10-Q 1 nsmhinc0930201710-q.htm 10-Q Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______                    
Commission file number: 001-35449
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Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
45-2156869
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
8950 Cypress Waters Blvd, Coppell, TX
 
75019
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (469) 549-2000
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Accelerated Filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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Number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 31, 2017 was 97,726,450.




NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
Item 5.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 
 


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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(millions of dollars)
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
224

 
$
489

Restricted cash
356

 
388

Mortgage servicing rights, $2,956 and $3,160 at fair value, respectively
2,961

 
3,166

Advances and other receivables, net of reserves of $253 and $184, respectively
1,625

 
1,749

Reverse mortgage interests, net of reserves of $88 and $131, respectively
10,299

 
11,033

Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value
1,646

 
1,788

Mortgage loans held for investment, net
143

 
151

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $156 and $118, respectively
127

 
136

Derivative financial instruments at fair value
76

 
133

Other assets
547

 
560

Total assets
$
18,004

 
$
19,593

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
Unsecured senior notes, net
$
1,873

 
$
1,990

Advance facilities, net
797

 
1,096

Warehouse facilities, net
2,774

 
2,421

Payables and accrued liabilities
1,188

 
1,470

MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse at fair value
1,066

 
1,241

Mortgage servicing liabilities
53

 
48

Derivative financial instruments at fair value
7

 
13

Other nonrecourse debt, net
8,569

 
9,631

Total liabilities
16,327

 
17,910

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)


 


Preferred stock at $0.01 par value - 300,000 thousand shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
—

 
—

Common stock at $0.01 par value - 1,000,000 thousand shares authorized, 109,915 thousand and 109,915 thousand shares issued, respectively
1

 
1

Additional paid-in-capital
1,127

 
1,122

Retained earnings
690

 
701

Treasury shares at cost -12,192 thousand and 12,418 thousand shares, respectively
(148
)
 
(147
)
Total Nationstar stockholders' equity
1,670

 
1,677

Noncontrolling interest
7

 
6

Total stockholders' equity
1,677

 
1,683

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
18,004

 
$
19,593

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

3

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(millions of dollars, except for earnings per share data)

 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service related, net
$
252

 
$
310

 
$
748

 
$
507

Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale
154

 
232

 
465

 
619

Total revenues
406

 
542

 
1,213

 
1,126

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries, wages and benefits
183

 
211

 
557

 
613

General and administrative
185

 
196

 
552

 
619

Total expenses
368

 
407

 
1,109

 
1,232

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
157

 
103

 
435

 
313

Interest expense
(181
)
 
(165
)
 
(557
)
 
(493
)
Other income (expenses)
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
4

 
(2
)
Total other income (expenses), net
(26
)
 
(64
)
 
(118
)
 
(182
)
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
12

 
71

 
(14
)
 
(288
)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)
5

 
29

 
(4
)
 
(106
)
Net income (loss)
7

 
42

 
(10
)
 
(182
)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
—

 
(3
)
 
1

 
(3
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar
$
7

 
$
45

 
$
(11
)
 
$
(179
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Nationstar:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.07

 
$
0.46

 
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(1.78
)
Diluted
$
0.07

 
$
0.46

 
$
(0.11
)
 
$
(1.78
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Basic
97,706

 
97,461

 
97,685

 
100,524

       Dilutive effect of stock awards
988

 
893

 
—

 
—

       Diluted
98,694

 
98,354

 
97,685

 
100,524

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

4


NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 
Number of Shares Outstanding (in thousands)
 
Amount
(millions of dollars)
 
Common Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Treasury Share Amount
 
Total Nationstar Stockholders'
Equity
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2015
108,000

 
$
1

 
$
1,105

 
$
682

 
$
(30
)
 
$
1,758

 
$
9

 
$
1,767

Shares issued (surrendered) under incentive plan, net
87

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Share-based compensation
—

 
—

 
18

 
—

 
—

 
18

 
—

 
18

Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation
—

 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Repurchase of common stock
(10,589
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(114
)
 
(114
)
 
—

 
(114
)
Net loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
(179
)
 
—

 
(179
)
 
(3
)
 
(182
)
Balance at September 30, 2016
97,498

 
$
1

 
$
1,119

 
$
503

 
$
(147
)
 
$
1,476

 
$
6

 
$
1,482

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
97,497

 
$
1

 
$
1,122

 
$
701

 
$
(147
)
 
$
1,677

 
$
6

 
$
1,683

Shares issued (surrendered) under incentive plan, net
226

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Share-based compensation
—

 
—

 
13

 
—

 
—

 
13

 
—

 
13

Dividends to noncontrolling interests
—

 
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
(5
)
Net (loss) income
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11
)
 
—

 
(11
)
 
1

 
(10
)
Balance at September 30, 2017
97,723

 
$
1

 
$
1,127

 
$
690

 
$
(148
)
 
$
1,670

 
$
7

 
$
1,677


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

5

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(millions of dollars)

 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to Nationstar
$
(11
)
 
$
(179
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash attributable to operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
1

 
(3
)
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale
(465
)
 
(619
)
Reverse mortgage loan interest income
(368
)
 
(251
)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
(8
)
 
2

Provision for servicing reserves
113

 
101

Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights
361

 
778

Fair value changes in excess spread financing
—

 
(74
)
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability
(7
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts
63

 
48

Depreciation and amortization
44

 
48

Share-based compensation
13

 
18

Other losses
5

 
—

Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations
(943
)
 
(1,138
)
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers
(2,468
)
 
(1,609
)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities
(14,002
)
 
(15,063
)
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment
15,472

 
16,268

Excess tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based compensation
(1
)
 
4

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Advances and other receivables, net
55

 
504

Reverse mortgage interests, net
3,494

 
2,022

Other assets
(17
)
 
(136
)
Payables and accrued liabilities
(284
)
 
(139
)
Net cash attributable to operating activities
1,047

 
580

 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 
 
 
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals
(34
)
 
