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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

  FORM  10-Q
 
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
 
OR
 
o
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: 1-7797
 
PHH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
 
52-0551284
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification Number)
 
 
 
3000 LEADENHALL ROAD
 
08054
MT. LAUREL, NEW JERSEY
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
856-917-1744
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  þ No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  þ No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o No  þ
 
As of May 3, 2017 , 53,612,801 shares of PHH Common stock were outstanding.
 


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Except as expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” “PHH,” “we,” “our” or “us” means PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries.
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may also be made in other documents filed or furnished with the SEC or may be made orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others.
 
Generally, forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but instead represent only our current beliefs regarding future events. All forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  Such statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.” Forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:
 
our expectations related to our actions resulting from our strategic review, including the estimated impacts on our results, the timing of any such actions, our estimates of transaction, operating losses and exit costs, the amount and our expected use of any proceeds, and any other anticipated impacts on our results, client and counterparty relationships, debt arrangements, employee relations or expected value to shareholders;
our expectations and projected financial results of the remaining business after executing the actions resulting from our strategic review, the market for subservicing and portfolio retention services, our competitive position, and the expected profitability and capital structure of our remaining business;
the method, amounts and timing of any capital returns to shareholders;
anticipated future origination volumes and loan margins in the mortgage industry;
our expectations of the impacts of regulatory changes on our business;
our assessment of legal and regulatory proceedings and the associated impact on our financial statements;
our expectations around future losses from representation and warranty claims, and associated reserves and provisions; and 
the impact of the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements on our financial statements. 
Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including but not limited to the factors listed and discussed in “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, and “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2016 Form 10-K and those factors described below:  
the effects of our strategic actions, and any associated transactions, on our business, management resources, customer, counterparty and employee relationships, capital structure and financial position;
our ability to execute and complete the actions resulting from our strategic review and implement changes to meet our operational and financial objectives, including restructuring our remaining business and shared services platform, achieving our growth objectives and assumptions and resolving our legacy legal and regulatory matters;
any failure to execute all or any portion of the sales of MSRs under our existing agreements, or realize estimated proceeds from the transactions, which may be driven by the following reasons, among other factors: (i) not receiving required shareholder, regulatory, investor, agency, private loan investor and/or client (originations source) approvals for any portion of the sale portfolio; (ii) changes in the composition of the portfolio and related servicing advances outstanding on each sale date; and (iii) not meeting any other conditions precedent to closing, as defined in the respective agreements;
any failure to execute the sale of certain assets of PHH Home Loans and its subsidiaries, or realize estimated proceeds from the transactions, which may be driven by the following reasons, among other factors: (i) not receiving required shareholder, regulatory and agency approvals; (ii) the failure to execute a certain portion of the New Residential MSR sales; and (iii) not meeting any other conditions precedent to closing, as defined in the respective agreements;
available excess cash from our strategic actions is dependent upon a variety of factors, including the execution of the sale of all of our MSRs, the monetization of our investment in PHH Home Loans, the successful completion of our PLS exit activities at a certain total expense, the resolution of our outstanding legal and regulatory matters and the successful completion of other restructuring and capital management activities, including any unsecured debt repayments, in accordance with our assumptions;

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our decisions regarding whether to use, and the use of, derivatives and hedge strategies related to our mortgage servicing rights;
the effects of any termination of our subservicing agreements by any of our largest subservicing clients or on a material portion of our subservicing portfolio;
the effects of market volatility or macroeconomic changes and financial market regulations on the availability and cost of our financing arrangements, the value of our assets and the housing market;  
the effects of changes in current interest rates on our business, the value of our mortgage servicing rights and our financing costs;  
the impact of changes in the U.S. financial condition and fiscal and monetary policies, or any actions taken or to be taken by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on the credit markets and the U.S. economy;  
the effects of any significant adverse changes in the underwriting criteria or the existence or programs of government-sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including any changes caused by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other actions of the federal government;
the ability to maintain our status as a government sponsored entity-approved seller and servicer, including the ability to continue to comply with the respective selling and servicing guides, and our ability to operationalize changes necessary to comply with updates to such guides and programs;  
the effects of changes in, or our failure to comply with, laws and regulations, including mortgage- and real estate-related laws and regulations and those that we are exposed to through our private label relationships;  
the effects of the outcome or resolutions of any inquiries, investigations or appeals related to our mortgage origination or servicing activities, any litigation related to our mortgage origination or servicing activities, or any related fines, penalties and increased costs, and the associated impact on our liquidity; 
the ability to maintain our relationships with our existing clients, including our ability to comply with the terms of our private label and subservicing client agreements and any related service level agreements; 
the inability or unwillingness of any of the counterparties to our significant customer contracts, hedging agreements, or financing arrangements to perform their respective obligations under such contracts, or to renew on terms favorable to us, if at all;  
the impacts of our credit ratings, including the impact on our cost of capital and ability to access the debt markets, as well as on our current or potential customers’ assessment of our long-term stability;  
the ability to obtain or renew financing on acceptable terms, if at all, to finance our mortgage loans held for sale and servicing advances;
the ability to operate within the limitations imposed by our financing arrangements and to maintain or generate the amount of cash required to service our indebtedness and operate our business;  
any failure to comply with covenants or asset eligibility requirements under our financing arrangements; and  
the effects of any failure in or breach of our technology infrastructure, or those of our outsource providers, or any failure to implement changes to our information systems in a manner sufficient to comply with applicable laws, regulations and our contractual obligations.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made.  Factors and assumptions discussed above, and other factors not identified above, may have an impact on the continued accuracy of any forward-looking statements that we make. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements. For any forward-looking statements contained in any document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

PHH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES
 

 
 

Origination and other loan fees
$
44

 
$
61

Gain on loans held for sale, net
42

 
48

Net loan servicing income:
 

 
 
Loan servicing income
62

 
91

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
(29
)
 
(121
)
Net derivative gain related to mortgage servicing rights

 
85

Net loan servicing income
33

 
55

Net interest expense:
 

 
 
Interest income
9

 
9

Secured interest expense
(6
)
 
(8
)
Unsecured interest expense
(10
)
 
(10
)
Net interest expense
(7
)
 
(9
)
Other income
2

 
2

Net revenues
114

 
157

 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 

 
 
Salaries and related expenses
86

 
90

Commissions
11

 
12

Loan origination expenses
9

 
16

Foreclosure and repossession expenses
7

 
7

Professional and third-party service fees
37

 
39

Technology equipment and software expenses
9

 
10

Occupancy and other office expenses
9

 
13

Depreciation and amortization
4

 
4

Exit and disposal costs
25

 

Other operating expenses
22

 
15

Total expenses
219

 
206

Loss before income taxes
(105
)
 
(49
)
Income tax benefit
(34
)
 
(19
)
Net loss
(71
)
 
(30
)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4
)
 

Net loss attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(67
)
 
$
(30
)
 
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(1.26
)
 
$
(0.56
)

 




See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(71
)
 
$
(30
)
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive loss
$
(71
)
 
$
(30
)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4
)
 

Comprehensive loss attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(67
)
 
$
(30
)
 











































See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except share data)
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
936

 
$
906

Restricted cash
64

 
57

Mortgage loans held for sale
471

 
683

Accounts receivable, net
61

 
66

Servicing advances, net
599

 
628

Mortgage servicing rights
596

 
690

Property and equipment, net
32

 
36

Other assets
92

 
109

Total assets (1)
$
2,851

 
$
3,175

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
185

 
$
193

Subservicing advance liabilities
271

 
290

Debt, net
1,083

 
1,262

Deferred taxes, net
69

 
101

Loan repurchase and indemnification liability
43

 
49

Other liabilities
149

 
157

Total liabilities (1)
1,800

 
2,052

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)


 


 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,090,000 shares authorized;
      none issued or outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 273,910,000 shares authorized;
53,612,801 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017;
53,599,433 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016
1

 
1

Additional paid-in capital
886

 
887

Retained earnings
147

 
214

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2)
(10
)
 
(10
)
Total PHH Corporation stockholders’ equity
1,024

 
1,092

Noncontrolling interest
27

 
31

Total equity
1,051

 
1,123

Total liabilities and equity
$
2,851

 
$
3,175

 











See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS-(Continued)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)

 
(1)
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities of variable interest entities which can be used only to settle the obligations and liabilities of the variable interest entities which creditors or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse to PHH Corporation and subsidiaries. These assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
70

 
$
67

Restricted cash
28

 
24

Mortgage loans held for sale
254

 
350

Accounts receivable, net
7

 
9

Servicing advances, net
140

 
150

Property and equipment, net
1

 
1

Other assets
13

 
12

Total assets
$
513

 
$
613

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
13

 
$
11

Debt
316

 
399

Other liabilities
5

 
5

Total liabilities
$
334

 
$
415

 
(2)
Includes amounts recorded related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plan, net of income tax benefits of $6 million as of both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .  During both the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , there were no amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss.


























See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except share data)

 
PHH Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Noncontrolling
Interest
 
Total
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance at December 31, 2016
53,599,433

 
$
1

 
$
887

 
$
214

 
$
(10
)
 
$
31

 
$
1,123

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(67
)
 

 
(4
)
 
(71
)
Stock compensation expense
— 

 
— 

 
3

 

 
— 

 
— 

 
3

Reclassification of stock awards

 

 
(4
)
 

 

 

 
(4
)
Stock issued under share-based payment plans
13,368

 
— 

 

 

 
— 

 
— 

 

Balance at March 31, 2017
53,612,801

 
$
1

 
$
886

 
$
147

 
$
(10
)
 
$
27

 
$
1,051

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance at December 31, 2015
55,007,983

 
$
1

 
$
911

 
$
416

 
$
(10
)
 
$
30

 
$
1,348

Total comprehensive loss

 
— 

 
— 

 
(30
)
 

 

 
(30
)
Stock compensation expense

 
— 

 
1

 
— 

 
— 

 
— 

 
1

Stock issued under share-based payment plans
18,580

 
— 

 

 
— 

 
— 

 
— 

 

Repurchase of Common stock
(1,508,772
)
 

 
(23
)
 

 

 

 
(23
)
Balance at March 31, 2016
53,517,791

 
$
1

 
$
889

 
$
386

 
$
(10
)
 
$
30

 
$
1,296



























 
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Net loss
$
(71
)
 
$
(30
)
Adjustments to reconcile Net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Capitalization of originated mortgage servicing rights
(11
)
 
(13
)
Net loss on mortgage servicing rights and related derivatives
29

 
36

Origination of mortgage loans held for sale
(1,735
)
 
(2,150
)
Proceeds on sale of and payments from mortgage loans held for sale
2,009

 
2,221

Net gain on interest rate lock commitments, mortgage loans held for sale and related derivatives
(53
)
 
(53
)
Depreciation and amortization
4

 
4

Deferred income tax benefit
(32
)
 
(38
)
Other adjustments and changes in other assets and liabilities, net
52

 
44

Net cash provided by operating activities
192

 
21

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Net cash (paid) received on derivatives related to mortgage servicing rights
(46
)
 
79

Proceeds on sale of mortgage servicing rights
71

 
2

Purchases of property and equipment

 
(7
)
Increase in restricted cash
(7
)
 
(6
)
Other, net

 
6

Net cash provided by investing activities
18

 
74

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from secured borrowings
1,907

 
2,570

Principal payments on secured borrowings
(2,087
)
 
(2,609
)
Repurchase of Common stock

 
(23
)
Cash paid for debt issuance costs

 
(2
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(180
)
 
(64
)
 
 
 
 
Net increase in Cash and cash equivalents
30

 
31

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
906

 
906

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
936

 
$
937

 













See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

PHH Corporation and subsidiaries (collectively, “PHH” or the “Company”) operates in two business segments: Mortgage Production, which provides mortgage loan origination services and sells mortgage loans, and Mortgage Servicing, which performs servicing activities for originated and purchased loans, and acts as a subservicer for certain clients that own the underlying mortgage servicing rights.
 
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of PHH and its subsidiaries, as well as entities in which the Company directly or indirectly has a controlling interest and variable interest entities of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. PHH Home Loans, LLC (“PHH Home Loans”) and its subsidiaries are consolidated within the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the ownership interest of Realogy Services Venture Partner LLC, a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. ("Realogy") is presented as a noncontrolling interest.  In February 2017, the Company announced it has entered into agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans and its subsidiaries, including its mortgage origination and processing centers and the majority of its employees. Refer to Note 12, 'Variable Interest Entities' for further information. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .
 
Preparation of Financial Statements
 
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, which include normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those related to the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, mortgage loans held for sale and other financial instruments, the estimation of liabilities for commitments and contingencies, mortgage loan repurchases and indemnifications and the determination of certain income tax assets and liabilities and associated valuation allowances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Unless otherwise noted and except for share and per share data, dollar amounts presented within these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are in millions.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During the Period

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-06, “Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments.” This update clarified that in assessing whether an embedded contingent put or call option is clearly and closely related to the debt host, an entity is required to perform only a specific four-step decision sequence and is no longer required to assess whether the contingency for exercising the option is indexed to interest rate or credit risk. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2017 using a modified retrospective approach, and there was no impact to the financial statements or disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This update simplified several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including accounting for income taxes, the classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and the classification of excess tax benefits and payments for tax withholdings on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2017 using either a prospective, modified retrospective or retrospective approach, depending on the area of change with the more significant provisions described below:

Accounting for income taxes. The Company recognized all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of income and applied this provision prospectively. The tax effects were treated as

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discrete items to calculate the effective tax rate and resulted in $1 million of income tax expense during the first quarter of 2017.
Forfeiture rates. The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur and applied this provision using a modified retrospective approach. The impact to opening retained earnings was not significant.
Statement of Cash Flows. The Company classified cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes as a financing activity and applied this provision using a retrospective approach. In addition, the Company will classify excess tax benefits as an operating activity and apply this provision using a prospective approach. The impact to the statement of cash flows from the adoption of these provisions was not significant.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, "Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control." This update required an entity to include indirect interest held through related parties that are under common control on a proportionate basis when evaluating if a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2017 using a retrospective approach. This adoption did not change any of the Company's consolidation conclusions, and there was no impact to the financial statements or disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

There have been no developments to recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures, from those included in the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K, except for the following:

Effective for the First Quarter of 2018

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-9, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The 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 FASB has issued several amendments to provide additional clarification and implementation instructions relating to (i) principal versus agent considerations, (ii) identifying performance obligations and licensing, (iii) narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients and (iv) technical corrections and improvements. These updates are to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented or through a cumulative adjustment in the year of adoption, and are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted.

The Company has reviewed the scope of the guidance and monitored the determinations of the FASB Transition Resource Group and determined that certain revenue streams are not within the scope of the standard because it does not apply to revenue on contracts accounted for under ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets" or ASC 825, "Financial Instruments". However, the Company continues to evaluate certain select revenue streams, including subservicing fees and certain fee-based origination fees, and the impact that this guidance will have on its financial statements and disclosures. While there may be some impact on revenue recognition, the Company currently does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements; however, the Company expects it will result in increased footnote disclosure requirements. The Company will adopt this standard using a modified retrospective approach in the first quarter of 2018 with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost".  This update changes the income statement presentation of defined benefit plan expense by requiring the service cost component to be presented in the same line item as other compensation costs and all other components (including interest cost, amortization of prior service cost, settlements, etc.) to be presented separately from the service cost component. This update is effective for the first interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. At adoption, this update will be applied retrospectively. The Company's defined benefit pension plan and the other post-employment benefits plan are frozen, wherein the plans only accrue additional benefits for a very limited number of employees. As a result, the Company does not expect the adoption to have significant impact on its financial statements.




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2. Exit Costs

PLS Exit. In November 2016, the Company announced its plan to exit the private label solutions ("PLS") business within the Mortgage Production segment. This business channel provides end-to-end origination services to financial institution clients, and represented 79% of the Company's total mortgage production volume (based on dollars) for the year ended December 31, 2016. Due to elevated operating losses, increasing regulatory and client customization costs and a shrinking market for financial institution origination services, the Company determined the exit of the business was necessary. The Company expects that it will be in a position to substantially exit this channel by the first quarter of 2018, subject to transition support requirements.

Reorganization. In February 2017, as an outcome of its strategic review, the Company announced its intention to operate as a smaller business that is focused on subservicing and portfolio retention services. Costs estimated for this Reorganization exit program, which is presented separately from the PLS exit program, include severance, acceleration of existing retention and incentive awards and other costs to execute the reorganization and change the focus of the Company's operations. The Company expects it will incur the remaining exit costs through the end of 2017.

The Company's Exit cost liability is included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . A summary of the aggregate activity for both the PLS exit program and the Reorganization exit program is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
Severance and Termination Benefits
 
Facility Exit Costs
 
Contract Termination & Other Costs
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$
22

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
25

Charges
21

 
4

 

 
25

Paid

 
(4
)
 

 
(4
)
Adjustments (1)
4

 

 

 
4

Balance, end of period
$
47

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
50

______________
(1)  
This adjustment represents previously accrued amounts of existing retention and incentive awards for exiting employees that will be paid out upon termination.

PLS Exit

The following is a summary of expenses incurred to date for the PLS exit program within Exit and disposal costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations , including our estimate of remaining and total program costs:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
Severance and Termination Benefits
 
Facility Exit Costs
 
Contract Termination & Other Costs
 
Asset Impairment
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Costs incurred this period
$
4

 
$
4

 
$

 
$

 
$
8

Cumulative costs recognized in prior periods
22

 

 
4

 
15

 
41

Estimate of remaining costs (1)
9

 
21

 
26

 

 
56

Total
$
35

 
$
25

 
$
30

 
$
15

 
$
105

______________
(1)  
In May 2017, the Company incurred $8 million of contract termination costs related to a PLS client termination agreement.

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The following is a summary of the PLS program costs by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 :
 
 
Mortgage Production
 
Other
 
Total
 
 
(In millions)
Costs incurred this period
 
$
7

 
$
1

 
$
8

Cumulative costs recognized in prior periods
 
33

 
8

 
41

Estimate of remaining costs
 
48

 
8

 
56

Total
 
$
88

 
$
17

 
$
105


Reorganization

The following is a summary of expenses incurred to date for the Reorganization exit program within Exit and disposal costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations , including our estimate of remaining and total program costs:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
Severance and Termination Benefits
 
Facility Exit Costs
 
Contract Termination & Other Costs
 
Total (1)
 
(In millions)
Costs incurred this period
$
17

 
$

 
$

 
$
17

Cumulative costs recognized in prior periods

 

 

 

Estimate of remaining costs
23

 
5

 
5

 
33

Total
$
40

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
50

______________
(1)  
Exit Costs related to our Reorganization include amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest, representing $1 million of Costs incurred this period, and $10 million of Total program costs. Refer to Note 12, 'Variable Interest Entities' for further information regarding our agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans and its subsidiaries and exit the Real Estate channel.

The following is a summary of the Reorganization program costs by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 :
 
Mortgage Production
 
Mortgage Servicing
 
Other
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Costs incurred this period
$
6

 
$
2

 
$
9

 
$
17

Cumulative costs recognized in prior periods

 

 

 

Estimate of remaining costs
24

 

 
9

 
33

Total
$
30

 
$
2

 
$
18

 
$
50



3. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation was computed by dividing Net income or loss attributable to PHH Corporation by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation was computed by dividing Net income or loss attributable to PHH Corporation by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period, assuming all potentially dilutive common shares were issued.

Share repurchases or issuances are included in the outstanding shares as of each settlement date. Weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2016 include the repurchase of 1,508,772 shares during January 2016 under an open market repurchase program.

The weighted-average computation of the dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares of Common stock under the treasury stock method excludes the effect of any contingently issuable securities where the contingency has not been met and excludes the effect

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of securities that would be anti-dilutive.  Anti-dilutive securities may include: (i) outstanding stock-based compensation awards representing shares from restricted stock units and stock options and (ii) stock assumed to be issued related to convertible notes.

The following table summarizes the calculations of basic and diluted earnings or loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions, except share and per share data)
Net loss attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(67
)
 
$
(30
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic & diluted
53,682,514

 
53,703,229

Basic and Diluted loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(1.26
)
 
$
(0.56
)
 

The following table summarizes anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted shares:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Outstanding stock-based compensation awards (1) 
973,788

 
1,316,861

  ———————
(1)  
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , excludes 297,523 shares that are contingently issuable for which the contingency has not been met.
 

4. Servicing Activities

Total Servicing Portfolio

The following table summarizes the total servicing portfolio, which consists of loans associated with capitalized mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"), loans held for sale, and the portfolio associated with loans subserviced for others: 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
Capitalized MSRs
$
71,808

 
$
84,657

Subserviced
91,123

 
89,170

Other owned servicing
695

 
815

Total
$
163,626

 
$
174,642


MSRs recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are related to the capitalized servicing portfolio and are created primarily through sales of originated loans on a servicing-retained basis or through the direct purchase of servicing from a third party.

MSR Sale Agreements

While the Company has historically retained MSRs on its Balance sheet from the majority of its loan sales, the Company has announced its intention to sell its existing MSR assets in a series of transactions as part of the conclusions reached from the strategic review process. If the sales of substantially all of the MSRs are completed, the Company does not anticipate retaining a significant amount of capitalized MSRs in the future. The final proceeds the Company may receive from each MSR sale are dependent on the portfolio composition and market conditions at each transfer date and also dependent upon the extent to which consent is received from the GSEs, private loan investors, PLS clients and other origination sources.


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The following table summarizes the Company's MSRs and its commitments under sale agreements, based on the portfolio as of March 31, 2017 :
 
March 31, 2017
 
UPB
 
Fair Value
 
(In millions)
MSR commitments:
 
 
 
New Residential Investment Corp.
$
66,993

 
$
554

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
2,707

 
18

Other counterparties
49

 
1

Non-committed
2,059

 
23

Total MSRs
$
71,808

 
$
596


In addition, the Company has commitments to transfer approximately $285 million of Servicing advances to the counterparties of these agreements (based on the March 31, 2017 portfolio).

Lakeview/GNMA Portfolio. In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its Ginnie Mae ("GNMA") MSRs and related advances to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC ("Lakeview").  On February 2, 2017, the initial sale of GNMA MSRs under this agreement was completed, representing $10.2 billion of unpaid principal balance, $74 million of MSR fair value, and $11 million of Servicing advances with total expected proceeds of $85 million from the initial transfer. On May 2, 2017 , an additional sale of GNMA MSRs was completed, representing $1 billion of unpaid principal balance, $7 million of MSR fair value, and $1 million of Servicing advances (as of March 31, 2017 ). The Company expects to receive proceeds of $8 million from this transfer.

New Residential. On December 28, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its portfolio of MSRs and related advances, excluding the GNMA MSRs pending sale to Lakeview, to New Residential Mortgage LLC ("New Residential"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Residential Investment Corporation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this MSR sale agreement is subject to the approvals of PHH Corporation shareholders, the GSEs and private investors, as well as other customary closing requirements. Further, the sale of 29% of the MSRs underlying this agreement continues to be subject to the approval of clients who were the origination source of the MSRs. The agreement is also contingent upon the execution of a portfolio recapture and retention agreement with New Residential and other customary closing conditions.

In connection with this transfer, the Company entered into a subservicing agreement with New Residential, pursuant to which the Company would subservice the loans sold in this transaction for an initial period of three years, subject to certain transfer and termination provisions.

Other counterparties. The Company has agreements to sell a portion of its newly-created MSRs to third parties through flow-sale agreements, where it will have continuing involvement as a subservicer, as outlined in the preceding table. In addition, as of March 31, 2017 , the Company had commitments to sell MSRs through third-party flow sales related to $4 million of the unpaid principal balance of Mortgage loans held for sale and Interest rate lock commitments that are expected to result in closed loans.
 
Mortgage Servicing Rights

Residential mortgage loans are sold through one of the following methods: (i) sales to or pursuant to programs sponsored by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Government National Mortgage Association (collectively, the “Agencies”) or (ii) sales to private investors. The Company may have continuing involvement in mortgage loans sold by retaining MSRs and/or recourse obligations, as discussed further in Note 10, 'Commitments and Contingencies' .

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The activity in the loan servicing portfolio associated with capitalized mortgage servicing rights consisted of:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$
84,657

 
$
98,990

Additions
926

 
1,353

Payoffs and curtailments
(3,459
)
 
(3,955
)
Sales
(10,316
)
 
(272
)
Balance, end of period
$
71,808

 
$
96,116


The activity in capitalized MSRs consisted of:  
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$
690

 
$
880

Additions
11

 
13

Sales
(76
)
 
(2
)
Changes in fair value due to:
 

 
 

Realization of expected cash flows
(27
)
 
(26
)
Changes in market inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
(2
)
 
(95
)
Balance, end of period
$
596

 
$
770

 
The value of MSRs is driven by the net positive cash flows associated with servicing activities.  These cash flows include contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and other ancillary servicing revenue and were recorded within Loan servicing income as follows:  
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Servicing fees from capitalized portfolio
$
54

 
$
70

Late fees
4

 
3

Other ancillary servicing revenue (1)
(4
)
 
3

 
  ———————
(1)  
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , Other ancillary servicing revenue includes transaction costs and other related expenses of the February 2017 Lakeview sale of GNMA MSRs.

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the MSRs had a weighted-average life of 6.3 years . See Note 11, 'Fair Value Measurements' for additional information regarding the valuation of MSRs.
 

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The following table sets forth information regarding cash flows relating to loan sales in which the Company has continuing involvement:  
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Proceeds from new loan sales or securitizations
$
950

 
$
1,396

Servicing fees from capitalized portfolio (1)  
54

 
70

Purchases of previously sold loans (2)  
(8
)
 
(128
)
Servicing advances (3)  
(389
)
 
(452
)
Repayment of servicing advances (3)  
418

 
478

____________________
(1)  
Excludes late fees and other ancillary servicing revenue. 
(2)  
Includes purchases of repurchase eligible loans and excludes indemnification payments to investors and insurers of the related mortgage loans. 
(3)  
Outstanding servicing advance receivables are presented in Servicing advances, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets , except for advances related to loans in foreclosure or real estate owned, which are included in Other assets. Repayment of servicing advances includes the $11 million received for advances from Lakeview as part of the February 2017 sale of GNMA MSRs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, pre-tax gains of $49 million and $43 million , respectively, related to the sale or securitization of residential mortgage loans were recognized in Gain on loans held for sale, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations .


5. Derivatives
 
Derivative instruments and the risks they manage are as follows:
 
Forward delivery commitments — Related to interest rate and price risk for mortgage loans held for sale and interest rate lock commitments
 
Option contracts — Related to interest rate and price risk for mortgage loans held for sale and interest rate lock commitments
 
MSR-related agreements — Related to interest rate risk for mortgage servicing rights

Derivative instruments are recorded in Other assets and Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets .  The Company does not have any derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company significantly reduced its MSR-related derivative hedge coverage as a result of its MSR sale agreements that fix the prices the Company expects to realize at future transfer dates. A majority of the remaining MSR-related derivatives were settled in the first quarter of 2017. For further discussion of those agreements, and discussions of required shareholder approvals and other requirements that must be met to complete such sales, see Note 4, 'Servicing Activities' .
 
The following table summarizes the gross notional amount of derivatives:  
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
Interest rate lock commitments
$
799

 
$
862

Forward delivery commitments
1,357

 
2,104

Option contracts
54

 
120

MSR-related agreements
235

 
260

 

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The following tables present the balances of outstanding derivative instruments on a gross basis and the application of counterparty and collateral netting:
 
March 31, 2017
 
Gross Assets
 
Offsetting
Payables
 
Cash Collateral
 
Net Amount
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subject to master netting arrangements:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

MSR-related agreements
$
1

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$

Derivative assets subject to netting
1

 
(1
)
 

 

Not subject to master netting arrangements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
17

 

 

 
17

Derivative assets not subject to netting
17

 

 

 
17

Total derivative assets
$
18

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
17


 
Gross Liabilities
 
Offsetting
Receivables
 
Cash Collateral
 
Net Amount
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subject to master netting arrangements:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forward delivery commitments
$
3

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
2

Total derivative liabilities
$
3

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
2


 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross Assets
 
Offsetting
Payables
 
Cash Collateral
Paid
 
Net Amount
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subject to master netting arrangements:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forward delivery commitments
$
13

 
$
(43
)
 
$
31

 
$
1

MSR-related agreements
19

 
(22
)
 
4

 
1

Option contracts
1

 
(1
)
 

 

Derivative assets subject to netting
33

 
(66
)
 
35

 
2

Not subject to master netting arrangements:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate lock commitments
18

 

 

 
18

Forward delivery commitments
1

 

 

 
1

Derivative assets not subject to netting
19

 

 

 
19

Total derivative assets
$
52

 
$
(66
)
 
$
35

 
$
21


 
Gross Liabilities
 
Offsetting
Receivables
 
Cash Collateral
Received
 
Net Amount
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subject to master netting arrangements:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forward delivery commitments
$
4

 
$
(10
)
 
$
11

 
$
5

MSR-related agreements
65

 
(55
)
 
2

 
12

Option Contracts

 
(1
)
 
2

 
1

Derivative assets subject to netting
69

 
(66
)
 
15

 
18

Total derivative liabilities
$
69

 
$
(66
)
 
$
15

 
$
18

 

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The following table summarizes the gains (losses) recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Gain on loans held for sale, net:
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
$
49

 
$
77

Forward delivery commitments
(2
)
 
(21
)
Option contracts
(1
)
 

Net derivative gain related to mortgage servicing rights:
 

 
 

MSR-related agreements

 
85



6. Other Assets

Other assets consisted of:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
Mortgage loans in foreclosure, net (1)
$
19

 
$
21

Derivatives
17

 
21

Real estate owned, net (2)
15

 
16

Income taxes receivable
15

 
14

Prepaid expenses
11

 
11

Equity method investments
9

 
10

Repurchase eligible loans (3)
4

 
13

Other
2

 
3

Total
$
92

 
$
109

______________
(1)  
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , Mortgage loans in foreclosure is net of Allowance for probable foreclosure losses of $9 million and $10 million , respectively.
(2)  
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , Real estate owned is net of Adjustment to value for real estate owned of $15 million and $14 million , respectively.
(3)  
Repurchase eligible loans represent certain mortgage loans sold pursuant to Government National Mortgage Association programs where the Company, as servicer, has the unilateral option to repurchase the loan if certain criteria are met, including if a loan is greater than 90 days delinquent and where it has been determined that there is more than a trivial benefit from exercising the repurchase option.  Regardless of whether the repurchase option has been exercised, the Company must recognize eligible loans within Other assets and a corresponding repurchase liability within Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets .


