Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities

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Variable Interest Entities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities
The Company enters into transactions with subsidiary trust entities that are established for limited purposes. One of the Company’s subsidiary trust entities, MSR Issuer Trust, was formed for the purpose of financing MSR through securitization, pursuant to which, through two of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, MSR is pledged to MSR Issuer Trust and in return, MSR Issuer Trust may issue term notes to qualified institutional buyers and variable funding notes, or VFNs, to one of the subsidiaries, in each case secured on a pari passu basis. The Company has three repurchase facilities that are secured by the VFNs, which are collateralized by portions of the Company’s MSR portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2024, all outstanding term notes previously issued by MSR Issuer Trust matured and were repaid.
Another of the Company’s subsidiary trust entities, Servicing Advance Receivables Issuer Trust, was formed for the purpose of financing servicing advances through a revolving credit facility, pursuant to which Servicing Advance Receivables Issuer Trust issued a VFN backed by servicing advances pledged to the financing counterparty.
Both MSR Issuer Trust and Servicing Advance Receivables Issuer Trust are considered VIEs for financial reporting purposes and were reviewed for consolidation under the applicable consolidation guidance. As the Company has both the power to direct the activities of the trusts that most significantly impact the entities’ performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the entities that could be significant, the Company is the primary beneficiary and, thus, consolidates the trusts. Additionally, in accordance with arrangements entered into in connection with the securitization transaction and the servicing advance revolving credit facility, the Company has direct financial obligations payable to both MSR Issuer Trust and Servicing Advance Receivables Issuer Trust, which, in turn, support MSR Issuer Trust’s obligations to noteholders under the securitization transaction and Servicing Advance Receivables Issuer Trust’s obligations to the financing counterparty.
The following table presents a summary of the assets and liabilities of all consolidated trusts as reported on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
(in thousands) December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Note receivable (1)
$ —  $ 399,317 
Restricted cash 44,631  45,642 
Accrued interest receivable (1)
—  551 
Other assets 118,686  79,749 
Total Assets $ 163,317  $ 525,259 
Term notes payable $ —  $ 399,317 
Revolving credit facilities 90,300  34,300 
Accrued interest payable 560  816 
Other liabilities 44,071  45,377 
Total Liabilities $ 134,931  $ 479,810 
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(1)Receivables due from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to the trusts are eliminated in consolidation in accordance with U.S. GAAP.