(49
)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred
(28
)
 
(36
)
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables
16

 
—

Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights
25

 
25

Proceeds on sale of assets
16

 
—

Net cash attributable to investing activities
(5
)
 
(60
)
Continued on following page.
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

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NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
(millions of dollars)
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Financing Activities
 
 
 
Increase in warehouse facilities
351

 
718

Decrease in advance facilities
(298
)
 
(458
)
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations
701

 
724

Repayment of HECM securitizations
(484
)
 
(624
)
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests
437

 
337

Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests
(1,730
)
 
(817
)
Repayment of excess spread financing
(168
)
 
(146
)
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets
(12
)
 
(12
)
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes
(122
)
 
(29
)
Repurchase of common stock
—

 
(114
)
Transfers from restricted cash, net
38

 
—

Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation
—

 
(4
)
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting
(4
)
 
(3
)
Debt financing costs
(11
)
 
(10
)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests
(5
)
 
—

Net cash attributable to financing activities
(1,307
)
 
(438
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(265
)
 
82

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
489

 
613

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
$
224

 
$
695

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Activities
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest expense
$
577

 
$
510

Net cash paid for income taxes
$
92

 
$
29

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

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NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(millions of dollars, unless otherwise stated)

1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, including its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, "Nationstar" or the "Company"), earns fees through the delivery of servicing, origination and transaction based services related primarily to single-family residences throughout the United States.

Basis of Presentation
The consolidated interim financial statements of Nationstar have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Nationstar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been included. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Dollar amounts are reported in millions, except per share data and other key metrics, unless otherwise noted.

Nationstar evaluated subsequent events through the date these interim consolidated financial statements were issued.

The Company describes its significant accounting policies in Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, no significant changes were made to those accounting policies except that the Company updated its policy on advances and other receivables to include more detailed description of its position on write-offs of advance balances. Nationstar records reserves for advances and other receivables and evaluates the sufficiency of such reserves through consideration of both historical and expected recovery rates on claims filed with government agencies, government sponsored enterprises, vendors, prior servicers and other counterparties. Recovery of advances and other receivables is subject to significant judgment and estimates based on the Company’s assessment of its compliance with servicing guidelines, its ability to produce the necessary documentation to support claims, its ability to support amounts from prior servicers and to effectively negotiate settlements, as needed. Each period, management reviews recorded advances and other receivables and upon determination that no further recourse for recovery is available from all means known to management, the recorded balances associated with these receivables are written-off against the reserve.

The Company periodically evaluates corporate allocation methods in order to appropriately align corporate costs with its business. Certain 2016 costs within salaries, wages and benefits and operational expenses were reclassified between segments to conform to current year allocation methods. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or shareholders' equity. See Note 17, Business Segment Reporting for information on the changes in the Company's reportable segments.

Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nationstar, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and other entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest, and those variable interest entities ("VIE") where Nationstar is the primary beneficiary. Nationstar applies the equity method of accounting to investments where it is able to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the policies and procedures of the entity and owns less than 50% of the voting interests. Intercompany balances and transactions on consolidated entities have been eliminated. Assets and liabilities of VIEs and their respective results of operations are consolidated from the date that Nationstar became the primary beneficiary through the date Nationstar ceases to be the primary beneficiary.


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Recent Accounting Guidance Adopted
Effective January 1, 2017, the Company prospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09), which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, calculation of earnings per share, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification of cash flows. Amendments related to accounting for excess tax benefits or deficiencies have been adopted prospectively, resulting in the recognition of $1 of excess tax deficiencies within income tax expense rather than additional paid in capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The impact on diluted earnings per share is $0.01 per share for the period. Excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to share-based payments are now included in operating cash flows rather than financing cash flows. This change has been applied prospectively in accordance with ASU 2016-09 and prior periods have not been adjusted. The amendments allow for a one-time accounting policy election to either account for forfeitures as they occur or continue to estimate forfeitures as required by current guidance. The Company has elected to continue estimating forfeitures under the current guidance.

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-12 and 2016-20, collectively implemented as FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 ("ASC 606") Revenue from Contracts with Customers, provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASC’s core principle requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also clarifies the principal versus agent considerations, providing the evaluation must focus on whether the entity has control of the goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. The new standard permits the use of either the modified retrospective or full retrospective transition method. The Company's revenue is generated from loan servicing, loan originations, and services provided by Xome. Servicing revenue is comprised of servicing fees and other ancillary fees in connection with our servicing activities as well as fees earned under subservicing arrangements. Origination revenue is comprised of fee income earned at origination of a loan, interest income earned for the period the loans are held, and gain on sale on loans upon disposition of the loan. Xome's revenue is comprised of income earned from real estate exchange, real estate services and real estate technology and support. We have performed a preliminary review of the new guidance as compared to our current accounting policies and are currently evaluating all services rendered to our customers as well as underlying contracts to determine the impact of this standard to our revenue recognition process. The majority of services rendered by the Company in connection with originations and servicing are not within the scope of ASC 606. However, through our review, we have identified one service offering (Services and Software as a Service) under the Xome operating segment that is within the scope of ASC 606. Although revenue recognition may be impacted to some degree for this service offering, we do not anticipate the impact to be materially different from the current revenue recognition processes. Our implementation efforts to date include identification of revenue streams within the scope of the guidance, and we are in the process of reviewing revenue contracts to assess the impact at a customer level. The Company expects to adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2018 with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings, as necessary.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (ASU 2016-02), primarily impacts lessee accounting by requiring the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for long-term lease agreements. The lease liability will be equal to the present value of all reasonably certain lease payments. The right-of-use asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment for initial direct costs. Lease agreements with terms 12 months or less are permitted to be excluded from the balance sheet. In general, leases will be amortized on a straight-line basis with the exception of finance lease agreements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements and to its debt covenants and capitalization requirements.
Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) (ASU 2016-13), requires expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date to be measured based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The update eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and instead reflects an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. Previously, when credit losses were measured under GAAP, an entity generally only considered past events and current conditions in measuring the incurred loss. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.