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7. Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consisted of:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
Legal and regulatory matters (Note 10)
$
121

 
$
114

Pension and other post-employment benefits
11

 
11

Income tax contingencies
8

 
8

Derivatives
2

 
18

Other
7

 
6

Total
$
149

 
$
157



8. Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

The following table summarizes the components of Debt:
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Balance
 
Interest
Rate
(1)
 
Available
Capacity (2)
 
Balance
 
(In millions)
Committed warehouse facilities
$
369

 
3.1
%
 
$
381

 
$
556

Uncommitted warehouse facilities
6

 
1.8
%
 
2,094

 

Servicing advance facility
100

 
2.9
%
 
55

 
99

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term notes due in 2019
275

 
7.375
%
 
n/a

 
275

Term notes due in 2021
340

 
6.375
%
 
n/a

 
340

Unsecured credit facilities

 

 
3

 

Unsecured debt, face value
615

 
 

 
 

 
615

   Debt issuance costs
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
(8
)
Unsecured debt, net
608

 
 
 
 
 
607

Total
$
1,083

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,262

______________
(1)  
Interest rate shown represents the stated interest rate of outstanding borrowings, which may differ from the effective rate due to the amortization of premiums, discounts and issuance costs.  Warehouse facilities and the servicing advance facility are variable-rate.  Rate shown for warehouse facilities represents the weighted-average rate of current outstanding borrowings.  
(2)  
Capacity is dependent upon maintaining compliance with, or obtaining waivers of, the terms, conditions and covenants of the respective agreements, including asset-eligibility requirements.

 Assets held as collateral that are not available to pay the Company’s general obligations as of March 31, 2017 consisted of:
 
Warehouse
Facilities
 
Servicing
Advance
Facility
 
(In millions)
Restricted cash
$
9

 
$
22

Servicing advances

 
140

Mortgage loans held for sale (unpaid principal balance)
384

 

Total
$
393

 
$
162



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The following table provides the contractual debt maturities as of March 31, 2017 :
 
 
Warehouse
Facilities
 
Servicing
Advance
Facility (1)
 
Unsecured
Debt
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Within one year
$
375

 
$
100

 
$

 
$
475

Between one and two years

 

 

 

Between two and three years

 

 
275

 
275

Between three and four years

 

 

 

Between four and five years

 

 
340

 
340

Thereafter

 

 

 

 
$
375

 
$
100

 
$
615

 
$
1,090

_____________
(1)  
Maturities of the servicing advance facility represent estimated payments based on the expected cash inflows of the receivables.
  
See Note 11, 'Fair Value Measurements' for the measurement of the fair value of Debt.
 
Mortgage Warehouse Facilities

Beginning in 2016, the Company entered into shorter term committed repurchase facilities with certain of its lenders to allow both the Company and the lender to evaluate facility needs and agreement terms following the conclusion of the Company's strategic review process. Upon expiration of these existing agreements, the Company expects to negotiate terms for repurchase facility commitments to meet its forecasted capacity needs and negotiate terms for covenants or conditions precedent to borrowing to support its intended strategic and capital actions.

On March 27, 2017 , the committed mortgage repurchase facility of $100 million and the uncommitted mortgage repurchase facility of $100 million with Barclays Bank PLC were extended to July 31, 2017.

On March 31, 2017 , the committed mortgage repurchase facilities of $450 million with Wells Fargo Bank were extended to June 30, 2017.

On March 31, 2017 , the committed mortgage repurchase facility of $150 million with Fannie Mae expired and was not renewed at the Company's request, and the uncommitted mortgage repurchase facility was increased to $2.0 billion . On April 30, 2017, the uncommitted mortgage repurchase facility was reduced by $1.8 billion to $200 million , at the Company's request.

On March 31, 2017 , the committed repurchase facility with Bank of America was reduced by $150 million to $200 million at the Company's request, and the facility was extended to June 30, 2017.

Debt Covenants  

In the first quarter of 2017 , financial covenants in certain of the Company's mortgage repurchase facility agreements have been modified to reduce the minimum tangible net worth covenants to $600 million from $750 million . There were no other significant amendments to the terms of the debt covenants during the three months ended March 31, 2017 .

The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants related to its debt arrangements for the first quarter of 2017 .



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9. Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , interim income tax benefit was recorded by applying a projected full-year effective income tax rate to the quarterly Loss before income taxes for results that are deemed to be reliably estimable. Certain items are considered not to be reliably estimable, and therefore, discrete year-to-date income tax provisions are recorded on those items. The resulting effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was (32.0)% . The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory 35% rate was primarily due to:

(i)
state and local income taxes determined by the mix of income or loss from the operations by entity and state income tax jurisdiction;
(ii)
a net increase in the valuation allowance driven by federal and state tax losses generated and non net operating loss deferred tax assets for which state and federal valuation allowance is warranted; and
(iii)
tax benefits related to Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests for which no taxes are provided.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 , interim income tax benefit was recorded by applying a projected full-year effective income tax rate to the quarterly Loss before income taxes for results that are deemed to be reliably estimable. Certain results dependent on fair value adjustments of the Company are considered not to be reliably estimable, and therefore, discrete year-to-date income tax provisions are recorded on those results. The resulting effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was (38.1)% . The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory 35% rate was primarily due to state and local income taxes determined by the mix of income or loss from the operations by entity and state income tax jurisdiction.


10. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal and Regulatory Matters

The Company and its subsidiaries are routinely, and currently, defendants in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of PHH's business, including class actions and other private and civil litigation. These proceedings are generally based on alleged violations of consumer protection laws (including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA")), employment laws and contractual obligations. Similar to other mortgage loan originators and servicers, the Company and its subsidiaries are also routinely, and currently, subject to government and regulatory examinations, investigations and inquiries or other requests for information.  The resolution of these various legal and regulatory matters may result in adverse judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions and other relief against the Company as well as monetary payments or other agreements and obligations. In particular, legal proceedings brought under RESPA and other federal or state consumer protection laws that are ongoing, or may arise from time to time, may include the award of treble and other damages substantially in excess of actual losses, attorneys' fees, costs and disbursements, and other consumer and injunctive relief. These proceedings and matters are at varying procedural stages and the Company may engage in settlement discussions on certain matters in order to avoid the additional costs of engaging in litigation.

The outcome of legal and regulatory matters is difficult to predict or estimate and the ultimate time to resolve these matters may be protracted. In addition, the outcome of any legal proceeding or governmental and regulatory matter may affect the outcome of other pending legal proceedings or governmental and regulatory matters.

A liability is established for legal and regulatory contingencies when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated.  In light of the inherent uncertainties involved in litigation, legal proceedings and other governmental and regulatory matters, it is not always possible to determine a reasonable estimate of the amount of a probable loss, and the Company may estimate a range of possible loss for consideration in its estimates.  The estimates are based upon currently available information and involve significant judgment taking into account the varying stages and inherent uncertainties of such matters.  Accordingly, the Company’s estimates may change from time to time and such changes may be material to the consolidated financial results. 

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company’s recorded liability associated with legal and regulatory contingencies was $121 million and is presented in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets .  Given the inherent uncertainties and status of the Company’s outstanding legal proceedings, the range of reasonably possible losses cannot be estimated for all matters.  For matters where the Company can estimate the range, the Company believes reasonably possible losses in excess of the recorded liability are no t significant as of March 31, 2017 .

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There can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not result in losses in excess of the Company’s recorded liability, or in excess of the estimate of reasonably possible losses.  As a result, the ultimate resolution of any particular legal matter, or matters, could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for the period in which such matter is resolved.
 
The following are descriptions of the Company’s significant legal and regulatory matters.
 
CFPB Enforcement Action.  In January 2014, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “CFPB”) initiated an administrative proceeding alleging that the Company’s reinsurance activities, including its mortgage insurance premium ceding practices, have violated certain provisions of RESPA and other laws enforced by the CFPB.  Through its reinsurance subsidiaries, the Company assumed risk in exchange for premiums ceded from primary mortgage insurance companies.

In June 2015, the Director of the CFPB issued a final order requiring the Company to pay $109 million , based upon the gross reinsurance premiums the Company received on or after July 21, 2008. Subsequently, the Company filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “Court of Appeals”).

In October 2016, the Court of Appeals issued its decision, vacating the decision of the Director of the CFPB, and finding in favor of the Company’s arguments, among others, around the correct interpretations of Section 8 of RESPA, the applicability of prior HUD interpretations around captive re-insurance and the applicability of statute of limitations to administrative enforcement proceedings at the CFPB. The Court of Appeals remanded the case to the CFPB to determine the Company's compliance with provisions of RESPA specific to whether any mortgage insurers paid more than reasonable market value to the Company for reinsurance. The Company continues to believe that it has complied with RESPA and other laws applicable to its former mortgage reinsurance activities.
In February 2017, the Court of Appeals granted the CFPB's request to rehear the case en banc. Arguments in the appeal are currently scheduled for May 2017.
Given the nature of this matter and the current status, the Company cannot estimate the amount of possible loss, or a range of possible losses, if any, in connection with this matter.

MMC Examination. The Company has undergone a regulatory examination by a multistate coalition of certain mortgage banking regulators (the “MMC”), and such regulators have alleged various violations of federal and state consumer protection and other laws related to the Company’s legacy mortgage servicing practices.  In July 2015, the Company received a settlement proposal from the MMC, proposing payments to certain borrowers nationwide where foreclosure proceedings were either referred to a foreclosure attorney or completed during 2009 through 2012, as well as other consumer relief and administrative penalties. In addition, the proposal would require that the Company comply with national servicing standards, submit its servicing activities to monitoring for compliance, and other injunctive relief. The Company continues to engage in substantive discussions with the MMC regarding the proposal. The Company believes it has meritorious explanations and defenses to the findings.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company entered into a consent order and paid a civil monetary penalty with the New York Department of Financial Services to close out New York's pending examination report findings, including New York findings stemming from the MMC examination.

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company included an estimate of probable losses in connection with the MMC matter in the recorded liability.

HUD Subpoenas. The Company has received document subpoenas from the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) requesting production of certain documents related to, among other things, the Company’s origination and underwriting process for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) during the period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2011. As part of the investigation, HUD has also requested documents related to a small sample of loans originated during this period. This investigation could lead to a demand or claim under the False Claims Act, which allows for civil penalties and treble damages substantially in excess of actual losses. Several large mortgage originators that participate in FHA lending programs have been subject to similar investigations, which have resulted in settlement agreements that included the payment of substantial fines and penalties. The Company has been cooperating in this investigation since its receipt of the subpoenas in 2013, and certain current and former employees of the Company have been deposed in connection with this matter.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In March and April 2017, the Company engaged in substantive settlement discussions with the government towards resolving this matter. In May 2017, the Company received proposed settlement documentation from the government, and the Company is engaged in discussions concerning that proposal. As of March 31, 2017 , the Company included an estimate of probable losses in connection with this matter in the recorded liability.

Lender-Placed Insurance. The Company is currently subject to pending litigation alleging that its servicing practices around lender-placed insurance were not in compliance with applicable laws.  Through its mortgage subsidiary, the Company did have certain outsourcing arrangements for the purchase of lender-placed hazard insurance for borrowers whose coverage had lapsed.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to these allegations; however, in January 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to settle outstanding litigation relating to this matter. The settlement is subject to court approval. The Company’s recorded estimate of probable losses as of March 31, 2017 for this matter was not materially different than the losses it expects to incur in connection with the resolution.

Other Subpoenas and Investigations.  The Company has received document subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The subpoenas requested production of certain documents related to, among other things: (i) foreclosure expenses that the Company incurred in connection with the foreclosure of loans insured or guaranteed by FHA, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and (ii) the origination and underwriting of loans sold pursuant to programs sponsored by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. In July 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York requested production of additional documents responsive to the subpoenas. There can be no assurance that claims or litigation will not arise from these inquiries, or that fines and penalties, as well as other consumer or injunctive relief, will not be incurred in connection with any of these matters.

In addition, in October 2014, the Company received a document subpoena from the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Financing Agency (the “FHFA”) requesting production of certain documents related to, among other things, its origination, underwriting and quality control processes for loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  While the FHFA, as regulator and conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, does not have regulatory authority over the Company or its subsidiaries, there can be no assurance that Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac will not assert additional claims as a result of this inquiry.

Repurchase and Foreclosure-Related Reserves
 
Repurchase and foreclosure-related reserves are maintained for probable losses related to repurchase and indemnification obligations and for on-balance sheet loans in foreclosure and real estate owned. A summary of the activity in repurchase and foreclosure-related reserves is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$
73

 
$
89

Realized losses
(6
)
 
(6
)
(Decrease) increase in reserves due to:
 

 
 

Changes in assumptions
(1
)
 
(2
)
New loan sales
1

 
2

Balance, end of period
$
67

 
$
83


Repurchase and foreclosure-related reserves consist of the following:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
Loan repurchase and indemnification liability
$
43

 
$
49

Adjustment to value for real estate owned
15

 
14

Allowance for probable foreclosure losses
9

 
10

Total
$
67

 
$
73



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Loan Repurchases and Indemnifications. The liability for loan repurchases and indemnifications represents management’s estimate of probable losses based on the best information available and requires the application of a significant level of judgment and the use of a number of assumptions including borrower performance, investor demand patterns, expected relief from the expiration of repurchase obligations, the expected success rate in defending against requests and estimated loss severities (adjusted for home price forecasts).
 
In December 2016, the Company executed resolution agreements and paid Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to resolve substantially all representation and warranty exposure related to the sale of mortgage loans that were originated and delivered prior to September 30, 2016 and November 30, 2016, respectively. The Company's remaining exposure to repurchase and indemnification claims consists primarily of estimates for claims from private investors, losses for specific non-performing loans where the Company believes it will be required to indemnify the investor and losses from government mortgage insurance programs. Given the inherent uncertainties involved in estimating losses associated with future repurchase and indemnification requests, there is a reasonable possibility that future losses may be in excess of the recorded liability.  As of March 31, 2017 , the estimated amount of reasonably possible losses in excess of the recorded liability was $20 million

The maximum amount of losses cannot be estimated because the Company does not service all of the loans for which it has provided representations or warranties. As of March 31, 2017 , $65 million of loans have been identified in which the Company has full risk of loss or has identified a breach of representation and warranty provisions; 21% of which were at least 90 days delinquent (calculated based upon the unpaid principal balance of the loans).

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Guarantees

Lease Arrangements. On February 8, 2017, the Company entered into an assignment with LenderLive Network, LLC ("LenderLive") of its Jacksonville, Florida facility lease. Under the terms of the original facility lease, PHH remains jointly and severally obligated with LenderLive for performance under the lease agreement. As of March 31, 2017, the total amount of potential future lease payments under this guarantee is $15 million ; however, the Company does not believe any amount of loss under this guarantee is probable.


11. Fair Value Measurements

The Company updates the valuation of each instrument recorded at fair value on a quarterly basis, evaluating all available observable information, which may include current market prices or bids, recent trade activity, changes in the levels of market activity and benchmarking of industry data.  The assessment also includes consideration of identifying the valuation approach that would be used currently by market participants.  If it is determined that a change in valuation technique or its application is appropriate, or if there are other changes in availability of observable data or market activity, the current methodology will be analyzed to determine if a transfer between levels of the valuation hierarchy is appropriate.  Such reclassifications are reported as transfers into or out of a level as of the beginning of the quarter that the change occurs. There has been no change in the valuation methodologies and classification pursuant to the valuation hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2017 .
 
The incorporation of counterparty credit risk did not have a significant impact on the valuation of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value as of March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016 .
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
The following summarizes the fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:  
 
March 31, 2017
 
Level
One
 
Level
Two
 
Level
Three
 
Cash
Collateral
and Netting
 
Total
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage loans held for sale
$

 
$
439

 
$
32

 
$

 
$
471

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
596

 

 
596

Other assets—Derivative assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 
17

 

 
17

MSR-related agreements

 
1

 

 
(1
)
 

LIABILITIES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Other liabilities—Derivative liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forward delivery commitments
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
(1
)
 
$
2

  
 
December 31, 2016
 
Level
One
 
Level
Two
 
Level
Three
 
Cash
Collateral
and Netting
 
Total
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage loans held for sale
$

 
$
636

 
$
47

 
$

 
$
683

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
690

 

 
690

Other assets—Derivative assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 
18

 

 
18

Forward delivery commitments

 
14

 

 
(12
)
 
2

MSR-related agreements

 
19

 

 
(18
)
 
1

Option contracts

 
1

 

 
(1
)
 

LIABILITIES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Other liabilities—Derivative liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forward delivery commitments
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
5

MSR-related agreements

 
65

 

 
(53
)
 
12

Option contracts

 

 

 
1

 
1


Significant inputs to the measurement of fair value and further information on the assets and liabilities measured at fair value are as follows:
 
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (“MLHS”).  The Company has elected to record MLHS at fair value which is intended to better reflect the underlying economics and eliminate the operational complexities of risk management activities and hedge accounting requirements. The following table reflects the difference between the carrying amounts of MLHS measured at fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal amount that the Company is contractually entitled to receive at maturity:
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Total
 
Loans 90 days or
more past due and
on non-accrual
status
 
Total
 
Loans 90 days or
more past due and
on non-accrual
status
 
(In millions)
Carrying amount
$
471

 
$
7

 
$
683

 
$
7

Aggregate unpaid principal balance
471

 
10

 
687

 
10

Difference
$

 
$
(3
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(3
)
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table summarizes the components of MLHS:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions)
First mortgages:
 

 
 

Conforming
$
383

 
$
531

Non-conforming
56

 
105

Total first mortgages
439

 
636

Second lien
3

 
3

Scratch and Dent
29

 
44

Total
$
471

 
$
683


Mortgage Servicing Rights.  The fair value of MSRs is estimated based upon projections of expected future cash flows considering prepayment estimates, the Company’s historical prepayment rates, portfolio characteristics, interest rates based on interest rate yield curves, implied volatility and other economic factors. On a quarterly basis, assumptions used in estimating fair value are validated against a number of third-party sources, which may include peer surveys, MSR broker surveys, third-party valuations and other market-based sources. The March 31, 2017 determination of fair value includes calibration of our valuation model considering the pricing associated with the MSR agreements executed in the fourth quarter of 2016. See Note 4, 'Servicing Activities' for further discussion of the MSR sale commitments.

The following tables summarize certain information regarding the initial and ending capitalization rate of MSRs:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Initial capitalization rate of additions to MSRs
1.17
%
 
0.99
%
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Capitalization servicing rate
0.83
%
 
0.82
%
Capitalization servicing multiple
3.0

 
2.9

Weighted-average servicing fee (in basis points)
28

 
28

 
The significant assumptions used in estimating the fair value of MSRs were as follows (in annual rates):  
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR)
9.0
%
 
9.2
%
Option adjusted spread, in basis points (OAS)
1,215

 
1,430

Weighted-average delinquency rate
4.0
%
 
5.1
%

The following table summarizes the estimated change in the fair value of MSRs from adverse changes in the significant assumptions: 
 
March 31, 2017
 
Weighted-
Average
Prepayment
Speed
 
Option
Adjusted
Spread
 
Weighted-
Average
Delinquency
Rate
 
(In millions)
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
$
(19
)
 
$
(28
)
 
$
(10
)
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
(36
)
 
(53
)
 
(21
)
 
These sensitivities are hypothetical and presented for illustrative purposes only. Changes in fair value based on a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, this analysis does not assume any impact resulting from management’s intervention to mitigate these variations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
The effect of a variation in a particular assumption is calculated without changing any other assumption, and the assumptions used in valuing the MSRs are independently aggregated. Although there are certain inter-relationships among the various key assumptions noted above, changes in one of the significant assumptions would not independently drive changes in the others.  The modeled prepayment speed assumptions are highly dependent upon interest rates, which drive borrowers’ propensity to refinance; however, there are other factors that can influence borrower refinance activity.  These factors include housing prices, the levels of home equity, underwriting standards and loan product characteristics.  The OAS is a component of the discount rate used to present value the cash flows of the MSR asset and represents the spread over a base interest rate that equates the present value of cash flows of an asset to the market price of that asset.  The weighted average delinquency rate is based on the current and projected credit characteristics of the capitalized servicing portfolio and is dependent on economic conditions, home equity and delinquency and default patterns.
 
Derivative Instruments . Derivative instruments are classified within Level Two and Level Three of the valuation hierarchy.  The average pullthrough percentage used in measuring the fair value of interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was 79% and 77% , respectively. The pullthrough percentage is considered a significant unobservable input and is estimated based on changes in pricing and actual borrower behavior using a historical analysis of loan closing and fallout data.  Actual loan pullthrough is compared to the modeled estimates in order to evaluate this assumption each period based on current trends.  Generally, a change in interest rates is accompanied by a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for the pullthrough percentage, and the impact to fair value of a change in pullthrough would be partially offset by the related change in price.
 
Level Three Measurements
 
Activity of assets and liabilities classified within Level Three of the valuation hierarchy consisted of: 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
 
MLHS
 
MSRs
 
IRLCs,
net
 
MLHS
 
MSRs
 
IRLCs,
net
 
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$
47

 
$
690

 
$
18

 
$
39

 
$
880

 
$
21

Purchases, Issuances, Sales and Settlements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
2

 

 

 
5

 

 

Issuances
1

 
11

 

 
1

 
13

 

Sales
(16
)
 
(76
)
 

 
(8
)
 

 

Settlements
(3
)
 

 
(50
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(70
)
 
(16
)
 
(65
)
 
(50
)
 
(3
)
 
11

 
(70
)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on loans held for sale, net

 

 
49

 

 

 
77

Change in fair value of MSRs

 
(29
)
 

 

 
(121
)
 

Interest income
1

 

 

 
1

 

 

 
1

 
(29
)
 
49

 
1

 
(121
)
 
77

Transfers into Level Three
5

 

 

 
11

 

 

Transfers out of Level Three
(5
)
 

 

 
(7
)
 

 

Balance, end of period
$
32

 
$
596

 
$
17

 
$
41

 
$
770

 
$
28


Transfers into Level Three generally represent mortgage loans held for sale with performance issues, origination flaws, or other characteristics that impact their salability in active secondary market transactions.  Transfers out of Level Three represent Scratch and Dent loans that were foreclosed upon and loans that have been cured.
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unrealized gains (losses) included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to assets and liabilities classified within Level Three of the valuation hierarchy that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows: 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Gain on loans held for sale, net
$
15

 
$
25

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
(2
)
 
(95
)
 
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
 
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , all financial instruments were either recorded at fair value or the carrying value approximated fair value, with the exception of Debt. For financial instruments that were not recorded at fair value, such as Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash, Accounts receivable and Servicing advance receivables, the carrying value approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments.
 
Debt.   The total fair value of Debt as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion , respectively, and is measured using Level Two inputs. As of March 31, 2017 , the fair value was estimated using the following valuation techniques: (i) $636 million was measured using a market based approach, considering the current market pricing of recent trades for the Company’s debt instruments; and (ii) $475 million was measured using observable spreads and terms for recent pricing of similar instruments.


12. Variable Interest Entities

Assets and liabilities of significant variable interest entities are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
PHH Home
Loans
 
Servicing
Advance
Receivables
Trust
 
PHH Home
Loans
 
Servicing
Advance
Receivables
Trust
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash
$
70

 
$

 
$
67

 
$

Restricted cash
6

 
22

 
5

 
19

Mortgage loans held for sale
254

 

 
350

 

Accounts receivable, net
7

 

 
9

 

Servicing advances, net

 
140

 

 
150

Property and equipment, net
1

 

 
1

 

Other assets
13

 

 
11

 
1

Total assets
$
351

 
$
162

 
$
443

 
$
170

Assets held as collateral
$
228

 
$
162

 
$
320

 
$
169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
13

 
$

 
$
11

 
$

Debt
216

 
100

 
300

 
99

Other liabilities
5

 

 
5

 

Total liabilities (1) 
$
234

 
$
100

 
$
316

 
$
99

 
———————
(1)  
Excludes intercompany payables.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In February 2017, the Company announced it has entered into agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans and its subsidiaries, including its mortgage origination and processing centers and the majority of its employees. PHH Home Loans is a joint venture between the Company and Realogy Corporation, which provides mortgage origination services for brokers associated with brokerages owned or franchised by Realogy Corporation, and represented substantially all of our Real Estate channel, and 20% of the Company’s total mortgage production volume (based on dollars) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 .

The execution of these transactions is subject to closing conditions as set forth in the agreements, including PHH shareholder approval, the execution of a portion of the New Residential MSR sales, the receipt of agency approvals and the acceptance by a specified percentage of PHH Home Loans employees (including loan originators) of employment offers from the buyer, among other conditions. After the completion of these transactions, the Company would no longer operate through its Real Estate channel.

Agreements related to these intended transactions include:

Asset sale transactions. On February 15, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain assets of our PHH Home Loans joint venture to Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, which is a newly formed joint venture formed by subsidiaries of Realogy Holdings Corp. and Guaranteed Rate, Inc.

JV Interests Purchase. In connection with the asset sale agreements, PHH entered into an agreement to purchase Realogy's 49.9% ownership interests in the PHH Home Loans joint venture, for an amount equal to their interest in the residual equity of PHH Home Loans after the final closing of the Asset sale transactions.

At the completion of the above described transactions, the Company expects to receive or pay amounts to resolve the remaining assets and liabilities of the PHH Home Loans legal entity. If consummated, the Company would expect to close this transaction by the end of 2017 and estimates that it will receive proceeds of $92 million in connection with these transactions.

In connection with this transaction, the Company recognized $2 million of Exit and disposal costs for PHH Home Loans within the Reorganization exit program. Refer to Note 2, 'Exit Costs' for additional information regarding the Reorganization exit program.
 

13. Segment Information
 
Operations are conducted through the following two reportable segments:

Mortgage Production — provides mortgage loan origination services and sells mortgage loans.
 
Mortgage Servicing — performs servicing activities for loans originated by the Company and mortgage servicing rights purchased from others, and acts as a subservicer for certain clients that own the underlying mortgage servicing rights.
 
The Company's operations are located in the U.S. The heading Other includes expenses that are not allocated back to the two reportable segments.  Management evaluates the operating results of each of the reportable segments based upon Net revenues and Segment profit or loss, which is presented as the Income or loss before income tax expense or benefit and after Net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. The Mortgage Production segment profit or loss excludes Realogy’s noncontrolling interest in the profit or loss of PHH Home Loans.
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Segment results were as follows:
 
Total Assets
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
(In millions)
Mortgage Production segment
$
701

 
$
913

Mortgage Servicing segment
1,283

 
1,428

Other
867

 
834

Total
$
2,851

 
$
3,175


 
Net Revenues
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Mortgage Production segment
$
87

 
$
113

Mortgage Servicing segment
27

 
44

Other

 

Total
$
114

 
$
157

 
 
Segment Loss  (2)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Mortgage Production segment
$
(41
)
 
$
(26
)
Mortgage Servicing segment
(34
)
 
(21
)
Other (1)
(26
)
 
(2
)
Total
$
(101
)
 
$
(49
)
———————
(1)  
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the results for Other include both Exit and disposal costs related to the exit of the PLS business and reorganization of operations and Professional and third-party service fees related to the strategic review that are not allocated to the Production and Servicing segments.
(2)  
The following is a reconciliation of Loss before income taxes to Segment loss:  
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Loss before income taxes
$
(105
)
 
$
(49
)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4
)
 

Segment loss
$
(101
)
 
$
(49
)
 

14. Subsequent Event

On May 3, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors authorized up to $100 million in open market share repurchases. Any shares received under the share repurchase program will be retired upon receipt and reported as a reduction of shares issued and outstanding, and the cash paid will be recorded as a reduction of stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . The Company did not complete any share repurchases in the three months ended March 31, 2017.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Form 10-Q and Part I—Item 1. Business, Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors, Part II—Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2016 Form 10-K.
 
We are a leading provider of end to end mortgage solutions. We conduct our business through two reportable segments: Mortgage Production, which provides mortgage loan origination services and sells mortgage loans, and Mortgage Servicing, which performs servicing activities for originated and purchased loans, and acts as a subservicer.

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is presented in sections as follows: 
Executive Summary
Results of Operations
Risk Management
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements 
 

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Quarter Update
From an operating and financial perspective, 2017 will be a year of business transition and restructuring, and we are focused on executing the necessary actions to realize the full potential of our strategic initiatives. These include closing our asset sale transactions, re-engineering the cost structure of the business, transitioning to the new business model and maintaining strategic flexibility.
While we await the outcome of the anticipated May 31, 2017 shareholder vote on the proposed sale of substantially all of our MSRs to New Residential Mortgage LLC ("New Residential"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Residential Investment Corporation, and the proposed sale of certain assets of our PHH Home Loans joint venture to Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, we enacted our plans to: (i) sell MSRs to Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC ("Lakeview"); (ii) facilitate the PLS exit through closing a transaction with LenderLive Network, LLC ("LenderLive"); and (iii) begin the restructuring of remaining business and shared services platform to reduce operating and overhead costs.
Within the first quarter, we re-assessed our expected sources and uses of cash based on our progress in the first quarter and other events, including gaining clarity into our legacy regulatory matters. As a result, our Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100 million, which is not subject to the completion of our asset sale transactions. We expect to commence repurchases pursuant to this authority effective at our next available securities purchase window. The timing of any purchases, and the ultimate number of shares to be purchased, if any, is subject to market and business conditions and the trading price of our common stock. See further discussion of risks specific to the repurchase program at “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors— Risks Related to our Common Stock Our stock repurchase program may not result in effects we anticipated, including a positive return of capital to stockholders. " in this Form 10-Q.

This $100 million share repurchase authorization represents an initial action in our anticipated capital return plan. The method, timing and amount of additional returns of capital to our shareholders, if any, will depend on several factors including the execution of, and proceeds realized from, our MSR sales, the value realized from PHH Home Loans joint venture, the successful execution of our PLS exit, the resolution of our outstanding legal and regulatory matters, the successful completion of other restructuring and capital management activities, including debt repayment, and the working capital requirements and contingency needs for the remaining business. There can be no assurances we will complete any further returns of capital to our shareholders. See further discussion of risks specific to our capital return plan at “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Strategies— The amount of capital returned to shareholders, if any, as a result of our strategic actions may be less than our expectations. Furthermore, there can be no assurances about the method, timing or amounts of any such distributions." in our 2016 Form 10-K.

We expect that substantially all of the proceeds from the MSR sales to New Residential will be used to repay our senior unsecured notes, to repay borrowings under our servicing advance facility and to pay taxes. Particularly, we expect to make an offer to purchase the $615 million outstanding principal amount of our senior unsecured notes in connection with the consummation of the MSR sales to New Residential and PHH Home Loans joint venture asset sales.

Sale of MSRs

We have existing agreements to sell substantially all our existing MSR assets in multiple transactions.

Lakeview/GNMA MSRs Sale Agreement. In November 2016, we entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of our GNMA MSR portfolio and related advances to Lakeview.  Upon sale, the subservicing responsibilities with respect to the related mortgage loans will transfer to a successor subservicer appointed by Lakeview. We have completed the initial transfers under this agreement, as outlined under the table below.
New Residential MSRs Sale Agreement. On December 28, 2016, we entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of our remaining MSR portfolio and related advances to New Residential. In addition, we entered into a subservicing agreement with New Residential for the units sold for an initial period of three years, subject to certain early transfer and termination provisions, which includes 451,860 units as of March 31, 2017 .

