UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
  _______________________________________________________________________________________
Form 10-Q
  _______________________________________________________________________________________ 

(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 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: 001-13417  
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Walter Investment Management Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
_______________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Maryland
 
13-3950486
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100
Fort Washington, PA
 
19034
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(844) 714-8603
(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   x     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   x     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
 
o
 
Accelerated filer
 
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   x
The registrant had 36,541,969 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 4, 2017 .
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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
June 30, 
 2017
 
December 31, 
 2016
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
478,374

 
$
224,598

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
172,677

 
204,463

Residential loans at amortized cost, net (includes $6,021 and $5,167 in allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
709,080

 
665,209

Residential loans at fair value
 
11,905,869

 
12,416,542

Receivables, net (includes $11,841 and $15,033 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
155,250

 
267,962

Servicer and protective advances, net (includes $152,683 and $146,781 in allowance for uncollectible advances at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
915,185

 
1,195,380

Servicing rights, net (includes $870,758 and $949,593 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
935,898

 
1,029,719

Goodwill
 
47,747

 
47,747

Intangible assets, net
 
9,718

 
11,347

Premises and equipment, net
 
66,162

 
82,628

Assets held for sale
 

 
71,085

Other assets (includes $40,522 and $87,937 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
199,554

 
242,290

Total assets
 
$
15,595,514

 
$
16,458,970

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities (includes $5,924 and $11,804 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
$
701,390

 
$
759,011

Servicer payables
 
143,785

 
146,332

Servicing advance liabilities
 
544,134

 
783,229

Warehouse borrowings
 
1,332,126

 
1,203,355

Servicing rights related liabilities at fair value
 
1,314

 
1,902

Corporate debt
 
2,116,960

 
2,129,000

Mortgage-backed debt (includes $470,600 and $514,025 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
877,775

 
943,956

HMBS related obligations at fair value
 
9,986,409

 
10,509,449

Deferred tax liabilities, net
 
4,602

 
4,774

Liabilities held for sale
 

 
2,402

Total liabilities
 
15,708,495

 
16,483,410

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
 

 

Stockholders' deficit:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share:
 
 
 
 
Authorized - 10,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
Issued and outstanding - 0 shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share:
 
 
 
 
Authorized - 90,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
Issued and outstanding - 36,541,904 and 36,391,129 shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
 
365

 
364

Additional paid-in capital
 
597,348

 
596,067

Accumulated deficit
 
(711,605
)
 
(621,804
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
911

 
933

Total stockholders' deficit
 
(112,981
)
 
(24,440
)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
 
$
15,595,514

 
$
16,458,970


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The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated variable interest entities, which are included on the consolidated balance sheets above. The assets in the table below include those assets that can only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities. The liabilities in the table below include third-party liabilities of the consolidated variable interest entities only, and for which creditors or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse to the Company, and exclude intercompany balances that eliminate in consolidation.

 
 
June 30, 
 2017
 
December 31, 
 2016
ASSETS OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES THAT CAN ONLY BE USED TO SETTLE THE OBLIGATIONS OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES:
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
$
32,903

 
$
45,843

Residential loans at amortized cost, net
 
442,566

 
462,877

Residential loans at fair value
 
406,006

 
492,499

Receivables, net
 
12,112

 
15,798

Servicer and protective advances, net
 
493,595

 
734,707

Other assets
 
23,362

 
19,831

Total assets
 
$
1,410,544

 
$
1,771,555

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES OF THE CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FOR WHICH CREDITORS OR BENEFICIAL INTEREST HOLDERS DO NOT HAVE RECOURSE TO THE COMPANY:
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
2,565

 
$
2,985

Servicing advance liabilities
 
424,555

 
650,565

Mortgage-backed debt (includes $470,600 and $514,025 at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
 
877,775

 
943,956

Total liabilities
 
$
1,304,895

 
$
1,597,506

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$
91,321

 
$
31,936

 
$
204,508

 
$
(73,826
)
Net gains on sales of loans
 
70,545

 
100,176

 
144,901

 
184,653

Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 
7,872

 
7,650

 
22,574

 
42,858

Interest income on loans
 
10,489

 
11,849

 
21,469

 
24,020

Insurance revenue
 
2,650

 
11,277

 
7,590

 
21,644

Other revenues
 
25,910

 
24,585

 
53,030

 
54,895

Total revenues
 
208,787

 
187,473

 
454,072

 
254,244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
117,544

 
135,776

 
249,171

 
265,382

Salaries and benefits
 
101,071

 
133,681

 
209,028

 
266,320

Interest expense
 
60,884

 
64,400

 
121,294

 
128,648

Depreciation and amortization
 
10,042

 
14,540

 
20,974

 
28,963

Goodwill impairment
 

 
215,412

 

 
215,412

Other expenses, net
 
3,054

 
1,897

 
5,837

 
4,403

Total expenses
 
292,595

 
565,706

 
606,304

 
909,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 
7

 

 
67,734

 

Other net fair value losses
 
(8,105
)
 
(819
)
 
(3,022
)
 
(2,963
)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment
 
(709
)
 

 
(709
)
 
928

Other
 

 
(532
)
 

 
(1,556
)
Total other gains (losses)
 
(8,807
)
 
(1,351
)
 
64,003

 
(3,591
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss before income taxes
 
(92,615
)
 
(379,584
)
 
(88,229
)
 
(658,475
)
Income tax expense
 
1,694

 
110,379

 
1,572

 
4,190

Net loss
 
$
(94,309
)
 
$
(489,963
)
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(662,665
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(94,314
)
 
$
(489,947
)
 
$
(89,823
)
 
$
(662,624
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(94,309
)
 
$
(489,963
)
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(662,665
)
Basic and diluted loss per common and common equivalent share
 
$
(2.58
)
 
$
(13.68
)
 
$
(2.46
)
 
$
(18.57
)
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding — basic and diluted
 
36,536

 
35,811

 
36,475

 
35,679

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)

 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-
In Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2017
 
36,391,129

 
$
364

 
$
596,067

 
$
(621,804
)
 
$
933

 
$
(24,440
)
Net loss
 

 

 

 
(89,801
)
 

 
(89,801
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 

 

 

 

 
(22
)
 
(22
)
Share-based compensation
 

 

 
1,346

 

 

 
1,346

Share-based compensation issuances, net
 
150,775

 
1

 
(65
)
 

 

 
(64
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
 
36,541,904

 
$
365

 
$
597,348

 
$
(711,605
)
 
$
911

 
$
(112,981
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.



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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(662,665
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 
(22,574
)
 
(42,858
)
Amortization of servicing rights
 
14,951

 
7,236

Change in fair value of servicing rights
 
120,230

 
514,073

Change in fair value of servicing rights related liabilities
 

 
(12,724
)
Change in fair value of charged-off loans
 
(11,868
)
 
(14,296
)
Other net fair value losses
 
5,926

 
6,815

Accretion of discounts on residential loans and advances
 
(1,799
)
 
(1,845
)
Accretion of discounts on debt and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
 
15,556

 
16,195

Provision for uncollectible advances
 
22,486

 
22,356

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment and intangible assets
 
20,974

 
28,963

Provision for deferred income taxes
 
1,374

 
90,552

Share-based compensation
 
1,346

 
5,705

Purchases and originations of residential loans held for sale
 
(9,522,730
)
 
(10,078,201
)
Proceeds from sales of and payments on residential loans held for sale
 
9,837,393

 
10,239,448

Net gains on sales of loans
 
(144,901
)
 
(184,653
)
Gain on sale of business
 
(67,734
)
 

Goodwill impairment
 

 
215,412

Other
 
4,608

 
6,090

Changes in assets and liabilities
 
 
 
 
Decrease (increase) in receivables
 
73,023

 
(62,619
)
Decrease in servicer and protective advances
 
257,608

 
282,018

Decrease (increase) in other assets
 
38

 
(11,150
)
Decrease in payables and accrued liabilities
 
(115,822
)
 
(84,929
)
Increase in servicer payables, net of change in restricted cash
 
14,984

 
31,122

Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
413,268

 
310,045

 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
Purchases and originations of reverse loans held for investment
 
(216,948
)
 
(384,816
)
Principal payments received on reverse loans held for investment
 
558,003

 
473,617

Principal payments received on mortgage loans held for investment
 
47,678

 
45,238

Payments received on charged-off loans held for investment
 
9,205

 
12,542

Payments received on receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
6,294

 
4,011

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned, net
 
72,581

 
51,924

Purchases of premises and equipment
 
(2,312
)
 
(22,638
)
Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
989

 
10,328

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
 
(1,019
)
 
(1,947
)
Acquisitions of servicing rights, net
 
(152
)
 
(8,410
)
Proceeds from sale of servicing rights, net
 
38,817

 
19,920

Proceeds from sale of business
 
131,074

 

Other
 
9,441

 
(2,174
)
Cash flows provided by investing activities
 
653,651

 
197,595

 
 
 
 
 

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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
Payments on corporate debt
 
(21,285
)
 
(345
)
Extinguishments and settlement of debt
 

 
(6,327
)
Proceeds from securitizations of reverse loans
 
278,011

 
410,107

Payments on HMBS related obligations
 
(890,737
)
 
(590,678
)
Issuances of servicing advance liabilities
 
679,809

 
815,800

Payments on servicing advance liabilities
 
(919,933
)
 
(1,043,972
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to mortgage loans
 
(175,701
)
 
(59,801
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to reverse loans
 
304,472

 
115,515

Proceeds from financing of servicing rights
 

 
29,738

Payments on servicing rights related liabilities
 
(1,709
)
 
(9,639
)
Payments on mortgage-backed debt
 
(66,422
)
 
(52,017
)
Other debt issuance costs paid
 
(2,060
)
 
(5,912
)
Other
 
2,412

 
(44
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
 
(813,143
)
 
(397,575
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
253,776

 
110,065

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
 
224,598

 
202,828

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
 
$
478,374

 
$
312,893

 
 
 
 
 
 Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
119,564

 
$
134,703

Cash paid (received) for taxes
 
(74,144
)
 
58

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Business and Basis of Presentation
Walter Investment Management Corp. and its subsidiaries, or the Company, is an independent servicer and originator of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans. The Company services a wide array of loans across the credit spectrum for its own portfolio and for GSEs, government agencies, third-party securitization trusts and other credit owners. Through the consumer, correspondent and wholesale lending channels, the Company originates and purchases residential mortgage loans that are predominantly sold to GSEs and government agencies. The Company also operates two complementary businesses; asset receivables management and real estate owned property management and disposition.
The Company operates throughout the U.S. through three reportable segments, Servicing, Originations, and Reverse Mortgage. Refer to Note 11 for additional information related to segment reporting.
Certain acronyms and terms used throughout these notes are defined in the Glossary of Terms in Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Sale of Insurance Business
On December 30, 2016, the Company executed a stock purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell 100% of the stock of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, GTI Holdings Corp., which was the holding company of the Company's primary licensed insurance agency, Green Tree Insurance Agency, Inc., to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Assurant, for a purchase price of $125.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment as specified in the agreement. Under the agreement, an affiliate of Assurant has also agreed to make potential earnout payments to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $25.0 million in cash, with the amount of such payments to be based upon the gross written premium of certain voluntary homeowners' insurance written by certain affiliates of Assurant over a specified timeframe. As a result of this transaction, the assets and liabilities related to the insurance business, which were included in the Servicing segment, were reclassified to operations held for sale line items on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2016. This transaction closed on February 1, 2017, at which time the Company received $131.1 million in cash, which included a working capital payment.
Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements
On August 9, 2017 , the Company amended its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and separately amended its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, and March 31, 2017, in each case, to reflect a correction to the net deferred tax assets balance. The restatement of the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements resulted from an error in the calculation of the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets balance. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance in the prior periods, an error was made that resulted in the double-counting of expected future taxable income associated with the projected reversals of taxable temporary differences (i.e., deferred tax liabilities). Accordingly, the Company revised its calculation to reflect the removal of the duplicative amounts, and reevaluated all sources of estimated future taxable income on the recoverability of deferred tax assets under GAAP after taking into account both positive and negative evidence through the issuance date of the restated financial statements to consider the effect of the error. The impact of such corrections are reflected in the prior periods presented in these Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interim Financial Reporting
The accompanying unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and related notes required by GAAP for complete Consolidated Financial Statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017 . These unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 .

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Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Although management is not currently aware of any factors that would significantly change its estimates and assumptions, actual results may differ from these estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update revising certain aspects of share-based accounting guidance which includes income tax and forfeiture consequences. This guidance was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017. Adoption of this update did not have a material impact on the Company's income tax expense. The Company elected to continue with its current methodology of estimating expected forfeitures at the date of grant and adjust throughout the vesting term as needed.
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
In May 2014, the FASB issued new revenue recognition guidance that supersedes most industry-specific guidance but does exclude insurance contracts and financial instruments. Under the new revenue recognition guidance, entities are required to identify the contract with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In April 2015, the FASB voted for a one-year deferral of the effective date, resulting in this new guidance being effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Subsequent to the initial issuance, the FASB has continued to issue updates to this guidance to provide additional clarification and implementation instructions to issuers regarding (i) principal versus agent considerations, (ii) identifying performance obligations, (iii) licensing, and (iv) narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients relating to assessing collectability, presentation of sales taxes, non-cash consideration, and completed contracts and contract modifications at transition. The Company has reviewed the scope of the guidance and monitored the determinations of the FASB Transition Resource Group and concluded that a number of the Company's most significant revenue streams are not within the scope of the standard because the standard does not apply to revenue on contracts accounted for under the transfers and servicing of financial assets or financial instruments standards. Therefore, revenue recognition for these contracts will remain unchanged. However, the FASB has issued, and may issue in the future, interpretive guidance that may cause the Company’s evaluation to change. The Company continues to evaluate certain select revenue streams, including subservicing fees, for the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. Based on current guidance available, while there may be some impact on revenue recognition, the Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company plans to adopt using a modified retrospective method.
In January 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. The new standard revises an entity's accounting related to (i) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (ii) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. It also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. At June 30, 2017 , the Company did not hold any equity securities measured at fair value, but did have certain financial liabilities measured at fair value. The significance of adoption is dependent upon the nature of those financial liabilities carried at fair value at the time of adoption.
In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In transition, lessees are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early application permitted. While the Company continues to evaluate the full effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, it will result in the recognition of certain operating leases as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost. This update replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect, based on the Company's current methodologies for accounting for financial instruments, that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The significance of the adoption of this guidance may change at the time of adoption based on the nature of the Company's financial instruments at that time and the corresponding conclusions reached.
In August 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments presented within the statement of cash flows to reduce the existing diversity in practice. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The adoption may impact the presentation of cash flows, but will not otherwise have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
In October 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on the classification of income taxes related to the intra-entity transfer of assets other than inventory. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. However, the significance of adoption is dependent on the nature of the transactions and corresponding tax laws in effect at the time of adoption.
In November 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on restricted cash within the statement of cash flows. The update amends the classification of restricted cash and cash equivalents to be included within cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The adoption will impact the presentation of the cash flows, but will not otherwise have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on business combinations. The update clarifies the definition of a business and provides a framework that gives entities a basis for making reasonable judgments about whether a transaction should be accounted for as an acquisition of assets or a business. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will apply this guidance to its assessment of applicable transactions, such as acquisitions and disposals of assets or business, consummated after the adoption date.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on goodwill. Under the update, goodwill impairment is measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, while not exceeding the carrying value of goodwill. The update eliminates existing guidance that requires an entity to determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by hypothetically assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. This guidance is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently considering the timing of adoption and will apply this guidance to applicable impairment tests after the adoption date.
In February 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on derecognition of nonfinancial assets. This guidance clarifies the scope and accounting of a financial asset that meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset and defines the term in substance nonfinancial asset. It also adds guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. While the Company continues to evaluate the full effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, it may impact the timing of the recognition of gain on sale of REO.
In May 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that amends the guidance on share-based compensation. The update provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance will be applied prospectively on awards modified on or after the adoption date.

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2. Going Concern
The Company is facing certain challenges and uncertainties that could have significant adverse effects on its business, liquidity and financing activities. The Company may be adversely impacted by the following factors, among others: failure to maintain sufficient liquidity to operate its servicing and lending businesses due to the inability to renew, replace or extend its advance financing or warehouse facilities on favorable terms, or at all; failure to comply with covenants contained in its debt agreements or obtain any necessary waivers or amendments; failure to resolve its obligation with respect to the remaining mandatory clean-up calls; and failure to successfully restructure its corporate debt.
As disclosed in Note 9, the Company uses and relies upon short-term borrowing facilities to fund its servicing, originations and reverse mortgage operating businesses. As a result of continued losses, the need for additional waivers and/or amendments, including those required as a result of or in connection with the restatement discussed in Note 1, and the passage of time since the Company first announced its debt restructuring initiative, certain of the Company’s lenders have effected reductions in its advance rates and/or have required other changes to the terms of such facilities, which has negatively impacted the Company’s available liquidity and capital resources. Each of these facilities is typically subject to renewal each year. Borrowing capacity on the various facilities is dependent upon maintaining compliance with the representations, terms, conditions and covenants of the respective agreements. The Company intends to renew, replace, or expand its facilities consistent with its past practices and may seek waivers or amendments in the future, if necessary. The Company is in negotiations with current and prospective lenders regarding expanded financing capacity for its reverse loan repurchases and/or replacement financing capacity for its originations business in the event the Company experiences a material reduction in the financing capacity available to it under its existing borrowing facilities or otherwise requires additional financing capacity to support its businesses and obligations. No assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in maintaining adequate financing capacity with its current or prospective lenders.
The Company continues to focus on its debt restructuring initiative to seek to improve its capital structure through the restructuring of its corporate debt and continues to incur significant expense in connection therewith.
On July 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with lenders holding, as of July 31, 2017, more than 50% of the loans and/or commitments outstanding under the 2013 Credit Agreement. As set forth in the Restructuring Support Agreement, the parties thereto have agreed to, among other things, the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an out-of-court restructuring and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for an out-of-court restructuring, a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Restructuring Support Agreement contains a number of conditions and milestones, including reaching an agreement with the holders of at least 66⅔% aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes to a restructuring support agreement consistent with the terms specified in the Restructuring Support Agreement. The Company and its debt restructuring advisors intend to continue to negotiate with the financial and legal advisors to ad hoc groups of holders of the Senior Notes and the lenders under the 2013 Credit Agreement as the Company seeks to obtain sufficient stakeholder support for a comprehensive de-leveraging transaction.
Pursuant to the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement, on the dates specified in the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Company is obligated to purchase at par (or in certain limited circumstances, voluntarily prepay) the term loans of the lenders who become party to the Restructuring Support Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $100 million . On July 31, 2017, the Company entered into a third amendment to the 2013 Credit Agreement pursuant to which the 2013 Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, require that upon receipt by the Company or certain of its subsidiaries of the gross proceeds of any disposition of certain Bulk MSR by the Company or such subsidiaries, the Company shall make a prepayment of the term loans in an amount equal to 80% of such gross proceeds; provided that, to the extent as of the earlier of 120 days following the effective date (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement) and February 15, 2018 the aggregate principal amount of term loans prepaid as a result of such prepayments is less than $100 million , the Company shall be required to prepay as of such date the term loans in an amount equal to $100 million minus the amount of proceeds of such dispositions of Bulk MSR previously applied to prepay the term loans after the date of the third amendment to the 2013 Credit Agreement pursuant to such mandatory prepayment. The Third Amendment also requires mandatory prepayments of the term loans in an amount equal to (i) 80% of the net sale proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales and dispositions of certain Bulk MSR and (ii) 100% of the net sale proceeds of certain non-core assets, in each case, received by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.
As discussed previously, the Company is subject to various financial and other covenants under its existing debt agreements, many of which contain cross default provisions such that if a default occurs under any one agreement, the lenders under certain of the Company’s other debt agreements could declare a default. The lenders can waive their contractual rights in the event of a default. In connection with the financial statement restatement discussed in Note 1 and the circumstances impacting the Company's ability to continue as a going concern included in this disclosure, the Company received waivers and/or amendments under its warehouse and advance financing facilities, the 2013 Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes Indenture to the extent necessary to waive any default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event resulting or arising from the restatement discussed in Note 1 and the going concern matters discussed herein.

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The Company is not currently in compliance with, and may be unable to regain and/or maintain compliance with, certain continued listing standards of the NYSE. If the Company is unable to cure any event of noncompliance with any continued listing standard of the NYSE within the applicable timeframe and other parameters set forth by the NYSE, or if the Company fails to maintain compliance with certain continued listing standards that do not provide for a cure period, it will result in the delisting of the Company’s common stock from the NYSE, which could negatively impact the trading price, trading volume and liquidity of, and have other material adverse effects on, the Company’s common stock. If the Company’s common stock is delisted from the NYSE, this could also have negative implications on the Company’s business relationships under the Company’s material agreements with lenders and other counterparties. If the Company’s common stock is delisted from the NYSE, it would constitute a fundamental change as that term is defined under the terms of the Convertible Notes, and require, among other things, that the Company take steps to make an offer to repay the Convertible Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Company currently is not permitted to repurchase the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of certain of its debt facilities and agreements. If the Company is delisted and is not able to satisfy this obligation, it would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the Convertible Notes. In such event, the trustee or the holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Convertible Notes will have the right to accelerate such indebtedness.
The Company’s subsidiaries are parties to seller/servicer agreements with, and/or subject to the guidelines and regulations of (collectively, the seller/servicer obligations), the GSEs and various government agencies, including HUD, FHA, VA and Ginnie Mae. These seller/servicer obligations include financial covenants and other requirements as defined by the applicable agency. To the extent that these seller/servicer obligations are not met, the applicable GSE or government agency may, at its option, take action to implement one or more of a variety of remedies including, without limitation, requiring certain Company subsidiaries to deposit funds as security for one or more of such subsidiaries’ obligations to the GSEs or government agencies, imposing sanctions on one or more of such subsidiaries, which could include monetary fines or penalties, forcing one or more subsidiaries to transfer servicing on all or a portion of the mortgage loans such subsidiary services for the applicable GSE or government agency, and/or suspending or terminating the approved seller/servicer status of one or more subsidiaries, which could prohibit or severely limit the ability of one or more subsidiaries to originate, service and/or securitize mortgage loans for the applicable GSE or agency. To date, none of the GSEs or government agencies with which the Company and its subsidiaries do business has communicated any material sanction, suspension or prohibition that would materially adversely affect the Company’s business; however, the GSEs and certain of such government agencies have required frequent reporting regarding the financial status of the Company, including preliminary financial results and the availability to the Company of financing capacity under its existing borrowing facilities. The GSEs and certain of such government agencies have also requested frequent telephonic updates with senior Company management regarding the status of the Company’s debt restructuring initiative and other matters. The Company’s subservicing agreements also contain requirements regarding servicing practices and other matters, and a failure to comply with these requirements could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business and liquidity.
As disclosed in Note 12, the Company is obligated to exercise the mandatory clean-up call obligations assumed as part of an agreement to acquire the rights to service the loans in the Non-Residual Trusts. Additionally, as part of its Reverse Mortgage segment, the Company is obligated to purchase loans out of Ginnie Mae securitization pools under certain circumstances.
To address the challenges and uncertainties set forth above, the Company is proactively engaged with its lenders and other counterparties as follows:
Prior to the issuance of the restated consolidated financial statements discussed in Note 1, the Company entered into amendments and/or obtained waivers from each lender, to the extent necessary, to waive any default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event resulting or arising from the restatement discussed in Note 1 or the substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern described in this Note 2, and/or to allow for compliance with profitability covenants at the Ditech level;
As a result of the above waivers and/or amendments, no known events of default exist, and amounts due under the Company's outstanding material debt and financing agreements have not been accelerated;
While the Company believes that the debt facilities it relies on to support ongoing operations remain renewable in the ordinary course of business, the Company is seeking additional, or expansion of existing facilities to provide adequate financing capacity for new loan originations should existing facilities not be renewed at their maturity date. The Company may also consider temporary volume reductions within the business lending channel of the originations business, if necessary;

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The Company is seeking additional, or expansion of existing, master repurchase or similar agreements for continued growth of the required reverse loan repurchases. As part of this effort, in August 2017, RMS has entered into an amendment that increases the size of an existing credit facility by $100.0 million on a committed basis. The facility expires in May 2018 . Additionally, in the future, the Company may seek to access the securitization market, if such market is available to the Company, to provide adequate financing capacity for continued growth in the number and amount of required reverse loan repurchases;
The Company is in the process of negotiating a term sheet with a counterparty to resolve its obligations with respect to the remaining mandatory clean-up calls. The negotiated resolution is expected to cover all mandatory calls starting in the fourth quarter of 2017;
The Company has been in contact with the NYSE and is working to regain compliance with NYSE continued listing requirements, including, among other things, by restructuring its corporate debt. The Company continues to monitor other listing standards. No assurance can be given that the Company’s common stock will not be delisted from the NYSE; and
The Company continues to engage in communications with key stakeholders, including the GSEs, Ginnie Mae, HUD, regulators and government agencies in connection with the restatement discussed in Note 1, the status of the Company’s debt restructuring initiative, and the uncertainties regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as identified above. To date, none of these key stakeholders have communicated any material sanctions, suspensions or prohibitions.
The above factors have been taken into account in assessing the Company’s liquidity and ability to meet its obligations for the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that while there can be no assurance that the Company’s recent and future actions will be successful in mitigating the above risks and uncertainties, the Company’s current plans provide enough liquidity to meets its obligations over the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. However, as set forth in the Restructuring Support Agreement, the parties thereto have agreed to, among other things, the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an out-of-court restructuring and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for an out-of-court restructuring, a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The potential for a prepackaged Chapter 11 filing raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern that has not been alleviated. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company will continue to monitor progress on its initiatives and the impact on its ongoing assessment of going concern in future periods.

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3. Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Included in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 are descriptions of the Company’s Consolidated VIEs.
Included in the tables below are summaries of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
Residual
Trusts
 
Non-Residual
Trusts
 
Servicer and Protective Advance Financing Facilities
 
 Revolving Credit Facilities-Related VIEs
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
$
12,861

 
$
10,714

 
$
9,328

 
$

 
$
32,903

Residential loans at amortized cost, net
 
442,566

 

 

 

 
442,566

Residential loans at fair value
 

 
406,006

 

 

 
406,006

Receivables, net
 

 
11,841

 

 
271

 
12,112

Servicer and protective advances, net
 

 

 
493,595

 

 
493,595

Other assets
 
9,652

 
653

 
618

 
12,439

 
23,362

Total assets
 
$
465,079

 
$
429,214

 
$
503,541

 
$
12,710

 
$
1,410,544

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
1,997

 
$

 
$
568

 
$

 
$
2,565

Servicing advance liabilities
 

 

 
424,555

 

 
424,555

Mortgage-backed debt
 
407,175

 
470,600

 

 

 
877,775

Total liabilities
 
$
409,172

 
$
470,600

 
$
425,123

 
$

 
$
1,304,895

 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Residual
Trusts
 
Non-Residual
Trusts
 
Servicer and Protective Advance Financing Facilities
 
 Revolving Credit Facilities-Related VIEs
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
$
13,321

 
$
10,257

 
$
22,265

 
$

 
$
45,843

Residential loans at amortized cost, net
 
462,877

 

 

 

 
462,877

Residential loans at fair value
 

 
450,377

 

 
42,122

 
492,499

Receivables, net
 

 
15,033

 

 
765

 
15,798

Servicer and protective advances, net
 

 

 
734,707

 

 
734,707

Other assets
 
10,028

 
1,028

 
1,440

 
7,335

 
19,831

Total assets
 
$
486,226

 
$
476,695

 
$
758,412

 
$
50,222

 
$
1,771,555

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
2,140

 
$

 
$
845

 
$

 
$
2,985

Servicing advance liabilities
 

 

 
650,565

 

 
650,565

Mortgage-backed debt
 
429,931

 
514,025

 

 

 
943,956

Total liabilities
 
$
432,071

 
$
514,025

 
$
651,410

 
$

 
$
1,597,506


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Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
Included in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 are descriptions of the Company's variable interests in VIEs that it does not consolidate as it has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs. Additionally, refer to Note 14 for information on the Company's transactions with WCO.
4. Transfers of Residential Loans
Sales of Mortgage Loans
As part of its originations activities, the Company sells substantially all of its originated or purchased mortgage loans into the secondary market for securitization or to private investors as whole loans. The Company sells conventional-conforming and government-backed mortgage loans through GSE and agency-sponsored securitizations in which mortgage-backed securities are created and sold to third-party investors. The Company also sells non-conforming mortgage loans to private investors. The Company accounts for these transfers as sales. If the servicing rights are retained upon sale, the Company receives a fee for servicing the sold loans, which represents continuing involvement.
Certain guarantees arise from agreements associated with the sale of the Company's residential loans. Under these agreements, the Company may be obligated to repurchase loans, or otherwise indemnify or reimburse the credit owner or insurer for losses incurred, due to a breach of contractual representations and warranties. Refer to Note 12 for additional information.
The following table presents the carrying amounts of the Company’s net assets that relate to its continuing involvement with mortgage loans that have been sold with servicing rights retained and the unpaid principal balance of these sold loans (in thousands):
 
 
Carrying Value of Net Assets
Recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance of
Sold Loans
 
 
Servicing
Rights,
Net
(1)
 
Servicer and
Protective
Advances, Net
 
Payables and Accrued Liabilities
 
Total
 
June 30, 2017
 
$
424,040

 
$
17,104

 
$
(1,314
)
 
$
439,830

 
$
37,442,262

December 31, 2016
 
439,062

 
21,825

 
(1,983
)
 
458,904

 
36,116,570

__________
(1)
The Company has revised the December 31, 2016 disclosed amount of net servicing rights for which the Company has continuing involvement. The total net servicing rights balance reported in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 was not impacted by this disclosure revision.
At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , 1.4% and 1.3% , respectively, of mortgage loans sold and serviced by the Company were 60 days or more past due.
The following table presents a summary of cash flows related to sales of mortgage loans (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Cash proceeds received from sales, net of fees
 
$
4,551,321

 
$
4,825,191

 
$
9,803,873

 
$
10,290,056

Servicing fees collected (1)
 
29,563

 
36,407

 
60,366

 
71,179

Repurchases of previously sold loans
 
13,509

 
10,386

 
31,012

 
16,318

__________
(1)
Represents servicing fees collected on all loans sold whereby the Company has continuing involvement with mortgage loans that have been sold with servicing rights retained.
In connection with these sales, the Company recorded servicing rights using either a fair value model that utilizes Level 3 unobservable inputs or using an agreed upon sales price considered to be Level 2. Refer to Note 7 for information relating to servicing of residential loans.