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Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (ASU 2016-15) and Accounting Standards Update No 2016-18 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted Cash (ASU 2016-18) both relate to the Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) and are intended to provide specific guidance to reduce diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 addresses the following eight cash flow classification issues: (1) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, (2) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, (3) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (4) proceeds from the settlement of life insurance claims, (5) proceeds from the settlement of corporate owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, (6) distributions received from equity method investees, (7) beneficial interests in securitization transactions and (8) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and will require adoption on a retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the application of ASU 2016-15 will have on the Company’s classification of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 addresses the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. This new standard requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Entities will also be required to reconcile such total to amounts on the balance sheet and disclose the nature of the restrictions. ASU 2016-18 will be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2016-18 on its consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment for all entities by requiring impairment charges to be based on the first step in today’s two-step impairment test under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350. The standard has tiered effective dates, starting in 2020 for calendar-year public business entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2017-04 on our consolidated financial statements. ASU 2017-04 is effective for the Company for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. ASU 2017-04 will be adopted prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.


2. Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSRs") and Related Liabilities

The following table sets forth the carrying value of Nationstar's MSRs and the related liabilities.
MSRs and Related Liabilities
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Forward MSRs - fair value
$
2,956

 
$
3,160

Reverse MSRs - amortized cost
5

 
6

Mortgage servicing rights
$
2,961

 
$
3,166

 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing liabilities - amortized cost
$
53

 
$
48

 
 
 
 
Excess spread financing - fair value
$
1,046

 
$
1,214

Mortgage servicing rights financing liability - fair value
20

 
27

MSR related liabilities (nonrecourse)
$
1,066

 
$
1,241


Forward Mortgage Servicing Rights - Fair Value
The Company owns and records at fair value the rights to service traditional residential mortgage loans ("forward" loans) for others either as a result of purchase transactions or from the retained servicing associated with the sales and securitizations of loans originated. Forward MSRs are comprised of servicing rights related to both agency and non-agency loans.

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The following table sets forth the activities of forward MSRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Forward MSRs - Fair Value
2017
 
2016
Fair value - beginning of period
$
3,160

 
$
3,358

Additions:
 
 
 
Servicing retained from mortgage loans sold
151

 
142

Purchases of servicing rights
30

 
39

Dispositions:
 
 
 
Sales of servicing assets
(24
)
 
(24
)
Changes in fair value:
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
(113
)
 
(494
)
Other changes in fair value
(248
)
 
(296
)
Fair value - end of period
$
2,956

 
$
2,725


From time to time, the Company sells its ownership interest in certain MSRs and is retained as the subservicer for the sold assets. The Company has evaluated the sale accounting requirements related to these transactions given the continued involvement as the subservicer and concluded that these transactions qualify for sale accounting treatment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company sold $2,920 in unpaid principal balance ("UPB") of forward MSRs, of which none was retained by the Company as subservicer. In August 2017, the Company entered into a special arrangement where the Company sold $26 MSRs and subsequently purchased back $8 MSRs. In connection with the transaction, the Company used the proceeds to pay down $9 excess spread financing liabilities. In addition, during the second quarter of 2017, the Company sold forward MSR with a negative balance of $2 associated with the cost to dispose of nonperforming loan portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, $4,560 in UPB of forward MSRs was sold and the Company was retained as the subservicer for $3,507 UPB of the sold MSRs collateralized by assets.

MSRs measured at fair value are segregated between credit sensitive and interest sensitive pools. Interest sensitive pools are primarily impacted by changes in forecasted interest rates, which in turn impact voluntary prepayment speeds. Credit sensitive pools are primarily impacted by borrower performance under specified repayment terms, which most directly impacts involuntary prepayments and delinquency rates. The Company assesses whether acquired portfolios are more credit sensitive or interest sensitive in nature on the date of acquisition. Numerous factors are considered in making this assessment, including loan-to-value ratios, FICO scores, percentage of portfolio previously modified, portfolio seasoning and similar criteria. Once the determination for a pool is made on the date of acquisition, subsequent changes are not made.

Interest sensitive portfolios generally consist of lower delinquency, single-family conforming residential forward mortgage loans for agency investors. Credit sensitive portfolios generally consist of higher delinquency, single-family non-conforming residential forward mortgage loans serviced for agency and non-agency investors.

The following table provides a breakdown of credit and interest sensitive UPBs for Nationstar's forward owned MSRs.
Forward MSRs - Sensitivity Pools
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
UPB
 
Fair Value
 
UPB
 
Fair Value
Credit sensitive
$
174,318

 
$
1,640

 
$
198,935

 
$
1,818

Interest sensitive
114,132

 
1,316

 
113,141

 
1,342

Total
$
288,450

 
$
2,956

 
$
312,076

 
$
3,160



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Nationstar used the following key weighted-average inputs and assumptions in estimating the fair value of MSRs.
Credit Sensitive
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Discount rate
11.4
%
 
11.6
%
Total prepayment speeds
15.4
%
 
15.4
%
Expected weighted-average life
5.6 years

 
6.0 years

 
 
 
 
Interest Sensitive
 
 
 
Discount rate
9.2
%
 
9.3
%
Total prepayment speeds
11.3
%
 
10.7
%
Expected weighted-average life
6.5 years

 
6.8 years


The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the forward MSRs fair value when applying certain unfavorable variations of key assumptions to these assets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
Discount Rate
 
Total Prepayment Speeds
Forward MSRs - Hypothetical Sensitivities
100 bps
Adverse
Change
 
200 bps
Adverse
Change
 
10%
Adverse
Change
 
20%
Adverse
Change
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights
$
(106
)
 
$
(205
)
 
$
(122
)
 
$
(235
)
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights
$
(114
)
 
$
(221
)
 
$
(117
)
 
$
(224
)

These hypothetical sensitivities should be evaluated with care. The effect on fair value of a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be determined because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the fair value may not be linear. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor may lead to changes in other factors, which could impact the above hypothetical effects.

