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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
or
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-13417
Walter Investment Management Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
13-3950486 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33607
Tampa, FL 33607
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(813) 421-7600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer þ | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company o | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The
registrant had 27,642,619 shares of common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2011.
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.
FORM 10-Q
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 289,947 | $ | 114,352 | ||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
53,591 | 52,289 | ||||||
Receivables, net |
1,287 | 2,643 | ||||||
Servicing advances and receivables, net |
8,979 | 11,223 | ||||||
Residential loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $13,234 and $15,907, respectively |
1,632,887 | 1,621,485 | ||||||
Subordinate security |
1,844 | 1,820 | ||||||
Real estate owned, net |
56,244 | 67,629 | ||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs |
23,949 | 19,424 | ||||||
Deferred income tax asset, net |
222 | 221 | ||||||
Other assets |
4,151 | 4,404 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 2,073,101 | $ | 1,895,490 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
$ | 43,493 | $ | 33,640 | ||||
Dividend payable |
| 13,431 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed debt |
1,463,357 | 1,281,555 | ||||||
Servicing advance facility |
| 3,254 | ||||||
Accrued interest |
9,386 | 8,122 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,516,236 | 1,340,002 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) |
||||||||
Stockholders equity: |
||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share: |
||||||||
Authorized 10,000,000 shares |
||||||||
Issued and outstanding 0 shares at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share: |
||||||||
Authorized 90,000,000 shares |
||||||||
Issued and outstanding 25,830,087 and 25,785,693 shares at June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively |
259 | 258 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
128,702 | 127,143 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
426,931 | 426,836 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
973 | 1,251 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
556,865 | 555,488 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 2,073,101 | $ | 1,895,490 | ||||
The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Companys consolidated variable
interest entities, or securitization trusts, which are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
above. The assets in the table below include those assets that can only be used to settle
obligations of the consolidated securitization trusts. The liabilities in the table below include
third-party liabilities of the consolidated securitization trusts only, and for which, creditors or
beneficial interest holders do not have recourse to the Company, and exclude intercompany balances
that eliminate in consolidation.
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS OF THE CONSOLIDATED SECURITIZATION TRUSTS THAT CAN ONLY BE USED TO SETTLE
THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONSOLIDATED SECURITIZATION TRUSTS: |
||||||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 44,424 | $ | 42,859 | ||||
Residential loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $12,929 and $15,217, respectively |
1,629,951 | 1,527,830 | ||||||
Real estate owned, net |
36,438 | 38,234 | ||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs |
21,873 | 19,424 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,732,686 | $ | 1,628,347 | ||||
LIABILITIES OF THE CONSOLIDATED SECURITIZATION TRUSTS FOR WHICH CREDITORS
OR BENEFICIAL INTEREST HOLDERS DO NOT HAVE RECOURSE TO THE COMPANY: |
||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
$ | 1,357 | $ | 471 | ||||
Mortgage-backed debt |
1,463,357 | 1,281,555 | ||||||
Accrued interest |
9,386 | 8,122 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
$ | 1,474,100 | $ | 1,290,148 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Net interest income: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 42,029 | $ | 41,882 | $ | 83,384 | $ | 83,510 | ||||||||
Less: Interest expense |
21,661 | 20,692 | 42,053 | 41,695 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income |
20,368 | 21,190 | 41,331 | 41,815 | ||||||||||||
Less: Provision for loan losses |
875 | 1,709 | 1,500 | 3,164 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for
loan losses |
19,493 | 19,481 | 39,831 | 38,651 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest income: |
||||||||||||||||
Premium revenue |
2,137 | 2,167 | 4,169 | 4,858 | ||||||||||||
Servicing revenue and fees |
3,310 | | 6,247 | | ||||||||||||
Other income, net |
584 | 1,016 | 1,283 | 1,776 | ||||||||||||
Total non-interest income |
6,031 | 3,183 | 11,699 | 6,634 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Claims expense |
2,073 | 913 | 2,950 | 1,825 | ||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
8,585 | 5,858 | 17,724 | 12,839 | ||||||||||||
Legal and professional |
10,191 | 994 | 14,222 | 1,962 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy |
481 | 328 | 931 | 673 | ||||||||||||
Technology and communication |
958 | 673 | 1,946 | 1,401 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
180 | 93 | 360 | 184 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
3,801 | 3,119 | 7,692 | 5,737 | ||||||||||||
Real estate owned expenses, net |
2,725 | 1,738 | 5,542 | 3,473 | ||||||||||||
Total non-interest expenses |
28,994 | 13,716 | 51,367 | 28,094 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(3,470 | ) | 8,948 | 163 | 17,191 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(75 | ) | 385 | 68 | 516 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,395 | ) | $ | 8,563 | $ | 95 | $ | 16,675 | |||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per common and common equivalent
share |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | | $ | 0.62 | |||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common and common
equivalent share |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | | $ | 0.62 | |||||||
Total dividends declared per common and common
equivalent share |
$ | | $ | 0.50 | $ | | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding basic |
26,646,189 | 26,414,338 | 26,621,326 | 26,379,005 | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding diluted |
26,646,189 | 26,512,492 | 26,749,597 | 26,456,769 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member Unit/ Common | Additional | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Paid-In | Comprehensive | Retained | Comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Shares | Amount | Capital | Income (Loss) | Earnings | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 555,488 | 25,785,693 | $ | 258 | $ | 127,143 | $ | 426,836 | $ | 1,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss): |
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Net income |
95 | $ | 95 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in postretirement
plans, net of $27
tax effect |
(217 | ) | (217 | ) | (217 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain
on subordinate
security, net of $0
tax effect |
24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net amortization of
realized gain on
closed hedges, net
of $0 tax effect |
(85 | ) | (85 | ) | (85 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss |
$ | (183 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
1,460 | 1,460 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon exercise
of stock options and
vesting of RSUs |
100 | 44,394 | 1 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2011 |
$ | 556,865 | 25,830,087 | $ | 259 | $ | 128,702 | $ | 426,931 | $ | 973 | ||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
For the Six Months | ||||||||
Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Operating activities: |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 95 | $ | 16,675 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
Provision for loan losses |
149 | 2,647 | ||||||
Amortization of residential loan discount to interest income |
(6,961 | ) | (6,745 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
360 | 184 | ||||||
Change in contingent earn-out payment liability |
(338 | ) | | |||||
(Gains) losses on real estate owned, net |
633 | (1,318 | ) | |||||
Expense (benefit) from deferred income taxes |
57 | (30 | ) | |||||
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs to interest expense |
593 | 547 | ||||||
Share-based compensation |
1,460 | 2,109 | ||||||
Other |
(312 | ) | (247 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in assets: |
||||||||
Receivables |
2,147 | 1,326 | ||||||
Servicing advances and receivables, net |
2,244 | | ||||||
Other |
(88 | ) | (187 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
7,610 | (1,301 | ) | |||||
Accrued interest |
1,264 | (414 | ) | |||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
8,913 | 13,246 | ||||||
Investing activities: |
||||||||
Purchases of residential loans |
(44,794 | ) | (19,735 | ) | ||||
Principal payments received on residential loans |
48,957 | 51,139 | ||||||
Cash proceeds from sales of real estate owned, net |
1,208 | 2,705 | ||||||
Additions to property and equipment, net |
(19 | ) | (79 | ) | ||||
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents |
(1,302 | ) | 2,157 | |||||
Cash flows provided by investing activities |
4,050 | 36,187 | ||||||
Financing activities: |
||||||||
Issuance of mortgage-backed debt |
223,065 | | ||||||
Payments on mortgage-backed debt |
(39,941 | ) | (43,063 | ) | ||||
Mortgage-backed debt extinguishment |
(1,338 | ) | | |||||
Payments on servicing advance facility |
(3,254 | ) | | |||||
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid |
(13,431 | ) | (26,648 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options |
100 | 526 | ||||||
Repurchase and cancellation of common stock |
| (264 | ) | |||||
Debt issuance costs paid |
(2,569 | ) | | |||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities |
162,632 | (69,449 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
175,595 | (20,016 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
114,352 | 99,286 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
$ | 289,947 | $ | 79,270 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: |
||||||||
Real estate owned acquired through foreclosure |
$ | 31,422 | $ | 41,796 | ||||
Residential loans originated to finance the sale of real estate owned |
40,874 | 41,586 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
1. Business
The Company is a mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio owner specializing in
credit-challenged, non-conforming residential loans primarily in the southeastern United States, or
U.S. The Company originates, purchases, and provides property insurance for residential loans. The
Company also provides ancillary mortgage advisory services.
The Companys business, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, was established in 1958 as the
financing segment of Walter Energy, Inc., formerly known as Walter Industries, Inc., or Walter
Energy. Throughout the Companys history, it purchased residential loans originated by Walter
Energys homebuilding affiliate, Jim Walter Homes, Inc., or JWH, originated and purchased
residential loans on its own behalf, and serviced these residential loans to maturity. The Company
has continued these servicing activities since spinning off from Walter Energy in 2009. In 2010,
the Company began acquiring pools of residential loans. Over the past 50 years, the Company has
developed significant expertise in servicing credit-challenged accounts through its differentiated
high-touch approach which involves significant face-to-face borrower contact by trained servicing
personnel strategically located in the markets where its borrowers reside. As of June 30, 2011, the
Company serviced approximately 34,000 individual residential loans for its owned portfolio and
approximately 5,500 for other investors.
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to residential loans refer to
residential mortgage loans and residential retail installment agreements and references to
borrowers refer to borrowers under our residential mortgage loans and installment obligors under
our residential retail installment agreements.
The Acquisition of GTCS Holdings, LLC
On March 28, 2011, the Company executed a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to acquire
100% of the outstanding ownership interests of GTCS Holdings LLC, or Green Tree. The acquisition
was effective as of July 1, 2011. See Note 3 for further information.
The Acquisition of Marix Servicing, LLC
On August 25, 2010, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Marathon Asset
Management, L.P., or Marathon, and an individual seller to purchase 100% of the outstanding
ownership interests of Marix Servicing, LLC, or Marix. The acquisition was effective as of November
1, 2010. See Note 3 for further information.
2. Basis of Presentation
Interim Financial Reporting
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and related notes required by GAAP for complete
consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of
normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2011. These unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated
financial statements and related notes included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2010.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. All
significant intercompany balances have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
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Recent Accounting Guidance
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting
standards update to require new disclosures for fair value measurements and to provide
clarification for existing disclosure requirements of which certain disclosure provisions were
deferred to fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2010, and interim periods within those
fiscal years. Specifically, the changes require a reporting entity to disclose, in the
reconciliation of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), separate
information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis
rather than as one net number). The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2011 did not have a
significant impact on the Companys disclosures.
In December 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standards update focused on the disclosure of
supplementary pro-forma information in business combinations. The purpose of the update was to
eliminate diversity in practice surrounding the interpretation of select revenue and expense
pro-forma disclosures. The update provides guidance as to the acquisition date that should be
selected when preparing the pro-forma disclosures. In the event that comparative financial
statements are presented, the acquisition date assumed for the pro-forma disclosure shall be the
first day of the preceding comparative year. The adoption of this standard was effective January 1,
2011 and is being applied to the supplemental pro-forma disclosures relative to the Companys acquisition of Green Tree.
Recently Issued
In January 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that related to the
disclosures of troubled debt restructurings. The amendments in this standard deferred the effective
date related to these disclosures, enabling creditors to provide such disclosures after the FASB
completes their project clarifying the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt
restructuring. As the provisions of this standard only defer the effective date of disclosure
requirements related to troubled debt restructurings, the adoption of this standard will have no
impact on the Companys disclosures.
In April 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to provide additional guidance
related to a troubled debt restructuring. The standard provides guidance in determining whether a
creditor has granted a concession, includes factors and examples for creditors to consider in
evaluating whether a restructuring results in a delay in payment that is insignificant, prohibits
creditors from using the borrowers effective rate test to evaluate whether a concession has been
granted to the borrower, and adds factors for creditors to use in determining whether a borrower is
experiencing financial difficulties. A provision in this standard also ends the FASBs deferral of
the additional disclosures about troubled debt restructurings. The provisions of this guidance are
effective for the Companys reporting period ending September 30, 2011. The adoption of this
standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
statements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update on fair value measurements and
disclosures that was the result of work completed by them and the International Accounting
Standards Board to develop common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing of
information about fair value measurements. The amendments in this standard are effective for
interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the
standard and its impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that eliminates the option to
present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in
stockholders equity. Under the new standard, the components of net income and other comprehensive
income can be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two
separate but consecutive statements. The accounting standard is effective for interim and annual
periods beginning January 1, 2012. Adoption of the standard is not expected to have a material
impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
In order to provide comparability between periods presented, certain amounts have been
reclassified from the previously reported consolidated financial statements to conform to the
consolidated financial statement presentation of the current period. The Company reclassified
certain trust expenses from interest expense to general and administrative expenses on the
consolidated statements of income. Additionally, the Company reclassified certain expenses from
general and administrative expenses to legal and professional expenses. The Company also reclassified amounts between provision for loan losses, gains (losses) on real estate
owned, net and cash proceeds from sales of real estate owned, net on the consolidated statements of cash
flows. As a result, there were reclassifications to real estate owned acquired through foreclosure and
residential loans originated to finance the sale of real estate owned.
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3. Acquisitions
Green Tree
On July 1, 2011, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Green Tree (the
Acquisition). Green Tree, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an independent, fee-based business
services company which provides high-touch, third-party servicing of credit-sensitive consumer
loans. The acquisition of Green Tree increases the Companys ability to provide specialty servicing and to generate recurring fee-for-service
revenues from an asset-light platform which may provide the Company with diversified
revenue streams from complementary businesses. As a result of the transaction, the Company will no
longer qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The results of operations for Green Tree
will be combined with those of the Company beginning on July 1, 2011, the date of acquisition.
The table below details the estimated fair value of the consideration transferred in connection with the
Acquisition (in thousands):
Amount | ||||
Cash to owners of Green Tree (1) |
$ | 737,651 | ||
Cash to settle Green Tree senior secured credit facility (1)(2) |
274,794 | |||
Company common stock (1,812,532 shares at $22.19 per share) (3) |
40,220 | |||
Total estimated consideration |
$ | 1,052,665 | ||
(1) | The cash portion of the Acquisition was funded through cash on hand and debt issuances as discussed below. Cash on hand was raised by monetizing existing corporate assets as discussed in Note 9. | |
(2) | Simultaneously with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company paid off $275 million of Green Tree secured debt. | |
(3) | The fair value of the 1.8 million common shares issued was determined based on the Companys closing share price of $22.19 on June 30, 2011. |
In order to partially fund the Acquisition, on July 1, 2011, the Company entered into a
$500 million first lien senior secured term loan and a $265 million second lien senior secured term
loan, or 2011 Term Loans. In addition, on July 1, 2011, the Company entered into a $45 million
senior secured revolving credit facility, or Revolver. The Companys obligations under the 2011
Term Loans and Revolver are guaranteed by certain of the Companys subsidiaries and are secured by
substantially all assets of certain subsidiaries. These agreements contain customary events of
default and covenants, including among others, covenants that restrict the Companys ability to
incur certain additional indebtedness, create or permit liens on assets, pay dividends and
repurchase stock, engage in mergers or consolidations and make investments. These agreements also
include certain financial covenants that must be maintained.
The table below provides the terms of the debt.
Debt Agreement | Interest Rate | Amortization | Maturity/Expiration | |||
$500 million first lien term loan
|
LIBOR plus 625 basis points | 3.75% per quarter; remainder at final maturity | June 30, 2016 | |||
$265 million second lien term loan
|
LIBOR plus 1100 basis points | Bullet payment at maturity | December 31, 2016 | |||
$45 million revolver
|
LIBOR plus 625 basis points | Not applicable | June 30, 2016 |
The debt agreements have a minimum LIBOR floor of 1.5%. The first and second lien agreements
also stipulate that on an annual basis 75% of the excess cash flow, as defined therein, will be
paid to the lender to amortize the debt outstanding. These excess cash flow payments will be made
during the first quarter of each fiscal year beginning 2013.
At August 5, 2011, the Company has drawn $13 million on the Revolver. The commitment fee on
the unused portion of the Revolver is .75% per year. The Company recognized $2.1 million in
deferred debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of debt which will be amortized beginning
on the acquisition date.
Due to limited time since the closing date, the Company is unable to provide amounts
recognized as of the closing date for the major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed,
including the information required for contingent liabilities, goodwill, pro forma revenues and
earnings, and segments of the combined entity.
The Company incurred expenses related to the Acquisition of approximately $9.1 million and $12.2
million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, which are included in
legal and professional expenses.
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Marix
On November 1, 2010, the Company completed its acquisition of a 100% interest in Marix. Marix
is a high-touch specialty mortgage servicer, based in Phoenix, Arizona, focused on default
management, borrower outreach, loss mitigation, liquidation strategies, component servicing and
specialty servicing.
The purchase price for the acquisition was a cash payment due at closing of less than $0.1
million plus estimated contingent earn-out payments of $2.1 million. The earn-out payments are
driven by net servicing revenue in Marixs existing business in excess of a base of $3.8 million
per quarter. The payments are due within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter through the
three year period ended December 31, 2013. The estimated liability for future earn-out payments is
recorded in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities. In accordance with the accounting
guidance on business combinations, any future adjustments to the estimated earn-out liability will
be recognized in the earnings of that period. At March 31, 2011, the fair value of the estimated
earn-out payments was re-evaluated and reduced by $0.3 million which resulted in a credit to the
consolidated statement of income. At June 30, 2011 the estimated earn-out payment was re-evaluated
and no adjustment was required for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
At June 30, 2011, the estimated earn-out payable equaled $1.8
million.
The fair value of the estimated earn-out liability is based on the present value of the
expected future payments to be made to the seller of Marix in accordance with the provisions
outlined in the purchase agreement. In determining fair value, Marixs future performance is
estimated using financial projections developed by management. The expected future payments are
estimated on the basis of the earn-out formula specified in the purchase agreement compared to the
associated financial projections. These payments are then discounted to present value using a
risk-adjusted rate that takes into consideration the likelihood that the forecasted earn-out
payments will be made.
4. Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer
a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A three-tier fair value
hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the
highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. A financial instruments level within
the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair
value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Basis or Measurement
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date
for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset
or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value
measurement and unobservable.
The accounting guidance concerning fair value allows the Company to elect to measure certain
items at fair value and report the changes in fair value through the statements of income. This
election can only be made at certain specified dates and is irrevocable once made. The Company does
not have a policy regarding specific assets or liabilities to elect to measure at fair value, but
rather makes the election on an instrument by instrument basis as they are acquired or incurred.
The Company has not made the fair value election for any financial assets or liabilities as of June
30, 2011.
The Company determines fair value based upon quoted broker prices when available or through
the use of alternative approaches, such as discounting the expected cash flows using market rates
commensurate with the credit quality and duration of the investment.
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Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The subordinate security is measured in the consolidated financial statements at fair value on
a recurring basis in accordance with the accounting guidance concerning debt and equity securities
and is categorized in the table below based upon the lowest level of significant input to the
valuation (in thousands):
Quoted Prices in | ||||||||||||||||
Active Markets | Significant | |||||||||||||||
for Identical | Significant Other | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
Assets | Observable Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||||
(Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 |
$ | | $ | | $ | 1,844 | $ | 1,844 | ||||||||
December 31, 2010 |
| | 1,820 | 1,820 |
The subordinate security consists of a single, fixed-rate security backed by notes that are
collateralized by manufactured housing. Approximately one-third of the notes include attached real
estate on which the manufactured housing is located as additional collateral. The subordinate
security has a coupon of 8.0% and a contractual maturity of 2038. The underlying notes were
originated primarily in 2004 and 2005, have a weighted-average coupon rate of 9.5% and a
weighted-average maturity of 18.3 years. The subordinate security has an overcollateralization
level of 10.9% with a 1.2% annual loss rate.
To estimate the fair value, the Company used a discounted cash flow approach. The significant
inputs for the valuation model at June 30, 2011 include the following:
| Yield: 18.4% | ||
| Probability of default: 2.3% | ||
| Loss severity: 61.8% | ||
| Prepayment: 2.7% |
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the
Companys subordinate security which is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended
December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
As of and for the | As of and for the | |||||||
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 1,820 | $ | 1,801 | ||||
Total gains (losses): |
||||||||
Included in other comprehensive income |
24 | 19 | ||||||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 1,844 | $ | 1,820 | ||||
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Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
At the time a residential loan becomes real estate owned, or REO, the Company records the
property at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell.
Upon foreclosure and through liquidation, the Company evaluates the propertys fair value as
compared to its carrying amount and records a valuation adjustment when the carrying amount exceeds
fair value. Any valuation adjustment at the time the loan becomes REO is charged to the allowance
for loan losses. Subsequent declines in value, as well as gains and losses on the sale of REO, are
reported in real estate owned expenses, net in the consolidated statements of income.
