BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Interim Financial Statements — The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP” or “U.S. GAAP”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of Rithm Capital’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rithm Capital and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Rithm Capital consolidates those entities in which it has control over significant operating, financing and investing decisions of the entity, as well as those entities classified as VIEs in which Rithm Capital is determined to be the primary beneficiary. For entities over which Rithm Capital exercises significant influence, but which do not meet the requirements for consolidation, Rithm Capital applies the equity method of accounting whereby it records its share of the underlying income of such entities unless a fair value option is elected. Distributions from such equity method investments are classified in the consolidated statements of cash flows based on the cumulative earnings approach, where all distributions up to cumulative earnings are classified as distributions of earnings.

Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts in Rithm Capital’s consolidated financial statements and respective notes have been reclassified to be consistent with the current period presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on net income, total assets, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity.

Risks and Uncertainties — In the normal course of its business, Rithm Capital primarily encounters two significant types of economic risk: credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the risk of default on Rithm Capital’s investments that results from a borrower’s or counterparty’s inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk reflects changes in the value of investments due to changes in prepayment rates, interest rates, spreads or other market factors, including risks that impact the value of the collateral underlying Rithm Capital’s investments. Taking into consideration these risks along with estimated prepayments, financings, collateral values, payment histories and other information, Rithm Capital believes that the carrying values of its investments are reasonable. Furthermore, for each of the periods presented, a significant portion of Rithm Capital’s assets are dependent on its servicers’ and subservicers’ abilities to perform their servicing obligations with respect to the residential mortgage loans underlying Rithm Capital’s excess mortgage servicing rights (“Excess MSRs”), mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), MSR financing receivables, servicer advance investments, RMBS issued by either public trusts or private label securitization entities and loans. If a servicer or subservicer is terminated, Rithm Capital’s right to receive its portion of the cash flows related to interests in servicing related assets may also be terminated.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes that estimates utilized in preparation of the consolidated financial statements are reasonable. The most critical estimates include those related to fair value measurements of the Company’s assets and liabilities, the determination of whether or not to consolidate a VIE or a voting interest entity (“VOE”), goodwill and intangible assets and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the reporting date. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests — The Company recognizes redeemable noncontrolling interests at their redemption amount each reporting period. Changes in the redemption amount are recognized as they occur with an adjustment to the carrying value at the end of each reporting period through additional paid-in capital in an amount equal to the difference between the carrying value of the interests (adjusted for the earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest holders) and their redemption value. The accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value is recorded within change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of operations. The Class A ordinary shares of the consolidated SPAC have redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control, and as a result, these shares are presented as redeemable noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated balance sheets. Profits and losses attributable to these interests are presented as redeemable noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries in the consolidated statements of operations. The redeemable noncontrolling interest related to the SPAC was initially recorded at the original issue price, net of offering costs and the initial fair value of separately traded warrants.

For the complete listing of the significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-01, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards, to clarify the scope application of profits interest and similar awards by adding illustrative guidance to help entities determine whether profit interests and similar awards should be accounted for as share-based payment arrangements within the scope of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. This ASU became effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which focuses on income tax disclosures around effective tax rates and cash income taxes paid. This standard requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, including a tabular rate reconciliation for specified categories and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The standard also requires a summary of federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes paid, net of refunds received, as well as separate disclosure of payments made to jurisdictions representing 5% or more of total income taxes paid. The new disclosures specified by ASU 2023-09 are required in the Company’s annual financial statements beginning with the year ending December 31, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will lead to additional income tax disclosures in its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025 and future annual periods.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. This standard requires public companies to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The new standard, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact upon adoption but does not expect the adoption of the new standard to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.