PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Key Terms
mortgage servicing rights financial
msr financial
unpaid principal balance financial
upb financial
mortgage-backed security financial
PFSI’s Board of Directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of
First Quarter 2026 Highlights
-
Pretax income was
, down from$104.7 million in the prior quarter and up slightly from$134.4 million in the first quarter of 2025$104.2 million -
Production segment pretax income was
, up from$133.6 million in the prior quarter and$127.3 million in the first quarter of 2025$61.9 million -
Total loan acquisitions and originations, including those fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT), were
in unpaid principal balance (UPB), down$37.0 billion 12% from the prior quarter and up28% from the first quarter of 2025- Production revenue margins, including fulfillment fees from PMT, were 86 basis points, up from 73 basis points in the prior quarter and 68 basis points in the first quarter of 2025
-
Total correspondent acquisitions were
in UPB, down$24.4 billion 20% from the prior quarter and up6% from the first quarter of 2025 -
Broker direct originations were
in UPB, up$6.7 billion 3% from the prior quarter and102% from the first quarter of 2025 -
Consumer direct originations were
in UPB, up$6.0 billion 15% from the prior quarter and130% from the first quarter of 2025
-
Total locks, including those for PMT, were
in UPB, down$44.8 billion 4% from the prior quarter and up31% from the first quarter of 2025
-
Total loan acquisitions and originations, including those fulfilled for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT), were
-
Servicing segment pretax income was
, down from$12.7 million in the prior quarter and$37.3 million in the first quarter of 2025$76.0 million -
Pretax income excluding valuation-related items was
, up$56.7 million 25% from the prior quarter -
Valuation-related items included:
-
in mortgage servicing rights (MSR) fair value gains more than offset by$183.0 million in hedging losses, including$221.1 million in principal-only stripped mortgage-backed security (MBS) valuation-related accretion changes, and$13.8 million in provisions for losses on active loans$6.0 million -
Net impact on pretax income related to these items was
or$(44.1) million in diluted earnings per share$(0.61)
-
Net impact on pretax income related to these items was
-
-
Servicing portfolio at the end of the quarter was
in UPB, down$720.3 billion 2% from December 31, 2025 due to runoff and the transfer of in UPB of MSR that was sold in the prior quarter which more than offset growth from production volumes$24 billion
-
Pretax income excluding valuation-related items was
-
Pretax loss from Corporate and Other was
, compared to$41.5 million in the prior quarter and$30.2 million .7 million in the first quarter of 2025$33 -
Repurchased approximately 560,000 shares of PFSI’s common stock at an average price of
per share for a cost of$89.28 $50.0 million
“In the first quarter, PennyMac Financial generated an
Mr. Spector continued, “We are focused on driving growth where the marginal returns are most accretive to our current operating returns and where we can further lean into the operational scale we have achieved. We expect the acquisition of Cenlar to leverage the significant scale advantage of our tech-first platform and enhance our profitability over time. Despite expectations for a smaller origination market as interest rates move higher again, we remain confident in our ability to generate meaningful adjusted returns on equity as we move through 2026.”
| 1 | See page 14 for a reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income and adjusted EPS |
|
| 2 | See page 14 for a reconciliation of GAAP net income to annualized adjusted return on equity |
The following table presents the contributions of PFSI’s segments to pretax income:
| Quarter ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| Reportable | Corporate and other |
||||||||||||||
| Production | Servicing | segment total |
Total | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value | $ |
311,201 |
$ |
33,784 |
|
$ |
344,985 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
344,985 |
|
|
| Loan origination fees |
|
72,446 |
|
- |
|
|
72,446 |
|
|
- |
|
|
72,446 |
|
|
| Fulfillment fees from PMT |
|
5,737 |
|
- |
|
|
5,737 |
|
|
- |
|
|
5,737 |
|
|
| Net loan servicing fees |
|
- |
|
152,830 |
|
|
152,830 |
|
|
- |
|
|
152,830 |
|
|
| Management fees |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
6,762 |
|
|
6,762 |
|
|
| Net interest income (expense): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income |
|
112,999 |
|
94,922 |
|
|
207,921 |
|
|
258 |
|
|
208,179 |
|
|
| Interest expense |
|
95,588 |
|
154,134 |
|
|
249,722 |
|
|
- |
|
|
249,722 |
|
|
|
17,411 |
|
(59,212 |
) |
|
(41,801 |
) |
|
258 |
|
|
(41,543 |
) |
||
| Other |
|
125 |
|
(2,316 |
) |
|
(2,191 |
) |
|
5,958 |
|
|
3,767 |
|
|
| Total net revenue |
|
406,920 |
|
125,086 |
|
|
532,006 |
|
|
12,978 |
|
|
544,984 |
|
|