Carrying values and the corresponding fair value adjustments during the period for assets and
liabilities measured in the consolidated financial statements at fair value on a non-recurring
basis are as follows (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quoted Prices in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated | Active Markets for | Significant Other | Significant | Fair Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Fair | Identical Assets | Observable Inputs | Unobservable Inputs | Adjustment for the | Adjustment for the | |||||||||||||||||||
Value | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Real estate
owned: |
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June 30, 2011 |
$ | 56,244 | $ | | $ | | $ | 56,244 | $ | (872 | ) | $ | (1,965 | ) | ||||||||||
June 30, 2010 |
62,175 | | | 62,175 | (632 | ) | (1,289 | ) |
These REO properties are generally located in rural areas and are primarily concentrated in
Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia. The REO properties
have a weighted-average holding period of 12 months. To estimate the fair value, the Company
utilized historical loss severity rates experienced on similar REO properties previously sold by
the Company.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial assets
and liabilities that are required to be recorded or disclosed at fair value as of June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Financial
assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash
equivalents |
$ | 289,947 | $ | 289,947 | $ | 114,352 | $ | 114,352 | ||||||||
Restricted cash
and cash
equivalents |
53,591 | 53,591 | 52,289 | 52,289 | ||||||||||||
Receivables, net |
1,287 | 1,287 | 2,643 | 2,643 | ||||||||||||
Servicing
advances and
receivables, net |
8,979 | 8,979 | 11,223 | 11,223 | ||||||||||||
Residential
loans, net |
1,632,887 | 1,552,000 | 1,621,485 | 1,566,000 | ||||||||||||
Subordinate
security |
1,844 | 1,844 | 1,820 | 1,820 | ||||||||||||
Financial
liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable
and other accrued
liabilities |
43,493 | 43,493 | 33,640 | 33,640 | ||||||||||||
Dividend payable |
| | 13,431 | 13,431 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
debt, net of
deferred debt
issuance costs |
1,439,408 | 1,384,000 | 1,262,131 | 1,235,000 | ||||||||||||
Servicing advance
facility |
| | 3,254 | 3,254 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest |
9,386 | 9,386 | 8,122 | 8,122 |
For assets and liabilities measured in the consolidated financial statements on a historical
cost basis, the estimated fair value shown in the above table is for disclosure purposes only. The
following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable
and other accrued liabilities, dividend payable, and accrued interest The estimated fair value
of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value due to their high liquidity or
short-term nature.
Servicing advances and receivables The estimated fair value of these advances approximates
their carrying value as the advances have no stated maturity, are non-interest bearing and are
generally realized within a short period of time.
Residential loans The fair value of residential loans is estimated by discounting the net
cash flows estimated to be generated from the
asset. The discounted cash flows were determined using assumptions such as, but not limited
to, interest rates, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, and a risk-adjusted market
discount rate.
Subordinate security The fair value of the subordinate security is measured in the
consolidated financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis by discounting the net cash
flows estimated to be generated from the asset. Unrealized gains and losses are reported in
accumulated other comprehensive income. To the extent that the cost basis exceeds the fair value
and the unrealized loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is
recognized and the amount recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss is
reclassified to earnings as a realized loss.
Mortgage-backed debt, net of deferred debt issuance costs The fair value of mortgage-backed
debt is determined by discounting the net cash outflows estimated to be used to repay the debt.
These obligations are to be satisfied using the proceeds from the residential loans that secure
these obligations and are non-recourse to the Company.
Servicing advance facility The fair value of the servicing advance facility approximates
the carrying value due to the short-term nature of the facility.
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5. Servicing Advances and Receivables, net
Servicing advances represent payments made on behalf of borrowers or on foreclosed properties
in the owned and serviced for other investor portfolios. The Company began servicing for other
investors as a result of the acquisition of Marix in November 2010. The following table presents
servicing advances and receivables, net (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Principal and interest |
$ | 3,626 | $ | 3,285 | ||||
Taxes and insurance |
14,554 | 17,128 | ||||||
Other servicing advances |
4,865 | 4,183 | ||||||
Subservicing fees receivable |
731 | 783 | ||||||
Servicing advances and receivables |
23,776 | 25,379 | ||||||
Less: Allowance for uncollectible servicing advances |
(14,797 | ) | (14,156 | ) | ||||
Servicing advances and receivables, net |
$ | 8,979 | $ | 11,223 | ||||
At December 31, 2010, there were servicing advances of $4.5 million pledged as collateral for
the servicing advance facility. The facility was terminated and repaid on March 31, 2011.
6. Residential Loans, Net
Residential loans are held for investment and consist
primarily of residential loans held in securitization trusts. Residential loans held in
securitization trusts consist of residential loans that the Company has securitized in
structures that are consolidated. The Company has determined that the securitization trusts are
variable interest entities in which it holds variable interests. In addition, the Company
has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of the securitization trusts because (1) as the
servicer the Company has the right to direct the activities that most significantly impact the
economic performance of the securitization trusts through its ability to manage the
delinquent assets of the trusts and (2) as holder of all or a portion of the residual securities
issued by the trusts, the Company has the obligation to absorb losses of the trusts, to the extent
of its investment, and the right to receive benefits from the trusts both of which could
potentially be significant. Specifically, the Company, as servicer to the eleven trusts beneficially owned by the Company, subject to applicable contractual provisions, has discretion, consistent with prudent
mortgage servicing practices, to determine whether to sell or work out any loans securitized
through the securitization trusts that become troubled. Accordingly, the loans in these
securitizations remain on the balance sheet as residential loans. Given this treatment, retained
interests are not created and securitization mortgage-backed debt is reflected on the balance sheet
as a liability.
The Company is not contractually required to provide any financial support to the
securitization trusts. The Company may, from time to time at its sole discretion, purchase certain
assets from the securitization trusts to cure delinquency or loss triggers for the sole purpose of
releasing excess overcollateralization to the Company. The Company does not expect to provide
financial support to the securitization trusts based on current performance trends.
The assets of the securitization trusts are pledged as collateral for the mortgage-backed
debt, and are not available to satisfy claims of general creditors of the Company. The
mortgage-backed debt issued by the securitization trusts is to be satisfied solely from the
proceeds of the residential loans and other collateral held in securitization trusts, are not
cross-collateralized and are non-recourse to the Company (see Note 9). The Company records interest
income on residential loans held in securitization trusts and interest expense on mortgage-backed
debt issued in the securitizations over the life of the securitizations.
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Residential loans, net are summarized in the table below (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Residential loans, principal balance |
$ | 1,823,092 | $ | 1,803,758 | ||||
Less: Yield adjustment, net (1) |
(176,971 | ) | (166,366 | ) | ||||
Less: Allowance for loan losses |
(13,234 | ) | (15,907 | ) | ||||
Residential loans, net (2) |
$ | 1,632,887 | $ | 1,621,485 | ||||
(1) | Yield adjustment, net consists of deferred origination costs, premiums and discounts and other costs which are generally amortized over the life of the residential loan portfolio. Deferred origination costs at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $10.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. Premiums and discounts at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $199.6 million and $189.5 million, respectively. Other costs, including accrued interest receivable, net of deferred gains and other costs, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $12.4 million and $12.5 million, respectively. | |
(2) | The weighted-average life of the portfolio approximates 9.3 and 9 years at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, based on assumptions for prepayment speeds, default rates and losses. |
Residential Loan Pool Acquisitions
The Company acquired residential loans to be held for investment in the amount of $44.8
million and $19.7 million, adding $62.8 million and $24.2 million of unpaid principal to the
residential loan portfolio in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively.
The 2011 acquisitions were financed with proceeds from the Companys private placement
securitization that closed on December 1, 2010, or 2010 securitization. The 2010 acquisitions were
financed using proceeds from the Companys secondary offering that closed on October 21, 2009. The
residential loans acquired included performing and non-performing, fixed and adjustable rate loans,
on single-family, owner occupied and investor residences located within the Companys existing
southeastern United States geographic footprint.
At acquisition, the fair value of residential loans acquired outside of a business combination
is the purchase price of the residential loans, which is generally based on the outstanding
principal balance, probability of default and estimated loss given default.
Purchased Credit-Impaired Residential Loans
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company acquired certain residential loans it
deemed to be credit-impaired as detailed in the table below (in thousands). There were no
credit-impaired residential loans acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
For the Six Months | ||||
Ended | ||||
June 30, 2011 | ||||
Contractually required cash flows for
acquired loans at acquisition |
$ | 46,779 | ||
Nonaccretable difference |
(22,707 | ) | ||
Expected cash flows for acquired loans at
acquisition |
24,072 | |||
Accretable yield |
(7,431 | ) | ||
Purchase price |
$ | 16,641 | ||
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The table below sets forth the accretable yield activity for purchased credit-impaired
residential loans for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (in thousands):
For the | ||||
Six Months | ||||
Ended | ||||
June 30, 2011 | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 4,174 | ||
Additions |
7,431 | |||
Accretion |
(1,135 | ) | ||
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference |
3,369 | |||
Balance at June 30, 2011 |
$ | 13,839 |
The table below provides additional information about purchased credit-impaired
residential loans (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Outstanding balance (1) |
$ | 72,034 | $ | 26,277 | ||||
Carrying amount |
25,921 | 9,340 |
(1) | Represents the sum of contractual principal and interest at the reporting date. |
Disclosures About the Credit Quality of Residential Loans and the Allowance for Loan
Losses
The allowance for loan losses represents managements estimate of probable incurred credit
losses inherent in our residential loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The Company has one
portfolio segment and class that consists primarily of less-than prime, credit challenged
residential loans. The risk characteristics of the portfolio segment and class relate to credit
exposure. The method for monitoring and assessing the credit risk is the same throughout the
portfolio. The allowance for loan losses on residential loans includes two components: (1)
specifically identified residential loans that are evaluated individually for impairment and (2)
all other residential loans that are considered a homogenous pool that are collectively evaluated
for impairment.
The Company reviews all residential loans for impairment and determines a residential loan is
impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be
unable to collect all amounts due according to the original contractual terms of the loan
agreement. Factors considered in assessing collectability include, but are not limited to, a
borrowers extended delinquency and the initiation of foreclosure proceedings. Loans that
experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as
impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a
case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the
borrower, including the length of delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrowers prior payment
record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. The Company
determines a specific impairment allowance generally based on the difference between the carrying
value of the residential loan and the estimated fair value of the collateral.
The determination of the level of the allowance for loan losses and, correspondingly, the
provision for loan losses, for the residential loans evaluated collectively is based on, but not
limited to, delinquency levels and trends, default frequency, prior loan loss severity experience,
and managements judgment and assumptions regarding various matters, including the composition of
the residential loan portfolio, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, the estimated value of
the underlying real estate collateral, the level of the allowance in relation to total loans and to
historical loss levels, current economic and market conditions within the applicable geographic
areas surrounding the underlying real estate, changes in unemployment levels and the impact that
changes in interest rates have on a borrowers ability to refinance their loan and to meet their
repayment obligations. Management continuously evaluates these assumptions and various other
relevant factors impacting credit quality and inherent losses when quantifying our exposure to
credit losses and assessing the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses as of each reporting
date. The level of the allowance is adjusted based on the results of managements analysis.
Generally, as residential loans age, the credit exposure is reduced, resulting in decreasing
provisions.
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While the Company considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate based on information
currently available, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if circumstances differ
substantially from the assumptions used by management in determining the allowance for loan losses.
The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for loan losses on residential
loans, net (in thousands):
For the Three | For the Six | |||||||||||||||
Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | 14,920 | $ | 17,324 | $ | 15,907 | $ | 17,661 | ||||||||
Provision charged to income |
875 | 1,709 | 1,500 | 3,164 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs, net of recoveries (1) |
(2,561 | ) | (2,300 | ) | (4,173 | ) | (4,092 | ) | ||||||||
Ending balance |
$ | 13,234 | $ | 16,733 | $ | 13,234 | $ | 16,733 |
(1) | Includes charge-offs recognized upon acquisition of real estate in satisfaction of residential loans of $1.6 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2.5 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
The following table summarizes the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses and
the residential loan balance by basis of impairment method (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Allowance for loan losses: |
||||||||
Loans individually evaluated for loss potential |
$ | 3,173 | $ | 3,599 | ||||
Loans collectively evaluated for loss potential |
10,061 | 12,308 | ||||||
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality |
| | ||||||
Total |
$ | 13,234 | $ | 15,907 | ||||
Recorded investment in residential loans: |
||||||||
Loans individually evaluated for loss potential |
$ | 39,480 | $ | 44,737 | ||||
Loans collectively evaluated for loss potential |
1,580,720 | 1,583,315 | ||||||
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality |
25,921 | 9,340 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 1,646,121 | $ | 1,637,392 | ||||
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Impaired Residential Loans
The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment which consist
primarily of residential loans in the process of foreclosure and purchased credit-impaired
residential loans (in thousands):
As of June 30, 2011 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
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Unpaid | Average | Interest | ||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | Principal | Related | Recorded | Income | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Balance | Allowance | Investment | Recognized | ||||||||||||||||
Individually impaired: |
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With no related allowance recorded |
$ | 6,503 | $ | 7,796 | $ | | $ | 8,430 | $ | 18 | ||||||||||
With an allowance recorded |
32,977 | 35,207 | 3,173 | 34,719 | 39 | |||||||||||||||
Purchased credit-impaired: |
||||||||||||||||||||
With no related allowance recorded |
25,921 | 40,471 | | 20,313 | 1,135 |
As of December 31, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 |
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Unpaid | Average | Interest | ||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | Principal | Related | Recorded | Income | ||||||||||||||||
Investment | Balance | Allowance | Investment | Recognized | ||||||||||||||||
Individually impaired: |
||||||||||||||||||||
With no related allowance recorded |
$ | 11,932 | $ | 13,911 | $ | | $ | 10,164 | $ | 13 | ||||||||||
With an allowance recorded |
32,805 | 35,799 | 3,599 | 39,808 | 106 | |||||||||||||||
Purchased credit-impaired: |
||||||||||||||||||||
With no related allowance recorded |
9,340 | 14,329 | | 4,670 | 40 |
Aging of Past Due Residential Loans
Residential loans are placed on non-accrual status when any portion of the principal or
interest is 90 days past due. When placed on non-accrual status, the related interest receivable is
reversed against interest income of the current period. Interest income on non-accrual loans, if
received, is recorded using the cash method of accounting. Residential loans are removed from
non-accrual status when the amount financed and the associated interest are no longer 90 days past
due. If a non-accrual loan is returned to accruing status the accrued interest, at the date the
residential loan is placed on non-accrual status, and forgone interest during the non-accrual
period, are recorded as interest income as of the date the loan no longer meets the non-accrual
criteria. The past due or delinquency status of residential loans is generally determined based on
the contractual payment terms. The calculation of delinquencies excludes from delinquent amounts
those accounts that are in bankruptcy proceedings that are paying their mortgage payments in
contractual compliance with the bankruptcy court approved mortgage payment obligations. Loan
balances are charged off when it becomes evident that balances are not fully collectible. The
following table presents the aging of the residential loan portfolio (in thousands):
30-59 | 60-89 | 90 Days | Total | Non- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Days Past | Days Past | or More | Total | Residential | Accrual | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Due | Due | Past Due | Past Due | Current | Loans | Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded investment: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 |
$ | 20,330 | $ | 10,602 | $ | 43,012 | $ | 73,944 | $ | 1,572,177 | $ | 1,646,121 | $ | 43,012 | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 |
24,262 | 8,274 | 43,355 | 75,891 | 1,561,501 | 1,637,392 | 43,355 |
Credit Risk Profile Based on Delinquencies
Factors that are important to managing overall credit quality and minimizing loan losses are
sound loan underwriting, monitoring of existing loans, early identification of problem loans,
timely resolution of problems, an appropriate allowance for loan losses, and sound nonaccrual and
charge-off policies. The Company primarily utilizes delinquency status to monitor the credit
quality of the portfolio. Monitoring of residential loans increases when the loan is delinquent.
The Company considers all loans 30 days or more past due to be non-performing. The classification
of delinquencies, and thus the non-performing calculation, excludes from delinquent amounts those
accounts that are in bankruptcy proceedings that are paying their mortgage payments in contractual
compliance with the bankruptcy court approved mortgage payment obligations.
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The following table presents residential loans by credit quality indicator (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Performing |
$ | 1,572,177 | $ | 1,561,501 | ||||
Non-performing |
73,944 | 75,891 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 1,646,121 | $ | 1,637,392 | ||||
7. Loan Servicing Portfolio Third-Party Servicing
The Company services mortgage loans for itself and, with the acquisition of Marix, for
third-party investors. The Company earns servicing income from its third-party servicing portfolio.
The Companys geographic diversification of its serviced for others portfolio, based on outstanding
unpaid principal balance, or UPB, is as follows (in thousands, except for number of loans):
Number of | UPB | Percentage of | Number of | UPB | Percentage of | |||||||||||||||||||
Loans at | at | Total at | Loans at | at | Total at | |||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | December 31, 2010 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
California |
694 | $ | 290,775 | 21.6 | % | 700 | $ | 291,192 | 21.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
Florida |
748 | 184,532 | 13.7 | 882 | 216,300 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
New York |
448 | 176,736 | 13.1 | 422 | 163,466 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey |
241 | 73,426 | 5.4 | 232 | 71,875 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other < 5% |
3,381 | 622,224 | 46.2 | 3,303 | 605,496 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
5,512 | $ | 1,347,693 | 100.0 | % | 5,539 | $ | 1,348,329 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
8. Subordinate Security
The Companys subordinate security which is classified as available-for-sale totaled $1.8
million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and is summarized as follows (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Principal balance |
$ | 3,812 | $ | 3,812 | ||||
Purchase price and other adjustments |
(2,200 | ) | (2,200 | ) | ||||
Amortized cost |
1,612 | 1,612 | ||||||
Unrealized gain |
232 | 208 | ||||||
Carrying value (fair value) |
$ | 1,844 | $ | 1,820 | ||||
Actual maturities on mortgage-backed securities are generally shorter than the stated
contractual maturities because the actual maturities are affected by the contractual lives of the
underlying notes, periodic payments of principal, and prepayments of principal. The contractual
maturity of the subordinate security is 2038.
9. Mortgage-Backed Debt and Related Collateral
Mortgage-Backed Debt
The securitization trusts beneficially owned by the Company, are the
issuers of the Companys outstanding mortgage-backed and asset-backed notes, or the Trust Notes,
which consist of nine separate series of public debt offerings and three private offerings,
including the new offering in June 2011.
In May 2011, the Company sold its Class B secured notes that had been issued on November 22,
2010 by Mid-State Capital Trust 2010-1 and held by the Company, increasing mortgage-backed debt by
$85.1 million.
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In June 2011, the Company sponsored a $102.0 million residential subprime mortgage
securitization and has consolidated the securitization trust WIMC Capital Trust 2011-1, or Trust 2011-1. The Company determined that it is the
primary beneficiary of the securitization trust as the Companys ongoing loss mitigation and
resolution responsibilities provides the Company with the power to direct the activities that most
significantly impact the economic performance of the securitization trust and the Companys
investment in the subordinate debt and residual interests provide it with the obligation to absorb
losses or the right to receive benefits both of which could potentially be significant.
Accordingly, the loans in the securitization remain on the consolidated balance sheet as
residential loans and the mortgage-backed debt issued by the securitization trust has been
recognized as a liability.
In June 2011, the Company reissued $36 million in mortgage-backed debt that had previously
been extinguished.
These twelve trusts have an aggregate of $1.5 billion of outstanding debt, collateralized by
$1.9 billion of assets, including residential loans, REO and restricted cash and cash equivalents.
All of the Companys mortgage-backed debt is non-recourse and not cross-collateralized and,
therefore, must be satisfied exclusively from the proceeds of the residential loans and REO held in
each securitization trust. The Company services the collateral underlying the eleven securitization
trusts owned by the Company.
The securitization trusts, with the exception of Trust 2011-1, contain provisions that require the cash payments received from the
underlying residential loans be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Trust Notes unless
certain overcollateralization or other similar targets are satisfied. The securitization trusts
also contain delinquency and loss triggers, that, if exceeded, allocate any excess
overcollateralization to paying down the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Notes for that
particular securitization at an accelerated pace. Assuming no servicer trigger events have occurred
and the overcollateralization targets have been met, any excess cash is released to the Company
either monthly or quarterly, in accordance with the terms of the respective underlying trust
agreements. Since January 2008, Mid-State Trust 2006-1 has exceeded certain triggers and has not
provided any excess cash flow to the Company. The delinquency rate for the trigger calculations,
which includes REO, was at 10.42% compared to a trigger level of 8.00%. The delinquency trigger for
Mid-State Trust 2005-1 and Trust X were exceeded in November 2009 and October 2006, respectively,
and cured in 2010. With the exception of Trust 2006-1, which exceeded its trigger and the cured
Trust 2005-1 and Trust X, none of the Companys other securitization trusts have reached the levels
of underperformance that would result in a trigger breach causing a delay in cash releases. For Trust 2011-1, principal and interest payments are not paid on the subordinate note or residual interests, which are held by the Company, until all amounts due on the senior notes are fully paid.
