Walter Investment Management Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2017 Highlights And Financial Results

Servicing

Ditech serviced 1.7 million accounts with a UPB of $199.6 billion as of September 30, 2017. During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, Ditech experienced a net disappearance rate of 14.86%, a decrease of 2.82% as compared to the prior year quarter.

The Servicing segment reported $69.3 million of pre-tax loss for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to a pre-tax loss of $161.6 million in the prior year quarter. During the third quarter of 2017, the segment generated revenue of $90.5 million, a $58.4 million decrease as compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to a decrease of $46.7 million in net servicing revenue and fees. The decrease in net servicing revenue and fees primarily resulted from a $53.6 million decline in servicing fees due to the reduction in our MSR portfolio driven by MSR sales in 2016 and 2017 and continued runoff of the portfolio. This decrease was offset by $13.1 million improvement in fair value changes and increased level of sub-servicing. The fair value reduction due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions was $15.7 million higher in the prior year quarter and the realization of expected cash flow charge was lower by $28.8 million in the current year quarter due in part to the MSR sales mentioned above.

Total expenses in the Servicing segment for the third quarter of 2017 were $159.3 million, a decrease of $150.4 million as compared to the prior year quarter. This decrease was driven by $91.0 million in goodwill impairment recorded during the third quarter of 2016. In addition, there were decreases of $24.5 million in salaries and benefits resulting primarily from a lower average headcount driven by site closures, organizational changes and a shift from full-time employees to outsourced services, $8.6 million in legal fees, $8.5 million in contractor and other costs related to the implementation of MSP and business and outsourcing initiatives that occurred in 2016, $8.4 million in expense allocations, $5.1 million in compensating interest due to the reduction in our MSR portfolio, and $9.5 million in other cost savings, offset in part by increases of $6.0 million in advance loss provision and $4.7 million in charges associated with default servicing. Current quarter expenses included $11.8 million of interest expense and $8.5 million of depreciation and amortization.

The Servicing segment reported an Adjusted Loss of $13.1 million and AEBITDA of $30.7 million for the third quarter of 2017. Adjusted Loss improved $15.6 million as compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to lower amortization of servicing rights in addition to lower expenses partially offset by lower revenue as discussed above. AEBITDA decreased $17.7 million as compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to lower adjusted servicing fees, insurance revenue and intersegment retention revenue, offset in part by lower adjusted general and administrative expense and salaries and benefits.

Originations

Ditech generated total pull-through adjusted locked volume of $3.3 billion for the third quarter of 2017, a decrease of $2.5 billion as compared to the prior year quarter. Funded loans in the current quarter totaled $3.7 billion, a decrease of $1.6 billion from the prior year quarter. The combined direct margin in the current quarter was 105 bps, consisting of a weighted average of 221 bps direct margin in the consumer lending channel and 35 bps direct margin in the correspondent and wholesale channels. The decrease in combined direct margin of 4 bps from the prior year quarter was primarily due to a higher direct expense margin, partially offset by higher gain on sale of loans and fee income margins. The direct expense margin increase was driven by higher compensation in the consumer channel due to incentive plan changes and fixed headcount costs, higher advertising expenses due to a shift in strategy towards digital leads and higher interest expense due to higher average interest rates on our warehouse financing facilities. These were partially offset by lower intersegment expense as a result of lower overall retention volume due to our smaller MSR portfolio. The gain on sale of loans margin increased in part due to higher margins in the consumer channel during the third quarter of 2017. The Originations business delivered a recapture rate of 17% in the current quarter.

The Originations segment reported $19.9 million of pre-tax income for the third quarter of 2017, a decrease of $31.8 million from the prior year quarter. During the third quarter of 2017, this segment generated revenue of $81.3 million, a decrease of $52.2 million from the prior year quarter. Net gains on sales of loans decreased $50.3 million as compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to an overall lower volume of locked loans combined with a shift in mix from the higher margin consumer channel to the lower margin correspondent and wholesale channels.

Total expenses for the Originations segment for the third quarter of 2017 were $61.4 million, a decrease of $20.4 million compared to the prior year quarter, driven by a $7.1 million decrease in intersegment retention expense primarily as a result of lower overall retention volume due to our smaller MSR portfolio and a $6.2 million decrease in salaries in benefits driven by reduced commissions and incentives due to lower originations volume and lower severance, bonuses and overtime. Current quarter expenses included $7.8 million of interest expense and $0.6 million of depreciation and amortization.

