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UWM Holdings Corporation

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Form 10-Q"). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," in this report and in Part I. Item 1A. "Risk Factors" included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, when used in this Form 10-Q, the term "UWM" means United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC and "the Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to UWM Holdings Corporation and our subsidiaries.
Business Overview
We are the largest overall residential mortgage lender in the U.S., by closed loan volume, despite originating mortgage loans exclusively through the wholesale channel. For the last ten years, including the year ended December 31, 2024, we have also been the largest wholesale mortgage lender in the U.S. by closed loan volume. With a culture of continuous innovation of technology and enhanced client experience, we lead our market by building upon our proprietary and exclusively licensed technology platforms, superior service and focused partnership with the Independent Mortgage Broker community. We originate primarily conforming and government loans across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Our mortgage origination business derives revenue from originating, processing and underwriting primarily GSE conforming mortgage loans, along with FHA, USDA and VA mortgage loans, which are subsequently pooled and sold in the secondary market. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, 92% and 91%, respectively, of the loans we originated were sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or were transferred to Ginnie Mae pools in the secondary market, while the remainder primarily include non-agency jumbo loans thatare underwritten to the same "Qualified Mortgage" underwriting standards and have a similar risk profile but are sold to third party investors primarily due to loan size, construction loans, and non-qualified mortgage products, including home equity lines of credit (which in many instances are second liens).
The mortgage origination process generally begins with a borrower entering into an IRLC with us that is arranged by an Independent Mortgage Broker, pursuant to which we have committed to enter into a mortgage at specified interest rates and terms within a specified period of time with a borrower who has applied for a loan and met certain credit and underwriting criteria. As we have committed to providing a mortgage loan at a specific interest rate, we generally hedge that risk by selling forward-settling mortgage-backed securities and FLSCs in the To Be Announced market. When the mortgage loan is closed, we fund the loan with approximately 2-3%, on average, of our own funds and the remainder with funds drawn under one of our warehouse facilities (except when we opt to "self-warehouse" in which case we use our cash to fund the entire loan). At that point, the mortgage loan is legally owned by our warehouse facility lender and is subject to our repurchase right (other than when we self-warehouse). When we have identified a pool of mortgage loans to sell to the agencies, non-governmental entities, other investors, or through our private label securitization transactions, we repurchase loans not already owned by us from our warehouse lender and sell the pool of mortgage loans into the secondary market, but in most instances retain the MSRs associated with those loans. We currently retain the MSRs associated with the majority of our production, but we have, and intend to continue to opportunistically sell MSRs depending on market conditions. This nimble approach has provided us funding flexibility, and reduced legacy MSR asset exposure. When we sell MSRs, we typically sell them in the bulk MSR secondary market.
Our unique model, focusing exclusively on the wholesale channel, results in what we believe to be complete alignment with our clients and superior customer service arising from our investments in people and technology that has driven demand for our services from our clients.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1- Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policiesto the condensed consolidated financial statements for details of recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Components of Revenue
We generate revenue from the following three components of the loan origination business: (i) loan production income, (ii) loan servicing income, and (iii) interest income.
Loan production income.Loan production income includes all components related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans, including:
• primary gain (loss), which includes the following:
the difference between the estimated fair value or sale price of newly originated loans when sold in the secondary market and the purchase price of such originated loans. The purchase price of originated loans includes the loan principal amount, as well as any compensation paid by us to our clients (i.e., the Independent Mortgage Brokers) and any lender credits provided by us to borrowers, offset by discount points (if any) paid by borrowers to us to reduce their interest rate. Primary gain (loss) also includes changes in the estimated fair value of loans from the origination date to the sale date, and any difference between proceeds received upon sale (net of certain fees charged by investors) and the current fair value of a loan when sold into the secondary market;
the change in fair value of IRLCs and FLSCs (used to economically hedge IRLCs and loans at fair value from the origination to the sale date) due to changes in estimated fair value, driven primarily by interest rates but also influenced by other valuation assumptions;
• loan origination and certain other fees related to the origination of a loan, which generally represent flat, per-loan fee amounts;
• provision for representation and warranty obligations, which represent the reserves initially established at the time of sale for our estimated liabilities associated with the potential repurchase or indemnity of purchasers of loans previously sold due to representation and warranty claims by investors. Included within these reserves are amounts for estimated liabilities for requirements to repay a portion of any premium received from investors on the sale of certain loans if such loans are repaid in their entirety within a specified time period after the sale of the loans; and
capitalization of MSRs, representing the estimated fair value of newly originated MSRs when loans are sold and the associated servicing rights are retained.
Loan servicing income.Loan servicing income consists of the contractual fees earned for servicing the loans and includes ancillary revenue such as late fees and modification incentives. Loan servicing income is recognized upon collection of payments from borrowers.
Interest income.Interest income represents interest earned on mortgage loans at fair value.
Components of Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses include salaries, commissions and benefits, direct loan production costs, marketing, travel and entertainment, depreciation and amortization, servicing costs, general and administrative (including professional services, occupancy and equipment), interest expense, and other expense (income) (primarily related to the increase or decrease, respectively, in the fair value of the liability for the Public and Private Warrants, the increase or decrease, respectively, in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, and the decrease or increase, respectively, in the fair value of retained investment securities).
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 Summary
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we originated $39.7 billion in loans, which was an increase of $6.1 billion, or 18.2%, from the $33.6 billion of originations during the three months ended June 30, 2024. We reported net income of $314.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, which was an increase of $238.2 million, compared to net income of $76.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $195.7 million as compared to $133.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section below for a detailed discussion of how we define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we originated $72.1 billion in loans, which was an increase of $10.8 billion, or 17.7%, from the $61.3 billion of originations during the six months ended June 30, 2024. We reported net income of $67.5
million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, which was a decrease of $189.4 million, compared to net income of $256.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $253.5 million as compared to $234.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section below for a detailed discussion of how we define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with information in addition to our results as determined by U.S. GAAP, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA as a non-GAAP measure, which our management believes provides useful information on our performance to investors. This measure is not a measurement of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and it may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and it should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to revenue, net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense on non-funding debt, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, the change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation inputs or assumptions, gains or losses on other interest rate derivatives, theimpact of non-cash deferred compensation expense, the change in fair value of the Public and Private Warrants, the non-cash income/expense impact of the change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, and the change in fair value of retained investment securities as we believe these adjustments are not indicative of our performance or results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA includes interest expense on funding facilities, which are recorded as a component of interest expense, as these expenses are a direct operating expense driven by loan origination volume. By contrast, interest expense on non-funding debt is a function of our capital structure and is therefore excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Non-funding debt includes the Company's senior notes, lines of credit, borrowings against investment securities, and finance leases.