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The following table summarizes our MSRs committed under sale agreements:
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
MSR Fair Value
 
UPB
 
MSR Fair Value
 
UPB
 
(In millions)
MSR Commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Residential Investment Corp.
$
554

 
$
66,993

 
$
579

 
$
69,937

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC (1)
18

 
2,707

 
97

 
13,369

Other counterparties
1

 
49

 
2

 
158

Non-committed
23

 
2,059

 
12

 
1,193

Total
$
596

 
$
71,808

 
$
690

 
$
84,657

 ______________
(1)  
On February 2, 2017, the initial sale of GNMA MSRs to Lakeview was completed, representing $10.2 billion unpaid principal balance, $74 million fair value, and $11 million of Servicing advances, with total expected proceeds of $85 million from the initial transfer.
On May 2, 2017 , we transferred an additional population of MSRs to Lakeview, representing $1 billion of unpaid principal balance, $7 million of MSR fair value, and $1 million of Servicing Advances, with total expected proceeds of $8 million from this transfer.

The sale agreements include the transfer of approximately $285 million of Servicing advance receivables to the counterparties as of March 31, 2017 . The sale of $385 million of the MSRs and servicing advances underlying the agreements currently require consents other than GSEs. The final net proceeds received from each MSR sale is dependent on the portfolio composition and servicing advances outstanding at each transfer date, the amount of investor and origination source consents received and transaction costs. For further information, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our agreements to sell substantially all of our capitalized MSRs are subject to various approvals, including regulatory approvals, shareholder approval (for the New Residential transaction), approvals from certain origination sources and investors, as well as other closing requirements, and may not be completed as anticipated, or at all. ” in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Exit Programs

We are currently executing our announced programs to exit our PLS business and to reorganize our business to "PHH 2.0". The table below summarizes the total costs of these exit programs, the amount recognized to date and the expected cash flows related to the programs (all amounts are pre-tax):
 
Exit Program Costs
 
Cash Outflows
 
PLS Exit
 
Re-organization
 
Total
 
Payments To Date
 
Future Outflows
 
(In millions)
Exit Costs by Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage Production segment
$
7

 
$
6

 
$
13

 
 
 
 
Mortgage Servicing segment

 
2

 
2

 
 
 
 
Other
1

 
9

 
10

 
 
 
 
Recognized in Q1 2017 - subtotal
$
8

 
$
17

 
$
25

 
 
 
 
Recognized in prior periods (Q4 2016)
26

 

 
26

 
 
 
 
Estimate of remaining costs
56

 
33

 
89

 
 
 
 
Cash exit program expenditures
$
90

 
$
50


$
140


$
(5
)
 
$
135

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash charges and impairments
15

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Exit costs attributed to Noncontrolling interest

 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
105

 
$
40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 ______________
(1)  
Cash outflows as presented above exclude the transfer of $7 million to Restricted cash related to a letter of credit posted in connection with the LenderLive transaction.
We expect to incur the remaining exit costs for PLS over the next 12 months through the first quarter of 2018, and the exit costs for Reorganization through the end of 2017. We expect the timing of cash outflows for the exit programs to extend through the end of 2018, as payments related to our severance arrangements are paid in biweekly installments, not lump sum payments.

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See further details in Note 2, 'Exit Costs' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements , including the total program cost estimate by segment.

Exit from Private Label Channel. For the first quarter of 2017, PLS Exit costs incurred in the Mortgage Production segment include severance and retention updates and other payments resulting from the LenderLive transaction, as well as the amortization of retention program expense in both Mortgage Production and Other. In March 2017, we closed our transaction with LenderLive to transfer to them certain operating assets, personnel and responsibilities and outsource certain PLS mortgage origination fulfillment functions. We believe this will help mitigate certain operating risks associated with the wind down of the PLS originations business.

In addition to the exit costs outlined above, in the first quarter of 2017, we incurred $25 million of pre-tax operating losses for PLS. While we implement the exit from this channel, we expect to incur further pre-tax operating losses of $95 million for PLS, including maintaining the support and compliance infrastructure needed to comply with both regulatory and contractual requirements. We currently have exit plans in place with clients representing approximately 70% of our PLS closing volume (based on closing dollars for the year ending December 31, 2016 ). At this time, we believe we will be in a position to substantially exit the PLS business by the first quarter of 2018, subject to certain transition support requirements. For discussion of risks related to the PLS exit, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our decision to exit our Private Label client agreements will involve a significant amount of restructuring costs, and we have risks specific to our exit plans. Furthermore, there can be no assurances that such action will be as beneficial to shareholders as if we had not taken such action.” in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Reorganization. To execute our reorganization to PHH 2.0 and change the focus of our operations to subservicing and portfolio retention services, we are restructuring our remaining business and shared services platform. We intend to re-engineer and reduce operating and overhead costs, which may take up to 12 to 18 months to complete. For the first quarter of 2017, Reorganization-related exit costs is primarily severance-related costs related to our announced executive transitions and our anticipated headcount reductions for shared service employees. We are targeting total annualized shared service expenses of $75 million in PHH 2.0’s first full year as a stand-alone business.
Costs associated with our exit of the Real Estate channel are included in the total reorganization program costs, representing $20 million of the total costs (or $10 million after adjusting for amounts attributed to noncontrolling interest).
For discussion of risks related to our remaining business, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our continuing operations have not been profitable over the past three years, and we intend to implement strategic actions and change the focus of our business to improve our financial results. We may not be able to fully or successfully execute or implement our business strategies or achieve our objectives, and our actions taken may not have the intended result." in our 2016 Form 10-K.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents our consolidated results of operations:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions, except per share data)
Net revenues
$
114

 
$
157

Total expenses
219

 
206

Loss before income taxes
(105
)
 
(49
)
Income tax benefit
(34
)
 
(19
)
Net loss
(71
)
 
(30
)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4
)
 

Net loss attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(67
)
 
$
(30
)
 
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted loss per share attributable to PHH Corporation
$
(1.26
)
 
$
(0.56
)
 
 
Our financial results for the first quarter of 2017 reflect our expectations of exit costs and PLS operating losses as we transition to a smaller business comprised of subservicing and portfolio retention services, including declines in volume related to the exit of our PLS channel, $25 million in Exit and disposal costs related to the decision to exit the PLS business and to reorganize the Company into PHH 2.0, and $17 million of costs related to the conclusion of our strategic review. In addition, for the three months ending March 31, 2017 , we experienced a reduction of our owned MSR and $7 million in transaction costs and related expenses from the GNMA servicing sold to Lakeview and the full impact of the fourth quarter 2016 reduction of subserviced loans from actions by Merrill Lynch Home Loans, a division of Bank of America, N.A. ("Merrill Lynch") and HSBC Bank USA ("HSBC").

Throughout the remainder of 2017, we expect our results to continue to be negatively impacted by our exit of the PLS channel and the costs associated with our asset sale transactions and restructuring of our operations to subservicing and portfolio retention services, as discussed further in "Overview—Executive Summary". As a result of our agreements to sell substantially all of the remainder of our MSRs, we also expect limited MSR hedging until the sale, as discussed further in "—Mortgage Servicing".

Income Taxes. We record our interim tax benefit by applying a projected full-year effective income tax rate to our quarterly pre-tax income or loss for results that we deem to be reliably estimable.  Certain items are considered not to be reliably estimable; therefore, we record discrete year-to-date income tax provisions on those items.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was (32.0)% and (38.1)% , respectively.  Our effective tax rates differ from our federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state tax provision, changes in the valuation allowance, and income attributable to noncontrolling interest for which no taxes are provided. See Note 9, 'Income Taxes' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

Revenues
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Origination and other loan fees
$
44

 
$
61

Gain on loans held for sale, net
42

 
48

Loan servicing income
62

 
91

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, net of related derivatives
(29
)
 
(36
)
Net interest expense
(7
)
 
(9
)
Other income
2

 
2

Net revenues
$
114

 
$
157


Revenues from our Mortgage Production segment for the first quarter of 2017, including Origination and other loan fees and Gain on loans held for sale, net reflect a 26% decline in total closings. Origination and other loan fees decreased by $17 million , or 28% , as compared to the prior year quarter resulting from a 25% decrease in total retail closing units, primarily driven by declining

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PLS volume. Gain on loans held for sale, net decreased by $6 million for the first quarter of 2017 resulting from a 23% decrease in saleable applications that was partially offset by a 61 basis point increase in average total loan margins.

Loan servicing income for the first quarter of 2017 was lower by $29 million , or 32% compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to a 20% decrease in the average capitalized portfolio from payoffs and the sale of a portion of our MSRs to Lakeview and a decrease in the average number of loans in our subservicing portfolio.

Change in fair value of MSRs, net of related derivatives for the first quarter of 2017 was favorable by $7 million compared to the first quarter of 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, we had a minimal fair value decline due primarily to a flattening of the yield curve, while the first quarter of 2016 had a 39 basis point decline in the modeled primary mortgage rate.

Expenses
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Salaries and related expenses
$
86

 
$
90

Commissions
11

 
12

Loan origination expenses
9

 
16

Foreclosure and repossession expenses
7

 
7

Professional and third-party service fees
37

 
39

Technology equipment and software expenses
9

 
10

Occupancy and other office expenses
9

 
13

Depreciation and amortization
4

 
4

Exit and disposal costs
25

 

Other operating expenses:
 
 
 
Legal and regulatory reserves
9

 
5

Other
13

 
10

Total expenses
$
219

 
$
206


Salaries and related expenses were down $4 million, or 4%, compared to the prior year quarter, due to a $2 million decline in Salaries, benefits and incentives from declines in our average employee headcount and a $2 million decrease in overtime as a result of declining application volumes.

Loan origination expenses decreased by $7 million , or 44% , compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to a 37% decrease in retail application units.

Occupancy and other office expenses decreased by $4 million from the prior year quarter primarily due to reductions in in our rent and related occupancy expenses as we vacated certain facilities in 2016, as well as reductions in printing and mailing expenses from declines in our total loan servicing portfolio.
 
Exit and disposal costs were $25 million in the first quarter of 2017 , with $8 million related to the exit of the PLS business and $17 million related to the reorganization of the Company to focus on subservicing and portfolio retention services. These costs consisted of $21 million of severance and retention expenses and $4 million of facility exit costs.

We recorded a provision for legal and regulatory matters of $9 million , compared to a provision at $5 million in the first quarter of 2016 . We are currently managing through several regulatory investigations, examinations and inquiries related to our historical mortgage servicing practices and our reserves are based on currently available information. For more information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 10, 'Commitments and Contingencies' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .

Other expenses increased by $3 million compared to the prior year quarter due to higher lender-paid fees on portfolio retention closings to entice borrowers in our servicing portfolio to refinance their loans.



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Mortgage Production Segment
Strategic Actions
PLS and Exit Programs. In November 2016, as an outcome of our strategic review process, we announced our intentions to exit our PLS business. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , in the Mortgage Production segment, we incurred operating losses related to PLS of $25 million and PLS-related exit costs of $7 million . In addition, we incurred $6 million of costs in Mortgage Production segment related to the reorganization of our shared services function. See further discussion of the PLS operating losses and exit costs within "Executive Summary—Exit Programs".
Real Estate Joint Venture. As an outcome of our strategic review process, we announced in February 2017 that we have entered into agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans ("HL") and its subsidiaries, including its mortgage origination and processing centers and the majority of its employees. The execution of these transactions is subject to closing conditions as outlined in the agreements, including PHH shareholder approval, the execution of a portion of the New Residential MSR sales, the receipt of agency approvals, and the acceptance by a specified percentage of HL employees (including loan originators) of employment offers from the buyer, among other conditions. If consummated, we would expect to complete the series of HL Asset sales by the end of 2017, and after the completion of these sales, we would no longer operate through our Real Estate channel.
For discussion of risks related to our HL transactions, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— We have entered into agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans and to monetize our investment in the joint venture. The transaction contains a number of pre-closing conditions and is subject to PHH Corporation shareholder approval. There can be no assurance that the Company will complete the execution of these transactions or that the net proceeds realized upon the sale will equal the current estimate. ” in our 2016 Form 10-K.
Business Summary
The following table summarizes the closing statistics and the allocation of revenue of our exiting and remaining Mortgage Production businesses:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
PLS (1)
 
Real Estate
 
Portfolio Retention
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Origination and other loan fees
$
37

 
$
6

 
$
1

 
$
44

Gain on loans held for sale, net
(1
)
 
31

 
12

 
42

Net interest income

 
1

 

 
1

Net revenues
$
36

 
$
38

 
$
13

 
$
87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Closings
$
4,233

 
$
1,197

 
$
439

 
$
5,869


 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
PLS & Wholesale (1)
 
Real Estate
 
Portfolio Retention
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Origination and other loan fees
$
53

 
$
7

 
$
1

 
$
61

Gain on loans held for sale, net
5

 
38

 
5

 
48

Net interest income
1

 
1

 

 
2

Other income
2

 

 

 
2

Net revenues
$
61

 
$
46

 
$
6

 
$
113

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Closings
$
6,486

 
$
1,341

 
$
128

 
$
7,955

________________
(1)  
These amounts exclude Portfolio Retention which has historically been included in our disclosed PLS channel data.

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Our Mortgage Production segment will consist entirely of portfolio retention services if our exits of PLS and Real Estate are completed, although the completion of such exit from our Real Estate channel continues to be subject to shareholder and other approvals and other closing conditions. Portfolio retention involves the refinancing of mortgages held within our current servicing portfolio and results are currently included within the statistics of our PLS channel in the following Segment Metrics table. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , portfolio retention represented 7% of our total closing volume (based on dollars).

Future portfolio retention volumes are dependent on the size and breadth of our servicing portfolio, on the willingness of our subservicing clients to permit us to perform such services and on a declining or lower interest rate environment as compared to individual mortgagor's current rates. Since November 2016, rates have been increasing and refinancing activity has declined. Based on Fannie Mae's April 2017 Economic and Housing Outlook projection of modestly increasing rates in the remainder of 2017, refinancing volumes are expected to drop significantly in the full year 2017 as compared to 2016 .

For discussion of risks related to our continuing business, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our continuing operations have not been profitable over the past three years, and we intend to implement strategic actions and change the focus of our business to improve our financial results. We may not be able to fully or successfully execute or implement our business strategies or achieve our objectives, and our actions taken may not have the intended result." in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Segment Metrics:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ In millions)
Closings:
 

 
 

Saleable to investors
$
1,708

 
$
1,988

Fee-based
4,161

 
5,967

Total
$
5,869

 
$
7,955

 
 
 
 
Purchase
$
2,664

 
$
3,374

Refinance
3,205

 
4,581

Total
$
5,869

 
$
7,955

 
 
 
 
Retail - PLS
$
4,672

 
$
6,353

Retail - Real Estate
1,197

 
1,341

Total retail
5,869

 
7,694

Wholesale/correspondent

 
261

Total
$
5,869

 
$
7,955

 
 
 
 
Retail - PLS (units)
8,279

 
11,689

Retail - Real Estate (units)
4,208

 
4,968

Total retail (units)
12,487

 
16,657

Wholesale/correspondent (units)

 
1,011

Total (units)
12,487

 
17,668

 
 
 
 
Applications:
 

 
 

Saleable to investors
$
2,539

 
$
3,312

Fee-based
4,341

 
8,991

Total
$
6,880

 
$
12,303

 
 
 
 
Other:
 

 
 

IRLCs expected to close
$
495

 
$
1,168

Total loan margin on IRLCs (in basis points)
356

 
295

Loans sold
$
1,943

 
$
2,163



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Segment Results:

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Origination and other loan fees
$
44

 
$
61

Gain on loans held for sale, net
42

 
48

Net interest income:
 

 
 
Interest income
5

 
7

Secured interest expense
(4
)
 
(5
)
Net interest income
1

 
2

Other income

 
2

Net revenues
87

 
113

 
 
 
 
Salaries and related expenses
53

 
57

Commissions
11

 
12

Loan origination expenses
9

 
16

Professional and third-party service fees
4

 
5

Technology equipment and software expenses
1

 
1

Occupancy and other office expenses
6

 
7

Depreciation and amortization
2

 
2

Exit and disposal costs
13

 

Other operating expenses
33

 
39

Total expenses
132

 
139

 
 
 
 
Loss before income taxes
(45
)
 
(26
)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(4
)
 

Segment loss
$
(41
)
 
$
(26
)
 
First Quarter 2017 Compared With First Quarter 2016:  Mortgage Production segment loss was $41 million during the first quarter of 2017 compared to a segment loss of $26 million during the first quarter of 2016 .  Net revenues decreased to $87 million , down $26 million or 23% , compared to the prior year quarter driven by lower application and closing volumes.  The dollar volume of closings in the first quarter of 2017 declined when compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to the decline in PLS, as we execute the exit of this channel. Total expenses decreased to $132 million , down $7 million or 5% , compared with the first quarter of 2016 , primarily driven by the decline in Loan origination expenses from lower closing unit volume as well as a reduction in Salaries and related expenses and Corporate overhead allocation that was partially offset by the Exit and disposal costs incurred in the first quarter of 2017 .
 
Net revenues.   Origination and other loan fees were $44 million , down $17 million or 28% compared with the prior year quarter. Origination assistance fees decreased by $12 million, which was primarily driven by a 29% decrease in private label closing units compared to the prior year quarter. This decrease also included a $5 million decrease in appraisal income and application and other closing fees primarily driven by a 25% decrease in total retail closing units.
 
Gain on loans held for sale, net was $42 million during the first quarter of 2017 , decreasing 13% as compared to $48 million for the prior year quarter. This decrease related to a 23% decrease in saleable applications that was primarily due to our exit from the wholesale/correspondent lending channel in the second quarter of 2016. This was partially offset by a 61 basis point increase in average total loan margins.
 
Interest income was $5 million during the first quarter of 2017 , down $2 million or 29% , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to the decline in average mortgage loans held for sale from the decline in saleable volume. Secured interest expense was $4 million during the first quarter of 2017 , down $1 million or 20% , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to the decline in average mortgage warehouse debt from reduced borrowing needs for mortgage loans held for sale.


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Other income was insignificant during the first quarter of 2017 as compared to $2 million during the first quarter of 2016 . The first quarter of 2016 included earnings on our equity investment in STARS as well as revenue from enhancements requested by our PLS clients, both of which have been impacted by our announced exit from the PLS channel and accordingly, had an unfavorable impact to the first quarter of 2017.

Total expenses Salaries and related expenses were down $4 million , or 7% , compared to the prior year quarter, due to a $2 million decline in Salaries, benefits and incentives from declines in our average employee headcount and a $2 million decrease in Contract labor and overtime as a result of declining application volumes.

Loan origination expenses were down $7 million , or 44% , compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to a 37% decrease in retail application units.

Exit and disposal costs were $13 million for the first quarter of 2017 and included $9 million of severance and retention expenses for impacted employees and $4 million of facility-related costs in connection with our transfer of the Jacksonville facility to LenderLive. Severance and retention included $3 million related to the PLS exit and $6 million for shared service employees as a result of the reorganization.

Corporate overhead allocation decreased by $9 million compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to reduced professional fees for information technology shared services. See “—Other” for a discussion of the costs that are allocated through the Corporate overhead allocation.

Other expenses increased by $3 million compared to the prior year quarter due to higher lender-paid fees on portfolio retention closings to entice borrowers in our servicing portfolio to refinance their loans. Our portfolio retention closings have increased by 243% as compared to the prior year quarter, as we have increased our focus on this business since the second half of 2016.


Selected Income Statement Data:  

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Gain on loans held for sale, net:
 

 
 

Gain on loans
$
41

 
$
40

  Change in fair value of Scratch and Dent and certain non-conforming mortgage loans
(1
)
 
(2
)
  Economic hedge results
2

 
10

Total change in fair value of mortgage loans and related derivatives
1

 
8

Total
$
42

 
$
48

 
 
 
 
Salaries and related expenses:
 

 
 

Salaries, benefits and incentives
$
51

 
$
53

Contract labor and overtime
2

 
4

Total
$
53

 
$
57

 
 
 
 
Other operating expenses:
 

 
 

Corporate overhead allocation
$
25

 
$
34

Other expenses
8

 
5

Total
$
33

 
$
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Mortgage Servicing Segment
Agreements to Sell MSRs

As an outcome of our strategic review process, during the fourth quarter of 2016, we entered into two separate agreements to sell substantially all of our MSRs, as discussed in “—Executive Summary”. In February 2017, we completed the initial sale of GNMA MSRs to Lakeview, representing $10.2 billion unpaid principal balance, and in May 2017, we completed the sale of another $1 billion unpaid principal balance to Lakeview. For the New Residential sales, the agreement requires PHH Corporation shareholder approval, and the sale of $385 million of the MSRs and servicing advances currently requires consents other than GSEs.

As of March 31, 2017 , 96% of our MSRs are committed under a sale agreement. If the sales of substantially all of our MSRs are completed, we do not anticipate retaining a significant amount of capitalized MSRs in the future. In December 2016, we terminated substantially all of our MSR-related derivatives in connection with the MSR sale agreements, as our agreement with New Residential fixes the value we expect to realize on our MSRs as of the transaction date, if such transactions are approved and executed.
Subservicing
If the transactions under the MSR sale agreements are completed, our remaining servicing platform will consist primarily of subserviced loans. The market for subservicing clients is comprised of independent mortgage bankers, community banks, credit unions and other mortgage investors. The size of the subservicing market is dependent on the following: (i) the rate of prepayment speeds and the size of the home purchase market; (ii) lack of operational scale for smaller MSR owners who may need a subservicing partner to keep pace with consumer, regulatory and investor requirements; and (iii) MSR ownership by financial investors who do not have in-house servicing capability.

We anticipate growth in the subservicing market as mid-size and smaller servicers may sell MSRs for cash to financial investors who would contract with subservicers for assistance. We also are monitoring the political environment for possible regulatory reform and changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which could potentially lower costs to subservicers. However, market factors such as higher interest rates, evolving regulations, and potentially volatile capital market conditions may adversely impact demand for MSRs by non-bank investors and create a more challenging environment for subservicing.

Our subservicing agreements also have a significant risk of client retention. The terms of a substantial portion of these agreements allow the owners of the servicing to terminate the subservicing agreement without cause with respect to some or all of the subserviced loans and, in some cases, without payment of any termination fee. This risk is further magnified by our client concentration exposure, as further discussed in "—Risk Management".

For more information, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our remaining business will be focused on subservicing activities, and we have significant client concentration risk related to the percentage of subservicing from agreements with Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley. Further, the terms of a substantial portion of our subservicing agreements allow the owners of the servicing to terminate the subservicing agreement without cause, or to otherwise significantly decrease the number of loans we subservice on their behalf at any time." in our 2016 Form 10-K.




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Segment Metrics:
 
 
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ In millions)
Total Loan Servicing Portfolio:
 
 
 
  Conventional loans
$
150,022

 
$
205,305

  Government loans
11,833

 
23,919

  Home equity lines of credit
1,771

 
4,116

Total Unpaid Principal Balance
$
163,626

 
$
233,340

 
 
 
 
Number of loans in owned portfolio (units)
486,706

 
628,104

Number of subserviced loans (units)
267,949

 
486,549

Total number of loans serviced (units)
754,655

 
1,114,653

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average interest rate
3.8
%
 
3.8
%
Portfolio delinquency (% of UPB) (1)
1.94
%
 
2.09
%
 
 
 
 
Capitalized Servicing Portfolio:
 
 
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
$
71,808

 
$
96,116

Capitalized servicing rate
0.83
%
 
0.80
%
Capitalized servicing multiple
3.0

 
2.8

Weighted-average servicing fee (in basis points)
28

 
29


 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Total Loan Servicing Portfolio:
 
 
 
Average Portfolio UPB
$
169,152

 
$
229,970

 
 
 
 
Capitalized Servicing Portfolio:
 
 
 
Average Portfolio UPB
$
78,155

 
$
97,647

Payoffs and principal curtailments
3,459

 
3,955

Sales
10,316

 
272

______________
(1)  
Portfolio delinquencies are loans 30 days or more past due and are represented as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance of the Total loan servicing portfolio.
   



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Segment Results:  
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Net loan servicing income:
 

 
 

Loan servicing income
$
62

 
$
91

Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
(29
)
 
(121
)
Net derivative gain related to MSRs

 
85

Net loan servicing income
33

 
55

Net interest expense:
 

 
 
Interest income
4

 
2

Secured interest expense
(2
)
 
(3
)
Unsecured interest expense
(10
)
 
(10
)
Net interest expense
(8
)
 
(11
)
Other income
2

 

Net revenues
27

 
44

 
 
 
 
Salaries and related expenses
17

 
18

Foreclosure and repossession expenses
7

 
7

Professional and third-party service fees
7

 
9

Technology equipment and software expenses
3

 
4

Occupancy and other office expenses
3

 
5

Depreciation and amortization
1

 
1

Exit and disposal costs
2

 

Other operating expenses
21

 
21

Total expenses
61

 
65

Segment loss
$
(34
)
 
$
(21
)
 
First Quarter 2017 Compared With First Quarter 2016:  Mortgage Servicing segment loss was $34 million during the first quarter of 2017 compared to a loss of $21 million during the prior year quarter.  Net revenues decreased to $27 million , down $17 million or 39% , compared to the prior year quarter primarily driven by declines in our Net loan servicing income from declines in our total loan servicing portfolio.  Total expenses decreased to $61 million , down $4 million or 6% , compared with the first quarter of 2016 primarily driven by declines in Corporate overhead allocation, Professional and third-party service fees, and Occupancy and other office expenses that was partially offset by a higher provision for legal and regulatory matters and Exit and disposal costs incurred in the first quarter of 2017 .
 
Net revenues.   Servicing fees from our capitalized portfolio decreased to $54 million , down $16 million or 23% , compared to the prior year quarter driven by a 20% decrease in our average capitalized loan servicing portfolio.  This decline in our capitalized loan servicing portfolio was primarily due to our February 2017 sale of $10.2 billion in GNMA servicing to Lakeview and the persistent low interest rate environment throughout 2016 leading to high prepayment activity.

Subservicing fees decreased to $11 million , down $7 million or 39% , primarily driven by declines in the average number loans in our subserviced portfolio from the insourcing and MSR sale actions of Merrill Lynch and HSBC, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Late fees and other ancillary servicing revenue was insignificant in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to $6 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the $7 million in transaction costs and related expenses from the GNMA servicing sold to Lakeview that occurred in February 2017.
 
MSR valuation changes from actual prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans decreased by $2 million or 10% , primarily due to an 8% decrease in payoffs in our capitalized servicing portfolio compared to the prior year quarter. MSR valuation changes from actual receipts of recurring cash flows increased by $3 million or 60% , primarily due to a higher average capitalized servicing rate as well as a favorable impact in the first quarter of 2016 from the MSR value changes of Ginnie Mae buyout eligible loan transactions, that was partially offset by a smaller portfolio size in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the prior year quarter.

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During the first quarter of 2017 , Market-related fair value adjustments decreased the value of our MSRs by $2 million , which was primarily due to a flattening of the yield curve. Positive market adjustments from interest rates were offset by the calibration of our modeled value using the pricing associated with the MSR sale commitments. We also had an insignificant net gain on MSR derivatives as we terminated substantially all of our MSR-related derivatives in connection with the MSR sale agreements in December 2016. During the first quarter of 2016 , Market-related fair value adjustments decreased the value of our MSRs by $95 million , which was partially offset by $85 million of net gains on MSR derivatives. This activity was primarily attributable to a 39 basis point decline in the modeled primary mortgage rate, as well as a 50 basis point decline in the 10-year Treasury interest rate.

Interest income was $4 million during the first quarter of 2017 , up $2 million , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to cash management activities related to our escrow accounts from our total loan servicing portfolio, as well as an increase in interest rates. Secured interest expense was $2 million during the first quarter of 2017 , down $1 million or 33% , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , primarily due to the decline in our total loan servicing portfolio and resulting decline in escrow balances.

Other income was $2 million in the first quarter of 2017 , as compared to zero in the prior year quarter. The first quarter of 2017 included fees earned from a client for assistance in complying with regulatory changes.
 
Total expenses.   Professional and third-party service fees decreased by $2 million , or 22% , compared to the prior year quarter primarily driven by expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2016 related to compliance activities.

Occupancy and other office expenses decreased by $2 million from the prior year quarter primarily due to reductions in printing and mailing expenses from declines in our total loan servicing portfolio, as well as reductions in our rent and related occupancy expenses as we vacated certain facilities in 2016.

Exit and disposal costs were $2 million for the first quarter of 2017 for severance and retention expenses related to Mortgage shared service employees as a result of the reorganization.

During the first quarter of 2017 , we recorded a $9 million provision for legal and regulatory matters, as compared to a $5 million provision during the first quarter of 2016 , due to various legal proceedings and regulatory investigations, examinations and inquiries that are still ongoing related to our legacy mortgage servicing practices.

Corporate overhead allocation decreased by $5 million compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to reduced professional fees for information technology shared services. See “—Other” for a more detailed discussion of expenses included in the Corporate overhead allocation.


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Selected Income Statement Data:  

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Loan servicing income:
 

 
 

Servicing fees from capitalized portfolio
$
54

 
$
70

Subservicing fees
11

 
18

Late fees and other ancillary servicing revenue

 
6

Curtailment interest paid to investors
(3
)
 
(3
)
Total
$
62

 
$
91

 
 
 
 
Changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights:
 

 
 
Actual prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans
$
(19
)
 
$
(21
)
Actual receipts of recurring cash flows
(8
)
 
(5
)
Market-related fair value adjustments
(2
)
 
(95
)
Total
$
(29
)
 
$
(121
)
 
 
 
 
Other operating expenses:
 

 
 
Corporate overhead allocation
$
9

 
$
14

Repurchase and foreclosure-related charges
(1
)
 
(2
)
Legal and regulatory reserves
9

 
5

Other expenses
4

 
4

Total
$
21

 
$
21


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Other
We leverage a centralized corporate platform to provide shared services for general and administrative functions to our reportable segments.  These shared services include support associated with, among other functions, information technology, enterprise risk management, internal audit, human resources, accounting and finance and communications.  The costs associated with these shared general and administrative functions, in addition to the cost of managing the overall corporate function, are recorded within Other and allocated to our reportable segments through a corporate overhead allocation.  The Corporate overhead allocation to each segment is determined based upon the actual and estimated usage by function or expense category.
Results:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Net revenues
$

 
$

Salaries and related expenses
16

 
15

Professional and third-party service fees
26

 
25

Technology equipment and software expenses
5

 
5

Occupancy and other office expenses

 
1

Depreciation and amortization
1

 
1

Exit and disposal costs
10

 

   Other
2

 
3

Total expenses before allocation
60

 
50

Corporate overhead allocation:
 

 
 

Mortgage Production segment
(25
)
 
(34
)
Mortgage Servicing segment
(9
)
 
(14
)
Total expenses
26

 
2

Net loss before income taxes
$
(26
)
 
$
(2
)
First Quarter 2017 Compared With First Quarter 2016:  Net loss before income taxes was $26 million during the first quarter of 2017 , compared to a loss of $2 million during the prior year quarter.  The net loss of the Other segment primarily represents losses that are not allocated back to our reportable segments. For the first quarter of 2017, the net loss primarily represents costs associated with our strategic review and Exit and disposal costs related to our exit of the PLS business and reorganization of our operations to subservicing and portfolio retention services.
Total expenses .  Total expenses before allocations increased to $ 60 million , compared to $50 million in the prior year quarter. The increase in expenses was mainly related to the Exit and disposal costs of $10 million . These costs include $10 million of severance and retention expenses for impacted Other shared services employees primarily related to the reorganization.
Professional and third-party service fees increased to $26 million , up $1 million as compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily due to a $13 million increase in strategic review costs offset by a $12 million decrease in information technology expenses as a result of higher costs in the first quarter of 2016 associated with the modernization and enhanced security of our information technology systems and implementing new compliance requirements in our origination business.