Reverse Mortgage Servicing Rights and Liabilities - Amortized Cost
Nationstar owns the right to service certain Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ("HECM") reverse mortgage loans with an unpaid principal balance of $36,412 and $38,940 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The following table sets forth the activities of reverse MSRs and mortgage servicing liabilities ("MSLs") for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Management evaluates reverse MSRs and MSLs each reporting period for impairment. Based on management's assessment at September 30, 2017, no impairment was required to be recorded for reverse MSRs.
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
Reverse MSRs and Liabilities - Amortized Cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance - beginning of period
$
6

 
$
48

 
$
9

 
$
25

Increase in MSL(1) 
—

 
6

 
—

 
—

Amortization/accretion
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(14
)
Balance - end of the period
$
5

 
$
53

 
$
7

 
$
11

Fair value - end of period
$
5

 
$
9

 
$
25

 
$
2


(1) The Company executed an asset purchase agreement in December 2016 with a large financial institution, acquiring the servicing rights related to a $9,305 UPB reverse loan portfolio of HECM loans owned by a GSE. In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded a $17 MSL reflecting the fair value associated with this reverse servicing portfolio on the date of acquisition. In September 2017, the Company executed another mortgage servicing rights purchase agreement to acquire servicing rights on a reverse mortgage portfolio of $747 UPB.

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Excess Spread Financing - Fair Value
To finance the acquisition of certain forward MSRs on various forward loan pools ("Portfolios"), Nationstar has entered into sale and assignment agreements with a third-party associated with funds and accounts under management of BlackRock Financial Management Inc. ("BlackRock"), and with certain affiliated entities formed and managed by New Residential Investment Corp. ("New Residential"), which is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC ("Fortress"). Nationstar sold to such entities the right to receive a specified percentage of the excess cash flow generated from the Portfolios after receipt of a fixed base servicing fee per loan. Servicing fees associated with traditional MSRs can be segregated into a contractually specified base fee component and an excess servicing fee. The base servicing fee, along with ancillary income, is designed to cover costs incurred to service the specified pool plus a reasonable profit margin. The remaining servicing fee is considered excess. Nationstar retains all the base servicing fee and ancillary revenues associated with servicing the Portfolios and retains a portion of the excess servicing fee. Nationstar continues to be the servicer of the Portfolios and provides all servicing and advancing functions.

Contemporaneous with the above, Nationstar has entered into refinanced loan obligations with New Residential and BlackRock. Should Nationstar refinance any loan in the Portfolios, subject to certain limitations, it will be required to transfer the new loan or a replacement loan of similar economic characteristics into the Portfolios. The new or replacement loan will be governed by the same terms set forth in the sale and assignment agreement described above, which is the primary driver of the recapture rate assumption.

The range of key assumptions used in Nationstar's valuation of excess spread financing are as follows.
Excess Spread Financing
Prepayment Speeds
 
Average
Life (Years)
 
Discount
Rate
 
Recapture Rate
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low
6.7%
 
4.3
 
8.5%
 
7.1%
High
21.1%
 
6.8
 
14.1%
 
30.0%
Weighted-average
13.9%
 
5.9
 
10.8%
 
18.8%
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low
6.1%
 
4.1
 
8.5%
 
6.7%
High
21.2%
 
8.5
 
14.1%
 
29.8%
Weighted-average
13.9%
 
6.3
 
10.8%
 
19.0%

The following table shows the hypothetical effect on the excess spread financing fair value when applying certain unfavorable variations of key assumptions to these liabilities at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
Discount Rate
 
Prepayment
Speeds
Excess Spread Financing - Hypothetical Sensitivities
100 bps
Adverse
Change
 
200 bps
Adverse
Change
 
10%
Adverse
Change
 
20%
Adverse
Change
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess spread financing
$
39

 
$
81

 
$
36

 
$
75

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess spread financing
$
49

 
$
101

 
$
41

 
$
85


As the cash flow assumptions utilized in determining the fair value amounts in the excess spread financing are based on the related cash flow assumptions utilized in the financed MSRs, any fair value changes recognized in the MSRs would inherently have an inverse impact on the carrying amount of the related excess spread financing. For example, while an increase in discount rates would negatively impact the value of the Company's MSRs, it would reduce the carrying value of the associated excess spread financing liability.


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These hypothetical sensitivities should be evaluated with care. The effect on fair value of a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be determined because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the fair value may not be linear. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor may lead to changes in other factors, which could impact the above hypothetical effects. Also, a positive change in the above assumptions would not necessarily correlate with the corresponding decrease in the net carrying amount of the excess spread financing.

Forward Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing
From December 2013 through June 2014, Nationstar entered into agreements to sell a contractually specified base fee component of certain forward MSRs and servicing advances under specified terms to a joint venture capitalized by New Residential and certain unaffiliated third-party investors. Nationstar continues to be the named servicer and, for accounting purposes, ownership of the mortgage servicing rights continues to reside with Nationstar. Accordingly, Nationstar records the MSRs and a MSR financing liability associated with this transaction in its consolidated balance sheets. See Note 19, Transactions with Affiliates for additional information.