We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our operating performance, and it is one of the measures used by our management for planning and forecasting future periods. We believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view results in a manner similar to the method used by our management and may make it easier to compare our results with other companies that have different financing and capital structures.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA:
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income
$ 314,479 $ 76,286 $ 67,451 $ 256,817
Interest expense on non-funding debt 50,775 31,951 100,855 72,194
Provision for income taxes
14,939 786 1,151 4,519
Depreciation and amortization 12,200 11,404 23,540 22,744
Stock-based compensation expense 11,729 3,937 20,039 9,813
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation inputs or assumptions (1)
(3,154) 38,222 247,667 (102,837)
Gain on other interest rate derivatives
(208,904) (27,166) (208,904) (27,166)
Deferred compensation, net(2)
1,773 (1,169) 2,687 (106)
Change in fair value of Public and Private Warrants (3)
(1,309) (1,739) (1,994) (2,425)
Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability(4)
3,557 - 3,115 180
Change in fair value of investment securities (5)
(402) 634 (2,123) 903
Adjusted EBITDA $ 195,683 $ 133,146 $ 253,485 $ 234,636
(1)Reflects the change ((increase)/decrease) in fair value of MSRs due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions. Refer to Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2)Reflects management incentive bonuses under our long-term incentive plan that are accrued when earned, net of cash payments.
(3)Reflects the change (increase/(decrease)) in the fair value of the Public and Private Warrants, which expire in January 2026.
(4)Reflects the non-cash (income) expense impact of the change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability. Refer to Note 1- Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the Tax Receivable Agreement.
(5)Reflects the change ((increase)/decrease) in the fair value of the retained investment securities.
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenue
Loan production income $ 447,882 $ 357,109 $ 752,633 $ 656,063
Loan servicing income 178,813 143,910 369,330 328,612
Interest income 132,005 121,394 250,107 223,257
Total revenue 758,700 622,413 1,372,070 1,207,932
Other gains (losses)
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (111,421) (142,485) (500,006) (158,048)
Gain on other interest rate derivatives
208,904 27,166 208,904 27,166
Other gains (losses), net
97,483 (115,319) (291,102) (130,882)
Expenses
Salaries, commissions and benefits 211,461 160,311 404,261 314,552
Direct loan production costs 46,330 45,485 89,457 76,921
Marketing, travel, and entertainment 26,379 24,438 48,569 43,549
Depreciation and amortization 12,200 11,404 23,540 22,744
General and administrative 59,999 55,051 128,147 95,860
Servicing costs 35,083 25,787 65,517 56,111
Interest expense 133,467 108,651 253,877 207,319
Other expense (income)
1,846 (1,105) (1,002) (1,342)
Total expenses 526,765 430,022 1,012,366 815,714
Earnings before income taxes
329,418 77,072 68,602 261,336
Provision for income taxes
14,939 786 1,151 4,519
Net income
314,479 76,286 67,451 256,817
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
291,570 73,236 58,221 245,037
Net income attributable to UWM Holdings Corporation
$ 22,909 $ 3,050 $ 9,230 $ 11,780
Loan production income
The table below provides details of the composition of our loan production for each of the periods presented:
Loan Production Data: For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Loan origination volume by type
Purchase:
Conventional $ 16,825,147 $ 15,650,022 $ 30,004,615 $ 27,810,129
Government 8,358,290 8,298,147 15,031,789 15,866,072
Jumbo and other(1)
2,115,964 3,224,482 4,010,034 5,617,879
Total purchase $ 27,299,401 $ 27,172,651 $ 49,046,438 $ 49,294,080
Refinance:
Conventional $ 5,082,559 $ 2,506,853 $ 9,421,886 $ 4,223,134
Government 5,688,192 2,573,514 10,387,486 5,231,055
Jumbo and other(1)
1,674,362 1,375,975 3,240,480 2,511,259
Total refinance 12,445,113 6,456,342 23,049,852 11,965,448
Total loan origination volume $ 39,744,514 $ 33,628,993 $ 72,096,290 $ 61,259,528
Portfolio metrics
Average loan amount $ 380 $ 383 $ 383 $ 378
Weighted average loan-to-value ratio 81.97 % 81.87 % 81.83 % 82.09 %
Weighted average credit score 735 739 736 737
Weighted average note rate 6.56 % 6.89 % 6.58 % 6.77 %
Percentage of loans sold
To GSEs/GNMA
92 % 89 % 91 % 88 %
To other counterparties 8 % 11 % 9 % 12 %
Servicing-retained 94 % 92 % 93 % 91 %
Servicing-released 6 % 8 % 7 % 9 %
(1)Comprised of non-agency jumbo products, construction loans, and non-qualified mortgage products, including home equity lines of credit ("HELOCs") (which in many instances are second liens).
The components of loan production income for the periods presented were as follows:
For the three months ended June 30, Change
$
Change
%
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Primary loss $ (585,383) $ (423,728) $ (161,655) 38.2 %
Loan origination fees 141,795 111,560 30,235 27.1 %
Provision for representation and warranty obligations (9,801) (13,394) 3,593 (26.8) %
Capitalization of MSRs 901,271 682,671 218,600 32.0 %
Loan production income $ 447,882 $ 357,109 $ 90,773 25.4 %
Gain margin(1)
1.13 % 1.06 % 0.07 %
For the six months ended June 30,
Change
$
Change
%
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Primary loss $ (1,118,103) $ (737,826) $ (380,277) 51.5 %
Loan origination fees
254,070 199,123 54,947 27.6 %
Provision for representation and warranty obligations (20,176) (23,856) 3,680 (15.4) %
Capitalization of MSRs 1,636,842 1,218,622 418,220 34.3 %
Loan production income $ 752,633 $ 656,063 $ 96,570 14.7 %
Gain margin(1)
1.04 % 1.07 % (0.03) %
(1) Represents total loan production income divided by total loan origination volume for the applicable period.
