• Pretax income was $60.3 million, up 3 percent from the prior quarter and down 17 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Significant interest rate volatility highlighted the importance of our hedging approach and is also driving improving production trends
• Production segment pretax income was $47.0 million, up 85 percent from the prior quarter and 174 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Total loan acquisitions and originations were $16.6 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), down 15 percent from the prior quarter and up 16 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Correspondent government and non-delegated interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) totaled $7.7 billion in UPB, down 16 percent from the prior quarter and the first quarter of 2018
  • Direct lending IRLCs were $2.7 billion in UPB, up 36 percent from the prior quarter and 57 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Correspondent conventional and jumbo acquisition volume fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) totaled $8.1 billion in UPB, down 10 percent from the prior quarter and up 92 percent from the first quarter of 2018
• Servicing segment pretax income was $11.2 million, down 62 percent from the prior quarter and 80 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • Servicing segment pretax income excluding valuation-related losses was $35.3 million, down 21 percent from the prior quarter and 3 percent from the first quarter of 2018¹
  • Valuation-related items included a $164.9 million decrease in mortgage servicing rights (MSR) fair value, partially offset by $134.6 million in hedging gains and $4.1 million due to the change in fair value of the excess servicing spread (ESS) liability; net impact on pretax income was $(26.3) million and on EPS was $(0.24)
  • Completed two bulk acquisitions of Ginnie Mae MSR portfolios totaling $16.3 billion in UPB
  • The servicing portfolio grew to $324.7 billion in UPB, up 8 percent from December 31, 2018, and 27 percent from March 31, 2018
• Investment Management segment pretax income was $2.1 million, down from $2.5 million in the prior quarter and up from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2018
  • Revenue of $8.8 million, up 12 percent from the prior quarter and 28 percent from the first quarter of 2018
  • PMT raised approximately $147 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common shares during the quarter
  • Net assets under management (AUM) were $1.7 billion, up 10 percent from December 31, 2018, and 12 percent from March 31, 2018

Production segment pretax income was $47.0 million, an increase of 85 percent from the prior quarter and 174 percent from the first quarter of 2018. Production revenue totaled $129.2 million, an increase of 20 percent from the prior quarter and 52 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter increase resulted from a $29.9 million increase in net gains on mortgage loans held for sale, driven by higher production volumes and margins in our consumer direct production channel. Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale also includes a $4.2 million benefit from a reduction in the liability for losses under representations and warranties due to a change in estimate.

PennyMac Financial performs fulfillment services for conventional conforming and jumbo loans acquired by PMT from non-affiliates in its correspondent production business. These services include, but are not limited to: marketing; relationship management; the approval of correspondent sellers and the ongoing monitoring of their performance; reviewing loan data, documentation and appraisals to assess loan quality and risk; pricing; hedging and activities related to the subsequent sale and securitization of loans in the secondary mortgage markets for PMT.

Fees earned from the fulfillment of correspondent loans on behalf of PMT totaled $27.6 million in the first quarter, down 4 percent from the prior quarter and up 131 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter decrease in fulfillment fee revenue was driven by lower acquisition volumes by PMT, partially offset by an increase in the weighted average fulfillment fee rate to 34 basis points from 32 basis points in the prior quarter.

Net interest income totaled $10.5 million, a decrease from $15.3 million in the prior quarter and $12.1 million in the first quarter of 2018. Net interest income included $9.3 million in incentives which the Company is currently entitled to receive under one of its master repurchase agreements to finance mortgage loans that satisfied certain consumer relief characteristics, down from $12.6 million in the prior quarter and $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. The Company expects that it will cease to accrue incentives under the repurchase agreement in the second quarter of 2019. While there can be no assurance, the Company expects that the loss of such incentives will be partially offset by an improvement in pricing margins.

Servicing includes income from owned MSRs, subservicing and special servicing activities. Servicing segment pretax income was $11.2 million, down from $29.3 million in the prior quarter and $54.9 million in the first quarter of 2018. Servicing segment revenues totaled $109.7 million, down 19 percent from the prior quarter and 25 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The quarter-over-quarter decrease primarily reflects net valuation-related losses driven by the decline in mortgage rates during the quarter, partially offset by increased servicing fees from a larger portfolio.

Net loan servicing fees totaled $80.6 million and included $199.4 million in servicing fees reduced by $92.5 million from the realization of MSR cash flows. Net valuation-related losses totaled $26.3 million, which included MSR fair value losses of $164.9 million, associated hedging gains of $134.6 million and a $4.1 million gain resulting from changes in fair value of the ESS liability. The MSR fair value losses primarily resulted from expectations for increased prepayment activity driven by the decrease in mortgage rates in the quarter.