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RISK MANAGEMENT
 
We are exposed to various business risks which may significantly impact our financial results including, but not limited to: (i) interest rate risk; (ii) consumer credit risk; (iii) counterparty and concentration risk; (iv) liquidity risk; and (v) operational risk.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , there have been no significant changes to our liquidity risk or operational risk.  In addition, as of March 31, 2017 , there were no significant concentrations of credit risk with any individual counterparty or group of counterparties with respect to our derivative transactions.

Interest Rate Risk

Our principal market exposure is to interest rate risk, specifically long-term Treasury and mortgage interest rates due to their impact on mortgage-related assets and commitments.  We are also exposed to changes in short-term interest rates on certain variable rate borrowings related to mortgage warehouse debt. We anticipate that such interest rates will remain our primary benchmark for market risk for the foreseeable future.
 
Refer to “—Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for an analysis of the impact of changes in interest rates on the valuation of assets and liabilities that are sensitive to interest rates.

Consumer Credit Risk

We are not subject to the majority of the credit-related risks inherent in maintaining a mortgage loan portfolio because loans are not held for investment purposes.  Our exposure to consumer credit risk primarily relates to loan repurchase and indemnification obligations from breaches of representation and warranty provisions of our loan sale or servicing agreements, which result in indemnification payments or exposure to loan defaults and foreclosures. We subject the population of repurchase and indemnification requests received to a review and appeal process to establish the validity of the claim and corresponding obligation.
 
We have established a loan repurchase and indemnification liability for our estimate of exposure to losses related to our obligation to repurchase or indemnify investors for loans sold.  Given the inherent uncertainties involved in estimating losses associated with future repurchase and indemnification requests, there is a reasonable possibility that future losses may be in excess of the recorded liability.  As of March 31, 2017 , the estimated amount of reasonably possible losses in excess of the recorded liability was approximately $20 million which relates to our estimate of repurchase and foreclosure-related charges that may not be reimbursed pursuant to government mortgage insurance programs or in the event we do not file insurance claims. 
 
See Note 10, 'Commitments and Contingencies' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding loan repurchase and indemnification requests and our repurchase and foreclosure-related reserves.

Counterparty and Concentration Risk
Production. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , our mortgage loan originations were derived from our relationships with significant counterparties as follows:
25% through our PLS relationship with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. ("Morgan Stanley");
20% through the Real Estate channel, from our relationships with Realogy and its affiliates;
13% through our PLS relationship with Merrill Lynch; and
12% through our PLS relationship with HSBC.
In November 2016, as an outcome of our strategic review process, we announced our intentions to exit our PLS business, which represented 80% of our total closing volume (based on dollars) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . In February 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans, which constitutes substantially all of our Real Estate channel and represented 20% of our total closing volume (based on dollars) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . If the asset sale of PHH Home Loans is successfully completed, our remaining mortgage loan origination business will consist of portfolio retention. There can be no assurances that our closing volumes, agreements or relationships will not be subject to further change.
See “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— "Our decision to exit our Private Label client agreements will involve a significant amount of restructuring costs, and we have risks specific to our exit plans. Furthermore, there can be

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no assurances that such action will be as beneficial to shareholders as if we had not taken such action. " and “We have entered into agreements to sell certain assets of PHH Home Loans and to monetize our investment in the joint venture. The transaction contains a number of pre-closing conditions and is subject to PHH Corporation shareholder approval. There can be no assurance that the Company will complete the execution of these transactions or that the net proceeds realized upon the sale will equal the current estimate. " in our 2016 Form 10-K.
Servicing. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , there have been no significant changes to our servicing portfolio's geographic, delinquency, and agency concentration risks, as previously outlined in our 2016 Form 10-K. Our Mortgage Servicing segment has exposure to concentration risk and client retention risk with respect to our subservicing agreements. As of March 31, 2017 , our subservicing portfolio (by units) related to the following client relationships: 42% from Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC, 22% from HSBC and 14% from Morgan Stanley.
A substantial portion of our subservicing agreements allow the owners of the servicing to terminate the subservicing agreement without cause with respect to some or all of the subserviced loans and, in some cases, without payment of any termination fee.  Market conditions, including interest rates and future economic projections, could impact investor demand to hold MSRs, which may result in our loss of additional subservicing relationships, or significantly decrease the number of loans under such relationships. Further, our subservicing relationships may be negatively impacted by our planned exit of the PLS origination channel; two of our top three subservicing clients are currently PLS clients, and such clients may elect to transfer their subservicing relationships to other counterparties upon sourcing a new origination services provider. The termination of subservicing agreements, or other significant reductions to our subservicing units, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
For further discussion of concentration risks related to our subservicing agreements, see “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— Our remaining business will be focused on subservicing activities, and we have significant client concentration risk related to the percentage of subservicing from agreements with Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley. Further, the terms of a substantial portion of our subservicing agreements allow the owners of the servicing to terminate the subservicing agreement without cause, or to otherwise significantly decrease the number of loans we subservice on their behalf at any time.” in our 2016 Form 10-K.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our sources of liquidity include: unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents; proceeds from the sale or securitization of mortgage loans; secured borrowings, including mortgage warehouse and servicing advance facilities; cash flows from operations; the unsecured debt markets; asset sales; and equity markets. Our primary operating funding needs arise from the origination and financing of mortgage loans and the retention of mortgage servicing rights. Our liquidity needs can also be significantly influenced by changes in interest rates due to collateral posting requirements from derivative agreements as well as the levels of repurchase and indemnification requests.

Our total unrestricted cash position as of March 31, 2017 , is $936 million , which includes $70 million of cash in variable interest entities.  We have identified expected uses of our cash over the next 12 months which, in addition to any cash used in connection with our expected offer to repurchase our senior unsecured notes in connection with the closing of our MSR sale to New Residential and our PHH Home Loans joint venture asset sales, include the following estimated outflows: 
$175 million related to the exit of the PLS business, including expected operating losses and costs to complete the exit;
$40 million for costs associated with re-engineering and transitioning our business; and
$50 million for payment of MSR transaction costs and strategic review advisory, legal and professional fees.
Further, we intend to maintain excess cash to cover contingencies, which include $121 million related to our legal and regulatory reserves, and $55 million related to other contingencies for mortgage loan repurchases, reasonably possible losses for legal and regulatory matters in excess of reserves, MSR sale agreement indemnifications, and other contingencies.

We expect that substantially all of the proceeds from the MSR sales to New Residential will be used to repay our senior unsecured notes, to repay borrowings under our servicing advance facility and to pay taxes. Particularly, we expect to make an offer to purchase the $615 million outstanding principal amount of our senior unsecured notes in connection with the consummation of the MSR sales to New Residential and PHH Home Loans joint venture asset sales.

In May 2017, our Board of Directors authorized up to $100 million in open market share repurchases as an initial action in our plan to return capital to shareholders. We intend to commence open market share repurchases effective upon the next available

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securities purchase window. The execution of share repurchases is subject to market and business conditions and the trading price of our common stock.

Once we have the appropriate level of certainty with respect to the amount and timing of sources and uses of cash from our strategic actions (including any cash generated from the MSR and PHH Home Loans joint venture asset sales, if executed), we intend to take the necessary actions to commence additional returns of capital to shareholders. However, the method, timing and amount of the return of capital to our shareholders, if any, will depend on several factors including the execution of, and proceeds realized from, our MSR sales, the value realized from PHH Home Loans joint venture, the successful execution of our PLS exit, the resolution of our outstanding legal and regulatory matters, the successful completion of other restructuring and capital management activities, including debt repayment, and the working capital requirements and contingency needs for the remaining business. There can be no assurances we will complete any further return of capital to our shareholders. For more information, see “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors— Risks Related to our Common Stock Our stock repurchase program may not result in effects we anticipated, including a positive return of capital to stockholders. " in this Form 10-Q and “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Strategies— The amount of capital returned to shareholders, if any, as a result of our strategic actions may be less than our expectations. Furthermore, there can be no assurances about the method, timing or amounts of any such distributions. " in our 2016 Form 10-K.

Given our expectation for business volumes, we believe that our sources of liquidity are adequate to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months.

Cash Flows
 
The following table summarizes the changes in Cash and cash equivalents: 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
 
(In millions)
Cash provided by (used in):
 

 
 

 
 

Operating activities
$
192

 
$
21

 
$
171

Investing activities
18

 
74

 
(56
)
Financing activities
(180
)
 
(64
)
 
(116
)
Net increase in Cash and cash equivalents
$
30

 
$
31

 
$
(1
)

Operating Activities
 
Our cash flows from operating activities reflect the net cash generated or used in our business operations and can be significantly impacted by the timing of mortgage loan originations and sales.  The operating results of our businesses are also impacted by significant non-cash activities which include: (i) the capitalization of mortgage servicing rights in our Mortgage Production segment and (ii) the change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights in our Mortgage Servicing segment. 
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , cash provided by our operating activities was $192 million which was primarily driven by the impact of timing differences between the origination and sale of mortgages as Mortgage loans held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets decreased by $212 million between December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 . This was partially offset by operating losses in our PLS business and cash used for strategic review costs.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , cash provided by our operating activities was $21 million which was primarily driven by the impact of timing differences between the origination and sale of mortgages as Mortgage loans held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets decreased by $19 million between December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 .
 
Investing Activities
 
Cash flows from investing activities include cash flows related to collateral postings or settlements of our MSR derivatives, proceeds on the sale of mortgage servicing rights, purchases of property and equipment and changes in the funding requirements of restricted cash.
 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , cash provided by our investing activities was $18 million , which was driven by $71 million of cash received from the proceeds of the initial sale of GNMA MSRs to Lakeview that was partially offset by $46 million of net cash paid for MSR derivatives settled in the first quarter of 2017 as substantially all of our MSR derivatives were terminated in December 2016 in connection with the MSR sale agreements.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , cash provided by our investing activities was $74 million , which was driven by $79 million of net cash received from MSR derivatives related to settlement activity and changes in our cash collateral mounts due to declining interest rates.
 
Financing Activities
 
Our cash flows from financing activities include proceeds from and payments on borrowings under our mortgage warehouse facilities and our servicing advance facility.  The fluctuations in the amount of borrowings within each period are due to working capital needs and the funding requirements for assets, including Mortgage loans held for sale and Mortgage servicing rights.  The outstanding balances under our warehouse and servicing advance debt facilities vary daily based on our current funding needs for eligible collateral and our decisions regarding the use of excess available cash to fund assets.  As of the end of each quarter, our financing activities and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect our efforts to maximize secured borrowings against the available asset base, increasing the ending cash balance.  Within each quarter, excess available cash is utilized to fund assets rather than using the asset-backed borrowing arrangements, given the relative borrowing costs and returns on invested cash.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , cash used in our financing activities was $180 million , which primarily related to $180 million of net payments on our secured borrowings resulting from decreased funding requirements for Mortgage loans held for sale and Servicing advances.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , cash used in our financing activities was $64 million which primarily related to $39 million of net payments on secured borrowings primarily resulting from decreased funding requirements for Mortgage loans held for sale and $ 23 million used to retire shares in our open market share repurchase program.

Debt
 
The following table summarizes our Debt as of March 31, 2017 :
 
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Collateral (1)
 
(In millions)
Warehouse facilities
$
375

 
$
393

Servicing advance facility
100

 
162

Unsecured debt, net
608

 

Total
$
1,083

 
$
555

 
_________________
(1)  
Assets held as collateral are not available to pay our general obligations.
 
See Note 8, 'Debt and Borrowing Arrangements' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our debt covenants and other components of our debt.
 
Warehouse Facilities
 
We utilize both committed and uncommitted warehouse facilities, and we evaluate our capacity need under these facilities based on forecasted volume of mortgage loan closings and sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we reduced the aggregate committed capacity of our facilities in response to our expected saleable production volume and to reduce expenses associated with the facilities.


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Mortgage warehouse facilities consisted of the following as of March 31, 2017 :
 
 
Total
Capacity
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Available
Capacity (1)
 
Maturity
Date
 
(In millions)
 
 
Debt:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Committed facilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$
450

 
$
210

 
$
240

 
6/30/2017
Bank of America, N.A.
200

 
97

 
103

 
6/30/2017
Barclays Bank PLC
100

 
62

 
38

 
7/31/2017
Committed warehouse facilities
750

 
369

 
381

 
 
Uncommitted facilities:
 

 
 

 


 
 
Fannie Mae (2)
2,000

 
6

 
1,994

 
n/a       
Barclays Bank PLC
100

 

 
100

 
n/a       
Total
$
2,850

 
$
375

 
$
2,475

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-Balance Sheet Gestation Facilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Uncommitted facilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$
150

 
$

 
$
150

 
n/a       
 
___________________
(1)  
Capacity is dependent upon maintaining compliance with the terms, conditions and covenants of the respective agreements and may be further limited by asset eligibility requirements.
(2)  
On April 30, 2017, Fannie Mae reduced the capacity of the uncommitted facility to $200 million, at our request.

Servicing Advance Funding Arrangements
 
As of March 31, 2017 , there are $599 million of Servicing advance receivables, net on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets , including $228 million from our own funds, and the remainder funded as outlined below:
 
 
Total
Capacity
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Available
Capacity (1)
 
Maturity
Date
 
(In millions)
 
 
 
Debt:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
Servicing Advance Receivables Trust
$
155

 
$
100

 
$
55

 
6/15/2018
(2)  
Subservicing advance liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
Client-funded amounts
n/a

 
271

 
n/a

 
n/a
 
Total
 

 
$
371

 
 

 
 
 
__________________
(1)  
Capacity is dependent upon maintaining compliance with the terms, conditions and covenants of the respective agreements and may be further limited by asset eligibility requirements.
(2)  
The facility has a revolving period through June 15, 2017, after which the facility goes into amortization.  The maturity date of June 15, 2018 presented above represents the final repayment date of the amortizing notes. 
 
Unsecured Debt

Unsecured borrowing arrangements consisted of the following as of March 31, 2017
 
Balance
at Maturity
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Maturity
Date
 
(In millions)
 
 
 
7.375% Term notes due in 2019
$
275

 
$
273

 
9/1/2019
 
6.375% Term notes due in 2021
340

 
335

 
8/15/2021
 
Total
$
615

 
$
608

 
0
 
 

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As of May 3, 2017 , our credit ratings on our senior unsecured debt were as follows: 
 
Senior
Debt
 
Short-Term
Debt
Moody’s Investors Service
B1
 
NP
Standard & Poor's Rating Services
B-
 
N/A
 
A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, may not reflect all of the risks associated with an investment in our debt securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Our senior unsecured long-term debt credit ratings are below investment grade, and as a result, our access to the public debt markets may be severely limited in comparison to the ability of investment grade issuers to access such markets.  See further discussion at “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Liquidity Risks— We may be limited in our ability to obtain or renew financing in the unsecured credit markets on economically viable terms or at all, due to our senior unsecured long-term debt ratings being below investment grade and due to our history of reported losses from continuing operations since becoming a standalone mortgage company. ” in our 2016 Form 10-K.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
 
There have not been any significant changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates described under “Part II—Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our 2016 Form 10-K.
 
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
For information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and the expected impact on our financial statements, see Note 1, 'Summary of Significant Accounting Policies' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .



Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk

Our principal market exposure is to interest rate risk, specifically long-term Treasury and mortgage interest rates due to their impact on mortgage-related assets and commitments.  Additionally, our escrow earnings on our mortgage servicing rights are sensitive to changes in short-term interest rates such as LIBOR. We also are exposed to changes in short-term interest rates on certain variable rate borrowings including our mortgage warehouse debt and our servicing advance facility. The valuation of our Mortgage servicing rights is based, in part, on the realization of the forward yield curve due to the impact that expected future interest rates have on our expected cash flows. We anticipate that such interest rates will remain our primary benchmark for market risk for the foreseeable future.
 
We assess our market risk based on changes in interest rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis.  The sensitivity analysis measures the potential impact on fair values based on hypothetical changes (increases and decreases) in interest rates. These sensitivities are hypothetical and presented for illustrative purposes only. Changes in fair value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in fair value may not be linear.


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The following table summarizes the estimated change in the fair value of our Mortgage pipeline, Mortgage servicing rights and related derivatives and unsecured debt that are sensitive to interest rates as of March 31, 2017 given hypothetical instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve: 
 
Change in Fair Value
 
Down
100 bps
 
Down
50 bps
 
Down
25 bps
 
Up
25 bps
 
Up
50 bps
 
Up
100 bps
 
(In millions)
Mortgage pipeline
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
$
6

 
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
(2
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(11
)
   Interest rate lock commitments (1)
5

 
3

 
2

 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(12
)
   Forward delivery commitments (1)
(12
)
 
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
5

 
10

 
22

   Option contracts (1)

 

 

 

 
1

 
3

Total Mortgage pipeline
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
1

 
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSRs and related derivatives (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights
(144
)
 
(67
)
 
(32
)
 
29

 
56

 
99

Derivatives related to MSRs (1)
3

 
2

 
1

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Total MSRs and related derivatives
(141
)
 
(65
)
 
(31
)
 
28

 
54

 
95

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured term debt
(20
)
 
(10
)
 
(5
)
 
5

 
10

 
19

Total, net
$
(162
)
 
$
(76
)
 
$
(36
)
 
$
33

 
$
65

 
$
116

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(1)  
Included in Other assets or Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets .

(2)  
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we significantly reduced our MSR-related derivative hedge coverage as a result of our sale agreement with New Residential that fixes the prices we expect to realize at future transfer dates. For further discussion of those agreements, and discussions of required shareholder approvals and other requirements that must be met to complete such sales, see Note 4, 'Servicing Activities' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .


Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q, management performed, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017 .

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

For information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 10, 'Commitments and Contingencies' in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements .


Item 1A.  Risk Factors

This Item 1A. should be read in conjunction with "Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2016 Form 10-K. Other than with respect to the discussion below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K.

Risks Related to our Common Stock
Our stock repurchase program may not result in effects we anticipated, including a positive return of capital to stockholders.

We have authority to repurchase up to $100 million of our Common stock, and we expect to initiate a stock repurchase program effective at the next available securities purchase window. The execution of share repurchases is subject to market and business conditions and the trading price of our common stock.  There can be no assurances that our stock repurchase program will have the effects we anticipated.  Our stock repurchase program may not return value to stockholders because the market price of the stock may decline significantly below the levels at which we repurchased shares of Common stock. Our stock repurchase program is intended to deliver stockholder value over the long-term, but stock price fluctuations can reduce the program’s effectiveness.  There can be no assurance that we will repurchase the full amount authorized under any share repurchase program or that any past or future repurchases will have a positive impact on our stock price. Depending on market and other business conditions, such purchases may be suspended at any time without prior notice.  Important factors that could cause us to discontinue our share repurchases include, among others, unfavorable market conditions, the market price of our common stock and our overall capital structure and liquidity position, including investments to grow the business and amounts for key cash requirements.


Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized up to $100 million in open market share repurchases. We did not complete any share repurchases during the first quarter of 2017.


Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.


Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.



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Item 5.  Other Information

None.


Item 6.  Exhibits

Information in response to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit Index to this Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 10 th day of May, 2017.
 
 
 
PHH CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Glen A. Messina
 
 
Glen A. Messina
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Incorporation by Reference
 
 
 
 
 
2.1
 
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, by and among Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, PHH Home Loans, LLC, RMR Financial, LLC and PHH Corporation. (Certain of the schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, but the Company undertakes to furnish a copy of the schedules or similar attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
2.2
 
JV Interests Purchase Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, by and between Realogy Services Venture Partner LLC and PHH Corporation. (Certain of the schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, but the Company undertakes to furnish a copy of the schedules or similar attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
Support Agreement, dated February 15, 2017, by and among Guaranteed Rate, Inc., Realogy Holdings Corp. and PHH Corporation.
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
10.2†
 
First Amendment To The PHH Corporation Equity Compensation Program For Non-Employee Directors (Under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan)
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3†
 
Severance Letter Agreement dated March 29, 2017 to Glen Messina from PHH Corporation.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.4†
 
Severance Letter Agreement dated March 29, 2017 to Kathryn Ruggieri from PHH Corporation.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.5†
 
Severance Letter Agreement dated March 29, 2017 to William F. Brown from PHH Corporation.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.6†
 
Severance Letter Agreement dated March 29, 2017 to Leith Kaplan from PHH Corporation.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.7†
 
Employment Agreement effective as of March 30, 2017 between PHH Corporation and Rob Crowl.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.8†
 
Employment Agreement effective as of March 30, 2017 between PHH Corporation and Michael Bogansky.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.9†, **
 
Form of 2017 Cash Performance Incentive Award Pursuant to the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity And Incentive Plan
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.10†, **
 
Form of PHH Corporation Management Incentive Plan 2017 Award Notice
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.11†
 
Form of 2016 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
10.12†
 
Form of May 2016 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Furnished herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Furnished herewith.
 
 
 
 
 


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Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Incorporation by Reference
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
Filed herewith.

________________
† 
Management or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
**
Confidential treatment has been granted for certain portions of this Exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which portions are omitted and filed separately with the SEC.



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Exhibit 10.2


FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PHH CORPORATION
EQUITY COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
(Under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan)

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made this 27 th day of April, 2017, by PHH CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “ Primary Sponsor ”).

INTRODUCTION

The Primary Sponsor maintains the PHH Corporation Equity Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors (the “ Program ”) under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan. The Primary Sponsor now desires to amend the Program to: (i) establish a new minimum amount of fees to be paid as equity grants; (ii) permit newly elected or appointed Non-Employee Directors at the 2017 annual meeting of the shareholders to: (A) elect the portion of their Director Fees in excess of the minimum that is deferred pursuant to the Program, (B) elect the portion of their Equity Compensation Fees which is converted to Restricted Stock and the portion which is converted to Restricted Stock Units, and (C) provide that any portion of Equity Compensation Fees which a newly elected Non-Employee Director does not elect to convert to Restricted Stock Units will automatically convert to Restricted Stock; (iii) apply the foregoing provisions to all Non-Employee Directors beginning with the grant for the 2018 annual meeting of the shareholders, and (iv) make other miscellaneous changes.

The Committee of the Primary Sponsor has the right to amend the Program pursuant to Section 7.1 thereof.

THEREFORE, the Primary Sponsor hereby amends the Program, effective as of the date of the annual meeting of the shareholders occurring in 2017, as follows:

1.    By deleting the duplicate phrase “of their” in Section 1.1.

2.    By deleting the existing definition of “Equity Compensation Fees” in Article 2 and substituting therefor the following:

““ Equity Compensation Fees ” means the portion of the Director Fees that is converted to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, under the terms of the Plan, based on the amount of Director Fees expected to be paid over the four (4) full calendar quarters following the Annual Meeting, determined as of the date of the Annual Meeting, or such shorter period provided in Section 5.4 or 6.2(b). For existing Non-Employee Directors at the 2017 Annual Meeting and for periods prior, that portion is the amount designated by the Board of Directors before January 1 prior to the Annual Meeting (which is and has been twenty-seven forty-fourths (27/44ths) of the Director Fees paid to each Director). With respect to new Non-Employee Directors elected at or after the 2017 Annual Meeting and any Non-Employee Director at any Annual Meeting after the 2017 Annual Meeting, that portion is Minimum Equity Fees plus any additional amount elected by the Non-Employee Director pursuant to Article VI, not to exceed 100% of his Director Fees.”

3.    By adding the following definition of “Minimum Equity Fees” alphabetically in Article 2:

““ Minimum Equity Fees ” means the minimum amount of Director Fees that are treated as Equity Compensation Fees, as established by the Board of Directors. Until changed, the Minimum Equity Fee amount is one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000). Any change in Minimum Equity Fees must be made by the Board of Directors before January 1 prior to an Annual Meeting to be effective for the next Annual Meeting (or, in the case of a newly appointed or elected Non-Employee Director, prior to his election or appointment).”

4.    By replacing “underling” with “underlying” in Section 5.1(c).

5.    By deleting the existing Section 6.1 and substituting therefor the following:

“6.1     Participation for Deferral of Director Fees .
 
(a)
Each Non-Employee Director may elect to have all or a portion of his Director Fees in excess of the Minimum Equity Fees treated as Equity Compensation Fees. Failure to timely make such an election will result in only the Minimum Equity Fees established by the Board of Directors being treated as Equity Compensation Fees.

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Each Non-Employee Director may also elect to receive payment of his Equity Compensation Fees in the form of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or partially in the form of Restricted Stock and partially in the form of Restricted Stock Units, in accordance with this Article 6. If a Non-Employee Director does not specify the form of payment, payment will be made in the form of Restricted Stock. A Non-Employee Director must file a deferral election, in such form as the Administrator may permit, with the Secretary of the Company prior to January 1 preceding the date of the Annual Meeting to which the election relates.
 
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a newly elected or appointed Non-Employee Director may elect to have all or a portion of his Director Fees in excess of the Minimum Equity Fees treated as Equity Compensation Fees and may also elect to receive payment of his Equity Compensation Fees in the form of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or partially in the form of Restricted Stock and partially in the form of Restricted Stock Units. Such election must be made by filing an election with the Administrator, in such form as the Administrator may permit, no later than thirty (30) days following the date of the Non-Employee Director’s election or appointment to the Board of Directors (provided that the Non-Employee Director has not been eligible to participate in this Program or any plan that would be aggregated with this Program under Code Section 409A (other than the accrual of earnings) at any time during the twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the date the new Non-Employee Director becomes eligible to participate in this Program). Such election shall be effective for Director Fees earned for services beginning with the calendar quarter next following when the election is filed with the Administrator until the end of the calendar quarter in which the next Annual Meeting occurs (the “ Fee Deferral Period ”). If the new Non-Employee Director does not make an election described in this subsection (b), only the Minimum Equity Fees will be treated as Equity Compensation Fees. Each new non-Employee Director may specify the form of payment. If the new Non-Employee Director does not specify the form of payment, payment will be made in the form of Restricted Stock. The number of shares of Restricted Stock granted or Restricted Stock Units to be credited to the newly appointed or elected Non-Employee Director’s Deferred Fees Account as of the first trading day of the first calendar quarter following the date of the Non-Employee Director’s appointment or election (that Non-Employee Directors “ Grant Date ”), as applicable, shall be calculated by dividing: (1) the amount of Equity Compensation Fees payable to such Non-Employee Director; by (2) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. Subject to accelerated vesting on the events described in Section 5.3(i) or (ii), the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, will vest ratably over the Fee Deferral Period based on the number of calendar quarters in the Fee Deferral Period on the last date of each such calendar quarter, provided however, that the last one quarter increment will become vested on the date immediately prior to the Annual Meeting next following the Grant Date.”

6.
By replacing “dated” with “date” in Section 6.2(a).

Except as specifically amended hereby, the Program shall remain in full force and effect prior to this First Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Primary Sponsor has caused this First Amendment to be executed on the day and year first above written.


PHH CORPORATION

By:      /s/ William F. Brown                 

Print Name:      William F. Brown             
Title: Senior Vice Pres., General Counsel & Secretary


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Exhibit 10.3


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March 29, 2017

Glen Messina
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Glen:

As you know, PHH Corporation (the “Company” or “PHH”) is in a time of transition and the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation (the “Board”) desires to memorialize our mutual understanding of your future employment with the Company. In consideration of the Board’s decision to involuntarily terminate your employment prior to the closings of any of the pending asset sales transactions, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee has decided to provide for full vesting of your outstanding long term incentive awards upon your termination of employment without cause, subject to all applicable performance and settlement provisions.

By signing below, you agree to stay with PHH through June 21, 2017, at which point the Board, or a Committee of the PHH Board with authority to take such action, will involuntarily terminate your employment without “Cause,” as defined in the PHH Corporation Amended and Restated Tier I Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) as it exists on the date of this letter, regardless of any subsequent amendment or termination of the Severance Plan. Your benefits under this letter will be no less than those for which you would be eligible under, and will be subject to the terms of, the Severance Plan as it exists on the date of this letter (without regard to the exercise of any discretion on the part of the Company and/or plan administrator provided under the Severance Plan), but nothing set forth herein enhances your right to additional benefits beyond those set forth in the Severance Plan as of the date of this letter.

To receive the severance, you must execute a general release in a form acceptable to the Company and as attached hereto. As a condition of agreeing to this, you agree to waive any right you may have prior to June 21, 2017, to resign and receive benefits under the Severance Plan under any circumstance. This benefit is the only form of severance benefits to which you are entitled upon a termination without “Cause” on or before June 21, 2017,

If you otherwise leave the employment of PHH, or are involuntarily terminated for Cause, you will not be eligible for any payments under this letter or the Severance Plan. This agreement will be binding on any successors or assigns of PHH.

On behalf of the entire Board, we sincerely appreciate all of the contributions that you have made to PHH.

Very truly yours,

Board of Directors, PHH Corporation

By: /s/ James O. Egan     
James O. Egan, Chairman


Agreed to and Accepted:

/s/ Glen Messina     
Glen Messina


March 29, 2017     
Date


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FORM OF SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between Glen Messina (“Employee”) and PHH CORPORATION and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Employee and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company as [TITLE], is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Employee’s employment, Employee executed Restrictive Covenant Agreement(s) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A , which provide for, among other things, certain post-employment restrictions for [twelve (12) or twenty four (24) months] following Employee’s separation from employment;

WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Employee’s termination, Employee is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Severance Letter Agreement (“Letter”) between Employee and the Company dated March 29, 2017 (the “Severance Letter”) provided that Employee executes this General Release Agreement, A copy of this Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit B;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Employee and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Employee’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

In connection with Employee’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

(a)
Employee is bound by the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee in an amount equal to the cost of premiums for COBRA coverage upon loss of coverage under the Company’s group health plan due to his termination on the Termination Date for a period of [12 or 24 months] from the Termination Date. The Company will impute the amount of this payment as taxable income to Employee.

(c)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee severance in an amount equal to [12 or 24 months] of Employee’s annual base salary as of the effective date of the Letter [BASE SALARY])). Such severance payments shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes. Employee’s severance shall be payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, with the first payment commencing the first payroll period after the date on which the Release becomes irrevocable following the Termination Date.

(d)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of Employee’s 2017 Management Incentive Plan Award in substantially equal installments no less frequently than monthly during the [12 or 24] month period following Employee’s termination from employment.