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Transfers of Reverse Loans
The Company, through RMS, is an approved issuer of Ginnie Mae HMBS. The HMBS are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and collateralized by participation interests in HECMs insured by the FHA. The Company both originated and purchased HECMs that were pooled and securitized into HMBS that the Company sold into the secondary market with servicing rights retained. Effective January 2017, the Company exited the reverse mortgage originations business. As of June 30, 2017, the Company did not have any reverse loans remaining in its originations pipeline and is in the process of finalizing the shutdown of the reverse mortgage originations business. The Company will continue to fund undrawn tails available to borrowers.
Based upon the structure of the Ginnie Mae securitization program, the Company has determined that it has not met all of the requirements for sale accounting and accounts for these transfers as secured borrowings. Under this accounting treatment, the reverse loans remain on the consolidated balance sheets as residential loans. The proceeds from the transfer of reverse loans are recorded as HMBS related obligations with no gain or loss recognized on the transfer. Ginnie Mae, as guarantor of the HMBS, is obligated to the holders of the HMBS in an instance of RMS default on its servicing obligations, or when the proceeds realized on HECMs are insufficient to repay all outstanding HMBS related obligations. Ginnie Mae has recourse to RMS to the extent of the participation interests in HECMs serving as collateral to the HMBS, but does not have recourse to the general assets of the Company, except that Ginnie Mae has recourse to RMS in connection with certain claims relating to the performance and obligations of RMS as both an issuer of HMBS and a servicer of HECMs underlying HMBS.
At June 30, 2017 , the unpaid principal balance and the carrying value associated with both the reverse loans and the real estate owned pledged as collateral to the securitization pools were $9.4 billion and $9.8 billion , respectively.
5. Fair Value
Basis for Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 — Valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Valuation is based on quoted market prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
Level 3 — Valuation is based on inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
The accounting guidance concerning fair value allows the Company to elect to measure financial instruments at fair value and report the changes in fair value through net income or loss. This election can only be made at certain specified dates and is irrevocable once made. Other than mortgage loans held for sale, which the Company has elected to measure at fair value, the Company does not have a fair value election policy, but rather makes the election on an instrument-by-instrument basis as assets and liabilities are acquired or incurred, other than for those assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded and subsequently measured at fair value.
Transfers into and out of the fair value hierarchy levels are assumed to be as of the end of the quarter in which the transfer occurred. There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended June 30, 2017 or 2016 .

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Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities in each level of the fair value hierarchy (in thousands). There was an insignificant amount of assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing Level 1 assumptions.
 
 
June 30, 
 2017
 
December 31, 
 2016
Level 2
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
 
$
1,000,830

 
$
1,176,280

Servicing rights carried at fair value
 
6,650

 
13,170

Freestanding derivative instruments
 
8,835

 
34,543

Level 2 assets
 
$
1,016,315

 
$
1,223,993

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments
 
$
3,749

 
$
7,611

Servicing rights related liabilities
 
1,314

 
1,902

Level 2 liabilities
 
$
5,063

 
$
9,513

 
 
 
 
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
$
10,440,669

 
$
10,742,922

Mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
406,006

 
450,377

Mortgage loans held for sale
 
8,738

 

Charged-off loans
 
49,626

 
46,963

Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
11,841

 
15,033

Servicing rights carried at fair value
 
864,108

 
936,423

Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
31,687

 
53,394

Level 3 assets
 
$
11,812,675

 
$
12,245,112

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
$
2,175

 
$
4,193

Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
470,600

 
514,025

HMBS related obligations
 
9,986,409

 
10,509,449

Level 3 liabilities
 
$
10,459,184

 
$
11,027,667



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The following assets and liabilities are measured on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions in their valuation. The following tables provide a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of these assets and liabilities (in thousands):

 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Fair Value
April 1, 2017
 
Total
Gains (Losses)
Included in
Comprehensive Loss
 
Purchases
 
Sales and Other
 
Originations / Issuances
 
Settlements
 
Fair Value
June 30, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
$
10,599,732

 
$
72,569

 
$
1,635

 
$

 
$
84,972

 
$
(318,239
)
 
$
10,440,669

Mortgage1loans related to Non-Residual Trusts (1)
 
440,219

 
(3,343
)
 

 
(8,890
)
 

 
(21,980
)
 
406,006

Mortgage loans held for sale (1)
 

 
6

 

 
8,890

 

 
(158
)
 
8,738

Charged-off loans (2)
 
52,071

 
8,161

 

 

 

 
(10,606
)
 
49,626

Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
13,848

 
533

 

 

 

 
(2,540
)
 
11,841

Servicing rights carried at fair value
 
909,270

 
(66,633
)
 
73

 
4,131

 
17,267

 

 
864,108

Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
45,347

 
(13,590
)
 

 

 

 
(70
)
 
31,687

Total assets
 
$
12,060,487

 
$
(2,297
)
 
$
1,708

 
$
4,131

 
$
102,239

 
$
(353,593
)
 
$
11,812,675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
$
(714
)
 
$
(1,461
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,175
)
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
(498,768
)
 
(5,406
)
 

 

 

 
33,574

 
(470,600
)
HMBS related obligations
 
(10,289,505
)
 
(64,697
)
 

 

 
(123,695
)
 
491,488

 
(9,986,409
)
Total liabilities
 
$
(10,788,987
)
 
$
(71,564
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(123,695
)
 
$
525,062

 
$
(10,459,184
)
__________
(1)
During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , $8.9 million of loans transferred from mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts to mortgage loans held for sale upon exercising a mandatory call obligation. See Note 12 for additional information on the mandatory call obligations.
(2)
Included in gains on charged-off loans are gains from instrument-specific credit risk, which primarily result from changes in assumptions related to collection rates and discount rates, of $1.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Fair Value
April 1, 2016
 
Total
Gains (Losses)
Included in
Comprehensive Loss
 
Purchases and Other
 
Sales
 
Originations / Issuances
 
Settlements
 
Fair Value
June 30, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
$
10,872,891

 
$
141,375

 
$
84,935

 
$

 
$
118,807

 
$
(307,771
)
 
$
10,910,237

Mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts  
 
506,337

 
6,418

 

 

 

 
(24,576
)
 
488,179

Charged-off loans (1)
 
53,246

 
9,668

 

 

 

 
(11,852
)
 
51,062

Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
14,118

 
618

 

 

 

 
(2,055
)
 
12,681

Servicing rights carried at fair value (2)
 
1,427,331

 
(187,493
)
 
(2,531
)
 
(28,235
)
 
46,279

 

 
1,255,351

Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
64,407

 
11,304

 

 

 

 
(234
)
 
75,477

Total assets
 
$
12,938,330

 
$
(18,110
)
 
$
82,404

 
$
(28,235
)
 
$
165,086

 
$
(346,488
)
 
$
12,792,987

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
$
(255
)
 
$
92

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(163
)
Servicing rights related liabilities
 
(105,559
)
 
1,903

 

 

 
(27,886
)
 
10,717

 
(120,825
)
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
(564,832
)
 
(7,987
)
 

 

 

 
24,752

 
(548,067
)
HMBS related obligations
 
(10,697,435
)
 
(133,725
)
 

 

 
(207,160
)
 
321,172

 
(10,717,148
)
Total liabilities
 
$
(11,368,081
)
 
$
(139,717
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(235,046
)
 
$
356,641

 
$
(11,386,203
)
__________
(1)
Included in gains on charged-off loans are gains from instrument-specific credit risk, which primarily result from changes in assumptions related to collection rates and discount rates, of $3.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 .
(2)
During the three months ended June 30, 2016 , the Company sold mortgage servicing rights with a fair value of $28.2 million and recognized a total net loss on sale of $0.5 million .


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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Fair Value
January 1, 2017
 
Total
Gains (Losses)
Included in
Comprehensive Loss
 
Purchases
 
Sales and Other
 
Originations / Issuances
 
Settlements
 
Fair Value
June 30, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
$
10,742,922

 
$
115,181

 
$
44,769

 
$

 
$
172,034

 
$
(634,237
)
 
$
10,440,669

Mortgage1loans related to Non-Residual Trusts (1)
 
450,377

 
9,159

 

 
(8,890
)
 

 
(44,640
)
 
406,006

Mortgage loans held for sale (1)
 

 
6

 

 
8,890

 

 
(158
)
 
8,738

Charged-off loans (2)
 
46,963

 
22,752

 

 

 

 
(20,089
)
 
49,626

Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
15,033

 
3,102

 

 

 

 
(6,294
)
 
11,841

Servicing rights carried at fair value
 
936,423

 
(119,112
)
 
519

 
4,207

 
42,071

 

 
864,108

Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
53,394

 
(21,596
)
 

 

 

 
(111
)
 
31,687

Total assets
 
$
12,245,112

 
$
9,492

 
$
45,288

 
$
4,207

 
$
214,105

 
$
(705,529
)
 
$
11,812,675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
$
(4,193
)
 
$
2,018

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,175
)
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
(514,025
)
 
(13,965
)
 

 

 

 
57,390

 
(470,600
)
HMBS related obligations
 
(10,509,449
)
 
(92,607
)
 

 

 
(278,010
)
 
893,657

 
(9,986,409
)
Total liabilities
 
$
(11,027,667
)
 
$
(104,554
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(278,010
)
 
$
951,047

 
$
(10,459,184
)
__________
(1)
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , $8.9 million of loans transferred from mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts to mortgage loans held for sale upon exercising a mandatory call obligation. See Note 12 for additional information on the mandatory call obligations.
(2)
Included in gains on charged-off loans are gains from instrument-specific credit risk, which primarily result from changes in assumptions related to collection rates and discount rates, of $11.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Fair Value
January 1, 2016
 
Total
Gains (Losses)
Included in
Comprehensive Loss
 
Purchases and Other
 
Sales
 
Originations / Issuances
 
Settlements
 
Fair Value
June 30, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
$
10,763,816

 
$
296,209

 
$
138,955

 

 
$
245,958

 
$
(534,701
)
 
$
10,910,237

Mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts  
 
526,016

 
11,581

 

 

 

 
(49,418
)
 
488,179

Charged-off loans (1)
 
49,307

 
24,044

 

 

 

 
(22,289
)
 
51,062

Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
16,542

 
151

 

 

 

 
(4,012
)
 
12,681

Servicing rights carried at fair value  (2)
 
1,682,016

 
(514,073
)
 
17,106

 
(28,235
)
 
98,537

 

 
1,255,351

Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
51,519

 
24,406

 

 

 

 
(448
)
 
75,477

Total assets
 
$
13,089,216

 
$
(157,682
)
 
$
156,061

 
$
(28,235
)
 
$
344,495

 
$
(610,868
)
 
$
12,792,987

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freestanding derivative instruments (IRLCs)
 
$
(1,070
)
 
$
907

 
$

 

 
$

 
$

 
$
(163
)
Servicing rights related liabilities
 
(117,000
)
 
5,197

 

 

 
(27,886
)
 
18,864

 
(120,825
)
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
(582,340
)
 
(14,919
)
 

 

 

 
49,192

 
(548,067
)
HMBS related obligations
 
(10,647,382
)
 
(253,351
)
 

 

 
(410,107
)
 
593,692

 
(10,717,148
)
Total liabilities
 
$
(11,347,792
)
 
$
(262,166
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(437,993
)
 
$
661,748

 
$
(11,386,203
)
__________
(1)
Included in gains on charged-off loans are gains from instrument-specific credit risk, which primarily result from changes in assumptions related to collection rates and discount rates, of $14.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 .
(2)
During the six months ended June 30, 2016 , the Company sold mortgage servicing rights with a fair value of $28.2 million and recognized a total net loss on sale of $0.5 million .
All gains and losses on assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, with the exception of gains and losses on charged-off loans, IRLCs, servicing rights carried at fair value, and servicing rights related liabilities, are recognized in either other net fair value gains (losses) or net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. Gains and losses related to charged-off loans are recorded in other revenues, while gains and losses relating to IRLCs are recorded in net gains on sales of loans on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The change in fair value of servicing rights carried at fair value and servicing rights related liabilities are recorded in net servicing revenue and fees on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. Total gains and losses included in the financial statement line items disclosed above include interest income and interest expense at the stated rate for interest-bearing assets and liabilities, respectively, accretion and amortization, and the impact of the changes in valuation inputs and assumptions.
The Company’s Valuation Committee determines and approves valuation policies and unobservable inputs used to estimate the fair value of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Valuation Committee, consisting of certain members of the senior executive management team, meets on a quarterly basis to review the assets and liabilities that require fair value measurement, including how each asset and liability has actually performed in comparison to the unobservable inputs and the projected performance. The Valuation Committee also reviews related available market data.
The following is a description of the methods used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as the basis for classifying these assets and liabilities as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s valuations consider assumptions that it believes a market participant would consider in valuing the assets and liabilities, the most significant of which are disclosed below. The Company reassesses and periodically adjusts the underlying inputs and assumptions used in the valuations for recent historical experience, as well as for current and expected relevant market conditions.
Residential loans
Reverse loans, mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts and charged-off loans — These loans are not traded in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, the Company estimates fair value using Level 3 unobservable market inputs. The estimated fair value is based on the net present value of projected cash flows over the estimated life of the loans. The discount rate assumption for these assets considers, as applicable, collateral and credit risk characteristics of the loans, collection rates, current market interest rates, expected duration, and current market yields.

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Mortgage loans held for sale — These loans are primarily valued using a market approach by utilizing observable quoted market prices, where available, or prices for other whole loans with similar characteristics. The Company classifies these loans as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Loans held for sale also includes loans that are not traded in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, the Company estimates fair value using Level 3 unobservable market inputs. The estimated fair value is based on the net present value of projected cash flows over the estimated life of the loans. The discount rate assumption for these assets considers, as applicable, collateral and credit risk characteristics of the loans, collection rates, current market interest rates, expected duration, and current market yields.
Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts — The Company estimates the fair value of these receivables using the net present value of expected cash flows from the LOCs to be used to pay bondholders over the remaining life of the securitization trusts and applies Level 3 unobservable market inputs in its valuation. Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts are recorded in receivables, net on the consolidated balance sheets.
Servicing rights carried at fair value — The Company accounts for servicing rights associated with the risk-managed loan class at fair value. The Company primarily uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of these assets, unless there is an agreed upon sales price for a specific portfolio on or prior to the applicable reporting date relating to such reporting period, in which case the assets are valued at the price that the trade will be executed. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model vary based on collateral stratifications including product type, remittance type, geography, delinquency, and coupon dispersion of the underlying loan portfolio. The Company classifies servicing rights that are valued at the agreed upon sales price within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the servicing rights that are valued using a discounted cash flow model are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company obtains third-party valuations on a quarterly basis to assess the reasonableness of the fair values calculated by the cash flow model.
Freestanding derivative instruments — Fair values of IRLCs are derived using valuation models incorporating market pricing for instruments with similar characteristics and by estimating the fair value of the servicing rights expected to be recorded at sale of the loan. The fair values are then adjusted for anticipated loan funding probability. Both the fair value of servicing rights expected to be recorded at the date of sale of the loan and anticipated loan funding probability are significant unobservable inputs and, as a result, IRLCs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The loan funding probability ratio represents the aggregate likelihood that loans currently in a lock position will ultimately close, which is largely dependent on the loan processing stage that a loan is currently in and changes in interest rates from the time of the rate lock through the time a loan is closed. IRLCs have positive fair value at inception and change in value as interest rates and loan funding probability change. Rising interest rates have a positive effect on the fair value of the servicing rights component of the IRLC fair value and increase the loan funding probability. An increase in loan funding probability (i.e., higher aggregate likelihood of loans estimated to close) will result in the fair value of the IRLC increasing if in a gain position, or decreasing, to a lower loss, if in a loss position. A significant increase (decrease) to the fair value of servicing rights component in isolation could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
The fair value of forward sales commitments and MBS purchase commitments is determined based on observed market pricing for similar instruments; therefore, these contracts are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Counterparty credit risk is taken into account when determining fair value, although the impact is diminished by daily margin posting on all forward sales and purchase commitments. Refer to Note 6 for additional information on freestanding derivative financial instruments.
Servicing rights related liabilities — The fair value of the MSR liabilities related to NRM sales is consistent with the fair value methodology of the related servicing rights.
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts — This debt is not traded in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, the Company estimates fair value using Level 3 unobservable market inputs. The estimated fair value of the debt is based on the net present value of the projected principal and interest payments owed for the estimated remaining life of the securitization trusts. An analysis of the credit assumptions for the underlying collateral in each of the securitization trusts is performed to determine the required payments to bondholders.
HMBS related obligations — These obligations are not traded in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, the Company estimates fair value using Level 3 unobservable market inputs. The estimated fair value is based on the net present value of projected cash flows over the estimated life of the liabilities. The discount rate assumption for these liabilities is based on an assessment of current market yields for HMBS, expected duration, and current market interest rates. The yield on seasoned HMBS is adjusted based on the duration of each HMBS and assuming a constant spread to LIBOR.

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The following tables present the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the assets and liabilities described above. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of all Level 3 assets and liabilities included on the Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value on a recurring basis, with the exception of IRLCs for which the Company utilizes a market approach. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs disclosed below could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Significant
Unobservable Input
(1) (2)
 
Range of Input (3)
 
Weighted
Average of Input
(3)
 
Range of Input (3)
 
Weighted
Average of Input
(3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
 
Weighted-average remaining life in years  (4)
 
0.3 - 10.2
 
3.6

 
0.6 - 10.2
 
3.8

 
 
Conditional repayment rate
 
12.81% - 70.80%
 
30.91
%
 
13.23% - 55.32%
 
28.48
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
1.81% - 3.65%
 
3.05
%
 
1.93% - 3.69%
 
2.93
%
Mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
Conditional prepayment rate
 
1.97% - 2.52%
 
2.28
%
 
1.98% - 2.67%
 
2.27
%
 
 
Conditional default rate
 
1.06% - 5.17%
 
2.87
%
 
1.02% - 4.25%
 
2.61
%
 
 
Loss severity
 
87.95% - 100.00%
 
99.04
%
 
79.98% - 100.00%
 
96.61
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
8.00%
 
8.00
%
 
8.00%
 
8.00
%
Mortgage loans held for sale
 
Conditional prepayment rate
 
2.10%
 
2.10
%
 
 

 
 
Conditional default rate
 
1.49%
 
1.49
%
 
 

 
 
Loss severity
 
85.57%
 
85.57
%
 
 

 
 
Discount rate
 
8.00%
 
8.00
%
 
 

Charged-off loans
 
Collection rate
 
3.04% - 5.15%
 
3.15
%
 
2.69% - 3.55%
 
2.74
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
28.00%
 
28.00
%
 
28.00%
 
28.00
%
Receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
Conditional prepayment rate
 
2.37% - 3.23%
 
2.83
%
 
2.22% - 3.17%
 
2.65
%
 
 
Conditional default rate
 
2.60% - 5.87%
 
3.78
%
 
2.32% - 4.66%
 
3.34
%
 
 
Loss severity
 
86.18% - 100.00%
 
97.41
%
 
77.88% - 100.00%
 
94.51
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
0.50%
 
0.50
%
 
0.50%
 
0.50
%
Servicing rights carried at fair value
 
Weighted-average remaining life in years  (4)
 
2.5 - 7.1
 
5.9

 
2.6 - 7.4
 
6.0

 
 
Discount rate
 
10.62% - 15.22%
 
11.97
%
 
10.68% - 14.61%
 
11.56
%
 
 
Conditional prepayment rate
 
6.08% - 23.87%
 
9.82
%
 
5.76% - 21.67%
 
9.09
%
 
 
Conditional default rate
 
0.02% - 3.21%
 
0.85
%
 
0.04% - 2.97%
 
0.88
%
 
 
Cost to service
 
$62 - $1,260
 
$132
 
$62 - $1,260
 
$128
Interest rate lock commitments
 
Loan funding probability
 
1.00% - 100.00%
 
64.94
%
 
16.00% - 100.00%
 
75.86
%
 
 
Fair value of initial servicing rights multiple (5)  
 
0.01 - 5.16
 
2.67

 
0.01 - 5.98
 
3.06


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June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Significant
Unobservable Input
(1) (2)
 
Range of Input (3)
 
Weighted
Average of Input
(3)
 
Range of Input (3)
 
Weighted
Average of Input
(3)
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
Loan funding probability
 
21.18% - 100.00%
 
83.12
%
 
34.40% - 100.00%
 
83.36
%
 
 
Fair value of initial servicing rights multiple  (5)
 
0.21 - 5.08
 
3.39

 
0.04 - 6.04
 
3.69

Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
Conditional prepayment rate
 
2.37% - 3.23%
 
2.83
%
 
2.22% - 3.17%
 
2.65
%
 
 
Conditional default rate
 
2.60% - 5.87%
 
3.78
%
 
2.32% - 4.66%
 
3.34
%
 
 
Loss severity
 
86.18% - 100.00%
 
97.41
%
 
77.88% - 100.00%
 
94.51
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
6.00%
 
6.00
%
 
6.00%
 
6.00
%
HMBS related obligations
 
Weighted-average remaining life in years (4)
 
0.2 - 7.6
 
3.2

 
0.4 - 7.2
 
3.2

 
 
Conditional repayment rate
 
11.10% - 76.13%
 
30.09
%
 
11.49% - 57.76%
 
27.74
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
1.47% - 3.12%
 
2.70
%
 
1.50% - 3.17%
 
2.56
%
__________
(1)
Conditional repayment rate includes assumptions for both voluntary and involuntary rates as well as assumptions for the assignment of HECMs to HUD, in accordance with obligations as servicer.
(2)
Voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates have been presented as conditional prepayment rate and conditional default rate, respectively.
(3)
With the exception of loss severity, fair value of initial servicing rights embedded in IRLCs and discount rate on charged-off loans, all significant unobservable inputs above are based on the related unpaid principal balance of the underlying collateral, or in the case of HMBS related obligations, the balance outstanding. Loss severity is based on projected liquidations. Fair value of servicing rights embedded in IRLCs represents a multiple of the annual servicing fee. The discount rate on charged-off loans is based on the loan balance at fair value.
(4)
Represents the remaining weighted-average life of the related unpaid principal balance or balance outstanding of the underlying collateral adjusted for assumptions for conditional repayment rate, conditional prepayment rate and conditional default rate, as applicable.
(5)
Fair value of servicing rights embedded in IRLCs, which represents a multiple of the annual servicing fee, excludes the impact of certain IRLCs identified as servicing released for which the Company does not ultimately realize the benefits.
Fair Value Option
With the exception of freestanding derivative instruments, the Company has elected the fair value option for the assets and liabilities described above as measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value option was elected for these assets and liabilities as the Company believes fair value best reflects their expected future economic performance.
Presented in the table below is the estimated fair value and unpaid principal balance of loans and debt instruments that have contractual principal amounts and for which the Company has elected the fair value option (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
Loans at fair value under the fair value option
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans (1)
 
$
10,440,669

 
$
10,018,774

 
$
10,742,922

 
$
10,218,007

Mortgage loans held for sale (1)
 
1,009,568

 
969,551

 
1,176,280

 
1,148,897

Mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
406,006

 
469,429

 
450,377

 
513,545

Charged-off loans
 
49,626

 
2,391,064

 
46,963

 
2,439,318

Total
 
$
11,905,869

 
$
13,848,818

 
$
12,416,542

 
$
14,319,767


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt instruments at fair value under the fair value option
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts
 
$
470,600

 
$
474,980

 
$
514,025

 
$
518,317

HMBS related obligations (2)
 
9,986,409

 
9,481,428

 
10,509,449

 
9,916,383

Total
 
$
10,457,009

 
$
9,956,408

 
$
11,023,474

 
$
10,434,700

__________
(1)
Includes loans that collateralize master repurchase agreements. Refer to Note 9 for additional information.
(2)
For HMBS related obligations, the unpaid principal balance represents the balance outstanding.

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Included in mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts are loans that are 90 days or more past due that have been deemed to have no fair value at June 30, 2017 , as a result of severity rates being greater than 100%, and a fair value of $1.6 million at December 31, 2016 . These loans have an unpaid principal balance of $31.1 million and $29.5 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Mortgage loans held for sale that are 90 days or more past due are insignificant at June 30, 2017 and at December 31, 2016 . Charged-off loans are predominantly 90 days or more past due.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The Company held real estate owned, net of $111.3 million and $104.6 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. In addition, the Company had loans that were in the process of foreclosure of $209.1 million and $418.4 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, which are included in residential loans at amortized cost, net and residential loans at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. Real estate owned, net is included on the consolidated balance sheets within other assets and is measured at net realizable value on a non-recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions in their valuation.
The following table presents the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of real estate owned, net:
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Significant
Unobservable Input
 
Range of Input
 
Weighted
Average of Input
 
Range of Input
 
Weighted
Average of Input
Real estate owned, net
 
Loss severity (1)
 
0.00% - 85.91%
 
6.80
%
 
0.00% - 61.61%
 
7.30
%
__________
(1)
Loss severity is based on the unpaid principal balance of the related loan at the time of foreclosure.
The Company held real estate owned, net in the Reverse Mortgage and Servicing segments and Other non-reportable segment of $98.3 million , $12.3 million and $0.7 million at June 30, 2017 , respectively, and $90.7 million , $12.9 million and $1.0 million at December 31, 2016 , respectively. In determining fair value, the Company either obtains appraisals or performs a review of historical severity rates of real estate owned previously sold by the Company. When utilizing historical severity rates, the properties are stratified by collateral type and/or geographical concentration and length of time held by the Company. The severity rates are reviewed for reasonableness by comparison to third-party market trends and fair value is determined by applying severity rates to the stratified population. In the determination of fair value of real estate owned associated with reverse mortgages, the Company considers amounts typically covered by FHA insurance. Management approves valuations that have been determined using the historical severity rate method.

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Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities that are not recorded at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis and their respective levels within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands). This table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, servicer payables and warehouse borrowings as these financial instruments are highly liquid or short-term in nature and as a result, their carrying amounts approximate fair value.
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Fair Value
Hierarchy
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential loans at amortized cost, net (1)
 
Level 3
 
$
709,080

 
$
712,776

 
$
665,209

 
$
674,851

Servicer and protective advances, net
 
Level 3
 
915,185

 
864,023

 
1,195,380

 
1,147,155

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing advance liabilities (2)
 
Level 3
 
543,391

 
543,869

 
781,734

 
782,570

Corporate debt (3)
 
Level 2
 
2,114,857

 
1,715,781

 
2,126,176

 
1,967,518

Mortgage-backed debt carried at amortized cost
 
Level 3
 
407,175

 
417,212

 
429,931

 
435,679

__________
(1)
Includes loans subject to repurchase from Ginnie Mae.
(2)
The carrying amounts of servicing advance liabilities are net of deferred issuance costs, including those relating to line-of-credit arrangements, which are recorded in other assets.
(3)
The carrying amounts of corporate debt are net of the 2013 Revolver deferred issuance costs, which are recorded in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
The following is a description of the methods and significant assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis.
Residential loans at amortized cost, net — The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of residential loans carried at amortized cost are the same as those described above for mortgage loans related to Non-Residual Trusts.
Servicer and protective advances, net — The estimated fair value of these advances is based on the net present value of expected cash flows. The determination of expected cash flows includes consideration of recoverability clauses in the Company’s servicing agreements, as well as assumptions related to the underlying collateral and when proceeds may be used to recover these receivables.
Servicing advance liabilities — The estimated fair value of the majority of these liabilities approximates carrying value as these liabilities bear interest at a rate that is adjusted regularly based on a market index.
Corporate debt — The Company’s 2013 Term Loan, Convertible Notes, and Senior Notes are not traded in an active, open market with readily observable prices. The estimated fair value of corporate debt is primarily based on an average of broker quotes.
Mortgage-backed debt carried at amortized cost — The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of mortgage-backed debt carried at amortized cost are the same as those described above for mortgage-backed debt related to Non-Residual Trusts.

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Net Gains on Sales of Loans
Provided in the table below is a summary of the components of net gains on sales of loans (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Realized gains on sales of loans
 
$
82,683

 
$
79,999

 
$
108,768

 
$
160,079

Change in unrealized gains on loans held for sale
 
(6,046
)
 
2,548

 
13,612

 
12,839

Gains (losses) on interest rate lock commitments
 
(15,052
)
 
11,395

 
(19,578
)
 
25,312

Losses on forward sales commitments
 
(2,858
)
 
(43,384
)
 
(23,406
)
 
(110,337
)
Losses on MBS purchase commitments
 
(14,102
)
 
(2,477
)
 
(2,218
)
 
(13,273
)
Capitalized servicing rights
 
19,006

 
46,279

 
51,390

 
98,537

Provision for repurchases
 
(2,003
)
 
(3,724
)
 
(3,798
)
 
(8,437
)
Interest income
 
9,222

 
9,540

 
20,425

 
19,933

Other
 
(305
)
 

 
(294
)
 

Net gains on sales of loans
 
$
70,545

 
$
100,176

 
$
144,901

 
$
184,653

Net Fair Value Gains on Reverse Loans and Related HMBS Obligations
Provided in the table below is a summary of the components of net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest income on reverse loans
 
$
113,644

 
$
113,631

 
$
226,946

 
$
224,225

Change in fair value of reverse loans
 
(41,075
)
 
27,744

 
(111,765
)
 
71,984

Net fair value gains on reverse loans
 
72,569

 
141,375

 
115,181

 
296,209

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense on HMBS related obligations
 
(101,290
)
 
(103,368
)
 
(203,726
)
 
(206,622
)
Change in fair value of HMBS related obligations
 
36,593

 
(30,357
)
 
111,119

 
(46,729
)
Net fair value losses on HMBS related obligations
 
(64,697
)
 
(133,725
)
 
(92,607
)
 
(253,351
)
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 
$
7,872

 
$
7,650

 
$
22,574

 
$
42,858

6. Freestanding Derivative Financial Instruments
The following table provides the total notional or contractual amounts and related fair values of derivative assets and liabilities as well as cash margin (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Notional/
Contractual
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Notional/
Contractual
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments
 
$
2,215,331

 
$
31,687

 
$
2,175

 
$
3,046,549

 
$
53,394

 
$
4,193

Forward sales commitments
 
3,083,723

 
8,835

 
1,462

 
3,978,000

 
29,471

 
7,609

MBS purchase commitments
 
699,000

 

 
2,287

 
623,500

 
5,072

 
2

Total derivative instruments
 
 
 
$
40,522

 
$
5,924

 
 
 
$
87,937

 
$
11,804

Cash margin
 
 
 
$
865

 
$
2,387

 
 
 
$

 
$
30,941


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Derivative positions subject to netting arrangements include all forward sale commitments, MBS purchase commitments, and cash margin, as reflected in the table above, and allow the Company to net settle asset and liability positions, as well as associated cash margin, with the same counterparty. After consideration of these netting arrangements and offsetting positions by counterparty, the total net settlement amount as it relates to these positions were asset positions of $4.9 million and $5.5 million , and liability positions of $1.5 million and $9.0 million , at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. A master netting arrangement with one of the Company’s counterparties also allows for offsetting derivative positions and margin against amounts associated with the master repurchase agreement with that same counterparty. At June 30, 2017 , the Company’s net derivative asset position with that counterparty of $0.5 million was comprised of a net derivative asset position of $0.8 million and $1.6 million of over-collateralized positions, partially offset by a cash margin received of $1.9 million associated with the master repurchase agreement.
The Company also has a master netting arrangement with another of the Company’s counterparties, which also allows for offsetting derivative positions and margin against amounts associated with the master repurchase agreement with the same counterparty. At June 30, 2017 , the Company’s net derivative asset position with that counterparty was $0.8 million . Under the master netting arrangement, the Company is able to utilize certain over-collateralized positions and excess cash deposited with the counterparty associated with the master repurchase agreement to reduce potential cash margin posting requirements on derivative transactions. At June 30, 2017 , there were $14.6 million of over-collateralized positions and $23.5 million in excess cash deposited with the counterparty related to the master repurchase agreement. The master netting agreement does not obligate the counterparty to transfer cash margin to the Company related to the master repurchase agreement over-collateralization and excess cash positions.
Over collateralized positions on master repurchase agreements are not reflected as margin in the table above. Refer to Note 5 for a summary of the gains and losses on freestanding derivative instruments.
7. Servicing of Residential Loans

The Company services residential loans and real estate owned for itself and on behalf of third-party credit owners. The Company’s total servicing portfolio consists of accounts serviced for others for which servicing rights have been capitalized, accounts subserviced for others, and residential loans and real estate owned carried on the consolidated balance sheets, but excludes charged-off loans managed by the Servicing segment.
Provided below is a summary of the Company’s total servicing portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
Third-party credit owners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized servicing rights
 
960,478

 
$
105,904,354

 
1,032,676

 
$
112,936,287

Capitalized subservicing (1)
 
116,000

 
6,350,359

 
130,018

 
7,426,803

Subservicing (2)
 
771,501

 
109,068,633

 
804,461

 
113,392,035

Total third-party servicing portfolio
 
1,847,979

 
221,323,346

 
1,967,155

 
233,755,125

On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned
 
93,009

 
12,312,096

 
97,388

 
12,690,018

Total servicing portfolio
 
1,940,988

 
$
233,635,442

 
2,064,543

 
$
246,445,143

__________
(1)
Consists of subservicing contracts acquired through business combinations whereby the aggregate benefits from the contract are greater than adequate compensation for performing the servicing.
(2)
Includes $64.6 billion in unpaid principal balance of subservicing at December 31, 2016 that relates to transactions with NRM that closed in the fourth quarter of 2016, whereby the Company sold servicing rights with respect to pools of mortgage loans with subservicing retained.

