional conforming correspondent production, compared to 17 percent in the third quarter.

Net interest income in the third quarter totaled $13.7 million, up from $10.6 million in the prior quarter. Interest income totaled $111.3 million, up from $104.2 million in the prior quarter, and interest expense totaled $97.7 million, up from $93.6 million in the prior quarter.

Production segment expenses were $238.9 million, up 8 percent from the prior quarter and 44 percent from the third quarter of 2024. The increase from the prior quarter was driven primarily by increased capacity and volumes originated in the direct lending channels, and the increase from the third quarter of 2024 was driven primarily by higher volumes in all channels.

Servicing Segment

The Servicing segment includes income from owned MSRs and subservicing. The total servicing portfolio grew to $716.6 billion in UPB at September 30, 2025, an increase of 2 percent from June 30, 2025 and 11 percent from September 30, 2024. PennyMac Financial’s owned MSR portfolio grew to $477.6 billion in UPB, an increase of 2 percent from June 30, 2025 and 15 percent from September 30, 2024. PennyMac Financial subservices $239.0 billion in UPB, up 4 percent from the prior quarter. Of total subservicing UPB, $227.1 billion was for PMT, $65 million was previously owned servicing that has been repurchased by the United States Veterans Affairs (VA) pursuant to the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program on an interim basis and $11.9 billion was for other non-affiliates.

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

Servicing segment pretax income was $157.4 million, up from $54.2 million in the prior quarter and $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2024. Servicing segment net revenues totaled $259.5 million, up from $153.4 million in the prior quarter and $105.9 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Revenue from net loan servicing fees totaled $241.2 million, up from $150.4 million in the prior quarter and $75.8 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by lower net losses in MSR fair value and hedging results. Net loan servicing fee revenues included $535.1 million in loan servicing fees, which were up from the prior quarter primarily due to growth in the MSR portfolio. Realization of cash flows was $289.7 million in the third quarter, up from the prior quarter due to growth in the MSR portfolio and higher realized and projected prepayment speeds. Net valuation-related losses totaled $4.2 million and included MSR fair value losses of $102.5 million, and hedging gains of $98.3 million.

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

Servicing segment revenue included $34.4 million in net gains on loans held for sale related to early buyout loans (EBOs), up from $30.7 million in the prior quarter and $20.9 million in the third quarter of 2024. These EBOs are previously delinquent loans that were brought back to performing status through PennyMac Financial’s successful servicing efforts.

Net interest expense totaled $15.1 million, compared to $28.8 million in the prior quarter and net interest income of $9.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. Interest income was $137.1 million, up from $117.1 million in the prior quarter due to increased placement fees on custodial balances due to higher average balances. Interest expense was $152.2 million, up from $146.0 million in the prior quarter driven primarily by higher average balances of financing.

Servicing segment expenses totaled $102.1 million, up slightly from $99.2 million in the prior quarter.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other items include amounts attributable to corporate activities not directly attributable to the production and servicing segments as well as management fees earned from PMT. PennyMac Financial manages PMT for which it earns base management fees and may earn performance incentive fees.

Pretax loss for Corporate and Other was $43.9 million, up from $35.5 million in the prior quarter and $38.8 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Corporate and Other net revenues totaled $11.6 million, and consisted of $6.9 million in management fees, $4.4 million in other revenue, and $0.3 million of net interest income. No performance incentive fees were earned in the third quarter.

Expenses were $55.5 million, up from $47.2 million in the prior quarter and $49.8 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by expenses related to technology initiatives and increased performance-based incentive compensation.

Net assets under management were $1.9 billion as of September 30, 2025, essentially unchanged from June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024.

The following table presents a breakdown of management fees:

Consolidated Expenses

Total expenses were $396.5 million, up from $368.3 million in the prior quarter primarily due to higher production and corporate segment expenses as mentioned above.

Taxes

PFSI recorded a $54.9 million tax expense, resulting in an effective tax rate of 23.2 percent.

Management’s slide presentation and accompanying material will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at pfsi.pennymac.com after the market closes on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Management will also host a conference call and live audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company’s financial results. The webcast can be accessed at pfsi.pennymac.com, and a replay will be available shortly after its conclusion.

About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. Founded in 2008, the company is recognized as a leader in the U.S. residential mortgage industry and employs approximately 4,700 people across the country. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2025, PennyMac Financial’s production of newly originated loans totaled $139 billion in unpaid principal balance, making it a top lender in the nation. As of September 30, 2025, PennyMac Financial serviced loans totaling $717 billion in unpaid principal balance, making it a top mortgage servicer in the nation. Additional information about PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is available at pfsi.pennymac.com.

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