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Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities
Note 2 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities
We securitize, sell and service forward and reverse residential mortgage loans and regularly transfer financial assets in connection with asset-backed financing arrangements. We have aggregated these transfers of financial assets and asset-backed financing arrangements using special purpose entities (SPEs) or variable interest entities (VIEs) into the following groups: (1) securitizations of residential mortgage loans, (2) financings of advances and (3) MSR financings. Financing transactions that do not use SPEs or VIEs are disclosed in Note 12 – Borrowings.
From time to time, we may acquire beneficial interests issued in connection with mortgage-backed securitizations where we may also be the master and/or primary servicer. These beneficial interests consist of subordinate and residual interests acquired from third-parties in market transactions. We consolidate the VIE when we conclude we are the primary beneficiary.
Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans
Transfers of Forward Loans
We sell or securitize forward loans that we originate or purchase from third parties, generally in the form of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae. Securitization typically occurs within 30 days of loan closing or purchase. We act only as a fiduciary and do not have a variable interest in the securitization trusts. As a result, we account for these transactions as sales upon transfer.
The following table presents a summary of cash flows received from and paid to securitization trusts related to transfers of loans accounted for as sales that were outstanding:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Proceeds received from securitizations$2,316.8 $3,588.3 
Servicing fees collected (1)27.0 21.7 
Purchases of previously transferred assets, net of claims reimbursed
(3.1)(2.0)
$2,340.6 $3,607.9 
(1)We receive servicing fees based upon the securitized loan balances and certain ancillary fees, all of which are reported in Servicing and subservicing fees in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
In connection with these transfers, we retained MSRs of $31.1 million and $45.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Certain obligations arise from the agreements associated with our transfers of loans. Under these agreements, we may be obligated to repurchase the loans, or otherwise indemnify or reimburse the investor or insurer for losses incurred due to material breach of contractual representations and warranties. We receive customary origination representations and warranties from our network of approved correspondent lenders. To the extent that we have recourse against a third-party originator, we may recover part or all of any loss we incur. Also refer to the Loan Put-Back and Related Contingencies section of Note 20 – Contingencies.
The following table presents the carrying amounts of our assets that relate to our continuing involvement with forward loans that we have transferred with servicing rights retained as well as an estimate of our maximum exposure to loss including the UPB of the transferred loans:
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Carrying value of assets
MSRs, at fair value$515.2 $524.3 
Advances62.5 75.9 
UPB of loans transferred (1)39,283.7 37,571.1 
Maximum exposure to loss (2)$39,861.4 $38,171.2 
(1)Includes $7.5 billion and $6.8 billion of loans delivered to Ginnie Mae as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and includes loan modifications repurchased and delivered through the Ginnie Mae Early Buyout Program (EBO).
(2)The maximum exposure to loss in the table above is primarily based on the remaining UPB of loans serviced and assumes all loans were deemed worthless as of the reporting date. It does not take into consideration the proceeds from the underlying collateral liquidation, recoveries or any other recourse available to us, including from mortgage insurance, guarantees or correspondent sellers. We do not believe the maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with these previously transferred loans is representative of the actual loss we are likely to incur based on our contractual rights and historical loss experience and projections. Also, refer to the Loan Put-Back and Related Contingencies section in Note 20 – Contingencies.
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 2.2% and 2.5%, respectively, of the transferred residential loans that we service were 60 days or more past due, including 60 days or more past due loans under forbearance. This includes 7.2% and 8.3%, respectively, of loans delivered to Ginnie Mae that are 60 days or more past due.
Transfers of Reverse Mortgages
We pool HECM loans into HMBS that we sell into the secondary market with servicing rights retained. As the transfers of the HECM loans do not qualify for sale accounting, we account for these transfers as financings, with the HECM loans classified as Loans held for investment, at fair value, on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
Financings of Advances using SPEs
Match funded advances, i.e., advances that are pledged as collateral to our advance facilities, result from our transfers of residential loan servicing advances to SPEs - that we include in our consolidate financial statements - in exchange for cash.
The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of the advance financing facilities:
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Match funded advances (Advances, net)$548.8 $608.4 
Debt service accounts (Restricted cash)15.9 15.8 
Unamortized deferred lender fees (Other assets)1.4 2.3 
Prepaid interest (Other assets)0.7 0.9 
Advance match funded liabilities468.9 512.5 
MSR Financings using SPEs
We consolidate two SPEs (PMC ESR Trusts) in connection with a third-party financing facility secured by certain of PMC’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MSRs (Agency MSRs) and one SPE (PMC PLS ESR Issuer LLC) in connection with our PLS MSR financing facility (Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2022-PLS1 Class A).
The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of the Agency MSR financing facility and the PLS Notes facility:
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
MSRs pledged (MSRs, at fair value)$599.8 $696.9 
Debt service account (Restricted cash)1.9 1.8 
Unamortized deferred lender fees (Other assets)0.6 1.1 
Outstanding borrowings (MSR financing facilities, net) 342.3 366.5 
Unamortized debt issuance costs (MSR financing facilities, net) 0.6 0.8