MSRs are an element of the total fair value of originated mortgage loans recognized as part of primary gain (loss) upon loan origination, and are separately recognized at estimated fair value within the "capitalization of MSRs" component of loan production income when loans are sold with servicing retained. These components of total loan production income are primarily impacted by market pricing competition, loan production volume, the estimated fair value of MSRs, and the effectiveness of our pipeline hedging strategies, which can be impacted by fluctuations in market interest rates between the lock date and the date a loan is sold into the secondary market.
The total of primary loss and capitalization of MSRs increased approximately $56.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in loan production volume of $6.1 billion, or 18.2%, from $33.6 billion to $39.7 billion during the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024.
Loan origination fees increased by approximately $30.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024, due to increases in loan production volume and increases in per loan origination and other fees associated with new product offerings.
The increase in production volume was primarily due to higher refinancevolume as a result of the generally lower market interest rate environment during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
The total of primary loss and capitalization of MSRs increased approximately $37.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in loan production volume of $10.8 billion, or 17.7%, from $61.3 billion to $72.1 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024.
Loan origination fees increased by approximately $54.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024, due to the same reasons as mentioned in the three months analysis above.
The increase in production volume was primarily due to the same reasons mentioned in the three months analysis above.
Loan servicing income and servicing costs
The table below summarizes loan servicing income and servicing costs for each of the periods presented (servicing costs include amounts paid to sub-servicers and other direct costs of servicing, but exclude the costs of team members that oversee the Company's servicing operations):
For the three months ended June 30, Change
$
Change
%
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Contractual servicing fees $ 174,671 $ 140,193 $ 34,478 24.6 %
Late, ancillary and other fees 4,142 3,717 425 11.4 %
Loan servicing income $ 178,813 $ 143,910 $ 34,903 24.3 %
Servicing costs 35,083 25,787 9,296 36.0 %
For the six months ended June 30, Change
$
Change
%
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Contractual servicing fees $ 360,903 $ 319,785 $ 41,118 12.9 %
Late, ancillary and other fees 8,427 8,827 (400) (4.5) %
Loan servicing income $ 369,330 $ 328,612 $ 40,718 12.4 %
Servicing costs 65,517 56,111 9,406 16.8 %
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Average UPB of loans serviced $ 217,681,122 $ 204,422,940 $ 223,613,414 $ 232,327,862
Average number of loans serviced 598,316 634,679 631,048 716,197
Weighted average servicing fee as of period end 0.35 % 0.29 % 0.35 % 0.29 %
Loan servicing income was $178.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $34.9 million, or 24.3%, as compared to $143.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in loan servicing income during the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in the portfolio weighted average servicing fee as a result of increased retained servicing fees on new production due to better execution, as well as an increase in the average UPB of loans serviced.
Servicing costs increased $9.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024 primarily as a result of shortfall interest and costs associated with the upcoming transition to in-house servicing.
Loan servicing income was $369.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $40.7 million, or 12.4%, as compared to $328.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in loan servicing income during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to an increase in the portfolio weighted average servicing fee as a result of increased retained servicing fees on new production due to better execution, partially offset by a decline in the average servicing portfolio UPB.
Servicing costs increased $9.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to the same reasons as mentioned in the three months analysis above.
As of the dates presented below, our portfolio of loans serviced for others consisted of the following:
($ in thousands) June 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
UPB of loans serviced $ 211,237,964 $ 242,405,767
Number of loans serviced 583,958 729,781
MSR portfolio delinquency count (60+ days) as % of total 1.49 % 1.37 %
Weighted average note rate 5.51 % 4.76 %
Weighted average service fee 0.35 % 0.33 %
Interest income and Interest expense
For the periods presented below, interest income and the components of and total interest expense were as follows:
For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Interest income $ 132,005 $ 121,394 $ 250,107 $ 223,257
Less: Interest expense on funding facilities 82,692 76,700 153,022 135,125
Net interest income $ 49,313 $ 44,694 $ 97,085 $ 88,132
Interest expense on non-funding debt $ 50,775 $ 31,951 $ 100,855 $ 72,194
Total interest expense 133,467 108,651 253,877 207,319
Net interest income (interest income less interest expense on funding facilities) was $49.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $4.6 million, or 10%, as compared to $44.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as a result of an increase in interest income, partially offset by higher interest expense on funding facilities. The increase in interest income was primarily due to higher average balances of mortgage loans at fair value due to increased loan production volume, partially offset by lower average note rates on mortgage loans at fair value. The increase in interest expense on funding facilities was primarily due to higher average warehouse balances from increased loan production volume and lower credits from warehouse lenders on custodial and other deposits.
Interest expense on non-funding debt was $50.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase from $32.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to interest expense on the $800.0 million of 2030 Senior Notes issued in December of 2024 as well as a higher interest expense on the secured lines of credit as a result of higher average balances on the MSR facilities.
Net interest income (interest income less interest expense on funding facilities) was $97.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $9.0 million, or 10%, as compared to $88.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as a result of an increase in interest income, partially offset by higher interest expense on funding facilities. The increases in interest income and interest expense on funding facilities were primarily due to the same reasons mentioned in the three months analysis above.
Interest expense on non-funding debt was $100.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase from $72.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the same reasons mentioned in the three months analysis above.
Other gains (losses)
The change in fair value of MSRs for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was a decrease of $111.4 million, as compared with a decrease of $142.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in fair value of MSRs for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to a decline in fair value of approximately $96.6 million due to the realization of cash flows, decay, and other (including loans paid in full) and approximately $18.0 million of net reserves and transaction costs for bulk MSR sales and sales of excess servicing cash flows, partially offset by an increase in fair value of approximately $3.2 million due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions (primarily due to changes in relevant market interest rates and related valuation assumptions).
The decrease in fair value for the three months ended June 30, 2024 of approximately $142.5 million was primarily attributable to a decline of approximately $88.2 million due to realization of cash flows, decay, and other (including loans paid in full), a decrease in fair value of approximately $38.2 million due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions and approximately $16.0 million of net reserves and transaction costs for bulk MSR sales and sales of excess servicing cash flows.