The Originations segment reported Adjusted Earnings of $19.8 million and AEBITDA of $18.1 million for the third quarter of 2017, a decrease of $35.7 million and $39.8 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year quarter, due primarily to lower net gains on sales of loans, partially offset by decreases in intersegment retention expense and salaries and benefits.

Reverse Mortgage

The Reverse Mortgage segment serviced 109,153 accounts with a UPB of $19.8 billion at September 30, 2017. During the current quarter, the business securitized $90.6 million of HECM loans.

The Reverse Mortgage segment reported $24.9 million of pre-tax loss for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to pre-tax loss of $23.0 million in the prior year quarter. During the third quarter of 2017, this segment generated revenue of $9.1 million, a decrease of $17.9 million from the prior year quarter. Net interest income on reverse loans and HMBS related obligations increased $4.4 million for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016, primarily as a result of a decrease in HMBS related obligations due to an increase in buyouts, partially offset by an increase in nonperforming reverse loans, which generally have lower interest rates than performing loans. Cash generated by the origination, purchase and securitization of HECMs decreased $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 primarily due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business, partially offset by a shift in mix from lower margin new originations to higher margin tails. Net non-cash fair value losses increased by $18.8 million for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to valuation model assumption adjustments related to buyout loans and changes in market pricing in the third quarter of 2017. Current quarter revenues also included $6.5 million in net servicing revenue and fees and $0.8 million of other revenues.

Total expenses for the Reverse Mortgage segment for the third quarter of 2017 were $34.0 million, a decrease of $16.1 million from the prior year quarter. The decrease in total expenses was driven by $6.7 million in intangible assets impairment charges recorded during the third quarter of 2016, a $6.2 million decrease in salaries and benefits due primarily to lower compensation and benefits, bonuses, commissions and overtime as a result of lower origination volume and lower average headcount resulting from our decision to exit the reverse mortgage originations business, and a $5.5 million decrease in general and administrative expenses due primarily to lower advertising costs due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business in 2017, lower contractor fees and lower corporate allocations. Current quarter expenses included $6.4 million of interest expense and $0.6 million of depreciation and amortization.

The Reverse Mortgage segment reported an Adjusted Loss of $5.1 million and AEBITDA of $(4.1) million for the third quarter of 2017, an improvement of $8.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to decreases in general and administrative expenses and salaries and benefits.

Other Non-Reportable Segment

The Other Non-Reportable segment reported $49.3 million of pre-tax loss for the third quarter of 2017, an increase in loss of $24.1 million as compared to the prior year quarter resulting primarily from expenses related to our debt restructuring initiative. Other net fair value gains were $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to other net fair value losses of $2.7 million in the prior year quarter, driven by improved default rate assumptions partially offset by a 32 bps increase in the discount rate of mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts during the third quarter of 2017.

The Other non-reportable segment had an Adjusted Loss of $33.1 million and AEBITDA of $(0.1) million for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to an Adjusted Loss of $35.7 million and AEBITDA of $(1.7) million in the prior year quarter.

Company Restructuring

As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 2017, we commenced the solicitation of votes to obtain acceptances for a prepackaged plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code, which provides for the restructuring of our indebtedness consisting of our 2013 Term Loan, Senior Notes and Convertible Notes, as well as our outstanding common stock. As of November 6, 2017, the holders of more than 85% of the Senior Notes and more than 95% of the 2013 Term Loans are party to restructuring support agreements which require them to vote to approve the prepackaged plan of reorganization. We intend to commence a prepackaged chapter 11 case to implement the restructuring following the conclusion of the solicitation and on or before November 30, 2017. We intend to complete the reorganization process on an expedited basis, contemplated to be not later than January 31, 2018. Our operating entities, including Ditech and RMS, are not expected to file for chapter 11 and expect to continue their operations in the ordinary course throughout the consummation of the restructuring, although no assurance can be given that this will be the case.

In connection with the restructuring, the Company, Ditech and RMS entered into a commitment letter with certain lenders regarding the terms of the DIP warehouse facilities, which, if approved by the Bankruptcy Court, will provide us with up to $1.9 billion in available warehouse financing. Proceeds of the new warehouse facilities are intended to refinance RMS's and Ditech's existing warehouse and servicer advance facilities and to fund Ditech's and RMS' continued business operations. Walter will guarantee Ditech's and RMS' obligations under the DIP Warehouse Facilities.

About Walter Investment Management Corp.

Walter Investment Management Corp. is an independent originator and servicer of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans. Based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, we have approximately 4,100 employees and service a diverse loan portfolio. For more information about Walter Investment Management Corp., please visit our website at www.walterinvestment.com. The information on our website is not a part of this release.

This press release and the accompanying reconciliations include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the reconciliations as well as "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this press release.