Borrower remittances received on the residential loan collateral are used to make payments on
the mortgage-backed debt. The maturity of the mortgage-backed debt is directly affected by
principal prepayments on the related residential loan collateral. As a result, the actual maturity
of the mortgage-backed debt is likely to occur earlier than the stated maturity. Certain of the
Companys mortgage-backed debt is also subject to redemption according to specific terms of the
respective indenture agreements.
Collateral for Mortgage-Backed Debt
The following table summarizes the collateral for the mortgage-backed debt at June 30, 2011
and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Residential loans of securitization trusts, principal balance |
$ | 1,818,969 | $ | 1,682,138 | ||||
Real estate owned, net |
36,438 | 38,234 | ||||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
44,424 | 42,859 | ||||||
Total mortgage-backed debt collateral |
$ | 1,899,831 | $ | 1,763,231 | ||||
10. Servicing Revenue and Fees
The Companys third-party servicing operations began as a result of the acquisition of Marix
in November 2010. The following table presents servicing revenue and fees (in thousands):
For the Three | For the Six | |||||||
Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||
June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2011 | |||||||
Servicing fees |
$ | 927 | $ | 1,953 | ||||
Incentive fees |
1,442 | 2,322 | ||||||
Other servicing fees |
542 | 1,140 | ||||||
Other ancillary fees |
399 | 832 | ||||||
Servicing revenue and fees |
$ | 3,310 | $ | 6,247 | ||||
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11. Share-Based Compensation
Effective May 10, 2011, the Company has established the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or the
2011 Plan, which amends and restates the prior plan, the 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The 2011
Plan permits the grants of stock options, restricted stock and other awards to the Companys
officers, employees and consultants, including directors; increases the number of authorized
shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 3,550,000 shares; and extends the term of the plan to
May 10, 2021.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company granted 735,886 stock options that vest
ratably over a 3-year term based upon a service condition. The fair value of the stock options of
$8.09 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and related
assumptions. The Companys share-based compensation expense has been reflected in the consolidated
statements of income in salaries and benefits expense.
12. Credit Agreements
On April 20, 2009, the Company entered into a syndicated credit agreement, a revolving credit
agreement and security agreement, and a support letter of credit agreement. The credit agreements
were cancelled on or before April 6, 2011.
13. Servicing Advance Facility
As of November 11, 2008, Marix entered into a Servicing Advance Financing Facility Agreement,
or the Servicing Facility, between Marathon Distressed Subprime Fund L.P., as a lender, an
affiliate of Marathon, and Marix as a borrower. The note rate on the Servicing Facility is LIBOR
plus 6.0%. The facility was originally set to terminate on September 30, 2010, but was extended as
part of the Marix purchase agreement for six months to March 31, 2011. The maximum borrowing
capacity on the Servicing Facility was $8.0 million.
On September 9, 2009, Marix entered into a Servicing Advance Financing Facility Agreement, or
Second Facility, between Marathon Structured Finance Fund L.P. as an agent and a lender, an
affiliate of Marathon, and Marix as a borrower. The rate on this agreement was converted from
one-month LIBOR plus 6.0% to one-month LIBOR plus 3.5% on March 31, 2010. The facility was set to
terminate on March 31, 2010, but was extended for twelve months to March 31, 2011. The maximum
borrowing capacity on the Second Facility was $2.5 million.
The collateral for these servicing advance facilities represents servicing advances on
mortgage loans serviced by Marix for investors managed by or otherwise affiliated with Marathon,
and such advances include principal and interest, taxes and insurance, and corporate advances.
During the first quarter of 2011, the Company paid off the servicing advance facilities.
14. Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows (in thousands):
Excess of | Net | |||||||||||||||
Additional | Unrealized | Net | ||||||||||||||
Postretirement | Gain on | Amortization of | ||||||||||||||
Employee Benefits | Subordinate | Realized Gain on | ||||||||||||||
Liability | Security | Closed Hedges | Total | |||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 686 | $ | 208 | $ | 357 | $ | 1,251 | ||||||||
Pre-tax amount |
(122 | ) | 23 | (45 | ) | (144 | ) | |||||||||
Tax benefit |
14 | | | 14 | ||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2011 |
$ | 578 | $ | 231 | $ | 312 | $ | 1,121 | ||||||||
Pre-tax amount |
(122 | ) | 1 | (40 | ) | (161 | ) | |||||||||
Tax benefit |
13 | | | 13 | ||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2011 |
$ | 469 | $ | 232 | $ | 272 | $ | 973 | ||||||||
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15. Common Stock and Earnings Per Share
In accordance with the accounting guidance concerning earnings per share, or EPS, unvested
share-based payment awards that include non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend
equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are considered participating securities. As a result, the
awards are required to be included in the calculation of basic earnings per common share pursuant
to the two-class method. For the Company, participating securities are comprised of certain
unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units.
Under the two-class method, net income is reduced by the amount of dividends declared in the
period for common stock and participating securities. The remaining undistributed earnings are then
allocated to common stock and participating securities as if all of the net income for the period
had been distributed. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net
income allocable to common shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for
the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income allocable to common
shares by the weighted-average number of common shares for the period, as adjusted for the
potential dilutive effect of non-participating share-based awards.
The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and
diluted EPS computations shown on the face of the accompanying consolidated statements of income
(in thousands, except per share data):
For the Three Months | For the Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,395 | ) | $ | 8,563 | $ | 95 | $ | 16,675 | |||||||
Less: net income allocated to unvested participating securities |
| (123 | ) | (1 | ) | (235 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders (numerator) |
(3,395 | ) | 8,440 | 94 | 16,440 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares |
25,813 | 25,703 | 25,806 | 25,681 | ||||||||||||
Add: vested participating securities |
833 | 711 | 815 | 698 | ||||||||||||
Total weighted-average common shares outstanding (denominator) |
26,646 | 26,414 | 26,621 | 26,379 | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | | $ | 0.62 | |||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,395 | ) | $ | 8,563 | $ | 95 | $ | 16,675 | |||||||
Less: net income allocated to unvested participating securities |
| (122 | ) | (1 | ) | (235 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders (numerator) |
(3,395 | ) | 8,441 | 94 | 16,440 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares |
25,813 | 25,703 | 25,806 | 25,681 | ||||||||||||
Add: vested participating securities |
833 | 711 | 815 | 698 | ||||||||||||
Add: dilutive effect of stock options |
| 98 | 129 | 78 | ||||||||||||
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding (denominator) |
26,646 | 26,512 | 26,750 | 26,457 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.32 | $ | | $ | 0.62 | |||||||
In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Companys unvested restricted
stock and restricted stock units are considered participating securities. During periods of net
income, the calculation of earnings per share for common stock are adjusted to exclude the income
attributable to the unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units from the numerator and
exclude the dilutive impact of those shares from the denominator. During periods of net loss, no
effect is given to the participating securities because they do not share in the losses of the
Company. Due to the net loss recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2011, participating
securities in the amount of 0.2 million were excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted
loss per share because the effect would be antidilutive.
The calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share does not include 0.8 million in options
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 0.2 million and 0.3 million for the same
periods in 2010, respectively, because their effect would have been antidilutive.
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16. Income Taxes
At June 30, 2011, the Company had elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. As a result of the acquisition of Green Tree on July 1, 2011, the Company will no
longer qualify as a REIT. As a REIT, the Company was generally not subject to United States, or
U.S., federal corporate income tax on its taxable income distributed to stockholders. However,
even as a REIT, the Company was subject to U.S. federal income and excise taxes in various
situations, such as on the Companys undistributed income. The Companys failure to qualify as a
REIT will be retroactive to January 1, 2011 and the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income
and applicable state and local tax at regular corporate rates. In addition, the Company will be
precluded from qualifying as a REIT until 2016. As of the date of this filing, the Company is in
the process of determining the effect on the financial statements of the change in tax status as of
July 1, 2011 retroactive to January 1, 2011, which will be recognized in the consolidated financial
statements in the third quarter of 2011.
Certain of the Companys operations or portions thereof, including mortgage advisory and
insurance ancillary businesses, were conducted through taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. A TRS is
a C-corporation and as such is subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax. The Companys TRSs
facilitate its ability to offer certain services and conduct activities that generally cannot be
offered directly by the REIT. The Company also will be required to pay a 100% tax on any net income
on non-arms length transactions between the REIT and any of its TRSs.
Income tax expense of the Company is due solely to the TRSs. The effective tax rate of 41.7%
for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is due to state income taxes due on subsidiaries with
taxable income that could not be offset with losses of other subsidiaries. The effective tax rate
of 3.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 is due to the taxable income of the TRSs.
The Company recognizes tax benefits in accordance with the guidance concerning uncertainty in
income taxes. This guidance establishes a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold that must be
met before a tax benefit can be recognized in the financial statements. As of June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, the total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $7.7 million.
17. Commitments and Contingencies
Transactions with Walter Energy
Following the spin-off from Walter Energy in 2009, the Company and Walter Energy have operated
independently, and neither has any ownership interest in the other. In order to allocate
responsibility for overlapping or related aspects of their businesses, the Company and Walter
Energy entered into certain agreements pursuant to which the Company and Walter Energy assume
responsibility for various aspects of their businesses and agree to indemnify one another against
certain liabilities that may arise from their respective businesses, including liabilities relating
to certain tax and litigation exposure.
Securities Sold with Recourse
In October 1998, Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc., or Hanover, sold 15 adjustable-rate
FNMA certificates and 19 fixed-rate FNMA certificates that the Company received in a swap for
certain adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans. These securities were sold with recourse.
Accordingly, the Company retains credit risk with respect to the principal amount of these mortgage
securities. As of June 30, 2011, the unpaid principal balance of the 12 remaining mortgage
securities was approximately $1.4 million.
Employment Agreements
At June 30, 2011, the Company had employment agreements with its senior officers, with varying
terms that provide for, among other things, base salary, bonus, and change-in-control provisions
that are subject to the occurrence of certain triggering events. During the three months ended June
30, 2011, the Company also entered into contracts containing similar terms and conditions with
three senior executives of Green Tree that were conditioned upon the closing of the Acquisition.
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Income Tax Exposure
A dispute exists with regard to federal income taxes owed by the Walter Energy consolidated
group. The Company was part of the Walter Energy consolidated group prior to the spin-off from
Walter Energy on April 17, 2009. As such, the Company is jointly and severally liable with Walter
Energy for any final taxes, interest and/or penalties owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group
during the time that the Company was a part of the Walter Energy consolidated group. According to
Walter Energys most recent public filing on Form 10-Q, they state that the IRS has filed a proof
of claim for a substantial amount of taxes, interest and penalties with respect to fiscal years
ended August 31, 1983 through May 31, 1994. The public filing goes on to disclose that the issues
have been litigated in bankruptcy court and that an opinion was issued by the court in June 2010 as
to the remaining disputed issues. The filing further states that the amounts initially asserted by
the IRS do not reflect the subsequent resolution of various issues through settlements or
concessions by the parties. Walter Energy believes that those portions of the claim which remain in
dispute or are subject to appeal substantially overstate the amount of taxes allegedly owing.
However, because of the complexity of the issues presented and the uncertainties associated with
litigation, Walter Energy is unable to predict the outcome of the adversary proceeding. Finally,
Walter Energy believes that all of its current and prior tax filing positions have substantial
merit and intends to defend vigorously any tax claims asserted and that they believe that they have
sufficient accruals to address any claims, including interest and penalties. Under the terms of the
Tax Separation Agreement between the Company and Walter Energy dated April 17, 2009, Walter Energy
is responsible for the payment of all federal income taxes (including any interest or penalties
applicable thereto) of the consolidated group, which includes the aforementioned claims of the IRS.
However, to the extent that Walter Energy is unable to pay any amounts owed, the Company could be
responsible for any unpaid amounts.
In addition, Walter Energys most recent public filing disclosed that the IRS completed an
audit of Walter Energys federal income tax returns for the years ended May 31, 2000 through
December 31, 2005. The Companys predecessors were included within Walter Energy during these
years. The IRS issued 30-Day Letters to Walter Energy proposing changes for these tax years which
Walter Energy has protested. Walter Energys filing states that the disputed issues in this audit
period are similar to the issues remaining in the above-referenced dispute and therefore Walter
Energy believes that its financial exposure for these years is limited to interest and possible
penalties; however, the Company has no knowledge as to the extent of the claim. In addition, Walter
Energy reports that the IRS has begun an audit of Walter Energys tax returns filed for 2006
through 2008, however, because the examination is in its early stages Walter Energy cannot estimate
the amount of any resulting tax deficiency, if any.
The Tax Separation Agreement also provides that Walter Energy is responsible for the
preparation and filing of any tax returns for the consolidated group for the periods when the
Company was part of the Walter Energy consolidated group. This arrangement may result in conflicts
between Walter Energy and the Company. In addition, the spin-off of the Company from Walter Energy
was intended to qualify as a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 of the Code. The Tax Separation
Agreement provides generally that if the spin-off is determined not to be tax-free pursuant to
Section 355 of the Code, any taxes imposed on Walter Energy or a Walter Energy shareholder as a
result of such determination (Distribution Taxes) which are the result of the acts or omissions
of Walter Energy or its affiliates, will be the responsibility of Walter Energy. However, should
Distribution Taxes result from the acts or omissions of the Company or its affiliates, such
Distribution Taxes will be the responsibility of the Company. The Tax Separation Agreement goes on
to provide that Walter Energy and the Company shall be jointly liable, pursuant to a designated
allocation formula, for any Distribution Taxes that are not specifically allocated to Walter Energy
or the Company. To the extent that Walter Energy is unable or unwilling to pay any Distribution
Taxes for which it is responsible under the Tax Separation Agreement, the Company could be liable
for those taxes as a result of being a member of the Walter Energy consolidated group for the year
in which the spin-off occurred. The Tax Separation Agreement also provides for payments from Walter
Energy in the event that an additional taxable dividend is required to cure a REIT disqualification
from the determination of a shortfall in the distribution of non-REIT earnings and profits made
immediately following the spin-off. As with Distribution Taxes, the Company will be responsible for
this dividend if Walter Energy is unable or unwilling to pay.
Other Tax Exposure
On June 28, 2010, the Alabama Department of Revenue, or ADOR, preliminarily assessed financial
institution excise tax of approximately $4.2 million, which includes interest and penalties, on a
predecessor entity for the years 2004 through 2008. This tax is imposed on financial institutions
doing business in the State of Alabama. The Company has contested the assessment and believes that
the Company did not meet the definition of a financial institution doing business in the State of
Alabama as defined by the Alabama Tax Code.
Miscellaneous Litigation
The Company is a party to a number of lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of its business.
While the results of such litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes that
the final outcome of such litigation will not have a materially adverse effect on the Companys
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our results for the year
ended December 31, 2010, filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K on March 8, 2011. Historical
results and trends which might appear should not be taken as indicative of future operations, particularly
in light of our recent acquisition of GTCS Holdings LLC, or Green Tree, discussed below. Our
results of operations and financial condition, as reflected in the accompanying statements and
related footnotes, are subject to managements evaluation and interpretation of business
conditions, changing capital market conditions, and other factors.
The Companys website can be found at www.walterinvestment.com. The Company makes available,
free of charge through the investor relations section of its website, access to its Annual Reports
on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, other documents and
amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as proxy statements, as soon as reasonably practicable
after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or SEC. The Company also
makes available, free of charge, access to its Corporate Governance Standards, charters for its
Audit Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, and its Code of Conduct governing its directors, officers, and employees.
Within the time period required by the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, the Company will post
on its website any amendment to the Code of Conduct and any waiver applicable to any executive
officer, director, or senior officer (as defined in the Code of Conduct). In addition, the
Companys website includes information concerning purchases and sales of its equity securities by
its executive officers and directors, as well as disclosure relating to certain non-GAAP and
financial measures (as defined by SEC Regulation G) that it may make public orally, telephonically,
by webcast, by broadcast, or by similar means from time to time. The information on the Companys
website is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The Companys Investor Relations Department can be contacted at 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607, Attn: Investor Relations, telephone (813) 421-7694.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The Green Tree acquisition was completed on July 1, 2011 outside the period covered by this
Form 10-Q. On July 1, 2011, the Company also entered into credit
agreements totaling $765 million
of purchase financing for the Acquisition, plus a $45 million senior
secured revolving credit facility. For further information on these transactions, see the
Companys filings with the SEC dated March 28 and 30, May 2, 18, and 22, June 22, and July 5 and 8, 2011.
While these transactions occurred outside the period covered by this Form 10-Q, the risks related
to our business have changed in many material respects as a result of the acquisition and revised risk factors reflecting
those changes have been included in Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.
Certain statements in this report, including, without limitation, matters discussed under Item
2, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes, and other detailed information
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company is including this cautionary
statement to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical fact are
forward-looking statements. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the
use of words such as believes, anticipates, expects, intends, plans, projects,
estimates, assumes, may, should, will, or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, which could
cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from future results,
performance or achievements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs,
intentions and expectations. These statements are not guarantees or indicative of future
performance. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those
factors, risks and uncertainties described in detail in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors and as
otherwise detailed from time to time in our other securities filings with the SEC.
In particular (but not by way of limitation), the following important factors and assumptions could
affect the Companys future results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements: local, regional, national and global economic trends
and developments in general, and local, regional and national real estate and residential mortgage
market trends and developments in particular; risks related to the financing incurred in connection with the acquisition
of Green Tree; future interest expense; the failure of our business to achieve expected synergies
from the Green Tree acquisition; adverse reactions to our acquisition of Green Tree from current or
potential customers; our inability to acquire new business; the
impact of third parties on our ability to acquire new business;
unanticipated delays in the acquisition of new business; fluctuations in interest rates and
levels of mortgage prepayments; increases in costs and other general competitive factors; natural
disasters and adverse weather conditions, especially to the extent they result in material payouts
under insurance policies placed with our captive insurance subsidiary; changes in federal, state
and local policies, laws and regulations affecting our business, including, without limitation,
mortgage financing or servicing, changes to licensing requirements, and/or the rights and
obligations of property owners, mortgagees and tenants; the effectiveness of risk management
strategies; unexpected losses resulting from pending, threatened or unforeseen litigation or other
third-party claims against the Company; the ability or willingness of Walter Energy, Inc., or Walter Energy, and other
counterparties to satisfy material obligations under agreements with the Company; our continued
listing on the NYSE Amex; uninsured losses or losses in excess of insurance limits and the
availability of adequate insurance coverage at reasonable costs and the effects of competition from
a variety of national and other mortgage servicers.
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On November 1, 2010, the Company closed on a securities purchase agreement to acquire
100% of the ownership interests of Marix Servicing, LLC, or Marix, a mortgage servicing business.
On March 28, 2011, the Company executed a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of
the outstanding ownership interests of Green Tree. See Note 3 in the consolidated financial statements for further
information on these acquisitions. Risks and uncertainties related to this acquisitions include,
but are not limited to, losses incurred in the
Marix and Green Tree businesses, our inability to reduce or eliminate such losses as
quickly as anticipated, our ability to retain existing licenses in jurisdictions in which
Marix and Green Tree do business, our inability to integrate the Marix and Green Tree businesses
and/or to achieve anticipated synergies, and our inability to grow the Marix and Green Tree
business as quickly as anticipated.
All forward looking statements set forth herein are qualified by these cautionary statements
and are made only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise
the information contained herein, including without limitation any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, or otherwise, unless
otherwise required by law.
The Company
The Company is a mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio owner specializing in
credit-challenged, non-conforming residential loans primarily in the southeastern United States, or
U.S. The Company originates, purchases, and provides property insurance for residential loans. The
Company also provides ancillary mortgage advisory services.
Acquisitions
Green Tree
On March 28, 2011, the Company executed a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to acquire
100% of the outstanding ownership interests of Green Tree (the Acquisition). The Acquisition was
consummated on July 1, 2011. Green Tree, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an independent,
fee-based business services company which provides high-touch, third-party servicing of
credit-sensitive consumer loans.
The estimated purchase price for the Acquisition was cash of $1 billion and issuance of common stock
with a fair value of $40.2 million. The cash portion of the Acquisition was funded by monetizing
certain of the Companys existing assets, a $500 million first lien senior secured term loan due
2016 at the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 625 basis points and a $265 million
second lien senior secured term loan due 2016 at LIBOR plus 1100 basis points.
Marix
On August 25, 2010, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Marathon Asset
Management, L.P., or Marathon, and an individual seller to purchase 100% of the outstanding
ownership interests of Marix. The acquisition was effective as of November 1, 2010. Marix is a
high-touch specialty mortgage servicer, based in Phoenix, Arizona, focused on default management,
borrower outreach, loss mitigation, liquidation strategies, component servicing and specialty
servicing.