The change in fair value of MSRs for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was a decrease of $500.0 million, as compared with a decrease of $158.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in fair value of MSRs for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to a decrease in fair value of approximately $247.7 million due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions (primarily due to changes in relevant market interest rates), a decline in fair value of approximately $219.6 million due to realization of cash flows, decay, and other (including loans paid in full) and approximately $32.7 million of net reserves and transaction costs for bulk MSR sales and sales of excess servicing cash flows.
The decrease in fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2024 of approximately $158.0 million was primarily attributable to a decline of approximately $216.5 million due to realization of cash flows, decay, and other (including loans paid in full) and approximately $44.4 million of net reserves and transaction costs for bulk MSR sales and sales of excess servicing cash flows, partially offset by an increase in fair value of approximately $102.8 million resulting from changes in valuation inputs and assumptions, primarily due to changes in relevant market interest rates.
The gain on other interest rate derivatives of $208.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was due to a gain on interest rate swap futures that we entered into during the second quarter of 2025 in order to protect our interest rate risk position.
The gain on other interest rate derivatives of $27.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was due to the gain on interest rate swap futures that we entered into during the second quarter of 2024 in order to protect our interest rate risk position.
Other costs
Other costs (excluding servicing costs and interest expense, explained above) for the periods presented below were as follows:
For the three months ended June 30, Change
$
Change
%
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Salaries, commissions and benefits $ 211,461 $ 160,311 $ 51,150 31.9 %
Direct loan production costs 46,330 45,485 845 1.9 %
Marketing, travel, and entertainment 26,379 24,438 1,941 7.9 %
Depreciation and amortization 12,200 11,404 796 7.0 %
General and administrative 59,999 55,051 4,948 9.0 %
Other expense (income) 1,846 (1,105) 2,951 (267.1) %
Other costs $ 358,215 $ 295,584 $ 62,631 21.2 %
For the six months ended June 30, Change
$
Change
%
2025 2024
Salaries, commissions and benefits $ 404,261 $ 314,552 $ 89,709 28.5 %
Direct loan production costs 89,457 76,921 12,536 16.3 %
Marketing, travel, and entertainment 48,569 43,549 5,020 11.5 %
Depreciation and amortization 23,540 22,744 796 3.5 %
General and administrative 128,147 95,860 32,287 33.7 %
Other income
(1,002) (1,342) 340 (25.3) %
Other costs $ 692,972 $ 552,284 $ 140,688 25.5 %
Other costs were $358.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $62.6 million, or 21.2%, as compared to $295.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries, commissions and benefits of $51.2 million, or 31.9%, primarily due to increases in team member count and production volume. General and administrative expenses increased $4.9 million primarily due to an increase in computer services and support. Other expense increased by $3.0 million primarily due to an increase in TRA liability. Marketing, travel and entertainment expenses increased $1.9 million, primarily due to increases in broker promotions and sponsorship fees.
Other costs were $693.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $140.7 million, or 25.5%, as compared to $552.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries, commissions and benefits of $89.7 million, or 28.5%, primarily due to increases in team member count and production volume. General and administrative expenses increased $32.3 million primarily due to an increase in computer services, software licensing, and support. Direct loan production costs increased $12.5 million, primarily due to costs associated with our free credit report program, partially offset by lower costs associated with down payment assistance programs. Marketing, travel and entertainment expenses increased $5.0 million, primarily due to increases in broker promotions and sponsorship fees.
Income Taxes
We recorded a $14.9 million provision for income taxes during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a $0.8 million provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in income tax provision for the
three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily due to an increase in pre-tax income attributable to the Company, combined with the effects of increased ownership in Holdings LLC due to Exchange Transactions.
We recorded a $1.2 million provision for income taxes during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a $4.5 million provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income attributable to the Company, partially offset by the effects of increased ownership in Holdings LLC due to Exchange Transactions.
Net income
Net income was $314.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, an increase of $238.2 million or 312.2%, as compared to net income of $76.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net income was primarily the result of an increase in total revenue of $136.3 million, an increase in other gains, net, of $212.8 million, partially offset by an increase in total expenses (including income taxes) of $110.9 million.
Net income attributable to the Company of $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 includes the net income of UWM attributable to the Company due to its approximate 13% ownership interest in Holdings LLC. Net income attributable to the Company of $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, includes the net income of UWM attributable to the Company due to its approximate 6% ownership interest in Holdings LLC.
Net income was $67.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a decrease of $189.4 million or 73.7%, as compared to net income of $256.8 million for the sixmonths ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in net income was primarily the result of an increase other losses, a $160.2 million net change, and an increase in total expenses (including income taxes) of $193.3 million, partially offset by an increase in total revenue of $164.1 million.
Net income attributable to the Company of $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 includes the net income of UWM attributable to the Company due to its approximate 13% ownership interest in Holdings LLC.Net income attributable to the Company of $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, includes the net income of UWM attributable to the Company due to its approximate 6% ownership interest in Holdings LLC.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Historically, our primary sources of liquidity have included:
borrowings including under our warehouse facilities and other financing facilities;
cash flow from operations and investing activities, including:
sale or securitization of loans into the secondary market;
loan origination fees and certain other fees related to the origination of a loan;
servicing fee income;
interest income on mortgage loans; and
sale of MSRs and excess servicing cash flows.
Historically, our primary uses of funds have included:
origination of loans;
retention of MSRs from our loan sales;
payment of interest expense;
payment of operating expenses; and
dividends on, and repurchases of, our Class A common stock and distributions to SFS Corp., including tax distributions.
Holdings LLC is generally required from time to time to make distributions in cash to SFS Corp. (as well as distributions to UWMC) in amounts sufficient to cover the taxes on SFS Corp.'s allocable share of the taxable income of Holdings LLC. We are also subject to contingencies which may have a significant impact on the use of our cash, including our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement that we entered into with SFS Corp. at the time of the business combination.
To originate and aggregate loans for sale or securitization into the secondary market, we use our own working capital and borrow or obtain funding on a short-term basis primarily through uncommitted and committed warehouse facilities that we have established with large global banks, regional or specialized banks and certain agencies.