(e)
The Company shall provide Employee with certain payments, if any, in accordance with outstanding long term incentive and other awards, as listed on Exhibit C , subject to all terms and conditions of the applicable awards and plans, consistent with a termination without cause and the Letter Agreement, effective on the Termination Date;


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(f)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall provide Employee with up to $18,000 in reasonable outplacement services by a provider selected by the Company to be used within 24 months of the Termination Date;

(g)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement and the Release have not been signed by Employee, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Employee’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Employee’s termination.

Employee acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Employee. Employee further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Employee.

III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Employee set forth in Section II, which Employee acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Employee further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Employee without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Employee might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Employee agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Employee gives up any and all rights EMPLOYEE may have to file any claim or action which Employee may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Employee’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Employee agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Employee’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Employee under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Employee understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 21 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.

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iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Employee, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Employee from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other employees, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Employee is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Employee may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Employee’s indemnification as an officer and employee of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Employee’s rights to his vested employee benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Employee from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Employee, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Employee fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
, Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting an event that Employee reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of

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trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Employee is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement
Employee represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and employees, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.
V.
Cooperation

(a)
Employee further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Employee was involved during his employment with the Company. Employee will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Employee further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Employee will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
Return of Company Property .

Employee represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Employee, acquired by Employee as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Employee further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Employee shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Employee with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Employee, or by Employee or any other person to the Company.


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(b)
Absence of Reliance . Employee acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Reinstatement . Employee agrees that he will not apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A, including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Employee agrees that if Employee is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Employee, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Employee at the home address most recently communicated by Employee to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Employee and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Employee may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Employee.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in outstanding long term and other incentive award agreements listed on Exhibit C, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.



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(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 21 DAYS, THEN EMPLOYEE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 21 day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 21 days, or by providing different terms to employees who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 2017.
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT B
SEVERANCE LETTER AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT C

LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LTIP AND OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS AT TIME OF TERMINATION


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Exhibit 10.4


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March 29, 2017

Kathryn Ruggieri
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer

Dear Kathryn:

As you know, PHH Corporation (the “Company” or “PHH”) is in a time of transition and the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation (the “Board”) desires to memorialize our mutual understanding of your future employment with the Company. In consideration of the Board’s decision to involuntarily terminate your employment prior to the closings of any of the pending asset sales transactions, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee has decided to provide for full vesting of your outstanding long term incentive awards upon your termination of employment without cause, subject to all applicable performance and settlement provisions.

By signing below, you agree to stay with PHH through June 30, 2017, at which point the Board, or a Committee of the PHH Board with authority to take such action, will involuntarily terminate your employment without “Cause,” as defined in the PHH Corporation Amended and Restated Tier I Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) as it exists on the date of this letter, regardless of any subsequent amendment or termination of the Severance Plan. Your benefits under this letter will be no less than those for which you would be eligible under, and will be subject to the terms of, the Severance Plan as it exists on the date of this letter (without regard to the exercise of any discretion on the part of the Company and/or plan administrator provided under the Severance Plan), but nothing set forth herein enhances your right to additional benefits beyond those set forth in the Severance Plan as of the date of this letter.

To receive the severance, you must execute a general release in a form acceptable to the Company and as attached hereto. As a condition of agreeing to this, you agree to waive any right you may have prior to June 30, 2017, to resign and receive benefits under the Severance Plan under any circumstance. This benefit is the only form of severance benefits to which you are entitled upon a termination without “Cause” on or before June 30, 2017,

If you otherwise leave the employment of PHH, or are involuntarily terminated for Cause, you will not be eligible for any payments under this letter or the Severance Plan. This agreement will be binding on any successors or assigns of PHH.

On behalf of the entire Board, we sincerely appreciate all of the contributions that you have made to PHH.

Very truly yours,

Board of Directors, PHH Corporation

By: /s/ James O. Egan     
James O. Egan, Chairman


Agreed to and Accepted:

/s/ Kathryn Ruggieri     
Kathryn Ruggieri


March 29, 2017     
Date        

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FORM OF SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between Kathryn Ruggieri (“Employee”) and PHH CORPORATION and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Employee and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company as [TITLE], is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Employee’s employment, Employee executed Restrictive Covenant Agreement(s) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A , which provide for, among other things, certain post-employment restrictions for [twelve (12) or twenty four (24) months] following Employee’s separation from employment;

WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Employee’s termination, Employee is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Severance Letter Agreement (“Letter”) between Employee and the Company dated March 29, 2017 (the “Severance Letter”) provided that Employee executes this General Release Agreement, A copy of this Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit B;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Employee and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Employee’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

In connection with Employee’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

(a)
Employee is bound by the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee in an amount equal to the cost of premiums for COBRA coverage upon loss of coverage under the Company’s group health plan due to his termination on the Termination Date for a period of [12 or 24 months] from the Termination Date. The Company will impute the amount of this payment as taxable income to Employee.

(c)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee severance in an amount equal to [12 or 24 months] of Employee’s annual base salary as of the effective date of the Letter [BASE SALARY])). Such severance payments shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes. Employee’s severance shall be payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, with the first payment commencing the first payroll period after the date on which the Release becomes irrevocable following the Termination Date.

(d)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of Employee’s 2017 Management Incentive Plan Award in substantially equal installments no less frequently than monthly during the [12 or 24] month period following Employee’s termination from employment.

(e)
The Company shall provide Employee with certain payments, if any, in accordance with outstanding long term incentive and other awards, as listed on Exhibit C , subject to all terms and conditions of the applicable awards and plans, consistent with a termination without cause and the Letter Agreement, effective on the Termination Date;


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(f)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall provide Employee with up to $18,000 in reasonable outplacement services by a provider selected by the Company to be used within 24 months of the Termination Date;

(g)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement and the Release have not been signed by Employee, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Employee’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Employee’s termination.

Employee acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Employee. Employee further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Employee.

III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Employee set forth in Section II, which Employee acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Employee further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Employee without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Employee might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Employee agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Employee gives up any and all rights EMPLOYEE may have to file any claim or action which Employee may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Employee’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Employee agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Employee’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Employee under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Employee understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 21 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.

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iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Employee, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Employee from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other employees, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Employee is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Employee may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Employee’s indemnification as an officer and employee of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Employee’s rights to his vested employee benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Employee from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Employee, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Employee fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
, Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting an event that Employee reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of

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trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Employee is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement
Employee represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and employees, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.
V.
Cooperation

(a)
Employee further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Employee was involved during his employment with the Company. Employee will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Employee further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Employee will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
Return of Company Property .

Employee represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Employee, acquired by Employee as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Employee further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Employee shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Employee with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Employee, or by Employee or any other person to the Company.


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(b)
Absence of Reliance . Employee acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Reinstatement . Employee agrees that he will not apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A, including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Employee agrees that if Employee is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Employee, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Employee at the home address most recently communicated by Employee to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Employee and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Employee may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Employee.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in outstanding long term and other incentive award agreements listed on Exhibit C, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.



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(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 21 DAYS, THEN EMPLOYEE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 21 day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 21 days, or by providing different terms to employees who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 2017.
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT B
SEVERANCE LETTER AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT C

LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LTIP AND OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS AT TIME OF TERMINATION


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Exhibit 10.5


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March 29, 2017


William Brown
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary

Dear Bill:

As you know, PHH Corporation (the “Company” or “PHH”) is in a time of transition and the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation (the “Board”) desires to memorialize our mutual understanding of your future employment with the Company.

By signing below, you agree to stay with PHH through December 31, 2017 at which point the Board, or a Committee of the PHH Board with authority to take such action, will involuntarily terminate your employment without “Cause,” as defined in the PHH Corporation Amended and Restated Tier I Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) as it exists on the date of this letter, regardless of any subsequent amendment or termination of the Severance Plan. Your benefits under this letter will be no less than those for which you would be eligible under, and will be subject to the terms of, the Severance Plan as it exists on the date of this letter (without regard to the exercise of any discretion on the part of the Company and/or plan administrator provided under the Severance Plan), but nothing set forth herein enhances your right to additional benefits beyond those set forth in the Severance Plan as of the date of this letter.

To receive the severance, you must execute a general release in a form acceptable to the Company and as attached hereto. As a condition of agreeing to this, you agree to waive any right you may have prior to December 31, 2017 to resign and receive benefits under the Severance Plan under any circumstance. This benefit is the only form of severance benefits to which you are entitled upon a termination without “Cause” on or before December 31, 2017.

If you otherwise leave the employment of PHH, or are involuntarily terminated for Cause, you will not be eligible for any payments under this letter or the Severance Plan. This agreement will be binding on any successors or assigns of PHH.

On behalf of the entire Board, we sincerely appreciate all of the contributions that you have made to PHH.
    
Very truly yours,
            
Board of Directors, PHH Corporation

By: /s/ James O. Egan          
James O. Egan, Chairman


Agreed to and Accepted:

/s/ William Brown     
William Brown


March 29, 2017     
Date    

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FORM OF SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between William Brown (“Employee”) and PHH CORPORATION and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Employee and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company as [TITLE], is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Employee’s employment, Employee executed Restrictive Covenant Agreement(s) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A , which provide for, among other things, certain post-employment restrictions for [twelve (12) or twenty four (24) months] following Employee’s separation from employment;

WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Employee’s termination, Employee is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Severance Letter Agreement (“Letter”) between Employee and the Company dated March 29, 2017 (the “Severance Letter”) provided that Employee executes this General Release Agreement, A copy of this Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit B;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Employee and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Employee’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

In connection with Employee’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

(a)
Employee is bound by the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee in an amount equal to the cost of premiums for COBRA coverage upon loss of coverage under the Company’s group health plan due to his termination on the Termination Date for a period of [12 or 24 months] from the Termination Date. The Company will impute the amount of this payment as taxable income to Employee.

(c)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee severance in an amount equal to [12 or 24 months] of Employee’s annual base salary as of the effective date of the Letter [BASE SALARY])). Such severance payments shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes. Employee’s severance shall be payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, with the first payment commencing the first payroll period after the date on which the Release becomes irrevocable following the Termination Date.

(d)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of Employee’s 2017 Management Incentive Plan Award in substantially equal installments no less frequently than monthly during the [12 or 24] month period following Employee’s termination from employment.

(e)
The Company shall provide Employee with certain payments, if any, in accordance with outstanding long term incentive and other awards, as listed on Exhibit C , subject to all terms and conditions of the applicable awards and plans, consistent with a termination without cause and the Letter Agreement, effective on the Termination Date;


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(f)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall provide Employee with up to $18,000 in reasonable outplacement services by a provider selected by the Company to be used within 24 months of the Termination Date;

(g)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement and the Release have not been signed by Employee, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Employee’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Employee’s termination.

Employee acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Employee. Employee further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Employee.

III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Employee set forth in Section II, which Employee acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Employee further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Employee without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Employee might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Employee agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Employee gives up any and all rights EMPLOYEE may have to file any claim or action which Employee may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Employee’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Employee agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Employee’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Employee under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Employee understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 21 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.

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iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Employee, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Employee from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other employees, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Employee is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Employee may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Employee’s indemnification as an officer and employee of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Employee’s rights to his vested employee benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Employee from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Employee, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Employee fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
, Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting an event that Employee reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of

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trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Employee is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement
Employee represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and employees, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.
V.
Cooperation

(a)
Employee further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Employee was involved during his employment with the Company. Employee will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Employee further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Employee will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
Return of Company Property .

Employee represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Employee, acquired by Employee as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Employee further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Employee shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Employee with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Employee, or by Employee or any other person to the Company.


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(b)
Absence of Reliance . Employee acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Reinstatement . Employee agrees that he will not apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A, including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Employee agrees that if Employee is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Employee, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Employee at the home address most recently communicated by Employee to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Employee and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Employee may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Employee.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in outstanding long term and other incentive award agreements listed on Exhibit C, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.



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(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 21 DAYS, THEN EMPLOYEE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 21 day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 21 days, or by providing different terms to employees who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 2017.
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT B
SEVERANCE LETTER AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT C

LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LTIP AND OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS AT TIME OF TERMINATION


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Exhibit 10.6


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March 30, 2017


Leith Kaplan
SVP, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Dear Lee:

As you know, PHH Corporation (the “Company” or “PHH”) is in a time of transition and the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation (the “Board”) desires to memorialize our mutual understanding of your future employment with the Company.

By signing below, you agree to stay with PHH through December 31, 2017 at which point the Board, or a Committee of the PHH Board with authority to take such action, will involuntarily terminate your employment without “Cause,” as defined in the PHH Corporation Amended and Restated Tier I Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) as it exists on the date of this letter, regardless of any subsequent amendment or termination of the Severance Plan. Your benefits under this letter will be no less than those for which you would be eligible under, and will be subject to the terms of, the Severance Plan as it exists on the date of this letter (without regard to the exercise of any discretion on the part of the Company and/or plan administrator provided under the Severance Plan), but nothing set forth herein enhances your right to additional benefits beyond those set forth in the Severance Plan as of the date of this letter.

To receive the severance, you must execute a general release in a form acceptable to the Company and as attached hereto. As a condition of agreeing to this, you agree to waive any right you may have prior to December 31, 2017 to resign and receive benefits under the Severance Plan under any circumstance. This benefit is the only form of severance benefits to which you are entitled upon a termination without “Cause” on or before December 31, 2017.

If you otherwise leave the employment of PHH, or are involuntarily terminated for Cause, you will not be eligible for any payments under this letter or the Severance Plan. This agreement will be binding on any successors or assigns of PHH.

On behalf of the entire Board, we sincerely appreciate all of the contributions that you have made to PHH.
    
Very truly yours,

Board of Directors, PHH Corporation

By: /s/ James O. Egan     
James O. Egan, Chairman


Agreed to and Accepted:

/s/ Leith Kaplan     
Leith Kaplan


March 30, 2017     
Date    

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FORM OF SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between Leith Kaplan (“Employee”) and PHH CORPORATION and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Employee and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company as [TITLE], is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Employee’s employment, Employee executed Restrictive Covenant Agreement(s) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A , which provide for, among other things, certain post-employment restrictions for [twelve (12) or twenty four (24) months] following Employee’s separation from employment;

WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Employee’s termination, Employee is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Severance Letter Agreement (“Letter”) between Employee and the Company dated March 30, 2017 (the “Severance Letter”) provided that Employee executes this General Release Agreement, A copy of this Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit B;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Employee and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Employee’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

In connection with Employee’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

(a)
Employee is bound by the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee in an amount equal to the cost of premiums for COBRA coverage upon loss of coverage under the Company’s group health plan due to his termination on the Termination Date for a period of [12 or 24 months] from the Termination Date. The Company will impute the amount of this payment as taxable income to Employee.

(c)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee severance in an amount equal to [12 or 24 months] of Employee’s annual base salary as of the effective date of the Letter [BASE SALARY])). Such severance payments shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes. Employee’s severance shall be payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, with the first payment commencing the first payroll period after the date on which the Release becomes irrevocable following the Termination Date.

(d)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall pay Employee one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of Employee’s 2017 Management Incentive Plan Award in substantially equal installments no less frequently than monthly during the [12 or 24] month period following Employee’s termination from employment.

(e)
The Company shall provide Employee with certain payments, if any, in accordance with outstanding long term incentive and other awards, as listed on Exhibit C , subject to all terms and conditions of the applicable awards and plans, consistent with a termination without cause and the Letter Agreement, effective on the Termination Date;


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(f)
Consistent with the Letter, Company shall provide Employee with up to $18,000 in reasonable outplacement services by a provider selected by the Company to be used within 24 months of the Termination Date;

(g)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement and the Release have not been signed by Employee, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Employee’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Employee’s termination.

Employee acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Employee. Employee further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Employee.

III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Employee set forth in Section II, which Employee acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Employee further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Employee without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Employee might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Employee agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Employee gives up any and all rights EMPLOYEE may have to file any claim or action which Employee may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Employee’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Employee agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Employee’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Employee under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Employee understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 21 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.

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iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Employee, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Employee from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other employees, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Employee is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Employee may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Employee’s indemnification as an officer and employee of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Employee’s rights to his vested employee benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Employee from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Employee, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Employee fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
, Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting an event that Employee reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of

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trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Employee is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement
Employee represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and employees, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict employee’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes employee from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.
V.
Cooperation

(a)
Employee further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Employee was involved during his employment with the Company. Employee will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Employee further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Employee will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
Return of Company Property .

Employee represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Employee, acquired by Employee as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Employee further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Employee shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Employee with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Employee, or by Employee or any other person to the Company.


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(b)
Absence of Reliance . Employee acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Reinstatement . Employee agrees that he will not apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A, including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Employee agrees that if Employee is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Employee, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Employee at the home address most recently communicated by Employee to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Employee and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Employee may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Employee.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in outstanding long term and other incentive award agreements listed on Exhibit C, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.



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(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 21 DAYS, THEN EMPLOYEE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 21 day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 21 days, or by providing different terms to employees who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 2017.
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT B
SEVERANCE LETTER AGREEMENT


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EXHIBIT C

LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LTIP AND OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS AT TIME OF TERMINATION


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Exhibit 10.7


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) to be effective as of March 30, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), between PHH CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and ROB CROWL (the “Executive”).
Introduction

The Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Company will continue to employ the Executive.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Terms and Conditions of Employment .
(a) Employment . During the Term, Company will employ the Executive, and the Executive will serve as the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Company until the annual meeting of the shareholders occurring in 2017 at which point, Executive will serve as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company. Executive will perform services on a full-time basis and will have such responsibilities and authority as may be consistent with his applicable position and as may from time to time be assigned to the Executive by the CEO of the Company (while he is COO) and the Board of Directors (“Board”) (while he is CEO) that, in either case, are consistent with such position. In this capacity, Executive will provide unique services to the Company and be privy to the Company’s Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Except to the extent prohibited by law or applicable listing requirements, the Executive will also be permitted to attend all meetings of the Board and executive sessions thereof upon invitation from the Board, (except for portions of meetings or executive sessions involving discussions relating to the Executive’s employment, including without limitation, his compensation and performance (“Executive’s Employment Issues”)) and shall be provided copies of all materials provided to the Board (except those relating to Executive’s Employment Issues). If the Executive is or is hereafter elected to serve as a member of the Board, he shall so serve without additional compensation beyond that set forth in this Agreement, and shall continue to so serve for so long as he is thereafter elected to such position by the Company’s stockholders. The Executive’s primary office and the Company’s headquarters will be in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
(b) Exclusivity . Throughout the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive shall devote substantially all of the Executive’s time, energy and skill during regular business hours to the performance of the duties of the Executive’s employment, shall faithfully and industriously perform such duties, and shall diligently follow and implement all management policies and decisions of the Company; provided, however, that this provision is not intended to prevent the Executive from managing his investments or engaging in charitable, civic, or political activities, so long as he gives his duties to the Company first priority and such other activities do not interfere with his performance of duties for the Company. Other than with regard to the Executive’s duties to the Company, the Executive will not accept any other employment during the Term, perform any consulting services during the Term, or serve on the board of directors or governing body of any other business, except with the prior written consent of the Board. Further, the Executive has disclosed on Exhibit A hereto, his investments in other than non-publicly traded securities, and agrees during the Term not to make any investments during the Term hereof except as a passive investor. The Executive agrees during the Term not to own directly or indirectly equity securities of any company engaged in the Business of the Company (excluding the Company) that represents five percent (5%) or more of the value of voting power of the equity securities of such company.
2. Compensation .
(a) Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Executive base salary of $575,000.00 per annum, effective as of the effective date of this Agreement, March 30, 2017. The base salary shall be payable in equal installments, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.
(b) Bonus . The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual management cash incentive bonus arising under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and PHH Corporation 2015 Management Incentive Plan, with a target award of 125% of the Executive’s annual base salary (the “Bonus”), which Bonus, if any, shall be payable (i) promptly following the availability to the Company of the required data to calculate the Bonus for the period for which the Bonus is earned (which data

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may in the Company’s discretion include audited financial statements), and (ii) by no later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the Bonus is earned. The Bonus criteria shall be determined in the discretion of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board (“Compensation Committee”) and shall consist of such objective, subjective and personal performance goals as the Compensation Committee shall in its sole and absolute discretion determine appropriate.
(c) Long-Term and Other Incentive Compensation . The Executive shall be entitled to equity or other long-term incentive compensation granted under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan from the Company to the extent provided by, and subject to the terms of, any plan, program, or agreement applicable to the Executive, provided that the target value under any such equity or long-term incentive compensation will be no less than one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Executive’s then current base salary. Nothing herein shall supersede the terms and conditions of any previously granted equity incentives, including without limitation, stock options granted to the Executive.
(d) Expenses . The Executive shall be entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with Company policy in effect for reasonable and necessary out of pocket expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties of employment hereunder; provided, however, the Executive shall, as a condition of such reimbursement, submit verification of the nature and amount of such expenses in accordance with the reasonable reimbursement policies from time to time adopted by the Company.
(e) Paid Time Off . The Executive shall be entitled to paid time off in accordance with the terms of Company policy in effect at the Effective Date.
(f) Benefits . In addition to the benefits payable to the Executive specifically described herein, the Executive shall be entitled to such benefits as generally may be made available to all other Executives of the Company from time to time; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require the establishment or continuation of any particular plan or program.
(g) Withholding . All payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced for any applicable state, local, or federal tax withholding obligations.
(h) Insurance and Indemnification . The Executive shall be entitled to coverage and indemnification with respect to his action or omissions as an officer of the Company, including advancement of expenses (if applicable), in accordance with and to the extent provided by the Company’s bylaws and articles of incorporation, and any separate indemnification agreement, if any, and any insurance policy maintained by the Company that covers officers with respect to such matters.
3. Term, Termination and Termination Payments .
(a) Term . The Term of this Agreement shall begin as of the Effective Date and it shall continue through March 31, 2018 at which time it will terminate unless extended pursuant to this paragraph, and Executive will relinquish his seat on the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation at the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall be subject to extension by mutual written agreement of the Parties, for a period of any length as they may mutually agree, in which case the Term will continue through the end of such extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term of this Agreement shall be terminated before the date it would otherwise expire if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof.
(b) Termination . This Agreement and the employment of the Executive by the Company hereunder shall only be terminated: (i) by expiration of the Term; (ii) by the Company without Cause; (iii) by the Executive for Good Reason; (iv) by the Company or the Executive due to the Disability of the Executive; (v) by the Company for Cause; (vi) by the Executive for other than Good Reason or Disability, upon at least sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company; or (vii) upon the death of the Executive. Notice of termination for any reason by any party shall be given 60 days prior to termination, in writing and shall specify the basis for termination and the effective date of termination. Executive agrees that in the event Executive is not elected to the Board at the 2017 annual shareholders’ meeting, Execute will remain employed as Interim CEO until the earlier of either December 31, 2017, or until the Board appoints a CEO, at which time Executive’s employment will be terminated without Cause. Further, notice of termination for Cause by the Company or Good Reason by the Executive shall specify the facts alleged to constitute termination for Cause or Good Reason, as applicable and Executive shall be provided with thirty (30) days from the date notice is given by the Company during which Executive shall remain employed to have an opportunity to cure the underlying justification for the termination, if the circumstances are reasonably determined by the Company in its sole discretion to be susceptible to cure. Except as provided in Section 3(c), the Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits after the effective date of the termination of this Agreement, except for base salary pursuant to Section 2(a) accrued up to the effective date of termination, any unpaid earned Bonus, if any, pursuant to Section 2(b), expenses incurred before the date of termination of this Agreement that are required to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 2(d), pay for accrued but unused vacation in accordance with

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Company policy, any payments or benefits provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to the Executive, and any rights to payment the Executive has under Section 2(h).
(c) Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason .
(i) If the employment of the Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason), the Company will pay the Executive (A) the sum of (I) his base salary pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, plus (II) an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of the annual cash management incentive Bonus awarded to Executive for the year of termination, (or if Executive has not yet received an annual cash management incentive bonus award for the year of termination, one hundred percent (100%) of the annual cash management incentive bonus award for the prior year of termination); plus (III) a monthly amount equal to the cost of coverage (as determined pursuant to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, under the Company’s group health plan at the level in which Executive was enrolled at the time of termination of employment, with such sum payable in substantially equal monthly installments no less frequently than monthly for one (1) year following Executive’s termination; and (B) reasonable outplacement services to be provided by a provider selected by the Company, not to exceed the dollar limit under Code Section 402(g) for the year of Executive’s separation ($18,000 for 2017), to be used within the two years following Executive’s termination of employment. Payment of amounts under this section (other than for outplacement services) shall be made bi-weekly in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice and shall commence within sixty (60) days following termination of employment and shall include all accrued installments from the date of termination of employment until the payment date; provided, however, that if the sixty (60) day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the following calendar year, no payment shall be made prior to the first day of such following calendar year; and provided further that if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, at the date of his termination of employment, then such portion of the payments that would result in a tax under Code Section 409A if paid during the first six (6) months after termination of employment shall be withheld, starting with the payments latest in time during such six (6) month period, and paid to the Executive during the seventh month following the date of his termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the total payments to be paid to the Executive hereunder, along with any other payments to the Executive, would result in the Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, the Company shall reduce the aggregate payments to the largest amount which can be paid to the Executive without triggering the excise tax, but only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in the Executive retaining larger aggregate after-tax payments. The determination of the excise tax and the aggregate after-tax payments to be received by the Executive will be made by the Company. If payments are to be reduced, the payments made latest in time will be reduced first and if payments are to be made at the same time, non-cash payments will be reduced before cash payments. It is possible that, after the determinations and selections made pursuant to this Subsection with respect to the excise tax under Code Section 4999, Executive will receive compensation in the aggregate more than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Overpayment”) or less than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Underpayment”). In the event that: (W) the Company determines, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against either the Company or Executive which the Company believes has a high probability of success, that an Overpayment has been made or (X) it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved that an Overpayment has been made, then Executive shall pay any such Overpayment to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date of Executive’s receipt of the Overpayment until the date of repayment. In the event that: (Y) the Company, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred or (Z) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment will be paid promptly by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date the amount would have otherwise been paid to Executive until the payment date.
(ii) If the Term is not extended and the Company or the Executive terminates the Executive’s employment upon expiration of the Term, such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause. Executive agrees that in the event he is not elected to the Board at the 2017 annual shareholders meeting he will continue to be employed as Interim CEO, until the earlier of either December 31, 2017 or the Board appoints a CEO, at which time Executive’s employment will be deemed terminated without Cause.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, as a condition to the payment of the amounts in this Section, the Executive shall be required to execute, return to the Company, and not revoke within the revocation period provided therein, the General Release Agreement (“Release”). The Company shall provide the Release to the Executive in sufficient time so that if the Executive timely executes and returns the Release, the revocation period will expire before the date payments of the amounts in this Section are scheduled to commence.

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(d) Survival . The covenants in Section 3 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall not be extinguished thereby.
(e) Separation from Service . References to termination of employment or similar terms hereunder shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
( f)     Public Disclosure of Termination . The Company agrees to provide Executive with an opportunity to review and provide input with regard to any press release or other public disclosure that may be issued by the Company regarding Executive’s termination from employment for whatever reason. Agreement to Executive’s proposed comments shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.
4.
Ownership and Protection of Proprietary Information .
(a) Confidentiality . Executive acknowledges that as part of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive has had access to and will continue to have access to Confidential Information. Executive recognizes that in order to guard the legitimate interests of the Company, it is necessary for it to protect all Confidential Information. Executive agrees to keep secret all Confidential Information to which Executive has had or may have access, and shall not use for Executive's own benefit or the benefit of any third party, or disclose, such Confidential Information to any person except (i) in the course of, and to the extent required to perform, Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii) to the extent required by applicable law, or (iii) to Executive’s personal advisors, to the extent such advisors agree to be bound by this provision. This obligation is understood to be in addition to any protection the Company may be entitled to under applicable law. Confidential Information shall not include any information that is within the public domain or enters the public domain through no act of the Executive. Nothing in this agreement prohibits Executive from reporting an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency, or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of Trade Secret or Confidential Information within the limitations permitted by the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). You are notified that under the DTSA, no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that is: (x) made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (xi) made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public. And, an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order..
(b) Return of Company Property . Upon request by the Company, and in any event upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, as a prior condition to receiving any final compensation hereunder (including any payments pursuant to Section 3 hereof), the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all property belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, all Confidential Information and Trade Secrets (and all embodiments thereof) then in the Executive’s custody, control or possession.
(c) Survival . The covenants of confidentiality set forth herein will apply on and after the date hereof to any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets disclosed by the Company or developed by the Executive while employed or engaged by the Company prior to or after the date hereof. The covenants restricting the use of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets will continue to apply following termination of this Agreement for so long as permitted by the governing law.
5. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disparagement Provisions .
(a) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, whether on Executive’s own behalf, or on behalf of any third party, provide services substantially similar to the services Executive provided to the Company on the Determination Date to any Client of the Company or any Competing Business in the United States, or invest in or consult with any Client of the Company or any Competing Business, provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from being a passive owner of not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any publicly traded Company, Client of the Company or any Competing Business, so long as Executive has no active participation in the business of such company. In addition, nothing in this Section 5(a) shall prevent Executive from working for a company or business that in part competes against the Business of the Company as long as Executive will not be and is not involved in any way in any part of the company or business that competes against the Business of the Company.  For the sake of clarity, this last proviso is intended to allow Executive to work for a company or business that may have, as part of its operations, a Competing Business, as long as Executive is not involved in any way in any part of the business or operations that competes against the Business of the Company.

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(b) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, solicit, induce or encourage any person who was employed by the Company, to terminate their employment with the Company.
(c) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, solicit any person or entity who was a customer or client of the Company or an actively sought prospective customer, client or target of the Company at any time during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Determination Date, and with whom Executive has had Material Contact, for the purpose of offering any product or service that competes with the products or services offered by the Company within the United States .
(d) Executive agrees that Executive will not, directly or indirectly, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, interfere with any relationship that exists between the Company and any supplier or vendor to the Company with whom Executive had Material Contact at any time during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Determination Date or attempt to dissuade any supplier or vendor from continuing its relationship with the Company.
(e) Executive will not disparage or defame, through verbal or written statements or otherwise, the Company or any of its members, directors, officers, agents or employees or otherwise take any action which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the reputation, business practices, good will, products and services of the Company or the personal or professional reputation of any of the Company’s members, directors, officers, agents or employees. This non-disparagement provision shall not be construed to prevent Executive from testifying truthfully under oath in a legal or regulatory proceeding or to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or preclude Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or other federal, state or local government agency. The Company, in its official capacity, will direct its officers and directors not to disparage or defame Executive, through verbal or written statements or otherwise.
(f) In the event that this Section 5 is determined by a court which has jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part or in whole, the court shall be deemed to have the authority to strike any unenforceable provision, or any part thereof or to revise any provision to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(g) The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(h)    Following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates, the Executive agrees to notify any subsequent employer of the restrictive covenants in Sections 4 and 5 and any other restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement. The Executive will also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company before the Executive commences employment with any subsequent employer. In addition, the Executive authorizes the Company to provide a copy of the restrictive covenants sections of this Agreement to third parties, including but not limited to, the Executive's subsequent, anticipated or possible future employer.
6.
Remedies and Enforceability .
The Executive agrees that the covenants, agreements, and representations contained in Sections 4 and 5 hereof are of the essence of this Agreement; that each of such covenants are reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve the interests and properties of the Company; that irreparable loss and damage will be suffered by the Company should the Executive breach any of such covenants and agreements; that each of such covenants and agreements is separate, distinct and severable not only from the other of such covenants and agreements but also from the other and remaining provisions of this Agreement; that the unenforceability of any such covenant or agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other such covenant or agreements or any other provision or provisions of this Agreement; and that, in addition to other remedies available to either party, including, without limitation, termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, the Company and Executive shall be entitled to seek both temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent a breach or contemplated breach by the Executive of any of such covenants or agreements.
7.
Contracts or Other Agreements with Former Business .
The Executive represents that there are no agreements executed by the Executive with a former employer or any business with which the Executive has been associated, which prohibit the Executive during any period of time during which the Executive works for the Company from: (a)   competing with, or in any way participating in, a business which competes with the Executive’s former employer or business; (b) soliciting personnel of the former employer or business to leave such former employer’s employment or to leave such business; or (c) soliciting customers of the former employer or business on behalf of another business.