The purchase price for the acquisition was a cash payment due at closing of less than $0.1
million plus contingent earn-out payments. The earn-out payments are driven by net servicing
revenue in Marixs existing business in excess of a base of $3.8 million per quarter. The payments
are due within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter through the three year period ended
December 31, 2013. The estimated liability for future earn-out payments is recorded in accounts
payable and other accrued liabilities. In accordance with the accounting guidance on business
combinations, any future adjustments to the estimated earn-out liability would be recognized in the
earnings of that period. At March 31, 2011, the fair value of the estimated earn-out payments was
re-evaluated and reduced by $0.3 million which resulted in a credit to the consolidated statement
of income. At June 30, 2011, the estimated earn-out payment was re-evaluated
and no adjustment was required for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
At June 30, 2011, the estimated earn-out payable equaled $1.8 million.
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Critical Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies used in preparation of our consolidated financial
statements are described in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year
ended December 31, 2010 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8,
2011. There have been no material changes to the Companys critical accounting policies or the
methodologies or assumptions it applies under them.
Results of Operations
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company reported net income (loss) of
($3.4) million and $0.1 million, respectively, as compared to $8.6 million and $16.7 million for the
same periods, respectively, in the prior year. The main components of the change in net income for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010 are detailed
in the following table (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | Increase | June 30, | Increase | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | (Decrease) | 2011 | 2010 | (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income: |
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Interest income |
$ | 42,029 | $ | 41,882 | $ | 147 | $ | 83,384 | $ | 83,510 | $ | (126 | ) | |||||||||||
Less: Interest expense |
21,661 | 20,692 | 969 | 42,053 | 41,695 | 358 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income |
20,368 | 21,190 | (822 | ) | 41,331 | 41,815 | (484 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Less: Provision for loan losses |
875 | 1,709 | (834 | ) | 1,500 | 3,164 | (1,664 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses |
19,493 | 19,481 | 12 | 39,831 | 38,651 | 1,180 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-interest income: |
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Premium revenue |
2,137 | 2,167 | (30 | ) | 4,169 | 4,858 | (689 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Servicing revenue and fees |
3,310 | | 3,310 | 6,247 | | 6,247 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net |
584 | 1,016 | (432 | ) | 1,283 | 1,776 | (493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total non-interest income |
6,031 | 3,183 | 2,848 | 11,699 | 6,634 | 5,065 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total non-interest expenses: |
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Total non-interest expenses |
28,994 | 13,716 | 15,278 | 51,367 | 28,094 | 23,273 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(3,470 | ) | 8,948 | (12,418 | ) | 163 | 17,191 | (17,028 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(75 | ) | 385 | (460 | ) | 68 | 516 | (448 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,395 | ) | $ | 8,563 | $ | (11,958 | ) | $ | 95 | $ | 16,675 | $ | (16,580 | ) | |||||||||
Net Interest Income
Our results of operations for our portfolio during a given period typically reflect the net
interest spread earned on our residential loan portfolio. The net interest spread is impacted by
factors such as the interest rate our residential loans are earning and our cost of funds.
Furthermore, the amount of discount on the residential loans will impact the net interest spread as
such amounts will be amortized over the expected term of the residential loans and the amortization
will be accelerated due to voluntary prepayments.
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The following table summarizes the average balance, interest and weighted-average yield on
residential loan assets and mortgage-backed debt for the periods indicated (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | (3) | Average | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance | Interest | Yield | Balance | Interest | Yield | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
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Residential loans |
$ | 1,656,701 | $ | 42,029 | 10.15 | % | $ | 1,635,075 | $ | 41,882 | 10.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Mortgage-backed debt |
$ | 1,361,929 | $ | 21,661 | 6.36 | % | $ | 1,234,393 | $ | 20,692 | 6.71 | % | ||||||||||||
Net interest income/spread (1) |
$ | 20,368 | 3.79 | % | $ | 21,190 | 3.54 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (2) |
4.92 | % | 5.18 | % |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | (3) | Average | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance | Interest | Yield | Balance | Interest | Yield | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
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Residential loans |
$ | 1,641,757 | $ | 83,384 | 10.16 | % | $ | 1,647,248 | $ | 83,510 | 10.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Mortgage-backed debt |
$ | 1,372,456 | $ | 42,053 | 6.13 | % | $ | 1,245,931 | $ | 41,695 | 6.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Net interest income/spread (1) |
$ | 41,331 | 4.03 | % | $ | 41,815 | 3.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (2) |
5.03 | % | 5.08 | % |
(1) | Net interest spread is calculated by subtracting the weighted-average yield on interest-bearing liabilities from the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets. | |
(2) | Net interest margin is calculated by dividing net interest income by total average interest-earning assets. | |
(3) | Annualized. |
Net Interest Spread
Net interest spread of 3.79% and 4.03% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011,
respectively, increased as compared to 3.54% and 3.45% for the three and six months ended June 30,
2010, respectively, due primarily to a lower average rate on the mortgage-backed debt of 35 and 56
basis points, respectively. The average prepayment rate for the portfolio was 2.61% and 2.31% for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to 3.13% and 2.88% for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin of 4.92% and 5.03% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011,
respectively, decreased as compared to 5.18% and 5.08% for the three and six months ended June 30,
2010, respectively, due primarily to increased interest expense as a result of the 2011
securitization at a weighted-average interest cost of 11%.
Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses of $0.9 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2011, respectively, decreased as compared to $1.7 million and $3.2 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. The decrease from the prior year periods
was primarily driven by improving delinquencies leading to lower default rates.
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Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income of $6.0 million and $11.7 million for the three and six months ended June
30, 2011, respectively, increased as compared to $3.2 million and $6.6 million for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, primarily due to subservicing revenue and fees
related to the Marix acquisition offset by lower premium revenues in the insurance business, lower
collections on insurance advances and a decline in advisory revenues.
Non-Interest Expenses
Non-interest expenses of $29.0 million and $51.4 million for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2011, respectively, increased as compared to $13.7 million and $28.1 million for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. The growth is primarily a result of $3.5 million
and $7.4 million of higher servicing and overhead costs related to the Marix acquisition for the
three and six months ended June, 30, 2011 as well as $9.1 million and $12.2 million of transaction
costs related to the acquisition of Green Tree for the same periods. Additionally, the Company
recorded higher claims expense of $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2011 as compared to the comparable periods in the prior year.
Income Taxes
The decrease in income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 as
compared to the same period in 2010 was due to the taxable activities of our TRSs.
Additional Analysis of Residential Loan Portfolio
Allowance for Loan Losses
The following tables show information about the allowance for loan losses for the periods
presented (in thousands):
Allowance | ||||||||||||||||
Allowance for | as a % of | Charge-off | ||||||||||||||
Loan Losses | Residential Loans(1) | Charge-offs | Ratio(2) | |||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 |
$ | 13,234 | 0.80 | % | $ | 10,244 | (3) | 0.62 | % | |||||||
December 31, 2010 |
15,907 | 0.97 | 8,280 | 0.51 |
(1) | The allowance for loan loss ratio is calculated as period end allowance for loan losses divided by period end residential loans before the allowance for loan losses. | |
(2) | The charge-off ratio is calculated as charge-offs, net of recoveries divided by average residential loans before the allowance for loan losses. Net charge-offs includes charge-offs recognized upon acquisition of real estate in satisfaction of residential loans. | |
(3) | Annualized. |
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The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses for our
residential loan portfolios for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in
thousands):
For the Three | For the Six | |||||||||||||||
Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | 14,920 | $ | 17,324 | $ | 15,907 | $ | 17,661 | ||||||||
Provision charged to income |
875 | 1,709 | 1,500 | 3,164 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs, net of recoveries (1) |
(2,561 | ) | (2,300 | ) | (4,173 | ) | (4,092 | ) | ||||||||
Ending balance |
$ | 13,234 | $ | 16,733 | $ | 13,234 | $ | 16,733 | ||||||||
(1) | Includes charge-offs recognized upon acquisition of real estate in satisfaction of residential loans of $1.6 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2.5 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
Delinquency Information
The following table presents information about delinquencies in our residential loan
portfolios:
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Total number of residential loans outstanding |
33,548 | 33,801 | ||||||
Delinquencies as a percent of number of residential loans
outstanding: |
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30-59 days |
1.07 | % | 1.12 | % | ||||
60-89 days |
0.48 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||
90 days or more |
1.96 | % | 1.99 | % | ||||
Total |
3.51 | % | 3.50 | % | ||||
Principal balance of residential loans outstanding (in thousands) |
$ | 1,823,092 | $ | 1,803,758 | ||||
Delinquencies as a percent of amounts outstanding: |
||||||||
30-59 days |
1.24 | % | 1.54 | % | ||||
60-89 days |
0.65 | % | 0.49 | % | ||||
90 days or more |
2.69 | % | 2.65 | % | ||||
Total |
4.58 | % | 4.68 | % | ||||
The past due or delinquency status is generally determined based on the contractual payment
terms. The calculation of delinquencies excludes from delinquent amounts those accounts that are in
bankruptcy proceedings that are paying their mortgage payments in contractual compliance with the
bankruptcy court approved mortgage payment obligations.
The following table summarizes our residential loans placed in non-accrual status due to
delinquent payments of 90 days past due or greater:
June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
Residential loans: |
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Number of loans |
657 | 672 | ||||||
Unpaid principal balance (in millions) |
$ | 48.9 | $ | 47.8 |
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Portfolio Characteristics
The weighted-average original loan-to-value, or LTV, dispersion of our residential loan
portfolios is 90.26% and 89.00% at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The LTV
dispersion of our portfolio is as follows:
LTV Category: | June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||
0.00 - 70.00 |
1.62 | % | 2.03 | % | ||||
70.01 - 80.00 |
3.16 | % | 4.14 | % | ||||
80.01 - 90.00 (1) |
66.78 | % | 65.82 | % | ||||
90.01 -100.00 |
28.44 | % | 28.01 | % | ||||
Total |
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||
(1) | For residential loans in the portfolio prior to electronic tracking of original LTVs, the maximum LTV was 90%, or 10% equity. Thus, these residential loans have been included in the 80.01 to 90.00 LTV category. |
Original LTVs do not include additional value contributed by the borrower to complete the
home. This additional value typically was created by the installation and completion of wall and
floor coverings, landscaping, driveways and utility connections in more recent periods.
Current LTVs are not readily determinable given the rural geographic distribution of our
portfolio which precludes us from obtaining reliable comparable sales information to utilize in
valuing the collateral.
The refreshed weighted-average FICO score of the loans in our residential loan portfolios,
refreshed as of December 31, 2010, was 587 and 584 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively. The refreshed FICO dispersion of our portfolio is as follows:
Refreshed FICO Scores: | June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||
<=600 |
54.10 | % | 55.11 | % | ||||
601 - 640 |
14.40 | % | 13.71 | % | ||||
641 - 680 |
9.54 | % | 9.25 | % | ||||
681 - 720 |
4.77 | % | 4.86 | % | ||||
721 - 760 |
2.77 | % | 2.77 | % | ||||
761 - 800 |
2.19 | % | 2.37 | % | ||||
>=801 |
1.02 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||
Unknown or unavailable |
11.21 | % | 10.97 | % | ||||
Total |
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||
Our residential loans are concentrated in the following states:
States: | June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||
Texas |
34.61 | % | 34.62 | % | ||||
Mississippi |
14.28 | % | 14.67 | % | ||||
Alabama |
7.99 | % | 8.23 | % | ||||
Florida |
7.10 | % | 6.78 | % | ||||
Louisiana |
6.11 | % | 6.24 | % | ||||
South Carolina |
5.62 | % | 5.64 | % | ||||
Other (1) |
24.29 | % | 23.82 | % | ||||
Total |
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||
(1) | Other consists of loans in 40 states, individually representing a concentration of less than 5%. |
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Our residential loans outstanding were originated in the following periods:
Origination Year: | June 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||
Year 2011 Origination |
3.21 | % | | % | ||||
Year 2010 Origination |
3.62 | % | 4.07 | % | ||||
Year 2009 Origination |
3.10 | % | 3.39 | % | ||||
Year 2008 Origination |
8.82 | % | 8.42 | % | ||||
Year 2007 Origination |
15.77 | % | 14.25 | % | ||||
Year 2006 Origination |
10.32 | % | 10.93 | % | ||||
Year 2005 Origination |
7.31 | % | 7.69 | % | ||||
Year 2004 Origination and earlier |
47.85 | % | 51.25 | % | ||||
Total |
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||
Real Estate Owned, Net
The following table presents information about foreclosed property (dollars in thousands):
Units | Amount | |||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
1,041 | $ | 67,629 | |||||
Foreclosures and other additions, at fair value |
540 | 32,548 | ||||||
Cost basis of financed sales |
(662 | ) | (39,791 | ) | ||||
Cost basis of cash sales and other dispositions |
(48 | ) | (2,177 | ) | ||||
Fair value adjustment |
| (1,965 | ) | |||||
Balance at June 30, 2011 |
871 | $ | 56,244 | |||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our principal sources of short-term funding are our existing cash balances, releases from our
securitized residential loan portfolio, servicing fees earned, and proceeds from other financing
activities including borrowings under our revolving credit facility entered into on July 1, 2011,
as discussed below. Our principal source of long-term funding is our term loans entered into on
July 1, 2011 as discussed below. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we monetized the
re-purchased mortgage-backed debt and we sold Class B secured notes that
had been issued in 2010 by Mid-State Capital Trust 2010-1 to provide for a portion of the cash
purchase price for the Green Tree acquisition. In addition, the Company sponsored a residential
subprime mortgage securitization.
Our securitization trusts are consolidated for financial reporting purposes under GAAP. Our
results of operations and cash flows include the activity of these trusts. The cash proceeds from
the repayment of the collateral held in securitization trusts are owned by the trusts and serve to
only repay the obligations of the trusts unless certain overcollateralization or other similar
targets are satisfied. Principal and interest on the mortgage-backed debt of the trusts can only be
paid if there are sufficient cash flows from the underlying collateral. At June 30, 2011, total
debt increased $181.8 million as compared to December 31, 2010 due to the issuance of $102.0
million in mortgage-backed debt by the WIMC Capital Trust 2011-1, or Trust 2011-1, the sale of Class B secured notes of $85.1 million, and the reissuance of
$36 million in mortgage-backed debt previously extinguished, all of which were offset by current
year repayments and a debt extinguishment of $1.3 million.
The securitization trusts, with the exception of Trust 2011-1, contain delinquency and loss triggers, that, if exceeded, allocate
any excess overcollateralization to paying down the outstanding mortgage-backed notes for
that particular securitization at an accelerated pace. Assuming no servicer trigger events have
occurred and the overcollateralization targets have been met, any
excess cash from these trusts is released to us. For Trust 2011-1,
principal and interest payments are not paid on the subordinate note or residual interests, which are held by the Company, until all amounts due on the senior notes are fully paid.
Since January 2008, Mid-State Trust 2006-1 has exceeded certain triggers and has not provided any
excess cash flow to us. The delinquency rate for trigger calculations, which includes real estate owned, or REO, was at
10.42% compared to a trigger level of 8.00%. However, this is an improvement from a level of 11.84% as of December 31, 2010.
The delinquency trigger for Mid-State Trust 2005-1 and Trust X were exceeded in
November 2009 and October 2006, respectively, and cured in 2010. With the exception of Trust 2006-1
which exceeded its trigger and the cured Trust 2005-1 and Trust X, none of our other securitization
trusts have reached the levels of underperformance that would result in a trigger breach causing a
delay in cash releases.
We believe that, based on current forecasts and anticipated market conditions, funding
generated from our operating cash flows, loan portfolio and other available sources of liquidity
will be sufficient to meet operating needs, to make planned capital expenditures, and to make all
required interest and principal payments on indebtedness for the next twelve to eighteen months.
Our operating cash flows and liquidity are significantly influenced by numerous factors, including
the general economy, interest rates and, in particular, conditions in the mortgage markets.
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Mortgage-Backed Debt
We have historically funded our residential loans through the securitization market. At June
30, 2011, we had eleven separate non-recourse securitization trusts for which we service the
underlying collateral and one non-recourse securitization for which we do not service the
underlying collateral. These twelve trusts have an aggregate of $1.5 billion of outstanding debt,
collateralized by residential loans with a principal balance of $1.8 billion and REO with a fair
value of $36.4 million. All of our mortgage-backed debt is non-recourse and not
cross-collateralized and, therefore, must be satisfied exclusively from the proceeds of the
residential loans and REO held in each securitization trust. As we have the power to direct the
activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the securitization trusts and
our investment in the subordinate debt, if any, and residual interests provide us with the
obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that are significant, we have
consolidated the securitization trusts and treat the residential loans as our assets and the
related mortgage-backed debt as our debt.
Borrower remittances received on the residential loan collateral held in securitization trusts
are used to make payments on the mortgage-backed debt. The maturity of the mortgage-backed debt is
directly affected by principal prepayments on the related residential loan collateral. As a result,
the actual maturity of the mortgage-backed debt is likely to occur earlier than the stated
maturity. Certain of our mortgage-backed debt is also subject to redemption according to specific
terms of the respective indenture agreements.
Credit Agreements
In April 2009, we entered into a syndicated credit agreement, a revolving credit agreement and
security agreement, and a support letter of credit agreement. All three of these agreements were
due to mature on April 20, 2011. These agreements were terminated by the Company on or before April
6, 2011.
On July 1, 2011, we entered into a $500 million first lien senior secured term loan and a $265
million second lien senior secured term loan, or 2011 Term Loans, to partially fund the acquisition
of Green Tree. Also on July 1, 2011, we entered into a $45 million senior secured revolving credit
facility, or Revolver. Our obligations under the 2011 Term Loans and Revolver are guaranteed by
substantially all assets of certain of the Companys subsidiaries. The 2011 Term Loans and
Revolver contain customary events of default and covenants, including among other things, covenants
that restrict us and our subsidiaries ability to incur certain additional indebtedness, create or
permit liens on assets, pay dividends and repurchase stock, engage in mergers or consolidations,
and make investments. These agreements also include certain financial covenants that must be
maintained.
The table below describes the terms of the debt.
Debt Agreement | Interest Rate | Amortization | Maturity/Expiration | |||
$500 million first lien term loan
|
LIBOR plus 625 basis points | 3.75% per quarter; remainder at final maturity | June 30, 2016 | |||
$265 million second lien term loan
|
LIBOR plus 1100 basis points | Bullet payment at maturity | December 31, 2016 | |||
$45 million revolver
|
LIBOR plus 625 basis points | Not applicable | June 30, 2016 |
The debt agreements have a minimum LIBOR floor of 1.5%. The first and second lien
agreements also stipulate that on an annual basis 75% of the excess cash flow, as defined therein,
should be paid to the lender to amortize the debt outstanding. These excess cash flows will be
made during the first quarter of each fiscal year beginning 2013.
At August 5, 2011, the Company has drawn $13 million on the Revolver. The commitment fee on
the unused portion of the Revolver is .75% per year.
Sources and Uses of Cash
The following table sets forth selected consolidated cash flow information for the periods
indicated (in thousands):
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ | 8,913 | $ | 13,246 | ||||
Cash flows provided by investing activities |
4,050 | 36,187 | ||||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing
activities |
162,632 | (69,449 | ) | |||||
$ | 175,595 | $ | (20,016 | ) | ||||
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Operating
activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $8.9 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to $13.2 million for the same period in 2010. During the six
months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the primary sources of cash in operating activities were the
income generated from our portfolio and our ancillary businesses. The decline in cash flows
provided by operating activities is largely due to the decline in net income offset by positive
cash flows resulting from the change in operating assets and liabilities.
Investing
activities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $4.1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to $36.2 million for the same period in 2010. For the six
months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the primary source of cash from investing activities was
provided by principal payments received on our residential loans of $49.0 million and $51.1
million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, cash of $44.8 million
and $19.7 million was used to purchase residential loans.
Financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $162.6 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to net cash used of $69.4 million for the same period in
2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, cash provided by financing activities was largely due
to the issuance of mortgage-backed debt of $220.5 million net of debt issuance costs offset by
principal payments on the debt and dividends to stockholders. For the six months ended June 30,
2010, no mortgage-backed debt was issued and net cash used in financing activities was primarily
for principal payments on our mortgage-backed debt as well as the payment of dividends to our
stockholders.
One of the financial metrics on which we focus is our sources and uses of cash. As a
supplement to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, we provide the table below which sets forth our sources and uses of cash for the periods
indicated (in millions). The cash balance at the beginning and end of each period of 2011 and 2010
are GAAP amounts and the sources and uses of cash are organized in a manner consistent with how
management monitors the cash flows of our business. The presentation of our sources and uses of
cash for the table below is derived by aggregating and netting all items within our GAAP
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the respective periods. The table excludes the gross cash
flows generated by our securitization trusts as those amounts are generally not available to us.
The table does include the cash releases distributed to us as a result of our investment in the
residual interests of the securitization trusts.