We continually evaluate our capital structure and capital resources to optimize our leverage and profitability and take advantage of market opportunities. As part of such evaluation, we regularly review our levels of secured and unsecured indebtedness, available borrowing capacity and available equity, unsecured debt maturities, our strategic investments, including technology and growth of the wholesale channel, the availability or desirability of growth through the acquisition of other companies or other mortgage portfolios, the repurchase or redemption of our outstanding indebtedness, or repurchases of our common stock or common stock derivatives.
We currently believe that our cash on hand, as well as the sources of liquidity described above, will besufficient to maintain our current operations and fund our loan originations capital commitments for the next twelve months. We also believe that we have adequate available liquidity to satisfy the upcoming maturity of the 2025 Senior Notes.
Loan Funding Facilities
Warehouse facilities
Our warehouse facilities, which are our primary loan funding facilities used to fund the origination of our mortgage loans, are primarily in the form of master repurchase agreements. Loans financed under these facilities are generally financed, on average, at approximately 97% to 98% of the principal balance of the loan, which requires us to fund the remaining 2-3% of the unpaid principal balance from cash generated from our operations. Once closed, the underlying residential mortgage loan is pledged as collateral for the borrowing or advance that was made under these loan funding facilities. In most cases, the loans we originate will remain in one of our warehouse facilities for less than one month, until the loans are pooled and sold. During the time we hold the loans pending sale, we earn interest income from the borrower on the underlying mortgage loan note. This income is partially offset by the interest and fees we have to pay under the warehouse facilities.
When we sell or securitize a pool of loans, the proceeds we receive from the sale or securitization of the loans are used to pay back the amounts we owe on the warehouse facilities. The remaining funds received then become available to be re-advanced to originate additional loans. We are dependent on the cash generated from the sale or securitization of loans to fund future loans and repay borrowings under our warehouse facilities. Delays or failures to sell or securitize loans in the secondary market could have an adverse effect on our liquidity position.
From a cash flow perspective, the vast majority of cash received from mortgage originations occurs at the point the loans are sold or securitized into the secondary market. The vast majority of servicing fee income relates to the retained servicing fee on the loans, where cash is received monthly over the life of the loan and is typically a product of the borrowers' current unpaid principal balance multiplied by the weighted average service fee. For a given mortgage loan, servicing revenue from the retained servicing fee generally declines over time as the principal balance of the loan is reduced.
The amount of financing advanced to us under our warehouse facilities, as determined by agreed upon advance rates, may be less than the stated advance rate depending, in part, on the fair value of the mortgage loans securing the financings and premium we pay the broker. Each of our warehouse facilities allows the bank extending the advances to evaluate regularly the market value of the underlying loans that are serving as collateral. If a bank determines that the value of the collateral has decreased, the bank can require us to provide additional collateral (e.g., initiate a margin call) or reduce the amount outstanding with respect to the corresponding loan. Our inability to satisfy the request could result in the termination of the facility and, depending on the terms of our agreements, possibly result in a default being declared under our other warehouse facilities.
Warehouse lenders generally conduct daily evaluations of the adequacy of the underlying collateral for the warehouse loans based on the fair value of the mortgage loans. As the loans are generally financed at 97% to 98% of principal balance and our loans are typically outstanding on warehouse lines for short periods (e.g., less than one month), significant increases in market interest rates would be required for us to experience margin calls or requirements to reduce the amount outstanding with respect to the corresponding loan from a majority of our warehouse lenders. Four of our warehouse lines advance based on the
fair value of the loans, rather than the principal balance. For those lines, we exchange collateral for modest changes in value. As of June 30, 2025, there were no outstanding exchanges of collateral.
The amount owed and outstanding on our warehouse facilities fluctuates based on our loan origination volume, the amount of time it takes us to sell the loans we originate, our cash on hand, and our ability to obtain additional financing. From time to time, we will increase or decrease the size of the lines to reflect anticipated increases or decreases in volume, strategies regarding the timing of sales of mortgages to the GSEs or secondary markets and costs associated with not utilizing the lines. We reserve the right to arrange for the early payment of outstanding loans and advances from time to time. As we accumulate loans, a significant portion of our total warehouse facilities may be utilized to fund loans.
The table below reflects the current line amounts of our principal warehouse facilities and the amounts advanced against those lines as of June 30, 2025:
Facility Type2
Collateral
Line Amount as of June 30, 20251
Date of Initial Agreement With Warehouse Lender Current Agreement Expiration Date
Total Advanced Against Line as of June 30, 2025
(in thousands)
MRA Funding:
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $500 Million 2/29/2012 8/14/2025 $ 469,775
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $1.5 Billion 7/24/2020 8/28/2025 895,458
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$1.5 Billion
7/10/2012 9/30/2025 1,224,370
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$750 Million
4/23/2021 10/08/2025 202,263
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$3.0 Billion
5/9/2019 11/28/2025 1,186,115
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $300 Million 2/26/2016 12/18/2025 293,668
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$750 Million
2/7/2025 2/6/2026 577,321
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$3.0 Billion
12/31/2014 2/18/2026 1,278,550
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans
$1.0 Billion
3/7/2019 2/19/2026 639,553
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $500 Million 10/30/2020
6/26/2026
231,585
Early Funding:
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $600 Million (ASAP+ - see below) No expiration -
Master Repurchase Agreement Mortgage Loans $750 Million (EF - see below) No expiration 255,868
$ 7,254,526
All interest rates are variable based upon a spread to SOFR.
1 An aggregate of $900.0 million of these line amounts is committed as of June 30, 2025.
2Interest rates under these funding facilities are based on SOFR plus a spread, which ranged from 1.25% to 1.95% for substantially all of our loan production volume as of June 30, 2025.
Early Funding Programs
We are an approved lender for loan early funding facilities with Fannie Mae through its As Soon As Pooled Plus ("ASAP+") program and Freddie Mac through its Early Funding ("EF") program. As an approved lender for these early funding programs, we enter into an agreement to deliver closed and funded one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, each secured by related mortgages and deeds of trust, and receive funding in exchange for such mortgage loans in some cases before the lender has grouped them into pools to be securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. All such mortgage loans must adhere to a set of eligibility criteria to be acceptable. As of June 30, 2025, no amount was outstanding under the ASAP+ program and $255.9 million was outstanding through the EF program.