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Compensation |
|
136,264 |
|
52,537 |
|
|
188,801 |
|
|
27,592 |
|
|
216,393 |
|
|
| Loan origination |
|
79,696 |
|
- |
|
|
79,696 |
|
|
- |
|
|
79,696 |
|
|
| Technology |
|
30,054 |
|
11,117 |
|
|
41,171 |
|
|
4,961 |
|
|
46,132 |
|
|
| Servicing |
|
- |
|
38,233 |
|
|
38,233 |
|
|
- |
|
|
38,233 |
|
|
| Marketing and advertising |
|
11,951 |
|
514 |
|
|
12,465 |
|
|
8,629 |
|
|
21,094 |
|
|
| Professional services |
|
5,649 |
|
2,080 |
|
|
7,729 |
|
|
6,670 |
|
|
14,399 |
|
|
| Occupancy and equipment |
|
5,332 |
|
2,502 |
|
|
7,834 |
|
|
2,157 |
|
|
9,991 |
|
|
| Other |
|
4,399 |
|
5,452 |
|
|
9,851 |
|
|
4,504 |
|
|
14,355 |
|
|
| Total expenses |
|
273,345 |
|
112,435 |
|
|
385,780 |
|
|
54,513 |
|
|
440,293 |
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ |
133,575 |
$ |
12,651 |
|
$ |
146,226 |
|
$ |
(41,535 |
) |
$ |
104,691 |
|
|
Production Segment
The Production segment includes the correspondent acquisition of newly originated government-insured and conventional conforming loans for PFSI’s own account, fulfillment services on behalf of PMT and direct lending through the consumer direct and broker direct channels, including the underwriting and acquisition of loans from correspondent sellers on a non-delegated basis.
PFSI’s loan production activity for the quarter totaled
Production segment pretax income was
The components of net gains on loans held for sale are detailed in the following table:
| Quarter ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Receipt of MSRs | $ |
719,586 |
|
$ |
775,242 |
|
$ |
650,349 |
|
| Gains on sale of loans to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust net of mortgage servicing rights recapture payable |
|
7,749 |
|
|
16,341 |
|
|
4,838 |
|
| Provision for representations and warranties, net |
|
(1,478 |
) |
|
(2,924 |
) |
|
(2,132 |
) |
| Cash loss, including cash hedging results |
|
(204,312 |
) |
|
(492,013 |
) |
|
(587,009 |
) |
| Fair value changes of pipeline, inventory and hedges |
|
(176,560 |
) |
|
4,957 |
|
|
154,991 |
|
| Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale | $ |
344,985 |
|
$ |
301,603 |
|
$ |
221,037 |
|
| Net gains on mortgage loans held for sale by segment: | |||||||||
| Production | $ |
311,201 |
|
$ |
276,060 |
|
$ |
187,145 |
|
| Servicing | $ |
33,784 |
|
$ |
25,543 |
|
$ |
33,892 |
|
PFSI performs fulfillment services for certain conventional conforming and nonconforming loans that it acquires from non-affiliates in its correspondent production business and subsequently sells to PMT. These services include, but are not limited to, marketing, relationship management, correspondent seller approval and monitoring, loan file review, underwriting, 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
Correspondent production volumes are initially acquired by PFSI. PMT retains the right to purchase up to
Net interest income in the first quarter totaled
Production segment expenses were
Servicing Segment
The Servicing segment includes income from owned MSRs and subservicing. The total servicing portfolio decreased to
The table below details PFSI’s servicing portfolio UPB:
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Owned | ||||||
| Mortgage servicing rights and liabilities | ||||||
| Originated | $ |
460,361,759 |
$ |
448,035,447 |
$ |
426,951,027 |
| Purchased |
|
13,633,606 |
|
13,999,998 |
|
15,276,140 |
|
473,995,365 |
|
462,035,445 |
|
442,227,167 |
|
| Loans held for sale |
|
9,821,486 |
|
8,930,477 |
|
6,911,473 |
|
483,816,851 |
|
470,965,922 |
|
449,138,640 |
|
| Subserviced for: | ||||||
| PMT |
|
225,093,530 |
|
226,774,067 |
|
229,907,855 |
| Non-affiliates |
|
11,413,998 |
|
11,616,738 |
|
75,310 |
| Interim servicing |
|
- |
|
24,257,095 |
|
1,072,760 |
|
236,507,528 |
|
262,647,900 |
|
231,055,925 |
|
| Total loans serviced | $ |
720,324,379 |
$ |
733,613,822 |
$ |
680,194,565 |
Servicing segment pretax income was
Revenue from net loan servicing fees totaled
The following table presents a breakdown of net loan servicing fees:
| Quarter ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Loan servicing fees | $ |
532,110 |
|
$ |
532,192 |
|
$ |
488,468 |
|
| Changes in fair value of MSRs and MSLs resulting from: | |||||||||
| Realization of cash flows |
|
(355,022 |
) |
|
(383,368 |
) |
|
(225,462 |
) |
| Change in fair value inputs |
|
183,029 |
|
|
40,388 |
|
|
(205,494 |
) |
| Hedging (losses) gains |
|
(207,287 |
) |
|
(39,432 |
) |
|
106,774 |
|
| Net change in fair value of MSRs and MSLs |
|
(379,280 |
) |
|
(382,412 |
) |
|
(324,182 |
) |
| Net loan servicing fees | $ |
152,830 |
|
$ |
149,780 |
|
$ |
164,286 |
|
Servicing segment revenue included
Net interest expense totaled
Servicing segment expenses totaled
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other items include amounts attributable to corporate activities or not directly attributable to the production and servicing segments as well as management fees earned from PMT. PFSI manages PMT for which it earns base management fees and may earn performance incentive fees.