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Beginning cash and cash equivalents balance |
$ | 114.4 | $ | 99.3 | ||||
Principal sources of cash: |
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Cash releases from the securitized portfolio |
32.7 | 27.1 | ||||||
Cash flow from ancillary business revenue |
11.1 | 5.5 | ||||||
Cash collections from the unencumbered portfolio |
8.2 | 24.6 | ||||||
52.0 | 57.2 | |||||||
Other sources of cash: |
||||||||
Proceeds from securitization, net |
100.3 | | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of 2010-1 bonds |
84.2 | | ||||||
Reissuance of mortgage-backed debt |
36.0 | 0.4 | ||||||
Total sources of cash |
272.5 | 57.6 | ||||||
Principal uses of cash: |
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Operating expenses paid |
(31.4 | ) | (22.0 | ) | ||||
Claims paid |
(2.3 | ) | (3.9 | ) | ||||
(33.7 | ) | (25.9 | ) | |||||
Other uses of cash: |
||||||||
Purchases of residential loans |
(44.8 | ) | (19.7 | ) | ||||
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid |
(13.4 | ) | (26.6 | ) | ||||
Mortgage-backed debt extinguishment |
(1.3 | ) | | |||||
Capital expenditures, net |
| (0.1 | ) | |||||
Other |
(3.8 | ) | (5.3 | ) | ||||
Total uses of cash |
(97.0 | ) | (77.6 | ) | ||||
Net sources (uses) of cash |
175.5 | (20.0 | ) | |||||
Ending cash and cash equivalents balance |
$ | 289.9 | $ | 79.3 | ||||
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Our principal business cash flows are those associated with managing our portfolio and
totaled $18.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, down $13.0 million from the six
months ended June 30, 2010, as the combined cash collections and releases from our unencumbered and
securitized residential loan portfolios decreased by $10.8 million due primarily to an
increase in interest expense offset partially by the cash flows associated with newly
acquired residential loans. In addition, there were overcollateralization cash releases from Trust X
in 2010 as a direct result of the loss trigger being cured in 2010.
Cash releases from the securitized portfolio consist of servicing fees and residual cash flows
on residential loans held as securitized collateral within the securitization trusts after
distributions are made to bondholders of the securitized mortgage-backed debt to the extent
required credit enhancements are maintained and the delinquency and loss triggers are not exceeded.
These cash flows represent the difference between principal and interest payments received on the
underlying residential loans reduced by principal payments, including accelerated payments, if any,
on the securitized mortgage-backed debt; interest paid on the securitized mortgage-backed debt;
actual losses, net of any gains incurred upon disposition of REO; and the maintenance of
overcollateralization requirements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2011, we retained credit risk on 12 remaining mortgage securities totaling $1.4
million that were sold with recourse by Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc., or Hanover, in a
prior year. Accordingly, we are responsible for credit losses, if any, with respect to these
securities.
We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such
as entities often referred to as structured finance, special purpose or variable interest entities,
which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or
other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not have any undisclosed
borrowings or debt, and have not entered into any derivative contracts or synthetic leases. We are,
therefore, not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could
arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
Dividends
A
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) generally passes through substantially of its earnings to stockholders without paying
U.S. federal income tax at the corporate level. As long as we elected to maintain REIT status, we
were required to pay dividends amounting to at least 90% of our net taxable income (excluding net
capital gains) for each year by the time our U.S. federal tax return was filed.
With the consummation of the Green Tree acquisition, the Company no longer qualifies as a
REIT. The change to our REIT status is retroactive to January 1, 2011. All future distributions
will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, financial
condition and liquidity, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Qualitative Information on Market Risk
We seek to manage the risks inherent in our business including but not limited to credit
risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, real estate risk and inflation risk
in a prudent manner designed to enhance our earnings and preserve our capital. In general, we seek
to assume risks that can be quantified from historical experience, to actively manage such risks,
and to maintain capital levels consistent with these risks.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that we will not fully collect the principal we have invested in
residential loans due to borrower defaults. Our portfolio at June 30, 2011 consisted of securitized
residential loans with a principal balance of $1.8 billion and approximately $4.1 million of
unencumbered residential loans.
The residential loans were predominantly credit challenged non-conforming loans with an
average LTV ratio at origination of approximately 90% and average
refreshed borrower credit score of 587.
While we feel that our underwriting and due diligence of these loans will help to mitigate the risk
of significant borrower default on these loans, we cannot assure you that all borrowers will
continue to satisfy their payment obligations under these loans, thereby avoiding default.
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The $1.7 billion carrying value of residential loans and other collateral of securitization
trusts are permanently financed with $1.5 billion of mortgage-backed debt leaving us with a net
credit exposure of $237 million, which approximates our residual interest in the securitization
trusts.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of changing interest rates in the market place. Our primary
interest rate risk exposures relate to the variable rate associated with short and long-term debt issued to fund the
acquisition of Green Tree on July 1, 2011 as well as the
interest rates on the mortgage-backed debt of the trusts and
the yields on our residential loan portfolios and prepayments thereof.
Our short and long-term
debt approximates $778 million at August 5, 2011. We pay interest on this outstanding debt at interest
rates that fluctuate based upon changes in base rates. Rising interest rates increase our interest expense.
Our fixed-rate residential loan portfolio had $1.8 billion of unpaid principal as of June 30,
2011 and December 31, 2010, and fixed-rate mortgage-backed debt was $1.5 billion and $1.3 billion
as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fixed rate nature of these instruments
and their offsetting positions effectively mitigate significant interest rate risk exposure from
these instruments. If interest rates decrease, we may be exposed to higher prepayment speeds. This
could result in a modest increase in short-term profitability. However, it could adversely impact
long-term profitability as a result of a shrinking portfolio. Changes in interest rates may impact
the fair value of these financial instruments.
Prepayment Risk
Prepayment risk is the risk that borrowers will pay more than their required monthly mortgage
payment including payoffs of residential loans. When borrowers repay the principal on their
residential loans before maturity, or faster than their scheduled amortization, the effect is to
shorten the period over which interest is earned, and therefore, increases the yield for
residential loans purchased at a discount to their then current balance, as with the majority of
our portfolio. Conversely, residential loans purchased at a premium to their then current balance
exhibit lower yields due to faster prepayments. Historically, when market interest rates declined,
borrowers had a tendency to refinance their residential loans, thereby increasing prepayments.
However, with tightening credit standards, the current low interest rate environment has not yet
resulted in higher prepayments. Increases in residential loan prepayment rates could result in GAAP
earnings volatility including substantial variation from quarter to quarter.
We monitor prepayment risk through periodic reviews of the impact of a variety of prepayment
scenarios on revenues, net earnings, and cash flow.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing
commitments to repay mortgage-backed debt of the trusts, fund and maintain the portfolio, and other
general business needs. We recognize the need to have funds available to operate our business. It
is our policy to have adequate liquidity at all times.
Our principal sources of liquidity are the mortgage-backed debt of the trusts we have issued
to finance our residential loans held in securitization trusts, the principal and interest payments
received from unencumbered residential loans, cash releases from the securitized portfolio and cash
proceeds from the issuance of our equity and other financing activities.
Our unencumbered and securitized mortgage loans are accounted for as held-for-investment and
reported at amortized cost. Thus, changes in the fair value of the residential loans do not have an
impact on our liquidity. However, the delinquency and loss triggers discussed previously may impact
our liquidity. Our obligations consist solely of mortgage-backed debt issued by our securitization
trusts. Changes in fair value of mortgage-backed debt generally have no impact on our liquidity.
Mortgage-backed debt issued by the securitization trusts are reported at amortized cost as are the
residential loans collateralizing the debt.
Real Estate Risk
We own assets secured by real property and own property directly as a result of foreclosures.
Residential property values are subject to volatility and may be affected adversely by a number of
factors, including, but not limited to, national, regional and local economic conditions (which may
be adversely affected by industry slowdowns and other factors); local real estate conditions (such
as an oversupply of housing); changes or continued weakness in specific industry segments;
construction quality, age and design; demographic factors; and retroactive changes to building or
similar codes. In addition, decreases in property values reduce the value of the collateral and the
potential proceeds available to a borrower to repay our loans, which could also cause us to suffer
losses.
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Inflation Risk
Virtually all of our assets and liabilities are financial in nature. As a result, changes in
interest rates and other factors influence our performance far more so than inflation. Changes in
interest rates do not necessarily correlate with inflation rates or changes in inflation rates. Our
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our activities and balance
sheets are measured with reference to historical cost or fair value without considering inflation.
Effect of Governmental Initiatives on Market Risk
As a result of ongoing challenges facing the United States economy, new laws and regulations
have been and may continue to be proposed that impact the financial services industry. On July 21,
2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Act, was enacted and
signed into law. The Act includes, among other things, provisions establishing a Bureau of Consumer
Financial
Protection, which officially began operation on July 21, 2011 and has broad authority to develop and implement rules regarding most
consumer financial products, including provisions addressing mortgage reform as well as provisions
affecting corporate governance and executive compensation at all publicly-traded companies. The Act
also requires securitizers of asset-backed securities to retain an economic interest (generally 5%)
in the credit risk of the securitized asset. Many aspects of the law are subject to further
rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall
financial impact to our Company.
See additional risks relating to government initiatives set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.
In addition, state governments have become increasingly involved in regulating mortgage
servicing activities, particularly as it pertains to processes and procedures surrounding mortgage
modifications. It is difficult to determine at this time what effects these actions may have on our
business, but a minimum they would likely extend the foreclosure process in some cases.
Quantitative Information on Market Risk
Our future earnings are sensitive to a number of market risk factors; changes in these factors
may have a variety of secondary effects that, in turn, will also impact our earnings. There were no
material changes to our quantitative information as of June 30, 2011 as compared to December 31,
2010.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by
this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to
be included in our periodic SEC filings.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There have been no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting during our second quarter ended June 30, 2011, that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Because of the larger size and expanded scope of the Green Tree business, we will have
greater exposure to legal proceedings in the future; however, neither
our historical business nor the Green Tree business is currently a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management,
is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of
operation.
As discussed in Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Walter Energy is in
dispute with the IRS on a number of federal income tax issues. Walter Energy has stated in its
public filings that it believes that all of its current and prior tax filing positions have
substantial merit and that Walter Energy intends to defend vigorously any tax claims asserted.
Under the terms of the tax separation agreement between us and Walter Energy dated April 17, 2009,
Walter Energy is responsible for the payment of all federal income taxes (including any interest or
penalties applicable thereto) of the consolidated group, which includes the aforementioned claims
of the IRS. However, to the extent that Walter Energy is unable to pay any amounts owed, we could
be responsible for any unpaid amounts.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The acquisition of Green Tree on July 1, 2011, and
our resulting non-qualification as a REIT, has caused the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2010 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2011 to change in many material
respects. Therefore, we are providing revised risk factors in this Form 10-Q. You should
carefully review and consider the risks described below. If any of the risks described below should
occur, our business, prospects, financial condition, cash flows, liquidity, results of operations,
and ability to make cash distributions to our stockholders could be materially and adversely
affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose some
or all of your investment in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not
the only risks that may have a material adverse effect on us. Additional risks and uncertainties of
which we are currently unaware, or that we currently deem to be
immaterial, may also become
important factors that adversely impact us. Further, to the extent that any of the information
contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes forward-looking information, the risk
factors set forth below are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause
our actual results for various financial reporting periods to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us.
Risks Related to Our Industry
The business in which we engage is complex and heavily regulated, and changes in the regulatory
environment affecting our business, including the enactment of the
Federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or
Dodd-Frank, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
Our business is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, and may be
subject to judicial and administrative decisions imposing various requirements and restrictions.
These laws, regulations and judicial and administrative decisions include those pertaining to: real
estate settlement procedures; fair lending; fair credit reporting; truth in lending; fair debt
collection; compliance with net worth and financial statement delivery requirements; compliance
with federal and state disclosure and licensing requirements; the establishment of maximum interest
rates, finance charges and other charges; secured transactions; collection, foreclosure,
repossession and claims-handling procedures; unfair and deceptive acts and practices; escrow
administration; lender-placed insurance; bankruptcy; loan modifications; deficiency collections; other trade practices and
privacy regulations providing for the use and safeguarding of non-public personal financial
information of borrowers and guidance on non-traditional mortgage loans issued by the federal
financial regulatory agencies. By agreement with some of our customers, we also are subject to
additional requirements that our customers may impose.
As an example of how unforeseen circumstances may result in regulatory or other action, which
may, in turn, affect our industry, during 2010, several of our mortgage servicing competitors
announced the suspension of foreclosure proceedings in various judicial foreclosure states due to
concerns associated with the preparation and execution of affidavits used in connection with
foreclosure proceedings in those states. At least one of those competitors announced the temporary
suspension of foreclosure proceedings in all 50 states, not just judicial foreclosure states. Due
in part to these announcements, regulators and attorneys general of certain states began requesting
information as to the foreclosure processes and procedures of most mortgage servicers,
including the Company. In addition, several rating agencies have made similar inquiries. We believe
that inquiries directed at some of our competitors have resulted in more in-depth investigations
of, and legal proceedings against such competitors, by, among others, attorneys general of
certain states, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. We have reviewed
our processes and procedures utilizing both internal personnel and third party consultants and, to
date, have not identified any material non-compliance with existing mortgage processing laws and
regulations. We expect to continue to perform such audits in the
future. We cannot be certain, however, that lawyers and other service providers retained by the Company to
process mortgage foreclosures have complied in all respects with
required processes in their
respective jurisdictions. It is not known at this time whether any new laws or regulations
affecting the mortgage foreclosure process will be implemented by federal, state or local
governmental authorities, nor is it currently possible to determine
what, if any, effects such laws may
have on our business. Should such laws or regulations be enacted, there could be an adverse affect
on the Companys results of operations.
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While we are continuing to monitor these and other developments, these and other developments
could result in new legislation and regulations that could materially and adversely affect the
manner in which we conduct our business. Heightened federal or state regulation and oversight of
our mortgage servicing activities, increased costs and potential litigation associated with our
mortgage servicing business and foreclosure related activities, could reduce the ultimate proceeds
received on the resale of foreclosed properties, particularly if real estate values continue to
decline.
The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act has impacted our business and may continue to do so in ways
that we cannot predict until such time as rules and regulations related thereto are enacted.
On July 21, 2010, Dodd-Frank was signed into law for the express purpose of further regulating
the financial services industry, including mortgage origination, sales, servicing and
securitization. Certain provisions of Dodd-Frank may adversely impact the operation and practices
of the Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, or Freddie Mac. We believe that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hold potential for growth
opportunities for our business and we are unable to determine what impact the applicable provisions
of the Dodd-Frank Act may have on that potential.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, a new federal agency established pursuant
to Dodd-Frank, officially began operation on July 21, 2011. The CFPB is charged, in part, with
enforcing laws involving consumer financial products and services, including mortgage finance and
servicing; and is empowered with examination and enforcement authority. Dodd-Frank also establishes
new standards and practices for mortgage originators, another potential growth area for our
business, including determining prospective borrowers abilities to repay their mortgages, removing
incentives for higher cost mortgages, prohibiting prepayment penalties for non-qualified mortgages,
prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses, requiring additional disclosures to potential
borrowers and restricting the fees that mortgage originators may collect. In addition, our ability
to enter into asset-backed securities transactions in the future may be impacted by Dodd-Frank and
other proposed reforms related thereto, the effect of which on the asset-backed securities market
is currently uncertain. While we continue to evaluate all aspects of Dodd-Frank, the CFPB and
legislation and regulations promulgated under Dodd-Frank or by the CFPB could materially and
adversely affect the manner in which we conduct our businesses, result in heightened federal
regulation and oversight of our business activities, and result in increased costs and potential
litigation associated with our business activities.
Our failure to comply with the laws, rules or regulations to which we are subject, whether
actual or alleged, would expose us to fines, penalties or potential litigation liabilities,
including costs, settlements and judgments, any of which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The enforcement consent orders by certain federal agencies against the largest servicers related
to foreclosure practices could impose additional compliance costs on our servicing business.
On April 13, 2011, the four federal agencies overseeing certain aspects of the mortgage
market: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, the Office of
Thrift Supervision, or OTS, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, entered into
enforcement consent orders with 14 of the largest mortgage servicers in the United States regarding
foreclosure practices. The enforcement actions require the servicers, among other things to: (i)
promptly correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices;
(ii) make significant modifications in practices for residential mortgage loan servicing and
foreclosure processing, including communications with borrowers and limitations on dual-tracking,
which occurs when servicers continue to pursue foreclosure during the loan modification process;
(iii) ensure that foreclosures are not pursued once a mortgage has been approved for modification
and to establish a single point of contact for borrowers throughout the loan modification and
foreclosure processes; and (iv) establish robust oversight and controls pertaining to their
third-party vendors, including outside legal counsel, that provide default management or
foreclosure services. While these enforcement consent orders are considered as not preemptive to
state actions, it remains to be seen how state actions and proceedings will be affected by the
federal consents.
Although
we are not a direct party to the above enforcement consent orders, we
will likely become
subject to the terms of the consent orders to the extent (i) we subservice loans for the servicers
that are parties to the enforcement consent orders; (ii) our investors request that we comply with
certain aspects of the consent orders; or (iii) we otherwise find it prudent to comply with certain
aspects of the consent orders. In addition, the practices set forth in such enforcement consent
orders may be adopted by the industry as a whole, forcing us to comply with them in order to follow
standard industry practices as required by our servicing agreements. Changes to our servicing
practices could increase compliance costs for our servicing business, which could materially and
adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.
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We may be subject to liability for potential violations of predatory lending and/or servicing
laws, which could adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and business.
Various federal, state and local laws have been enacted that are designed to discourage
predatory lending and servicing practices. The federal Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of
1994, or HOEPA, prohibits inclusion of certain provisions in residential loans that have mortgage
rates or origination costs in excess of prescribed levels and requires that borrowers be given
certain disclosures prior to origination. Some states have enacted, or may enact, similar laws or
regulations, which in some cases impose restrictions and requirements greater than those in HOEPA.
In addition, under the anti-predatory lending laws of some states, the origination of certain
residential loans, including loans that are not classified as high cost loans under applicable
law, must satisfy a net tangible benefits test with respect to the related borrower. This test may
be highly subjective and open to interpretation. As a result, a court may determine that a
residential loan, for example, does not meet the test even if the related originator reasonably
believed that the test was satisfied. Failure of residential loan originators or servicers to
comply with these laws, to the extent any of their residential loans are or become part of our
mortgaged-related assets, could subject us, as a servicer or as an assignee or purchaser, in the case of acquired loans, to monetary
penalties and could result in the borrowers rescinding the affected residential loans. Lawsuits
have been brought in various states making claims against originators, servicers, assignees and
purchasers of high cost loans for violations of state law. Named defendants in these cases have
included numerous participants within the secondary mortgage market. If our loans are found to have
been originated in violation of predatory or abusive lending laws, we could incur losses, which
could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and business.
The expanding body of federal, state and local regulations and/or the licensing of loan servicing,
collections or other aspects of our business, may increase the cost of compliance and the risks of
noncompliance.
Our business is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governmental
authorities and is subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing
requirements and restrictions on a substantial portion of our operations. The volume of new or
modified laws and regulations has increased in recent years. Some individual municipalities have
begun to enact laws that restrict loan servicing activities, including delaying or preventing
foreclosures or forcing the modification of certain mortgages. Further, federal legislation
recently has been proposed which, among other things, also could hinder the ability of a servicer
to foreclose promptly on defaulted residential loans or would permit limited assignee liability for
certain violations in the residential loan origination process, and which could result in our being
held responsible for violations in the residential loan origination process.
In addition, the U.S. government through the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, the FDIC,
and the U.S. Department of Treasury,
or the Treasury, has commenced or proposed implementation of programs designed to provide
homeowners with assistance in avoiding residential mortgage foreclosures, such as the Hope for
Homeowners program (permitting certain distressed borrowers to refinance their mortgages into FHA
insured loans), Home Affordability Modification Program, or HAMP, and the Secured Lien Program
(involving, among other things, the modification of first-lien and second-lien mortgages to reduce
the principal amount or the interest rate of loans or to extend the payment terms). Green Tree and
Marix are HAMP approved servicers and would be affected by any changes to HAMP rules. Moreover,
certain mortgage lenders and servicers have voluntarily, or as part of settlements with law
enforcement authorities, established loan-modification programs relating to loans they hold or
service. Moreover, federal regulators are believed to be considering new regulations relating to
lender-placed insurance which could reduce the amount of insurance commission the Green Tree
insurance agency receives, or adversely impact our self insurance of our legacy insurance program.
These loan-modification programs, future federal, state and local legislative or
regulatory actions that result in modification of outstanding loans
acquired by us, changes imposed on our insurance businesses as well as
changes in the requirements to qualify for refinancing with or selling to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac,
or the Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae, may adversely affect the value of,
and the returns on, such residential mortgage loans, insurance
businesses and the potential growth of our business.
Furthermore,
if regulators impose new or more restrictive requirements, as has
been indicated by, amongst others, the CFPB, we may incur
additional significant costs to comply with such requirements, which could further adversely affect
our results of operations or financial condition. Our failure to comply with these laws and
regulations could possibly lead to civil and criminal liability; loss of licensure; damage to our
reputation in the industry; fines, penalties and litigation, including class action lawsuits; or
administrative enforcement actions. Any of these outcomes could harm our results of operations or
financial condition. We are unable to predict whether federal, state or local authorities will
enact laws, rules or regulations that will require changes in our practices in the future and
whether any such changes could adversely affect our cost of doing business and profitability.