Covenants
Our warehouse facilities generally require us to comply with certain operating and financial covenants and the availability of funds under these facilities is subject to, among other conditions, our continued compliance with these covenants. These financial covenants include, but are not limited to, maintaining (i) a certain minimum tangible net worth, (ii) minimum liquidity,(iii) a maximum ratio of total liabilities or total debt to tangible net worth, and (iv) profitability. A breach of these covenants can result in an event of default under these facilities and as such would allow the lenders to pursue certain remedies. In addition, each of these facilities, as well as our secured and unsecured lines of credit, includes cross default or cross acceleration provisions that could result in all facilities terminating if an event of default or acceleration of maturity occurs under any facility. We were in compliance with all covenants under these facilities as of June 30, 2025.
Other Financing Facilities
Senior Notes
On November 3, 2020, our consolidated subsidiary, UWM, issued $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2025 (the "2025 Senior Notes"). The 2025 Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum. Interest on the 2025 Senior Notes is due semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. We used approximately $500.0 million of the net proceeds from the offering of 2025 Senior Notes for general corporate purposes to fund future growth and distributed the remainder to SFS Corp. for tax distributions. Currently, we may redeem the 2025 Senior Notes at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
On April 7, 2021, our consolidated subsidiary, UWM, issued $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2029 (the "2029 Senior Notes"). The 2029 Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum. Interest on the 2029 Senior Notes is due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year. We used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes to pay off and terminate a line of credit that was in place at the time of issuance, and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
Beginning on April 15, 2024, we may, at our option, redeem the 2029 Senior Notes in whole or in part during the twelve-month period beginning on the following dates at the following redemption prices: April 15, 2024 at 102.750%; April 15, 2025 at 101.375%; or April 15, 2026 until maturity at 100%, of the principal amount of the 2029 Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest.
On November 22, 2021, our consolidated subsidiary, UWM, issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2027 (the "2027 Senior Notes"). The 2027 Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 5.750% per annum. Interest on the 2027 Senior Notes is due semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. We used the proceeds from the issuance of the 2027 Senior Notes for general corporate purposes.
Beginning on June 15, 2024, we may, at our option, redeem the 2027 Senior Notes in whole or in part during the twelve-month period beginning on the following dates at the following redemption prices: June 15, 2024 at 102.875%; June 15, 2025 at 101.438%; or June 15, 2026 until maturity at 100%, of the principal amount of the 2027 Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest.
On December 10, 2024, our consolidated subsidiary, Holdings LLC, issued $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2030, which are guaranteed by UWM (the "2030 Senior Notes"). The 2030 Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum. Interest on the 2030 Senior Notes is due semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2025. We used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Senior Notes to pay down outstanding amounts on our MSR facilities and for general corporate purposes.
On or after February 1, 2027, we may, at our option, redeem the 2030 Senior Notes in whole or in part during the twelve-month period beginning on the following dates at the following redemption prices: February 1, 2027 at 103.313%; February 1, 2028 at 101.656%; or February 1, 2029 until maturity at 100%, of the principal amount of the 2030 Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to February 1, 2027, we may, at our option, redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2030 Senior Notes originally issued at a redemption price of 106.625% of the principal amount of the 2030 Senior Notes redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest, with net proceeds of certain equity offerings. In addition, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the 2030 Senior Notes prior to February 1, 2027 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus a "make-whole" premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The indentures governing the 2025 Senior Notes, the 2027 Senior Notes, the 2029 Senior Notes, and the 2030 Senior Notes contain certain operating covenants and restrictions, subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications, including restrictions on our ability to (1) incur additional non-funding indebtedness unless either (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the applicable indenture) is no less than 3.0 to 1.0 or (z) the Debt-to-Equity Ratio (as defined in the applicable indenture) does not exceed 2.0 to 1.0, (2) merge, consolidate or sell assets, (3) make restricted payments, including distributions, (4) enter into transactions with affiliates, (5) enter into sale and leaseback transactions and (6) incur liens securing indebtedness. We were in compliance with the terms of these indentures as of June 30, 2025.
MSR Facilities
In 2022, the Company's consolidated subsidiary, UWM, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank"), providing UWM with up to $1.5 billion of uncommitted borrowing capacity to finance the origination, acquisition or holding of certain mortgage servicing rights (the "Conventional MSR Facility"). The Conventional MSR Facility is collateralized by all of UWM's mortgage servicing rights that are appurtenant to mortgage loans pooled in securitizations by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac that meet certain criteria. Available borrowings, as well as mandatory curtailments, under the Conventional MSR Facility are based on the fair market value of the collateral, and borrowings under the Conventional MSR Facility bear interest based on one-month term SOFR plus an applicable margin.
On January 30, 2023, UWM amended the Loan and Security Agreement with Citibank, to permit UWM, with the prior consent of Citibank, to enter into transactions for the sale of excess servicing cash flows (as discussed below) whereby Citibank will release its security interest in that portion of the collateral.
On June 27, 2024, UWM and Citibank amended both the Loan and Security Agreement and the warehouse facility agreement between the parties. These amendments increased the combined total uncommitted borrowing capacity of the Conventional MSR Facility and the warehouse facility to $2.0 billionand extended the maturity dates to June 26, 2026. As of June 30, 2025, $325.0 million was outstanding under the Conventional MSR Facility.
The Conventional MSR Facility contains covenants which include certain financial requirements, including maintenance of minimum tangible net worth, minimum liquidity, maximum debt to net worth ratio, and net income as defined in the agreement. As of June 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the Conventional MSR Facility.