The terms "Walter Investment", "Walter", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our" as used throughout this release refer to Walter Investment Management Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We use certain acronyms and terms throughout this release that are defined in the Glossary of Terms in Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017, and in our other filings with the SEC.

Disclaimer and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. 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," "seeks," "targets," or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, and our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, intentions and expectations. These statements are not guarantees or indicative of future performance, nor should any conclusions be drawn or assumptions be made as to any potential outcome of any strategic review we conduct. 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 below and in more detail under the caption "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017, and in our other filings with the SEC.

In particular (but not by way of limitation), the following important factors, risks and uncertainties could affect our future results, performance and achievements and could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements:

• risks and uncertainties relating to our proposed financial restructuring, including: our ability to comply with the terms of the RSAs, including completing various stages of the restructuring within the dates specified by the RSAs; our ability to obtain requisite support for the restructuring from various stakeholders; our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange; our ability to successfully execute the transactions contemplated by the RSAs, including implementation of the Prepackaged Plan, without substantial disruption to the business of, or a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by, one or more of our primary operating or other subsidiaries; the effects of disruption from the proposed restructuring making it more difficult to maintain business, financing and operational relationships with GSEs, regulators, government agencies, employees and major customers; and our ability to continue as a going concern;
• risks and uncertainties relating to, or arising in connection with, the restatement of financial statements included in the amendments to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2017, including: reactions from our creditors, stockholders, or business partners; and the impact and result of any litigation or regulatory inquiries or investigations related to the findings of our assessment or the restatement;
• our ability to operate our business in compliance with existing and future laws, rules, regulations and contractual commitments affecting our business, including those relating to the origination and servicing of residential loans, default servicing and foreclosure practices, the management of third-party assets and the insurance industry, and changes to, and/or more stringent enforcement of, such laws, rules, regulations and contracts;
• scrutiny of our industry by, and potential enforcement actions by, federal and state authorities;
• the substantial resources (including senior management time and attention) we devote to, and the significant compliance costs we incur in connection with, regulatory compliance and regulatory examinations and inquiries, and any consumer redress, fines, penalties or similar payments we make in connection with resolving such matters;
• uncertainties relating to interest curtailment obligations and any related financial and litigation exposure (including exposure relating to false claims);
• potential costs and uncertainties, including the effect on future revenues, associated with and arising from litigation, regulatory investigations and other legal proceedings, and uncertainties relating to the reaction of our key counterparties to the announcement of any such matters;
• our dependence on U.S. GSEs and agencies (especially Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae) and their residential loan programs and our ability to maintain relationships with, and remain qualified to participate in programs sponsored by, such entities, our ability to satisfy various existing or future GSE, agency and other capital, net worth, liquidity and other financial requirements applicable to our business, and our ability to remain qualified as a GSE and agency approved seller, servicer or component servicer, including the ability to continue to comply with the GSEs' and agencies' respective residential loan selling and servicing guides;
• uncertainties relating to the status and future role of GSEs and agencies, and the effects of any changes to the origination and/or servicing requirements of the GSEs, agencies or various regulatory authorities or the servicing compensation structure for mortgage servicers pursuant to programs of GSEs, agencies or various regulatory authorities;
• our ability to maintain our loan servicing, loan origination or collection agency licenses, or any other licenses necessary to operate our businesses, or changes to, or our ability to comply with, our licensing requirements;
• our ability to comply with the terms of the stipulated orders resolving allegations arising from an FTC and CFPB investigation of Ditech Financial and a CFPB investigation of RMS;
• operational risks inherent in the mortgage servicing and mortgage originations businesses, including our ability to comply with the various contracts to which we are a party, and reputational risks;
• risks related to the significant amount of senior management turnover and employee reductions recently experienced by us;
• risks related to our substantial levels of indebtedness, including our ability to comply with covenants contained in our debt agreements or obtain any necessary waivers or amendments, generate sufficient cash to service such indebtedness and refinance such indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, as well as our ability to incur substantially more debt;
• our ability to renew advance financing facilities or warehouse facilities on favorable terms, or at all, and maintain adequate borrowing capacity under such facilities;
• our ability to maintain or grow our residential loan servicing or subservicing business and our mortgage loan originations business;
• our ability to achieve our strategic initiatives, particularly our ability to: increase the mix of our fee-for-service business, including by entering into new subservicing arrangements; improve servicing performance; successfully develop our originations capabilities in the consumer and wholesale lending channels; effectuate a satisfactory debt restructuring; and execute and realize planned operational improvements and efficiencies, including those relating to our core and non-core framework;
• the success of our business strategy in returning us to sustained profitability;
• changes in prepayment rates and delinquency rates on the loans we service or subservice;
• the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, as well as our other clients and credit owners, to transfer or otherwise terminate our servicing or subservicing rights, with or without cause;
• a downgrade of, or other adverse change relating to, or our ability to improve, our servicer ratings or credit ratings;
• our ability to collect reimbursements for servicing advances and earn and timely receive incentive payments and ancillary fees on our servicing portfolio;
• our ability to collect indemnification payments and enforce repurchase obligations relating to mortgage loans we purchase from our correspondent clients and our ability to collect in a timely manner indemnification payments relating to servicing rights we purchase from prior servicers;
• local, regional, national and global economic trends and developments in general, and local, regional and national real estate and residential mortgage market trends in particular, including the volume and pricing of home sales and uncertainty regarding the levels of mortgage originations and prepayments;
• uncertainty as to the volume of originations activity we can achieve and the effects of the expiration of HARP, which is scheduled to occur on December 31, 2018, including uncertainty as to the number of "in-the-money" accounts we may be able to refinance and uncertainty as to what type of product or government program will be introduced, if any, to replace HARP;
• risks associated with the reverse mortgage business, including changes to reverse mortgage programs operated by FHA, HUD or Ginnie Mae, our ability to accurately estimate interest curtailment liabilities, our ability to fund HECM repurchase obligations, our ability to fund principal additions on our HECM loans, and our ability to securitize our HECM tails;
• our ability to realize all anticipated benefits of past, pending or potential future acquisitions or joint venture investments;
• the effects of competition on our existing and potential future business, including the impact of competitors with greater financial resources and broader scopes of operation;
• changes in interest rates and the effectiveness of any hedge we may employ against such changes;
• risks and potential costs associated with technology and cybersecurity, including: the risks of technology failures and of cyber-attacks against us or our vendors; our ability to adequately respond to actual or alleged cyber-attacks; and our ability to implement adequate internal security measures and protect confidential borrower information;
• risks and potential costs associated with the implementation of new or more current technology, such as MSP, the use of vendors (including offshore vendors) or the transfer of our servers or other infrastructure to new data center facilities;
• our ability to comply with evolving and complex accounting rules, many of which involve significant judgment and assumptions;
• risks related to our deferred tax assets, including the risk of an "ownership change" under Section 382 of the Code;
• our ability to regain and maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of the NYSE, and risks arising from the potential suspension of trading of our common stock on, and delisting of our common stock from, the NYSE;
• our ability to continue as a going concern;
• uncertainties regarding impairment charges relating to our goodwill or other intangible assets;
• risks associated with one or more material weaknesses identified in our internal controls over financial reporting, including the timing, expense and effectiveness of our remediation plans;
• our ability to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
• our ability to manage potential conflicts of interest relating to our relationship with WCO; and
• risks related to our relationship with Walter Energy and uncertainties arising from or relating to its bankruptcy filings and liquidation proceedings, including potential liability for any taxes, interest and/or penalties owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group for the full or partial tax years during which certain of our former subsidiaries were a part of such consolidated group and certain other tax risks allocated to us in connection with our spin-off from Walter Energy.