The Financial Reform Plan could have an adverse effect on our operations.
On June 17, 2009, the U.S. Treasury released the Obama administrations framework for
financial regulatory reform, or the Financial Reform Plan. The
Financial Reform Plan proposes a comprehensive
set of legislative and regulatory reforms aimed at promoting robust supervision and regulation of
financial firms, establishing comprehensive supervision of financial markets, protecting consumers
and investors from financial abuse, providing the government with the tools it needs to manage
financial crises, and raising international regulatory standards and improving international
cooperation. Implementation of the Financial Reform Plan, including changes to the manner in which
financial institutions (including government sponsored entities, or GSEs, such as Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac), financial products, and financial markets operate and are regulated and in the
accounting standards that govern them, could adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
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The Financial Reform Plan may result in
new legislation, regulation, and accounting standards in the future, possibly including
legislation, regulation, or standards that go beyond the scope of, or differ materially from, the
proposals set forth in the Financial Reform Plan. Any new legislation, regulation, or standards
affecting financial institutions, financial products, or financial markets could subject us to
greater regulatory scrutiny, make it more expensive to conduct our business, increase competition,
limit our ability to expand our business, or have an adverse effect on our results of operations,
possibly materially.
Difficult conditions in the mortgage and real estate markets, financial markets and the economy
generally may cause us to incur losses on our portfolio or otherwise to be unsuccessful in our
business strategies. A prolonged economic slowdown, recession, period of declining real estate
values or sustained high unemployment could materially and adversely affect us.
The implementation of our business strategies may be materially affected by the continuation
of current conditions in the mortgage and housing markets, the
financial markets, and the economy
generally. Continuing concerns over unemployment, inflation, energy and health care costs,
geopolitical issues, including political unrest in the Middle East and the possibility of credit
defaults by several European countries, the recent debt ceiling
impasse by the U.S. government and the resulting downgrade of the
United States credit rating, the availability and cost of credit, the mortgage market
and the real estate market, and other factors have contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for
the economy and markets going forward. The risks associated with our
servicing business and any investments we may make will be more acute during periods of economic slowdown or
recession, especially if these periods are accompanied by declining real estate values or sustained
unemployment. A weakening economy, high unemployment and declining real estate values significantly
increase the likelihood that borrowers will default on their debt service obligations. In
this event we may incur losses on our investment portfolio because the value of any collateral we
foreclose upon may be insufficient to cover the full amount of our investment or may take a
significant amount of time to realize.
In addition, the aforementioned
circumstance may adversely affect the third-party servicing performed by Green Tree and Marix,
including our receipt of servicing incentive fee compensation and the timing, amount and
reimbursement of servicing advances made by us, and
may further adversely affect or prolong our ability to successfully integrate Green Tree or to
bring Marix into profitability.
Continued weakness in the mortgage and residential real estate markets could negatively affect our results of
operations and financial condition, including causing credit and market value losses related to
our holdings that could cause us to take charges and/or add to our allowance for loan losses in
amounts that may be material.
The residential mortgage market in the United States has experienced significant levels of
defaults, credit losses, and liquidity instability.
These factors have impacted investor perception of the risks associated with the residential
loans that we own. Continued or increased
deterioration in the residential loan market may adversely affect the performance and market value
of our current investments. Deterioration in home prices or the value of our portfolio could require us to
take charges, or add to our allowance for loan losses, either or both of which may be material. The
residential loan market also has been severely affected by changes in the lending landscape and
there is no assurance that these conditions have stabilized or will not worsen.
A continued deterioration or a delay in any recovery in the residential mortgage market may
also reduce the number of mortgages we service or new mortgages that we originate, reduce the
profitability of mortgages currently serviced by us or adversely affect our ability to sell
mortgage loans originated by us or increase delinquency rates. Any of the foregoing could adversely
affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, the cost of
servicing an increasingly delinquent mortgage loan portfolio may rise without a corresponding
increase in servicing compensation.
While
limitations on financing initially were felt in the less-than-prime mortgage market, it
appears that liquidity issues now also affect prime and Alt-A lending, with the curtailment of many
product types. This has an adverse impact on new demand for homes, which continues to compress home
ownership rates and has a negative impact on future home price performance. There is a strong
correlation between home price growth rates and residential loan delinquencies. Market
deterioration has caused us to expect increased credit losses related to our holdings and to sell
some foreclosed real estate assets at a loss.
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Risks Related to Our Business and the Acquisition of Green Tree
We may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the acquisition of Green Tree,
which could adversely affect the value of our common stock.
The success of our acquisition of Green Tree will depend, in part, on our ability to realize
the anticipated benefits and cost savings from combining the businesses of the Company and Green
Tree. Our ability to realize these anticipated benefits and cost savings is subject to certain
risks including:
| our ability to successfully combine the businesses of the Company and Green Tree; | ||
| whether the combined businesses will perform as expected; | ||
| the possibility that we paid more than the value we will derive from the acquisition; | ||
| the reduction of our cash available for operations and other uses; | ||
| the incurrence of significant indebtedness to finance the acquisition; and | ||
| the assumption of certain known and unknown liabilities of Green Tree. |
If we are not able to successfully combine the businesses of the Company and Green Tree within
the anticipated time frame, or at all, the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the acquisition
may not be realized fully, or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, the combined
businesses may not perform as expected, and the value of our common stock may be adversely
affected. It is possible that the integration of the businesses could result in the loss of key
Company and Green Tree employees, the disruption of each companys ongoing businesses, unexpected
integration issues, higher than expected integration costs and an overall post-closing integration
process that takes longer than originally anticipated. Specifically, issues that must be addressed
in integrating the operations of Green Tree into our operations and
to realize the anticipated
benefits of the acquisition so the combined business performs as expected, include, among other
things:
| combining the companies business development and operations; | ||
| integrating the companies technologies and services; | ||
| harmonizing the companies operating practices, employee development and compensation programs, internal controls and other policies, procedures and processes; | ||
| consolidating the companies corporate, administrative and information technology infrastructure; | ||
| maintaining existing agreements with customers and avoiding delays in entering into new agreements with prospective customers and suppliers; and | ||
| coordinating geographically dispersed organizations. |
In addition, at times, the attention of certain members of the companies management and
resources may be focused on the integration of the businesses of the two companies and diverted
from day-to-day business operations, which may disrupt each of the companies ongoing business and
the business of the combined company.
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The Green Tree business is significantly larger than the Companys business and therefore may
subject the combined business to greater scrutiny by state and federal regulators than previously
experienced by our Company.
As described under Risks Related to Our Industry as a result of the high residential
mortgage foreclosure rate in general and reports of improper servicing practices by some mortgage
servicers in particular, the mortgage servicing industry has been under increased scrutiny from
state and federal regulators and other authorities. This scrutiny is more likely to target larger
servicing organizations like Green Tree than smaller organizations like the Company was prior to
the acquisition. As an example, the State Attorneys General of all fifty states have targeted
several of the largest banks in the U.S. for review and reform of their servicing practices.
Similarly, in November of 2010 the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, issued subpoenas to an unknown
number of mortgage servicers, including Green Tree, requesting information on a broad range of
subjects relating to the companies operations. While Green Tree represented in the
acquisition agreement that it has operated its business in compliance in all material respects with
material laws applicable to its business, we cannot guarantee that the FTCs investigation will not
reveal violations of law or regulation that may adversely affect Green Trees business. Moreover,
as a significantly larger company, the combined business is more likely to be investigated and we
cannot assure you that such investigations would not reveal any improprieties in Green Trees past
or present operations.
The Companys and Green Trees business relationships, including customer relationships, may be
subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the acquisition of Green Tree.
Parties with which the Company and Green Tree do business, including current and potential
customers, may experience uncertainty associated with the transaction, including with respect to
current or future business relationships with the Company, Green Tree, or the combined business.
The Companys or Green Trees business relationships may be subject to disruption as customers and
others may attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering
into business relationships with parties other than the Company, Green Tree, or the combined
business. These disruptions could have an adverse effect on the
business, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the combined business.
Certain aspects of our business are subject to factors that are beyond our control and/or not
predictable with any degree of certainty. This unpredictability may adversely affect our
projections, business plans, cash flows and business strategies in material ways.
We believe that there is a secular shift in mortgage servicing that is underway pursuant to
which mortgage servicing currently performed by the largest banks is or will be shifted to specialized
servicers like the Company. Such a shift for existing servicing business, however, is largely dependent
upon the willingness and ability of the parties to transfer servicing rights. We cannot be certain that this
shift will continue, nor do we have any control over the scope and/or timing of the parties efforts to
transfer servicing. As a result, while we might receive assurances from our customers that new business may be coming to us, unless and until our customers secure the corresponding servicing rights and
transfer the business, we cannot be certain that the new business will be consummated or that the
volumes will correspond to previous assurances. In addition, some of our contracts contain periodic
performance payments that are determined by formulas and/or are tied to the performance of our
competitors. Inasmuch as we have little or no insight into the performance of our competitors in order
that we might predict the ultimate payout of these incentives, it is difficult, if not impossible in some
instances to predict with any certainty what the payout (if any) of the incentive payments will be. This
unpredictability of revenues may adversely affect our projections, business plans, cash flows and
business strategies in material ways.
The Company and Green Tree may have difficulty attracting, motivating and retaining executives and
other key employees in light of the acquisition.
Uncertainty about the effect of the Green Tree acquisition on the combined Companys employees
may have an adverse effect on the Company, and consequently the combined business. This uncertainty
may impair the Companys ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel. Employee retention
may be particularly challenging as employees of the Company may experience uncertainty about their
future roles with the combined business. If key employees of the Company depart because of issues
relating to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration, financial incentives or a desire not to
continue as employees of the combined business, we may have to incur significant costs in
identifying, hiring and retaining replacements for departing employees, which could reduce our
ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.
Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to
changes in the economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk to the extent of our
variable rate debt and prevent us from meeting our obligations.
We have substantial levels of indebtedness. On July 1, 2011, we entered into a $500 million first lien
senior secured term loan and a $265 million second lien senior secured term loan, or 2011 Term
Loans, to partially fund the acquisition of Green Tree. Also on July 1, 2011, we entered into a
$45 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or Revolver and, together with the 2011 Term
Loans, or the Credit Agreements. Our obligations under the Credit Agreements are guaranteed by
substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of our and the
guarantors assets. As of August 5, 2011, our total
outstanding indebtedness was approximately $778
million, and we had $32 million of available borrowings under our Revolver. Our high level of
indebtedness could have important consequences, including:
| increasing our vulnerability to downturns or adverse changes in general economic, industry or competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulations; | ||
| requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities; | ||
| limiting our ability to make strategic acquisitions or causing us to make nonstrategic divestitures; | ||
| limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product or service line development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and | ||
| limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors with lower debt levels. |
We and our subsidiaries have the ability to incur additional indebtedness in the future,
subject to the restrictions contained in our Credit Agreements. If new indebtedness is added to our
current debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.
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We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may not be
able to refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms. If we are unable to do so, we may be forced
to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be
successful.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our
financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and
competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We
cannot assure you we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to
permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.
In addition, we conduct some of our operations through our subsidiaries. Accordingly, repayment of
our indebtedness is also dependent on the generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their
ability to make such cash available to us by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise. Our
subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to
make payments in respect of our indebtedness. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity, and,
under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain
cash from our subsidiaries.
We may find it prudent or necessary to refinance our existing indebtedness. Our ability to
refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, is directly affected by the current
global economic and financial conditions. In addition optional prepayment of our existing
indebtedness is subject to the payment of substantial prepayment premiums. In addition, our
ability to incur secured indebtedness (which would generally enable us to achieve better pricing
than the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness) depends in part on the value of our assets, which
depends, in turn, on the strength of our cash flows and results of operations, and on economic and
market conditions and other factors.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations or we
are unable to refinance our indebtedness, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and
capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure our indebtedness.
These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt
service obligations. If our operating results and available cash are insufficient to meet our debt
service obligations, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose
of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. We may not be able
to consummate those dispositions, or the proceeds from the dispositions may not be adequate to meet
any debt service obligations then due.
Our debt agreements contain covenants that restrict our operations and may inhibit flexibility in
operating our business and increasing revenues.
Our Credit Agreements contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types
of transactions. These covenants limit our and certain of our subsidiaries ability to, among other
things:
| incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; | ||
| pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments; | ||
| make certain investments; | ||
| sell or transfer assets; | ||
| create liens; | ||
| consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and | ||
| enter into certain transactions with our affiliates. |
Under our Credit Agreements, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial
ratios. Our ability to meet those financial ratios can be affected by events beyond our control,
and there can be no assurance we will continue to meet those ratios. A breach of any of these
covenants could result in a default under our Credit Agreements. Upon the occurrence of an event of
default under these agreements, the lenders thereunder could elect to declare all amounts
outstanding under the Credit Agreements to be immediately due and payable and to terminate all
commitments to extend further credit. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders under
the Credit Agreements could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure such
indebtedness. If the lenders under the Credit Agreements were to demand immediate repayment of the
amounts outstanding thereunder, there can be no assurance there we will have sufficient assets to
repay amounts due under the Credit Agreements and our other indebtedness.
Failure to hedge effectively against interest rate changes may adversely affect results of
operations.
Prior
to the acquisition of Green Tree, the Company was not involved in any material hedging
activities or transactions. Green Tree has from time to time, used various derivative financial
instruments to provide a level of protection against interest rate risks. In the future we may seek
to manage our exposure to interest rate volatility by using interest rate hedging arrangements,
such as interest cap agreements and interest rate swap agreements. No hedging strategy can
protect us completely. The derivative financial instruments that we select may not have the effect
of reducing our interest rate risks. In addition, the nature and timing of hedging transactions
may influence the effectiveness of these strategies. Poorly designed strategies, improperly
executed and documented transactions or inaccurate assumptions could actually increase our risks
and losses. In addition, hedging strategies involve transaction and other costs. Our hedging
strategies and the derivatives that we use may not be able to adequately offset the risks of
interest rate volatility and our hedging transactions may result in or magnify losses.
Furthermore, interest rate derivatives may not be available at all, or at favorable terms,
particularly during economic downturns. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our
business, financial condition or results of operations. Additional risks related to hedging
include:
| interest rate hedging can be expensive, particularly during periods of rising and volatile interest rates; | ||
| available interest rate hedges may not correspond directly with the interest rate risk for which protection is sought; | ||
| the duration of the hedge may not match the duration of the related liability; | ||
| the credit quality of the party owing money on the hedge may be downgraded to such an extent that it impairs our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction; | ||
| the party owing money in the hedging transaction may default on its obligation to pay; and | ||
| a court could rule that such an agreement is not legally enforceable. |
We would expect to enter into contracts with major financial institutions only based on their
credit rating and other factors, but our Board of Directors may choose to change this policy in the
future. Failure to hedge effectively against interest rate changes may materially adversely affect
our results of operations.
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We might not be able to maintain or grow our business if we cannot identify and acquire mortgage
servicing rights or enter into additional subservicing agreements on favorable terms.
Our servicing portfolio is subject to run-off, meaning that
mortgage loans serviced by us may be repaid at maturity, prepaid prior to maturity, refinanced with
a mortgage not serviced by us or liquidated through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or
other liquidation process or repaid through standard amortization of principal. As a result, our
ability to maintain the size of our servicing portfolio depends on our ability to acquire the rights
to service additional pools of residential mortgages. We may
not be able to acquire servicing rights or enter into additional subservicing agreements on terms
favorable to us nor do we control the decision to transfer servicing to us. In determining the purchase price for both servicing rights and subservicing, management
makes certain assumptions, many of which are beyond our control, including, among other things:
| the rates of prepayment and repayment within the underlying pools of mortgage loans; | ||
| projected rates of delinquencies, defaults and liquidations; | ||
| future interest rates; | ||
| our cost to service the loans; | ||
| ancillary fee income; and | ||
| amounts of future servicing advances. |
The owners of certain loans we service or subservice, may, under certain circumstances, terminate
our mortgage servicing rights or subservicing contracts, respectively.
As is standard in
our industry, under the terms of our master servicing agreements with
GSEs and other customers, our customers have the right to terminate us as the servicer of
the loans we service on their behalf if we default pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the servicing agreement; and in some agreements the servicing can be transferred without
cause (although in this case the servicer typically receives the fair value of the servicing
rights). Under our subservicing contracts, the primary servicers for whom we conduct
subservicing activities have the right to terminate our subservicing rights with or without
cause, with generally 60 to 90 days notice. In some instances, the subservicing contracts
require payment of a deboarding fee upon transfer while in other instances there is little
to no compensation. We expect to continue to acquire subservicing rights under terms
and conditions which could exacerbate these risks.
If we were to have our servicing or subservicing rights terminated on a material portion of
our servicing portfolio, this could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations and stock price.
Unlike competitors that are banks, we are subject to state licensing requirements and substantial
compliance costs.
Because we are not a depository institution, we do not benefit from a federal exemption to
state mortgage banking, loan servicing or debt collection licensing and regulatory requirements.
We must comply with state licensing requirements in all fifty states and the District of Columbia,
and we are sensitive to regulatory changes that may increase our costs through stricter licensing
laws, disclosure laws or increased fees or that may impose conditions to licensing that we or our
personnel are unable to meet. Future state legislation and changes in regulation may significantly
increase the compliance costs on our operations or reduce the amount of ancillary fees, including
late fees that we may charge to borrowers. This could make our business cost-prohibitive in the
affected state or states and could materially affect our business.
Our business would be adversely affected if we lose our licenses.
Our operations are subject to regulation, supervision and licensing under various federal,
state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations. In most states in which we operate, a
regulatory agency regulates and enforces laws relating to mortgage servicing companies and mortgage
origination companies such as us. These rules and regulations generally provide for licensing as a
mortgage servicing company, mortgage origination company, debt collection agency or third party
default specialist, as applicable, requirements as to the form and content of contracts and other
documentation, licensing of our employees and employee hiring background checks, licensing of
independent contractors with whom we contract, restrictions on collection practices, disclosure and
record-keeping requirements and enforcement of borrowers rights. In certain states, we are
subject to periodic examination by state regulatory authorities. Some states in which we operate
require special licensing or provide extensive regulation of our business.
We believe that we maintain all material licenses and permits required for our current
operations and are in substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state and local
regulations. We may not be able to maintain all requisite licenses and permits, and the failure to
satisfy those and other regulatory requirements could result in a default under our servicing
agreements and have a material adverse effect on our operations. Those states that currently do
not provide extensive regulation of our business may later choose to do so, and if such states so
act, we may not be able to obtain or maintain all requisite licenses and permits. The failure to
satisfy those and other regulatory requirements could result in a default under our servicing
agreements and have a material adverse effect on our operations. Furthermore, the adoption of
additional, or the revision of existing, rules and regulations could adversely affect our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
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We may incur litigation costs and related losses if the validity of a foreclosure action is
challenged by a borrower or if a court overturns a foreclosure.
We may incur costs if we are required to, or if we elect to, execute or re-file documents or
take other action in our capacity as a servicer in connection with pending or completed
foreclosures. We may incur litigation costs if the validity of a foreclosure action is challenged
by a borrower. If a court were to overturn a foreclosure because of errors or deficiencies in the
foreclosure process, we may have liability to a title insurer of the property sold in foreclosure.
These costs and liabilities may not be legally or otherwise reimbursable to us, particularly to the
extent they relate to securitized mortgage loans. In addition, if certain documents required for a
foreclosure action are missing or defective, we could be obligated to cure the defect or repurchase
the loan. A significant increase in litigation costs could adversely affect our liquidity, and our
inability to be reimbursed for servicing advances could adversely affect our business, financial condition
or results of operations.
We are required to make servicing advances that can be subject to delays in recovery or may not be
recoverable in certain circumstances.
During any period in which a borrower is not making payments, we are required under some of
our servicing agreements to advance our own funds to meet contractual principal and interest
remittance requirements for investors, and pay property taxes, insurance premiums, legal expenses
and other protective advances. We also advance funds to maintain, repair and market real estate
properties on behalf of investors. As home values change, we may have to reconsider certain of the
assumptions underlying our decisions to make advances and, in certain situations, our contractual
obligations may require us to make certain advances for which we may not be reimbursed. In
addition, in the event a mortgage loan serviced by us defaults or becomes delinquent, the repayment
to us of the advance may be delayed until the mortgage loan is repaid or refinanced or a
liquidation occurs. A delay in our ability to collect an advance may adversely affect our
liquidity, and our inability to be reimbursed for an advance could adversely affect our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
A downgrade in our servicer ratings could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations.
Standard & Poors, Moodys and Fitch rate us as a residential loan servicer. Our current
favorable ratings from the rating agencies are important to the conduct of our loan servicing
business. These ratings may be downgraded in the future. Any such downgrade could adversely
affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Technology failures could damage our business operations and increase our costs.