The following table sets forth the weighted average assumptions used in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights financing liability.
Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Assumptions
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Advance financing rates
3.5
%
 
3.2
%
Annual advance recovery rates
23.3
%
 
23.9
%

The following table sets forth the items comprising of revenue associated with servicing loan portfolios.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Servicing Revenue
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Contractually specified servicing fees(1)
$
251

 
$
254

 
$
759

 
$
786

Other service-related income(1)
44

 
67

 
142

 
214

Incentive and modification income(1)
19

 
35

 
63

 
82

Late fees(1)
22

 
20

 
67

 
57

Reverse servicing fees
16

 
11

 
43

 
46

Mark-to-market(2)
(48
)
 
(9
)
 
(176
)
 
(502
)
Counterparty revenue share(3)
(53
)
 
(75
)
 
(174
)
 
(223
)
Amortization, net of accretion(4)
(60
)
 
(92
)
 
(187
)
 
(235
)
Total servicing revenue
$
191

 
$
211

 
$
537

 
$
225


(1) Amounts include subservicing related revenues.
(2) Mark-to-market includes fair value adjustments on MSR, excess spread financing and MSR financing liabilities. The amount of MSR MTM reflected is net of cumulative incurred losses related to advances and other receivables associated with inactive and liquidated loans that are no longer part of the MSR portfolio and these incurred losses have been transferred to reserves on advances and other receivables. These cumulative incurred losses totaled $20 and $27 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $69 and $85 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(3) Counterparty revenue share represents the excess servicing fee that the Company pays to the counterparties under the excess spread financing arrangements and the payments made associated with MSRs financing arrangements.
(4) Accretion was $41 and $46 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $123 and $149 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.



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3. Advances and Other Receivables, Net

Advances and other receivables, net consists of the following.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Servicing advances
$
1,489

 
$
1,614

Receivables from agencies, investors and prior servicers
389

 
319

Reserves
(253
)
 
(184
)
Total advances and other receivables, net
$
1,625

 
$
1,749


Nationstar as loan servicer is contractually responsible to advance funds on behalf of the borrower and investor primarily for loan principal and interest, property taxes and hazard insurance, and foreclosure costs. Advances are primarily recovered through reimbursement from the investor, proceeds from sale of loan collateral, or mortgage insurance claims. Reserves for advances and other receivables on loans transferred out of the MSR portfolio are established within advances and other receivables.
The Company estimates and records an asset for estimated recoveries from prior servicers for their respective portion of the losses associated with the underlying loans that were not serviced in accordance with established guidelines. Receivables from prior servicers totaled $139 and $94 for the Company's forward loan portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
The activity of the reserves for advances and other receivables is set forth below.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Advances and Other Receivables Reserves
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Balance - beginning of period(1)
$
236

 
$
238

 
$
184

 
$
163

Provision and other additions(2)
30

 
37

 
106

 
126

Write-offs
(13
)
 
(95
)
 
(37
)
 
(109
)
Balance - end of period
$
253

 
$
180

 
$
253

 
$
180


(1) Beginning reserve balance as of January 1, 2016 was updated to reflect the reclassification of reserves for advances and other receivables from the MSR.
(2) A provision of $20 and $27 was recorded through the MTM adjustment in service related revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $69 and $85 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for inactive and liquidated loans that are no longer part of the MSR portfolio. Other additions represent reclassifications of required reserves from other balance sheet accounts.


4. Reverse Mortgage Interests, Net

Reverse mortgage interests, net consist of the following.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Participating interests in HMBS
$
7,573

 
$
8,839

Other interests securitized
985

 
753

Unsecuritized interests
1,829

 
1,572

Reserves
(88
)
 
(131
)
Total reverse mortgage interests, net
$
10,299

 
$
11,033


Participating interests in HMBS
Participating interests in HMBS consist of the Company's reverse mortgage interests in HECM loans which have been transferred to Ginnie Mae and subsequently securitized through the issuance of HMBS. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a total of $416 in UPB was transferred to Ginnie Mae and securitized. Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased $3,270 of HECM loans that reached 98% maximum claim amount which will be assigned to HUD or a third party.

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Other interests securitized
Other interests securitized consist of reverse mortgage interests that no longer meet HMBS program eligibility criteria and have been repurchased out of HMBS; these reverse mortgage interests have subsequently been transferred to private securitization trusts and are accounted for as a secured borrowing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a total of $747 UPB was securitized through Trust 2017-1 and Trust 2017-2 and $307 UPB was collapsed through Trust 2015-2 and Trust 2016-1. Refer to Other Nonrecourse Debt in Note 8, Indebtedness for additional information.

Unsecuritized interests
Unsecuritized interests in reverse mortgages consist of the following.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Repurchased HECM loans
$
1,407

 
$
1,000

HECM related receivables
291

 
301

Funded borrower draws not yet securitized
113

 
236

Foreclosed assets
18

 
35

Total unsecuritized interests
$
1,829

 
$
1,572


Unsecuritized interests include repurchased HECM loans for which the Company is required to repurchase from the HMBS pool when the outstanding principal balance of the HECM loan is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount established at origination in accordance with HMBS program guidelines. The Company repurchased a total of $3,270 and $2,270 HECM loans out of Ginnie Mae HMBS securitizations during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $802 and $661 were subsequently assigned to a prior servicer in accordance with applicable servicing agreements, respectively.

The Company also estimates and records an asset for probable recoveries from prior servicers for their respective portion of the losses associated with the underlying loans that were not serviced in accordance with established guidelines. Receivables from prior servicers totaled $19 and $38 for the Company's reverse loan portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Purchase of Reverse Mortgage Servicing Rights and Interests
On December 1, 2016, the Company executed an asset purchase agreement with a large financial institution, acquiring the servicing rights and participating interests in securitized HECM loans and related HMBS obligations. Refer to Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities for discussion of the servicing portfolio acquired. In addition to the servicing portfolio, the purchase agreement also included $3,840 UPB of Ginnie Mae participating interest in HECM loans and related HMBS obligations. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company updated its initial relative fair value allocation resulting in the Company recording $3,749 reverse mortgage interests and the corresponding liabilities as nonrecourse debt of $3,691. Additionally, the Company recorded a purchase discount of $118 within unsecuritized interests as part of the relative fair value allocation, of which $22 has been accreted to interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The Company received cash of $96 for the acquisition of these assets and assumption of related liabilities.