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Net Servicing Revenue and Fees
The Company earns servicing income from its third-party servicing portfolio. The following table presents the components of net servicing revenue and fees, which includes revenues earned by the Servicing and Reverse Mortgage segments (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Servicing fees (1) (2)
 
$
129,154

 
$
177,082

 
$
262,547

 
$
354,836

Incentive and performance fees (1)
 
16,795

 
18,011

 
31,949

 
37,783

Ancillary and other fees (1) (3)
 
22,012

 
25,058

 
45,255

 
49,667

Servicing revenue and fees
 
167,961

 
220,151

 
339,751

 
442,286

Amortization of servicing rights (4) (5)
 
(9,926
)
 
(2,625
)
 
(14,951
)
 
(7,236
)
Change in fair value of servicing rights
 
(66,714
)
 
(187,493
)
 
(120,230
)
 
(514,073
)
Change in fair value of servicing rights related liabilities (2) (6)
 

 
1,903

 
(62
)
 
5,197

Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$
91,321

 
$
31,936

 
$
204,508

 
$
(73,826
)
__________
(1)
Includes subservicing fees and incentive, performance, ancillary and other fees related to servicing assets held by WCO of $1.2 million and $0.1 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and $2.1 million and $0.3 million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2016 .
(2)
Includes a pass-through of $1.8 million and $3.0 million relating to servicing rights sold to WCO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 , respectively.
(3)
Includes late fees of $14.9 million and $17.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $30.5 million and $33.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(4)
Includes amortization of a servicing liability of $1.3 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $2.1 million and $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(5)
Includes impairment of servicing rights and a servicing liability of $8.0 million and $11.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively.
(6)
Includes interest expense on servicing rights related liabilities, which represents the accretion of fair value, of $3.1 million and $7.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 , respectively.
Servicing Rights
Servicing Rights Carried at Amortized Cost
The following table summarizes the activity in the carrying value of servicing rights carried at amortized cost by class (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Mortgage Loan
 
Reverse Loan
 
Mortgage Loan
 
Reverse Loan
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
74,621

 
$
5,505

 
$
99,302

 
$
7,258

Sales
 

 

 
(103
)
 

Amortization of servicing rights (1)
 
(5,162
)
 
(782
)
 
(10,626
)
 
(906
)
Impairment of servicing rights (2)
 
(9,042
)
 

 

 

Balance at end of the period
 
$
60,417

 
$
4,723

 
$
88,573

 
$
6,352

__________
(1)
Includes amortization of servicing rights for the mortgage loan class and the reverse loan class of $2.9 million and $0.4 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and $5.2 million and $0.4 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2016 .
(2)
Includes impairment of servicing rights related to the mortgage loan class of $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 .

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Servicing rights accounted for at amortized cost are evaluated for impairment by strata based on their estimated fair values. The risk characteristics used to stratify servicing rights for purposes of measuring impairment are the type of loan products, which consist of manufactured housing loans, first lien residential mortgages and second lien residential mortgages for the mortgage loan class, and reverse mortgages for the reverse loan class. The fair value of servicing rights for the mortgage loan class and the reverse loan class was $62.0 million and $5.7 million , respectively at June 30, 2017 , and $79.9 million and $7.3 million , respectively, at December 31, 2016 . Fair value was estimated using the present value of projected cash flows over the estimated period of net servicing income.
The estimation of fair value requires significant judgment and uses key economic inputs and assumptions, which are provided in the table below:
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Mortgage Loan
 
Reverse Loan
 
Mortgage Loan
 
Reverse Loan
Weighted-average remaining life in years  (1)
 
4.4

 
2.8

 
5.1

 
2.6

Weighted-average discount rate
 
13.00
%
 
15.00
%
 
13.00
%
 
15.00
%
Conditional prepayment rate  (2)
 
6.95
%
 
N/A

 
6.51
%
 
N/A

Conditional default rate (2)
 
2.40
%
 
N/A

 
2.33
%
 
N/A

Conditional repayment rate (3)
 
N/A

 
32.28
%
 
N/A

 
32.28
%
__________
(1)
Represents the remaining weighted-average life of the related unpaid principal balance of the underlying collateral adjusted for assumptions for conditional repayment rate, conditional prepayment rate and conditional default rate, as applicable.
(2)
Voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates have been presented as conditional prepayment rate and conditional default rate, respectively.
(3)
Conditional repayment rate includes assumptions for both voluntary and involuntary rates as well as assumptions for the assignment of HECMs to HUD, in accordance with obligations as servicer.
The valuation of servicing rights is affected by the underlying assumptions above. Should the actual performance and timing differ materially from the Company’s projected assumptions, the estimate of fair value of the servicing rights could be materially different.
Servicing Rights Carried at Fair Value
The following table summarizes the activity in servicing rights carried at fair value (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
930,333

 
$
1,427,331

 
$
949,593

 
$
1,682,016

Purchases
 
73

 
2,202

 
519

 
21,839

Servicing rights capitalized upon sales of loans
 
19,392

 
46,279

 
53,296

 
98,537

Sales
 
(12,326
)
 
(28,235
)
 
(12,420
)
 
(28,235
)
Other
 

 
(4,733
)
 

 
(4,733
)
Change in fair value due to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
 
(34,751
)
 
(127,713
)
 
(52,281
)
 
(386,173
)
Other changes in fair value (2)
 
(31,963
)
 
(59,780
)
 
(67,949
)
 
(127,900
)
Total change in fair value
 
(66,714
)
 
(187,493
)
 
(120,230
)
 
(514,073
)
Balance at end of the period (3)
 
$
870,758

 
$
1,255,351

 
$
870,758

 
$
1,255,351

__________
(1)
Represents the change in fair value typically resulting from market-driven changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds.
(2)
Represents the realization of expected cash flows over time.
(3)
Includes servicing rights that were sold to WCO and accounted for as a financing transaction of $35.6 million at June 30, 2016 .

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The fair value of servicing rights accounted for at fair value was estimated using the present value of projected cash flows over the estimated period of net servicing income. The estimation of fair value requires significant judgment and uses key economic inputs and assumptions, which are described in Note 5. Should the actual performance and timing differ materially from the Company's projected assumptions, the estimate of fair value of the servicing rights could be materially different.
The following table summarizes the hypothetical effect on the fair value of servicing rights carried at fair value using adverse changes of 10% and 20% to the weighted average of the significant assumptions used in valuing these assets (dollars in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Decline in fair value due to
 
 
 
Decline in fair value due to
 
 
Assumption
 
10% adverse change
 
20% adverse change
 
Assumption
 
10% adverse change
 
20% adverse change
Weighted-average discount rate
 
11.97
%
 
$
(38,285
)
 
$
(73,495
)
 
11.56
%
 
$
(41,926
)
 
$
(80,512
)
Weighted-average conditional prepayment rate
 
9.82
%
 
(34,899
)
 
(69,918
)
 
9.09
%
 
(30,513
)
 
(59,083
)
Weighted-average conditional default rate
 
0.85
%
 
(27,968
)
 
(57,189
)
 
0.88
%
 
(28,370
)
 
(57,854
)
The sensitivity calculations above are hypothetical and should not be considered to be predictive of future performance. Changes in fair value based on adverse changes 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, the effect of an adverse variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the servicing rights is calculated without changing any other assumption, while in reality changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which may either magnify or counteract the effect of the change.
Fair Value of Originated Servicing Rights
For mortgage loans sold with servicing retained, the Company used the following inputs and assumptions to determine the fair value of servicing rights at the dates of sale. These servicing rights are included in servicing rights capitalized upon sales of loans in the table presented above that summarizes the activity in servicing rights accounted for at fair value.
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Weighted-average life in years
 
6.2
 
6.2
 
6.4
 
6.2
Weighted-average discount rate
 
14.62%
 
12.20%
 
14.02%
 
12.72%
Weighted-average conditional prepayment rate
 
9.79%
 
9.11%
 
8.72%
 
9.41%
Weighted-average conditional default rate
 
0.53%
 
0.46%
 
0.44%
 
0.38%

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8. Payables and Accrued Liabilities
Payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 
 2017
 
December 31, 
 2016
Loans subject to repurchase from Ginnie Mae (1)
 
$
248,596

 
$
184,289

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
129,291

 
155,556

Curtailment liability
 
120,043

 
121,305

Employee-related liabilities
 
51,741

 
91,063

Originations liability
 
44,020

 
62,969

Servicing rights and related advance purchases payable
 
15,341

 
18,187

Accrued interest payable
 
9,625

 
9,414

Uncertain tax positions (2)
 
7,015

 
9,414

Derivative instruments
 
5,924

 
11,804

Payables to insurance carriers
 
3,355

 
5,452

Margin payable on derivative instruments
 
2,387

 
30,941

Other
 
64,052

 
58,617

Total payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
701,390

 
$
759,011

__________
(1)
For certain mortgage loans that the Company has pooled and securitized with Ginnie Mae, the Company as the issuer has the unilateral right to repurchase, without Ginnie Mae’s prior authorization, any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets certain criteria, including being delinquent greater than 90 days . As a result of this unilateral right, the Company must recognize the delinquent loan on its consolidated balance sheets when the loan becomes 90 days delinquent and establish a corresponding liability regardless of the Company’s intention to repurchase the loan.
(2)
Included in the uncertain tax position at December 31, 2016 is $2.5 million related to the sale of insurance business as described in Note 1. In connection with the closing of the sale on February 1, 2017, the uncertain tax position related to the insurance business was reversed.
Costs Associated with Exit Activities
During 2015, the Company took distinct actions to improve efficiencies within the organization, which included re-branding its mortgage business by consolidating Ditech Mortgage Corp and Green Tree Servicing into one legal entity with one brand. Additionally, the Company took measures to restructure its mortgage loan servicing operations and improve the profitability of the reverse mortgage business by streamlining its geographic footprint and strengthening its retail originations channel. These actions resulted in costs relating to the closing of offices and the termination of certain employees, as well as other expenses to institute efficiencies. The Company completed these activities in the fourth quarter of 2015. Furthermore, the Company made the decision during the fourth quarter of 2015 to exit the consumer retail channel of the Originations segment. The actions to improve efficiencies, re-brand the mortgage business, restructure the servicing operations and exit from the consumer retail channel are collectively referred to as the 2015 Actions herein.
In addition, during 2016, the Company initiated actions in connection with its continued efforts to enhance efficiencies and streamline processes, which included various organizational changes to the scale and proficiency of the Company's leadership team and support functions. Further, effective January 2017, the Company exited the reverse mortgage originations business, while maintaining its reverse mortgage servicing operations. These actions resulted in costs relating to the termination of certain employees and closing of offices. These actions are collectively referred to as the 2016 Actions herein.
The Company continues with the transformation of the business during 2017 in an effort to optimize the workforce, processes and functional locations of its businesses as it seeks to achieve sustainable growth. Accordingly, the Company has incurred and will continue to incur costs, including severance and related costs, office closures, and other costs in connection with its transformation efforts during 2017. The actions that have been and will be taken in connection with these efforts are collectively referred to as the 2017 Actions herein.
Over the next few years, the Company intends to consolidate its operations into three “core” Ditech sites - Fort Washington, PA ; Jacksonville, FL ; and Tempe, AZ ; and one “core” RMS site - Houston, TX . The Irving, TX location is expected to be closed by the end of 2017 and our remaining sites are undergoing strategic review and plans for them are expected to be finalized by early 2018. These strategic reviews could result in additional site closings or other outcomes. The costs associated with such actions will be included in the exit liability as such time that each action is approved by management.

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The costs resulting from the 2015 Actions, 2016 Actions and 2017 Actions are recorded in salaries and benefits and general and administrative expenses on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
The following table presents the current period activity in the accrued exit liability resulting from each of the 2015 Actions, 2016 Actions and 2017 Actions described above, which is included in payables and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, and the related charges and cash payments and other settlements associated with these actions (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
2015 Actions
 
2016 Actions
 
2017 Actions
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2017
 
$
988

 
$
11,878

 
$

 
$
12,866

Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and related costs (1)
 
(57
)
 
118

 
6,990

 
7,051

Office closures and other costs
 
29

 
50

 
839

 
918

Total charges
 
(28
)
 
168

 
7,829

 
7,969

Cash payments or other settlements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and related costs
 
(163
)
 
(10,609
)
 
(1,108
)
 
(11,880
)
Office closures and other costs
 
(328
)
 
(289
)
 
(128
)
 
(745
)
Total cash payments or other settlements
 
(491
)
 
(10,898
)
 
(1,236
)
 
(12,625
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
469

 
$
1,148

 
$
6,593

 
$
8,210

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative charges incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and related costs
 
7,181

 
19,886

 
6,990

 
34,057

Office closures and other costs
 
6,564

 
3,828

 
839

 
11,231

Total cumulative charges incurred
 
$
13,745

 
$
23,714

 
$
7,829

 
$
45,288

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total expected costs to be incurred (2)
 
$
13,745

 
$
23,738

 
$
11,490

 
$
48,973

__________
(1)
Includes adjustments to prior year accruals resulting from changes to previous estimates.
(2)
Total expected costs for the 2017 Actions are based on actions as set forth in the 2017 operating plan. These expected costs could change based on additional actions as determined by management throughout the year.

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The following table presents the current period activity for each of the 2015 Actions, 2016 Actions, and 2017 Actions described above by reportable segment (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Total
Consolidated
Balance at January 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions
 
$
453

 
$
260

 
$
275

 
$

 
$
988

2016 Actions
 
4,323

 
1,023

 
2,222

 
4,310

 
11,878

2017 Actions
 

 

 

 

 

Total balance at January 1, 2017
 
4,776

 
1,283

 
2,497

 
4,310

 
12,866

Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions  (1)
 
(57
)
 
21

 
8

 

 
(28
)
2016 Actions  (1)
 
82

 
(126
)
 
94

 
118

 
168

2017 Actions
 
5,659

 
980

 
1,190

 

 
7,829

Total charges
 
5,684

 
875

 
1,292

 
118

 
7,969

Cash payments or other settlements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions
 
(133
)
 
(185
)
 
(173
)
 

 
(491
)
2016 Actions
 
(3,875
)
 
(876
)
 
(1,899
)
 
(4,248
)
 
(10,898
)
2017 Actions
 
(618
)
 
(457
)
 
(161
)
 

 
(1,236
)
Total cash payments or other settlements
 
(4,626
)
 
(1,518
)
 
(2,233
)
 
(4,248
)
 
(12,625
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions
 
263

 
96

 
110

 

 
469

2016 Actions
 
530

 
21

 
417

 
180

 
1,148

2017 Actions
 
5,041

 
523

 
1,029

 

 
6,593

Total balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
5,834

 
$
640

 
$
1,556

 
$
180

 
$
8,210

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cumulative charges incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions
 
$
6,424

 
$
4,611

 
$
1,859

 
$
851

 
$
13,745

2016 Actions
 
11,684

 
1,010

 
5,320

 
5,700

 
23,714

2017 Actions
 
5,659

 
980

 
1,190

 

 
7,829

Total cumulative charges incurred
 
$
23,767

 
$
6,601

 
$
8,369

 
$
6,551

 
$
45,288

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total expected costs to be incurred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Actions
 
$
6,424

 
$
4,611

 
$
1,859

 
$
851

 
$
13,745

2016 Actions
 
11,684

 
1,010

 
5,344

 
5,700

 
23,738

2017 Actions (2)
 
9,201

 
980

 
1,248

 
61

 
11,490

Total expected costs to be incurred
 
$
27,309

 
$
6,601

 
$
8,451

 
$
6,612

 
$
48,973

__________
(1)
Includes adjustments to prior year accruals resulting from changes to previous estimates.
(2)
Total expected costs for the 2017 Actions are based on actions as set forth in the 2017 operating plan. These expected costs could change based on additional actions as determined by management throughout the year.

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9. Warehouse Borrowings
The Company's subsidiaries enter into master repurchase agreements with lenders providing warehouse facilities. The warehouse facilities are used to fund the origination and purchase of residential loans, as well as the repurchase of certain HECMs and real estate owned from Ginnie Mae securitization pools. The facilities had an aggregate funding capacity of $2.4 billion at June 30, 2017 and are secured by certain residential loans and real estate owned. At June 30, 2017 , the interest rates on the facilities were primarily based on LIBOR plus between 2.10% and 3.13% , and have various expiration dates through May 2018 . At June 30, 2017 , $0.9 billion of the outstanding borrowings were secured by $1.0 billion in originated and purchased residential loans and $440.9 million of outstanding borrowings were secured by $522.5 million in repurchased HECMs and real estate owned.
In August 2017, one of the facilities used to repurchase HECMs and real estate owned from Ginnie Mae securitization pools was amended to increase the aggregate and committed capacity by an additional $100.0 million .
Borrowings utilized to fund the origination and purchase of residential loans are due upon the earlier of sale or securitization of the loan or within 60 to 90 days of borrowing. On average, the Company sells or securitizes these loans approximately 20 days from the date of borrowing. Borrowings utilized to repurchase HECMs and real estate owned are due upon the earlier of receipt of claim proceeds from HUD or receipt of proceeds from liquidation of the related real estate owned. In any event, borrowings associated with repurchased HECMs are due, depending on the status of the repurchased HECM and the agreement, within 120 to 364 days of borrowing, while certain borrowings relating to repurchased real estate owned are due, depending on the agreement, within 180 days or 364 days . In accordance with the terms of the agreements, the Company may be required to post cash collateral should the fair value of the pledged assets decrease below certain contractual thresholds or upon reaching certain aging limits. The Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk associated with the repurchase agreements in the event of non-performance by the counterparties. The amount at risk during the term of the repurchase agreement is equal to the difference between the amount borrowed by the Company and the fair value of the pledged assets. The Company mitigates this risk through counterparty monitoring procedures, including monitoring of the counterparties' credit ratings and review of their financial statements.
All of the Company’s master repurchase agreements contain customary events of default and covenants, the most significant of which are financial covenants. Financial covenants most sensitive to the Company’s operating results and financial position are minimum tangible net worth requirements, indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio requirements, and minimum liquidity and profitability requirements. The Company received waivers and/or amendments required as a result of the restatement of its consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and for conclusions reached regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Ditech Financial's master repurchase agreements that contain profitability covenants were also amended to the extent necessary to allow for a net loss under such covenants for the quarters ending September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 as applicable to the terms of each respective agreement. As a result of receiving these waivers, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to master repurchase agreements at June 30, 2017 .
The Company's subsidiaries are dependent on the ability to secure warehouse facilities on acceptable terms and to renew, replace or resize existing facilities as they expire. If the Company fails to comply with the terms of an agreement that results in an event of default or breach of covenant without obtaining a waiver or amendment, the Company may be subject to termination of future funding, enforcement of liens against assets securing the respective facility, repurchase of assets pledged in a repurchase agreement, acceleration of outstanding obligations, or other adverse actions. The Company intends to renew, replace, or expand its facilities and may seek waivers or amendments in the future, if necessary. The Company has plans in place to strengthen its operating results under its new leadership team, including transformation of its originations business as well as cost reduction efforts and efficiency initiatives; however, there can be no assurance that these or others actions will be successful.
10. Common Stock and Loss Per Share
Rights Agreement
On November 11, 2016, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement with Computershare, which amends and restates the Rights Agreement between the Company and Computershare dated as of June 29, 2015, as previously amended. On June 29, 2015 , the Company's Board of Directors had authorized and the Company declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right for each outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The dividend was payable on July 9, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 9, 2015 and entitled the registered holder thereof to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a fully paid non-assessable share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company at a price of $74.16 , subject to adjustment as provided in the Rights Agreement. Any shares of common stock issued by the Company after such date also receive such a right. The terms of the preferred stock purchase rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.

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Subsequent to the initial adoption of the Rights Agreement, it was amended to, among other things, permit certain stockholders to acquire up to 25% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. The Company entered into the November 2016 amendment and restatement of the Rights Agreement to, among other things, lower the ownership thresholds permitted pursuant to the Rights Agreement such that if any person or group of persons, including persons who owned more than the threshold percentage of shares on the amendment date, but excluding certain exempted persons, acquires 4.99% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock or any other interest that would be treated as "stock" for the purposes of Section 382, there would be a triggering event potentially resulting in significant dilution in the voting power and economic ownership of such acquiring person or group. The Rights Agreement provides that the rights issued thereunder will expire on November 11, 2017 or upon the earlier occurrence of certain events, subject to the extension of the Rights Agreement by the Company's Board of Directors or the redemption or exchange of the rights by the Company, in each case as described in, and subject to the terms of, the Rights Agreement.
The November 2016 amendment to the Rights Agreement was intended to help protect the Company's "built-in tax losses" and certain other tax benefits by acting as a deterrent to any person or group of persons acting in concert from becoming or obtaining the right to become the beneficial owner (including through constructive ownership of securities owned by others) of 4.99% or more of the shares of the Company's common stock, or any other interest that would be treated as "stock" for the purposes of Section 382, then outstanding, without the approval of its Board of Directors, subject to certain exceptions.
Loss Per Share
The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted loss per share computations shown on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss (in thousands, except per share data):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss available to common stockholders (numerator)
 
$
(94,309
)
 
$
(489,963
)
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(662,665
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (denominator)
 
36,536

 
35,811

 
36,475

 
35,679

Basic and diluted loss per common and common equivalent share
 
$
(2.58
)
 
$
(13.68
)
 
$
(2.46
)
 
$
(18.57
)
For periods in which there is income, certain securities would be antidilutive to the diluted earnings per share calculation. The following table summarizes antidilutive securities that would be excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Outstanding share-based compensation awards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options (1)
 
3,567

 
3,018

 
3,567

 
2,942

Performance shares (2)
 

 

 

 

Restricted stock units
 
337

 
461

 
170

 
461

Assumed conversion of Convertible Notes
 
4,932

 
4,932

 
4,932

 
4,932

__________
(1)
Includes out-of-the-money stock options totaling 3.6 million and 3.1 million at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2)
Performance shares represent the number of shares expected to be issued based on the performance percentage as of the end of the reporting periods above.
The Convertible Notes are antidilutive when calculating earnings per share when the Company's average stock price is less than $58.80 . Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, the Company may pay or deliver, at its option, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock.

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11. Segment Reporting
Management has organized the Company into three reportable segments based primarily on its services as follows:
Servicing — performs servicing for the Company's mortgage loan portfolio and on behalf of third-party credit owners of mortgage loans for a fee and also performs subservicing for third-party owners of MSR. The Servicing segment also operates complementary businesses including a collections agency that performs collections of post charge-off deficiency balances for third parties and the Company. Commencing February 1, 2017, another insurance agency owned by the Company began to provide insurance marketing services to a third party with respect to voluntary insurance policies, including hazard insurance (refer to Note 1 for additional information). In addition, the Servicing segment holds the assets and mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts.
Originations — originates and purchases mortgage loans that are intended for sales to third parties.
Reverse Mortgage — primarily focuses on the servicing of reverse loans for the Company's own reverse mortgage portfolio and subservicing on behalf of third-party credit owners of reverse loans. The Reverse Mortgage segment also provides complementary services for the reverse mortgage market, such as real estate owned property management and disposition, for a fee. Effective January 2017, the Company exited the reverse mortgage originations business. As of June 30, 2017, the Company did not have any reverse loans remaining in its originations pipeline and is in the process of finalizing the shutdown of the reverse mortgage originations business. The Company will continue to fund undrawn tails available to borrowers.
The following tables present select financial information for the reportable segments (in thousands). The Company has presented the revenue and expenses of the Non-Residual Trusts and other non-reportable operating segments, as well as certain corporate expenses that have not been allocated to the business segments, in Other. Intersegment revenues and expenses have been eliminated.
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Total revenues (1) (2) (3)
 
$
117,426

 
$
80,520

 
$
15,409

 
$
200

 
$
(4,768
)
 
$
208,787

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(43,986
)
 
20,007

 
(16,500
)
 
(52,136
)
 

 
(92,615
)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Total revenues (1) (2) (3)
 
$
72,813

 
$
110,209

 
$
16,137

 
$
45

 
$
(11,731
)
 
$
187,473

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(356,026
)
 
45,615

 
(26,944
)
 
(42,229
)
 

 
(379,584
)
__________
(1)
The Servicing segment recorded intercompany servicing revenue and fees from activity with the Originations segment and the Other non-reportable segment of $2.4 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Included in these amounts are late fees that were waived as an incentive for borrowers refinancing their loans of $0.6 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, which reduced net gains on sales of loans recognized by the Originations segment.
(2)
The Servicing segment recorded intercompany revenues for fees earned related to certain loan originations completed by the Originations segment from leads generated through the Servicing segment's servicing portfolio of $3.0 million and $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(3)
The Originations segment recorded intercompany revenues for fees earned supporting the Servicing segment in administrative functions relating to the acquisition of certain servicing rights of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Total revenues (1) (2) (3)
 
$
265,206

 
$
161,328

 
$
37,902

 
$
710

 
$
(11,074
)
 
$
454,072

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(10,819
)
 
30,842

 
(21,799
)
 
(86,453
)
 

 
(88,229
)
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Total revenues (1) (2) (3)
 
$
9,558

 
$
210,486

 
$
60,232

 
$
75

 
$
(26,107
)
 
$
254,244

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(612,347
)
 
62,016

 
(21,917
)
 
(86,227
)
 

 
(658,475
)
__________
(1)
The Servicing segment recorded intercompany servicing revenue and fees from activity with the Originations segment and the Other non-reportable segment of $5.3 million and $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Included in these amounts are late fees that were waived as an incentive for borrowers refinancing their loans of $1.6 million and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, which reduced net gains on sales of loans recognized by the Originations segment.
(2)
The Servicing segment recorded intercompany revenues for fees earned related to certain loan originations completed by the Originations segment from leads generated through the Servicing segment's servicing portfolio of $7.4 million and $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(3)
The Originations segment recorded intercompany revenues for fees earned supporting the Servicing segment in administrative functions relating to the acquisition of certain servicing rights of less than $0.1 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
12. Commitments and Contingencies
Letter of Credit Reimbursement Obligation
As part of an agreement to service the loans in the original eleven securitization trusts, the Company has an obligation to reimburse a third party for the final $165.0 million in LOCs, if drawn, issued to the eleven trusts by a third party as credit enhancements to these trusts. The total amount available on nine securitization trusts with LOCs remaining was $250.0 million at June 30, 2017 . The securitization trusts will draw on these LOCs if there are insufficient cash flows from the underlying collateral to pay the bondholders of the securitization trusts. Based on the Company’s estimates of the underlying performance of the collateral in the securitizations, the Company does not expect that the final $165.0 million will be drawn and, therefore, no liability for the fair value of this obligation has been recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets; however, actual performance may differ from this estimate in the future.
Mandatory Clean-Up Call Obligation
The Company is obligated to exercise the mandatory clean-up call obligations assumed as part of an agreement to acquire the rights to service the loans in the Non-Residual Trusts. The Company is required to call these securitizations when the principal amount of each loan pool falls to 10% or below of the original principal amount. The Company began to make such calls in the second quarter of 2017 and will continue through 2019 . The Company made a payment for the mandatory clean-up call obligations of $9.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017, which is included in payments on mortgage-backed debt on the consolidated statement of cash flows. The total outstanding balance of the residential loans expected to be called at the respective call dates is $407.2 million at June 30, 2017 . The Company estimates remaining call obligations of $90.8 million , $253.3 million and $63.1 million during the years ending December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. Remaining call obligations in 2017 are estimated to be $18.8 million and $72.0 million in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. The Company expects to use available cash to settle the $18.8 million call obligation during the third quarter of 2017 and is reviewing a number of potential alternatives to resolve its obligation with respect to the remaining mandatory clean-up calls. At this time, the Company cannot provide any assurances as to whether any of these potential alternatives may be implemented.

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Unfunded Commitments
Reverse Mortgage Loans
At June 30, 2017 , the Company had floating-rate reverse loans in which the borrowers have additional borrowing capacity of $1.2 billion and similar commitments on fixed-rate reverse loans of $0.3 million primarily in the form of undrawn lines-of-credit. The borrowing capacity includes $1.0 billion in capacity that was available to be drawn by borrowers at June 30, 2017 and $161.8 million in capacity that will become eligible to be drawn by borrowers through the twelve months ending July 1, 2018, assuming the loans remain performing. In addition, the Company has other commitments of $28.3 million to fund taxes and insurance on borrowers’ properties to the extent of amounts that were set aside for such purpose upon the origination of the related reverse loan. There is no termination date for these drawings so long as the loan remains performing.
Mortgage Loans
The Company has short-term commitments to lend $2.2 billion and commitments to purchase loans totaling $34.4 million at June 30, 2017 . In addition, the Company had commitments to sell $3.1 billion and purchase $0.7 billion in mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2017 .
HMBS Issuer Obligations
As an HMBS issuer, the Company assumes certain obligations related to each security issued. The most significant obligation is the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount. Performing repurchased loans are conveyed to HUD and payment is received from HUD typically within a short timeframe of repurchase. HUD reimburses the Company for the outstanding principal balance on the loan up to the maximum claim amount. The Company bears the risk of exposure if the amount of the outstanding principal balance on a loan exceeds the maximum claim amount. Recent regulatory changes introduced by HUD increased the requirements for completing an assignment to HUD. These new requirements may increase the time interval between when a loan is repurchased and when the assignment claim is filed with HUD, and inability to meet such requirements could preclude assignment. During this period, accruals for interest, HUD-required mortgage insurance payments, and borrower draws may cause the unpaid balance on the loan to increase and ultimately exceed the maximum claim amount. Nonperforming repurchased loans are generally liquidated through foreclosure and subsequent sale of real estate owned.
The Company currently relies upon certain master repurchase agreements and operating cash flows, to the extent necessary, to repurchase these Ginnie Mae loans. Given continued growth in the number and amount of reverse loan repurchases, the Company may seek additional, or expansion of existing, master repurchase or similar agreements and/or may seek to access the securitization market to provide financing capacity for future required loan repurchases. The timing and amount of the Company's obligation to repurchase HECMs is uncertain as repurchase is predicated on certain factors such as whether a borrower event of default occurs prior to the HECM reaching the mandatory repurchase threshold under which the Company is obligated to repurchase the loan. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , the Company repurchased $510.0 million and $259.5 million , respectively, in reverse loans and real estate owned from securitization pools. At June 30, 2017 , the Company had repurchased reverse loans and real estate owned totaling $625.1 million , with a fair value of $599.3 million , and unfunded commitments to repurchase reverse loans and real estate owned of $110.0 million . Repurchases of reverse loans and real estate owned have increased significantly as compared to prior periods and are expected to continue to increase due to the increased flow of HECMs and real estate owned that are reaching 98% of their maximum claim amount.
Mortgage Origination Contingencies
The Company sells substantially all of its originated or purchased mortgage loans into the secondary market for securitization or to private investors as whole loans. The Company sells conventional-conforming and government-backed mortgage loans through GSE and agency-sponsored securitizations in which mortgage-backed securities are created and sold to third-party investors. The Company also sells non-conforming mortgage loans to private investors. In doing so, representations and warranties regarding certain attributes of the loans are made to the third-party investor. Subsequent to the sale, if it is determined that a loan sold is in breach of these representations or warranties, the Company generally has an obligation to cure the breach. In general, if the Company is unable to cure such breach, the purchaser of the loan may require the Company to repurchase such loan for the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and related advances, and in any event, the Company must indemnify such purchaser for certain losses and expenses incurred by such purchaser in connection with such breach. The Company’s credit loss may be reduced by any recourse it has to correspondent lenders that, in turn, have sold such residential loans to the Company and breached similar or other representations and warranties.

