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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

9.

Debt

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Homebuilding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations due in monthly installments through 2014 (a)

 

$

 

 

$

115

 

Senior notes (b)

 

$

599,166

 

 

$

599,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master repurchase agreement (c)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

(a)

The capital lease ended in March 2014. The capital lease obligation had a fixed interest rate of 13.0% and was collateralized by buildings and equipment with a net book value of approximately $47 at December 31, 2013.

(b)

On September 10, 2012, NVR completed an offering for $600,000 of Senior Notes under a shelf registration statement filed on September 5, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Senior Notes were issued at a discount to yield 3.97% and have been reflected net of the unamortized discount in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The offering of the Senior Notes resulted in aggregate net proceeds of approximately $593,900, after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The Senior Notes mature on September 15, 2022 and bear interest at 3.95%, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with any of NVR’s existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness, will rank senior in right of payment to any of NVR’s future indebtedness that is by its terms expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes and will be effectively subordinated to any of NVR’s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. The indenture governing the Senior Notes has, among other items, and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to create, incur, assume or guarantee secured debt, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and conditions related to mergers and/or the sale of assets.

(c)

On July 30, 2014, NVRM renewed and amended its revolving mortgage repurchase agreement with U.S. Bank National Association (the “Repurchase Agreement”). The purpose of the Repurchase Agreement is to finance the origination of mortgage loans by NVRM. The Repurchase Agreement provides for loan purchases up to $25,000, subject to certain sub limits. The Repurchase Agreement expires on July 29, 2015.

  

Advances under the Repurchase Agreement carry a Pricing Rate based on the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Margin, as determined under the Repurchase Agreement, provided that the Pricing Rate shall not be less than 2.825%. There are several restrictions on purchased loans, including that they cannot be sold to others, they cannot be pledged to anyone other than the agent, and they cannot support any other borrowing or repurchase agreement. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there was no debt outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement. There were no borrowing base limitations at December 31, 2014.

  

The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants. The negative covenants include, among others, certain limitations on transactions involving acquisitions, mergers, the incurrence of debt, sale of assets and creation of liens upon any of its Mortgage Notes. Additional covenants include (i) a tangible net worth requirement, (ii) a minimum liquidity requirement, (iii) a minimum net income requirement, and (iv) a maximum leverage ratio requirement. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Repurchase Agreement at December 31, 2014.