As part of the December 2016 asset purchase agreement, the Company agreed to acquire remaining components of the reverse portfolio, primarily including servicing of whole HECM loans and REO advances upon receiving regulatory approval. In September 2017, the Company executed a mortgage servicing rights purchase agreement and a subservicing agreement to acquire servicing rights and subservicing on the remaining reverse portfolio in the amounts of $747 UPB and $505 UPB, respectively. Upon this acquisition the Company performed a relative fair value allocation, resulting in the Company recording $10 of REO advances related to the servicing portfolio acquired in HECM related receivables within reverse mortgage interests. The Company received net proceeds of $16 for the acquisition of these assets and assumption of related liabilities. Refer to Note 2, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities for discussion of the servicing portfolio acquired.

Reserves for Reverse Mortgage Interests
Nationstar records reserves related to reverse mortgage interests based on potential unrecoverable costs and loss exposures expected to be realized. Recoverability is determined based on the Company’s ability to meet HUD servicing guidelines and is viewed as two different categories of expenses: financial and operational. Financial exposures are defined as the cost of doing business related to servicing the HECM product and include potential unrecoverable costs primarily based on HUD claim guidelines related to recoverable expenses and unfavorable changes in the appraised value of the loan collateral. Operational exposures are defined as unrecoverable debenture interest curtailments imposed for missed FHA-specified servicing timelines.


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The activity of the reserves for reverse mortgage interests is set forth below.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Reserves for reverse mortgage interests - beginning of period
$
149

 
$
71

 
$
131

 
$
53

Provision(1)
22

 
28

 
44

 
43

Write-offs(2)
(29
)
 
(7
)
 
(33
)
 
(7
)
Other(3)
(54
)
 
1

 
(54
)
 
4

Reserves for reverse mortgage interests - end of period
$
88

 
$
93

 
$
88

 
$
93


(1) During the three months ended September 30, 2017, reserves increased attributable to the Company refining its method to estimate losses from a pool-level view to a loan-level view based on characteristics of individual loans.
(2) The write-offs in the three months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to transactions that were fully reserved and processed after conversion to the Company's new internally developed reverse servicing platform.
(3) During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company reclassified certain amounts within reverse mortgage interests to be comparable to prior periods and also updated its initial estimate of the relative fair value allocation related to the servicing portfolio acquired in December 2016 and reclassified $61 from reserves to a purchase price discount. This amount is now included in the net basis of unsecuritized interest of reverse mortgage interests.

Reverse Interest Income
The Company accrues interest income for its participating interest in reverse mortgages based on the stated rates underlying HECM loans and FHA guidelines. Total interest earned on the Company's reverse mortgage interests was $135 and $81 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $368 and $251 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
    

5. Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Investment

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Nationstar maintains a strategy of originating mortgage loan products primarily for the purpose of selling to government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") or other third-party investors in the secondary market on a servicing-retained basis. Nationstar focuses on assisting customers currently in the Company's servicing portfolio with refinancing of loans or new home purchases. Generally, all newly originated mortgage loans held for sale are securitized and transferred to GSEs or delivered to third-party purchasers shortly after origination on a servicing-retained basis.

Mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at fair value as set forth below.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Mortgage loans held for sale – unpaid principal balance
$
1,592

 
$
1,759

Mark-to-market adjustment(1)
54

 
29

Total mortgage loans held for sale
$
1,646

 
$
1,788

(1) The mark-to-market adjustment is recorded in net gain on mortgage loans held for sale in the consolidated statements of operations.

Nationstar accrues interest income as earned and places loans on non-accrual status after any portion of principal or interest has been delinquent for more than 90 days. Accrued interest is recorded as interest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

The total UPB of mortgage loans held for sale on nonaccrual status was as follows for the dates indicated.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale - Unpaid Principal Balance
UPB
 
Fair Value
 
UPB
 
Fair Value
Non-accrual
$
81

 
$
78

 
$
106

 
$
103



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From time to time, Nationstar exercises its right to repurchase individual delinquent loans in Ginnie Mae securitization pools to minimize interest spread losses, to re-pool into new Ginnie Mae securitizations, or to otherwise sell to third-party investors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, Nationstar repurchased $236 and $201 of delinquent Ginnie Mae loans, respectively, and securitized or sold to third-party investors $253 and $88 of previously repurchased loans, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, $59 and $18 of the repurchased loans have reperformed and were held in accrual status, respectively, and remaining balances continue to be held under a nonaccrual status.
The total UPB of mortgage loans held for sale for which the Company has begun formal foreclosure proceedings was $63 and $84 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
The following table details a roll forward of the change in the account balance of mortgage loans held for sale.
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Mortgage loans held for sale
2017
 
2016
Balance - beginning of period
$
1,788

 
$
1,430

Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees
13,988

 
14,977

Loans sold
(15,107
)
 
(15,743
)
Repurchase of loans out of Ginnie Mae securitizations
943

 
1,138

Transfer of mortgage loans held for sale to advances/accounts receivable related to claims(1)
(16
)
 
(16
)
Net transfer of mortgage loans held for sale from REO in other assets(2)
20

 
9

Changes in fair value
16

 
14

Other purchase-related activities(3)
14

 
30

Balance - end of period
$
1,646

 
$
1,839


(1) Amounts are comprised of claims made on certain government insured mortgage loans upon completion of the REO sale.
(2) Net amounts are comprised of REO in the sales process which are transferred to other assets and certain government insured mortgage REO which are transferred from other assets upon completion of the sale so that the claims process can begin.
(3) Amounts are comprised primarily of non-Ginnie Mae loan purchases and buyouts.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company received proceeds of $15,470 and $16,183, respectively, on the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, resulting in gains of $363 and $440, respectively.

Nationstar has the right to repurchase any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days. The majority of Ginnie Mae repurchased loans are repurchased solely with the intent to re-pool into new Ginnie Mae securitizations upon re-performance of the loan or to otherwise sell to third-party investors. The amounts repurchased out of Ginnie Mae pools, as presented above, are primarily in connection with loan modifications and loan resolution activity as part of Nationstar's contractual obligations as the servicer of the loans.