Pretax loss for Corporate and Other was
Corporate and Other net revenues totaled
Expenses were
The following table presents a breakdown of management fees:
| Quarter ended | ||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Management fees: | ||||||
| Base | $ |
6,762 |
$ |
6,856 |
$ |
7,012 |
| Performance incentive |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
| Total management fees | $ |
6,762 |
$ |
6,856 |
$ |
7,012 |
| Average PMT shareholders' equity used to calculate base management fees | $ |
1,828,237 |
$ |
1,813,357 |
$ |
1,895,785 |
Consolidated Expenses
Total expenses were
Taxes
PFSI recorded a provision for tax expense of
Management’s slide presentation and accompanying material will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at pfsi.pennymac.com after the market closes on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Management will also host a conference call and live audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company’s financial results. The webcast can be accessed at pfsi.pennymac.com, and a replay will be available shortly after its conclusion.
About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm focused on the production and servicing of
Forward-Looking Statements
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, and assumptions with respect to, among other things, our 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,” “project,” “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: interest rate changes; changes in macroeconomic, consumer and real estate market conditions; changes in housing prices, housing sales and real estate values; rising homeownership costs negatively impacting housing affordability; the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to our highly regulated industry; lawsuits or governmental actions resulting from noncompliance with laws and regulations; the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by federal and state regulators and the enforcement of these regulations; licensing and operational requirements of jurisdictions applicable to our business, to which our bank competitors are not subject; changes to government modification programs; difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of our operations to reflect changes in business levels; purchase and sales opportunities for mortgage servicing rights; our substantial amount of indebtedness; increases in loan delinquencies, defaults and forbearances; foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices; our dependence on
The press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
|
||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
||||
| (in thousands, except share amounts) | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Cash | $ |
219,513 |
$ |
301,680 |
$ |
211,093 |
| Short-term investment at fair value |
|
434,220 |
|
410,037 |
|
443,393 |
| Principal-only stripped mortgage-backed securities at fair value |
|
659,235 |
|
722,528 |
|
817,596 |
| Loans held for sale at fair value |
|
9,954,495 |
|
9,123,410 |
|
7,095,270 |
| Derivative assets |
|
282,595 |
|
187,775 |
|
171,931 |
| Servicing advances, net |
|
622,890 |
|
589,542 |
|
496,917 |
| Mortgage servicing rights at fair value |
|
10,149,036 |
|
9,598,941 |
|
8,963,889 |
| Receivable from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust |
|
17,500 |
|
17,122 |
|
29,198 |
| Loans eligible for repurchase |
|
8,594,471 |
|
7,409,800 |
|
4,979,127 |
| Other |
|
1,010,043 |
|
1,027,854 |
|
664,462 |
| Total assets | $ |
31,943,998 |
$ |
29,388,689 |
$ |
23,872,876 |
| LIABILITIES | ||||||
| Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | $ |
10,177,643 |
$ |
8,794,002 |
$ |
7,058,053 |
| Mortgage loan participation purchase and sale agreements |
|
691,081 |
|
696,618 |
|
510,141 |
| Notes payable secured by mortgage servicing assets |
|
1,426,325 |
|
1,326,021 |
|
1,724,608 |
| Unsecured senior notes |
|
4,834,396 |
|
4,831,742 |
|
3,998,702 |
| Derivative liabilities |
|
70,652 |
|
15,806 |
|
15,293 |
| Mortgage servicing liabilities at fair value |
|
1,568 |
|
1,572 |
|
1,651 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
459,016 |
|
643,896 |
|
365,056 |
| Payable to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust |