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8.
Notice .
All notices, requests, demands and other communications required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or if mailed, by United States certified or registered mail, prepaid to the party to which the same is directed at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as shall be given in writing by the parties to one another), or via facsimile at the number below, or email at the address below:
If to the Company:
PHH Corporation
c/o General Counsel
3000 Leadenhall Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054    
If to the Executive:    

Notices delivered in person shall be effective on the date of delivery. Notices delivered by mail as aforesaid shall be effective upon the fourth calendar day subsequent to the postmark date thereof. Notice by facsimile or email will be effective upon an acknowledgment of receipt by the intended recipient or his or its representative designated to the other party
9.
Miscellaneous .
(a) Assignment . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the Company’s successors and assigns. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any legal successor to the Company’s business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, or to an entity that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, but not otherwise without the prior written consent of the Executive. In the event the Company assigns this Agreement as permitted by this Agreement and the Executive remains employed by the assignee, the “Company” as defined herein will refer to the assignee and the Executive will not be deemed to have terminated his employment hereunder until the Executive terminates his employment with the assignee. The Executive may not assign this Agreement.
(b) Waiver . The waiver of any breach of this Agreement by any party shall not be effective unless in writing, and no such waiver shall constitute the waiver of the same or another breach on a subsequent occasion.
(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to conflicts of law. The parties further agree that any appropriate state or federal court sitting in the state of New Jersey shall have jurisdiction of any case or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement and shall be the exclusive forum in which to adjudicate such case or controversy. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
(d) Entire Agreement . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral agreements, and to the extent inconsistent with the terms hereof, all other written agreements; provided, however, that any awards under the PHH Corporation 2005 and 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan that are outstanding as of the date hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
(e) Amendment . This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented or terminated except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
(f) Severability . Each of the covenants and agreements hereinabove contained shall be deemed separate, severable and independent covenants, and in the event that any covenant shall be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not in any manner affect or impair the validity or enforceability of any other part or provision of such covenant or of any other covenant contained herein.
(g) Captions and Section Headings . Except as set forth in Section 10 hereof, captions and section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in construing it.

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10. Definitions .
(a) Affiliate ” means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or entity that, directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.
(b) Applicable Period ” means the period commencing as of the date of this Agreement and ending twelve (12) months after the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates for whatever reason.
(c) Asset Sale” means a sale of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or an Affiliate, as determined by the Compensation Committee, to a third party that does not constitute a Change in Control.
(d) Business of the Company ” means the provision of mortgage loan servicing, mortgage loan subservicing services, and or mortgage loan portfolio retention solutions to financial or other institutions and any related business in which the Company engages and for which the Executive has any responsibility as of the Determination Date.
(e) Cause ” means any one of the following, provided Company gives Executive prior written notice and an opportunity to cure as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement: (i) a willful and material failure of Executive to substantially perform Executive’s duties with the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) any act by Executive of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Subsidiaries; (iii) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of Executive for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) willful and repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Executive’s job or any instance of willful gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (v) any breach by Executive of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Subsidiary or (vi) any breach by Executive of a material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies, as amended from time to times; or (vii) intentional failure by Executive to perform Executive’s job duties for the Company or any Subsidiary to the best of Executive’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors of the Company or its designee.
(f) Change in Control ” has the same meaning as “Change in Control” under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (without regard to any modification in any “Award Agreement” or “Award Program,” each as defined therein).
(g) Client of the Company ” means any financial institution or any other entity for whom the Company provides mortgage loan servicing and sub-servicing services or solutions.
(h) Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i) Competing Business ” means any person or entity that engages in the Business of the Company.
(j) Confidential Information ” means all non-public, confidential and/or proprietary information, matters and materials of the Company, and personal confidential or otherwise proprietary information regarding the Company’s employees, directors or consultants affiliated with the Company, including, but not limited to, documents, materials or information regarding, concerning or related to the Company’s research and development, its business relationships, corporate structure, financial information, financial dealings, fees, charges, personnel, methods, Trade Secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, clients or potential clients, financial information, business and strategic plans, proprietary information regarding its financial or other business arrangements with the employees, sales representatives, editors and other professionals with which it works, software programs and codes, software development, access codes, and other similar materials or information, as well as all other information relating to the business of the Company which is not generally known to the public or within the mortgage industries
(k) Determination Date ” means (a) during Executive’s employment, the date for which compliance with Section 5 is being determined, and (b) following Executive’s termination of employment, the date of Executive’s termination of employment.
(l) Disability ” means the inability of the Executive to perform the material duties of his position hereunder due to a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, for a one hundred eighty (180) consecutive day period or for aggregate of one hundred eighty (180) days during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period.
(m) Good Reason ” means the occurrence of any one of the following in connection with employment offered to Executive by a successor employer in connection with an Asset Sale or employment with the Company or a Subsidiary following a Change in Control: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s base compensation (from the amount in effect immediately before the date of the Change in Control or Asset Sale, if applicable); (ii) a material change in the geographic location at which Executive

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is required to perform services; and (iii) with regard to a Change in Control, any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company or a Subsidiary of any agreement (including, without limitation, this Agreement) between Executive and the Company or such Subsidiary; provided, however, that for Executive to be able to resign for Good Reason Executive must give the Company notice of the above conditions within ninety (30) days after the condition first exists, the Company must not have not remedied the condition within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice, and Executive must resign within (60) days after the Company’s failure to remedy and the resignation must occur within two (2) years following the date of the Change in Control or Asset Sale, as applicable. Executive shall continue to receive his compensation and remain employed under the terms of this Agreement during the 60 day notice and cure period hereunder in the event of a termination in connection with Good Reason.
(n) Material Contact ” means the contact within twenty-four (24) months prior to the Determination Date, between Executive and each supplier, vendor, Client of the Company, customer or prospective client, customers or targets: (i) with whom or which Executive had business dealings on behalf of the Company; or (ii) whose dealings with the Company were supervised by Executive; or (iii) about whom Executive obtained confidential information in the ordinary course of business as a result of Executive’s employment with the Company.
(o) Release ” means a comprehensive general release of claims, covenant not to sue, and non-disparagement agreement from the Executive in favor of the Company, its executives, officers, directors, Affiliates, and all related parties, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .
(p) Subsidiary ” means any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than the Company) in or of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all equity interests of such entity.
(q) Term ” means the term of this Agreement as described in Section 3(a) hereof.
(r) Trade Secrets ” means data and information relating to the Business of the Company or an Affiliate including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have each executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first shown above.
THE COMPANY:

PHH CORPORATION


By:     /s/ Glen Messina                 

Title:     Chief Executive Officer             
    


THE EXECUTIVE:


/s/ Rob Crowl                     


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EXHIBIT A
NONPUBLIC COMPANY ________- RELATED INVESTMENTS


 
 
 
 








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EXHIBIT B
TAXABLE REIMBURSEMENT AND IN-KIND BENEFITS POLICY FOR IRC SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE
___________, 20___

This policy provides certain rules relating to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other guidance thereunder (“Section 409A”) for the payment of taxable reimbursements incurred by, or in-kind benefits payable to, employees, directors and independent contractors, or other service providers, to the extent such contractors or service providers are subject to Section 409A (collectively, the “Recipients”) as a result of their relationship with __________ (the “Company”). It does not entitle any Recipient to reimbursement or payment of an expense that is not otherwise reimbursable under another plan, policy, program or agreement (a “Plan”) of the Company, but merely provides the rules under which any taxable reimbursement or in-kind benefit may be paid to a Recipient.


If such reimbursement or in-kind benefit is taxable to the Recipient, then the reimbursement or in-kind benefit will comply with the following rules in Section I or II:

I.
a.    The Plan must provide an objectively determinable nondiscretionary definition of expenses eligible for reimbursement or the in-kind benefits to be provided.
b.    The expense must be incurred or in-kind benefit provided during the period that the Recipient is employed with or performing services for the Company, unless a different objectively and specifically prescribed period is specified with respect to the Recipient under the applicable Plan.
c.    The amount of expenses that are eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during the Recipient’s taxable year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.
d.    Unless a shorter time period is specified in an applicable Plan, the reimbursement must be paid to the Recipient on or before the last day of the Recipient’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.
e.    The right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
II.
A taxable reimbursement or in-kind benefit otherwise will be made in a manner intended to avoid the imposition of tax under Section 409A.


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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT


SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT


THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between Rob Crowl (“Executive”) and PHH CORPORATION and its Board of Directors, subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Executive and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company, is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Executive’s employment, Executive executed an employment agreement, date, March 30, 2017, which contains, among other things, certain restrictive covenants and other post-employment restrictions, a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (the “ Employment Agreement ”),

WHEREAS, Executive acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Executive’s termination, Executive is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Employment Agreement provided that Executive executes this General Release Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Executive’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

(a)
In connection with Executive’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Executive and the Company agree that Executive shall receive termination benefits as set forth in Section 3(c)(i) of Executive’s Employment Agreement, consistent with a termination without “Cause” / resignation for “Good Reason” as defined in the Employment Agreement and vesting and settlement of all outstanding long-term and other incentive compensation awards, as set forth on Exhibit B of this Agreement, consistent with the terms set forth therein or as consistent with any modifications to those awards and award agreements as may be made by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the PHH Corporation Board of Directors.

(b)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement have not been signed by Executive, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Executive’s termination.

(c )
Executive acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Executive. Executive further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Executive.



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III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Executive set forth in Section II, which Executive acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Executive further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Executive without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Executive might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Executive agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Executive gives up any and all rights Executive may have to file any claim or action which Executive may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Executive’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Executive agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Executive’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Executive under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Executive understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 45 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.
iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

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of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Executive, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Executive understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Executive from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Executive from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other Executives, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Executive is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Executive or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Executive may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Executive’s indemnification as an officer and Executive of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Executive’s rights to his vested Executive benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Executive from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Executive, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Executive fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Executive is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement

Executive represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and Executives, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the

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media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency. The Company, in its official capacity, will direct its officers and directors not to disparage or defame Executive, through verbal or written statements or otherwise.

V.
Cooperation

(a)
Executive further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Executive was involved during his employment with the Company. Executive will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Executive further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Executive will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
     Return of Company Property .

Executive represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Executive, acquired by Executive as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Executive further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Executive shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Executive with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Executive, or by Executive or any other person to the Company.

(b)
Absence of Reliance . Executive acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Right to Reinstatement . Executive agrees that should he apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future, Company is under no obligation to hire Executive.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A,

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including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Executive agrees that if Executive is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Executive, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Executive at the home address most recently communicated by Executive to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Executive and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Executive may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Executive.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement and documents attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement and Documents attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in any outstanding incentive or other compensation award agreements, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EXECUTIVE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EXECUTIVE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 45 DAYS, THEN EXECUTIVE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 45 Day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 45 days, or by providing different terms to Executives who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 201[ ].
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT B


LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LONG TERM OR OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT GRANTED UNDER THE UNDER 2005 AND/OR 2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS

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Exhibit 10.8


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) to be effective as of March 30, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), between PHH CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and MICHAEL BOGANSKY (the “Executive”).
Introduction

The Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Company will continue to employ the Executive.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Terms and Conditions of Employment .
(a) Employment . During the Term, Company will employ the Executive, and the Executive will serve as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Executive will perform services on a full-time basis and will have such responsibilities and authority as may be consistent with his applicable position and as may from time to time be assigned to the Executive by the CEO of the Company and the Board that, are consistent with such position. In this capacity, Executive will provide unique services to the Company and be privy to the Company’s Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Except to the extent prohibited by law or applicable listing requirements, the Executive will also be permitted to attend all meetings of the Board and executive sessions thereof by invitation of the Board, (except for portions of meetings or executive sessions involving discussions relating to the Executive’s employment, including without limitation, his compensation and performance (“Executive’s Employment Issues”)) and shall be provided copies of all materials provided to the Board (except those relating to Executive’s Employment Issues). The Executive’s primary office and the Company’s headquarters will be in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
(b) Exclusivity . Throughout the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive shall devote substantially all of the Executive’s time, energy and skill during regular business hours to the performance of the duties of the Executive’s employment, shall faithfully and industriously perform such duties, and shall diligently follow and implement all management policies and decisions of the Company; provided, however, that this provision is not intended to prevent the Executive from managing his investments or engaging in charitable, civic, or political activities, so long as he gives his duties to the Company first priority and such other investment activities do not interfere with his performance of duties for the Company. Other than with regard to the Executive’s duties to the Company, the Executive will not accept any other employment during the Term, perform any consulting services during the Term, or serve on the board of directors or governing body of any other business, except with the prior written consent of the Board. Further, the Executive has disclosed on Exhibit A hereto, his investments in other than non-publicly traded securities s investments, and agrees during the Term not to make any investments during the Term hereof except as a passive investor. The Executive agrees during the Term not to own directly or indirectly equity securities of any company engaged in the Business of the Company (excluding the Company) that represents five percent (5%) or more of the value of voting power of the equity securities of such company.
2. Compensation .
(a) Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Executive base salary of $325,000.00 per annum, effective as of March 30, 2017. The base salary shall be payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.
(b) Bonus . The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual management cash incentive bonus arising under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the PHH Corporation 2015 Management Incentive Plan, with a target award of 55% of the Executive’s annual base salary (the “Bonus”), which Bonus, if any, shall be payable (i) promptly following the availability to the Company of the required data to calculate the Bonus for the period for which the Bonus is earned (which data may in the Company’s discretion include audited financial statements), and (ii) by no later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the Bonus is earned. The Bonus criteria shall be determined in the discretion of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board (“Compensation Committee”) and shall consist of such objective, subjective and personal performance goals as the Compensation Committee shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine appropriate.

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(c) Long-Term and Other Incentive Compensation . The Executive shall be entitled to equity or other long-term incentive compensation arising under the 2014 PHH Corporation Equity Incentive Plan from the Company to the extent provided by, and subject to the terms of, any plan, program, or agreement applicable to the Executive, provided that the target value under any such equity or long-term incentive compensation will be no less than 75% of the Executive’s then current base salary.. Nothing herein shall supersede the terms and conditions of any previously granted equity incentives, including without limitation, stock options granted to the Executive.
(d) Expenses . The Executive shall be entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with Company policy in effect for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties of employment hereunder; provided, however, the Executive shall, as a condition of such reimbursement, submit verification of the nature and amount of such expenses in accordance with the reasonable reimbursement policies from time to time adopted by the Company.
(e) Paid Time Off . The Executive shall be entitled to paid time off in accordance with the terms of Company policy in effect at the Effective Date.
(f) Benefits . In addition to the benefits payable to the Executive specifically described herein, the Executive shall be entitled to such benefits as generally may be made available to all other Executives of the Company from time to time; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require the establishment or continuation of any particular plan or program.
(g) Withholding . All payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced for any applicable state, local, or federal tax withholding obligations.
(h) Insurance and Indemnification . The Executive shall be entitled to coverage and indemnification with respect to his action or omissions as an officer of the Company, including advancement of expenses (if applicable), in accordance with and to the extent provided by the Company’s bylaws and articles of incorporation, and any separate indemnification agreement, if any, and any insurance policy maintained by the Company that covers officers with respect to such matters.
3. Term, Termination and Termination Payments .
(a) Term . The Term of this Agreement shall begin as of the Effective Date and it shall continue through March 31, 2018 at which time it will terminate unless extended pursuant to this paragraph. The Term of this Agreement shall be subject to extension by mutual written agreement of the Parties, for a period of any length as they may mutually agree, in which case the Term will continue through the end of such extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term of this Agreement shall be terminated before the date it would otherwise expire if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof.
(b) Termination . This Agreement and the employment of the Executive by the Company hereunder shall only be terminated: (i) by expiration of the Term; (ii) by the Company without Cause; (iii) by the Executive for Good Reason; (iv) by the Company or the Executive due to the Disability of the Executive; (v) by the Company for Cause; (vi) by the Executive for other than Good Reason or Disability, upon at least sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company; or (vii) upon the death of the Executive. Notice of termination for any reason by any party shall be given sixty (60) prior to termination in writing and shall specify the basis for termination and the effective date of termination. Further, notice of termination for Cause by the Company or Good Reason by the Executive shall specify the facts alleged to constitute termination for Cause or Good Reason, as applicable and Executive shall be provided with thirty (30) days from the date notice is given by the Company during which Executive shall remain employed to have an opportunity to cure the underlying justification for the termination, provided the circumstances are reasonably determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, to be susceptible to cure. Except as provided in Section 3(c), the Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits after the effective date of the termination of this Agreement, except for base salary pursuant to Section 2(a) accrued up to the effective date of termination, any unpaid earned Bonus, if any, pursuant to Section 2(b), expenses incurred before the date of termination of this Agreement that are required to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 2(d), pay for accrued but unused vacation in accordance with Company policy, any payments or benefits provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to the Executive, and any rights to payment the Executive has under Section 2(h).
(c) Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason .
(i) If the employment of the Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Company will pay the Executive (A) the sum of (I) his base salary pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, plus (II) an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the target amount of the annual cash management incentive Bonus awarded to Executive for the year of termination, (or if Executive has not yet received an annual cash management

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incentive bonus award for the year of termination, one hundred percent (100%) of the annual cash management incentive bonus award for the prior year of termination); plus (III) a monthly amount equal to the cost of coverage (as determined pursuant to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, under the Company’s group health plan at the level in which Executive was enrolled at the time of termination of employment, with such sum payable in substantially equal monthly installments no less frequently than monthly for one (1) year following Executive’s termination; and (B) reasonable outplacement services to be provided by a provider selected by the Company, not to exceed the dollar limit under Code Section 402(g) for the year of Executive’s separation ($18,000 for 2017), to be used within two years of Executive’s termination of employment. Payment of amounts under this section (other than for outplacement services) shall be made bi-weekly in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice and shall commence within sixty (60) days following termination of employment and shall include all accrued installments from the date of termination of employment until the payment date; provided, however, that if the sixty (60) day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the following calendar year, no payment shall be made prior to the first day of such following calendar year; and provided further that if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, at the date of his termination of employment, then such portion of the payments that would result in a tax under Code Section 409A if paid during the first six (6) months after termination of employment shall be withheld, starting with the payments latest in time during such six (6) month period, and paid to the Executive during the seventh month following the date of his termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the total payments to be paid to the Executive hereunder, along with any other payments to the Executive, would result in the Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, the Company shall reduce the aggregate payments to the largest amount which can be paid to the Executive without triggering the excise tax, but only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in the Executive retaining larger aggregate after-tax payments. The determination of the excise tax and the aggregate after-tax payments to be received by the Executive will be made by the Company. If payments are to be reduced, the payments made latest in time will be reduced first and if payments are to be made at the same time, non-cash payments will be reduced before cash payments. It is possible that, after the determinations and selections made pursuant to this Subsection with respect to the excise tax under Code Section 4999, Executive will receive compensation in the aggregate more than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Overpayment”) or less than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Underpayment”). In the event that: (W) the Company determines, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against either the Company or Executive which the Company believes has a high probability of success, that an Overpayment has been made or (X) it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved that an Overpayment has been made, then Executive shall pay any such Overpayment to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date of Executive’s receipt of the Overpayment until the date of repayment. In the event that: (Y) the Company, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred or (Z) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment will be paid promptly by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date the amount would have otherwise been paid to Executive until the payment date.
(ii) If the Term is not extended and the Company or the Executive terminates the Executive’s employment upon expiration of the Term, such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, as a condition to the payment of the amounts in this Section, the Executive shall be required to execute, return to the Company, and not revoke within the revocation period provided therein, the General Release Agreement (“Release”). The Company shall provide the Release to the Executive in sufficient time so that if the Executive timely executes and returns the Release, the revocation period will expire before the date payments of the amounts in this Section are scheduled to commence.
(d) Survival . The covenants in Section 3 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall not be extinguished thereby.
(e) Separation from Service . References to termination of employment or similar terms hereunder shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
(f)      Public Disclosure of Termination . The Company agrees to provide Executive with an opportunity to review and provide input with regard to any press release or other public disclosure that may be issued by the Company regarding Executive’s termination from employment for whatever reason. Agreement to Executive’s proposed comments shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.

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4.
Ownership and Protection of Proprietary Information .
(a) Confidentiality . Executive acknowledges that as part of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive has had access to and will continue to have access to Confidential Information. Executive recognizes that in order to guard the legitimate interests of the Company, it is necessary for it to protect all Confidential Information. Executive agrees to keep secret all Confidential Information to which Executive has had or may have access, and shall not use for Executive's own benefit or the benefit of any third party, or disclose, such Confidential Information to any person except (i) in the course of, and to the extent required to perform, Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii) to the extent required by applicable law, or (iii) to Executive’s personal advisors, to the extent such advisors agree to be bound by this provision. This obligation is understood to be in addition to any protection the Company may be entitled to under applicable law. Confidential Information shall not include any information that is within the public domain or enters the public domain through no act of the Executive. Nothing in this agreement prohibits Executive from reporting an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency, or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of Trade Secret or Confidential Information within the limitations permitted by the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). You are notified that under the DTSA, no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that is: (x) made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (xi) made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public. And, an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order..
(b) Return of Company Property . Upon request by the Company, and in any event upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, as a prior condition to receiving any final compensation hereunder (including any payments pursuant to Section 3 hereof), the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all property belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, all Confidential Information and Trade Secrets (and all embodiments thereof) then in the Executive’s custody, control or possession.
(c) Survival . The covenants of confidentiality set forth herein will apply on and after the date hereof to any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets disclosed by the Company or developed by the Executive while employed or engaged by the Company prior to or after the date hereof. The covenants restricting the use of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets will continue to apply following termination of this Agreement for so long as permitted by the governing law.
5. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disparagement Provisions .
(a) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, whether on Executive’s own behalf, or on behalf of any third party, provide services substantially similar to the services Executive provided to the Company on the Determination Date to any Client of the Company or any Competing Business in the United States, or invest in or consult with any Client of the Company or any Competing Business, provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from being a passive owner of not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any publicly traded Company, Client of the Company or any Competing Business, so long as Executive has no active participation in the business of such company. In addition, nothing in this Section 5(a) shall prevent Executive from working for a company or business that in part competes against the Business of the Company as long as Executive will not be and is not involved in any way in any part of the company or business that competes against the Business of the Company.  For the sake of clarity, this last proviso is intended to allow Executive to work for a company or business that may have, as part of its operations, a Competing Business, as long as Executive is not involved in any way in any part of the business or operations that competes against the Business of the Company.
(b) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, solicit, induce or encourage any person who was employed by the Company, to terminate their employment with the Company.
(c) Executive agrees that, during the Applicable Period Executive will not, directly or indirectly, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, solicit any person or entity who was a customer or client of the Company or an actively sought prospective customer, client or target of the Company at any time during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Determination Date, and with whom Executive has had Material Contact, for the purpose of offering any product or service that competes with the products or services offered by the Company within the United States .

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(d) Executive agrees that Executive will not, directly or indirectly, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party, interfere with any relationship that exists between the Company and any supplier or vendor to the Company with whom Executive had Material Contact at any time during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Determination Date or attempt to dissuade any supplier or vendor from continuing its relationship with the Company.
(e) Executive will not disparage or defame, through verbal or written statements or otherwise, the Company or any of its members, directors, officers, agents or employees or otherwise take any action which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the reputation, business practices, good will, products and services of the Company or the personal or professional reputation of any of the Company’s members, directors, officers, agents or employees. This non-disparagement provision shall not be construed to prevent Executive from testifying truthfully under oath in a legal or regulatory proceeding or to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or preclude Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or other federal, state or local government agency. The Company, in its official capacity, will direct its officers and directors not to disparage or defame Executive, through verbal or written statements or otherwise.
(f) In the event that this Section 5 is determined by a court which has jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part or in whole, the court shall be deemed to have the authority to strike any unenforceable provision, or any part thereof or to revise any provision to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(g) The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(h)    Following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates, the Executive agrees to notify any subsequent employer of the restrictive covenants in Sections 4 and 5 and any other restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement. The Executive will also deliver a copy of such notice to the Company before the Executive commences employment with any subsequent employer. In addition, the Executive authorizes the Company to provide a copy of the restrictive covenants sections of this Agreement to third parties, including but not limited to, the Executive's subsequent, anticipated or possible future employer.
6.
Remedies and Enforceability .
The Executive agrees that the covenants, agreements, and representations contained in Sections 4 and 5 hereof are of the essence of this Agreement; that each of such covenants are reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve the interests and properties of the Company; that irreparable loss and damage will be suffered by the Company should the Executive breach any of such covenants and agreements; that each of such covenants and agreements is separate, distinct and severable not only from the other of such covenants and agreements but also from the other and remaining provisions of this Agreement; that the unenforceability of any such covenant or agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other such covenant or agreements or any other provision or provisions of this Agreement; and that, in addition to other remedies available to either party , including, without limitation, termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, the Company and Executive shall be entitled to seek both temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent a breach or contemplated breach by the Executive of any of such covenants or agreements.
7.
Contracts or Other Agreements with Former Business .
The Executive represents that there are no agreements executed by the Executive with a former employer or any business with which the Executive has been associated, which prohibit the Executive during any period of time during which the Executive works for the Company from: (a)   competing with, or in any way participating in, a business which competes with the Executive’s former employer or business; (b) soliciting personnel of the former employer or business to leave such former employer’s employment or to leave such business; or (c) soliciting customers of the former employer or business on behalf of another business.

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8.
Notice .
All notices, requests, demands and other communications required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or if mailed, by United States certified or registered mail, prepaid to the party to which the same is directed at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as shall be given in writing by the parties to one another), or via facsimile at the number below, or email at the address below:
If to the Company:
PHH Corporation
c/o General Counsel
3000 Leadenhall Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054    
  
If to the Executive:    
 
Notices delivered in person shall be effective on the date of delivery. Notices delivered by mail as aforesaid shall be effective upon the fourth calendar day subsequent to the postmark date thereof. Notice by facsimile or email will be effective upon an acknowledgment of receipt by the intended recipient or his or its representative designated to the other party
9.
Miscellaneous .
(a) Assignment . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the Company’s successors and assigns. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any legal successor to the Company’s business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, or to an entity that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, but not otherwise without the prior written consent of the Executive. In the event the Company assigns this Agreement as permitted by this Agreement and the Executive remains employed by the assignee, the “Company” as defined herein will refer to the assignee and the Executive will not be deemed to have terminated his employment hereunder until the Executive terminates his employment with the assignee. The Executive may not assign this Agreement.
(b) Waiver . The waiver of any breach of this Agreement by any party shall not be effective unless in writing, and no such waiver shall constitute the waiver of the same or another breach on a subsequent occasion.
(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to conflicts of law. The parties further agree that any appropriate state or federal court sitting in the state of New Jersey shall have jurisdiction of any case or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement and shall be the exclusive forum in which to adjudicate such case or controversy. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
(d) Entire Agreement . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral agreements, and to the extent inconsistent with the terms hereof, all other written agreements; provided, however, that any awards under the PHH Corporation 2005 and 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan that are outstanding as of the date hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
(e) Amendment . This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented or terminated except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
(f) Severability . Each of the covenants and agreements hereinabove contained shall be deemed separate, severable and independent covenants, and in the event that any covenant shall be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not in any manner affect or impair the validity or enforceability of any other part or provision of such covenant or of any other covenant contained herein.
(g) Captions and Section Headings . Except as set forth in Section 10 hereof, captions and section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in construing it.