Mortgage Loans Held for Investment, Net
The following sets forth the composition of mortgage loans held for investment, net.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Mortgage loans held for investment, net – UPB
$
198

 
$
216

Transfer discount:
 
 
 
Non-accretable
(43
)
 
(52
)
Accretable
(12
)
 
(13
)
Total mortgage loans held for investment, net
$
143

 
$
151



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The changes in accretable yield discount on loans transferred to mortgage loans held for investment are set forth below. 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Accretable Yield Discount
2017
 
2016
Balance - beginning of the period
$
(13
)
 
$
(15
)
Accretion
2

 
2

Reclassifications from non-accretable discount
(1
)
 
(1
)
Balance - end of the period
$
(12
)
 
$
(14
)
Nationstar may periodically modify the terms of any outstanding mortgage loans held for investment for loans that are either in default or in imminent default. Modifications often involve reduced payments by borrowers, modification of the original terms of the mortgage loans, forgiveness of debt and/or modified servicing advances. As a result of the volume of modification agreements entered into, the estimated average outstanding life in this pool of mortgage loans has been extended. Nationstar records interest income on the transferred loans on a level-yield method. To maintain a level-yield on these transferred loans over the estimated extended life, Nationstar reclassified to accretable yield discount approximately $1 of transfer discount designated as reserves for future loss, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. No provision for reserves was required for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as the fair value of the underlying collateral exceeded the carrying value of the loans, net of the non-accretable discount.

The total UPB of mortgage loans held for investment for which the Company has begun formal foreclosure proceedings was $22 and $29 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.


6. Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Accrued revenues
$
152

 
$
165

Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae
143

 
152

Goodwill
72

 
74

Prepaid expenses
28

 
16

Deposits
22

 
25

Real estate owned (REO), net
21

 
30

Intangible assets
20

 
28

Receivables from affiliates, net
6

 
6

Other
83

 
64

       Total other assets
$
547

 
$
560


Accrued revenues
Accrued revenue is primarily comprised of service fees earned but not received based upon the terms of the Company's servicing and subservicing agreements.

Goodwill and intangible assets
In connection with the sale of Xome's retail title division, the Company wrote off $2 goodwill and $4 intangible assets in June 2017. See further discussion in Note 16, Dispositions and Exit Costs.
Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae
Forward loans are sold to Ginnie Mae in conjunction with the issuance of mortgage backed securities. Nationstar, as the issuer of the mortgage backed securities, has the unilateral right to repurchase any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days. Once Nationstar has the unilateral right to repurchase a delinquent loan, it has effectively regained control over the loan and recognizes these rights to the loan on its consolidated balance sheets and establishes a corresponding repurchase liability regardless of Nationstar’s intention to repurchase the loan.


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Real estate owned
Real estate owned ("REO") includes $14 and $21 of REO loans with government insurance at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Other
Other primarily includes non-advance related accounts receivable due from investors.


7. Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative instruments utilized by Nationstar primarily include interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs"), Loan Purchase Commitments ("LPCs"), forward Mortgage Backed Securities ("MBS") trades, Eurodollar and Treasury futures, interest rate swap agreements and interest rate caps.

Associated with the Company's derivatives are $4 and $29 in collateral deposits on derivative instruments recorded in other assets and payables and accrued liabilities on the Company's balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments with amounts collected and/or deposited on derivative instruments in its consolidated balance sheets.

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The following table provides the outstanding notional balances, fair values of outstanding positions and recorded gains/(losses).
 
Expiration
Dates
 
Outstanding
Notional
 
Fair
Value
 
Recorded
Gains /
(Losses)
Nine months ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans held for sale, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan sale commitments(1)
2017
 
$
1

 
$
0.1

 
$
—

Derivative financial instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs
2017
 
2,531

 
68.7

 
(23.5
)
Forward sales of MBS
2017
 
2,524

 
4.7

 
(34.5
)
LPCs
2017
 
132

 
1.0

 
(0.9
)
Treasury futures
2017
 
255

 
2.0

 
2.0

Eurodollar futures(1)
2017-2021
 
11

 
—

 
—

Interest rate swaps(1)
2017
 
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs(1)
2017
 
7

 
—

 
1.1

Forward sales of MBS
2017
 
1,137

 
3.2

 
6.8

LPCs
2017
 
335

 
1.2

 
0.3

Treasury futures
2017
 
479

 
2.0

 
(2.0
)
Eurodollar futures(1)
2017-2021
 
45

 
—

 
—

Interest rate swaps(1)
2017
 
—

 
—

 
0.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan sale commitments
2017
 
$
1

 
$
0.1

 
$
(0.2
)
Derivative financial instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs
2017
 
3,675

 
92.2

 
3.1

Forward sales of MBS
2017
 
2,580

 
39.2

 
33.1

LPCs
2017
 
203

 
1.9

 
(2.0
)
Eurodollar futures(1)
2017-2021
 
35

 
—

 
(0.1
)
Interest rate swaps
2017
 
9

 
0.1

 
(0.4
)
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs
2017
 
176

 
1.1

 
(1.1
)
Forward sales of MBS
2017
 
1,689

 
10.0

 
(6.3
)
LPCs(1)
2017
 
111

 
1.5

 
—

Eurodollar futures(1)
2017-2021
 
27

 
—

 
0.1

Interest rate swaps
2017
 
9

 
0.1

 
0.4


(1) Fair values or recorded gains/(losses) of derivative instruments are less than $0.1 for the specified dates.