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The Company's representations and warranties are generally not subject to stated limits of exposure, with the exception of certain loans originated under HARP, which limits exposure based on payment history of the loan. At June 30, 2017 , the Company’s maximum exposure to repurchases due to potential breaches of representations and warranties was $67.4 billion , and was based on the original unpaid principal balance of loans sold from the beginning of 2013 through June 30, 2017 , adjusted for voluntary payments made by the borrower on loans for which the Company performs servicing. A majority of the Company's loan sales were servicing retained.
The Company’s obligations vary based upon the nature of the repurchase demand and the current status of the mortgage loan. The Company’s estimate of the liability associated with representations and warranties exposure was $19.3 million at June 30, 2017 and is included in originations liability as part of payables and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Servicing Contingencies
The Company’s servicing obligations are set forth in industry regulations established by HUD, the FHA, the VA, and other government agencies and in servicing and subservicing agreements with the applicable counterparties, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other credit owners. Both the regulations and the servicing agreements provide that the servicer may be liable for failure to perform its servicing obligations and further provide remedies for certain servicer breaches.
Reverse Mortgage Loans
FHA regulations provide that servicers meet a series of event-specific timeframes during the default, foreclosure, conveyance, and mortgage insurance claim cycles. Failure to timely meet any processing deadline may stop the accrual of debenture interest otherwise payable in satisfaction of a claim under the FHA mortgage insurance contract and the servicer may be responsible to HUD for debenture interest that is not self-curtailed by the servicer, or for making the credit owner whole for any interest curtailed by FHA due to not meeting the required event-specific timeframes. The Company had a curtailment obligation liability of $100.3 million at June 30, 2017 related to the foregoing, which reflects management’s best estimate of the probable incurred claim. The curtailment liability is recorded in payables and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company recorded a provision, net of expected third-party recoveries, related to the curtailment obligation liability of $1.2 million . The Company has potential estimated maximum financial statement exposure for an additional $150.6 million related to similar claims, which are reasonably possible, but which the Company believes are the responsibility of third parties (e.g., prior servicers and/or credit owners).
Mortgage Loans
The Company had a curtailment obligation liability of $19.8 million at June 30, 2017 related to sales of servicing rights, advance curtailment exposure and mortgage loan servicing that it primarily assumed through an acquisition of servicing rights. The Company is obligated to service the related mortgage loans in accordance with Ginnie Mae requirements, including repayment to credit owners for corporate advances and interest curtailment. The curtailment liability is recorded in payables and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
In the ordinary course of business, the Parent Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in, or parties to, pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. Many of these actions and proceedings are based on alleged violations of consumer protection laws governing the Company's servicing and origination activities. In some of these actions and proceedings, claims for substantial monetary damages are asserted against the Company.
The Company, in the ordinary course of business, is also subject to regulatory and governmental examinations, information requests and subpoenas, inquiries, investigations and threatened legal actions and proceedings. In connection with formal and informal inquiries, the Company receives numerous requests, subpoenas and orders for documents, testimony and information in connection with various aspects of the Company’s activities.
In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting outcomes of such litigation, regulatory and governmental matters, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate restitution, penalties or damages, or where the matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, the Company generally cannot predict what the eventual outcome of the pending matters will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the eventual loss, fines or penalties related to each pending matter may be.

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Reserves are established for pending or threatened litigation, regulatory and governmental matters 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 and other legal proceedings, 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 estimated accruals. The estimates are based upon currently available information, including advice of counsel, 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.
At June 30, 2017 , the Company’s recorded reserves associated with legal and regulatory contingencies for which a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated were approximately $36 million . There can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of the Company’s pending or threatened litigation, claims or assessments will not result in losses in excess of the Company’s recorded reserves. 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.
For matters involving a probable loss where the Company can estimate the range but not a specific loss amount, the aggregate estimated amount of reasonably possible losses in excess of the recorded liability was $0 to approximately $14 million at June 30, 2017 . Given the inherent uncertainties and status of the Company’s outstanding legal and regulatory matters, the range of reasonably possible losses cannot be estimated for all matters; therefore, this estimated range does not represent the Company’s maximum loss exposure. As new information becomes available, the matters for which the Company is able to estimate, as well as the estimates themselves, will be adjusted accordingly.
The following is a description of certain litigation and regulatory matters:
The Company has received various subpoenas for testimony and documents, motions for examinations pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004, and other information requests from certain Offices of the U.S. Trustees, acting through trial counsel in various federal judicial districts, seeking information regarding an array of the Company's policies, procedures and practices in servicing loans to borrowers who are in bankruptcy and the Company's compliance with bankruptcy laws and rules. The Company has provided information in response to these subpoenas and requests and has met with representatives of certain Offices of the U.S. Trustees to discuss various issues that have arisen in the course of these inquiries, including the Company's compliance with bankruptcy laws and rules. The Company cannot predict the outcome of the aforementioned proceedings and investigations, which could result in requests for damages, fines, sanctions, or other remediation. The Company could face further legal proceedings in connection with these matters. The Company may seek to enter into one or more agreements to resolve these matters. Any such agreement may require the Company to pay fines or other amounts for alleged breaches of law and to change or otherwise remediate the Company's business practices. Legal proceedings relating to these matters and the terms of any settlement agreement could have a material adverse effect on the Company's reputation, business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
From time to time, federal and state authorities investigate or examine aspects of the Company's business activities, such as its mortgage origination, servicing, collection and bankruptcy practices, among other things. It is the Company's general policy to cooperate with such investigations, and the Company has been responding to information requests and otherwise cooperating with various ongoing investigations and examinations by such authorities. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any of the ongoing proceedings and cannot provide assurances that investigations and examinations will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Walter Energy Matters
The Company may become liable for U.S. federal income taxes allegedly owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group for the 2009 and prior tax years . Under federal law, each member of a consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes is severally liable for the federal income tax liability of each other member of the consolidated group for any year in which it was a member of the consolidated group at any time during such year. Certain former subsidiaries of the Company (which were subsequently merged or otherwise consolidated with certain current subsidiaries of the Company) were members of the Walter Energy consolidated tax group prior to the Company's spin-off from Walter Energy on April 17, 2009 . As a result, to the extent the Walter Energy consolidated group’s federal income taxes (including penalties and interest) for such tax years are not favorably resolved on the merits or otherwise paid, the Company could be liable for such amounts.

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Walter Energy Tax Matters. According to Walter Energy’s Form 10-Q, or the Walter Energy Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 (filed with the SEC on November 5, 2015) and certain other public filings made by Walter Energy in its bankruptcy proceedings currently pending in Alabama, described below, as of the date of such filing, certain tax matters with respect to certain tax years prior to and including the year of the Company's spin-off from Walter Energy remained unresolved, including certain tax matters relating to: (i) a "proof of claim" for a substantial amount of taxes, interest and penalties with respect to Walter Energy’s fiscal years ended August 31, 1983 through May 31, 1994 , which was filed by the IRS in connection with Walter Energy’s bankruptcy filing on December 27, 1989 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division; (ii) an IRS audit of Walter Energy’s federal income tax returns for the years ended May 31, 2000 through December 31, 2008 ; and (iii) an IRS audit of Walter Energy’s federal income tax returns for the 2009 through 2013 tax years .
Walter Energy 2015 Bankruptcy Filing. On July 15, 2015, Walter Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama. On August 18, 2015, Walter Energy filed a motion with the Florida bankruptcy court requesting that the court transfer venue of its disputes with the IRS to the Alabama bankruptcy court. In that motion, Walter Energy asserted that it believed the liability for the years at issue "will be materially, if not completely, offset by the [r]efunds" asserted by Walter Energy against the IRS. The Florida bankruptcy court transferred venue of the matter to the Alabama bankruptcy court, where it remains pending.
On November 5, 2015, Walter Energy, together with certain of its subsidiaries, entered into the Walter Energy Asset Purchase Agreement with Coal Acquisition, a Delaware limited liability company formed by members of Walter Energy’s senior lender group, pursuant to which, among other things, Coal Acquisition agreed to acquire substantially all of Walter Energy’s assets and assume certain liabilities, subject to, among other things, a number of closing conditions set forth therein. On January 8, 2016, after conducting a hearing, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the sale of Walter Energy's assets to Coal Acquisition free and clear of all liens, claims, interests and encumbrances of the debtors. The sale of such assets pursuant to the Walter Energy Asset Purchase Agreement was completed on March 31, 2016 and was conducted under the provisions of Sections 105, 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Based on developments in the Alabama bankruptcy proceedings following completion of this asset sale, such asset sale appears to have resulted in (i) limited value remaining in Walter Energy’s bankruptcy estate and (ii) to date, limited recovery for certain of Walter Energy’s unsecured creditors, including the IRS.
On January 9, 2017, Walter Energy filed with the Alabama Bankruptcy Court a motion to convert its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. In that motion, Walter Energy stated that, other than with respect to 1% of the equity of the acquirer of Walter Energy's core assets, no prospect of payment of unsecured claims exists. On January 23, 2017, the IRS filed an objection to Walter Energy's motion to convert, in which the IRS requested that a judgment be entered against Walter Energy in connection with the tax matters described above. The IRS further asserted that entry of a final judgment was necessary so that it could pursue collection of tax liabilities from former members of Walter Energy's consolidated group that are not debtors.
On January 30, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing at which it denied the IRS's request for entry of a judgment and announced its intent to grant Walter Energy's motion to convert. The Bankruptcy Court entered an order on February 2, 2017 converting Walter Energy's Chapter 11 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 liquidation. During February 2017, Andre Toffel was appointed Chapter 7 trustee of Walter Energy's bankruptcy estate.
The Company cannot predict whether or to what extent it may become liable for federal income taxes of the Walter Energy consolidated tax group during the tax years in which the Company was a part of such group, in part because the Company believes, based on publicly available information, that: (i) the amount of taxes owed by the Walter Energy consolidated tax group for the periods from 1983 through 2009 remains unresolved; and (ii) in light of Walter Energy’s conversion from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it is unclear whether the IRS will seek to make a direct claim against the Company for such taxes. Further, because the Company cannot currently estimate its' liability, if any, relating to the federal income tax liability of Walter Energy’s consolidated tax group during the tax years in which it was a part of such group, the Company cannot determine whether such liabilities, if any, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity and/or results of operations.
Tax Separation Agreement . In connection with the Company's spin-off from Walter Energy, the Company and Walter Energy entered into a Tax Separation Agreement, dated April 17, 2009 . Notwithstanding any several liability the Company may have under federal tax law described above, under the Tax Separation Agreement, Walter Energy agreed to retain full liability for all U.S. federal income or state combined income taxes of the Walter Energy consolidated group for 2009 and prior tax years (including any interest, additional taxes or penalties applicable thereto), subject to limited exceptions. The Company therefore filed proofs of claim in the Alabama bankruptcy proceedings asserting claims for any such amounts to the extent the Company is ultimately held liable for the same. However, the Company expects to receive little or no recovery from Walter Energy for any filed proofs of claim for indemnification.

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It is unclear whether claims made by the Company under the Tax Separation Agreement would be enforceable against Walter Energy in connection with, or following the conclusion of, the various Walter Energy bankruptcy proceedings described above, or if such claims would be rejected or disallowed under bankruptcy law. It is also unclear whether the Company would be able to recover some or all of any such claims given Walter Energy's limited assets and limited recoveries for unsecured creditors in the Walter Energy bankruptcy proceedings described above.
Furthermore, the Tax Separation Agreement provides that Walter Energy has, in its sole discretion, the exclusive right to represent the interests of the consolidated group in any audit, court proceeding or settlement of a claim with the IRS for the tax years in which certain of the Company’s former subsidiaries were members of the Walter Energy consolidated tax group. However, in light of the conversion of Walter Energy’s bankruptcy proceeding from a Chapter 11 proceeding to a Chapter 7 proceeding, the Company may choose to take a direct role in proceedings involving the IRS’s claim for tax years in which the Company was a member of the Walter Energy consolidated tax group. Moreover, the Tax Separation Agreement obligates the Company to take certain tax positions that are consistent with those taken historically by Walter Energy. In the event the Company does not take such positions, it could be liable to Walter Energy to the extent the Company's failure to do so results in an increased tax liability or the reduction of any tax asset of Walter Energy. These arrangements may result in conflicts of interests between the Company and Walter Energy, particularly with regard to the Walter Energy bankruptcy proceedings described above.
Lastly, according to its public filings, Walter Energy’s 2009 tax year is currently under audit. Accordingly, if it is determined that certain distribution taxes and other amounts are owed related to the Company's spin-off from Walter Energy in 2009, the Company may be liable under the Tax Separation Agreement for all or a portion of such amounts.
The Company is unable to estimate reasonably possible losses for the matter described above.
13. Separate Financial Information of Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness
In accordance with the Senior Notes Indenture, certain existing and future 100% owned domestic subsidiaries of the Parent Company have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes on a joint and several basis. These guarantor subsidiaries also guarantee the Parent Company's obligations under the 2013 Secured Credit Facilities. The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains customary exceptions under which a guarantor subsidiary may be released from its guarantee without the consent of the holders of the Senior Notes, including (i) the permitted sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of a guarantor subsidiary's assets or common stock; (ii) the designation of a restricted guarantor subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary; (iii) the release of a guarantor subsidiary from its obligation under the 2013 Secured Credit Facilities and its guarantee of all other indebtedness of the Parent Company and other guarantor subsidiaries; and (iv) the defeasance of the obligations of the guarantor subsidiary by payment of the Senior Notes.
Presented below are the condensed consolidating financial information of the Parent Company, the guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
June 30, 2017
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,012

 
$
400,362

 
$
77,000

 
$

 
$
478,374

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
1,502

 
139,485

 
31,690

 

 
172,677

Residential loans at amortized cost, net
 
12,146

 
254,368

 
442,566

 

 
709,080

Residential loans at fair value
 

 
11,499,863

 
406,006

 

 
11,905,869

Receivables, net
 
17,180

 
125,949

 
12,121

 

 
155,250

Servicer and protective advances, net
 

 
440,864

 
455,100

 
19,221

 
915,185

Servicing rights, net
 

 
935,898

 

 

 
935,898

Goodwill
 

 
47,747

 

 

 
47,747

Intangible assets, net
 

 
9,718

 

 

 
9,718

Premises and equipment, net
 
979

 
65,183

 

 

 
66,162

Deferred tax assets, net
 
856

 

 

 
(856
)
 

Other assets
 
27,540

 
148,652

 
23,362

 

 
199,554

Due from affiliates, net
 
363,630

 

 

 
(363,630
)
 

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
1,614,885

 
68,052

 

 
(1,682,937
)
 

Total assets
 
$
2,039,730

 
$
14,136,141

 
$
1,447,845

 
$
(2,028,202
)
 
$
15,595,514

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
35,751

 
$
668,206

 
$
4,994

 
$
(7,561
)
 
$
701,390

Servicer payables
 

 
143,785

 

 

 
143,785

Servicing advance liabilities
 

 
119,579

 
424,555

 

 
544,134

Warehouse borrowings
 

 
1,332,126

 

 

 
1,332,126

Servicing rights related liabilities at fair value
 

 
1,314

 

 

 
1,314

Corporate debt
 
2,116,960

 

 

 

 
2,116,960

Mortgage-backed debt
 

 

 
877,775

 

 
877,775

HMBS related obligations at fair value
 

 
9,986,409

 

 

 
9,986,409

Deferred tax liabilities, net
 

 
5,458

 

 
(856
)
 
4,602

Obligation to fund Non-Guarantor VIEs
 

 
51,394

 

 
(51,394
)
 

Due to affiliates, net
 

 
358,997

 
4,633

 
(363,630
)
 

Total liabilities
 
2,152,711

 
12,667,268

 
1,311,957

 
(423,441
)
 
15,708,495

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)
 
(112,981
)
 
1,468,873

 
135,888

 
(1,604,761
)
 
(112,981
)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
 
$
2,039,730

 
$
14,136,141

 
$
1,447,845

 
$
(2,028,202
)
 
$
15,595,514


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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
773

 
$
221,825

 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$
224,598

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
1,502

 
158,204

 
44,757

 

 
204,463

Residential loans at amortized cost, net
 
12,891

 
189,441

 
462,877

 

 
665,209

Residential loans at fair value
 

 
11,924,043

 
492,499

 

 
12,416,542

Receivables, net
 
97,424

 
154,852

 
15,686

 

 
267,962

Servicer and protective advances, net
 

 
481,099

 
688,961

 
25,320

 
1,195,380

Servicing rights, net
 

 
1,029,719

 

 

 
1,029,719

Goodwill
 

 
47,747

 

 

 
47,747

Intangible assets, net
 

 
11,347

 

 

 
11,347

Premises and equipment, net
 
1,181

 
81,447

 

 

 
82,628

Assets held for sale
 

 
65,045

 
6,040

 

 
71,085

Other assets
 
30,789

 
191,671

 
19,830

 

 
242,290

Due from affiliates, net
 
392,998

 

 

 
(392,998
)
 

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
1,620,339

 
134,612

 

 
(1,754,951
)
 

Total assets
 
$
2,157,897

 
$
14,691,052

 
$
1,732,650

 
$
(2,122,629
)
 
$
16,458,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payables and accrued liabilities
 
$
53,337

 
$
708,070

 
$
5,474

 
$
(7,870
)
 
$
759,011

Servicer payables
 

 
146,332

 

 

 
146,332

Servicing advance liabilities
 

 
132,664

 
650,565

 

 
783,229

Warehouse borrowings
 

 
1,203,355

 

 

 
1,203,355

Servicing rights related liabilities at fair value
 

 
1,902

 

 

 
1,902

Corporate debt
 
2,129,000

 

 

 

 
2,129,000

Mortgage-backed debt
 

 

 
943,956

 

 
943,956

HMBS related obligations at fair value
 

 
10,509,449

 

 

 
10,509,449

Deferred tax liabilities, net
 

 
3,204

 
1,570

 

 
4,774

Liabilities held for sale
 

 
1,179

 
1,223

 

 
2,402

Obligation to fund Non-Guarantor VIEs
 

 
46,417

 

 
(46,417
)
 

Due to affiliates, net
 

 
392,812

 
185

 
(392,997
)
 

Total liabilities
 
2,182,337

 
13,145,384

 
1,602,973

 
(447,284
)
 
16,483,410

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)
 
(24,440
)
 
1,545,668

 
129,677

 
(1,675,345
)
 
(24,440
)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
 
$
2,157,897

 
$
14,691,052

 
$
1,732,650

 
$
(2,122,629
)
 
$
16,458,970



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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$

 
$
93,323

 
$

 
$
(2,002
)
 
$
91,321

Net gains on sales of loans
 

 
70,545

 

 

 
70,545

Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 

 
7,872

 

 

 
7,872

Interest income on loans
 
235

 
344

 
9,910

 

 
10,489

Insurance revenue
 

 
2,650

 

 

 
2,650

Other revenues
 
27

 
25,869

 
14,682

 
(14,668
)
 
25,910

Total revenues
 
262

 
200,603

 
24,592

 
(16,670
)
 
208,787

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
13,660

 
116,254

 
2,712

 
(15,082
)
 
117,544

Salaries and benefits
 
10,319

 
90,752

 

 

 
101,071

Interest expense
 
35,137

 
14,175

 
11,587

 
(15
)
 
60,884

Depreciation and amortization
 
182

 
9,860

 

 

 
10,042

Corporate allocations
 
(16,890
)
 
16,890

 

 

 

Other expenses, net
 
62

 
2,091

 
901

 

 
3,054

Total expenses
 
42,470

 
250,022

 
15,200

 
(15,097
)
 
292,595

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 

 
7

 

 

 
7

Other net fair value gains (losses)
 

 
141

 
(8,246
)
 

 
(8,105
)
Loss on extinguishment
 

 
(266
)
 
(443
)
 

 
(709
)
Total other losses
 

 
(118
)
 
(8,689
)
 

 
(8,807
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(42,208
)
 
(49,537
)
 
703

 
(1,573
)
 
(92,615
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(11,051
)
 
10,629

 
2,196

 
(80
)
 
1,694

Income (loss) before equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
(31,157
)
 
(60,166
)
 
(1,493
)
 
(1,493
)
 
(94,309
)
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
(63,152
)
 
(3,469
)
 

 
66,621

 

Net loss
 
$
(94,309
)
 
$
(63,635
)
 
$
(1,493
)
 
$
65,128

 
$
(94,309
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(94,314
)
 
$
(63,635
)
 
$
(1,493
)
 
$
65,128

 
$
(94,314
)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$

 
$
34,179

 
$

 
$
(2,243
)
 
$
31,936

Net gains on sales of loans
 

 
100,176

 

 

 
100,176

Net fair value gains (losses) on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 

 
7,876

 
(226
)
 

 
7,650

Interest income on loans
 
295

 
98

 
11,456

 

 
11,849

Insurance revenue
 

 
10,433

 
1,032

 
(188
)
 
11,277

Other revenues, net
 
(402
)
 
25,728

 
16,469

 
(17,210
)
 
24,585

Total revenues
 
(107
)
 
178,490

 
28,731

 
(19,641
)
 
187,473

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
11,348

 
137,748

 
3,261

 
(16,581
)
 
135,776

Salaries and benefits
 
18,583

 
115,098

 

 

 
133,681

Interest expense
 
35,920

 
12,136

 
17,119

 
(775
)
 
64,400

Depreciation and amortization
 
175

 
14,191

 
174

 

 
14,540

Goodwill impairment
 

 
215,412

 

 

 
215,412

Corporate allocations
 
(29,255
)
 
29,255

 

 

 

Other expenses, net
 
146

 
725

 
1,026

 

 
1,897

Total expenses
 
36,917

 
524,565

 
21,580

 
(17,356
)
 
565,706

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other net fair value gains (losses)
 

 
154

 
(973
)
 

 
(819
)
Other
 

 
(532
)
 

 

 
(532
)
Total other losses
 

 
(378
)
 
(973
)
 

 
(1,351
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(37,024
)
 
(346,453
)
 
6,178

 
(2,285
)
 
(379,584
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(15,276
)
 
122,851

 
3,149

 
(345
)
 
110,379

Income (loss) before equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
(21,748
)
 
(469,304
)
 
3,029

 
(1,940
)
 
(489,963
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
(468,215
)
 
305

 

 
467,910

 

Net income (loss)
 
$
(489,963
)
 
$
(468,999
)
 
$
3,029

 
$
465,970

 
$
(489,963
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(489,947
)
 
$
(468,999
)
 
$
3,029

 
$
465,970

 
$
(489,947
)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$

 
$
208,588

 
$

 
$
(4,080
)
 
$
204,508

Net gains on sales of loans
 

 
144,901

 

 

 
144,901

Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 

 
22,532

 
42

 

 
22,574

Interest income on loans
 
474

 
624

 
20,371

 

 
21,469

Insurance revenue
 

 
7,338

 
309

 
(57
)
 
7,590

Other revenues
 
171

 
52,832

 
31,711

 
(31,684
)
 
53,030

Total revenues
 
645

 
436,815

 
52,433

 
(35,821
)
 
454,072

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
29,366

 
243,848

 
5,340

 
(29,383
)
 
249,171

Salaries and benefits
 
21,821

 
187,207

 

 

 
209,028

Interest expense
 
70,223

 
27,253

 
23,848

 
(30
)
 
121,294

Depreciation and amortization
 
362

 
20,559

 
53

 

 
20,974

Corporate allocations
 
(41,001
)
 
41,001

 

 

 

Other expenses, net
 
203

 
3,230

 
2,404

 

 
5,837

Total expenses
 
80,974

 
523,098

 
31,645

 
(29,413
)
 
606,304

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 

 
67,734

 

 

 
67,734

Other net fair value losses
 

 
(1,206
)
 
(1,816
)
 

 
(3,022
)
Loss on extinguishment
 

 
(266
)
 
(443
)
 

 
(709
)
Total other gains (losses)
 

 
66,262


(2,259
)
 

 
64,003

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(80,329
)
 
(20,021
)
 
18,529

 
(6,408
)
 
(88,229
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(34,582
)
 
33,327

 
3,162

 
(335
)
 
1,572

Income (loss) before equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
(45,747
)
 
(53,348
)
 
15,367

 
(6,073
)
 
(89,801
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
(44,054
)
 
11,357

 

 
32,697

 

Net income (loss)
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(41,991
)
 
$
15,367

 
$
26,624

 
$
(89,801
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(89,823
)
 
$
(41,991
)
 
$
15,367

 
$
26,624

 
$
(89,823
)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$

 
$
(69,296
)
 
$

 
$
(4,530
)
 
$
(73,826
)
Net gains on sales of loans
 

 
184,653

 

 

 
184,653

Net fair value gains (losses) on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 

 
43,084

 
(226
)
 

 
42,858

Interest income on loans
 
612

 
202

 
23,206

 

 
24,020

Insurance revenue
 

 
19,928

 
2,100

 
(384
)
 
21,644

Other revenues, net
 
(808
)
 
57,242

 
32,085

 
(33,624
)
 
54,895

Total revenues
 
(196
)
 
235,813

 
57,165

 
(38,538
)
 
254,244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
22,589

 
271,565

 
6,396

 
(35,168
)
 
265,382

Salaries and benefits
 
31,093

 
235,227

 

 

 
266,320

Interest expense
 
71,816

 
23,709

 
34,735

 
(1,612
)
 
128,648

Depreciation and amortization
 
364

 
28,246

 
353

 

 
28,963

Goodwill impairment
 

 
215,412

 

 

 
215,412

Corporate allocations
 
(51,123
)
 
51,123

 

 

 

Other expenses, net
 
417

 
1,964

 
2,022

 

 
4,403

Total expenses
 
75,156

 
827,246

 
43,506

 
(36,780
)
 
909,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other net fair value gains (losses)
 

 
370

 
(3,333
)
 

 
(2,963
)
Gain on extinguishment
 
928

 

 

 

 
928

Other
 

 
(1,556
)
 

 

 
(1,556
)
Total other gains (losses)
 
928

 
(1,186
)
 
(3,333
)
 

 
(3,591
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(74,424
)
 
(592,619
)
 
10,326

 
(1,758
)
 
(658,475
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(12,742
)
 
12,979

 
4,097

 
(144
)
 
4,190

Income (loss) before equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
 
(61,682
)
 
(605,598
)
 
6,229

 
(1,614
)
 
(662,665
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs
(600,983
)
 
678

 

 
600,305

 

Net income (loss)
 
$
(662,665
)
 
$
(604,920
)
 
$
6,229

 
$
598,691

 
$
(662,665
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(662,624
)
 
$
(604,920
)
 
$
6,229

 
$
598,691

 
$
(662,624
)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
$
12,930

 
$
133,943

 
$
266,395

 
$

 
$
413,268

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases and originations of reverse loans held for investment
 

 
(216,948
)
 

 

 
(216,948
)
Principal payments received on reverse loans held for investment
 

 
558,003

 

 

 
558,003

Principal payments received on mortgage loans held for investment
 
738

 

 
46,940

 

 
47,678

Payments received on charged-off loans held for investment
 

 
9,205

 

 

 
9,205

Payments received on receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 

 

 
6,294

 

 
6,294

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned, net
 
34

 
70,619

 
1,928

 

 
72,581

Purchases of premises and equipment
 
(159
)
 
(2,153
)
 

 

 
(2,312
)
Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents
 

 
530

 
459

 

 
989

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
 

 
(1,019
)
 

 

 
(1,019
)
Acquisitions of servicing rights, net
 

 
(152
)
 

 

 
(152
)
Proceeds from sale of servicing rights, net
 

 
38,817

 

 

 
38,817

Proceeds from sale of business
 

 
131,074

 

 

 
131,074

Capital contributions to subsidiaries and VIEs
 
(98,803
)
 
(3,718
)
 

 
102,521

 

Returns of capital from subsidiaries and VIEs
 
145,667

 
46,395

 

 
(192,062
)
 

Change in due from affiliates
 
32,529

 
77,767

 
8,502

 
(118,798
)
 

Other
 
11,500

 
(2,059
)
 

 

 
9,441

Cash flows provided by investing activities
 
91,506

 
706,361

 
64,123

 
(208,339
)
 
653,651

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on corporate debt
 
(21,285
)
 

 

 

 
(21,285
)
Proceeds from securitizations of reverse loans
 

 
278,011

 

 

 
278,011

Payments on HMBS related obligations
 

 
(890,737
)
 

 

 
(890,737
)
Issuances of servicing advance liabilities
 

 
85,779

 
594,030

 

 
679,809

Payments on servicing advance liabilities
 

 
(98,865
)
 
(821,068
)
 

 
(919,933
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to mortgage loans
 

 
(175,701
)
 

 

 
(175,701
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to reverse loans
 

 
304,472

 

 

 
304,472

Payments on servicing rights related liabilities
 

 
(1,709
)
 

 

 
(1,709
)
Payments on mortgage-backed debt
 

 

 
(66,422
)
 

 
(66,422
)
Other debt issuance costs paid
 

 
(1,926
)
 
(134
)
 

 
(2,060
)
Capital contributions
 

 
23,804

 
78,717

 
(102,521
)
 

Capital distributions
 

 
(144,341
)
 
(47,721
)
 
192,062

 

Change in due to affiliates
 
(82,848
)
 
(40,883
)
 
4,933

 
118,798

 

Other
 
(64
)
 
329

 
2,147

 

 
2,412

Cash flows used in financing activities
 
(104,197
)
 
(661,767
)
 
(255,518
)
 
208,339

 
(813,143
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
239

 
178,537

 
75,000

 

 
253,776

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
773

 
221,825

 
2,000

 

 
224,598

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
1,012

 
$
400,362

 
$
77,000

 
$

 
$
478,374


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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent Company
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and VIEs
 
Eliminations
and
Reclassifications
 
Consolidated
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
(88,861
)
 
$
166,164

 
$
232,742

 
$

 
$
310,045

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases and originations of reverse loans held for investment
 

 
(384,816
)
 

 

 
(384,816
)
Principal payments received on reverse loans held for investment
 

 
473,617

 

 

 
473,617

Principal payments received on mortgage loans held for investment
 
654

 

 
44,584

 

 
45,238

Payments received on charged-off loans held for investment
 

 
12,542

 

 

 
12,542

Payments received on receivables related to Non-Residual Trusts
 

 

 
4,011

 

 
4,011

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned, net
 
4

 
50,091

 
1,829

 

 
51,924

Purchases of premises and equipment
 
(411
)
 
(22,227
)
 

 

 
(22,638
)
Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
9,011

 
1,260

 
57

 

 
10,328

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
 

 
(1,947
)
 

 

 
(1,947
)
Acquisitions of servicing rights, net
 

 
(8,410
)
 

 

 
(8,410
)
Proceeds from sales of servicing rights
 

 
19,920

 

 

 
19,920

Capital contributions to subsidiaries and VIEs
 

 
(4,122
)
 

 
4,122

 

Returns of capital from subsidiaries and VIEs
 
9,410

 
6,693

 

 
(16,103
)
 

Change in due from affiliates
 
71,923

 
43,029

 
(6,960
)
 
(107,992
)
 

Other
 
162

 
(2,336
)
 

 

 
(2,174
)
Cash flows provided by investing activities
 
90,753

 
183,294

 
43,521

 
(119,973
)
 
197,595

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on corporate debt
 

 
(345
)
 

 

 
(345
)
Extinguishments and settlement of debt
 
(6,327
)
 

 

