Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

Note 34—Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements

PMC is a seller-servicer for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Company is required to comply with the following minimum capital and liquidity eligibility requirements to remain in good standing with each Agency:

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A minimum net worth of a base of $2.5 million plus 25 basis points of UPB for total 1-4 unit residential mortgage loans serviced;

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A tangible net worth/total assets ratio greater than or equal to 6%; and

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Liquidity equal to or exceeding 3.5 basis points multiplied by the aggregate UPB of all mortgages secured by 1-4 unit residential properties serviced for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (“Agency Mortgage Servicing”) plus 200 basis points multiplied by the sum of nonperforming (90 or more days delinquent) Agency Mortgage Servicing that exceeds 6% of Agency Mortgage Servicing.

Such Agencies’ capital and liquidity requirements, the calculations of which are defined by each entity, are summarized below:

	December 31, 2016
	Net Worth (1)				Tangible Net Worth / Total Assets Ratio (1)						Liquidity (1)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac	Actual		Required		Actual			Required			Actual		Required
	(in thousands)
December 31, 2016	$	392,056	$	143,259		12	%		6	%	$	26,670	$	19,706
December 31, 2015	$	409,930	$	107,405		13	%		6	%	$	46,030	$	16,481

(1)	Calculated in accordance with the respective Agency’s capital and liquidity requirements.

Noncompliance with the respective Agency’s capital and liquidity requirements can result in the respective Agency taking various remedial actions up to and including removing the Company’s ability to sell loans to and service loans on behalf of the respective Agency.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a mortgage banking entity related to capital requirements imposed by secondary market investors or state imposed regulatory mandates. The disclosure may include: (1) a description of the minimum net worth requirements related to (a) secondary market investors and (b) state-imposed regulatory mandates; (2) actual or possible material effects of noncompliance; (3) whether the entity is in compliance with the regulatory capital requirements, including (a) the entity's required and actual net worth amounts, (b) factors that may significantly affect adequacy of net worth such as potentially volatile components of capital, qualitative factors, or regulatory mandates; and (4) possible affects of noncompliance on amounts and disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. Servicers with net worth requirements from multiple sources may disclose (1) significant servicing covenants with secondary market investors with commonly defined servicing requirements (2) any other secondary market investor where violation of the requirement would have a significant adverse effect and (3) the most restrictive third party agreement, if not included above. The disclosure may also include additional information that might be disclosed in situations where substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

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