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8. Indebtedness

Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Advance Facilities
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
Collateral
 
Capacity Amount
 
Outstanding
 
Collateral Pledged
 
Outstanding
 
Collateral pledged
Nationstar agency advance receivables trust
 
LIBOR+2.0% to 2.6%
 
November 2017(1)
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
$
650

 
$
440

 
$
503

 
$
485

 
$
578

Nationstar mortgage advance receivable trust
 
LIBOR+1.4% to 6.5%
 
November 2018
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
500

 
163

 
286

 
260

 
301

Nationstar agency advance financing facility
 
LIBOR+1.0% to 7.4%
 
January 2018
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
200

 
101

 
145

 
164

 
186

MBS servicer advance facility (2014)
 
LIBOR+3.5%
 
October 2018
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
125

 
38

 
131

 
88

 
142

MBS advance financing facility
 
LIBOR+2.5%
 
March 2018
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
80

 
56

 
56

 
55

 
60

MBS advance financing facility (2012)(2)
 
LIBOR+5.0%
 
January 2017
 
Servicing advance receivables
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
44

 
52

Advance facilities principal amount
 
 
 
 
 
798

 
1,121

 
1,096

 
1,319

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Advance facilities, net
 
 
 
$
797


$
1,121

 
$
1,096

 
$
1,319

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Warehouse Facilities
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
Collateral
 
Capacity Amount
 
Outstanding
 
Collateral Pledged
 
Outstanding
 
Collateral pledged
$1,200 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.0% to 2.9%
 
October 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
$
1,200

 
$
719

 
$
762

 
$
682

 
$
747

$1,000 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.1% to 2.4%
 
September 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
1,000

 
317

 
325

 
250

 
256

$750 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.0% to 2.8%
 
November 2017(1)
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
750

 
514

 
555

 
410

 
415

$500 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+1.8% to 2.8%
 
September 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
500

 
221

 
226

 
229

 
237

$500 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+1.8% to 3.3%
 
June 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
500

 
384

 
417

 
496

 
539

$350 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.5% to 2.8%
 
April 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
350

 
186

 
202

 
12

 
13

$450 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.5% to 2.6%
 
November 2017(1)
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
450

 
281

 
292

 
173

 
189

$300 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+2.3%
 
January 2018
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
300

 
127

 
152

 
153

 
180

$200 warehouse facility
 
LIBOR+1.5%
 
April 2019
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
200

 
22

 
23

 
7

 
8

$40 warehouse
facility
 
LIBOR+3.0%
 
December 2017
 
Mortgage loans or MBS
 
40

 
4

 
6

 
11

 
18

Warehouse facilities principal amount
 
 
 
 
 
2,775

 
2,960

 
2,423

 
2,602

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Warehouse facilities, net
 
 
 
$
2,774

 
$
2,960

 
$
2,421

 
$
2,602

 
Pledged Collateral:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,602

 
$
1,692

 
$
1,693

 
$
1,427

Reverse mortgage interests, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,173

 
1,268

 
730

 
834

MSR and other collateral
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
341

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) This facility has not matured as of the date this report is filed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) This MBS Advance Financing facility was paid off in full in February 2017.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company entered into two new warehouse facility agreements in the third quarter of 2017 with a total capacity amount of $200. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has not borrowed or pledged any collateral against these facilities.

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Unsecured Senior Notes

A summary of the balances of unsecured senior notes is presented below.
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
$600 face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due July 2021
$
594
 
 
$
595
 
$400 face value, 7.875% interest rate payable semi-annually, due October 2020
397
 
 
400
 
$475 face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due August 2018
364
 
 
461
 
$375 face value, 9.625% interest rate payable semi-annually, due May 2019
324
 
 
345
 
$300 face value, 6.500% interest rate payable semi-annually, due June 2022
206
 
 
206
 
Unsecured senior notes principal amount
1,885
 
 
2,007
 
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(12
)
 
(17
)
Unsecured senior notes, net
$
1,873
 
 
$
1,990
 

Nationstar repurchased $26 and $120 in principal amount of outstanding notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulting in a loss of $1 and $3, respectively. Nationstar also repurchased $4 and $29 in principal amount of outstanding notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The indentures for the unsecured senior notes contain various covenants and restrictions that limit the ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make certain investments, create liens, consolidate, merge or sell substantially all of their assets or enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The indentures contain certain events of default, including (subject, in some cases, to customary cure periods and materiality thresholds) defaults based on (i) the failure to make payments under the indenture when due, (ii) breach of covenants, (iii) cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, (iv) certain bankruptcy or insolvency events, (v) material judgments and (vi) invalidity of material guarantees.

The indentures for the unsecured senior notes provide that Nationstar may redeem all or a portion of the notes prior to certain fixed dates by paying a make-whole premium plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates. In addition, Nationstar may redeem all or a portion of the unsecured senior notes at any time on or after certain fixed dates at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the indentures plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates.

Additionally, the indentures provide that on or before certain fixed dates, Nationstar may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the unsecured senior notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at fixed redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption dates, subject to compliance with certain conditions.
The ratios included in the indentures for the unsecured senior notes are incurrence-based compared to the customary ratio covenants that are often found in credit agreements that require a company to maintain a certain ratio.
As of September 30, 2017, the expected maturities of Nationstar's unsecured senior notes based on contractual maturities are as follows.
Year ending December 31,
 
Amount
2017
 
$
—

2018
 
364

2019
 
324

2020
 
397

2021
 
594

Thereafter
 
206

Unsecured senior notes principal amount
 
1,885

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
(12
)
Unsecured senior notes, net
 
$
1,873



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Other Nonrecourse Debt

A summary of the balances of other nonrecourse debt is presented below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Issue Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Class of Note
 
Securitized Amount
 
Outstanding
 
Outstanding
Participating Interest Financing(1)
—
 
—
 
—
 
$
—

 
$
7,640

 
$
8,914

Securitization of nonperforming HECM loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust 2015-2
November 2015
 
November 2025
 
A, M1, M2
 
—

 
—

 
114

Trust 2016-1
March 2016
 
February 2026
 
A, M1, M2
 
—

 
—

 
194

Trust 2016-2
June 2016
 
June 2026
 
A, M1, M2
 
132

 
105

 
158

Trust 2016-3
August 2016
 
August 2026
 
A, M1, M2
 
183

 
153

 
208

Trust 2017-1
May 2017
 
May 2027
 
A, M1, M2
 
268

 
240