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Financial Guarantee Liability | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Financial Guarantee Liability |
(21) | Financial Guarantee Liability
Newmark shares risk of loss for loans originated under the Fannie Mae DUS and Freddie TAH programs and could incur losses in the event of defaults under or foreclosure of these loans. Under the guarantee, Newmark’s maximum contingent liability to the extent of actual losses incurred is approximately 33% of the outstanding principal balance on Fannie Mae DUS or Freddie TAH loans. Risk sharing percentages are established on a loan-by-loan basis when originated, with most loans at 33% and “modified” loans at lower percentages. Under certain circumstances, risk sharing percentages can be revised subsequent to origination or Newmark could be required to repurchase the loan. In the event of a loss resulting from a catastrophic event that is not required to be covered by borrowers’ insurance policies, Newmark can recover the loss under its mortgage impairment insurance policy. Any potential recovery is subject to the policy’s deductibles and limits. At March 31, 2018, the credit risk loans being serviced by Newmark on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had outstanding principal balances of approximately $18.9 billion with a maximum potential loss of approximately $5.4 billion, of which $0.1 billion is covered by the Credit Enhancement Agreement (see Note 11—Credit Enhancement Receivable, Contingent Liability and Credit Enhancement Deposit). At December 31, 2017, the credit risk loans being serviced by Newmark on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had outstanding principal balances of approximately $18.8 billion with a maximum potential loss of approximately $5.3 billion, of which $1.2 billion is covered by the Credit Enhancement Agreement (see Note 11—Credit Enhancement Receivable, Contingent Liability and Credit Enhancement Deposit). At March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, changes on the estimated liability under the guarantee liability were as follows:
Financial guarantee liability (in thousands) |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | (413 | )
Reversal of provision |  |  | 359 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (54 | )
Increase to provision |  |  | (7 | )
Balance at March 31, 2018 |  | $ | (61 | )
In order to monitor and mitigate potential losses, Newmark uses an internally developed loan rating scorecard for determining which loans meet Newmark’s criteria to be placed on a watch list. Newmark also calculates default probabilities based on internal ratings and expected losses on a loan-by-loan basis. This methodology uses a number of factors including, but not limited to, debt service coverage ratios, collateral valuation, the condition of the underlying assets, borrower strength and market conditions. See Note 11—Credit Enhancement Receivable, Contingent Liability and Credit Enhancement Deposit for further explanation of credit protection provided by DB Cayman. The provisions for risk sharing were include in “Operating, administrative and other” in Newmark’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Increase (decrease) to financial guarantee liability |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (5 | )
Decrease to credit enhancement asset |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total expense |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (1 | )

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- Definition The entire disclosure for each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155896 + Details
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