Servicing segment revenue also included $18.1 million in net gains on mortgage loans held for sale from the securitization of reperforming government-insured and guaranteed loans, compared to $22.9 million in the prior quarter and $35.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. These loans were previously purchased out of Ginnie Mae securitizations as early buyout (EBO) loans and brought back to performing status through PennyMac Financial's successful servicing efforts, primarily with the use of loan modifications. Net interest income totaled $10.3 million, up from $6.0 million in the prior quarter and a net interest expense of $6.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. Interest income increased by $4.5 million from the prior quarter, primarily driven by higher interest income from an increase in custodial deposit balances and elevated EBO activity, while interest expense was essentially unchanged quarter-over-quarter.

The total servicing portfolio reached $324.7 billion in UPB at March 31, 2019, an increase of 8 percent from December 31, 2018, and 27 percent from March 31, 2018. Servicing portfolio growth during the quarter was driven by the Company's loan production activities and the completion of $16.3 billion in UPB of bulk MSR acquisitions. PennyMac Financial subservices and conducts special servicing for $101.3 billion in UPB, an increase of 7 percent from December 31, 2018 and 31 percent from March 31, 2018. PennyMac Financial's owned MSR portfolio grew to $219.8 billion in UPB, an increase of 9 percent from the prior quarter end.

Pretax income for the Investment Management segment was $2.1 million, down from $2.5 million in the prior quarter and up from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2018. Management fees, which include base management fees from PMT, increased 11 percent from the prior quarter and 26 percent from the first quarter of 2018 as a result of PMT's increased assets under management. Management fees also included incentive fees of $1.1 million, up from $0.7 million in the prior quarter, based on PMT's strong financial performance. No incentive fees were earned in the first quarter of 2018.

Executive Chairman Stanford L. Kurland concluded, "This quarter's results highlight both the ability of our balanced mortgage banking platform to adapt to a changing market environment, and our core culture of continuous improvement. We are focused on expense management and greater efficiency across the organization, capturing the benefits of scale and utilizing proprietary and third-party technology solutions to realize competitive advantages through lower costs, while maintaining the high quality and effectiveness of our operations. We believe these initiatives will further differentiate PennyMac Financial from our competition and further solidify our leadership position in the U.S. mortgage market."

Management's slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at ir.pennymacfinancial.com beginning at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. Additional information about PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is available at ir.pennymacfinancial.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management's beliefs, estimates, projections, the recently completed corporate reorganization, the expected benefits and market and financial impact of the reorganization and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company's financial results, future operations, business plans and investment strategies, as well as industry and market conditions, all of which are subject to change. Words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "promise," "plan," and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may" are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results and operations for any future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to: the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated industry in which we operate; lawsuits or governmental actions that may result from any noncompliance with the laws and regulations applicable to our businesses; the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its enforcement of these regulations; our dependence on U.S. government-sponsored entities and changes in their current roles or their guarantees or guidelines; changes to government mortgage modification programs; the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to the Company's businesses, to which our bank competitors are not subject; foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices; certain banking regulations that may limit our business activities; changes in macroeconomic and U.S. real estate market conditions; difficulties inherent in growing loan production volume; difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of our operations to reflect changes in business levels; purchase opportunities for mortgage servicing rights and our success in winning bids; changes in prevailing interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies and defaults; our reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, our mortgage banking business; any required additional capital and liquidity to support business growth that may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all; our obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans if loans that we originate, acquire, service or assist in the fulfillment of, fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; our obligation to indemnify PMT if its services fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; decreases in the returns on the assets that we select and manage for our clients, and our resulting management and incentive fees; the extensive amount of regulation applicable to our investment management segment; conflicts of interest in allocating our services and investment opportunities among us and our advised entities; the effect of public opinion on our reputation; our recent growth; our ability to effectively identify, manage, monitor and mitigate financial risks; our initiation of new business activities or investment strategies or expansion of existing business activities or investment strategies; our ability to detect misconduct and fraud; our ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents; our exposure to risks of loss with real estate investments resulting from adverse weather conditions and man-made or natural disasters; and our organizational structure and certain requirements in our charter documents. You should not place undue reliance on any forward- looking statement and should consider all of the uncertainties and risks described above, as well as those more fully discussed in reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, and the statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this release only.