In 2023, the Company's consolidated subsidiary, UWM, entered into a Credit Agreement with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, providing UWM with up to $500.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity to finance the origination, acquisition or holding of certain mortgage servicing rights (the "Ginnie Mae MSR Facility"). The Ginnie Mae MSR Facility is collateralized by all of UWM's mortgage servicing rights that are appurtenant to mortgage loans pooled in securitization by Ginnie Mae that meet certain criteria. Available borrowings, as well as mandatory curtailments, under the Ginnie Mae MSR Facility are based on the fair market value of the collateral. Borrowings under the Ginnie Mae MSR Facility bear interest based on SOFR plus an applicable margin. The draw period for the Ginnie MaeMSR Facility ends on March 20, 2026, and the facility has a maturity date of March 20, 2027. As of June 30, 2025, $100.0 million was outstanding under the Ginnie Mae MSR Facility.
The Ginnie Mae MSR Facility contains covenants which include certain financial requirements, including maintenance of minimum tangible net worth, minimum liquidity, maximum debt to net worth ratio, and net income as defined in the agreement. As of June 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the Ginnie Mae MSR Facility.
The weighted average interest rate charged for borrowings under our MSR facilities was 7.32% and 8.57% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The weighted average interest rate charged for borrowings under our MSR facilities was 7.32% and 9.02% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
Revolving Credit Facility
In 2022, UWM entered into the Revolving Credit Agreement, between UWM, as the borrower, and SFS Corp., as the lender. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for, among other things, a $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The Revolving Credit Facility had an initial one-year term and automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless terminated by either party. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time, and accrue interest at the Applicable Prime Rate (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement). UWM may utilize the Revolving Credit Facility in connection with: (i) operational and investment activities, including but not limited to funding and/or advances related to (a) servicing rights, (b) 'scratch and dent' loans, (c) margin requirements, and (d) equity in loans held for sale; and (ii) general corporate purposes.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain financial and operating covenants and restrictions, subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications, and the availability of funds under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to our continued compliance with these covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2025. No amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2025.
Borrowings Against Investment Securities
In 2021, UWM began selling some of the mortgage loans that it originates through UWM's private label securitization transactions. In executing these transactions, UWM sells mortgage loans to a securitization trust for cash and, in some cases, retained interests in the trust. The securitization entities are funded through the issuance of beneficial interests in the securitized assets. The beneficial interests take the form of trust certificates, some of which are sold to investors and some of which may be retained by UWM due to regulatory requirements. UWM entered into sale and repurchase agreements for a portion of the
retained beneficial interests in the securitization trusts established to facilitate its private label securitization transactions which have been accounted for as borrowings against investment securities. As of June 30, 2025, we had $86.9 million outstanding under individual trades executed pursuant to a master repurchase agreement with a counterparty which is collateralized by the investment securities (beneficial interests in the trusts) that we retained due to regulatory requirements. The borrowings against investment securities have remaining terms ranging from one to three months as of June 30, 2025, and interest rates based on SOFR plus a spread. We intend to renew these sale and repurchase agreements upon their maturity during the required holding period for the retained investment securities.
The counterparty under these sale and repurchase agreements conducts daily evaluations of the adequacy of the underlying collateral based on the fair value of the retained investment securities less specified haircuts. These investment securities are financed on average at approximately 74% of the outstanding principal balance, and exchanges of cash collateral are required if the fair value of the retained investment securities, less the haircut, is less than the principal balance plus accrued interest on the secured borrowings. As of June 30, 2025, we had delivered $1.3 million of collateral to the counterparty under these sale and repurchase agreements.
Finance Leases
As of June 30, 2025, our finance lease liabilities were $23.9 million, $23.8 million of which relates to leases with related parties. The Company's financing lease agreements have remaining terms ranging from approximately two months to eleven years.
Cash flow data for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
For the six months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2025 2024
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ 328,022 $ (3,519,919)
Net cash provided by investing activities 1,556,333 2,343,887
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,901,710) 1,358,717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
$ (17,355) $ 182,685
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 489,984 680,153
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $328.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $3.5 billion for the same period in 2024. The increase in cash flows from operating activities year-over-year was primarily driven by the decrease in mortgage loans at fair value (funded in the normal course by borrowings on warehouse facilities) for the period ended June 30, 2025, as compared to an increase in mortgage loans at fair value for the comparable period in 2024, partially offset by a decrease in net income, adjusted for non-cash operational items.
Net cash provided by investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $1.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $2.3 billion of net cash provided by investing activities for the same period in 2024. The decrease in cash flows provided by investing activities was primarily driven by a decrease in net proceeds from the sales of MSRs and excess servicing cash flows.
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $1.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $1.4 billion of net cash provided by financing activities for the same period in 2024. The decrease in cash flows from financing activities year-over-year was primarily driven by net repayments under warehouse lines of credit (due to the decrease in mortgage loans at fair value) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to net borrowings for the six months ended June 30, 2024, partially offset by decreased net repayments on our secured lines of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Contractual Obligations
Cash requirements from contractual and other obligations
As of June 30, 2025, our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations include interest and principal payments under our Senior Notes, principal payments under our borrowings against investment securities, interest and
principal payments under our Conventional MSR Facility and Ginnie Mae MSR Facility, payments under our financing and operating lease agreements, and required tax distributions to SFS Corp. In the fourth quarter of 2024, Holdings LLC issued $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2030. There have been no other material changes in the cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations since December 31, 2024.
During the second quarter of 2025, the Board declared a dividend of $0.10 per share of Class A common stock for an aggregate amount of $20.6 million. Concurrently with this declaration, the Board, in its capacity as the Manager of Holdings LLC, under the Holdings LLC Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, approved a proportional distribution of $139.3 million from Holdings LLC to SFS Corp. with respect to Class B Units of Holdings LLC. The dividend and the distributions were paid on July 10, 2025.
Holdings LLC is generally required from time to time to make distributions in cash to SFS Corp. (as well as distributions to UWMC) in amounts sufficient to cover the taxes on its allocable share of the taxable income of Holdings LLC.
The sources of funds needed to satisfy these cash requirements include cash flows from operations and investing activities, including cash flows from sales of MSRs and excess servicing cash flows, sale or securitization of loans into the secondary market, loan origination fees and certain other fees related to the origination of a loan, servicing fee income, and interest income on mortgage loans.