The financial services industry as a whole is characterized by rapidly changing technologies,
and system disruptions and failures caused by fire, power loss, telecommunications failures,
unauthorized intrusion, computer viruses and disabling devices, natural disasters and other similar
events, may interrupt or delay our ability to provide services to our borrowers. Security
breaches, acts of vandalism and developments in computer capabilities could result in a compromise
or breach of the technology that we use to protect our borrowers personal information and
transaction data. Systems failures could cause us to incur significant costs and this could
adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Any failure of our internal security measures or breach of our privacy protections could cause
harm to our reputation and subject us to liability.
In the ordinary course of our business, we receive and store certain confidential nonpublic
information concerning borrowers. Additionally, we enter into third party relationships to assist
with various aspects of our business, some of which require the exchange of confidential borrower
information. If a third party were to compromise or breach our security measures or those of the
vendors, through electronic, physical or other means, and misappropriate such information, it could
cause interruptions in our operations, expose us to significant liabilities, reporting obligations,
remediation costs and damage to our reputation. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Legal proceedings and related costs may increase and could adversely affect our financial results.
We are routinely involved in legal proceedings concerning matters that arise in the ordinary
course of our business. The addition of the Green Tree business, which is significantly larger in scope and size than our historical business, will increase the number of suits against us. The outcome of these proceedings may adversely affect our
financial
results. In addition, a number of participants in our industry have been the subject of class
action lawsuits and regulatory actions by states attorneys general. Litigation and other
proceedings may require that we pay attorneys fees, settlement costs, damages, penalties or other charges, which
could adversely affect our financial results.
Negative public opinion could damage our reputation and adversely affect our earnings.
Reputation risk, or the risk to our business, earnings and capital from negative public
opinion, is inherent in our business. Negative public opinion can result from our actual or
alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending, loan servicing, debt collection
practices, and corporate governance, and from actions taken by government regulators and community
organizations in response to those activities. Negative public opinion can also result from media
coverage, whether accurate or not. Negative public opinion can adversely affect our ability to
attract and retain customers, counterparties and employees and can expose us to litigation and
regulatory action. Although we take steps to minimize reputation risk in dealing with our
customers and communities, this risk will always be present in our organization.
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The industry in which we operate is concentrated and highly competitive, and, to the extent we fail to meet these
competitive challenges, it would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
We operate in a concentrated and highly competitive industry that could become even more competitive as a
result of economic, legislative, regulatory or technological changes. A majority of the loans we service are controlled by relatively few entities, in particular GSEs. Competition to service mortgage loans and for mortgage loan
originations comes primarily from commercial banks and savings institutions. Many of our
competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and
marketing resources, typically have access
to greater financial resources and lower funding costs, and may be able to participate in
government programs in which we are unable to participate because our business is new to the sector
or of insufficient scale. All of these factors place us at a competitive disadvantage. In addition,
some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could
allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more favorable relationships
than we can. Competition to service mortgage loans may result in lower margins based on our servicing model.
Because of the relatively limited number of customers, our failure to meet the expectations of any customer could materially impact our business.
We cannot assure you that the competitive pressures we face will not have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, credit facilities (including term loans and
revolving facilities), structured financing arrangements, securitizations, term collateralized
mortgage obligations, or CMOs, and other forms of term debt, in addition to transaction or
asset-specific financing arrangements that we may use to finance our investments, may contain
restrictions, covenants, and representations and warranties that restrict our operations or may
require us to provide additional collateral and may restrict us from leveraging our assets as
fully as desired.
We may use repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, credit facilities (including term
loans and revolving facilities), structured financing arrangements, securitizations, term CMOs and
other forms of term debt, in addition to transaction or asset-specific financing arrangements, to
finance investment purchases. Such financing facilities may contain restrictions, covenants,
and representations and warranties that, among other conditions, require us to satisfy specified
financial and asset quality tests and may restrict our ability to, among other actions, incur or
guarantee additional debt, make certain investments or acquisitions, make distributions on or
repurchase or redeem capital stock, engage in mergers or consolidations, grant liens or such other
conditions as the lenders may require. If we fail to meet or satisfy any of these covenants or
representations and warranties, we would be in default under these agreements and our lenders could
elect to declare any and all amounts outstanding under the agreements immediately due and payable,
enforce their respective interests against collateral pledged under such agreements, and restrict
our ability to make additional borrowings. These financing agreements also may contain
cross-default provisions, such that if a default occurs under any one agreement, the lenders under
our other agreements also could declare a default.
If the market value of the loans pledged to a funding source declines in value, we may be
required by the lending institution to provide additional collateral or pay down a portion of the
funds advanced, but we may not have the collateral or funds available to do so. Posting additional
collateral will reduce our liquidity and limit our ability to leverage our assets, which could
adversely affect our business. If we do not have sufficient liquidity to meet such
requirements, lending institutions may accelerate repayment of our indebtedness, increase our
borrowing rates, liquidate our collateral or terminate our ability to borrow. Further, financial
institutions may require us to maintain a certain amount of cash that is not invested or to set
aside non-levered assets sufficient to maintain a specified liquidity position, which would permit
us to satisfy our collateral obligations. As a result, we may not be able to leverage our assets as
effectively as we otherwise might choose, which could reduce our return on equity. If we are unable
to meet these collateral obligations, then, as described above, our financial condition could
deteriorate rapidly.
Our current and possible future use of term CMO and securitization financings with
over-collateralization requirements may have a negative impact on our cash flow.
The terms of our current CMOs and securitizations generally provide, and those that we may
sponsor in the future typically will provide, that the principal amount of assets must exceed the
principal balance of the related bonds by a certain amount, commonly referred to as
over-collateralization. Our CMO and securitization terms now provide, and we anticipate that future
CMO and securitization terms will provide, that, if certain delinquencies or losses exceed
specified levels based on the analysis by the lenders or the rating agencies (or any financial
guaranty insurer) of the characteristics of the assets collateralizing the bonds, the required
level of over-collateralization may be increased, or may be prevented from decreasing as would
otherwise be permitted, if losses or delinquencies did not exceed those levels. Other tests (based
on delinquency levels or other criteria) may restrict our ability to receive net income from assets
collateralizing the obligations. We cannot assure you that the performance tests will be satisfied.
Given recent volatility in the CMO and securitization market, rating agencies may depart from
historic practices for CMO and securitization financings, which would make such financings more
costly. Failure to obtain favorable terms with regard to these matters may materially and adversely
affect our net income. If our assets fail to perform as anticipated, our over-collateralization or
other credit enhancement expense associated with our CMO and securitization financings will
increase.
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Our existing securitization trusts contain servicer triggers that, if exceeded, could result in a
significant reduction in cash flows to us.
Some
of our existing securitization trusts contain delinquency and loss triggers that, if exceeded,
allocate any excess over-collateralization to paying down the bonds for the securitization at an
accelerated pace rather than releasing the excess cash to us. One of our existing securitizations,
Mid-State Capital Corporation 2006-1, or Trust 2006-1, exceeded the
delinquency trigger and has not
provided any excess cash flow to us during 2011. At June 30, 2011, Trust 2006-1 held mortgage loans
with an outstanding principal balance of $173.7 million and a book value of $166.9 million, with
collateralized bonds issued by Trust 2006-1 having an outstanding principal balance of $161.6
million.
All of our other securitization trusts have experienced some level of delinquencies and
losses, and, if any of these trusts were to exceed their respective triggers or if we are unable to
cure the triggers already exceeded, any excess cash flow from such trusts would not be available to
us and, as a result, we may not have sufficient sources of cash to meet our operating needs.
Residential loans are subject to risks, including borrower defaults or bankruptcies, special
hazard losses, declines in real estate values, delinquencies and fraud.
During the time that we hold residential loans we are subject to risks on the underlying loans
from borrower defaults and bankruptcies and from special hazard losses, such as those occurring
from earthquakes, hurricanes or floods that are not covered by standard hazard insurance. If a
default occurs on any residential loan we hold, we may bear the risk of loss of principal to the
extent of any deficiency between the value of the mortgaged property plus any payments from any
insurer or guarantor, and the amount owing on the loan. Defaults on residential loans historically
coincide with declines in real estate values, which are difficult to anticipate and may be
dependent on local economic conditions. Increased exposure to losses on residential loans can
reduce the value of our portfolio.
The lack of liquidity in our portfolio may adversely affect our business.
We have invested in residential loans that are not liquid. It may
be difficult or impossible to obtain third party pricing on the residential loans that we purchase.
Illiquid investments typically experience greater price volatility as a ready market does not
exist. In addition, validating third party pricing for illiquid investments may be more subjective
than more liquid investments. The illiquidity of our residential loans may make it difficult for us
to sell such residential loans if the need or desire arises. In addition, if we are required to
quickly liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio, we may realize significantly less than the
value at which we have previously recorded our portfolio. As a result, our ability to assess or
vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions may be relatively
limited, which could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.
Lender-placed insurance is under increased scrutiny by regulators and,
in the event changes are made to current practices, it could result in reduced income from commissions for the Green
Tree insurance business and/or material changes to the revenues derived from our historical
insurance business.
Under certain circumstances, when borrowers fail to provide hazard insurance on their
residences, the owner or servicer of the loan may place such insurance in an amount equal to the
lesser of (a) the outstanding balance on the mortgage on the property and (b) the value of the
property, and in either case pass the premium onto the borrower. Green Tree acts as an agent for
this purpose by placing the insurance coverage with a third-party carrier for which Green Tree
receives a commission. Our historical practice has been to place the coverage with a third-party
carrier which, in turn, reinsures some of the exposure with Walter Investment Reinsurance Co.,
Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Both practices have come under the scrutiny of
regulators. As of August 1, 2011, no regulations have been put into place which would affect these
practices; however, we cannot be certain that one or both practices will not be restricted or even
prohibited. Should this occur, the revenues from our insurance businesses could be significantly
reduced or eliminated.
National
and regional economic conditions may have a material
impact on our profitability because a significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by
homes located in these markets.
We
service loans throughout the U.S., however, we have higher
concentrations of our owned residential loans in the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and Florida markets. As a result of the geographic concentration of residential loans in
these markets, we are particularly exposed to downturns in these local economies or other changes
in local real estate conditions. In the past, rates of loss and delinquency on residential loans
have increased from time to time, driven primarily by weaker economic conditions.
Furthermore, precarious economic conditions may hinder the ability of borrowers to repay their
obligations in all areas where we conduct our business. In the event of negative
economic changes in these markets or nationally, our business, financial condition and results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock may be
materially and adversely affected.
Natural disasters and adverse weather conditions could disrupt our business and adversely affect
our results of operations, including those of our insurance business.
The climates of many of the states in which we do business and plan to continue to operate in
the future, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, where we have large
concentrations of owned residential loans, present increased risks of natural disaster and adverse
weather. Natural disasters or adverse weather in these areas have in the past, and may in the
future, lead to significant insurance claims, cause increases in delinquencies and defaults in our
mortgage portfolio and weaken demand for homes that we may have to repossess in affected areas,
which could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, the rate of delinquencies may be higher
after natural disasters or adverse weather conditions. The occurrence of large loss events due to
natural disasters or adverse weather could reduce the insurance coverage available to us, increase
the cost of our insurance premiums and weaken the financial condition of our insurers, thereby
limiting our ability to mitigate any future losses that may occur from such events. Moreover,
severe flooding, wind and water damage, forced evacuations, contamination, gas leaks, fire and
environmental and other damage caused by natural disasters or adverse weather could lead to a
general economic downturn, including increased prices for oil, gas and energy, loss of jobs,
regional disruptions in travel, transportation and tourism and a decline in real-estate related
investments, especially in the areas most directly damaged by the disaster or storm.
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Our insurance business also is susceptible to risks of natural disasters and adverse weather
conditions. Best, an insurance subsidiary of the Company, places coverage through American Modern
Insurance Group, or AMIG, which, in turn, reinsures some or all of the coverage through Walter
Investment Reinsurance Co., Ltd, or WIRC. WIRC has a reinsurance policy with Munich Re. This policy
has a $2.5 million deductible per occurrence with an aggregate limit of $10 million per year.
Multiple occurrences of natural disasters and/or adverse weather conditions will subject us to the
payment of a corresponding number of deductibles of up to $2.5 million per occurrence. In addition,
to the extent that insured losses exceed $10 million in the aggregate in any policy year, we will
be responsible for the payment of such excess losses. Because we are dependent upon Munich Res
ability to pay any claims on our reinsurance policy, should they fail to make any such payments,
the payments would be our responsibility. In the future, reinsurance of WIRCs exposure to AMIG may
not be available, or available at affordable rates, leaving us without coverage for claims.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately
determine our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, our stockholders could lose
confidence in our financial results, which could harm our business and the market value of our
common stock.
Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Sarbanes-Oxley or SOX, requires us to evaluate and
report on our internal controls over financial reporting and have our independent auditors issue
their own opinion on our internal control over financial reporting. Effective internal controls
are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Green Tree, which at the time of acquisition was a private company and not subject
to the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, must be brought into compliance with SOX reporting
standards. We may in the future discover areas of internal controls at Green Tree that do not
exist or that need improvement. We cannot be certain that we will
be successful in establishing or maintaining adequate control over our financial reporting and
financial processes. Furthermore, as we grow our business, our internal controls will become more
complex, and we will require significantly more resources to ensure our internal controls remain
effective. If we or our independent auditors discover a material weakness, the disclosure of that
fact, even if quickly remedied, could reduce the market value of our shares of common stock. In
addition, the existence of any material weakness or significant deficiency would require management
to devote significant time and incur significant expense to remediate any such weaknesses or
deficiencies and management may not be able to remediate the same in a timely manner.
We utilize, and will continue to utilize, analytical models and data in connection with the
pricing of new business and the valuation of our future investments, and any incorrect, misleading
or incomplete information used in connection therewith may subject us to potential risks.
Given the complexity of our proposed future investments and strategies, we rely, and will
continue to rely, on analytical models and information and data, some of which is supplied by third
parties. Should our models or such data prove to be incorrect or misleading, any decision made in
reliance thereon exposes us to potential risks. Some of the analytical models that we use or will
be used by us are predictive in nature. The use of predictive models has inherent risks and may
incorrectly forecast future behavior, leading to potential losses. We also use and will continue to
use valuation models that rely on market data inputs. If incorrect market data is input into a
valuation model, even a tested and well-respected valuation model, it may provide incorrect valuations
and, as a result, could provide adverse actual results as compared to the predictive results.
While we expand our business, we may not be successful in conveying the knowledge of our
long-serving personnel to newly hired personnel and retaining our internal culture.
Much of our success can be attributed to the knowledge, experience, and loyalty of our key
management and other personnel who have served us for many years. As we grow and expand our
operations, we will need to incorporate employees from acquired businesses and hire new employees
to implement our business strategies. It is important that the knowledge and experience of our
senior management and our overall philosophies, business model, and operational standards,
including our differentiated high-touch approach to servicing, are adequately conveyed to, and
shared by, these new members of our team. At the same time, we must ensure that our hiring and
retention practices serve to maintain our internal culture. If we are unable to achieve these
integration objectives, our growth could come at a risk to our business model, which has been a
major underlying component of our success.
We may change our investment and operational policies without stockholder consent, which may
adversely affect the market value of our common stock.
Our Board of Directors determines our operational policies and may amend or revise such
policies, including our policies with respect to acquisitions, dispositions, growth, operations,
indebtedness, or approve transactions that deviate from these policies,
without a vote of, or notice to, our stockholders. Operational policy changes could adversely
affect the market value of our common stock.
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Risks Related To Our Investments
We have historically invested in less-than-prime, non-conforming and other credit-challenged
residential loans, which are subject to increased risks relative to prime loans.
Our existing portfolio includes
less-than-prime residential loans and sub-performing and non-performing residential loans, which
are subject to increased risks of loss. Loans may be, or may become, sub-performing or
non-performing for a variety of reasons, including because the underlying property is too highly
leveraged or the borrower falls upon financial distress, in either case, resulting in the borrower
being unable to meet debt service obligations to us. Such sub-performing or non-performing loans
may require a substantial amount of workout negotiations and/or restructuring, which may divert the
attention of our senior management team from other activities and entail, among other things, a
substantial reduction in the interest rate, capitalization of interest payments and a substantial
write-down of the principal of our owned loans. However, even if such restructuring were successfully
accomplished, a risk exists that the borrowers will not be able or willing to maintain the
restructured payments or refinance the restructured loan upon maturity.
In
addition, certain sub-performing or non-performing loans that we have
acquired may have been
originated by financial institutions that are or may become insolvent, suffer from serious
financial stress or are no longer in existence. As a result, the standards by which such loans were
originated, the recourse to the selling institution, and/or the standards by which such loans are
being serviced or operated may be adversely affected. Further, loans on properties operating under
the close supervision of a mortgage lender are, in certain circumstances, subject to certain
additional potential liabilities that may exceed the value of our investment.
In the future, it is possible that we may find it necessary or desirable to foreclose on some
of the residential loans that we have acquired, and the foreclosure process may be lengthy and expensive.
Borrowers may resist mortgage foreclosure actions by asserting numerous claims, counterclaims and
defenses against us, including numerous lender liability claims and defenses, even when such
assertions may have no basis in fact, in an effort to prolong the foreclosure action and force the
lender into a modification of the loan or a favorable buy-out of the borrowers position. In some
states, foreclosure actions can take several years to litigate. At any time prior to or
during the foreclosure proceedings, the borrower may file for bankruptcy, which would have the
effect of staying the foreclosure actions and further delaying the foreclosure process. Foreclosure
may create a negative public perception of the related mortgaged property, resulting in a
diminution of its value. Even if we are successful in foreclosing on a loan, the liquidation
proceeds upon sale of the underlying real estate may not be sufficient to recover our cost basis in
the loan, resulting in a loss to us. Furthermore, costs or delays involved in the effectuation of a
foreclosure or a liquidation of the underlying property further reduce the proceeds and thus
increase costs and potential loss.
Whether or not we have participated in the negotiation of the terms of any such mortgages,
there can be no assurance as to the adequacy of the protection of the terms of the loan, including
the validity or enforceability of the loan and the maintenance of the anticipated priority and
perfection of the applicable security interests. Furthermore, claims may be asserted that might
interfere with enforcement of our rights. In the event of a foreclosure, we may assume direct
ownership of the underlying real estate. The liquidation proceeds upon sale of such real estate may
not be sufficient to recover our cost basis in the loan, resulting in a loss to us. Any costs or
delays involved in the effectuation of a foreclosure of the loan or a liquidation of the underlying
property will further reduce the proceeds and thus increase the loss.
Whole loan mortgages are also subject to special hazard risk (property damage caused by
hazards, such as earthquakes or environmental hazards, not covered by standard property insurance
policies), and to bankruptcy risk (reduction in a borrowers mortgage debt by a bankruptcy court).
In addition, claims may be assessed against us on account of our position as mortgage holder or
property owner, including responsibility for tax payments, environmental hazards and other
liabilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial
condition.
We may not realize expected income from our portfolio.
Historically,
we invested to generate current income. To the extent the borrowers default on interest or
principal payments on the residential loans in which we have invested, we may not be able to realize
income from our portfolio. Any income that we realize may not be sufficient to offset our expenses.
Our inability to realize income from our portfolio would have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our common stock.
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Increases in interest rates could negatively affect the value of our portfolio, which could result
in reduced earnings or losses.
We
have historically invested directly in residential loans. Under a normal yield
curve, an investment in these loans will decline in value if long-term interest rates increase.
Declines in market value ultimately may reduce earnings or result in
losses to us. A significant risk associated with our portfolio
is the risk that long-term interest rates will increase significantly. If long-term rates were to
increase significantly, the market value of our portfolio would decline, and the duration and
weighted-average life of our portfolio would increase. While we plan to hold our portfolio to
maturity, we could realize a loss if our portfolio were to be sold. Market values of our portfolio
may decline without any general increase in interest rates for a number of reasons, such as
increases in defaults, increases in voluntary prepayments for those residential loans that are
subject to prepayment risk and widening of credit spreads.
Accounting rules for certain of our transactions continue to evolve, are highly complex, and
involve significant judgments and assumptions. Changes in accounting interpretations or
assumptions could impact our financial statements.
Accounting rules for determining the fair value measurement and disclosure of financial
instruments are highly complex and involve significant judgment and assumptions. These complexities
could lead to a delay in preparation of financial information and the delivery of this information
to our stockholders. Changes in accounting interpretations or assumptions related to fair value
could impact our financial statements and our ability to timely prepare our financial statements.
Changes in prepayment rates could result in reduced earnings or losses.
There are seldom any restrictions on borrowers abilities to prepay their residential loans.
Homeowners tend to prepay residential loans faster when interest rates decline. Consequently,
owners of the loans must reinvest prepayment proceeds at the lower prevailing interest rates.
Conversely, homeowners tend not to prepay residential loans when interest rates increase.