 

 
(6,327
)
Proceeds from securitizations of reverse loans
 

 
410,107

 

 

 
410,107

Payments on HMBS related obligations
 

 
(590,678
)
 

 

 
(590,678
)
Issuances of servicing advance liabilities
 

 
128,450

 
687,350

 

 
815,800

Payments on servicing advance liabilities
 

 
(182,557
)
 
(861,415
)
 

 
(1,043,972
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to mortgage loans
 

 
(59,801
)
 

 

 
(59,801
)
Net change in warehouse borrowings related to reverse loans
 

 
115,515

 

 

 
115,515

Proceeds from financing of servicing rights
 

 
29,738

 

 

 
29,738

Payments on servicing rights related liabilities
 

 
(9,639
)
 

 

 
(9,639
)
Payments on mortgage-backed debt
 

 

 
(52,017
)
 

 
(52,017
)
Other debt issuance costs paid
 

 
(5,870
)
 
(42
)
 

 
(5,912
)
Capital contributions
 

 

 
4,122

 
(4,122
)
 

Capital distributions
 

 
(5,840
)
 
(10,263
)
 
16,103

 

Change in due to affiliates
 
1,442

 
(64,531
)
 
(44,903
)
 
107,992

 

Other
 
(703
)
 
(246
)
 
905

 

 
(44
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
 
(5,588
)
 
(235,697
)
 
(276,263
)
 
119,973

 
(397,575
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(3,696
)
 
113,761

 

 

 
110,065

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
4,016

 
196,812

 
2,000

 

 
202,828

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
320

 
$
310,573

 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$
312,893


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14. Related-Party Transactions
WCO was established to invest in mortgage-related assets. In November 2016, WCO entered into a series of agreements whereby it agreed to sell substantially all of its assets, including the sale of substantially all of its MSR portfolio to NRM. In connection with the December 2016 closing of the transactions relating thereto, WCO commenced liquidation activities and the Company does not expect to sell further assets to WCO.
The Company's investment in WCO was $8.0 million and $19.4 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The Company recorded income (losses) relating to its investment in WCO of less than $(0.1) million and $(0.5) million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and less than $0.1 million and $(1.0) million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Additionally, the Company received dividends of $11.5 million and $1.0 million from WCO during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
The Company’s subsidiary, GTIM, earned fees for providing investment advisory and management services to WCO and administering its business activities and day-to-day operations of less than $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, which are recorded in other revenues on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The Company had $0.1 million and $0.9 million included in receivables, net on the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, relating to fees earned for the aforementioned investment advisory and management services provided to WCO, as well as pass-throughs to WCO related to general and administrative and payroll-related expenses.
WCO lacks sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without subordinated financial support, and, as such, is a VIE. WCO’s board of directors have decision making authority as it relates to the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of WCO, including making decisions related to significant investments, servicing, capital and debt financing. As a result, the Company is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of WCO as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact WCO’s economic performance.
The following table presents the carrying amounts of the Company’s assets and liabilities that relate to WCO, as well as the size of the unconsolidated VIE (in thousands):
 
 
Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities
Recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
Servicer and Protective Advances, Net
 
Receivables, Net
 
Other
Assets
(1)
 
Payables and Accrued Liabilities
 
Net Assets
 
Size of VIE (2)
June 30, 2017
 
$
5,275

 
$
107

 
$
7,953

 
$

 
$
13,335

 
$
24,871

December 31, 2016
 
6,980

 
1,392

 
19,403

 
(1,353
)
 
26,422

 
194,556

__________
(1)
Other assets at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are primarily comprised of the Company's investment in WCO.
(2)
The size of the VIE is deemed to be WCO's net assets.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The terms "Walter Investment", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our" as used throughout this report refer to Walter Investment Management Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2017 and with the information under the heading "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in that Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. Historical results and trends discussed herein and therein may not be indicative of future operations. Our results of operations and financial condition, as reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes, reflect management’s evaluation and interpretation of business conditions, changing capital market conditions, and other factors. We use certain acronyms and terms throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are defined in the Glossary of Terms of this Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Our website can be found at www.walterinvestment.com . We make available free of charge on our website or provide a link on our website to our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. To access these filings, go to our website, click on "Investor Relations" and then click on "SEC Filings." We also make available through our website other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC under the Exchange Act, including our proxy statements and reports filed by officers and directors under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, as well as our Code of Conduct and Ethics, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Finance Committee and Compliance Committee. In addition, our website may include disclosure relating to certain non-GAAP financial measures that we may make public orally, telephonically, by webcast, by broadcast, or by similar means from time to time.
From time to time, we may use our website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible at http://investor.walterinvestment.com .
Any information on our website or obtained through our website is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our Investor Relations Department can be contacted at 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607, Attn: Investor Relations, telephone (813) 421-7694.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this report, including matters discussed under this Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings, and including matters discussed elsewhere in this report constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "estimates," "assumes," "may," "should," "will," "seeks," "targets," or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, and our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, intentions and expectations. These statements are not guarantees or indicative of future performance, nor should any conclusions be drawn or assumptions be made as to any potential outcome of any strategic review we conduct. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those factors, risks and uncertainties described below and in more detail under the caption "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 , our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017 , and in our other filings with the SEC.
In particular (but not by way of limitation), the following important factors, risks and uncertainties could affect our future results, performance and achievements and could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements:
risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's proposed financial restructuring, including: the ability of the Company to comply with the terms of the RSA, including completing various stages of the restructuring within the dates specified by the RSA; the ability of the Company to obtain requisite support of the restructuring from various stakeholders; and the effects of disruption from the proposed restructuring making it more difficult to maintain business, financing and operational relationships;

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risks and uncertainties relating to, or arising in connection with, the restatement of financial statements included in the amendments to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2017, including: reactions from the Company’s creditors, stockholders, or business partners; and the impact and result of any litigation or regulatory inquiries or investigations related to the findings of the Company’s assessment or the restatement;
our ability to operate our business in compliance with existing and future laws, rules, regulations and contractual commitments affecting our business, including those relating to the origination and servicing of residential loans, default servicing and foreclosure practices, the management of third-party assets and the insurance industry, and changes to, and/or more stringent enforcement of, such laws, rules, regulations and contracts;
scrutiny of our industry by, and potential enforcement actions by, federal and state authorities;
the substantial resources (including senior management time and attention) we devote to, and the significant compliance costs we incur in connection with, regulatory compliance and regulatory examinations and inquiries, and any consumer redress, fines, penalties or similar payments we make in connection with resolving such matters;
uncertainties relating to interest curtailment obligations and any related financial and litigation exposure (including exposure relating to false claims);
potential costs and uncertainties, including the effect on future revenues, associated with and arising from litigation, regulatory investigations and other legal proceedings, and uncertainties relating to the reaction of our key counterparties to the announcement of any such matters;
our dependence on U.S. GSEs and agencies (especially Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae) and their residential loan programs and our ability to maintain relationships with, and remain qualified to participate in programs sponsored by, such entities, our ability to satisfy various existing or future GSE, agency and other capital, net worth, liquidity and other financial requirements applicable to our business, and our ability to remain qualified as a GSE and agency approved seller, servicer or component servicer, including the ability to continue to comply with the GSEs’ and agencies' respective residential loan selling and servicing guides;
uncertainties relating to the status and future role of GSEs and agencies, and the effects of any changes to the origination and/or servicing requirements of the GSEs, agencies or various regulatory authorities or the servicing compensation structure for mortgage servicers pursuant to programs of GSEs, agencies or various regulatory authorities;
our ability to maintain our loan servicing, loan origination or collection agency licenses, or any other licenses necessary to operate our businesses, or changes to, or our ability to comply with, our licensing requirements;
our ability to comply with the terms of the stipulated orders resolving allegations arising from an FTC and CFPB investigation of Ditech Financial and a CFPB investigation of RMS;
operational risks inherent in the mortgage servicing and mortgage originations businesses, including our ability to comply with the various contracts to which we are a party, and reputational risks;
risks related to the significant amount of senior management turnover and employee reductions recently experienced by the Company;
risks related to our substantial levels of indebtedness, including our ability to comply with covenants contained in our debt agreements or obtain any necessary waivers or amendments, generate sufficient cash to service such indebtedness and refinance such indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, as well as our ability to incur substantially more debt;
our ability to renew advance financing facilities or warehouse facilities on favorable terms, or at all, and maintain adequate borrowing capacity under such facilities;
our ability to maintain or grow our residential loan servicing or subservicing business and our mortgage loan originations business;
our ability to achieve our strategic initiatives, particularly our ability to: increase the mix of our fee-for-service business, including by entering into new subservicing arrangements; improve servicing performance; successfully develop our originations capabilities in the consumer and wholesale lending channels; effectuate a satisfactory debt restructuring; and execute and realize planned operational improvements and efficiencies, including those relating to our core and non-core framework;
the success of our business strategy in returning us to sustained profitability;
changes in prepayment rates and delinquency rates on the loans we service or subservice;

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the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, as well as our other clients and credit owners, to transfer or otherwise terminate our servicing or subservicing rights, with or without cause;
a downgrade of, or other adverse change relating to, or our ability to improve, our servicer ratings or credit ratings;
our ability to collect reimbursements for servicing advances and earn and timely receive incentive payments and ancillary fees on our servicing portfolio;
our ability to collect indemnification payments and enforce repurchase obligations relating to mortgage loans we purchase from our correspondent clients and our ability to collect in a timely manner indemnification payments relating to servicing rights we purchase from prior servicers;
local, regional, national and global economic trends and developments in general, and local, regional and national real estate and residential mortgage market trends in particular, including the volume and pricing of home sales and uncertainty regarding the levels of mortgage originations and prepayments;
uncertainty as to the volume of originations activity we can achieve and the effects of the expiration of HARP, which is scheduled to occur on September 30, 2017, including uncertainty as to the number of "in-the-money" accounts we may be able to refinance and uncertainty as to what type of product or government program will be introduced, if any, to replace HARP;
risks associated with the reverse mortgage business, including changes to reverse mortgage programs operated by FHA, HUD or Ginnie Mae, our ability to accurately estimate interest curtailment liabilities, our ability to fund HECM repurchase obligations, our ability to fund principal additions on our HECM loans, and our ability to securitize our HECM tails;
our ability to realize all anticipated benefits of past, pending or potential future acquisitions or joint venture investments;
the effects of competition on our existing and potential future business, including the impact of competitors with greater financial resources and broader scopes of operation;
changes in interest rates and the effectiveness of any hedge we may employ against such changes;
risks and potential costs associated with technology and cybersecurity, including: the risks of technology failures and of cyber-attacks against us or our vendors; our ability to adequately respond to actual or alleged cyber-attacks; and our ability to implement adequate internal security measures and protect confidential borrower information;
risks and potential costs associated with the implementation of new or more current technology, such as MSP, the use of vendors (including offshore vendors) or the transfer of our servers or other infrastructure to new data center facilities;
our ability to comply with evolving and complex accounting rules, many of which involve significant judgment and assumptions;
risks related to our deferred tax assets, including the risk of an "ownership change" under Section 382 of the Code;
our ability to regain and maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of the NYSE, and risks arising from the potential suspension of trading of our common stock on, and delisting of our common stock from, the NYSE;
our ability to continue as a going concern;
uncertainties regarding impairment charges relating to our goodwill or other intangible assets;
risks associated with one or more material weaknesses identified in our internal controls over financial reporting, including the timing, expense and effectiveness of our remediation plans;
our ability to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
our ability to manage potential conflicts of interest relating to our relationship with WCO; and
risks related to our relationship with Walter Energy and uncertainties arising from or relating to its bankruptcy filings and liquidation proceedings, including potential liability for any taxes, interest and/or penalties owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group for the full or partial tax years during which certain of the Company's former subsidiaries were a part of such consolidated group and certain other tax risks allocated to us in connection with our spin-off from Walter Energy.
All of the above factors, risks and uncertainties are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond our control. New factors, risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all such factors, risks and uncertainties.

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Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements (including those relating to our outlook) contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore any of these statements included herein may prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as otherwise required under the federal securities laws. If we were in any particular instance to update or correct a forward-looking statement, investors and others should not conclude that we would make additional updates or corrections thereafter except as otherwise required under the federal securities laws.
In addition, this report may contain statements of opinion or belief concerning market conditions and similar matters. In certain instances, those opinions and beliefs could be based upon general observations by members of our management, anecdotal evidence and/or our experience in the conduct of our business, without specific investigation or statistical analyses. Therefore, while such statements reflect our view of the industries and markets in which we are involved, they should not be viewed as reflecting verifiable views and such views may not be shared by all who are involved in those industries or markets.
Executive Summary
The Company
We are an independent servicer and originator of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans. We service a wide array of loans across the credit spectrum for our own portfolio and for GSEs, government agencies, third-party securitization trusts and other credit owners. Through our consumer, correspondent and wholesale lending channels, we originate and purchase residential mortgage loans that we predominantly sell to GSEs and government agencies. We also operate two complementary businesses; asset receivables management and real estate owned property management and disposition. Our goal is to become a partner with our customers by assisting them with the originations process and through the life of their loan, using a highly regarded originations and servicing platform and by providing quality customer service in an open, honest and straightforward manner.
During 2017, we changed our principal executive offices from Tampa, Florida to Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, which was due to, among other things, the Chief Executive Officer and President and certain other senior executive officers of the Parent Company being based in Fort Washington.
At June 30, 2017 , we serviced 1.9 million residential loans with a total unpaid principal balance of $233.6 billion . We originated $9.2 billion in mortgage loan volume during the first six months of 2017 .
Part of our strategy is to move towards a fee-for-service model in our servicing business by increasing the proportion of subservicing activity in our business mix. For example, in 2016, we entered into several transactions with NRM pursuant to which we sold MSR to NRM and were retained by NRM to subservice these and other MSR, and in 2017, we began selling MSR to NRM on both a traditional flow sale as well as a concurrent assignment or co-issue basis, each with subservicing retained. Largely as a result of these transactions, and based on unpaid principal loan balance, the portion of our servicing portfolio represented by subservicing rose from 21% (or $56.8 billion in unpaid principal loan balance) at December 31, 2015 to 49% (or $115.4 billion in unpaid principal loan balance) at June 30, 2017 . Our subservicing fees vary considerably from contract to contract, and in general subservicing fees are lower than the servicing fee associated with owning the MSR and servicing the related loans. Therefore, our servicing revenues have been and are expected to continue to be negatively affected by the sale of our MSR, even in situations where we are engaged to subservice the loans relating to such MSR following their sale. However, as the portion of our servicing portfolio represented by subservicing increases, we generally expect to benefit from lower advance funding costs and from the elimination of amortization charges associated with the MSR we have sold.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , we added to the unpaid principal balance of our third-party mortgage loan servicing portfolio with $2.1 billion relating to subservicing contracts and $4.5 billion relating to servicing rights capitalized upon sales of mortgage loans, which was more than offset by $18.7 billion of payoffs and sales, net of recapture activities. In addition, we added to the unpaid principal balance of our third-party reverse loan servicing portfolio with $968.1 million in new business and tails, which was more than offset by $1.4 billion in payoffs, sales and curtailments.

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Our mortgage loan originations business diversifies our revenue base and helps us replenish our servicing portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , we originated $3.2 billion of mortgage loans through our consumer and wholesale channels, the majority of which resulted from retention activities associated with our existing servicing portfolio. In addition, we purchased $6.0 billion of mortgage loans through our correspondent channel during the first half of 2017. Substantially all of these purchased and originated mortgage loans were added to our servicing portfolio upon loan sale. In addition, we originated and purchased $223.7 million in reverse mortgage volume and issued $254.5 million in HMBS during the six months ended June 30, 2017 , although, as discussed below, we exited the reverse mortgage originations business at the beginning of 2017.
We manage our Company in three reportable segments: Servicing, Originations, and Reverse Mortgage. A description of the business conducted by each of these segments is provided below:
Servicing - Our Servicing segment performs servicing for our own mortgage loan portfolio and on behalf of third-party credit owners of mortgage loans for a fee and also performs subservicing for third-party owners of MSR. The Servicing segment also operates complementary businesses including a collections agency that performs collections of post charge-off deficiency balances for third parties and us. In addition, the Servicing segment holds the assets and mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts.
At June 30, 2017 , we were the subservicer for 0.9 million accounts with an unpaid principal loan balance of $115.4 billion . These subserviced accounts represented approximately 49% of our total servicing portfolio based on unpaid principal loan balance at that date. Our largest subservicing customer, NRM, represented approximately 63% of our total subservicing portfolio based on unpaid principal loan balance on June 30, 2017 . Our next largest subservicing customer represented approximately 21% of our total subservicing portfolio based on unpaid principal loan balance on June 30, 2017 .
The subservicing contracts pursuant to which we are retained to subservice mortgage loans generally provide that our customer, the owner of the MSR that we subservice, can terminate us as subservicer with or without cause, and each such contract has unique terms establishing the fees we will be paid for our work under the contract or upon the termination of the contract, if any, and the standards of performance we are required to meet in servicing the relevant mortgage loans, such that the profitability of our subservicing activity may vary among different contracts. We believe that our subservicing customers consider various factors from time to time in determining whether to retain or change subservicers, including the financial strength and servicer ratings of the subservicer, the subservicer's record of compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations (including any enhanced, "high touch" processes required by the contract) and the success of the subservicer in limiting the delinquency rate of the relevant portfolio. The termination of one or more of our subservicing contracts could have a material adverse effect on us, including on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Refer to Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 for a discussion of certain additional risks and uncertainties relating to our subservicing contracts.
In April 2017, during discussions with a subservicing counterparty regarding our business relationship and our review of our core and legacy portfolios, this counterparty indicated it was exploring alternatives for certain portfolios we subservice for such counterparty that we have preliminarily determined are legacy because such portfolios, for example, relate to non-GSE and non-Ginnie Mae mortgage loans. In July 2017, this counterparty initiated the transfer of servicing on certain legacy mortgage loan portfolios we subservice for such counterparty, which transfer is expected to take up to six months to complete. This transfer is expected to involve the transfer by us to other subservicers or counterparties subservicing on mortgage loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $7.7 billion as of June 30, 2017. As of June 30, 2017 , the mortgage loans we subservice for this counterparty accounted for 7% of our mortgage loan subservicing portfolio and 3% of our overall residential loan servicing portfolio (in each case based on unpaid principal loan balance as of such date).
Originations - Our Originations segment originates and purchases mortgage loans that are intended for sale to third parties. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the mix of mortgage loans sold by our Originations segment, based on unpaid principal balance, consisted of (i) 46% Fannie Mae conventional conforming loans, (ii) 42% Ginnie Mae loans and (iii) 12% Freddie Mac conventional conforming loans.
Reverse Mortgage - Our Reverse Mortgage segment primarily focuses on the servicing of reverse loans. Effective January 2017, we exited the reverse mortgage originations business. As of June 30, 2017, we did not have any reverse loans remaining in the originations pipeline and are in the process of finalizing the shutdown of the reverse mortgage originations business. We will continue to fund undrawn tails available to borrowers.
Other - As of June 30, 2017 , our Other non-reportable segment holds the assets and liabilities of the Non-Residual Trusts and corporate debt. This segment also includes our asset management business, which we are in the process of winding down.

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Overview
Our Servicing segment revenue is primarily impacted by the size and mix of our capitalized servicing and subservicing portfolios and is generated through servicing of mortgage loans for clients and/or credit owners. Net servicing revenue and fees include the change in fair value of servicing rights carried at fair value and the amortization of all other servicing rights. Our servicing fee income generation is influenced by the volume and timing of entrance into subservicing contracts and purchases and sales of servicing rights. The fair value of our servicing rights is largely dependent on the size of the related portfolio, discount rates, and prepayment and default speeds. Our Originations segment revenue, which is primarily comprised of net gains on sales of loans, is impacted by interest rates and the volume of loans locked as well as the margins earned in our various originations channels. Net gains on sales of loans include the cost of additions to the representations and warranties reserve. Our Reverse Mortgage segment is impacted by subservicing contracts, the fair value of reverse loans and HMBS, draws on existing reverse loans, and historically, the volume of new reverse loan originations.
Our results of operations are also affected by expenses such as salaries and benefits, information technology, occupancy, legal and professional fees, the provision for advances, curtailment, interest expense and other operating expenses. Refer to the Financial Highlights, Results of Operations and Business Segment Results sections below for further information.
Our principal sources of liquidity are the cash flows generated from our business segments and funds available from our master repurchase agreements, mortgage loan servicing advance facilities, issuance of GMBS, and issuance of HMBS to fund our tail commitments. We may generate additional liquidity through sales of MSR, any portion thereof, or other assets. Refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below for additional information.
Financial Highlights
Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $208.8 million , which represented an increase of $21.3 million as compared to the same period of 2016 . The increase in revenue reflects a $59.4 million increase in net servicing revenue and fees, offset in part by a $29.6 million decrease in net gains on sales of loans and an $8.6 million decrease in insurance revenue. The increase in net servicing revenue and fees was driven by $120.8 million in lower fair value losses on servicing rights, offset in part by $47.9 million in lower servicing fees.
Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were $454.1 million , which represented an increase of $199.8 million as compared to the same period of 2016 . The increase in revenue reflects a $278.3 million increase in net servicing revenue and fees, offset in part by a $39.8 million decrease in net gains on sales of loans, a $20.3 million decrease in net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations, and a $14.1 million decrease in insurance revenue. The increase in net servicing revenue and fees was driven by $393.8 million in lower fair value losses on servicing rights, offset in part by $92.3 million in lower servicing fees.
Losses recorded on the fair value of servicing rights is discussed in the Servicing segment section under our Business Segment Results section below. The decrease in servicing fees was due to the planned shift of our third-party servicing portfolio from servicing to subservicing and runoff of the portfolio. The decrease in net gains on sales of loans resulted from an overall lower volume of locked loans combined with a shift in mix from the higher margin consumer channel to the lower margin correspondent and wholesale channels. The decrease in net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulted from valuation model assumption adjustments for buyout loans in the second quarter of 2017 and a flattening of the interest rate curve in 2017 as compared to 2016. The decrease in insurance revenue was due to the sale of our insurance business during the first quarter of 2017.
Total expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were $292.6 million and $606.3 million , respectively, which represented decreases as compared to the same periods of 2016 , primarily driven by $215.4 million in goodwill impairment recorded during the second quarter of 2016, and $32.6 million and $57.3 million , respectively, in lower salaries and benefits and $18.2 million and $16.2 million , respectively, in lower general and administrative expenses.
We incurred $215.4 million in impairment charges in our Servicing segment during three and six months ended June 30, 2016 as a result of a goodwill evaluation performed in the second quarter of 2016. Salaries and benefits decreased as a result of a lower average headcount driven by site closures and various organizational changes to the scale and proficiency of the leadership team and support functions, as well as our decision to exit the reverse mortgage originations business. General and administrative expenses decreased primarily as a result of lower contractor costs, compensating interest, and other cost savings, offset in part by higher costs associated with corporate strategic initiatives.

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Our cash flows provided by operating activities were $413.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 . Cash and cash equivalents was $478.4 million at June 30, 2017 . Cash flows provided by operating activities increased $103.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 . The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily a result of an increase in cash provided by origination activities resulting from a higher volume of loans sold in relation to loans originated during the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 and a decrease in income tax receivables.
Refer to the Results of Operations and Business Segment Results sections below for further information on the changes addressed above. Also included in our Business Segment Results is a discussion of changes in our non-GAAP financial measures. A description of our non-GAAP financial measures is included in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.
Strategy
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, after the appointment of Anthony Renzi as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, we made extensive changes to our leadership team, installing among other things new heads of compliance, default servicing, performing servicing, reverse mortgage, and human resources. In conjunction with the Board, this new leadership team has developed a strategy and business plan for 2017 that is focused on our core mortgage servicing and originations businesses, with a view to improving both financial and operating performance during the year.
In Servicing, the ongoing shift of our servicing portfolio from servicing to subservicing has resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, a decline in revenue. Our ability to implement initiatives to reduce costs on pace with or faster than declining revenues is a key factor to us achieving a return to profitability within the servicing business. We have already achieved cost reductions in a number of areas, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to reduce costs so as to enable the servicing business to return to profitability in the near-term or at all. We expect to continue to execute numerous initiatives to improve the efficiency of our operations, through such measures as better processes, site consolidation and improved use of technology. We are also concentrating on improving the performance of our servicing business, by, for example, improving customer service, lowering delinquency rates and improving standards and compliance. We plan to prioritize these initiatives over the pursuit of significant new servicing or subservicing opportunities, though over time as we improve operations we aim to be able to compete effectively and profitably for opportunities to subservice for others. Recent operating results have been negatively impacted by costs associated with legacy matters within default servicing operations and costs associated with site consolidation plans, and we expect to continue to incur similar costs as we execute on our core and legacy strategy.
In Originations, our goal is to achieve revenue growth over time, primarily from increased wholesale lending, increased outbound contact efforts and improved retention. As we endeavor to expand our originations business, we expect that we will need to increase significantly the amount of purchase money loans we originate, particularly in our consumer direct and wholesale channels. This will require us to enhance our brand awareness among potential customers, and we are working on plans to develop a digital marketing presence. We believe our strategy will require us to hire a considerable number of new loan officers and other employees.
Our operating results have been negatively impacted by a number of factors, including a greater than anticipated decline in origination volumes as new leads, pull-through rates and recapture rates within the consumer lending channel have been below expectations. We continue to face challenges in our ability to achieve growth in the originations business as we transition from a principally refinance-focused strategy directed at our captive servicing portfolio to a strategy that also focuses on new customer acquisition and includes purchase money originations. We have been working to develop new lead sources leveraging digital and mobile technologies, achieve deeper integration of our originations business with our servicing business to better identify viable customer opportunities and streamline and shorten processes in an effort to increase pull-through rates. Additionally, volumes and pricing in the correspondent and wholesale channels are being negatively impacted by a challenging business lending environment, our ability to attract talent to the wholesale channel and our ability to enter into flow arrangements to sell MSR acquired in those channels. As a result of these recent developments, management is closely monitoring performance of the originations segment in connection with our evaluation of the recoverability of our remaining goodwill and intangible assets.
In Reverse Mortgage, having exited the originations business, we are working to improve the efficiency of our servicing activities in order to reduce expected future losses. We have also been evaluating options for our reverse mortgage business, including the possibility of selling some or all of its assets or pursuing alternative solutions for the business that include collaboration with other parties. Additionally, new HUD requirements have led to additional working capital needs in relation to Ginnie Mae buyouts.

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Our profitability for the Reverse segment has been and will continue to be negatively impacted by new HUD requirements, which have led to additional working capital needs in relation to Ginnie Mae buyouts, and by the level of defaults we are experiencing with HECM loans. When a HECM loan is in default, we earn interest at the debenture rate, which is generally lower than the note rate we must pay. Additionally, if we miss HUD prescribed milestones in the foreclosure and claims filing process, HUD curtails the debenture interest being earned on loans in default. For loans in default, servicing costs generally increase as a result of foreclosure related activities such as legal costs, property preservation expense and other costs, which may include bankruptcy related activities. Further, after a foreclosure sale occurs and we obtain title to the property, we are responsible for the sale of the REO property. If we are unable to sell the property underlying a defaulted reverse loan for an acceptable price within the timeframe established by HUD, we are required to make an appraisal-based claim to HUD. In such cases, HUD reimburses us for the loan balance, eligible expenses and debenture interest, less the appraised value of the underlying property. Thereafter all the risks and costs associated with maintaining and liquidating the property remains with us. We may incur additional losses on REO properties as they progress through the claims and liquidation processes. The significance of future losses associated with appraisal-based claims is dependent upon the volume of defaulted loans, condition of foreclosed properties and the general real estate market.
Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our information technology group is an important element of our strategy across all of our operations. We use numerous systems and incur considerable expense to support our lending, servicing, reverse and other business activities. We have initiated measures to reduce the complexity and cost of our information technology operations and are continuing our review of this function to identify further areas of opportunity.
Investments in MSR
From time to time over the past five years, to support our servicing business, we have bought or sold MSR. With a view to using our capital efficiently, in 2016 we began to limit our investment in MSR. We plan to continue that approach in the future and to move towards more of a fee-for-service model in the servicing business. Accordingly, we expect that from time to time we will sell MSR we now own or those we create in connection with our mortgage originations activities. We expect that normally we will retain the right to subservice such MSR sold by us, but we may also sell MSR with servicing released. We may also engage in other transactions to limit or reduce our investment in MSR, including sales of excess servicing spread.
In 2016, we executed a number of transactions that helped us reduce our investment in MSR. In particular, we entered into several transactions with NRM pursuant to which we sold MSR to NRM and were retained by NRM to subservice these and other MSR. We may seek to sell additional MSR to NRM in the future and may also seek to enter into arrangements to sell MSR to other buyers. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we transferred MSR to NRM under a traditional flow sale agreement related to mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $1.6 billion. Additionally, we simultaneously assigned servicing to NRM concurrent with the loan delivery to Fannie Mae with UPB of $1.8 billion and $3.2 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
Non-Core Assets
Since early 2015, we have sold various assets we considered to be "non-core" or "legacy" assets. On February 1, 2017, we sold our insurance business for a cash purchase price of $125.0 million , subject to adjustment, with potential earnout payments of up to $25.0 million in cash. At that time, the Company received $131.1 million in cash, which included a working capital payment.
We are continuing to review our assets and activities to determine those that should be considered "core" or "non-core" in relation to our strategic goals, and we are advancing analysis and developing strategy with respect to such "non-core" assets and activities, which will include non-strategic operations, locations and portfolios. These may in the future be sold, wound down or otherwise managed in a manner designed to limit the investment, costs and attention we are required to devote to them. Over the next few years, we intend to consolidate our operations into three “core” Ditech sites - Fort Washington, PA ; Jacksonville, FL ; and Tempe, AZ ; and one “core” RMS site - Houston, TX . Our Irving, TX location is expected to be closed by the end of 2017 and our remaining sites are undergoing strategic review and plans for them are expected to be finalized by early 2018. These strategic reviews could result in additional site closings or other outcomes.

