25.	Financial Guarantee Liability

The Company shares risk of loss for loans originated under the Fannie Mae DUS and Freddie Mac TAH programs and could incur losses in the event of defaults under or foreclosure of these loans. Under the guarantee, the Company’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 the Company 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, the Company can recover the loss under its mortgage impairment insurance policy. Any potential recovery is subject to the policy’s deductibles and limits.

As of March 31, 2018, the credit risk loans being serviced by the Company 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 14—“Credit Enhancement Receivable, Credit Enhancement Deposit and Contingent Liability”).

As of December 31, 2017, the credit risk loans being serviced by the Company 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 14—“Credit Enhancement Receivable, Credit Enhancement Deposit and Contingent Liability”).

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the estimated liability under the guarantee liability, included as part of “Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, was as follows (in thousands):


Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(413	)
Reversal to 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, the Company uses an internally developed loan rating scorecard for determining which loans meet the Company’s criteria to be placed on a watch list. The Company 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 14—“Credit Enhancement Receivable, Credit Enhancement Deposit and Contingent Liability” for further explanation of credit protection provided by DB Cayman. The provisions for risk sharing, included in “Other expenses” in the accompanying 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 (increase) to credit enhancement asset		10		4
Total provision for risk-sharing obligations	$	17	$	(1	)