BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

Rithm Capital Corp. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Rithm Capital” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation formed in September 2011 as a limited liability company (commenced operations in December 2011), is a global asset manager focused on real estate, credit and financial services.

Prior to June 17, 2022, Rithm Capital operated under a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with FIG LLC (the “Former Manager”), an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Effective June 17, 2022, Rithm Capital entered into an internalization agreement with the Former Manager, pursuant to which the Management Agreement was terminated, the Company internalized its management functions (such transactions, the “Internalization”) and, in connection with the Internalization, the Company agreed to pay the Former Manager $400.0 million (subject to certain adjustments), which payments were completed by December 15, 2022. As a result of the Internalization, Rithm Capital operates as an internally managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

Rithm Capital seeks to generate long-term value for its investors by using its investment expertise to identify, manage and invest in real estate related and other financial assets and more recently, broader asset management capabilities, in each case that provides investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Company’s investments in real estate related assets include its equity interest in operating companies, including leading origination and servicing platforms held through wholly-owned subsidiaries, Newrez LLC (“Newrez”) and Genesis Capital LLC (“Genesis”), as well as investments in single-family rentals (“SFR”), title, appraisal and property preservation and maintenance businesses. The Company’s real estate related strategy involves opportunistically pursuing acquisitions and seeking to establish strategic partnerships that the Company believes enables it to maximize the value of its investments by offering products and services related to the lifecycle of transactions that affect each mortgage loan and underlying residential property or collateral. Rithm Capital operates its asset management business primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (“Sculptor”) and its affiliates. Sculptor, acquired on November 17, 2023, is a leading global alternative asset manager and provides asset management services and investment products across credit, real estate and multi-strategy platforms through commingled funds, separate accounts and other alternative investment vehicles.

As of March 31, 2024, Rithm Capital conducted its business through the following segments: (i) Origination and Servicing, (ii) Investment Portfolio, (iii) Mortgage Loans Receivable, (iv) Asset Management and (v) Corporate.

Rithm Capital’s servicing and origination businesses operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Newrez, New Residential Mortgage LLC (“NRM”) and Caliber Home Loans Inc. (“Caliber”), through December 31, 2023. The operations of Caliber were fully integrated into Newrez in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company’s residential mortgage origination business sources and originates loans through four distinct channels: Direct to Consumer, Retail, Wholesale and Correspondent. Additionally, the Company’s servicing platform complements its origination business and offers its subsidiaries and third-party clients performing and special servicing capabilities. Rithm Capital also operates additional real estate related businesses through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including: (i) Avenue 365 Lender Services, LLC, its title company, (ii) eStreet Appraisal Management LLC, its appraisal management company, (iii) Adoor LLC (“Adoor”), focused on the acquisition and management of the SFR properties and (iv) Genesis, a lender for experienced developers and investors of residential real estate, which also supports the Adoor business. The Company also has investments in Guardian Asset Management (“Guardian”), a national provider of field services and property management services.

Rithm Capital, through NRM and Newrez, is licensed or otherwise eligible to service residential mortgage loans in all states within the United States of America (“US”) and the District of Columbia. NRM and Newrez are also approved to service mortgage loans on behalf of investors, including Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac,” and together with Fannie Mae, “GSEs”), and in the case of Newrez, Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). Newrez is also eligible to perform servicing on behalf of other servicers as a subservicer.”

Newrez sells substantially all of the mortgage loans that it originates into the secondary market. Newrez securitizes loans into residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) through the GSEs and Ginnie Mae. Loans originated outside of the GSEs, guidelines of the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), United States Department of Agriculture or Department of Veterans Affairs (for loans securitized with Ginnie Mae) are sold to private investors and mortgage conduits. Newrez generally retains the right to service the underlying residential mortgage loans sold and securitized by Newrez. NRM and Newrez are required to conduct aspects of their operations in accordance with applicable policies and guidelines of such agencies.

Rithm Capital has elected and intends to qualify to be taxed as a REIT for US federal income tax purposes. As such, Rithm Capital will generally not be subject to US federal corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to stockholders if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders by prescribed dates and complies with various other requirements. See Note 24 for additional information regarding Rithm Capital’s taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).

Agreement to Acquire Computershare Mortgage Services Inc.

On October 2, 2023, Rithm Capital entered into a definitive agreement with Computershare Limited to acquire Computershare Mortgage Services Inc. (“Computershare”) and certain affiliated companies, including Specialized Loan Servicing LLC (“SLS”), for a purchase price of approximately $720 million (the “Computershare Acquisition”). The Computershare Acquisition, and simultaneous merger of SLS and Newrez, was completed on May 1, 2024. Refer to Note 26 for further information.

Transactions with Great Ajax Corp.

On February 26, 2024, Rithm Capital entered into a transaction with Great Ajax Corp. (“Great Ajax”). As part of the transaction, Great Ajax entered into a one-year term loan agreement with a subsidiary of Rithm Capital for up to $70 million, which commitment is reduced under certain circumstances set forth therein. As of March 31, 2024, Great Ajax has not drawn on the term loan. Additionally, subject to Great Ajax shareholders’ approval, Great Ajax will enter into a management agreement with an affiliate of Rithm Capital to serve as Great Ajax’s external manager. In connection with the execution of the term loan agreement, Great Ajax will issue five-year warrants to Rithm Capital, based on amounts drawn under the loan facility (subject to a specified minimum), exercisable for shares of Great Ajax’s common stock. Great Ajax and Rithm Capital have also entered into a securities purchase agreement, pursuant to which Great Ajax will issue Rithm Capital $14 million in Great Ajax common stock. The closing of the purchase of common stock, as well as other aspects of the transaction, are subject to Great Ajax stockholder approval expected in the second quarter of 2024. In addition, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company acquired a pool of performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans with unpaid principal balance of $245.3 million from Great Ajax.