Consequently, owners of the loans are unable to reinvest prepayment proceeds at the higher
prevailing interest rates. This volatility in prepayments may result in reduced earnings or losses
for our business.
To
the extent our residential loans were purchased at a premium, faster-than-expected
prepayments result in a faster-than-expected amortization of the
premiums paid, which would
adversely affect our earnings.
The
residential loans we service and/or have invested in are subject to delinquency, foreclosure and loss, which could
result in reduced earnings.
Residential loans are typically secured by single-family residential property and are subject
to risks of delinquency, foreclosure, and risks of loss. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan
secured by a residential property is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number
of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil
disturbances, may impair borrowers
abilities to repay their loans. In the event of the bankruptcy of a residential loan borrower,
the residential loan to such borrower will be deemed to be secured only to the extent of the value
of the underlying collateral at the time of bankruptcy (as determined by the bankruptcy court), and
the lien securing the residential loan will be subject to the avoidance powers of the bankruptcy
trustee or debtor-in-possession to the extent the lien is unenforceable under state law.
Foreclosure of a residential loan can be an expensive and lengthy process which could have a
substantial negative effect on our anticipated return on the foreclosed residential loan.
Our real estate investments are subject to risks particular to real property.
We own assets secured by real estate and may own real estate in the future upon a
default of residential loans. Real estate investments are subject to various risks, including:
| acts of God, including earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters, which may result in uninsured losses; | ||
| acts of war or terrorism, including the consequences of terrorist attacks, such as those that occurred on September 11, 2001; | ||
| adverse changes in national and local economic and market conditions; | ||
| changes in governmental laws and regulations, fiscal policies and zoning ordinances and the related costs of compliance with laws and regulations, fiscal policies and ordinances; | ||
| costs of remediation and liabilities associated with environmental conditions such as indoor mold; | ||
| condemnation; and | ||
| the potential for uninsured or under-insured property losses. |
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If any of these or similar events occurs, it may reduce our return from an affected property
or investment and adversely affect our results of operations.
Insurance on residential loans and their collateral may not cover all losses.
There are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as earthquakes,
floods, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war that may be uninsurable or not economically insurable.
Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other
factors, including terrorism or acts of war, also might make the insurance proceeds insufficient to
repair or replace a property if it is damaged or destroyed. Under these circumstances, the
insurance proceeds received might not be adequate to restore our economic position with respect to
the affected real property. Any uninsured loss could result in the loss of cash flow from, and the
asset value of, the affected property.
We may be exposed to environmental liabilities with respect to properties to which we take title,
which may in turn decrease the value of the underlying properties.
In the course of our business, we may take title to real estate, and, if we do take title, we
could be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties. In such a
circumstance, we may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property
damage, personal injury, investigation, and clean-up costs incurred by these parties in connection
with environmental contamination, or we may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or
toxic substances, or chemical releases at a property. The costs associated with investigation or
remediation activities could be substantial. If we ever become subject to significant environmental
liabilities, our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected. In addition, an owner or operator of real property may become
liable under various federal, state and local laws, for the costs of removal of certain hazardous
substances released on its property. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the
owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances. The
presence of hazardous substances may adversely affect an owners ability to sell real estate or
borrow using real estate as collateral. To the extent that an owner of an underlying property
becomes liable for removal costs, the ability of the owner to make debt payments may be reduced,
which in turn may adversely affect the value of the relevant mortgage-related assets held by us.
Risks Related To Our Common Stock and Funds We Raise for Investment
Market interest rates may have an effect on the trading value of our shares.
One of the factors that investors may consider in deciding whether to buy or sell our common stock
is our dividend rate as a percentage of our share price relative to market interest rates. If
market interest rates increase, prospective investors may demand a higher dividend rate or seek
alternative investments paying higher dividends or interest. As a result, interest rate
fluctuations and capital market conditions can affect the market value of our shares. For instance,
if interest rates rise, it is likely that the market price of our shares will decrease as market
rates on interest-bearing securities, such as bonds, increase.
Additionally, with the consummation of the Green Tree acquisition, the Company no longer qualifies
as a REIT. Consequently,
we will no longer distribute a minimum of 90% of our taxable income
each year as was required to maintain our REIT status. Instead,
all future distributions, if any, will be made at the discretion of our Board of
Directors and will depend on, among other things, our earnings, financial condition and liquidity,
and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant, as well as any contractual
restrictions, including the covenants in our Credit Agreements that limit our ability to pay
dividends.
Investing in our shares may involve a high degree of risk.
The investments we make in accordance with our investment objectives may result in a high amount of
risk when compared to alternative investment options and volatility or loss of principal. Our
investments may be highly speculative and aggressive, are subject to credit risk, interest rate,
and market value risks, among others and therefore an investment in our shares may not be suitable
for someone with lower risk tolerance.
Broad market fluctuations could negatively impact the market price of our common stock.
The stock market has recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected
the market price of the shares of many companies in industries similar or related to ours and that
have been unrelated to these companies operating performances. These broad market fluctuations
could reduce the market price of our common stock or cause the market price for our common stock to
fluctuate significantly in response to factors beyond our control and
unrelated to our business. Furthermore, our operating
results and prospects may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors or may
be lower than those of companies with comparable market capitalizations, which could lead to a
material decline in the market price of our common stock. For example, during the period from July
31, 2010 to July 31, 2011, our stock ranged between a high of $27.91 and a low of $14.78 per share.
Our existing portfolio of residential loans was primarily purchased from and originated by Walter
Energys homebuilding affiliate, JWH, and we may not be successful in identifying and consummating
suitable investment opportunities independent of this origination platform, which may impede our
growth and negatively affect our results of operations.
Our ability to expand through acquisitions of portfolios of residential loans or otherwise is
integral to our business strategy and requires us to identify suitable investment opportunities
that meet our criteria. Our existing portfolio of residential loans was primarily purchased from
and originated by
Walter Energys homebuilding affiliate, JWH, and these loans were underwritten according to our
specifications. Following the spin-off of our business from Walter Energy, we now operate our
business on an independent basis and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in
identifying and consummating suitable investment opportunities independent of Walter Energy and
JWH. Failure to identify or consummate acquisitions of portfolios of residential loans on
attractive terms or at all will slow our growth, which could in turn adversely affect our results
of operations.
We may issue shares of preferred stock with greater rights than our common stock.
Our charter authorizes our Board of Directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock and
set the terms of the preferred stock without seeking any further approval from our stockholders.
Any preferred stock that is issued will rank ahead of our common stock in terms of dividends,
liquidation rights, or voting rights. If we issue preferred stock, it may adversely affect the
market price of our common stock, decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for
distribution to holders of our common stock or adversely affect the rights and powers, including
voting rights, of the holders of our common stock.
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Our common stock will rank junior to all of our and our subsidiaries liabilities in the event of a
bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up.
In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up, our assets will be available to pay
obligations on the common stock only after all of our existing liabilities have been paid. In
addition, upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of
common stock will share ratably in the assets remaining after payments to creditors senior to them
in our capital structure. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up, there may not
be sufficient assets remaining, after paying our and our subsidiaries liabilities that rank senior
to obligations owed to equity holders, to pay any amounts with respect to our common stock then
outstanding.
Additional issuances of equity securities by us would dilute the ownership of our existing
stockholders and could reduce our earnings per share.
We may issue equity in the future in connection with capital raisings, acquisitions, strategic
transactions, or for other purposes. To the extent we issue substantial additional equity
securities, the ownership of our existing stockholders would be diluted and our earnings per share
could be reduced.
Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure
Certain provisions of Maryland law could inhibit a change in our control.
Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or the MGCL, may have the effect
of inhibiting a third party from making a proposal to acquire us or of impeding a change in our
control under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of shares of our common stock
with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then prevailing market price of such shares. We
are subject to the business combination provisions of the MGCL that, subject to limitations,
prohibit certain business combinations between us and an interested stockholder (defined
generally as any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of our then outstanding voting shares or
an affiliate or associate of ours who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in
question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of our then outstanding voting shares) or an
affiliate thereof for five years after the most recent date on which the stockholder becomes an
interested stockholder and, thereafter, imposes special appraisal rights and special stockholder
voting requirements on these combinations. These provisions of the MGCL do not apply, however, to
business combinations that are approved or exempted by the Board of Directors of a corporation
prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Pursuant to
the statute, our Board of Directors has by resolution exempted business combinations between us and
any other person, provided that the business combination is first approved by our Board of
Directors. This resolution, however, may be altered or repealed in whole or in part at any time. If
this resolution is repealed, or our Board of Directors does not otherwise approve a business
combination, this statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase
the difficulty of consummating any offer.
The control share provisions of the MGCL provide that control shares of a Maryland
corporation (defined as shares which, when aggregated with all other shares controlled by the
stockholder, entitle the stockholder to exercise one of three increasing ranges of voting power in
the election of directors) acquired in a control share acquisition (defined as the acquisition of
control shares, subject to certain exceptions) have no voting rights except to the extent
approved by our stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes
entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding votes entitled to be cast by the acquirer of control
shares, our officers and our employees who are also our directors. Our bylaws contain a provision
exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of our
shares of stock. There can be no assurance that this provision will not be amended or eliminated at
any time in the future.
The unsolicited takeover provisions of the MGCL permit our Board of Directors, without
stockholder approval and regardless of what is currently provided in our charter or bylaws, to
implement certain provisions if we have a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange
Act and at least three independent
directors. These provisions may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from making an
acquisition proposal for us or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control under
circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of shares of our common stock with the
opportunity to realize a premium over the then current market price.
Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes of directors. Directors of each class are
elected for three-year terms upon the expiration of their current terms, and each year one class of
directors will be elected by our stockholders. The terms of the directors expire in
2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The staggered terms of our directors may reduce the
possibility of a tender offer or an attempt at a change in control, even though a tender offer or
change in control might be in the best interests of our stockholders.
Our authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock may prevent a change in our
control.
Our charter authorizes us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of common or
preferred stock. In addition, our Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, classify or
reclassify any unissued shares of common or preferred stock and set the preferences, rights and
other terms of the classified or reclassified shares. As a result, our Board of Directors may
establish a series of shares of common or preferred stock that could delay or prevent a transaction
or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our shares of common stock or
otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Restrictions to ownership related to our former status as a REIT are no longer applicable leaving
us susceptible to takeover. Provisions in our charter that limited beneficial or constructive
ownership of our stock by any one person to 9.8% of our outstanding stock are no longer applicable
as a result of our failure to qualify as a REIT. This means that individuals or entities, or
groups of individuals or entities could acquire a controlling interest in our company and
thereafter, adversely change our operations and/or strategies.
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Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We do not intend to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
or the Investment Company Act. If we
were obligated to register as an investment company, we would have to comply with a variety of
substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act that impose, among other things:
| limitations on capital structure; | ||
| restrictions on specified investments; | ||
| prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; and | ||
| compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly increase our operating expenses. |
In general, we expect to operate our company so that we will not be required to register as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act because we are not engaged primarily, and do not propose to engage
primarily, in the
business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities, and we do not own or propose to acquire
investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of our total assets. If investment
securities comprise more than 40% of our total assets
in the future, we could be required to restructure our activities in a
manner that or at a time when we would not otherwise choose to do so, which could negatively affect
the value of shares of our common stock and the sustainability of our
business model. Criminal and civil actions could also be brought against us if we failed to
comply with the Investment Company Act.
Tax Risks
Summary of U.S. federal income tax risks.
This summary of certain tax risks is limited to the U.S. federal income tax risks addressed
below. Additional risks or issues may exist that are not addressed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
and that could affect the U.S. federal tax treatment of us or our stockholders. Investors are
advised to consult with tax experts to fully assess their tax risks.
We will no longer qualify for taxation as a REIT for United States federal income tax
purposes, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge our previous
REIT status.
Although we elected for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a real
estate investment trust, or REIT, in prior taxable years, we will not qualify as a REIT
for our current taxable year or any year in the foreseeable future, and, as a result, we will
be unable to claim the United States federal income tax benefits associated with REIT
status. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will not
challenge our qualification as a REIT for previous years in which we elected REIT status.
Although we believe we did qualify as a REIT in each such year, if the Internal Revenue
Service were to successfully challenge our previous REIT status, we would suffer
adverse United States federal income tax consequences.
We may be required to report taxable income from certain investments earlier than and
possibly in excess of our realization of the economic income ultimately provided from them.
We are subject to U.S Federal tax provisions that do not fully match reportable taxable income with the timing of our receipt of economic income.
Most
of our installment and mortgage notes receivable have a tax basis considerably less
than their principal balances as we were treated, for tax purposes only, as purchasing the
assets we acquired at the spin-off at amounts less than outstanding principal. In addition,
we have acquired debt instruments in the secondary market at prices less
than their outstanding principal balances. This has resulted in a market
discount under tax laws that provide for complicated and sometimes non-economic income recognition schemes.
We are required to periodically recognize as taxable interest a portion of this market
discount. Our method of calculating these amounts is based on a determination of our
effective yield on each applicable individual obligation as if we expect to collect the
outstanding principal balance in full over its stated term. No adjustment is made to take
into account expected prepayments, delinquencies or foreclosures; these events are given
effect as they occur. If we ultimately collect less on the debt instrument than our purchase
price plus the market discount we had previously reported as income, we may not be able
to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions in a later taxable year.
Our loss mitigation activities have and will include negotiated modifications to debt
obligations as alternatives to foreclosure. Under the tax law, significant modifications
to debt having tax basis lower than outstanding principal can and do result in taxable
income in excess of realized economic income. Many of our modifications will be
significant. We are taking steps to minimize the unfavorable effects of these tax rules;
as with market discount, we may not be able to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions in a later taxable year.
Our Board of Directors election to
terminate our REIT election no longer requires us to distribute substantially all of our net taxable income to our stockholders.
Our corporate charter permits our Board of Directors to revoke or otherwise terminate
our REIT election if the board determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the
Company to continue to operate as a REIT. The board made such a determination in
connection with the Green Tree acquisition and, as a result of our ceasing to operate as a
REIT, we are not required to distribute substantially all of our net taxable income to our
stockholders.
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Risks Relating to Our Relationship with Walter Energy
We may have substantial additional liability for U.S. federal income tax allegedly owed by Walter
Energy.
Each member of a consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes is jointly and
severally liable for the federal income tax liability of each other member of the consolidated
group for any year in which it is a member of the group at any time during such year. Accordingly,
we could be liable under such provisions in the event any such liability is incurred, and not
discharged by any other member of the Walter Energy-controlled group for any period during which we
were included in the Walter Energy-controlled group.
A controversy exists with regard to the U.S. federal income taxes allegedly owed by Walter
Energy for fiscal years ended August 31, 1983 through May 31, 1994. Our predecessor companies were included within Walter Energy during these years. According
to Walter Energys most recent public filing, the amount of tax claimed by the IRS in an adversary
proceeding in bankruptcy court, including interest and penalties, is substantial. Walter Energys public
filing further provides that Walter Energy believes that, should the IRS prevail on any issues in
dispute, Walter Energys exposure is limited to interest and possible penalties and the amount of
tax claimed will be offset by deductions in other years.
In addition, Walter Energys most recent public filing disclosed that the IRS completed an
audit of Walter Energys federal income tax returns for the years ended May 31, 2000 through
December 31, 2005. Our predecessor companies were included within Walter Energy during these years.
The IRS issued 30-Day Letters to Walter Energy proposing changes for these tax years which Walter
Energy has protested. Walter Energys filing states that the disputed issues in this audit period
are similar to the issues remaining in the above-referenced dispute and therefore Walter Energy
believes that its financial exposure for these years is limited to interest and possible penalties;
however, we have no knowledge as to the extent of the claim. In addition, Walter Energy reports
that the IRS has begun an audit of Walter Energys tax returns filed for 2006 through 2008,
however, because the examination is in its early stages Walter Energy cannot estimate the amount of
any resulting tax deficiency, if any.
While Walter Energy is obligated to indemnify us against any such claims, as a matter of law,
we are jointly and severally liable for any final tax determination, which means that if
Walter Energy is unable to pay any amounts owed, we would be liable. Walter Energy disclosed in its
public filing that it believes its filing positions have substantial merit and that they intend to
defend vigorously any claims asserted, but there can be no assurance that Walter Energy is correct
or that, if not, they will be able to pay the amount of the claims.
The tax separation agreement between us and Walter Energy allocates to us certain tax risks
associated with the spin-off of the financing division and the Merger and imposes other
obligations that may affect our business.
Walter Energy effectively controlled all of our tax decisions for periods during which we were
a member of the Walter Energy consolidated U.S. federal income tax group and certain combined,
consolidated, or unitary state and local income tax groups. Under the terms of the tax separation
agreement between Walter Energy and Walter Investment Management LLC,
or WIM, dated April 17, 2009, WIM generally computes WIMs tax
liability for purposes of its taxable years ended December 31, 2008 and April 16, 2009, on a
stand-alone basis, but Walter Energy has sole authority to respond to and conduct all tax
proceedings (including tax audits) relating to WIMs U.S. federal income and combined state
returns, to file all such returns on WIMs behalf and to determine the amount of WIMs liability to
(or entitlement to payment from) Walter Energy for such periods. This arrangement may result in
conflicts of interests between us and Walter Energy. In addition, the tax separation agreement
provides that if the spin-off is determined not to be tax-free pursuant to Section 355 of the Code,
WIM (and therefore we) generally will be responsible for any taxes incurred by Walter Energy or its
stockholders if such taxes result from certain of our actions or omissions or for a percentage of
any such taxes that are not a direct result of either our or Walter Energys actions or omissions
based upon a designated allocation formula. Additionally, to the extent that Walter Energy was
unable to pay taxes, if any, attributable to the spin-off and for which it is responsible under the
tax separation agreement, we could be liable for those taxes as a result of WIM being a member of
the Walter Energy consolidated group for the year in which the spin-off occurred. Moreover, the tax
separation agreement obligates WIM to take certain tax positions that are consistent with those
taken historically by Walter Energy. In the event we do not take such positions, we could be liable
to Walter Energy to the extent our failure to do so results in an increased tax liability or the
reduction of any tax asset of Walter Energy.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
Item 5. Other Information
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
In light of the voting results concerning the frequency with which stockholders will be provided an advisory vote on executive compensation that were delivered at the Company's 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company's board of directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation. The Company is required to hold votes on frequency every six years.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index, which appears immediately following the signature
page below, are included or incorporated by reference herein.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Mark J. OBrien | |||
Mark J. OBrien | ||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
Dated: August 8, 2011
By: | /s/ Kimberly A. Perez | |||
Kimberly A. Perez | ||||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: August 8, 2011
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No | Notes | Description | ||||
2.1 | (1) | Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
February 6, 2009, among Registrant, Walter Industries, Inc., JWH Holding
Company, LLC, and Walter Investment Management LLC. |
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2.2 | (1) | Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger,
entered into as of February 17, 2009 between Registrant, Walter Industries,
Inc., JWH Holding Company, LLC and Walter Investment Management LLC. |
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3.1 | (2) | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Registrant effective April 17, 2009. |
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3.2 | (2) | By-Laws of Registrant, effective April 17, 2009. |
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10.1 | (3) | Amended and Restated Debt Commitment Letter, dated as of April 25, 2011,
with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse AG, RBS Securities
Inc., Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, Bank of America N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. |
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10.2 | (4) | Walter Investment Management Corp. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
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10.3 | (5) | Form of Award Agreement under the Walter Investment Management Corp. 2011
Omnibus Incentive Plan awarding options to purchase Company stock to Mark
OBrien, Charles Cauthen, Denmar Dixon, Kimberly Perez, Stuart Boyd and
Delio Pulido. |
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10.4 | (6) | First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2011 |
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10.5 | (6) | Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2011 |
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10.6 | (7) | Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Brian Libman. | ||||
10.7 | (7) | Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Keith Anderson. | ||||
10.8 | (7) | Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Brian Corey. | ||||
31.1 | (7) | Certification by Mark J. OBrien pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule
13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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31.2 | (7) | Certification by Kimberly A. Perez pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule
13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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32 | (7) | Certification by Mark J. OBrien and Kimberly A. Perez pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1352, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002. |
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101 | (7) | XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting
Language) - The following materials
from Walter Investments Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2011, formatted in
XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
Language): (i) the Consolidated
Balance Sheets, (ii) the
Consolidated Statements of Income,
(iii) the Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders Equity and
Comprehensive Income, (iv) the
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements which were
tagged as blocks of text. Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
Note | Notes to Exhibit Index | |||
(1 | ) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Annexes to the proxy statement/ prospectus forming a part of Amendment No. 4 to
the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-155091, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 17, 2009. |
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(2 | ) | Incorporated herein by reference to Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 21, 2009. |
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(3 | ) | Incorporated herein by reference to Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 5, 2011. |
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(4 | ) | Incorporated by reference to Registrants 2011 Definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 12, 2011. |
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(5 | ) | Incorporated herein by reference to Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 16, 2011. |
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(6 | ) | Incorporated herein by reference to Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 8, 2011. |
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(7 | ) | Filed herewith |
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