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Operating Improvements
Since 2016, we have focused our efforts on improving our financial performance through increasing efficiency and cost reductions. During 2016, we initiated actions in connection with our continued efforts to enhance efficiencies and streamline processes, which included various organizational changes to the scale and proficiency of our leadership team and support functions, which continued into 2017. For example, we exited the reverse mortgage originations business effective January 2017 while maintaining our reverse mortgage servicing operations, and in July 2017 we announced certain site consolidation plans, as discussed above. While our goals for 2017 include expense reductions, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in reducing costs. In 2017, we expect to continue to incur advisory, severance and other expenses associated with the improvement of our business, and we may incur unexpected expenses, including expenses arising from unanticipated operational problems, legal and regulatory matters, and other matters that are beyond our control. If we are not successful in reducing our expenses, our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity could be materially adversely affected.
In addition to improving the financial performance of our operations, we are focused on ensuring that our servicing operations meet legal and regulatory requirements and our contractual servicing obligations and that we improve our servicing performance, as measured by the owners of the loans we service (such as GSEs) and by customers for whom we subservice. By some measures, such as delinquency rates for our mortgage loan servicing portfolio, during 2016 our servicing performance deteriorated significantly relative to our past performance and to that of other servicers, following the introduction of new servicing technology, changes in servicing practices, site consolidation, and other developments. The GSEs and other parties for whom we service or subservice regularly monitor our performance and communicate their observations and expectations to us. Several important such counterparties noted our recent performance deterioration and have requested that we improve various aspects of our performance, which we are endeavoring to do. At Freddie Mac’s request, we recently completed the voluntary transfer of MSR relating to Freddie Mac mortgage loans that are 90 days or more delinquent to another special default servicer with a related unpaid principal loan balance totaling approximately $537 million . With a view to improving our performance, we have been enhancing our processes and have made management changes and introduced new procedures to track key performance metrics. We may need to make further enhancements to our people, processes or technologies to achieve acceptable levels of servicing performance and satisfy evolving legal and regulatory requirements and best practices. In addition, these enhancements could require significant unplanned expenditures that could adversely affect our financial results. We cannot be certain that our efforts to improve our servicing performance will have sufficient or timely results. If we are unable to improve our servicing performance metrics, we could face various material adverse consequences, including competitive disadvantage, the inability to win new subservicing business, the termination of servicing rights or subservicing contracts and GSEs or other counterparties asking us to transfer to other servicers, or otherwise limit or reduce, certain assets in our servicing portfolio.
While we plan to continue to take actions across our businesses to improve efficiency, identify revenue opportunities, and reduce expense, certain other costs have risen or are expected to arise. For example, we have been making investments and taking other measures to enhance the structure and effectiveness of our compliance and risk processes and associated programs across the Company, with a view to improving our customers’ experience, our compliance results and our performance and ratings under our subservicing contracts and our obligations to GSEs and loan investors. We believe additional investments and process improvements in these areas will be required. The mortgage industry generally, including our Company, is subject to extensive and evolving regulation and continues to be under scrutiny from federal and state regulators, enforcement agencies and other government entities. This oversight has led, in our case, to ongoing investigations and examinations of several of our business areas, and we have been and will be required to dedicate internal and external resources to providing information to and otherwise cooperating with such government entities. In addition, we have incurred, and expect that in the future we will incur, significant expenses (i) associated with the remediation or other resolution of breaches, findings or concerns raised by regulators, enforcement agencies, other government entities, customers or ourselves, (ii) to enhance the effectiveness of our risk and compliance program and (iii) to address operational issues and other events of noncompliance we have discovered, or may in the future discover, through our compliance program or otherwise. Investments to enhance our operational, compliance and risk processes may also result in an improved customer experience and competitive advantage for our business.
Debt Restructuring Initiative
On July 31, 2017, the Company entered into a RSA with the Consenting Term Lenders. As set forth in the RSA (including in the Restructuring Term Sheet attached thereto), the parties to the RSA have agreed to the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an out-of-court restructuring (as described below) and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for the out-of-court restructuring, a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Concurrently with the execution of the RSA, the Company and the Consenting Term Lenders entered into a waiver of certain events of default under the 2013 Credit Agreement and an amendment of the 2013 Credit Agreement, and the Company and the beneficial owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes entered into a waiver and forbearance agreement, in each case, as further described below. Any capitalized terms appearing in the following subsections not defined in the Glossary are as defined in the agreement to which that subsection relates, unless otherwise noted.
Restructuring Support Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the RSA, the Company has agreed to purchase the term loans of the Consenting Term Lenders through open market buybacks in an aggregate amount equal to $100.0 million out of an escrow account created by the Company for the purpose of completing such purchases, $75.0 million of such purchases will be completed upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which lenders holding 100% of the loans and/or commitments outstanding under the 2013 Credit Agreement have become parties to the RSA and (ii) August 21, 2017. The remaining $25.0 million purchase will be completed by September 1, 2017 (unless such date is extended by the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders), unless the Company has determined to pay such amount prior to such date.
As contemplated by the RSA, the Company will seek to negotiate a restructuring support agreement with Senior Noteholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes.
With respect to the Out-of-Court Restructuring, the RSA provides that if the Requisite Senior Notes Threshold is attained, the Company will:
undertake the Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer, including both (a) the solicitation of consents from Senior Noteholders with respect to certain proposed amendments to the Senior Notes Indenture and (b) an exchange offer to be effected pursuant to the terms set forth on Annex C to the Restructuring Term Sheet; and
undertake a Tender Offer to purchase the Convertible Notes for an aggregate purchase price of not more than $40.0 million, in value in the form of cash, equity and/or other consideration, as determined by the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders.
Pursuant to the terms of the RSA, if all of the conditions to the Out-of-Court Restructuring are satisfied or waived (with the prior written consent of the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders) on or prior to November 1, 2017 (unless such date is extended by the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders, the Out-of-Court Outside Date), then the Restructuring will be consummated pursuant to the Out-of-Court Restructuring unless the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders agree to consummate the Restructuring through the In-Court Restructuring. If all the conditions precedent to consummation of the Out-of-Court Restructuring other than the Minimum Participation Threshold (as defined below) are satisfied or waived (with the prior written consent of the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders) on or prior to the Out-of-Court Outside Date, then the Company will implement the In-Court Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the RSA. As provided in the RSA, Minimum Participation Threshold means, in each case consistent with the terms of the RSA, all of the following: (i) Term Lenders holding at least 95% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) outstanding under the 2013 Credit Agreement will have consented to the Credit Agreement Amendment; (ii) Senior Noteholders holding Senior Notes representing at least 95% of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding will have validly tendered and not withdrawn such Senior Notes, and consented to the amendments to the Senior Notes Indenture, in the Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer; and (iii) Convertible Noteholders holding Convertible Notes representing at least 95% of the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding will have (x) validly tendered and not withdrawn their Convertible Notes into the Tender Offer and (y) voted in favor of the Restructuring.
Pursuant to the terms of the RSA, each Consenting Term Lender has agreed, among other things, subject to certain conditions, to (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to support the Restructuring, and to act in good faith and take all reasonable actions necessary to consummate the Restructuring, (ii) vote to accept the Prepackaged Plan (and not change or withdraw such vote), (iii) refrain from taking any actions that are inconsistent with, or that would delay, prevent, frustrate or impede the Restructuring, and (iv) negotiate in good faith with the Company regarding an alternative in-court restructuring sponsored by the Consenting Term Lenders pursuant to which such Consenting Term Lenders may agree, among other things, to convert a mutually agreeable portion of their Claims into equity of the Company as reorganized and such other terms as may be mutually agreeable to the Company and such Consenting Term Lenders, which alternative restructuring will be operative only if Senior Noteholders holding at least the Requisite Senior Notes Threshold have not executed the Senior Notes restructuring support agreement by August 31, 2017, or such later date as the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders may agree.

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In the event that the Out-of-Court Restructuring is consummated, as of the effective date of the Out-of-Court Restructuring:
the Company and the Consenting Term Lenders will (i) enter into a new credit facility and (ii) agree that the Company will make cash payments of not less than $300.0 million in the aggregate (payable in the manner set forth in the RSA, the Credit Agreement Annex and/or the Interim Amendment, less amounts already paid in accordance with the RSA, to the Term Lenders;
the Company will issue the Second Lien Notes in accordance with the Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer, and may issue an amount of shares of common stock that is not yet determined, and the Company and the Senior Noteholders will amend the Senior Notes Indenture to reflect a customary removal of covenants; and
each Convertible Noteholder who accepts the Tender Offer will receive their pro rata share of value (in the form of cash, equity, and/or other consideration, as determined by the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders) in an amount no greater than $40.0 million.
In the event that the In-Court Restructuring is consummated:
any plan of reorganization in connection with the Restructuring (including the Prepackaged Plan) shall provide that the Company, as reorganized pursuant to the Plan, will enter into a credit agreement that is consistent with the 2013 Credit Agreement, as modified by the amendment contemplated by Annex A to the Restructuring Term Sheet;
the Company will issue the Second Lien Notes in accordance with the Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer, and may issue an amount of shares of common stock that is not yet determined, and the Company and the Senior Noteholders will amend the Senior Notes Indenture to reflect a customary removal of covenants;
the Plan will treat the holders of Convertible Notes in a manner acceptable to the Required Parties that is consistent with the Bankruptcy Code, provided that, if holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Convertible Notes do not vote to accept the Plan, then the holders of Convertible Notes will not receive or retain any property under the Plan;
the definitive documentation for the Restructuring will treat Equity Interests (as defined in the Restructuring Term Sheet) in a manner acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders that is consistent with the applicable law; and
all other claims will be unimpaired or refinanced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Term Lenders.
The RSA may be terminated upon the occurrence of, among other events, the following: (i) certain breaches of the RSA by the Company or the Consenting Term Lenders (that remain uncured for five business days); (ii) the issuance of any ruling, judgment or order by any governmental authority enjoining the consummation of or rendering illegal the Prepackaged Plan; or (iii) the failure to complete various stages of the Restructuring by certain dates. Such milestones include that the Company will (a) execute the Senior Notes restructuring support agreement by August 31, 2017, (b) commence the Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer and the Tender Offer by October 1, 2017, (c) if the Minimum Participation Threshold has been satisfied, consummate the Out-of-Court Restructuring by November 1, 2017 (unless the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders agree to pursue the In-Court Restructuring), and (d) if applicable, consummate the In-Court Restructuring by January 15, 2017. The RSA may also be terminated if (x) the Company has not obtained votes accepting the Prepackaged Plan from holders of the Term Loans sufficient to satisfy the conditions for acceptance set forth in section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code on or before the voting deadline to be set forth in the solicitation materials distributed in connection with the Prepackaged Plan or (y) the Minimum Participation Threshold has not been satisfied and Senior Noteholders holding at least the Requisite Senior Notes Threshold have not voted in favor of the Prepackaged Plan by the Out-of-Court Outside Date. Upon termination of the RSA, each vote or any consents given by any Consenting Term Lender prior to such termination shall be deemed, for all purposes, to be null and void.
Any new securities to be issued pursuant to the restructuring transaction have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the new securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not constitute an offer to sell or buy, nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy, any securities referred to herein, nor is this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q a solicitation of consents to or votes to accept any Chapter 11 plan. Any solicitation or offer will only be made pursuant to a confidential offering memorandum and disclosure statement and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

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Credit Agreement Waiver
On July 31, 2017, the Company and the Consenting Term Lenders entered into waiver to the 2013 Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement Waiver, the Consenting Term Lenders representing the Required Lenders (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) waived, subject to the conditions specified therein, certain events of default under the 2013 Credit Agreement as a result of or arising from (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to July 31, 2017 as a result of the Company being required to restate its financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, (ii) a “going concern” or like qualification in the auditor report delivered in connection with the restatement of the Original Filings, (iii) any default, event of default or similar event under instruments governing other Indebtedness (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) arising from or as a result of the foregoing and (iv) any failure to deliver any notice to Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent under the 2013 Credit Agreement or the Lenders (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) with respect to all or any portion of the foregoing. The Credit Agreement Waiver became effective upon its execution by the Required Lenders and the execution and effectiveness of the RSA and the Third Amendment (as described below).
Third Amendment to the 2013 Credit Agreement
On July 31, 2017, the Company also entered into Amendment No. 3 to its Credit Agreement. This amends the 2013 Credit Agreement to make certain changes to the mandatory prepayment provisions and negative covenants thereof and certain technical changes. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for additional information regarding the terms of the Third Amendment.
The Third Amendment became effective upon its execution by the Required Lenders and the execution and effectiveness of the RSA and the Credit Agreement Waiver.
Waiver of Default and Forbearance
On July 31, 2017, the beneficial owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes agreed that (i) any existing defaults as a result of the Company being required to restate the Original Filings shall be waived and shall be deemed to cease to exist, and any event of default arising therefrom shall be waived and deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Senior Notes Indenture, and (ii) they will not enforce or otherwise take any action or direct enforcement of, any rights or remedies available under the Senior Notes Indenture with respect to the original filings.
Walter Capital Opportunity Corp.
In 2014, we established WCO, a company formed to invest in mortgage-related assets, including MSR and excess servicing spread related to MSR. We own approximately 10% of WCO; third-party investors own the remainder of WCO.
In November 2016, WCO entered into a series of agreements whereby it agreed to sell substantially all of its assets, including the sale of substantially all of its MSR portfolio to NRM. In connection with the December 2016 closing of the transactions relating thereto, WCO commenced liquidation activities and we do not expect to sell further assets to WCO. We received $11.5 million in distributions from our equity investment in WCO during 2017, which are included in other investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Regulatory Developments
Our business is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local authorities, including the CFPB, HUD, VA, the SEC and various state agencies that license, audit and conduct examinations of our mortgage servicing and mortgage originations businesses. We are also subject to a variety of regulatory and contractual obligations imposed by credit owners, investors, insurers and guarantors of the mortgages we originate and service, including, but not limited to, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, FHFA, USDA and the VA/FHA. Furthermore, our industry has been under scrutiny by federal and state regulators over the past several years, and we expect this scrutiny to continue. Laws, rules, regulations and practices that have been in place for many years may be changed, and new laws, rules, regulations and administrative guidance have been, and may continue to be, introduced in order to address real and perceived problems in our industry. We expect to incur ongoing costs in order to comply with these evolving rules and regulations.
Originations Segment
On July 7, 2017, the CFPB issued final rule changes to its “Know Before You Owe” mortgage disclosure rule, which changes are intended to formalize guidance in the rule, provide greater clarity and certainty and help facilitate compliance by the mortgage industry. The final rule will become effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register, but compliance is not mandatory until October 1, 2018.

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Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 for additional information about the regulatory framework under which we operate.

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Results of Operations — Comparison of Consolidated Results of Operations (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net servicing revenue and fees
$
91,321

 
$
31,936

 
$
59,385

 
186
 %
 
$
204,508

 
$
(73,826
)
 
$
278,334

 
(377
)%
Net gains on sales of loans
70,545

 
100,176

 
(29,631
)
 
(30
)%
 
144,901

 
184,653

 
(39,752
)
 
(22
)%
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
7,872

 
7,650

 
222

 
3
 %
 
22,574

 
42,858

 
(20,284
)
 
(47
)%
Interest income on loans
10,489

 
11,849

 
(1,360
)
 
(11
)%
 
21,469

 
24,020

 
(2,551
)
 
(11
)%
Insurance revenue
2,650

 
11,277

 
(8,627
)
 
(77
)%
 
7,590

 
21,644

 
(14,054
)
 
(65
)%
Other revenues
25,910

 
24,585

 
1,325

 
5
 %
 
53,030

 
54,895

 
(1,865
)
 
(3
)%
Total revenues
208,787

 
187,473

 
21,314

 
11
 %
 
454,072

 
254,244

 
199,828

 
79
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


General and administrative
117,544

 
135,776

 
(18,232
)
 
(13
)%
 
249,171

 
265,382

 
(16,211
)
 
(6
)%
Salaries and benefits
101,071

 
133,681

 
(32,610
)
 
(24
)%
 
209,028

 
266,320

 
(57,292
)
 
(22
)%
Interest expense
60,884

 
64,400

 
(3,516
)
 
(5
)%
 
121,294

 
128,648

 
(7,354
)
 
(6
)%
Depreciation and amortization
10,042

 
14,540

 
(4,498
)
 
(31
)%
 
20,974

 
28,963

 
(7,989
)
 
(28
)%
Goodwill impairment

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
 

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
Other expenses, net
3,054

 
1,897

 
1,157

 
61
 %
 
5,837

 
4,403

 
1,434

 
33
 %
Total expenses
292,595

 
565,706

 
(273,111
)
 
(48
)%
 
606,304

 
909,128

 
(302,824
)
 
(33
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


OTHER GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Gain on sale of business
7

 

 
7

 
n/m

 
67,734

 

 
67,734

 
n/m

Other net fair value losses
(8,105
)
 
(819
)
 
(7,286
)
 
890
 %
 
(3,022
)
 
(2,963
)
 
(59
)
 
2
 %
Gain (loss) on extinguishment
(709
)
 

 
(709
)
 
n/m

 
(709
)
 
928

 
(1,637
)
 
(176
)%
Other

 
(532
)
 
532

 
(100
)%
 

 
(1,556
)
 
1,556

 
(100
)%
Total other gains (losses)
(8,807
)
 
(1,351
)
 
(7,456
)
 
552
 %
 
64,003

 
(3,591
)
 
67,594

 
n/m

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Loss before income taxes
(92,615
)
 
(379,584
)
 
286,969

 
(76
)%
 
(88,229
)
 
(658,475
)
 
570,246

 
(87
)%
Income tax expense
1,694

 
110,379

 
(108,685
)
 
(98
)%
 
1,572

 
4,190

 
(2,618
)
 
(62
)%
Net loss
$
(94,309
)
 
$
(489,963
)
 
$
395,654

 
(81
)%
 
$
(89,801
)
 
$
(662,665
)
 
$
572,864

 
(86
)%

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Net Servicing Revenue and Fees
A summary of net servicing revenue and fees is provided below (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Servicing fees
$
129,154

 
$
177,082

 
$
(47,928
)
 
(27
)%
 
$
262,547

 
$
354,836

 
$
(92,289
)
 
(26
)%
Incentive and performance fees
16,795

 
18,011

 
(1,216
)
 
(7
)%
 
31,949

 
37,783

 
(5,834
)
 
(15
)%
Ancillary and other fees
22,012

 
25,058

 
(3,046
)
 
(12
)%
 
45,255

 
49,667

 
(4,412
)
 
(9
)%
Servicing revenue and fees
167,961

 
220,151

 
(52,190
)
 
(24
)%
 
339,751

 
442,286

 
(102,535
)
 
(23
)%
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
(34,751
)
 
(127,713
)
 
92,962

 
(73
)%
 
(52,281
)
 
(386,173
)
 
333,892

 
(86
)%
Other changes in fair value (2)
(31,963
)
 
(59,780
)
 
27,817

 
(47
)%
 
(67,949
)
 
(127,900
)
 
59,951

 
(47
)%
Change in fair value of servicing rights
(66,714
)
 
(187,493
)
 
120,779

 
(64
)%
 
(120,230
)
 
(514,073
)
 
393,843

 
(77
)%
Amortization of servicing rights
(9,926
)
 
(2,625
)
 
(7,301
)
 
278
 %
 
(14,951
)
 
(7,236
)
 
(7,715
)
 
107
 %
Change in fair value of servicing rights related liabilities

 
1,903

 
(1,903
)
 
(100
)%
 
(62
)
 
5,197

 
(5,259
)
 
(101
)%
Net servicing revenue and fees
$
91,321


$
31,936


$
59,385

 
186
 %
 
$
204,508

 
$
(73,826
)
 
$
278,334

 
(377
)%
__________
(1)
Represents the net change in servicing rights carried at fair value resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds.
(2)
Represents the realization of expected cash flows over time.
We recognize servicing revenue and fees on servicing performed for third parties in which we either own the servicing right or act as subservicer. This revenue includes contractual fees earned on the serviced loans; incentive and performance fees, including those earned based on the performance of certain loans or loan portfolios serviced by us, loan modification fees and asset recovery income; and ancillary fees such as late fees and expedited payment fees. Servicing revenue and fees are adjusted for the amortization and change in fair value of servicing rights and the change in fair value of the servicing rights related liabilities.
Servicing fees decreased $47.9 million and $92.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to a planned shift of our third-party servicing portfolio from servicing to subservicing combined with runoff of the portfolio. Incentive and performance fees decreased $1.2 million and $5.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to lower fees earned under HAMP and lower asset recovery income. Ancillary and other fees decreased $3.0 million and $4.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due to lower late fee income.
Changes in the fair value of servicing rights improved $120.8 million and $393.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively. Refer to the Servicing segment section under our Business Segment Results section below for additional information on the changes in fair value relating to servicing rights and our servicing rights related liabilities.
Net Gains on Sales of Loans
Net gains on sales of loans include realized and unrealized gains and losses on loans held for sale, fair value adjustments on IRLCs and other related freestanding derivatives, values of the initial capitalized servicing rights, and a provision for the repurchase of loans. Net gains on sales of loans decreased $29.6 million and $39.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to an overall lower volume of locked loans combined with a shift in mix from the higher margin consumer channel to the lower margin correspondent and wholesale channels.
Net Fair Value Gains on Reverse Loans and Related HMBS Obligations
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations include the contractual interest income earned on reverse loans, including those not yet securitized or bought out of securitization pools, net of interest expense on HMBS related obligations, and the change in fair value of these assets and liabilities. Refer to the Reverse Mortgage segment discussion under our Business Segment Results section below for additional information including a detailed breakout of the components of net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations.

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Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations decreased $20.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from valuation model assumption adjustments for buyout loans in the second quarter of 2017 and a flattening in the interest rate curve in 2017 as compared 2016, which resulted in net non-cash fair value losses in the first half of 2017 as compared to net non-cash fair value gains in the first half of 2016. Reverse loans and related HMBS obligations are generally subject to net fair value gains when interest rates decline primarily as a result of a longer duration of reverse loans as compared to HMBS related obligations. Our reverse loans have longer durations primarily as a result of our obligations as issuer of HMBS, which includes the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount.
Interest Income on Loans
We earn interest income on the residential loans held in the Residual Trusts and on our unencumbered mortgage loans, both of which are accounted for at amortized cost. Interest income on loans decreased $1.4 million and $2.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to runoff of the overall mortgage loan portfolio and a lower average yield on loans due to an increase in delinquencies that are 90 days or more past due.
Provided below is a summary of the average balances of residential loans carried at amortized cost and the related interest income and average yields (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
Residential loans at amortized cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
10,489

 
$
11,849

 
$
(1,360
)
 
$
21,469

 
$
24,020

 
$
(2,551
)
Average balance (1) (2)
 
474,395

 
513,411

 
(39,016
)
 
479,094

 
517,195

 
(38,101
)
Annualized average yield
 
8.84
%
 
9.23
%
 
(0.39
)%
 
8.96
%
 
9.29
%
 
(0.33
)%
__________
(1)
Average balance is calculated as the average recorded investment in the loans at the beginning of each month during the period.
(2)
Average balance excludes delinquent mortgage loans that we are required to record on our consolidated balance sheets as a result of our unilateral right to repurchase such loans from Ginnie Mae as we do not own these mortgage loans and, therefore, are not entitled to any interest income they generate. Refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Insurance Revenue
Insurance revenue consists of commission income and fees earned on voluntary and lender-placed insurance policies issued and other products sold to borrowers, net of estimated future policy cancellations. Commission income is based on a percentage of the premium of the insurance policy issued, which varies based on the type of policy. Insurance revenue decreased $8.6 million and $14.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to the sale of our principal insurance agency and substantially all of our insurance agency business on February 1, 2017. As a result of this sale, we no longer receive any insurance commissions on lender-placed insurance policies. Commencing February 1, 2017, another insurance agency owned by us began to provide insurance marketing services to a third party with respect to voluntary insurance policies, including hazard insurance. This insurance agency receives premium-based commissions for its insurance marketing services. Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the sale of our insurance business.
Other Revenues
Other revenues decreased $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to $5.5 million in lower origination fee income primarily related to the consumer channel as loans continued to fund in 2017 under a program in place through December 31, 2016 in which certain fees were waived, partially offset by $5.1 million in higher other interest income. Origination fee income was $15.9 million and $21.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

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General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased $18.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from $9.0 million in lower contractor costs related to our servicing platform conversion that occurred in the second quarter of 2016 as well as efforts to reduce contractor costs throughout the Company's operations, $5.7 million in lower compensating interest due to a shift from servicing to subservicing, $2.9 million in lower charges associated with foreclosure and bankruptcy practices, $2.9 million in lower advertising expenses resulting from a decrease in mail solicitations due to a strategy shift in lead acquisition for our originations segment, $2.5 million in lower postage and printing costs driven by additional mailings made during the second quarter of 2016 in connection with our servicing platform conversion, $1.7 million in lower curtailment-related accruals, $1.0 million in lower loss accruals relating to servicing advances, and $8.1 million in other cost savings, partially offset by $7.5 million in higher costs associated with corporate strategic initiatives, $5.8 million in lower reduction to the representations and warranty reserve, and $2.2 million in higher advance loss provision.
General and administrative expenses decreased $16.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from $12.3 million in lower contractor costs related to our servicing platform conversion that occurred in the first half of 2016 as well as efforts to reduce contractor costs throughout the Company's operations, $11.0 million in lower compensating interest due to a shift from servicing to subservicing, $6.7 million in lower advertising expenses resulting from a decrease in mail solicitations due to a strategy shift in lead acquisition for our originations segment, $5.6 million in lower postage and printing costs driven by additional mailings made during the second quarter of 2016 in connection with our servicing platform conversion, $3.6 million in lower curtailment-related accruals, $2.6 million in lower loss accruals relating to servicing advances, and $10.5 million in other cost savings, partially offset by $10.2 million in higher costs associated with corporate strategic initiatives, $7.2 million in additional costs associated with the use of MSP and outsourcing initiatives throughout the Company, $5.6 million in higher charges associated with foreclosure and bankruptcy practices, $4.7 million in lower reduction to the representations and warranty reserve, $3.7 million in higher legal expenses, and $3.4 million in higher advance loss provision.
Salaries and Benefits
Salaries and benefits decreased $32.6 million and $57.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due to a decrease of $16.2 million and $29.1 million, respectively, in compensation and benefits resulting primarily from a lower average headcount driven by site closures and various organizational changes to the scale and proficiency of the leadership team and support functions, as well as our decision to exit the reverse mortgage originations business, a decrease of $6.2 million and $10.1 million, respectively, primarily related to a change in the commissions structure, a reduction of $4.4 million and $5.7 million, respectively, in severance due to the departure of certain senior executives in the second quarter of 2016, a reduction of $4.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, in stock compensation expense related to increased forfeitures, a reduction of $1.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively, in overtime driven by cost reduction measures, and a decrease of $0.5 million and $5.1 million, respectively, in bonus accruals. Headcount decreased by approximately 1,200 full-time employees from approximately 5,600 at June 30, 2016 to approximately 4,400 at June 30, 2017 .
Interest Expense
We incur interest expense on our corporate debt, servicing advance liabilities, master repurchase agreements, and mortgage-backed debt issued by the Residual Trusts, all of which are accounted for at amortized cost. Interest expense decreased $3.5 million and $7.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, driven by a decrease in interest expense related to servicing advance liabilities, offset in part by an increase in interest expense related to master repurchase agreements. Interest expense related to servicing advance liabilities decreased due primarily to the net pay down of our advance facilities resulting from advance reimbursements received in connection with the sale of loans and servicing rights in the fourth quarter of 2016. Interest expense related to master repurchase agreements increased primarily as a result of a higher average interest rate. Refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below for additional information on our debt.

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Provided below is a summary of the average balances of our corporate debt, servicing advance liabilities, master repurchase agreements, and mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts, as well as the related interest expense and average rates (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
Corporate debt (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
$
35,137

 
$
35,920

 
$
(783
)
 
$
70,223

 
$
71,817

 
$
(1,594
)
Average balance (2)
 
2,133,570

 
2,181,624

 
(48,054
)
 
2,140,743

 
2,182,970

 
(42,227
)
Annualized average rate
 
6.59
%
 
6.59
%
 
0.00
%
 
6.56
%
 
6.58
%
 
(0.02
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing advance liabilities (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
$
6,369

 
$
11,109

 
$
(4,740
)
 
$
13,229

 
$
22,291

 
$
(9,062
)
Average balance (2)
 
666,853

 
1,213,136

 
(546,283
)
 
698,615

 
1,223,965

 
(525,350
)
Annualized average rate
 
3.82
%
 
3.66
%
 
0.16
%
 
3.79
%
 
3.64
%
 
0.15
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Master repurchase agreements (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
$
12,894

 
$
10,207

 
$
2,687

 
$
24,695

 
$
20,067

 
$
4,628

Average balance (2)
 
1,176,012

 
1,184,447

 
(8,435
)
 
1,205,741

 
1,174,321

 
31,420

Annualized average rate
 
4.39
%
 
3.45
%
 
0.94
%
 
4.10
%
 
3.42
%
 
0.68
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
$
6,484

 
$
7,164

 
$
(680
)
 
$
13,147

 
$
14,473

 
$
(1,326
)
Average balance (5)
 
416,397

 
460,025

 
(43,628
)
 
422,371

 
464,443

 
(42,072
)
Annualized average rate
 
6.23
%
 
6.23
%
 
0.00
%
 
6.23
%
 
6.23
%
 
0.00
 %
__________
(1)
Corporate debt includes our 2013 Term Loan, Senior Notes and Convertible Notes. Corporate debt activities are included in the Other non-reportable segment.
(2)
Average balance for corporate debt, servicing advance liabilities and master repurchase agreements is calculated as the average daily carrying value.
(3)
Servicing advance liabilities and mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts are held by our Servicing segment.
(4)
Master repurchase agreements are held by the Originations and Reverse Mortgage segments.
(5)
Average balance for mortgage-backed debt of the Residual Trusts is calculated as the average carrying value at the beginning of each month during the period.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization decreased $4.5 million and $8.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to the sale of assets related to our insurance business in the first quarter of 2017 and as a result of certain assets having reached the end of their estimated useful lives at the end of 2016.
Goodwill Impairment
We incurred $215.4 million in impairment charges in our Servicing segment during three and six months ended June 30, 2016 as a result of a goodwill evaluation performed in the second quarter of 2016.
Gain on Sale of Business
Gain on sale of business of $67.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 relates to the sale of our principal insurance agency and substantially all of our insurance agency business, which was completed on February 1, 2017.

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Other Net Fair Value Losses
Other net fair value losses increased $7.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to the impact of higher delinquencies on the value of the assets and liabilities of the Non-Residual Trusts.
Income Tax Expense
We calculate income tax expense based on our estimated annual effective tax rate, which takes into account all expected ordinary activity for the calendar year. The decrease in income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016, respectively, is due primarily to the valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax assets balance during 2016, offset in part by the lower tax benefit derived from lower losses before income taxes during 2017 as compared to 2016.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We manage our Company in three reportable segments: Servicing, Originations and Reverse Mortgage. We evaluate the performance of our business segments through the following measures: income (loss) before income taxes, Adjusted Earnings (Loss), and Adjusted EBITDA. Management considers Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA, both non-GAAP financial measures, to be important in the evaluation of our business segments and of the Company as a whole, as well as for allocating capital resources to our segments. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental metrics utilized by management to assess the underlying key drivers and operational performance of the continuing operations of the business. In addition, analysts, investors, and creditors may use these measures when analyzing our operating performance. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP and our use of these measures and terms may vary from other companies in our industry.
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) is defined as income (loss) before income taxes, plus changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions; goodwill and intangible assets impairment, if any; a portion of the provision for curtailment expense, net of expected third-party recoveries, if applicable; share-based compensation expense or benefit; non-cash interest expense; exit costs; estimated settlements and costs for certain legal and regulatory matters; fair value to cash adjustments for reverse loans; and select other cash and non-cash adjustments primarily including severance; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; the net impact of the Non-Residual Trusts; transaction and integration costs; and certain non-recurring costs, as applicable. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) excludes unrealized changes in fair value of MSR that are based on projections of expected future cash flows and prepayments. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) includes both cash and non-cash gains from mortgage loan origination activities. Non-cash gains are net of non-cash charges or reserves provided. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) includes cash generated from reverse mortgage origination activities for the period in which we were originating reverse mortgages. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) may from time to time also include other adjustments, as applicable based upon facts and circumstances, consistent with the intent of providing investors with a supplemental means of evaluating our operating performance.
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Earnings (Loss) beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for the step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.
Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) before income taxes, plus amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments; interest expense on corporate debt; depreciation and amortization; goodwill and intangible assets impairment, if any; a portion of the provision for curtailment expense, net of expected third-party recoveries, if applicable; share-based compensation expense or benefit; exit costs; estimated settlements and costs for certain legal and regulatory matters; fair value to cash adjustments for reverse loans; select other cash and non-cash adjustments primarily the net provision for the repurchase of loans sold; non-cash interest income; severance; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; interest income on unrestricted cash and cash equivalents; the net impact of the Non-Residual Trusts; the provision for loan losses; Residual Trust cash flows; transaction and integration costs; servicing fee economics; and certain non-recurring costs, as applicable. Adjusted EBITDA includes both cash and non-cash gains from mortgage loan origination activities. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of fair value option accounting on certain assets and liabilities and includes cash generated from reverse mortgage origination activities for the period in which we were originating reverse mortgages. Adjusted EBITDA may also include other adjustments, as applicable based upon facts and circumstances, consistent with the intent of providing investors a supplemental means of evaluating our operating performance.