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10. Definitions .
(a) Affiliate ” means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or entity that, directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.
(b) Applicable Period ” means the period commencing as of the date of this Agreement and ending twelve (12) months after the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates for whatever reason.
(c) Asset Sale” means a sale of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or an Affiliate, as determined by the Compensation Committee, to a third party that does not constitute a Change in Control.
(d) Business of the Company ” means the provision of mortgage loan servicing and mortgage loan subservicing services, mortgage loan portfolio retention solutions to financial or other institutions and any related business in which the Company engages and for which the Executive has any responsibility as of the Determination Date.
(e) Cause ” means any one of the following, provided Company gives Executive prior written notice and an opportunity to cure as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement: (i) a willful and material failure of Executive to substantially perform Executive’s duties with the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) any act by Executive of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Subsidiaries; (iii) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of Executive for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) willful and repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Executive’s job or any instance of willful gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (v) any breach by Executive of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Subsidiary or (vi) any breach by Executive of a material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies, as amended from time to times; or (vii) intentional failure by Executive to perform Executive’s job duties for the Company or any Subsidiary to the best of Executive’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors of the Company or its designee.
(f) Change in Control ” has the same meaning as “Change in Control” under the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (without regard to any modification in any “Award Agreement” or “Award Program,” each as defined therein).
(g) Client of the Company ” means any financial institution or any other entity for whom the Company provides mortgage loan servicing and sub-servicing services or solutions.
(h) Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i) Competing Business ” means any person or entity that engages in the Business of the Company.
(j) Confidential Information ” means all non-public, confidential and/or proprietary information, matters and materials of the Company, and personal confidential or otherwise proprietary information regarding the Company’s employees, directors or consultants affiliated with the Company, including, but not limited to, documents, materials or information regarding, concerning or related to the Company’s research and development, its business relationships, corporate structure, financial information, financial dealings, fees, charges, personnel, methods, Trade Secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, clients or potential clients, financial information, business and strategic plans, proprietary information regarding its financial or other business arrangements with the employees, sales representatives, editors and other professionals with which it works, software programs and codes, software development, access codes, and other similar materials or information, as well as all other information relating to the business of the Company which is not generally known to the public or within the mortgage industries
(k) Determination Date ” means (a) during Executive’s employment, the date for which compliance with Section 5 is being determined, and (b) following Executive’s termination of employment, the date of Executive’s termination of employment.
(l) Disability ” means the inability of the Executive to perform the material duties of his position hereunder due to a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, for a one hundred eight(180) consecutive day period or for aggregate of one hundred eighty (180) days during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period.
(m) Good Reason ” means the occurrence of any one of the following (i) in connection with employment offered to Executive by a successor employer in connection with an Asset Sale or employment with the Company or a Subsidiary following a Change in Control: (A) a material diminution in Executive’s base compensation (from the amount in effect immediately before the date of the Change in Control or Asset Sale, if applicable); (B) a material change in the geographic location at which Executive

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is required to perform services; and (C) with regard to a Change in Control, any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company or a Subsidiary of any agreement (including, without limitation, this Agreement) between Executive and the Company or such Subsidiary; provided, however, that for Executive to be able to resign for Good Reason Executive must give the Company notice of the above conditions within thirty (30)) days after the condition first exists, the Company must not have not remedied the condition within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice, and Executive must resign within (60) days after the Company’s failure to remedy and the resignation must occur within two (2) years following the date of the Change in Control or Asset Sale, as applicable. Executive shall continue to receive his compensation and remain employed under the terms of this Agreement during the 60 day notice and cure period hereunder in the event of a termination in connection with Good Reason.
(n) Material Contact ” means the contact within twenty-four (24) months prior to the Determination Date, between Executive and each supplier, vendor, Client of the Company, customer or prospective client, customers or targets: (i) with whom or which Executive had business dealings on behalf of the Company; or (ii) whose dealings with the Company were supervised by Executive; or (iii) about whom Executive obtained confidential information in the ordinary course of business as a result of Executive’s employment with the Company.
(o) Release ” means a comprehensive general release of claims, covenant not to sue, and non-disparagement agreement from the Executive in favor of the Company, its executives, officers, directors, Affiliates, and all related parties, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .
(p) Subsidiary ” means any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than the Company) in or of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all equity interests of such entity.
(q) Term ” means the term of this Agreement as described in Section 3(a) hereof.
(r) Trade Secrets ” means data and information relating to the Business of the Company or an Affiliate including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have each executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first shown above.
THE COMPANY:

PHH CORPORATION


By:     /s/ Glen Messina                 

Title:     Chief Executive Officer             


THE EXECUTIVE:


/s/ Michael Bogansky                 


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EXHIBIT A
NONPUBLIC COMPANY ________- RELATED INVESTMENTS


 
 
 
 








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EXHIBIT B

_____________
TAXABLE REIMBURSEMENT AND IN-KIND BENEFITS POLICY FOR IRC SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE
___________, 20___

This policy provides certain rules relating to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other guidance thereunder (“Section 409A”) for the payment of taxable reimbursements incurred by, or in-kind benefits payable to, employees, directors and independent contractors, or other service providers, to the extent such contractors or service providers are subject to Section 409A (collectively, the “Recipients”) as a result of their relationship with __________ (the “Company”). It does not entitle any Recipient to reimbursement or payment of an expense that is not otherwise reimbursable under another plan, policy, program or agreement (a “Plan”) of the Company, but merely provides the rules under which any taxable reimbursement or in-kind benefit may be paid to a Recipient.


If such reimbursement or in-kind benefit is taxable to the Recipient, then the reimbursement or in-kind benefit will comply with the following rules in Section I or II:

I.
a.    The Plan must provide an objectively determinable nondiscretionary definition of expenses eligible for reimbursement or the in-kind benefits to be provided.
b.    The expense must be incurred or in-kind benefit provided during the period that the Recipient is employed with or performing services for the Company, unless a different objectively and specifically prescribed period is specified with respect to the Recipient under the applicable Plan.
c.    The amount of expenses that are eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during the Recipient’s taxable year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.
d.    Unless a shorter time period is specified in an applicable Plan, the reimbursement must be paid to the Recipient on or before the last day of the Recipient’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.
e.    The right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
II.
A taxable reimbursement or in-kind benefit otherwise will be made in a manner intended to avoid the imposition of tax under Section 409A.


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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT


SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT


THIS SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is by and between Rob Crowl (“Executive”) and PHH CORPORATION and its Board of Directors, subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, (the “ Company ”) (Executive and the Company referred to together as the “ Parties ”).

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company, is terminated effective [TERMINATION DATE];

WHEREAS, during Executive’s employment, Executive executed an employment agreement, date, March 30, 2017, which contains, among other things, certain restrictive covenants and other post-employment restrictions, a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (the “ Employment Agreement ”),

WHEREAS, Executive acknowledges that he is obligated to comply with the restrictions and covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement following his separation from employment, for whatever reason;

WHEREAS, as a result of Executive’s termination, Executive is eligible to receive severance benefits consistent with the Employment Agreement provided that Executive executes this General Release Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to clarify their respective rights and obligations with respect to the termination of his employment and provide for a release of claims and such other terms and conditions relating to such termination of employment as are set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive and the Company, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

I.
Last Day of Employment

Executive’s last date of employment with the Company shall be [TERMINATION DATE] (the “ Termination Date ”).

II.
Consideration and Acknowledgement of Certain Obligations

(a)
In connection with Executive’s termination of employment, in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, Executive and the Company agree that Executive shall receive termination benefits as set forth in Section 3(c)(i) of Executive’s Employment Agreement, consistent with a termination without “Cause” / resignation for “Good Reason” as defined in the Employment Agreement and vesting and settlement of all outstanding long-term and other incentive compensation awards, as set forth on Exhibit B of this Agreement, consistent with the terms set forth therein or as consistent with any modifications to those awards and award agreements as may be made by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the PHH Corporation Board of Directors.

(b)
None of the foregoing payments or benefits will be made or provided if this Agreement have not been signed by Executive, and the Release has not become irrevocable, on or before [DEADLINE DATE]. Payment and provision of the foregoing benefits are conditioned on Executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants in this Agreement, and other post-employment obligations that survive Executive’s termination.

(c )
Executive acknowledges that: (A) the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement constitute full settlement of all his rights arising out of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company, (B) he has no entitlement under any other severance or similar arrangement maintained by the Company, and (C) except as otherwise provided specifically in this Agreement, the Company does not and will not have any other liability or obligation to Executive. Executive further acknowledges that, in the absence of his execution of this Agreement and the Release, benefits and payments specified in the “Consideration” section of the Agreement would not otherwise be due to Executive.



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III.
General Release of Claims

In consideration for the payments by the Company to Executive set forth in Section II, which Executive acknowledges to be adequate in exchange for his execution of this Agreement, Executive further acknowledges, represents and agrees, as follows:

(a)
Executive without limitation hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related entities, officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, causes of action, demands, controversies, agreements, promises, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and equity, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”), arising from conduct occurring on or before the effective date of this Agreement and General Release, including without limitation any claims incidental to or arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof with respect to all applicable federal, state or local fair employment practices laws, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA “),the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:5-1 et seq., and the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1 et seq., the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11B-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-1 et seq., the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, P.L. 2007, c.212, C.34:21-2, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq . (“WARN”), all as amended, any other alleged violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, public policy, and/or any contract, tort, or fraud related claim arising under common law. This provision is intended by the parties to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claim, that Executive might have or has had, that exists or ever has existed on or to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. In this regard, Executive agrees that by signing this Agreement and General Release and by acceptance of the payment described above, Executive gives up any and all rights Executive may have to file any claim or action which Executive may now have, has ever had, or may in the future have, with respect to any matter pertaining to or arising from Executive’s employment with the Company. In this regard, Executive agrees that this Agreement and General Release covers both known and unknown claims and actions.
(b)
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in the Agreement and General Release shall be construed as a release of Executive’s non-waivable statutory rights under applicable federal and state law or rights to seek the enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and General Release.
(c)
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act . As may be applicable to Executive under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .), (“ADEA”), Executive understands and agrees that:
i.
Rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) are being waived, except as provided herein.
ii.
He has had the opportunity of a full 45 days within which to consider this Agreement and release provided herein before signing it, and if he has not taken the full time period, he has done so knowingly and voluntarily, thereby expressly waiving this time period and agreeing not to assert the invalidity of this Agreement and the general release provided herein or any portion thereof on this basis.
iii.
He has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and general release provided herein and is knowingly and voluntarily agreeing to be legally bound by all of the terms set forth in this Agreement.
iv.
He is, through this Agreement and the general release provided herein, releasing the Released Parties from any and all claims he may have against the Company or such individuals.
v.
He is hereby advised in writing to consider the terms of this Agreement and the general release provided herein and consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.
vi.
He has a full 7 days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement and the general release provided herein, and has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement and general release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. Revocation of this Agreement and the general release provided herein must be made in writing and must be received by the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

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of PHH Corporation, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mail Stop LGL, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 no later than close of business on the seventh full day after the execution of this Agreement and General Release.
vii.
He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq .) that may arise after the date this Agreement and General Release is signed are not waived.
(d)
Executive, for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and to the maximum extent permitted by law, agrees that he has not filed, nor will file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this general release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. Executive understands that nothing in this Agreement and General Release (including but not limited to the release of claims, promise not to sue, and confidentiality, cooperation, non-disparagement, and return of property provisions) (a) limits or affects his right to challenge the validity of this Release under the ADEA or the Older Worker Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or (b) prevents Executive from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, including providing documents or other information, or (c) prevents Executive from exercising his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to engage in protected, concerted activity with other Executives, although by signing this Agreement and General Release Executive is waiving his right to recover any individual relief (including backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Executive or on his behalf by any third party, except for any right Executive may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

(e)
This General Release specifically excludes Executive’s indemnification as an officer and Executive of the Company or any affiliate thereof, coverage under any officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies, and rights of defense (or the cost thereof) or indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or charter or resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. This General Release also specifically excludes Executive’s rights to his vested Executive benefits. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Executive from his obligations, including any obligations to abide by the restrictive covenants in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement that continue or are to be performed following termination of employment.

(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, the SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency.

(g)
The provisions of this general release of claims are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. This general release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following execution by Executive, provided he does not exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Executive fails to sign this Agreement or revokes his signature, this Agreement will be without force or effect.

(h)
Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the SEC, EEOC, NLRB or Department of Labor), or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. This may include disclosure of trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Executive is hereby provided notice that under the DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

IV.
Non-Disparagement

Executive represents that he has not and agrees that he will not in any way disparage the Company or any Released Party, their current and former officers, directors and Executives, or make or solicit any comments, statements, or the like to the

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media or to others that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of any of the aforementioned parties or entities. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to restrict Executive’s right and responsibility to give truthful testimony under oath or precludes Executive from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating with the EEOC, SEC, the NLRB, or other federal, state or local government agency. The Company, in its official capacity, will direct its officers and directors not to disparage or defame Executive, through verbal or written statements or otherwise.

V.
Cooperation

(a)
Executive further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of reasonable expenses, he will cooperate fully with the Company and its counsel with respect to any matter (including any pending or future litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) which relates to matters with which Executive was involved during his employment with the Company. Executive will render such cooperation in a timely manner upon reasonable notice from the Company.

(b)
Executive further agrees that within five (5) business days after the Termination Date, Executive will update his professional profiles on any social media or other social networking sites to delete any references to his status as an officer of the Company and remove PHH Corporation as his current employer.

VI.
     Return of Company Property .

Executive represents and warrants that he has delivered to the Company all originals, copies (whether in electronic or hard copy format, and materials derived from such materials of all computers, disks, drives, documents, cell phones, equipment, emails, papers, keys, property, notes, writings, manuals and other materials (included but not limited to that stored on a personal computer), obtained from the Company, developed by Executive, acquired by Executive as a result of, or during the course of, his employment with the Company (collectively “Company Property”). Executive further acknowledges that he has not transferred or stored any Company Property through a drop box or other icloud repository or similar medium. Executive shall not seek later to recreate, write down or reconstruct any of this Company Property.

VII.
Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration administered exclusively in Cherry Hill, New Jersey by JAMS, or at such other location in New Jersey which is mutually agreeable to the Parties and the selected JAMS arbitrator or arbitrators, pursuant to its then-prevailing Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, before an arbitrator or arbitrators whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear any and all costs of the arbitration process, excluding any attorneys’ fees incurred by Executive with regard to such arbitration.

VIII.
Miscellaneous

(a)
No Admission of Liability . This Agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation or of any duty owed by the Company or any other person to Executive, or by Executive or any other person to the Company.

(b)
Absence of Reliance . Executive acknowledges that in agreeing to this Agreement, she has not relied in any way upon representations or statements of the Company other than those representations or statements set forth in this Agreement.

(c)
No Right to Reinstatement . Executive agrees that should he apply for reinstatement with the Company or any other member of the Company or seek in any way to be reinstated, re-employed or hired by the Company or any other member of the Company in the future, Company is under no obligation to hire Executive.

(d)
Section Headings . The section headings are solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)
409A Compliance . With the exception of the terms of any outstanding long term incentive awards, the parties agree that the payments and benefits under Section II of this Agreement will, to the maximum extent possible, not be subject to the 6 month delay in payment described in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (“ Section 409A ”) due to application of exemptions under Section 409A,

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including without limitation Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (the “two times, two year rule”). However, Executive agrees that if Executive is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then any amounts that are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, be subject to a 6-month delay provided in Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409Athe right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, Executive, as specified under this Agreement, that are not exempt from Section 409A, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(f)
Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to Executive at the home address most recently communicated by Executive to the Company in writing.

(g)
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and Executive and their respective successors, executors, administrators and heirs. Executive may not make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, or otherwise, without the written consent of Executive.

(h)
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

(i)
Entire Agreement; Amendments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement and documents attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, this Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Agreement and Documents attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and in any outstanding incentive or other compensation award agreements, this Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with any other agreement or document. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(j)
Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

(k)
Counterparts and Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the dates specified below.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ AND FULLY CONSIDERED THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND ARE MUTUALLY DESIROUS OF ENTERING INTO SUCH AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. EXECUTIVE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT SETTLES, BARS AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS HE HAD OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY UP THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RELEASE; AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT RELYING ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THEREBY THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH ABOVE, EXECUTIVE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

IF THIS DOCUMENT IS RETURNED EARLIER THAN 45 DAYS, THEN EXECUTIVE additionally acknowledges and warrants that he has voluntarily and knowingly waived the 45 Day review period, and this decision to accept a shortened period of time is not induced by THE COMPANY through fraud, misrepresentation, a threat to withdraw or alter the offer prior to the expiration of the 45 days, or by providing different terms to Executives who sign releases prior to the expiration of such time period. I, [NAME], HAVING READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CONTENT AND HAVING HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF MY CHOICE, DO HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THEREBY WAIVING AND RELEASING MY CLAIMS, ON ________ ___, 201[ ].
                        
                    
By: __________________________        By:    _____________________
                        
PHH Corporation
Date: ______________                Date:    _______________

                        

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EXHIBIT A

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT B


LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDING LONG TERM OR OTHER INCENTIVE AWARDS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT GRANTED UNDER THE UNDER 2005 AND/OR 2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS

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Exhibit 10.9


CASH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARD
PURSUANT TO THE PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS AWARD (including the related Terms and Conditions) is made as of the Grant Date by PHH CORPORATION (the “ Company ”) to _______________ (the “ Participant ”) subject to acceptance by the Participant.

Upon and subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to the Participant this Cash Performance Incentive Award (the “ Award ”). Underlined and capitalized terms in Paragraphs A through E below shall have the meanings ascribed to them therein or in the Plan.

A.
Grant Date : ______________, 2017.

B.
Plan Under Which Granted : PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

C.
Performance Based Cash : The target amount of Performance Based Cash subject to the Award shall be __________________ Dollars ($_____) (“ Target Cash ”), with a maximum amount of Performance Based Cash equal to 150% of the Target Cash available under this Award, subject to the terms hereof.

D.
Vesting Schedule :    The Performance Based Cash shall vest, if at all, in accordance with Schedule 1 attached hereto. Performance Based Cash that becomes vested in accordance with Schedule 1 is “ Vested Cash .”

E.
Payment of Vested Cash : Subject to the attached Terms and Conditions, cash payments of the applicable Vested Cash are to be made on a date selected by the Company that is no later than sixty (60) days following the date specified in Schedule 1 (each a “ Distribution Date ”).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Award as of the Grant Date set forth above.

PARTICIPANT:                        
PHH CORPORATION

By: _________________________    
_______________________    
Signature of Participant                        
Title: ________________________    














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[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.


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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE
PHH CORPORATION
CASH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARD

1. Payment .

(a)    On the applicable Distribution Date, the Vested Cash shall be paid in cash. The cash payment will be reduced by applicable withholding.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, the Award, or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) on the date of Separation from Service, then any payment made with respect to such Separation from Service under this Award will be delayed to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, and the applicable cash payment will be paid to Participant as soon as practicable during the sixty-day period commencing on the earlier of: (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of Participant’s death. Upon the expiration of the applicable six-month period under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death), all cash payments deferred pursuant to this paragraph will be paid to Participant (or Participant’s estate, in the event of Participant’s death) in a lump sum. Any remaining payments under the Award will occur as otherwise provided in the Award.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if the total payments to be paid to a Participant hereunder, along with any other compensation provided to the Participant, would result in the Participant being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, the Company shall reduce the aggregate compensation to the largest amount which can be paid to the Participant without triggering the excise tax, but only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in the Participant retaining larger aggregate after-tax compensation. The determination of the excise tax and the aggregate after-tax compensation to be received by the Participant will be made by the Company. If compensation is to be reduced, the compensation to be provided latest in time will be reduced first and if compensation is to be provided at the same time, non-cash compensation will be reduced before cash compensation. It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to this Subsection the Participant will receive compensation in the aggregate more than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Overpayment”) or less than the amount provided under this Subsection (“Underpayment”).

In the event that: (A) the Company determines, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against either the Company or the Participant which the Company believes has a high probability of success, that an Overpayment has been made or (B) it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved that an Overpayment has been made, then the Participant shall pay any such Overpayment to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date of the Participant’s receipt of the Overpayment until the date of repayment.

In the event that: (C) the Company, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred or (D) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment will be paid promptly by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date the amount would have otherwise been paid to the Participant until the payment date.

2. Tax Withholding . The Participant agrees to have the cash payment of the Vested Cash reduced by an amount that is sufficient to satisfy the minimum amount of the required tax withholding obligations imposed on the Company on the applicable Distribution Date.

3. Restrictions on Transfer . Except for the transfer by bequest or inheritance, the Participant shall not have the right to make or permit to exist any transfer or hypothecation, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary, of all or any part of any right, title or interest in or to any Performance Based Cash, including, without limitation, Vested Cash. Any such disposition not made in accordance with this Award shall be deemed null and void. Any permitted transferee under this Section shall be bound by the terms of this Award.

4. Clawback . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award and any cash paid pursuant to this Award is expressly subject to any “clawback policy” now or hereafter adopted by the Board of Directors or its designee, as may be amended from time to time, or any recoupment permitted or required by law.


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In addition, until such time subsequent to the Grant Date that the Company adopts a “clawback policy” that is applicable to the Participant that expressly supersedes this paragraph, this Award shall be forfeited and the Participant shall be obligated to repay to the Company any cash previously paid under this Award if the Committee determines in good faith (a) that the Participant has violated the terms of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or other restrictive covenant agreement with the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates or (b) that, within three (3) years of the date the Vested Cash is paid pursuant to this Award, the Participant (i) experiences a termination of employment for Cause, or the Committee determines after employment termination that the Participant’s employment could have been terminated for Cause, (ii) engaged in conduct that causes material financial or reputational harm to the Company or Affiliates, (iii) provided materially inaccurate information related to publicly reported financial statements of the Company and its Affiliates, (iv) improperly, or with gross negligence, failed to identify, assess or report risks material to the Company or its Affiliates that were within the scope of the Participant’s responsibility and of which the Participant was aware or should have been aware based on facts reasonably available to the Participant, or (v) violated the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, is under investigation for a regulatory matter due to gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company and its Affiliates, or otherwise engaged in gross misconduct with respect to the Company and its Affiliates.

5. Section 409A . This Award is intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code, as applicable. This Award shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with such Code section. Should any provision of this Award be found not to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole discretion of the Committee and without requiring the Participant’s consent, in such manner as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A of the Code. No acceleration of payment may be made except as permitted under Code Section 409A.

6. Governing Laws . This Award shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Maryland.

7. Successors . This Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns of the parties.

8. Notice . Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications required or permitted under this Award shall be in writing and, if mailed by prepaid first-class mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be deemed to have been received on the earlier of the date shown on the receipt or three (3) business days after the postmarked date thereof. In addition, notices hereunder may be delivered by hand, facsimile transmission or overnight courier, in which event the notice shall be deemed effective when delivered or transmitted. All notices and other communications under this Award shall be given to the parties hereto at the following addresses: to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at the principal office of the Company or at any other address as the Company, by notice to Participant, may designate in writing from time to time; and to Participant, at Participant’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as Participant, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

9. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Award shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Award, and this Award shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

10. Entire Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter. The Committee shall have full and conclusive authority to interpret the Award and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the arrangement reflected by this Award. The Committee’s interpretations and determinations in this regard shall be final and binding on the Participant.

11. Headings . Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Award.

12. Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Award, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

13. No Right to Continued Service . Neither this Award nor the grant of the Performance Based Cash hereunder shall be construed as giving Participant the right to continued service with the Company or any Affiliate.


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14. Definitions . Except as provided below, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)    “ Cause ” means any one of the following: (1) a material failure of the Participant to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Affiliates; (3) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (4) repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Participant’s job or any instance of gross negligence in the performance of the Participant’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates; (5) any breach by the Participant of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Affiliate or any material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies; or (6) failure by the Participant to perform Participant’s job duties for the Company or any Affiliate to the best of Participant’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors or its designee, and the reasonable workplace policies and procedures established by the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, from time to time.

(b)    “ Disability ” means the Participant is (1) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (2) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company and its Affiliates. The determination of Disability will be made in accordance with the definition of “disability” under Code Section 409A.


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SCHEDULE 1
PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
CASH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARD

Vesting Schedule

I.    The Performance Based Cash under this Award shall vest, if at all, at March 31, 2018, to the extent provided in the chart below based on satisfaction of the Performance Criteria and provided that the Participant remains employed with the Company or an Affiliate through such date. The period from the Grant Date to March 31, 2018 is the “ Employment Period ”.
Performance Criteria
Weight
Performance Levels ($ in Millions)
 
 
 
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Excess Cash Available for Distribution by 12/31/17
100%
Performance =>
$[ * * *]
$[ * * *]
$[ * * *]
% Vesting
75%
100%
150%
The vesting percentage for a level of achievement as certified by the Committee that is between the levels set forth in the tables above and is above the “Threshold” level will be determined based on straight-line interpolation. No payment will be made in excess of the vesting percentage at the “Maximum” level.
“Excess Cash Available for Distribution by 12/31/17” means, as of December 31, 2017, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, minus [ * * *], plus [ * * *], minus [ * * *], determined in the manner determined by the Committee.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Vested Cash under this Part I shall be paid as soon as practicable following the last day of the Employment Period.

II.
Notwithstanding Part I, subject to the other terms of this Award, upon (A) the Participant’s Separation from Service due to a termination of employment by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause prior to the last day of the Employment Period or (B) the Participant’s death or Disability during the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates, the Participant will remain entitled to receive the full amount of the Performance Based Cash that becomes Vested Cash based on achievement of the Performance Criteria for the Employment Period. Such Vested Cash will be paid on the Distribution Date following the last day of the Employment Period.

III.
Except as otherwise provided in this Vesting Schedule, any Performance Based Cash shall be forfeited at the time the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates ceases, regardless of the reason and there shall be no proration for partial service.

IV.
Notwithstanding anything in this Award to the contrary, if the Participant has not signed a restrictive covenant agreement in a form acceptable to the Company by no later than thirty (30) days after the Grant Date, the Award shall be forfeited. Furthermore, if the Company determines that the Participant has violated the restrictive covenant agreement, any portion of the Award which has not been paid will be forfeited.










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[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.


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Exhibit 10.10


PHH CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
2017 AWARD NOTICE
This Award Notice is delivered by PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), to ______________ (the “Grantee”). Upon and subject to the terms and conditions below and the terms and conditions of the PHH Corporation 2015 Management Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “MIP”) and the PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “2014 EIP”), each to the extent applicable, the Company hereby awards to Grantee a cash incentive bonus (the “Award”) described herein. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Award have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the MIP or the 2014 EIP.

A.
Plan Year (to which the Award relates) means: January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

B.
Target Amount, Targets, and Performance Criteria : In calculating the final amount available for payment under this Award for 2017, the Committee will take into account the results achieved by the Company and its Affiliates against the performance criteria as described in Appendix A (the “Performance Criteria”). The Grantee’s individual 2017 MIP goal of $ ________ (the “Target Amount”) will be adjusted based on performance against the Performance Criteria for the Plan Year as approved by the Committee in the manner which is shown in Appendix A . The Grantee’s final MIP award, if any, is subject to Company and individual performance as well as Committee discretion.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payment will be made under any award unless (1) the 2018 Business plan demonstrates, in the discretion of the Committee, adequate available liquidity resources to meet the 2018 business liquidity needs, and (2) the Company is in compliance with the minimum net worth covenants in its borrowing arrangements.
C.
Impact of Performance on MIP : Subject to the MIP, the 2014 EIP, and the other terms of this Award, the Committee will assess the level of attainment of the Plan Year Performance Criteria set forth in Appendix A based on the Threshold, Target, and Maximum goals provided on Appendix A , as certified by the Committee.

D.
Vesting and Payment : Unless contrary to applicable law and except as provided in this Paragraph D or the MIP, the Grantee will only become vested in the Award if the Grantee is employed by the Company or an Affiliate on the date the Committee (or its designee) certifies the level of achievement of all the Plan Year Performance Criteria. Except as provided in in this Paragraph D or the MIP, if the Committee (or its designee) does not certify the level of achievement of all the Plan Year Performance Criteria, or if the Grantee is not an employee of the Company or an Affiliate on the date, if any, that such certification occurs, no amount will be payable pursuant to this Award. If Grantee is terminated without Cause, the Grantee will be entitled to a pro-rata portion of the final Award based on the number of days worked by the Grantee in the Plan Year over the total number of days in the Plan Year with performance against the Performance Criteria (other than MBOs) determined by the Committee for the entire Plan Year and with MBO performance determined through the date of termination. The Change in Control provisions of the MIP, including, without limitation, Section 5.5 thereof, do not apply. Any vested Award amount will be paid within thirty (30) days following certification by the Committee (or its designee) of all the Plan Year Performance Criteria, but no later than March 15 of the year immediately following the Plan Year.

For purposes of this Award, “Cause” means any one of the following: (1) a material failure of the Grantee to substantially perform the Grantee’s duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Affiliates; (3) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (4) repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Grantee’s job or any instance of gross negligence in the performance of the Grantee’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates; (5) any breach by the Grantee of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Affiliate or any material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies; or (6) failure by the Grantee to perform Grantee’s job duties for the Company or any Affiliate to the best of Grantee’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors or its designee, and the reasonable workplace policies and procedures established by the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, from time to time.
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[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

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E.
Committee Discretion : The Committee (or its designee) may exercise discretion to reduce or increase the amount payable under this Award prior to payment of the Award. Such discretion may be exercised based on the factors the Committee (or its designee) deems necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
F.
Code Section 162(m) Condition . Notwithstanding anything in this Award to the contrary, if the Grantee is a Covered Employee, no amount will be payable under this Award unless the Company achieves the applicable Performance Goal established by the Committee for the MIP for 2017 of tangible book value of $[* * *] per share, excluding impact of shareholder distributions, and no payment under this Award shall exceed the maximum amount that the Committee establishes for achievement of such Performance Goal with respect to the Grantee or any applicable limit set forth in the 2014 EIP or the MIP.
PHH CORPORATION


By: ___________________________        
Name: Glen A. Messina
Title: President and CEO, PHH Corporation
























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[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

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2017 Award Notice Appendix A [To be customized based on organizational segment]
COMPANY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA, Listed by Organizational Segment
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
WEIGHT
LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Excess Cash Available for Distribution by December 31, 2017
25%
Maximum
$[* * *]
150%
Target
$[* * *]
100%
Threshold
$[* * *]
75%
SUBSERVICING
[* * *]
[TBD]% (1)
Maximum
[* * *]
150%
Target
[* * *]-[* * *]
100%
Threshold
[* * *]
50%
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
$[* * *]
150%
Target
$[* * *]-$[* * *]
100%
Threshold
$[* * *]
50%
PORTFOLIO RETENTION
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
[* * *]%
150%
Target
[* * *]%-[* * *]%
100%
Threshold
[* * *]%
50%
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
$[* * *]
150%
Target
$[* * *]-$[* * *]
100%
Threshold
$[* * *]
50%
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
[* * *]

[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
[* * *]
150%
Target
[* * *]
100%
Threshold
[* * *]
50%
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
[* * *]
150%
Target
[* * *]
100%
Threshold
[* * *]
50%
ENABLING FUNCTIONS
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
$[* * *]
150%
Target
$[* * *]-$[* * *]
100%
Threshold
$[* * *]
50%
[* * *]
[TBD]%
Maximum
$[* * *]
150%
Target
$[* * *]-$[* * *]
100%
Threshold
$[* * *]
50%
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Individual performance against personal objectives (MBOs and Core Leadership Behaviors) that are separately communicated to the Grantee
25%
The Committee may exercise discretion to reduce or increase the amount payable.
TOTAL WEIGHT
      100%
 
The Payout Percentage for a level of achievement of a Plan Year Performance Criteria as certified by the Committee that is between the “Threshold” level and the lowest “Target” level or between the highest “Target” level and the “Maximum” level, as applicable will be determined based on straight-line interpolation. No payment will be made in excess of the Payout Percentage above the “Maximum” level.
____________
(1) Note to draft: Segment goals will total 50% of the weight, divided evenly among the segment goals applicable to the recipient.

[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

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Exhibit 10.11


PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
PURSUANT TO THE PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS AWARD (including the related Terms and Conditions) is made as of the Grant Date by PHH CORPORATION (the “ Company ”) to _______________ (the “ Participant ”) subject to acceptance by the Participant.
Upon and subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as part of this Award, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to the Participant, the Performance Restricted Stock Units. Underlined and capitalized terms in Paragraphs A through F below shall have the meanings there ascribed to them therein or in the Plan.
A.
Grant Date : ______________, 2016.
B.
Plan Under Which Granted : PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

C.
Performance Restricted Stock Units : The target number of Performance Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award shall be __________________ (_____) (“ Target Stock Units ”), with a maximum amount of Performance Restricted Stock Units equal to 150% of the Target Stock Units available under this Award, subject to the terms hereof. Each Performance Restricted Stock Unit represents the Company’s unfunded and unsecured obligation to issue one share of the Company’s common stock (“ Stock ”) in accordance with this Award, subject to the terms of this Award and the Plan.
D.
Dividend Equivalents :    Each Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall accrue Dividend Equivalents equal to the dividends per share paid on one share of Stock to a shareholder of record on or after the Grant Date. Dividend Equivalents will vest and be settled as provided in Schedule 1 attached hereto.
E.
Vesting Schedule :     The Performance Restricted Stock Units shall vest, if at all, in accordance with Schedule 1 attached hereto. Performance Restricted Stock Units that become vested in accordance with Schedule 1 are “ Vested Stock Units .”
F.
Settlement of Vested Stock Units : Subject to the attached Terms and Conditions, shares of Stock or cash, as applicable, attributable to the applicable Vested Stock Units are to be settled on a date selected by the Company that is no later than sixty (60) days following the date specified in Schedule 1 (each a “ Distribution Date ”)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Award as of the Grant Date set forth above.