All of the above factors, risks and uncertainties are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond our control. New factors, risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all such factors, risks and uncertainties.

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements (including those relating to our outlook) contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore any of these statements included herein may prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as otherwise required under the federal securities laws. If we were in any particular instance to update or correct a forward-looking statement, investors and others should not conclude that we would make additional updates or corrections thereafter except as otherwise required under the federal securities laws.

In addition, this release may contain statements of opinion or belief concerning market conditions and similar matters. In certain instances, those opinions and beliefs could be based upon general observations by members of our management, anecdotal evidence and/or our experience in the conduct of our business, without specific investigation or statistical analyses. Therefore, while such statements reflect our view of the industries and markets in which we are involved, they should not be viewed as reflecting verifiable views and such views may not be shared by all who are involved in those industries or markets.

Walter Investment Management Corp. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)
		For the Three Months  Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months  Ended September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
REVENUES
Net servicing revenue and fees		$	65,029			$	111,629			$	269,537			$	37,803
Net gains on sales of loans		73,013				122,014				217,914				306,667
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations		1,810				18,627				24,384				61,485
Interest income on loans		9,802				11,332				31,271				35,352
Insurance revenue		2,236				10,000				9,826				31,644
Other revenues		24,754				23,728				77,784				78,623
Total revenues		176,644				297,330				630,716				551,574
EXPENSES
General and administrative		137,614				151,792				386,785				417,174
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