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Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to (i) net income (loss) or any other performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP or (ii) operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA have important limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations of these metrics are:
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash expenditures for long-term assets and other items that have been and will be incurred, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect certain tax payments that represent reductions in cash available to us;
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future;
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect non-cash compensation that is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package;
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the change in fair value resulting from the realization of expected cash flows; and
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our servicing rights related liabilities and corporate debt, although it does reflect interest expense associated with our servicing advance liabilities, master repurchase agreements, mortgage-backed debt, and HMBS related obligations.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA only as supplements. Users of our financial statements are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.

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The following tables reconcile Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
Adjusted Loss
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
Net loss
 
$
(89,801
)
Income tax expense
 
1,572

Loss before income taxes
 
(88,229
)
Adjustments to loss before income taxes
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 
(67,734
)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions (1)
 
40,414

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans (2)
 
15,378

Transaction and integration costs (3)
 
14,294

Exit costs (4)
 
7,969

Non-cash interest expense
 
6,948

Share-based compensation expense
 
1,346

Other (5)
 
8,812

Total adjustments
 
27,427

Adjusted Loss
 
$
(60,802
)
__________
(1)
Consists of the change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions relating to servicing rights and charged-off loans.
(2)
Represents the non-cash fair value adjustment to arrive at cash generated from reverse mortgage origination activities.
(3)
Transaction and integration costs result primarily from the Company's debt restructuring initiative.
(4)
Exit costs include expenses related to the closing of offices and the termination and replacement of certain employees as well as other expenses to institute efficiencies. Exit costs incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2017 include those relating to our exit from the consumer retail channel of the Originations segment, our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business, and actions initiated in 2015, 2016 and 2017 in connection with our continued efforts to enhance efficiencies and streamline processes in the organization. Refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding exit costs.
(5)
Includes severance, costs associated with transforming the business, and the net impact of the Non-Residual Trusts.

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Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
Net loss
 
$
(89,801
)
Income tax expense
 
1,572

Loss before income taxes
 
(88,229
)
EBITDA Adjustments
 
 
Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments (1)
 
123,313

Interest expense
 
71,758

Gain on sale of business
 
(67,734
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
20,974

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans (2)
 
15,378

Transaction and integration costs (3)
 
14,294

Exit costs (4)
 
7,969

Share-based compensation expense
 
1,346

Other (5)
 
5,522

Total adjustments
 
192,820

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
104,591

__________
(1)
Consists of the change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions relating to servicing rights and charged-off loans as well as the amortization of servicing rights and the realization of expected cash flows relating to servicing rights carried at fair value.
(2)
Represents the non-cash fair value adjustment to arrive at cash generated from reverse mortgage origination activities.
(3)
Transaction and integration costs result primarily from the Company's debt restructuring initiative.
(4)
Exit costs include expenses related to the closing of offices and the termination and replacement of certain employees as well as other expenses to institute efficiencies. Exit costs incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2017 include those relating to our exit from the consumer retail channel of the Originations segment, our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business, and actions initiated in 2015, 2016 and 2017 in connection with our continued efforts to enhance efficiencies and streamline processes in the organization. Refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding exit costs.
(5)
Includes the net provision for the repurchase of loans sold, non-cash interest income, severance, interest income on unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, costs associated with transforming the business, the net impact of the Non-Residual Trusts, the provision for loan losses, and the Residual Trust cash flows.

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Business Segment Results
In calculating income (loss) before income taxes for our segments, we allocate indirect expenses to our business segments. Indirect expenses are allocated to our Servicing, Originations, Reverse Mortgage and certain non-reportable segments based on headcount.
We reconcile our income (loss) before income taxes for our business segments to our GAAP consolidated loss before income taxes and report the financial results of our Non-Residual Trusts, other non-reportable operating segments and certain corporate expenses as other activity. Additional information regarding the results of operations for our Servicing, Originations and Reverse Mortgage segments is presented below. Refer to Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of our income (loss) before income taxes for our business segments to our GAAP consolidated loss before income taxes.
Reconciliation of GAAP Consolidated Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes to Adjusted Earnings (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Total
Consolidated
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
(43,986
)
 
$
20,007

 
$
(16,500
)
 
$
(52,136
)
 
$
(92,615
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 
(7
)
 

 

 

 
(7
)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions
 
33,017

 

 

 

 
33,017

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans
 

 

 
12,039

 

 
12,039

Transaction and integration costs
 
2,158

 

 

 
6,928

 
9,086

Exit costs
 
4,861

 
442

 
614

 
181

 
6,098

Non-cash interest expense
 
22

 

 

 
2,742

 
2,764

Share-based compensation expense
 
279

 
132

 
70

 

 
481

Other
 
109

 
(344
)
 
(31
)
 
9,597

 
9,331

Total adjustments
 
40,439

 
230

 
12,692

 
19,448

 
72,809

Adjusted Earnings (Loss)
 
(3,547
)
 
20,237

 
(3,808
)
 
(32,688
)
 
(19,806
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments
 
41,505

 

 
383

 

 
41,888

Interest expense on debt
 

 

 

 
32,396

 
32,396

Depreciation and amortization
 
8,473

 
704

 
865

 

 
10,042

Other
 
(833
)
 
(2,428
)
 
27

 
2

 
(3,232
)
Total adjustments
 
49,145

 
(1,724
)
 
1,275

 
32,398

 
81,094

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
45,598

 
$
18,513

 
$
(2,533
)
 
$
(290
)
 
$
61,288


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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Total
Consolidated
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
(356,026
)
 
$
45,615

 
$
(26,944
)
 
$
(42,229
)
 
$
(379,584
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions
 
118,825

 

 

 

 
118,825

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans
 

 

 
14,512

 

 
14,512

Transaction and integration costs
 

 

 

 
539

 
539

Exit costs
 
4,126

 
303

 
407

 

 
4,836

Non-cash interest expense
 
18

 

 

 
2,940

 
2,958

Share-based compensation expense
 
3,160

 
820

 
610

 
256

 
4,846

Goodwill impairment
 
215,412

 

 

 

 
215,412

Other
 
6,065

 
1,515

 
1,398

 
3,854

 
12,832

Total adjustments
 
347,606

 
2,638

 
16,927

 
7,589

 
374,760

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) (1)
 
(8,420
)
 
48,253

 
(10,017
)
 
(34,640
)
 
(4,824
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments
 
61,960

 

 
446

 

 
62,406

Interest expense on debt
 
1,251

 

 

 
32,979

 
34,230

Depreciation and amortization
 
10,704

 
2,248

 
1,587

 
1

 
14,540

Other
 
(767
)
 
(7,013
)
 
21

 
169

 
(7,590
)
Total adjustments
 
73,148

 
(4,765
)
 
2,054

 
33,149

 
103,586

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
64,728

 
$
43,488

 
$
(7,963
)
 
$
(1,491
)
 
$
98,762

__________
(1)
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Earnings (Loss) beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Total
Consolidated
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
(10,819
)
 
$
30,842

 
$
(21,799
)
 
$
(86,453
)
 
$
(88,229
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of business
 
(67,734
)
 

 

 

 
(67,734
)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions
 
40,414

 

 

 

 
40,414

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans
 

 

 
15,378

 

 
15,378

Transaction and integration costs
 
4,331

 

 

 
9,963

 
14,294

Exit costs
 
5,684

 
875

 
1,292

 
118

 
7,969

Non-cash interest expense
 
1,535

 

 

 
5,413

 
6,948

Share-based compensation expense (benefit)
 
421

 
(50
)
 
204

 
771

 
1,346

Other
 
3,043

 
727

 
174

 
4,868

 
8,812

Total adjustments
 
(12,306
)
 
1,552

 
17,048

 
21,133

 
27,427

Adjusted Earnings (Loss)
 
(23,125
)
 
32,394

 
(4,751
)
 
(65,320
)
 
(60,802
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments
 
82,117

 

 
782

 

 
82,899

Interest expense on debt
 

 

 

 
64,810

 
64,810

Depreciation and amortization
 
17,384

 
1,671

 
1,919

 

 
20,974

Other
 
(76
)
 
(3,161
)
 
55

 
(108
)
 
(3,290
)
Total adjustments
 
99,425

 
(1,490
)
 
2,756

 
64,702

 
165,393

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
76,300

 
$
30,904

 
$
(1,995
)
 
$
(618
)
 
$
104,591




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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Servicing
 
Originations
 
Reverse
Mortgage
 
Other
 
Total
Consolidated
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
(612,347
)
 
$
62,016

 
$
(21,917
)
 
$
(86,227
)
 
$
(658,475
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions
 
359,154

 

 

 

 
359,154

Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans
 

 

 
(3,197
)
 

 
(3,197
)
Transaction and integration costs
 
370

 

 

 
2,486

 
2,856

Exit costs
 
6,007

 
2,099

 
407

 
227

 
8,740

Non-cash interest expense
 
(11
)
 

 

 
5,807

 
5,796

Share-based compensation expense
 
3,941

 
233

 
923

 
608

 
5,705

Goodwill impairment
 
215,412

 

 

 

 
215,412

Other
 
8,199

 
1,515

 
2,446

 
7,510

 
19,670

Total adjustments
 
593,072

 
3,847

 
579

 
16,638

 
614,136

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) (1)
 
(19,275
)
 
65,863

 
(21,338
)
 
(69,589
)
 
(44,339
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments
 
134,230

 

 
906

 

 
135,136

Interest expense on debt
 
3,986

 

 

 
66,009

 
69,995

Depreciation and amortization
 
21,485

 
4,593

 
2,875

 
10

 
28,963

Other
 
(1,102
)
 
(3,212
)
 
54

 
347

 
(3,913
)
Total adjustments
 
158,599

 
1,381

 
3,835

 
66,366

 
230,181

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
139,324

 
$
67,244

 
$
(17,503
)
 
$
(3,223
)
 
$
185,842

__________
(1)
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Earnings (Loss) beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.




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Servicing
Provided below is a summary of results of operations, Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA for our Servicing segment (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third parties
$
84,238

 
$
24,935

 
$
59,303

 
238
 %
 
$
189,917

 
$
(87,736
)
 
$
277,653

 
(316
)%
Intercompany
2,410

 
3,066

 
(656
)
 
(21
)%
 
5,272

 
6,217

 
(945
)
 
(15
)%
Total net servicing revenue and fees
86,648

 
28,001

 
58,647

 
209
 %
 
195,189

 
(81,519
)
 
276,708

 
(339
)%
Interest income on loans
10,477

 
11,837

 
(1,360
)
 
(11
)%
 
21,445

 
23,995

 
(2,550
)
 
(11
)%
Insurance revenue
2,650

 
11,277

 
(8,627
)
 
(77
)%
 
7,590

 
21,644

 
(14,054
)
 
(65
)%
Intersegment retention revenue
2,968

 
9,461

 
(6,493
)
 
(69
)%
 
7,357

 
20,994

 
(13,637
)
 
(65
)%
Net losses on sales of loans
(997
)
 
(1,191
)
 
194

 
(16
)%
 
(1,317
)
 
(5,727
)
 
4,410

 
(77
)%
Other revenues
15,680

 
13,428

 
2,252

 
17
 %
 
34,942

 
30,171

 
4,771

 
16
 %
Total revenues
117,426

 
72,813

 
44,613

 
61
 %
 
265,206

 
9,558

 
255,648

 
n/m

General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses
87,935

 
112,446

 
(24,511
)
 
(22
)%
 
193,665

 
207,426

 
(13,761
)
 
(7
)%
Salaries and benefits
50,226

 
70,475

 
(20,249
)
 
(29
)%
 
101,609

 
138,095

 
(36,486
)
 
(26
)%
Interest expense
12,860

 
18,330

 
(5,470
)
 
(30
)%
 
26,393

 
36,892

 
(10,499
)
 
(28
)%
Depreciation and amortization
8,473

 
10,704

 
(2,231
)
 
(21
)%
 
17,384

 
21,485

 
(4,101
)
 
(19
)%
Goodwill impairment

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
 

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
Other expenses, net
1,327

 
1,075

 
252

 
23
 %
 
2,681

 
2,289

 
392

 
17
 %
Total expenses
160,821

 
428,442

 
(267,621
)
 
(62
)%
 
341,732

 
621,599

 
(279,867
)
 
(45
)%
Gain on sale of business
7

 

 
7

 
n/m

 
67,734

 

 
67,734

 
n/m

Other net fair value gains (losses)
111

 
135

 
(24
)
 
(18
)%
 
(1,318
)
 
226

 
(1,544
)
 
n/m

Loss on extinguishment
(709
)
 

 
(709
)
 
n/m

 
(709
)
 

 
(709
)
 
n/m

Other

 
(532
)
 
532

 
(100
)%
 

 
(532
)
 
532

 
(100
)%
Total other gains (losses)
(591
)
 
(397
)
 
(194
)
 
49
 %
 
65,707

 
(306
)
 
66,013

 
n/m

Loss before income taxes
(43,986
)
 
(356,026
)
 
312,040

 
(88
)%
 
(10,819
)
 
(612,347
)
 
601,528

 
(98
)%
Adjustments to loss before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Gain on sale of business
(7
)
 

 
(7
)
 
n/m

 
(67,734
)
 

 
(67,734
)
 
n/m

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs and other assumptions
33,017

 
118,825

 
(85,808
)
 
(72
)%
 
40,414

 
359,154

 
(318,740
)
 
(89
)%
Exit costs
4,861

 
4,126

 
735

 
18
 %
 
5,684

 
6,007

 
(323
)
 
(5
)%
Transaction and integration costs
2,158

 

 
2,158

 
n/m

 
4,331

 
370

 
3,961

 
n/m

Non-cash interest expense
22

 
18

 
4

 
22
 %
 
1,535

 
(11
)
 
1,546

 
n/m

Share-based compensation expense
279

 
3,160

 
(2,881
)
 
(91
)%
 
421

 
3,941

 
(3,520
)
 
(89
)%
Goodwill impairment

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
 

 
215,412

 
(215,412
)
 
(100
)%
Other
109

 
6,065

 
(5,956
)
 
(98
)%
 
3,043

 
8,199

 
(5,156
)
 
(63
)%
Total adjustments
40,439

 
347,606

 
(307,167
)
 
(88
)%
 
(12,306
)
 
593,072

 
(605,378
)
 
(102
)%
Adjusted Loss (1)
(3,547
)
 
(8,420
)
 
4,873

 
(58
)%
 
(23,125
)
 
(19,275
)
 
(3,850
)
 
20
 %
EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments
41,505

 
61,960

 
(20,455
)
 
(33
)%
 
82,117

 
134,230

 
(52,113
)
 
(39
)%
Depreciation and amortization
8,473

 
10,704

 
(2,231
)
 
(21
)%
 
17,384

 
21,485

 
(4,101
)
 
(19
)%
Interest expense on debt

 
1,251

 
(1,251
)
 
(100
)%
 

 
3,986

 
(3,986
)
 
(100
)%
Other
(833
)
 
(767
)
 
(66
)
 
9
 %
 
(76
)
 
(1,102
)
 
1,026

 
(93
)%
Total adjustments
49,145

 
73,148

 
(24,003
)
 
(33
)%
 
99,425

 
158,599

 
(59,174
)
 
(37
)%
Adjusted EBITDA
$
45,598


$
64,728


$
(19,130
)
 
(30
)%
 
$
76,300

 
$
139,324

 
$
(63,024
)
 
(45
)%
__________
(1)
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Earnings (Loss) beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.

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Mortgage Loan Servicing Portfolio
Provided below are summaries of the activity in our mortgage loan servicing portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2016
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
Third-party servicing portfolio (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of the period
1,910,605

 
$
223,414,398

 
2,087,618

 
$
244,124,312

Loan sales with servicing retained (2)
20,916

 
4,478,260

 
30,929

 
6,517,586

Other new business added (3)
9,790

 
2,142,197

 
90,369

 
15,609,071

Sales
(5,553
)
 
(785,164
)
 

 

Payoffs and other adjustments, net (3)   (4)
(140,697
)
 
(17,875,409
)
 
(142,376
)
 
(19,990,443
)
Balance at end of the period
1,795,061

 
211,374,282

 
2,066,540

 
246,260,526

On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned (5)
33,493

 
2,182,682

 
35,328

 
2,350,565

Total mortgage loan servicing portfolio
1,828,554

 
$
213,556,964

 
2,101,868

 
$
248,611,091

__________
(1)
Third-party servicing includes servicing rights capitalized, subservicing rights capitalized and subservicing rights not capitalized. Subservicing rights capitalized consist of contracts acquired through business combinations whereby the benefits from the contract are greater than adequate compensation for performing the servicing.
(2)
Includes sales on a flow basis to NRM.
(3)
Consists of activities associated with servicing and subservicing contracts and includes co-issue to NRM.
(4)
Amounts presented are net of loan sales associated with servicing retained of $2.8 billion and $3.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(5)
On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned include mortgage loans held for sale, the assets of the Non-Residual Trusts and Residual Trusts, and delinquent mortgage loans that we are required to record on our consolidated balance sheets as a result of our unilateral right to repurchase such loans from Ginnie Mae.
At Freddie Mac’s request, we completed the voluntary transfer of $537.0 million in unpaid principal balance of MSR relating to Freddie Mac mortgage loans that are 90 days or more delinquent to another special default servicer during the six months ended June 30, 2017 . This transfer is included in sales in the table above. Ditech Financial’s status as an approved seller/servicer for Freddie Mac has not been, and the Company does not expect such status to be, adversely impacted by the consummation of this voluntary MSR transfer.
The portfolio disappearance rate, consisting of contractual payments, voluntary prepayments, and defaults, net of recapture, of the total mortgage loan servicing portfolio was 14.11% and 14.29% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
Provided below is a summary of the composition of our mortgage loan servicing portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
 
At June 30, 2017
 
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Weighted Average
Contractual Servicing Fee
(1)
 
30 Days or
More Past Due
(2)
Third-party servicing portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First lien mortgages
 
1,482,187

 
$
202,029,494

 
0.21
%
 
9.83
%
Second lien mortgages
 
123,494

 
3,942,934

 
0.44
%
 
4.74
%
Manufactured housing and other
 
189,380

 
5,401,854

 
1.08
%
 
11.10
%
Total accounts serviced for third parties (3)
 
1,795,061

 
211,374,282

 
0.24
%
 
9.77
%
On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned (4)
 
33,493

 
2,182,682

 
 
 
18.29
%
Total mortgage loan servicing portfolio
 
1,828,554

 
$
213,556,964

 
 
 
9.86
%


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At December 31, 2016
 
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Weighted Average
Contractual Servicing Fee
(1)
 
30 Days or
More Past Due
(2)
Third-party servicing portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First lien mortgages
 
1,565,300

 
$
212,990,240


0.22
%
 
11.11
%
Second lien mortgages
 
142,172

 
4,579,757

 
0.45
%
 
4.90
%
Manufactured housing and other
 
203,133

 
5,844,401

 
1.08
%
 
11.67
%
Total accounts serviced for third parties (3)
 
1,910,605

 
223,414,398


0.24
%
 
10.99
%
On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned (4)
 
34,903

 
2,368,593

 
 
 
14.52
%
Total mortgage loan servicing portfolio
 
1,945,508

 
$
225,782,991

 
 
 
11.03
%
__________
(1)
The weighted average contractual servicing fee is calculated as the sum of the product of the contractual servicing fee and the ending unpaid principal balance divided by the total ending unpaid principal balance.
(2)
Past due status is measured based on either the MBA method or the OTS method as specified in the servicing agreement. Under the MBA method, a loan is considered past due if its monthly payment is not received by the end of the day immediately preceding the loan's next due date. Under the OTS method, a loan is considered past due if its monthly payment is not received by the loan's due date in the following month. Past due status is based on the current contractual due date of the loan, except in the case of an approved repayment plan, including a plan approved by the bankruptcy court, or a completed loan modification, in which case past due status is based on the modified due date or status of the loan.
(3)
Consists of $104.0 billion and $107.4 billion in unpaid principal balance associated with servicing and subservicing contracts, respectively, at June 30, 2017 and $110.9 billion and $112.5 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2016 .
(4)
Includes residential loans and real estate owned held by the Servicing segment for which it does not recognize servicing fees. The Servicing segment receives intercompany servicing fees related to on-balance sheet assets of the Originations segment and the Other non-reportable segment.
The unpaid principal balance of our third-party servicing portfolio decreased $12.0 billion at June 30, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 primarily due to runoff of the portfolio, partially offset by portfolio additions related primarily to loans originated with servicing retained. The decrease in the unpaid principal balance of our on-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned of $185.9 million can be attributed to a decrease in mortgage loans held for sale of $179.3 million and portfolio runoff of the assets held by the Residual and Non-Residual Trusts, offset in part by an increase in delinquent mortgage loans that we are required to record on our consolidated balance sheets as a result of our unilateral right to repurchase such loans from Ginnie Mae.
The delinquencies associated with our third-party servicing portfolio decreased at June 30, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 primarily due to efforts to improve the collections coverage on delinquent loans by making adjustments to our dialing and coverage strategies, increasing resources allocated to the lower performing portfolios and reducing the level of delinquent loans allocated to each collector, as well as the transfer of certain non-performing loans out of our servicing portfolio. Additionally, delinquencies at December 31, 2016 were also still being negatively impacted by the closure of our regional offices. The delinquencies associated with our on-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned have increased due to an increase in delinquent mortgage loans that we are required to record on our consolidated balance sheets as a result of our unilateral right to repurchase such loans from Ginnie Mae and modification buyouts, partially offset by the favorable impact of seasonality.

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Net Servicing Revenue and Fees
A summary of net servicing revenue and fees for our Servicing segment is provided below (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Servicing fees
$
127,589

 
$
175,611

 
$
(48,022
)
 
(27
)%
 
$
259,476

 
$
351,966

 
$
(92,490
)
 
(26
)%
Incentive and performance fees
14,372

 
15,671

 
(1,299
)
 
(8
)%
 
27,054

 
33,089

 
(6,035
)
 
(18
)%
Ancillary and other fees
20,944

 
24,488

 
(3,544
)
 
(14
)%
 
43,120

 
48,632

 
(5,512
)
 
(11
)%
Servicing revenue and fees
162,905

 
215,770

 
(52,865
)
 
(25
)%
 
329,650

 
433,687

 
(104,037
)
 
(24
)%
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
(34,751
)
 
(127,713
)
 
92,962

 
(73
)%
 
(52,281
)
 
(386,173
)
 
333,892

 
(86
)%
Other changes in fair value (2)
(31,963
)
 
(59,780
)
 
27,817

 
(47
)%
 
(67,949
)
 
(127,900
)
 
59,951

 
(47
)%
Change in fair value of servicing rights
(66,714
)
 
(187,493
)
 
120,779

 
(64
)%
 
(120,230
)
 
(514,073
)
 
393,843

 
(77
)%
Amortization of servicing rights
(9,543
)
 
(2,179
)
 
(7,364
)
 
338
 %
 
(14,169
)
 
(6,330
)
 
(7,839
)
 
124
 %
Change in fair value of servicing rights related liabilities (3)

 
1,903

 
(1,903
)
 
(100
)%
 
(62
)
 
5,197

 
(5,259
)
 
(101
)%
Net servicing revenue and fees
$
86,648

 
$
28,001

 
$
58,647

 
209
 %
 
$
195,189

 
$
(81,519
)
 
$
276,708

 
(339
)%
__________
(1)
Represents the net change in servicing rights carried at fair value resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds.
(2)
Represents the realization of expected cash flows over time.
(3)
Includes interest expense on servicing rights related liabilities, which represents the accretion of fair value, of $3.1 million and $7.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 .
Servicing fees decreased $48.0 million and $92.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to the planned shift of our third-party servicing portfolio from servicing to subservicing combined with runoff of the portfolio. We expect servicing fees to continue to decline as a result of the shift of our portfolio towards subservicing as we earn a lower fee for subservicing accounts in relation to servicing accounts. Average loans serviced decreased $34.8 billion , or 14% , and $31.3 billion , or 12% , for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively.
Incentive and performance fees include modification fees, fees earned under HAMP, asset recovery income, and other incentives. Fees earned under HAMP decreased $1.1 million and $3.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to fewer loans having been eligible for these fees due to the expiration of HAMP on December 31, 2016. Other modification fees increased $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to a shift from HAMP incentives to Fannie Mae incentives and an increase in resources dedicated to helping customers complete modifications. Incentives relating to the performance of certain loan pools serviced by us decreased $0.5 million and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively. We expect incentives relating to the performance of loan pools serviced by us to continue to decline as a result of market conditions and other factors, including changes in incentive programs, runoff of the related loan portfolio and improving economic conditions, which may reduce the opportunity to earn these incentives. Asset recovery income decreased $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to runoff of the related portfolio.
Ancillary and other fees decreased $3.5 million and $5.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to lower late fee income resulting from a smaller portfolio in 2017.

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Provided below is a summary of the average unpaid principal balance of loans serviced and the related average servicing fee for our Servicing segment (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
Average unpaid principal balance of loans serviced (1)
 
$
217,877,144

 
$
252,656,638

 
$
(34,779,494
)
 
$
220,815,888

 
$
252,145,125

 
$
(31,329,237
)
Annualized average servicing fee  (2)
 
0.23
%
 
0.28
%
 
(0.05
)%
 
0.24
%
 
0.28
%
 
(0.04
)%
__________
(1)
Average unpaid principal balance of loans serviced is calculated as the average of the average monthly unpaid principal balances. The average unpaid principal balance presented above includes on-balance sheet loans owned by the Servicing segment for which it does not earn a servicing fee.
(2)
Average servicing fee is calculated by dividing gross servicing fees by the average unpaid principal balance of loans serviced.
The decrease in average servicing fee of five and four basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, related primarily to the shift of our third-party servicing portfolio from servicing to subservicing.
Servicing Rights Carried at Fair Value
Changes in the fair value of servicing rights, which reflect our quarterly valuation process, have a significant effect on net servicing revenue and fees. A summary of key economic inputs and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of servicing rights carried at fair value is presented below (dollars in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 
 2017
 
December 31, 
 2016
 
Variance
Servicing rights at fair value
 
$
870,758

 
$
949,593

 
$
(78,835
)
Unpaid principal balance of accounts
 
95,370,268

 
101,387,913

 
(6,017,645
)
Inputs and assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average remaining life in years
 
5.9

 
6.0

 
(0.1
)
Weighted-average stated borrower interest rate on underlying collateral
 
4.14
%
 
3.95
%
 
0.19
 %
Weighted-average discount rate
 
11.97
%
 
11.56
%
 
0.41
 %
Weighted-average conditional prepayment rate
 
9.82
%
 
9.09
%
 
0.73
 %
Weighted-average conditional default rate
 
0.85
%
 
0.88
%
 
(0.03
)%
The decrease in servicing rights carried at fair value at June 30, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 related primarily to a reduction in fair value of $120.2 million , partially offset by $53.3 million in servicing rights capitalized upon sales of loans. The reduction in fair value of servicing rights in 2017 was attributable to a loss of $52.3 million in changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions and a loss of $67.9 million in other changes in fair value, which reflect the impact of the realization of expected cash flows resulting from both regularly scheduled and unscheduled payments and payoffs of loan principal.
The loss resulting from changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions of $52.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was driven by market interest rate decreases during the period, increases in House Price Index projections, an adjustment to prepayment models for specific products, and updates to valuation assumptions related to collateral performance at June 30, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 . In comparison, the loss resulting from changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions of $386.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was due primarily to a higher assumed conditional prepayment rate at June 30, 2016 as compared to December 31, 2015 resulting from declining interest rates and forward projections of interest rate curves, offset in part by a decline in discount rates.
The realization of expected cash flows decreased $60.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016 due primarily to a smaller capitalized servicing portfolio resulting from sales of servicing rights and portfolio runoff.
Servicing Rights Related Liabilities
The net change in fair value of servicing rights related liabilities decreased $1.9 million and $5.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods in 2016 , respectively, as a result of the derecognition of the servicing rights related liabilities in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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Interest Income on Loans
Interest income on loans decreased $1.4 million and $2.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to runoff of the overall mortgage loan portfolio and a lower average yield on loans due to an increase in delinquencies that are 90 days or more past due.
Insurance Revenue
Insurance revenue decreased $8.6 million and $14.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to the sale of our principal insurance agency and substantially all of our insurance agency business on February 1, 2017. As a result of this sale, we no longer receive any insurance commissions on lender-placed insurance policies. Commencing February 1, 2017, another insurance agency owned by us began to provide insurance marketing services to a third party with respect to voluntary insurance policies, including hazard insurance. This insurance agency receives premium-based commissions for its insurance marketing services. Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the sale of our insurance business.
Intersegment Retention Revenue
Intersegment retention revenue relates to fees the Servicing segment charges to the Originations segment for loan originations completed that resulted from access to the Servicing segment’s servicing portfolio related to capitalized servicing rights. The decrease in intersegment retention revenue of $6.5 million and $13.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, was due primarily to lower overall retention volume and a smaller capitalized servicing portfolio resulting from sales of servicing rights and portfolio runoff.
Net Losses on Sales of Loans
Net gains or losses on sales of loans include realized and unrealized gains and losses on loans as well as the changes in fair value of our IRLCs and other freestanding derivatives. A substantial portion of the gain or loss on sales of loans is recognized at the time we commit to originate or purchase a loan at specified terms as we recognize the value of the IRLC at the time of commitment. The fair value of the IRLC includes an estimate of the fair value of the servicing right we expect to receive upon sale of the loan.
The Originations segment recognizes the initial fair value of the entire commitment, including the servicing rights component, on the date of the commitment, while the Servicing segment historically recognized the change in fair value of the servicing rights component of our IRLCs and loans held for sale that occurred subsequent to the date of our commitment through the sale of the loan. Beginning with new locks occurring after January 1, 2017, the Servicing segment recognizes the change in fair value of the servicing rights component of the IRLCs and loans held for sale for Ginnie Mae loans that occur subsequent to the date of our commitment through the sale of the loan; however, the change in fair value of GSE loans is now in the Originations segment due to flow arrangements in place with third parties. Net losses on sales of loans for the Servicing segment consist of this change in fair value as well as net gains or losses on sales of loans to third parties. Net losses on sales of loans decreased $0.2 million and $4.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to smaller decrease in mortgage rates during the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 and the related impact on realized and unrealized losses on originated mortgage servicing rights associated with the mortgage loan pipeline and mortgage loans held for sale.
Other Revenues
Other revenues increased $2.3 million and $4.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to higher other interest income.
General and Administrative and Allocated Indirect Expenses
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses decreased $24.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from $9.3 million due to lower expense allocations, $6.9 million and $1.9 million in lower contractor costs and postage and printing costs, respectively, related to our servicing platform conversion that occurred in the second quarter of 2016, $5.7 million in lower compensating interest due to a shift from servicing to subservicing, and $2.9 million in lower charges associated with foreclosure and bankruptcy practices, offset in part by $2.9 million in higher costs associated with the use of MSP and outsourcing initiatives, and $2.2 million in higher advance loss provision.

