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| We had a very good quarter in closed end sectors where we originated $200 million in the third quarter alone |
| And so we're positioning ourselves at that strong alternative |
| Look, I think in correspondent, we had a really strong quarter and correspondent |
| And the margins are very nice |
| So on the broker side, we're seeing some very good traction being made in the -- especially the top brokers as data cells are getting concerned with the share of the top two participants |
| And I think from a correspondent perspective, we're in a very good place |
| This consistent growth is driven by our ability to organically grow the portfolio through our strength as a leading producer of mortgage loans |
| But overall, since we're paying a spread of 300 to 400 basis points on the servicing lines would bring down that interest expense and create an overall positive benefit |
| In the current high rate environment, our correspondent and broker direct channels of production provides strong access to the purchase market |
| And so I think that this all adds up to a really good quarter from a production standpoint, from a share perspective and also from a margin perspective, and I believe that the margin story should pay in there in Q4, and that's what we're seeing today |
| Having said that, as I said, I'm generally, I'm very pleased with where margins are, there's rational pricing taking place in all three channels |
| At the same time, operating expenses as a percentage of total servicing portfolio UPB continue to decrease, demonstrating the operational scale and efficiency gains we have achieved |
| Assets under management increased slightly from the prior quarter due to PMT's strong third quarter results |
| While average mortgage rates were up 50 basis points from the prior quarter, we demonstrated the earnings power of our balanced business model with exceptionally strong operating income from our large and growing servicing business, combined with continued profitability and production |
| Now some of that margin growth has to do with some execution enhancement after pricing -- and so I think the margins that we saw this quarter were very good |
| PennyMac Financial continues to lead the industry with strong financial performance given its large and balanced business model |
| I'm extraordinarily proud of this management team's ability to successfully navigate the challenging mortgage landscape while also positioning the company to generate increasingly stronger returns over time |
| While we expect normal seasonality and a higher rate environment to have some impact in the next couple of quarters, we expect our strategic position and the strength of our model to continue to drive our returns higher over time |
| This quarter demonstrates our ability to drive improvement in ROE now back to the double digits |
| October volumes continue to be strong and correspondent with $8.9 billion in acquisitions and $9.4 billion in MAX |
| In Broker Direct, we continue to see strong trends as volumes, margins, market share and the number of brokers approved to do business with us, all increased from the prior quarter |
| Block volumes were up 6% from the prior quarter despite a smaller origination market, and we expect to continue gaining market share as the top brokers increasingly see PennyMac as a strong alternative to the two top channel lenders |
| But to David's point, if we do see an interest rate rally, one of the benefits of the second lien product of production is that we're able to keep the the staff on hand in a profitable enterprise |
| Turning to Page 14, the Servicing segment performed very well in the third quarter, with a contribution of $101 million to pretax income, up from $47 million in the prior quarter |
| And so I'm really happy to see that we saw margin that we saw share growth last quarter, we saw margin growth |
| PennyMac Financial produced outstanding results in the third quarter, returning to a double-digit annualized return on equity |
| The increase was primarily driven by strong operating results and lower net valuation-related changes |
| And we're really between that and the technology that we've spent a long time creating to really -- in working with brokers to address their needs, we're seeing very good feedback on the technology |
| I'm excited to announce that in the fourth quarter, we will be launching a marketing campaign to nonportfolio customers, representing a significant opportunity for our consumer direct group to attract additional customers given we currently service only about 4% of total U.S |
| Looking at Page five of our presentation, our balanced business model as a top five servicer and a top two producer of mortgage loans is a key differentiator that enables PennyMac Financial to profitably maneuver through varying interest rate cycles |
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| Additionally, we believe quarterly run rate origination volumes are trending lower than the average $1.6 trillion estimates from third parties for this year |
| I think that I would be disappointed if we didn't see production volumes grow in the second lien space |
| This has resulted in an extremely low inventory of homes for sale, driving expectations for the lowest unit origination volume since 1990 |
| We continue to expect the contribution from EBO to remain low for the next few quarters |
| The net impact of MSR and hedge fair value changes on PFSI's pretax income was negative $25 million, and the impact on earnings per share was negative $0.34 |
| Obviously, there's been quite a bit of attrition within that channel over the last year |
| But I think roughly in the fourth quarter, down 10% to 15% |
| So if I look at the total gain on sale margin, it actually went down a little bit quarter-over-quarter |
| We knew what we needed to do |
| You may have seen the cash balance in the cash balance on our balance sheet declined somewhat |
| I mean are you positioned okay on expenses in production? Or do you think there could be potentially more trending, just given the environment is probably worse than most of us were expecting |
| And so that overall is what is driving down the basis points on an aggregate basis quarter-over-quarter |
| On the interest on the custodials, we do expect that to probably come down a little bit quarter-over-quarter just as to your point, the overall custodial balances or the escrow account balances tend to come down in the fourth quarter and be a little bit lower in the fourth quarter and first quarter due to seasonal tax payments that typically occur toward the end of the year or very beginning of the year |
| Total acquisition and origination volume were $25.1 billion in unpaid principal balance from the prior quarter despite the continuation of a challenging origination market |
| Hedging losses were $424 million, also driven by higher market interest rates |
| And I suspect that in Q4 and a little bit in Q1, given the high level of rates, you're going to start to see some more consolidation taking place, which will only lend itself to margins at a minimum, staying stable |
| I mean those are overall, if you look at the blend lower margin for that volume |
| And like in all three production divisions, we're seeing pricing stay rational |
| We could see some impacts from sales of excess |
| And then finally, from a credit perspective, you guys obviously did not do a dividend this quarter |
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