|
96,033 |
|
116,585 |
|
101,175 |
| Payable to exchanged Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC unitholders under tax receivable agreement |
|
24,757 |
|
24,757 |
|
25,898 |
| Income taxes payable |
|
1,206,492 |
|
1,184,020 |
|
1,158,642 |
| Liability for loans eligible for repurchase |
|
8,594,471 |
|
7,409,800 |
|
4,979,127 |
| Liability for losses under representations and warranties |
|
35,805 |
|
34,894 |
|
30,774 |
| Total liabilities |
|
27,618,239 |
|
25,079,713 |
|
19,969,120 |
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
| Common stock—authorized 200,000,000 shares of |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
46,926 |
|
96,870 |
|
68,902 |
| Retained earnings |
|
4,278,828 |
|
4,212,101 |
|
3,834,849 |
| Total stockholders' equity |
|
4,325,759 |
|
4,308,976 |
|
3,903,756 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
31,943,998 |
$ |
29,388,689 |
$ |
23,872,876 |
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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| Quarter ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||
| Net gains on loans held for sale at fair value | $ |
344,985 |
|
$ |
301,603 |
|
$ |
221,037 |
|
| Loan origination fees |
|
72,446 |
|
|
68,437 |
|
|
46,611 |
|
| Fulfillment fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust |
|
5,737 |
|
|
6,538 |
|
|
5,290 |
|
| Net loan servicing fees: | |||||||||
| Loan servicing fees |
|
532,110 |
|
|
532,192 |
|
|
488,468 |
|
| Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing liabilities |
|
(171,993 |
) |
|
(342,980 |
) |
|
(430,956 |
) |
| Mortgage servicing rights hedging results |
|
(207,287 |
) |
|
(39,432 |
) |
|
106,774 |
|
| Net loan servicing fees |
|
152,830 |
|
|
149,780 |
|
|
164,286 |
|
| Net interest (expense) income: | |||||||||
| Interest income |
|
208,179 |
|
|
263,894 |
|
|
189,871 |
|
| Interest expense |
|
249,722 |
|
|
262,996 |
|
|
208,082 |
|
|
(41,543 |
) |
|
898 |
|
|
(18,211 |
) |
|
| Management fees from PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust |
|
6,762 |
|
|
6,856 |
|
|
7,012 |
|
| Other |
|
3,767 |
|
|
3,893 |
|
|
4,878 |
|
| Total net revenues |
|
544,984 |
|
|
538,005 |
|
|
430,903 |
|
| Expenses | |||||||||
| Compensation |
|
216,393 |
|
|
208,073 |
|
|
181,988 |
|
| Loan origination |
|
79,696 |
|
|
69,651 |
|
|
44,096 |
|
| Technology |
|
46,132 |
|
|
35,378 |
|
|
40,197 |
|
| Servicing |
|
38,233 |
|
|
43,360 |
|
|
21,875 |
|
| Professional services |
|
21,094 |
|
|
10,411 |
|
|
9,432 |
|
| Marketing and advertising |
|
14,399 |
|
|
10,303 |
|
|
9,037 |
|
| Occupancy and equipment |
|
9,991 |
|
|
9,963 |
|
|
8,382 |
|
| Other |
|
14,355 |
|
|
16,461 |
|
|
11,700 |
|
| Total expenses |
|
440,293 |
|
|
403,600 |
|
|
326,707 |
|
| Income before provision for income taxes |
|
104,691 |
|
|
134,405 |
|
|
104,196 |
|
| Provision for income taxes |
|
22,369 |
|
|
27,574 |
|
|
27,916 |
|
| Net income | $ |
82,322 |
|
$ |
106,831 |
|
$ |
76,280 |
|
| Earnings per share | |||||||||
| Basic | $ |
1.58 |
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
$ |
1.48 |
|
| Diluted | $ |
1.53 |
|
$ |
1.97 |
|
$ |
1.42 |
|
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | |||||||||
| Basic |
|
52,132 |
|
|
52,003 |
|
|
51,506 |
|
| Diluted |
|
53,859 |
|
|
54,171 |
|
|
53,624 |
|
| Dividend declared per share | $ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME
|
||||
| Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 |
||||
| (in thousands, except annualized adjusted return on equity) |
||||
| Net income | $ |
82,322 |
|
|
| Increase in fair value of MSRs and MSLs due to changes in valuation inputs used in the valuation model |
|
(183,028 |
) |
|
| Principal-only stripped MBS valuation-related accretion changes |
|
13,814 |
|
|
| Hedging losses associated with MSRs |
|
207,287 |
|
|
| Provision for losses on active loans |
|
5,991 |
|
|
| Cenlar acquisition-related expenses |
|
3,212 |
|
|
| Total adjustments: |
|
47,275 |
|
|
| Tax impacts of adjustments(1) |
|
11,866 |
|
|
| Adjusted net income | $ |
117,731 |
|
|
| Diluted shares outstanding |
|
53,859 |
|
|
| Adjusted diluted EPS | $ |
2.19 |
|
|
| Average stockholders' equity |
|
4,323,518 |
|
|
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