PARTICIPANT:                    
PHH CORPORATION

By: _________________________        
______________________        
Signature of Participant                
Title: ________________________

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE
PHH CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

1. Settlement and Delivery of Vested Stock Units .

(a)    On the applicable Distribution Date, except as set forth in Section 1(b), the Company shall issue and deliver a share certificate, or make or caused to be made an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company, representing the number of shares of Stock attributable to Vested Stock Units to the Participant in settlement of the Participant’s rights under this Award.

(b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Vested Stock Units shall be settled in cash to the extent Vested Stock Units vest due to the Participant’s death, Disability, or Separation from Service, as provided in the Vesting Schedule. Unless another date is specified by the Committee, the value of the cash payment to be made in settlement of the Vested Stock Units will be determined as of the earliest of (i) the date of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) the date of a Change in Control, or (iii) the last day of the Vesting Period set forth in Schedule 1 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, have the Company settle the Vested Stock Units described under this subsection (b), in whole or in part, in Stock in accordance with subsection (a).

(c)    The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares (or cash in lieu of fractional shares) upon the settlement of the Award.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, the Award, or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) on the date of Separation from Service, then any payment made or settlement occurring with respect to such Separation from Service under this Award will be delayed to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, and the applicable cash or stock will be paid or settled to Participant during the five-day period commencing on the earlier of: (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of Participant’s death. Upon the expiration of the applicable six-month period under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death), all cash or stock deferred pursuant to this paragraph will be paid or delivered to Participant (or Participant’s estate, in the event of Participant’s death) in a lump sum. Any remaining payments and settlements under the Award will occur as otherwise provided in the Award.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if the total payments to be paid to a Participant hereunder, along with any other compensation provided to the Participant, would result in the Participant being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, the Company shall reduce the aggregate compensation to the largest amount which can be paid to the Participant without triggering the excise tax, but only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in the Participant retaining larger aggregate after-tax compensation. The determination of the excise tax and the aggregate after-tax compensation to be received by the Participant will be made by the Company. If compensation is to be reduced, the compensation to be provided latest in time will be reduced first and if compensation is to be provided at the same time, non-cash compensation will be reduced before cash compensation. It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to this Subsection the Participant will receive compensation in the aggregate more than the amount provided under this Subsection (“ Overpayment ”) or less than the amount provided under this Subsection (“ Underpayment ”).

In the event that: (A) the Company determines, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against either the Company or the Participant which the Company believes has a high probability of success, that an Overpayment has been made or (B) it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved that an Overpayment has been made, then the Participant shall pay any such Overpayment to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date of the Participant’s receipt of the Overpayment until the date of repayment.

In the event that: (C) the Company, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred or (D) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment will be paid promptly by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant together with

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interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date the amount would have otherwise been paid to the Participant until the payment date.

2. Tax Withholding . The Participant agrees to have the actual number of shares of Stock to be received in settlement of the Vested Stock Units reduced by the number of whole shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the applicable Distribution Date, is sufficient to satisfy the minimum amount of the required tax withholding obligations imposed on the Company on the applicable Distribution Date. To the extent the Vested Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents are settled in cash, the cash payment will be reduced by any applicable withholding.

3. Rights as Shareholder . Until Stock received in settlement of the Vested Stock Units are issued to the Participant, the Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the either Performance Restricted Stock Units or Vested Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 hereof and Section 5.2 of the Plan, the Company shall make no adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to shares of Stock issued in settlement of the Vested Stock Units for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate.

4. Special Limitations . If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law with respect to shares of Stock otherwise deliverable under this Award, the Participant (a) shall deliver to the Company, prior to the delivery of Stock pursuant to the settlement of the Vested Stock Units, such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the shares of Stock are being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws and (b) shall agree that the shares of Stock so acquired will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law.

5. Restrictions on Transfer . Except for the transfer by bequest or inheritance, the Participant shall not have the right to make or permit to exist any transfer or hypothecation, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary, of all or any part of any right, title or interest in or to any Performance Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, Vested Stock Units) or Dividend Equivalents. Any such disposition not made in accordance with this Award shall be deemed null and void. Any permitted transferee under this Section shall be bound by the terms of this Award.

6. Legends on Shares . The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant to carry out the provisions of this Section.

7. Change in Capitalization .

(a)    The number and kind of shares of Stock subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, Vested Stock Units) shall be proportionately adjusted for nonreciprocal transactions between the Company and the holders of capital stock of the Company that cause the per share value of the shares of Stock referenced by the Performance Restricted Stock Units to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend or distribution (each, an “Equity Restructuring”).

(b)    In the event of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, other change in capital structure of the Company, tender offer for shares of Stock, or a Change in Control of the Company, that in each case does not constitute an Equity Restructuring, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to the Performance Restricted Stock Units and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, adjusting the number of Performance Restricted Stock Units, making a corresponding adjustment in the number of shares subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Units, substituting a new award to replace the Award, removing restrictions on outstanding Awards, accelerating the termination of the Award or terminating the Award in exchange for the cash value determined in good faith by the Committee of the of Performance Restricted Stock Units, as the Committee may determine. Any determination made by the Committee will be final and binding on the Participant.

(c)    No fractional shares shall be created in making any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7. Instead, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7 that would otherwise result in a fractional Performance Restricted Stock Unit or share of Stock becoming subject to the Award shall be further adjusted to round down the numbers of Performance Restricted Stock Units to the next lowest Performance Restricted Stock Unit or share of Stock, as applicable.


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(d)    All determinations and adjustments made by the Committee pursuant to this Section will be final and binding on the Participant. Any action taken by the Committee need not treat all recipients of equity incentives equally.

(e)    The existence of the Plan and the Award shall not affect the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding.

8. Clawback . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award and any Stock issued or cash paid pursuant to this Award is expressly subject to any “clawback policy” now or hereafter adopted by the Board of Directors or its designee, as may be amended from time to time, or any recoupment permitted or required by law.

In addition, until such time subsequent to the Grant Date that the Company adopts a “clawback policy” that is applicable to the Participant that expressly supersedes this paragraph, this Award shall be forfeited and the Participant shall be obligated to return to the Company any shares or repay any cash previously issued under this Award or a cash payment equal to the value of the shares at the time such shares were sold or transferred, if the Committee determines in good faith (a) that the Participant has violated the terms of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or other restrictive covenant agreement with the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates or (b) that, within three (3) years of the date the Award is settled, the Participant (i) experiences a termination of employment for Cause, or the Committee determines after employment termination that the Participant’s employment could have been terminated for Cause, (ii) engaged in conduct that causes material financial or reputational harm to the Company or Affiliates, (iii) provided materially inaccurate information related to publicly reported financial statements of the Company and its Affiliates, (iv) improperly, or with gross negligence, failed to identify, assess or report risks material to the Company or its Affiliates that were within the scope of the Participant’s responsibility and of which the Participant was aware or should have been aware based on facts reasonably available to the Participant, or (v) violated the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, is under investigation for a regulatory matter due to gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company and its Affiliates, or otherwise engaged in gross misconduct with respect to the Company and its Affiliates.

9. Compliance with Employee Share Ownership and Retention Policy . Except as provided in the PHH Corporation Non-Employee Director and Employee Share Ownership and Retention Policy amended February 26, 2015, as amended or superseded from time to time (the “ Policy ”), the Participant may not divest shares of stock received under the Award until the ownership requirements of the Policy have been met.

10. Section 409A . This Award is intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code, as applicable. This Award shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with such Code section. Should any provision of this Award be found not to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole discretion of the Committee and without requiring the Participant’s consent, in such manner as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A of the Code. No acceleration of payment or settlement may be made except as permitted under Code Section 409A.

11. Governing Laws . This Award shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Maryland; provided, however, no shares of Stock shall be issued except, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, in compliance with exemptions under applicable state securities laws of the state in which Participant resides, and/or any other applicable securities laws.

12. Successors . This Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns of the parties.

13. Notice . Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications required or permitted under this Award shall be in writing and, if mailed by prepaid first-class mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be deemed to have been received on the earlier of the date shown on the receipt or three (3) business days after the postmarked date thereof. In addition, notices hereunder may be delivered by hand, facsimile transmission or overnight courier, in which event the notice shall be deemed effective when delivered or transmitted. All notices and other communications under this Award shall be given to the parties hereto at the following addresses: to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at the principal office of the Company or at any other address as the Company, by notice to Participant, may designate in writing from time to time; and to Participant, at Participant’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as Participant, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.


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14. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Award shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Award, and this Award shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

15. Entire Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter. The Committee shall have full and conclusive authority to interpret the Award and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the arrangement reflected by this Award. The Committee’s interpretations and determinations in this regard shall be final and binding on the Participant.

16. Headings . Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Award.

17. Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Award, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

18. No Right to Continued Service . Neither this Award nor the issuance of the Performance Restricted Stock Units hereunder shall be construed as giving Participant the right to continued service with the Company or any Affiliate.

19. Definitions . Except as provided below, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)    “ Cause ” means any one of the following: (1) a material failure of the Participant to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Affiliates; (3) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (4) repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Participant’s job or any instance of gross negligence in the performance of the Participant’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates; (5) any breach by the Participant of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Affiliate or any material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies; or (6) failure by the Participant to perform Participant’s job duties for the Company or any Affiliate to the best of Participant’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors or its designee, and the reasonable workplace policies and procedures established by the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, from time to time.

(b)    “ Disability ” means the Participant is (1) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (2) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company and its Affiliates. The determination of Disability will be made in accordance with the definition of “disability” under Code Section 409A.

(c)     “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a credit to the Participant’s book of accounts with respect to each Performance Restricted Stock Units outstanding under this Award equal to the amount of each dividend paid on the Stock, other than with respect to a large, nonrecurring cash dividend or distribution subject to the adjustment rules in Section 7 of this Agreement. Dividend Equivalent credits are made on the date of each payment of a dividend. Dividends paid on cash shall be credited as a dollar amounts and no earnings shall accrue or be payable on such Dividend Equivalents prior to settlement of such Dividend Equivalents by payment to the Participant as provided in the Award.




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SCHEDULE 1
PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

Vesting Schedule

I.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the Target Stock Units under this Award shall vest, if at all, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Period ”), provided the Participant remains continuously employed with the Company or an Affiliate through such date. For purposes of determining performance against the performance metric, performance will be measured for the period beginning on May 19, 2016 and ending on the earlier of May 19, 2019 or a Change in Control (the “ Measurement Period ”).
The Target Stock Units that will be available to vest at the end of the Vesting Period are determined by multiplying the Target Stock Units by the Achieved Percentage (as defined below) based on the Total Shareholder Return (“ TSR ,” as defined below) achieved by the Company for the Measurement Period as described in the charts below, and as determined by the Committee.
The schedule below will apply in determining the Achieved Percentage:
TSR Achieved Percentage:
Performance Level
TSR
Achieved Percentage
Maximum
64.06%
150%
Target
22.89%
100%
Threshold
0%
0%
*The Achieved Percentage, and therefore the number of Vested Stock Units, for TSR performance between the levels set forth in the table above and above the “Threshold” level will be determined based on straight-line interpolation.

TSR = (Final Stock Price + Cash Distribution Yield + Property Distribution Yield - $12.80) / $12.80

Final stock price is the closing price of one share of Stock on the last day of the Measurement Period. The closing price as of the last day of the Measurement Period will be calculated by using a 20-trading day trailing average price (i.e. averaging the closing price for the 20 trading days up to and including the closing date), except that in the case of a Change in Control, the price of a share of Stock for the end of the Measurement Period will be the price on the date of the Change in Control.

The cash distribution yield is the amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions paid by the Company on a share of Stock during the Measurement Period.

The property distribution yield is the fair market value as of the last day of the Measurement Period of all non-cash distributions made by the Company on a share of Stock during the Measurement Period. The fair market value of a non-cash distribution of property tradeable on an established securities market shall be the determined based upon the closing price as of the last day of the Measurement Period. The fair market value of a non-cash distribution of property which is not tradeable on an established securities market shall be determined by the Committee by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Vested Stock Units under this Part I shall be settled as soon as practicable following the end of the Vesting Period.

II.
Notwithstanding Part I:

(A)
Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service due to a termination of employment by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause prior to the last day of the Vesting Period, the Participant will remain entitled to receive the full number of Performance Restricted Stock Units that become Vested Stock Units based on the Achieved Percentage based on TSR calculated as of the last day of the Measurement Period with such Vested Stock Units settled as soon as practicable following the end of the Vesting Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Participant violates any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or other restrictive covenant agreement with the Company or its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date, then the Participant shall not be vested in any portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Units under this Award and the entire Award will be forfeited.

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(B)
Notwithstanding (A), above, subject to the other terms of this Award, upon the Participant’s death or Disability during the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates and prior to the end of the Vesting Period, the Performance Restricted Stock Units will become Vested Stock Units and will be settled as soon as practicable following the date of the Participant’s death or Disability. For purposes of determining the number of Vested Stock Units under this Part II(B), the Achieved Percentage for the Measurement Period shall be the percentage based on actual performance through the date of the Participant’s death or Disability (or the end of the Measurement Period, if earlier).

III.
Unless the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service in accordance with II(A), the Participant must be employed by the Company or an Affiliate and must not have incurred a Separation from Service on the date an applicable dividend is paid to be entitled to Dividend Equivalents in respect of that dividend. Dividend Equivalents accrued with respect to a Performance Restricted Stock Unit will be paid to the Participant on the Distribution Date for such Performance Restricted Stock Unit.

IV.
Except as otherwise provided in this Vesting Schedule, any Performance Restricted Stock Units, and all Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Performance Restricted Stock Units, shall be forfeited at the time the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates ceases, regardless of the reason and there shall be no proration for partial service.

V.
Notwithstanding anything in this Award to the contrary, if the Participant has not signed a restrictive covenant agreement in a form acceptable to the Company by no later than thirty (30) days after the Grant Date, the Award shall be forfeited. Furthermore, if the Company determines that the Participant has violated the restrictive covenant agreement, any portion of the Award which has not been settled or paid will be forfeited.


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Exhibit 10.12


PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
PURSUANT TO THE PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS AWARD (including the related Terms and Conditions) is made as of the Grant Date by PHH CORPORATION (the “ Company ”) to _______________ (the “ Participant ”) subject to acceptance by the Participant.
Upon and subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Terms and Conditions attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as part of this Award, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to the Participant, the Performance Restricted Stock Units. Underlined and capitalized terms in Paragraphs A through F below shall have the meanings there ascribed to them therein or in the Plan.
A.
Grant Date : ______________, 2016.
B.
Plan Under Which Granted : PHH Corporation 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

C.
Performance Restricted Stock Units : The target number of Performance Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award shall be __________________ (_____) (“ Target Stock Units ”), with a maximum amount of Performance Restricted Stock Units equal to 200% of the Target Stock Units available under this Award, subject to the terms hereof. Each Performance Restricted Stock Unit represents the Company’s unfunded and unsecured obligation to issue one share of the Company’s common stock (“ Stock ”) in accordance with this Award, subject to the terms of this Award and the Plan.
D.
Dividend Equivalents :    Each Performance Restricted Stock Unit shall accrue Dividend Equivalents equal to the dividends per share paid on one share of Stock to a shareholder of record on or after the Grant Date. Dividend Equivalents will vest and be settled as provided in Schedule 1 attached hereto.
E.
Vesting Schedule :    The Performance Restricted Stock Units shall vest, if at all, in accordance with Schedule 1 attached hereto. Performance Restricted Stock Units that become vested in accordance with Schedule 1 are “ Vested Stock Units .”
F.
Settlement of Vested Stock Units : Subject to the attached Terms and Conditions, shares of Stock or cash, as applicable, attributable to the applicable Vested Stock Units are to be settled on a date selected by the Company that is no later than sixty (60) days following the date specified in Schedule 1 (each a “ Distribution Date ”)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Award as of the Grant Date set forth above.
PARTICIPANT:                    
PHH CORPORATION

By: ____________________                    
_____________________                    
Signature of Participant                
Title: ___________________                        





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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE
PHH CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

1. Settlement and Delivery of Vested Stock Units .

(a)    On the applicable Distribution Date, except as set forth in Section 1(b), the Company shall issue and deliver a share certificate, or make or caused to be made an appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company, representing the number of shares of Stock attributable to Vested Stock Units to the Participant in settlement of the Participant’s rights under this Award.

(b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Vested Stock Units shall be settled in cash to the extent Vested Stock Units vest due to the Participant’s death, Disability, or Separation from Service, as provided in the Vesting Schedule. Unless another date is specified by the Committee, the value of the cash payment to be made in settlement of the Vested Stock Units will be determined as of the earliest of (i) the date of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) the date of a Change in Control, or (iii) the last day of the Vesting Period set forth in Schedule 1 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, have the Company settle the Vested Stock Units described under this subsection (b), in whole or in part, in Stock in accordance with subsection (a).

(c)    The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares (or cash in lieu of fractional shares) upon the settlement of the Award.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, the Award, or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) on the date of Separation from Service, then any payment made or settlement occurring with respect to such Separation from Service under this Award will be delayed to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, and the applicable cash or stock will be paid or settled to Participant during the five-day period commencing on the earlier of: (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of Participant’s death. Upon the expiration of the applicable six-month period under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death), all cash or stock deferred pursuant to this paragraph will be paid or delivered to Participant (or Participant’s estate, in the event of Participant’s death) in a lump sum. Any remaining payments and settlements under the Award will occur as otherwise provided in the Award.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, if the total payments to be paid to a Participant hereunder, along with any other compensation provided to the Participant, would result in the Participant being subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, the Company shall reduce the aggregate compensation to the largest amount which can be paid to the Participant without triggering the excise tax, but only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in the Participant retaining larger aggregate after-tax compensation. The determination of the excise tax and the aggregate after-tax compensation to be received by the Participant will be made by the Company. If compensation is to be reduced, the compensation to be provided latest in time will be reduced first and if compensation is to be provided at the same time, non-cash compensation will be reduced before cash compensation. It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to this Subsection the Participant will receive compensation in the aggregate more than the amount provided under this Subsection (“ Overpayment ”) or less than the amount provided under this Subsection (“ Underpayment ”).

In the event that: (A) the Company determines, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against either the Company or the Participant which the Company believes has a high probability of success, that an Overpayment has been made or (B) it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved that an Overpayment has been made, then the Participant shall pay any such Overpayment to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date of the Participant’s receipt of the Overpayment until the date of repayment.

In the event that: (C) the Company, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred or (D) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment will be paid promptly by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant together with

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interest at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code) from the date the amount would have otherwise been paid to the Participant until the payment date.

2. Tax Withholding . The Participant agrees to have the actual number of shares of Stock to be received in settlement of the Vested Stock Units reduced by the number of whole shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the applicable Distribution Date, is sufficient to satisfy the minimum amount of the required tax withholding obligations imposed on the Company on the applicable Distribution Date. To the extent the Vested Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents are settled in cash, the cash payment will be reduced by any applicable withholding.

3. Rights as Shareholder . Until Stock received in settlement of the Vested Stock Units are issued to the Participant, the Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the either Performance Restricted Stock Units or Vested Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 hereof and Section 5.2 of the Plan, the Company shall make no adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to shares of Stock issued in settlement of the Vested Stock Units for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate.

4. Special Limitations . If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law with respect to shares of Stock otherwise deliverable under this Award, the Participant (a) shall deliver to the Company, prior to the delivery of Stock pursuant to the settlement of the Vested Stock Units, such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the shares of Stock are being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws and (b) shall agree that the shares of Stock so acquired will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law.

5. Restrictions on Transfer . Except for the transfer by bequest or inheritance, the Participant shall not have the right to make or permit to exist any transfer or hypothecation, whether outright or as security, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary, of all or any part of any right, title or interest in or to any Performance Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, Vested Stock Units) or Dividend Equivalents. Any such disposition not made in accordance with this Award shall be deemed null and void. Any permitted transferee under this Section shall be bound by the terms of this Award.

6. Legends on Shares . The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to this Award in the possession of the Participant to carry out the provisions of this Section.

7. Change in Capitalization .

(a)    The number and kind of shares of Stock subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, Vested Stock Units) shall be proportionately adjusted for nonreciprocal transactions between the Company and the holders of capital stock of the Company that cause the per share value of the shares of Stock referenced by the Performance Restricted Stock Units to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend or distribution (each, an “Equity Restructuring”).

(b)    In the event of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, other change in capital structure of the Company, tender offer for shares of Stock, or a Change in Control of the Company, that in each case does not constitute an Equity Restructuring, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to the Performance Restricted Stock Units and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, adjusting the number of Performance Restricted Stock Units, making a corresponding adjustment in the number of shares subject to the Performance Restricted Stock Units, substituting a new award to replace the Award, removing restrictions on outstanding Awards, accelerating the termination of the Award or terminating the Award in exchange for the cash value determined in good faith by the Committee of the of Performance Restricted Stock Units, as the Committee may determine. Any determination made by the Committee will be final and binding on the Participant.

(c)    No fractional shares shall be created in making any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7. Instead, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7 that would otherwise result in a fractional Performance Restricted Stock Unit or share of Stock becoming subject to the Award shall be further adjusted to round down the numbers of Performance Restricted Stock Units to the next lowest Performance Restricted Stock Unit or share of Stock, as applicable.


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(d)    All determinations and adjustments made by the Committee pursuant to this Section will be final and binding on the Participant. Any action taken by the Committee need not treat all recipients of equity incentives equally.

(e)    The existence of the Plan and the Award shall not affect the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding.

8. Clawback . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award and any Stock issued or cash paid pursuant to this Award is expressly subject to any “clawback policy” now or hereafter adopted by the Board of Directors or its designee, as may be amended from time to time, or any recoupment permitted or required by law.

In addition, until such time subsequent to the Grant Date that the Company adopts a “clawback policy” that is applicable to the Participant that expressly supersedes this paragraph, this Award shall be forfeited and the Participant shall be obligated to return to the Company any shares or repay any cash previously issued under this Award or a cash payment equal to the value of the shares at the time such shares were sold or transferred, if the Committee determines in good faith (a) that the Participant has violated the terms of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or other restrictive covenant agreement with the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates or (b) that, within three (3) years of the date the Award is settled, the Participant (i) experiences a termination of employment for Cause, or the Committee determines after employment termination that the Participant’s employment could have been terminated for Cause, (ii) engaged in conduct that causes material financial or reputational harm to the Company or Affiliates, (iii) provided materially inaccurate information related to publicly reported financial statements of the Company and its Affiliates, (iv) improperly, or with gross negligence, failed to identify, assess or report risks material to the Company or its Affiliates that were within the scope of the Participant’s responsibility and of which the Participant was aware or should have been aware based on facts reasonably available to the Participant, or (v) violated the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, is under investigation for a regulatory matter due to gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company and its Affiliates, or otherwise engaged in gross misconduct with respect to the Company and its Affiliates.

9. Compliance with Employee Share Ownership and Retention Policy . Except as provided in the PHH Corporation Non-Employee Director and Employee Share Ownership and Retention Policy amended February 26, 2015, as amended or superseded from time to time (the “ Policy ”), the Participant may not divest shares of stock received under the Award until the ownership requirements of the Policy have been met.

10. Section 409A . This Award is intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code, as applicable. This Award shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with such Code section. Should any provision of this Award be found not to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole discretion of the Committee and without requiring the Participant’s consent, in such manner as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A of the Code. No acceleration of payment or settlement may be made except as permitted under Code Section 409A.

11. Governing Laws . This Award shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Maryland; provided, however, no shares of Stock shall be issued except, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, in compliance with exemptions under applicable state securities laws of the state in which Participant resides, and/or any other applicable securities laws.

12. Successors . This Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns of the parties.

13. Notice . Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications required or permitted under this Award shall be in writing and, if mailed by prepaid first-class mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be deemed to have been received on the earlier of the date shown on the receipt or three (3) business days after the postmarked date thereof. In addition, notices hereunder may be delivered by hand, facsimile transmission or overnight courier, in which event the notice shall be deemed effective when delivered or transmitted. All notices and other communications under this Award shall be given to the parties hereto at the following addresses: to the Company (attention of the General Counsel), at the principal office of the Company or at any other address as the Company, by notice to Participant, may designate in writing from time to time; and to Participant, at Participant’s address as shown on the records of the Company, or at any other address as Participant, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.


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14. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in this Award shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Award, and this Award shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

15. Entire Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter. The Committee shall have full and conclusive authority to interpret the Award and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the arrangement reflected by this Award. The Committee’s interpretations and determinations in this regard shall be final and binding on the Participant.

16. Headings . Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Award.

17. Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Award, the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

18. No Right to Continued Service . Neither this Award nor the issuance of the Performance Restricted Stock Units hereunder shall be construed as giving Participant the right to continued service with the Company or any Affiliate.

19. Definitions . Except as provided below, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)    “ Cause ” means any one of the following: (1) a material failure of the Participant to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against, or relating to the assets of, the Company or its Affiliates; (3) conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (4) repeated instances of negligence in the performance of the Participant’s job or any instance of gross negligence in the performance of the Participant’s duties as an employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates; (5) any breach by the Participant of any fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any Affiliate or any material element of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct or other applicable workplace policies; or (6) failure by the Participant to perform Participant’s job duties for the Company or any Affiliate to the best of Participant’s ability and in accordance with reasonable instructions and directions from the Board of Directors or its designee, and the reasonable workplace policies and procedures established by the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, from time to time.

(b)    “ Disability ” means the Participant is (1) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (2) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company and its Affiliates. The determination of Disability will be made in accordance with the definition of “disability” under Code Section 409A.

(c)     “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a credit to the Participant’s book of accounts with respect to each Performance Restricted Stock Units outstanding under this Award equal to the amount of each dividend paid on the Stock, other than with respect to a large, nonrecurring cash dividend or distribution subject to the adjustment rules in Section 7 of this Agreement. Dividend Equivalent credits are made on the date of each payment of a dividend. Dividends paid on cash shall be credited as a dollar amounts and no earnings shall accrue or be payable on such Dividend Equivalents prior to settlement of such Dividend Equivalents by payment to the Participant as provided in the Award.




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SCHEDULE 1
PHH CORPORATION
2014 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

Vesting Schedule

I.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the Target Stock Units under this Award shall vest, if at all, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Period ”), provided the Participant remains continuously employed with the Company or an Affiliate through such date. For purposes of determining performance against the performance metric, performance will be measured for the period beginning on May 19, 2016 and ending on the earlier of May 19, 2019 or a Change in Control (the “ Measurement Period ”).
The Target Stock Units that will be available to vest at the end of the Vesting Period are determined by multiplying the Target Stock Units by the Achieved Percentage (as defined below) based on the Total Shareholder Return (“ TSR ,” as defined below) achieved by the Company for the Measurement Period as described in the charts below, and as determined by the Committee.
The schedule below will apply in determining the Achieved Percentage:
TSR Achieved Percentage:
Performance Level
TSR
Achieved Percentage
Maximum
64.06%
200%
Target
22.89%
100%
Threshold
0%
0%
*The Achieved Percentage, and therefore the number of Vested Stock Units, for TSR performance between the levels set forth in the table above and above the “Threshold” level will be determined based on straight-line interpolation.

TSR = (Final Stock Price + Cash Distribution Yield + Property Distribution Yield - $12.80) / $12.80

Final stock price is the closing price of one share of Stock on the last day of the Measurement Period. The closing price as of the last day of the Measurement Period will be calculated by using a 20-trading day trailing average price (i.e. averaging the closing price for the 20 trading days up to and including the closing date), except that in the case of a Change in Control, the price of a share of Stock for the end of the Measurement Period will be the price on the date of the Change in Control.

The cash distribution yield is the amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions paid by the Company on a share of Stock during the Measurement Period.

The property distribution yield is the fair market value as of the last day of the Measurement Period of all non-cash distributions made by the Company on a share of Stock during the Measurement Period. The fair market value of a non-cash distribution of property tradeable on an established securities market shall be the determined based upon the closing price as of the last day of the Measurement Period. The fair market value of a non-cash distribution of property which is not tradeable on an established securities market shall be determined by the Committee by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Vested Stock Units under this Part I shall be settled as soon as practicable following the end of the Vesting Period.

II.
Notwithstanding Part I:

(A)
Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service due to a termination of employment by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause prior to the last day of the Vesting Period, the Participant will remain entitled to receive the full number of Performance Restricted Stock Units that become Vested Stock Units based on the Achieved Percentage based on TSR calculated as of the last day of the Measurement Period with such Vested Stock Units settled as soon as practicable following the end of the Vesting Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Participant violates any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or other restrictive covenant agreement with the Company or its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date, then the Participant shall not be vested in any portion of the Performance Restricted Stock Units under this Award and the entire Award will be forfeited.

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(B)
Notwithstanding (A), above, subject to the other terms of this Award, upon the Participant’s death or Disability during the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates and prior to the end of the Vesting Period, the Performance Restricted Stock Units will become Vested Stock Units and will be settled as soon as practicable following the date of the Participant’s death or Disability. For purposes of determining the number of Vested Stock Units under this Part II(B), the Achieved Percentage for the Measurement Period shall be the percentage based on actual performance through the date of the Participant’s death or Disability (or the end of the Measurement Period, if earlier).

III.
Unless the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service in accordance with II(A), the Participant must be employed by the Company or an Affiliate and must not have incurred a Separation from Service on the date an applicable dividend is paid to be entitled to Dividend Equivalents in respect of that dividend. Dividend Equivalents accrued with respect to a Performance Restricted Stock Unit will be paid to the Participant on the Distribution Date for such Performance Restricted Stock Unit.

IV.
Except as otherwise provided in this Vesting Schedule, any Performance Restricted Stock Units, and all Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Performance Restricted Stock Units, shall be forfeited at the time the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates ceases, regardless of the reason and there shall be no proration for partial service.

V.
Notwithstanding anything in this Award to the contrary, if the Participant has not signed a restrictive covenant agreement in a form acceptable to the Company by no later than thirty (30) days after the Grant Date, the Award shall be forfeited. Furthermore, if the Company determines that the Participant has violated the restrictive covenant agreement, any portion of the Award which has not been settled or paid will be forfeited.


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Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Glen A. Messina, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PHH Corporation;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
By:
/s/ Glen A. Messina
 
 
Glen A. Messina
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: May 10, 2017






Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Michael R. Bogansky, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PHH Corporation;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 10, 2017





Exhibit 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of PHH Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
 
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
/s/ Glen A. Messina
 
 
Glen A. Messina
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: May 10, 2017
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to PHH Corporation and will be retained by PHH Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of PHH Corporation, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.





Exhibit 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of PHH Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
 
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Michael R. Bogansky
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 10, 2017
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to PHH Corporation and will be retained by PHH Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of PHH Corporation, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.