Repurchase and indemnification obligations
Loans sold to investors, which we believe met investor and agency underwriting guidelines at the time of sale, may be subject to repurchase in the event of specific default by the borrower or subsequent discovery that underwriting or documentation standards were not explicitly satisfied. We establish a reserve which is estimated based on an assessment of our contingent and non-contingent obligations, including expected losses, expected frequency, the overall potential remaining exposure, as well as an estimate for a market participant's potential readiness to stand by to perform on such obligations. See Note 8 - Commitments and Contingenciesto the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Interest rate lock commitments, loan sale and forward commitments, and other interest rate derivatives
In the normal course of business, we are party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit to borrowers at either fixed or floating interest rates. IRLCs are binding agreements to lend to a borrower at a specified interest rate within a specified period of time as long as there is no violation of conditions established in the contract. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses which may require payment of a fee. As many of these commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The blended average pullthrough rate was 77% and 80% as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
We also enter into contracts to sell loans into the secondary market at specified future dates (commitments to sell loans), and forward commitments to sell MBS at specified future dates and interest rates. The Company occasionally enters into other interest rate derivatives as part of its overall interest rate mitigation strategy for MSRs (there were no other interest rate derivatives outstanding as of June 30, 2025). These financial instruments include margin call provisions that require us to transfer cash in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit. A margin deficit generally results from daily changes in the fair value of these financial instruments. We are generally required to satisfy the margin call on the day of or within one business day of such notice.
Following is a summary of the notional amounts of commitments as of dates indicated:
($ in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Interest rate lock commitments-fixed rate (a) $ 8,865,696 $ 7,661,650
Interest rate lock commitments-variable rate (a) 702,462 7,742
Commitments to sell loans 2,633,034 2,240,558
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities 11,405,216 12,601,895
(a) Adjusted for pullthrough rates of 77% and 80% as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
As of June 30, 2025, we had sold $2.3 billion of loans to a global insured depository institution and assigned the related trades to deliver the applicable loans into securities for end investors for settlement in July 2025.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Use of Significant Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We have identified certain accounting estimates as being critical because they require management's judgement to make difficult, subjective or complex judgements about matters that are uncertain. Actual results could differ and the use of other assumptions or estimates could result in material differences in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Our critical accounting policies and estimates relate to accounting for mortgage loans held at fair value and revenue recognition, mortgage servicing rights, derivative financial instruments and representations and warranties reserve. There were no significant changes to our policies, methodologies, or processes used in applying our critical accounting estimates from what was described in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations for future financial performance, business strategies or expectations for our business. Specifically, forward-looking statements in this report include statements relating to:
our financial and operational performance;
future loan originations;
our client-based business strategies, strategic initiatives, competitive advantages;
the impact of interest rate risks on our business;
the benefits of an Exchange Transaction;
our hedging and risk mitigation strategies and the impacts of defaults on our business;
the use of our sub-servicers;
the impact of new tax laws and regulations on our financial results;
potential disputes with sub-servicers and the purchasers of our loans, MSRs and excess servicing;
our accounting policies and the impacts to our agreements and financial results;
the renewal of our sale and repurchase agreements upon their maturity;
macroeconomic conditions that may affect our business and the mortgage industry in general;
the opportunity to sell our MSRs;
the impact of pending litigation on our financial position and the outcome of such litigation;
the sufficiency of our liquidity and insurance coverage;
our repurchase and indemnification obligations for loans sold to investors and other contractual indemnification obligations; and
other statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "may," "can," "should," "will," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements involve estimates and assumptions which may be affected by risks and uncertainties in our business, as well as other external factors, which could cause future results to materially differ from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement including the following risks:
our dependence on macroeconomic and U.S. residential real estate market conditions, including changes in U.S.
monetary policies that affect interest rates and inflation;
our reliance on our warehouse and other short-term financing facilities to fund mortgage loans and otherwise operate our business, leveraging of assets under these facilities and the risk of a decrease in the value of the collateral
underlying certain of our facilities causing an unanticipated margin call;
our ability to access, and increase, warehouse lines to meet our anticipated growth;
the impact of actions taken by the new Presidential Administration, including actions that could adversely impact inflation, interest rates, consumer discretionary income and confidence and home building starts, which could adversely affect our loan origination volume and profitability;
our ability to sell loans in the secondary market, including to government sponsored enterprises, and to securitize our
loans into mortgage-backed securities through the GSEs and Ginnie Mae, and our ability to sell MSRs in the bulk MSR secondary market;
our dependence on the GSEs and the risk of changes to these entities and their roles, including, as a result of GSE
reform, termination of conservatorship or efforts to increase the capital levels of the GSEs;
changes in the GSEs', FHA, USDA and VA guidelines or GSE and Ginnie Mae guarantees;
our ability to comply with all rules and regulations in connection with the launch of our internal servicing;
our dependence on licensed residential mortgage officers or entities, including brokers that arrange for funding of
mortgage loans, or banks, credit unions or other entities that use their own funds or warehouse facilities to fund
mortgage loans, but in any case do not underwrite or otherwise make the credit decision with regard to such mortgage
loans to originate mortgage loans, as well as changes in banking regulations and capital requirements which may impact the availability of warehouse financing or otherwise affect liquidity in the residential mortgage industry;
our inability to continue to grow, or to effectively manage the growth of, our loan origination volume;
our ability to continue to attract and retain our Independent Mortgage Broker relationships;
the occurrence of a data breach or other failure in our cybersecurity or information security systems;
reliance on third-party software and services in our operations;
reliance on third-party sub-servicers to service our mortgage loans or our mortgage servicing rights;
the occurrence of data breaches or other cybersecurity failures at our third-party sub-servicers or other vendors;
intense competition in the mortgage industry;
our ability to implement and maintain technological innovations in our operations;
loss of key management;
our ability to continue to comply with the complex state and federal laws regulations or practices applicable to
mortgage loan origination and servicing in general, including maintaining the appropriate state licenses, managing the
costs and operational risk associated with material changes to such laws and the impact of recent changes in federal and state government administrations;
errors or the ineffectiveness of internal and external models or data we rely on to manage risk and make business
decisions;
fines or other penalties associated with the conduct of Independent Mortgage Brokers;
the risk that we are or may become subject to legal actions that if decided adversely, could be detrimental to our
business; and
those risks described in Item 1A - Risk Factors in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as those described
from time to time in our other filings with the SEC.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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