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General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses decreased $13.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from $11.0 million due to lower compensating interest due to a shift from servicing to subservicing, $8.6 million and $4.2 million in lower contractor costs and postage and printing costs, respectively, related to our servicing platform conversion that occurred in the second quarter of 2016, and $8.6 million in lower expense allocations, offset in part by $7.2 million in higher costs associated with the use of MSP and outsourcing initiatives, $5.6 million in higher charges associated with foreclosure and bankruptcy practices, and $4.0 million in higher legal expenses.
Salaries and Benefits
Salaries and benefits expense decreased $20.2 million and $36.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due to a $16.6 million and $28.0 million decrease, respectively, in compensation and benefits resulting primarily from a lower average headcount driven by site closures, organizational changes and a shift from full-time employees to outsourced services, a $5.1 million and $8.6 million decrease, respectively, related to a change in the commissions structure, and a $1.2 million and $2.4 million reduction, respectively, in overtime driven by cost reduction measures. Headcount assigned directly to our Servicing segment decreased by approximately 1,100 full-time employees from approximately 3,700 at June 30, 2016 to approximately 2,600 at June 30, 2017 .
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $5.5 million and $10.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, driven by a decrease in interest expense related to servicing advance liabilities due primarily to the net pay down of our advance facilities resulting from advance reimbursements received in connection with the sale of loans and servicing rights in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization decreased $2.2 million and $4.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to the sale of assets related to our insurance business in the first quarter of 2017 and the runoff of fixed assets and intangible assets.
Goodwill Impairment
We incurred $215.4 million in impairment charges during three and six months ended June 30, 2016 as a result of a goodwill evaluation performed in the second quarter of 2016.
Gain on Sale of Business
Gain on sale of business of $67.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 relates to the sale of our principal insurance agency and substantially all of our insurance agency business on February 1, 2017.
Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA
Provided below is a summary of our Servicing segment's margin (in basis points):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
Adjusted Loss margin (1)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 

Adjusted EBITDA margin (1)
 
8

 
10

 
(2
)
 
7

 
11

 
(4
)
__________
(1)
Margins are calculated by dividing the applicable non-GAAP measure by the average unpaid principal balance of loans serviced during the period as set forth in the table above under Net Servicing Revenue and Fees.
Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased by two and four basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to lower revenues (adjusted for the impact of the change in fair value) per average UPB of loans serviced, which resulted from the decline in servicing fees, insurance revenue and intersegment retention revenue, partially offset by lower expenses per average UPB of loans serviced, which resulted primarily from the decrease in salaries and benefits.

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Originations
Provided below is a summary of results of operations, Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA for our Originations segment (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Net gains on sales of loans
 
$
70,910

 
$
100,358

 
$
(29,448
)
 
(29
)%
 
$
144,614

 
$
188,340

 
$
(43,726
)
 
(23
)%
Other revenues
 
9,610

 
9,851

 
(241
)
 
(2
)%
 
16,714

 
22,146

 
(5,432
)
 
(25
)%
Total revenues
 
80,520

 
110,209

 
(29,689
)
 
(27
)%
 
161,328

 
210,486

 
(49,158
)
 
(23
)%
Salaries and benefits
 
28,030

 
27,168

 
862

 
3
 %
 
58,733

 
60,245

 
(1,512
)
 
(3
)%
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses
 
20,212

 
17,981

 
2,231

 
12
 %
 
44,726

 
46,627

 
(1,901
)
 
(4
)%
Interest expense
 
8,599

 
7,736

 
863

 
11
 %
 
17,999

 
16,011

 
1,988

 
12
 %
Intersegment retention expense
 
2,968

 
9,461

 
(6,493
)
 
(69
)%
 
7,357

 
20,994

 
(13,637
)
 
(65
)%
Depreciation and amortization
 
704

 
2,248

 
(1,544
)
 
(69
)%
 
1,671

 
4,593

 
(2,922
)
 
(64
)%
Total expenses
 
60,513

 
64,594

 
(4,081
)
 
(6
)%
 
130,486

 
148,470

 
(17,984
)
 
(12
)%
Income before income taxes
 
20,007

 
45,615

 
(25,608
)
 
(56
)%
 
30,842

 
62,016

 
(31,174
)
 
(50
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Adjustments to income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Exit costs
 
442

 
303

 
139

 
46
 %
 
875

 
2,099

 
(1,224
)
 
(58
)%
Share-based compensation expense (benefit)
 
132

 
820

 
(688
)
 
(84
)%
 
(50
)
 
233

 
(283
)
 
(121
)%
Other
 
(344
)
 
1,515

 
(1,859
)
 
(123
)%
 
727

 
1,515

 
(788
)
 
(52
)%
Total adjustments
 
230

 
2,638

 
(2,408
)
 
(91
)%
 
1,552

 
3,847

 
(2,295
)
 
(60
)%
Adjusted Earnings (1)
 
20,237

 
48,253

 
(28,016
)
 
(58
)%
 
32,394

 
65,863

 
(33,469
)
 
(51
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
 
704

 
2,248

 
(1,544
)
 
(69
)%
 
1,671

 
4,593

 
(2,922
)
 
(64
)%
Other
 
(2,428
)
 
(7,013
)
 
4,585

 
(65
)%
 
(3,161
)
 
(3,212
)
 
51

 
(2
)%
Total adjustments
 
(1,724
)
 
(4,765
)
 
3,041

 
(64
)%
 
(1,490
)
 
1,381

 
(2,871
)
 
(208
)%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
18,513

 
$
43,488

 
$
(24,975
)
 
(57
)%
 
$
30,904

 
$
67,244

 
$
(36,340
)
 
(54
)%
__________
(1)
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Earnings (Loss) beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.

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The volume of our originations activity and changes in market rates primarily govern the fluctuations in revenues and expenses of our Originations segment. Provided below are summaries of our originations volume by channel (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Correspondent
 
Consumer
 
Wholesale (1)
 
Total
 
Correspondent
 
Consumer
 
Retail (2)
 
Total
Locked Volume (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
1,987,438

 
$
31,437

 
$
151,509

 
$
2,170,384

 
$
2,393,529

 
$
30,134

 
$

 
$
2,423,663

Refinance
 
742,148

 
1,201,230

 
119,248

 
2,062,626

 
1,246,967

 
1,636,481

 

 
2,883,448

Total
 
$
2,729,586

 
$
1,232,667

 
$
270,757

 
$
4,233,010

 
$
3,640,496

 
$
1,666,615

 
$

 
$
5,307,111

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded Volume
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
2,028,952

 
$
26,826

 
$
125,112

 
$
2,180,890

 
$
2,068,751

 
$
34,982

 
$

 
$
2,103,733

Refinance
 
749,425

 
1,168,392

 
97,207

 
2,015,024

 
1,120,269

 
1,526,088

 

 
2,646,357

Total
 
$
2,778,377

 
$
1,195,218

 
$
222,319

 
$
4,195,914

 
$
3,189,020

 
$
1,561,070

 
$

 
$
4,750,090

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sold Volume
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
2,061,932

 
$
22,110

 
$
98,251

 
$
2,182,293

 
$
1,887,492

 
$
34,080

 
$

 
$
1,921,572

Refinance
 
789,676

 
1,272,254

 
83,701

 
2,145,631

 
1,091,314

 
1,573,204

 
523

 
2,665,041

Total
 
$
2,851,608

 
$
1,294,364

 
$
181,952

 
$
4,327,924

 
$
2,978,806

 
$
1,607,284

 
$
523

 
$
4,586,613

 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Correspondent
 
Consumer
 
Wholesale (1)
 
Total
 
Correspondent
 
Consumer
 
Retail (2)
 
Total
Locked Volume (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
4,296,845

 
$
44,154

 
$
240,297

 
$
4,581,296

 
$
4,243,259

 
$
61,445

 
$
5,893

 
$
4,310,597

Refinance
 
1,782,716

 
2,546,814

 
207,390

 
4,536,920

 
2,418,990

 
3,153,327

 
5,030

 
5,577,347

Total
 
$
6,079,561

 
$
2,590,968

 
$
447,687

 
$
9,118,216

 
$
6,662,249

 
$
3,214,772

 
$
10,923

 
$
9,887,944

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded Volume
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
4,202,660

 
$
38,587

 
$
168,533

 
$
4,409,780

 
$
4,052,899

 
$
81,144

 
$
10,900

 
$
4,144,943

Refinance
 
1,823,333

 
2,833,251

 
153,111

 
4,809,695

 
2,295,863

 
3,273,183

 
3,983

 
5,573,029

Total
 
$
6,025,993

 
$
2,871,838

 
$
321,644

 
$
9,219,475

 
$
6,348,762

 
$
3,354,327

 
$
14,883

 
$
9,717,972

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sold Volume
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase
 
$
4,160,812

 
$
36,468

 
$
125,163

 
$
4,322,443

 
$
3,987,931

 
$
75,511

 
$
34,456

 
$
4,097,898

Refinance
 
1,916,802

 
3,021,824

 
142,432

 
5,081,058

 
2,288,003

 
3,364,863

 
30,211

 
5,683,077

Total
 
$
6,077,614

 
$
3,058,292

 
$
267,595

 
$
9,403,501

 
$
6,275,934

 
$
3,440,374

 
$
64,667

 
$
9,780,975

__________
(1)
During the third quarter of 2016 we re-entered the wholesale channel in an effort to expand our customer base.
(2)
We exited the consumer retail channel in January 2016.
(3)
Volume has been adjusted by the percentage of mortgage loans not expected to close based on previous historical experience and change in interest rates.


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Net Gains on Sales of Loans
Net gains on sales of loans include realized and unrealized gains and losses on loans, the initial fair value of the capitalized servicing rights upon loan sales with servicing retained, as well as the changes in fair value of our IRLCs and other freestanding derivatives. The amount of net gains on sales of loans is a function of the volume and margin of our originations activity and is impacted by fluctuations in interest rates. A substantial portion of our gains on sales of loans is recognized at the time we commit to originate or purchase a loan at specified terms, as we recognize the value of the IRLC at the time of commitment. The fair value of the IRLC includes our estimate of the fair value of the servicing right we expect to receive upon sale of the loan. We recognize loan origination costs as incurred, which typically align with the date of loan funding for consumer originations and the date of loan purchase for correspondent lending. These expenses are primarily included in general and administrative expenses and salaries and benefits on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. In addition, we record a provision for losses relating to representations and warranties made as part of the loan sale transaction at the time the loan is sold.
The volatility in the gain on sale spread is attributable to market pricing, which changes with demand, channel mix, and the general level of interest rates. While many factors may affect consumer demand for mortgages, generally, pricing competition on mortgage loans is lower in periods of low or declining interest rates, as consumer demand is greater. This provides opportunities for originators to increase volume and earn wider margins. Conversely, pricing competition increases when interest rates rise as consumer demand lessens. This reduces overall origination volume and may lead originators to reduce margins. The level and direction of interest rates are not the sole determinant of consumer demand for mortgages. Other factors such as secondary market conditions, home prices, credit spreads or legislative activity may impact consumer demand more significantly than interest rates in any given period.
Net gains on sales of loans for our Originations segment consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Realized gains on sales of loans
$
81,393

 
$
77,601

 
$
3,792

 
5
 %
 
$
106,131

 
$
154,867

 
$
(48,736
)
 
(31
)%
Change in unrealized gains on loans held for sale
(5,973
)
 
3,123

 
(9,096
)
 
(291
)%
 
13,441

 
14,416

 
(975
)
 
(7
)%
Gains (losses) on interest rate lock commitments (1)
(15,586
)
 
11,855

 
(27,441
)
 
(231
)%
 
(20,094
)
 
27,014

 
(47,108
)
 
(174
)%
Losses on forward sales commitments (1)
(2,858
)
 
(43,384
)
 
40,526

 
(93
)%
 
(23,406
)
 
(110,337
)
 
86,931

 
(79
)%
Losses on MBS purchase commitments (1)
(14,102
)
 
(2,477
)
 
(11,625
)
 
n/m

 
(2,218
)
 
(13,273
)
 
11,055

 
(83
)%
Capitalized servicing rights
21,138

 
47,832

 
(26,694
)
 
(56
)%
 
54,459

 
104,202

 
(49,743
)
 
(48
)%
Provision for repurchases
(2,003
)
 
(3,724
)
 
1,721

 
(46
)%
 
(3,798
)
 
(8,437
)
 
4,639

 
(55
)%
Interest income
9,206

 
9,532

 
(326
)
 
(3
)%
 
20,393

 
19,888

 
505

 
3
 %
Other
(305
)
 

 
(305
)
 
n/m

 
(294
)
 

 
(294
)
 
n/m

Net gains on sales of loans
$
70,910

 
$
100,358

 
$
(29,448
)
 
(29
)%
 
$
144,614

 
$
188,340

 
$
(43,726
)
 
(23
)%
__________
(1)
Realized losses on freestanding derivatives were $33.7 million and $30.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $3.6 million and $89.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
The decrease in net gains on sales of loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 was primarily due to an overall lower volume of locked loans combined with a shift in mix from the higher margin consumer channel to the lower margin correspondent and wholesale channels. In addition, consumer channel locked volume declined due to lower HARP volume in 2017, a market shift away from loan refinance towards home purchase volume, and a reduction in direct mail lead generation. Capitalized servicing rights declined as a result of our agreement with NRM in which a significant portion of our conventional servicing rights are transferred to NRM on a flow or co-issue basis at the time of the sale.
The three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 included the benefit of higher margins from HARP, which is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2017. HARP is a federal program of the U.S. that helps homeowners refinance their mortgage. Our strategy includes significant efforts to maintain retention volumes through traditional refinancing opportunities and HARP, although we believe peak HARP refinancing occurred in prior periods.

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Provided below is a summary of origination economics for all channels (in basis points):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Amount
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
Amount
 
%
Gain on sale of loans (1)
 
168

 
189

 
(21
)
 
(11
)%
 
159

 
190

 
(31
)
 
(16
)%
Fee income  (2)
 
23

 
21

 
2

 
10
 %
 
18

 
23

 
(5
)
 
(22
)%
Direct expenses (2)
 
(121
)
 
(123
)
 
2

 
(2
)%
 
(116
)
 
(130
)
 
14

 
(11
)%
Direct margin
 
70

 
87

 
(17
)
 
(20
)%
 
61

 
83

 
(22
)
 
(27
)%
__________
(1)
Calculated on pull-through adjusted lock volume.
(2)
Calculated on funded volume.
The decrease in direct margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 was primarily due to lower gain on sale of loans margins, partially offset by lower direct expense margins. Gain on sale of loans margins decreased in part due to the shift in mix to the lower margin correspondent and wholesale channels. In addition, there were lower margins in the consumer channel due to lower pull-through of locked loans and a lower portion of HARP volume and lower margins in the correspondent channel as a result of our agreement with NRM as discussed above. Our correspondent and wholesale volume represented 72% of total pull-through adjusted locked volume during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to 67% during the six months ended June 30, 2016 .
Fee income margins declined during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 related to the consumer channel as loans continued to fund in 2017 under a program in place through December 31, 2016 in which certain fees were waived. Direct expense margins declined during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 primarily due to lower intersegment expense as a result of lower overall retention volume and a smaller capitalized servicing portfolio resulting from sales and runoff of the portfolio.
Other Revenues
Other revenues, which consist primarily of origination fee income and interest on cash equivalents, decreased $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 resulting primarily from $4.9 million in lower origination fee income related to the consumer channel as loans continued to fund in 2017 under a program in place through December 31, 2016 in which certain fees were waived.
General and Administrative and Allocated Indirect Expenses
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses increased $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 primarily due to a $5.8 million lower reduction to the representations and warranty reserve due to a change in estimate of the liability in the second quarter of 2016, offset in part by $1.4 million in lower advertising costs resulting from a decrease in mail solicitations due to a strategy shift in lead acquisition as well as lower sponsorship costs.
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses decreased $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 primarily due to $4.0 million in lower advertising costs resulting from a decrease in mail solicitations attributable to a strategy shift in lead acquisition and decreases in sponsorship costs and gift card campaigns, and $1.5 million in lower document custody and overnight delivery costs, partially offset by $4.7 million of lower reduction to the representations and warranty reserve.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $0.9 million and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily due to a higher average cost of debt, offset in part by lower average borrowings on master repurchase agreements due to a lower volume of loan fundings.
Intersegment Retention Expense
Intersegment retention expense relates to fees charged by the Servicing segment to the Originations segment in relation to loan originations completed that resulted from access to the Servicing segment’s servicing portfolio related to capitalized servicing rights. The decrease in intersegment retention expense of $6.5 million and $13.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, was due primarily to lower overall retention volume and a smaller capitalized servicing portfolio resulting from sales of servicing rights and portfolio runoff.

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Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted Earnings decreased $28.0 million and $33.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA decreased $25.0 million and $36.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to lower net gains on sales of loans, partially offset by a decrease in intersegment retention expense as discussed above.

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Reverse Mortgage
Provided below is a summary of results of operations, Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA for our Reverse Mortgage segment (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 
$
7,872

 
$
7,650

 
$
222

 
3
 %
 
$
22,574

 
$
42,858

 
$
(20,284
)
 
(47
)%
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
7,083

 
7,001

 
82

 
1
 %
 
14,591

 
13,910

 
681

 
5
 %
Other revenues
 
454

 
1,486

 
(1,032
)
 
(69
)%
 
737

 
3,464

 
(2,727
)
 
(79
)%
Total revenues
 
15,409

 
16,137

 
(728
)
 
(5
)%
 
37,902

 
60,232

 
(22,330
)
 
(37
)%
Salaries and benefits
 
12,459

 
16,350

 
(3,891
)
 
(24
)%
 
25,988

 
34,398

 
(8,410
)
 
(24
)%
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses
 
12,743

 
21,967

 
(9,224
)
 
(42
)%
 
22,462

 
37,962

 
(15,500
)
 
(41
)%
Interest expense
 
4,288

 
2,414

 
1,874

 
78
 %
 
6,679

 
3,929

 
2,750

 
70
 %
Depreciation and amortization
 
865

 
1,587

 
(722
)
 
(45
)%
 
1,919

 
2,875

 
(956
)
 
(33
)%
Other expenses, net
 
1,554

 
763

 
791

 
104
 %
 
2,653

 
1,961

 
692

 
35
 %
Total expenses
 
31,909

 
43,081

 
(11,172
)
 
(26
)%
 
59,701

 
81,125

 
(21,424
)
 
(26
)%
Other losses
 

 

 

 
 %
 

 
(1,024
)
 
1,024

 
(100
)%
Loss before income taxes
 
(16,500
)
 
(26,944
)
 
10,444

 
(39
)%
 
(21,799
)
 
(21,917
)
 
118

 
(1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Adjustments to loss before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Fair value to cash adjustment for reverse loans

12,039

 
14,512

 
(2,473
)
 
(17
)%
 
15,378

 
(3,197
)
 
18,575

 
n/m

Exit costs
 
614

 
407

 
207

 
51
 %
 
1,292

 
407

 
885

 
217
 %
Share-based compensation expense
 
70

 
610

 
(540
)
 
(89
)%
 
204

 
923

 
(719
)
 
(78
)%
Other
 
(31
)
 
1,398

 
(1,429
)
 
(102
)%
 
174

 
2,446

 
(2,272
)
 
(93
)%
Total adjustments
 
12,692

 
16,927

 
(4,235
)
 
(25
)%
 
17,048

 
579

 
16,469

 
n/m

Adjusted Loss (1)
 
(3,808
)
 
(10,017
)
 
6,209

 
(62
)%
 
(4,751
)
 
(21,338
)
 
16,587

 
(78
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


EBITDA adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
 
865

 
1,587

 
(722
)
 
(45
)%
 
1,919

 
2,875

 
(956
)
 
(33
)%
Amortization of servicing rights
 
383

 
446

 
(63
)
 
(14
)%
 
782

 
906

 
(124
)
 
(14
)%
Other
 
27

 
21

 
6

 
29
 %
 
55

 
54

 
1

 
2
 %
Total adjustments
 
1,275

 
2,054

 
(779
)
 
(38
)%
 
2,756

 
3,835

 
(1,079
)
 
(28
)%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
(2,533
)
 
$
(7,963
)
 
$
5,430

 
(68
)%
 
$
(1,995
)
 
$
(17,503
)
 
$
15,508

 
(89
)%
__________
(1)
We revised our method of calculating Adjusted Loss beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 to eliminate adjustments for step-up depreciation and amortization, which represents depreciation and amortization costs related to the increased basis in assets (including servicing rights and subservicing contracts) acquired within business combination transactions. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this revision.


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Reverse Mortgage Servicing Portfolio
Provided below are summaries of the activity in our third-party servicing portfolio for our reverse mortgage business, which included accounts serviced for third parties for which we earn servicing revenue. These summaries excluded servicing performed related to reverse mortgage loans and real estate owned recognized on our consolidated balance sheets, as the securitized loans are accounted for as a secured borrowing (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
Third-party servicing portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of the period
 
56,550

 
$
10,340,727

 
56,046

 
$
9,818,400

New business added
 
2,810

 
581,175

 
5,801

 
951,265

Other additions (1)
 

 
386,897

 

 
387,373

Payoffs and sales
 
(6,442
)
 
(1,359,735
)
 
(4,632
)
 
(966,607
)
Balance at end of the period
 
52,918

 
$
9,949,064

 
57,215

 
$
10,190,431

__________
(1)
Other additions include additions to the principal balance serviced related to draws on lines-of-credit, interest, servicing fees, mortgage insurance and advances owed by the existing borrower.
Provided below are summaries of our reverse loan servicing portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
 
At June 30, 2017
 
At December 31, 2016
 
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Number
of Accounts
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
Third-party servicing portfolio (1)
 
52,918

 
$
9,949,064

 
56,550

 
$
10,340,727

On-balance sheet residential loans and real estate owned
 
59,516

 
10,129,414

 
62,485

 
10,321,425

Total reverse loan servicing portfolio
 
112,434

 
$
20,078,478

 
119,035

 
$
20,662,152

__________
(1)
We earn a fixed dollar amount per loan on a majority of our third-party reverse loan servicing portfolio. The weighted-average contractual servicing fee for our third-party servicing portfolio, which is calculated as the annual average servicing fee divided by the ending unpaid principal balance, was 0.13% at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .
Net Fair Value Gains on Reverse Loans and Related HMBS Obligations
Provided in the table below is a summary of the components of net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Interest income on reverse loans
 
$
113,644

 
$
113,631

 
$
13

 
—%
 
$
226,946

 
$
224,225

 
$
2,721

 
1%
Interest expense on HMBS related obligations
 
(101,290
)
 
(103,368
)
 
2,078

 
(2)%
 
(203,726
)
 
(206,622
)
 
2,896

 
(1)%
Net interest income on reverse loans and HMBS related obligations
 
12,354

 
10,263

 
2,091

 
20%
 
23,220

 
17,603

 
5,617

 
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Change in fair value of reverse loans
 
(41,075
)
 
27,744

 
(68,819
)
 
(248)%
 
(111,765
)
 
71,984

 
(183,749
)
 
(255)%
Change in fair value of HMBS related obligations
 
36,593

 
(30,357
)
 
66,950

 
(221)%
 
111,119

 
(46,729
)
 
157,848

 
(338)%
Net change in fair value on reverse loans and HMBS related obligations
 
(4,482
)
 
(2,613
)
 
(1,869
)
 
72%
 
(646
)
 
25,255

 
(25,901
)
 
(103)%
Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations
 
$
7,872

 
$
7,650

 
$
222

 
3%
 
$
22,574

 
$
42,858

 
$
(20,284
)
 
(47)%

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Net fair value gains on reverse loans and related HMBS obligations include the contractual interest income earned on reverse loans, including those not yet securitized or no longer in securitization pools, net of interest expense on HMBS related obligations, and the change in fair value of these assets and liabilities. Included in the change in fair value are gains due to loan originations that include tails. Tails are participations in previously securitized HECMs and are created by additions to principal for borrower draws on lines-of-credit, interest, servicing fees, and mortgage insurance premiums. Economic gains and losses result from the pricing of an aggregated pool of loans exceeding the cost of the origination or acquisition of the loan as well as the change in fair value resulting from changes to market pricing on HECMs and HMBS. No gain or loss is recognized as a result of the securitization of reverse loans as these transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings. However, HECMs and HMBS related obligations are marked to fair value, which can result in a net gain or loss related to changes in market pricing.
Net interest income on reverse loans and HMBS related obligations increased $2.1 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily as a result of a decrease in HMBS related obligations as a result of an increase in buyouts, partially offset by an increase in nonperforming reverse loans, which have lower interest rates than performing loans. If the net interest income were adjusted for interest expense from debt financing on buyouts, the increase would be $0.2 million and $2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. The net change in fair value on reverse loans and HMBS related obligations is comprised of cash generated by origination, purchase, and securitization of HECMs as well as non-cash fair value gains or losses. Cash generated by the origination, purchase and securitization of HECMs decreased $4.3 million and $7.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, primarily as a result of overall lower origination volumes due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business, partially offset by a shift in mix from lower margin new originations to higher margin tails. Net non-cash fair value losses decreased by $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to valuation model assumption adjustments for buyout loans in the second quarter of 2017 offset by a flattening of the interest rate curve in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the second quarter of 2016. Net non-cash fair value adjustments decreased $18.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due primarily to the aforementioned valuation model assumption adjustments for buyout loans and a flattening of the interest rate curve in 2017 as compared to 2016.
Reverse loans and related HMBS obligations are generally subject to net fair value gains when interest rates decline primarily as a result of a longer duration of reverse loans as compared to HMBS related obligations. Our reverse loans have longer durations primarily as a result of our obligations as issuer of HMBS, which includes the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount. The conditional repayment rates utilized in the valuation of reverse loans and HMBS related obligations has increased from 28.48% and 27.74% , respectively, at December 31, 2016 to 30.91% and 30.09% , respectively, at June 30, 2017 primarily due to the aging of the portfolio.
Provided below are summaries of our funded volume, which represent purchases and originations of reverse loans, and volume of securitizations into HMBS (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Funded volume
 
$
91,955

 
$
200,634

 
$
(108,679
)
 
(54
)%
 
$
223,692

 
$
385,024

 
$
(161,332
)
 
(42
)%
Securitized volume (1)
 
113,713

 
188,506

 
(74,793
)
 
(40
)%
 
254,499

 
376,385

 
(121,886
)
 
(32
)%
__________
(1)
Securitized volume includes $84.8 million and $113.6 million of tails securitized for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $175.9 million and $228.9 million of tails securitized for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Tail draws associated with the HECM IDL product were $47.5 million and $69.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $99.5 million and $138.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
Funded and securitized volumes decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 primarily due to the decision made by management during December 2016 to exit the reverse mortgage originations business. As of June 30, 2017, there were no reverse loans in the originations pipeline, and certain activities are currently underway to finalize the shutdown of the reverse mortgage originations business. We will continue to fund undrawn tails available to customers. Refer to Note 8 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding exit activities.

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Net Servicing Revenue and Fees
A summary of net servicing revenue and fees for our Reverse Mortgage segment is provided below (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
%
Servicing fees
 
$
3,343

 
$
3,529

 
$
(186
)
 
(5
)%
 
$
6,739

 
$
7,047

 
$
(308
)
 
(4
)%
Performance fees
 
2,423

 
2,340

 
83

 
4
 %
 
4,895

 
4,694

 
201

 
4
 %
Ancillary and other fees
 
1,700

 
1,578

 
122

 
8
 %
 
3,739

 
3,075

 
664

 
22
 %
Servicing revenue and fees
 
7,466

 
7,447

 
19

 
 %
 
15,373

 
14,816

 
557

 
4
 %
Amortization of servicing rights
 
(383
)
 
(446
)
 
63

 
(14
)%
 
(782
)
 
(906
)
 
124

 
(14
)%
Net servicing revenue and fees
 
$
7,083

 
$
7,001

 
$
82

 
1
 %
 
$
14,591

 
$
13,910

 
$
681

 
5
 %
The increase in net servicing revenue and fees of $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016 was due primarily to an increase in ancillary and other fees due to additional fees related to boarding and subservicing of loans.
Salaries and Benefits
Salaries and benefits expense decreased $3.9 million and $8.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to lower compensation, bonuses and commissions as a result of lower origination volume and lower average headcount resulting from our decision to exit the reverse mortgage originations business. Headcount assigned directly to our Reverse Mortgage segment decreased by approximately 200 full-time employees from 900 at June 30, 2016 to 700 at June 30, 2017 .
General and Administrative and Allocated Indirect Expenses
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses decreased $9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 , due primarily to a $1.7 million decrease in curtailment-related accruals, a $1.0 million decrease in loss accruals related to servicing advances, $1.4 million of lower advertising costs, a $1.0 million decrease in contractor fees, and a $0.7 million decrease in purchased services due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business during 2017. In addition, corporate allocations decreased $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 .
General and administrative and allocated indirect expenses decreased $15.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 , due primarily to a $3.6 million decrease in curtailment-related accruals, a $2.6 million decrease in loss accruals related to servicing advances, $2.5 million of lower advertising costs, a $1.6 million decrease in contractor fees, and a $1.0 million decrease in purchased services due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business during 2017. In addition, corporate allocations decreased $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 .
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $1.9 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 , respectively, due primarily to higher average borrowings on master repurchase agreements and higher average cost of debt.
Adjusted Loss and Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted Loss decreased $6.2 million and $16.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA improved $5.4 million and $15.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016, respectively, primarily due to the decrease in general and administrative expenses and in salaries and benefits as described above.

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Other Non-Reportable
Other revenues consist primarily of asset management advisory fees, investment income and other interest income. Other revenues and total expenses remained relatively flat for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same periods of 2016 .
The increase in other net fair value losses from $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $8.2 million for the same period in 2017 , was primarily driven by negative assumption change impacts on the assets and liabilities of the Non-Residual Trusts predominately due to higher conditional default rates resulting from higher delinquencies. The decline in other net fair value losses from $3.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to $1.7 million for the same period in 2017 was primarily related to lower negative LIBOR impacts during 2017, partially offset by the aforementioned higher negative assumption change impacts on the assets and liabilities of the Non-Residual Trusts.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay debt and meet the financial obligations of our operations including funding acquisitions; mortgage loan and reverse loan servicing advances; obligations associated with the repurchase of reverse loans from securitization pools; funding additional customer borrowings on reverse loans; origination of mortgage loans; and other general business needs, including the cost of compliance with changing legislation and related rules. Our liquidity is measured as our consolidated cash and cash equivalents excluding subsidiary minimum cash requirement balances, which are typically associated with our servicer licensing or financing agreements with third parties. This measure also includes our borrowing capacity available under the 2013 Revolver.
At June 30, 2017 , our liquidity was $431.4 million . As discussed further in the Corporate Debt section below, at June 30, 2017 we did not have access to borrowings under the 2013 Revolver. At June 30, 2017 , we had contractual obligations, subject to certain conditions and adjustments, to utilize approximately $8.3 million of our liquidity to fund acquisitions of servicing rights, including related servicer and protective advances.
We endeavor to maintain our liquidity at a level sufficient to fund certain known or expected payments and to fund our working capital needs. Our principal sources of liquidity are the cash flows generated from our business segments and funds available from our master repurchase agreements, mortgage loan servicing advance facilities, the 2013 Revolver, issuance of GMBS, and issuance of HMBS to fund our tail commitments. We may generate additional liquidity through sales of MSR, any portion thereof, or other assets. From time to time, we utilize our excess cash to reinvest in the business, including but not limited to investment in MSR and the repurchase of reverse loans from securitization pools.
We believe that, based on current forecasts and anticipated market conditions, our current liquidity, along with the funds generated from our principal sources of liquidity discussed above, will allow us to meet anticipated cash requirements to fund operating needs and expenses, servicing advances, loan originations and repurchases of mortgage loans and HECMs, planned capital expenditures, business and asset acquisitions, cash taxes and cash requirements associated with mandatory clean-up call obligations on the Non-Residual trusts and all required debt service obligations for the next 12 months. Our operating cash flows and liquidity are significantly influenced by numerous factors, including interest rates, the continued availability of financing, our debt restructuring initiative and related RSA, and other factors discussed below. Our liquidity outlook assumes we are able to maintain or renew, replace, or resize our existing mortgage loan servicing advance facilities, mortgage loan master repurchase agreements and reverse loan master repurchase agreements to fund repurchases of HECMs with enough capacity to meet projected needs, and/or are able to implement other financing solutions to meet such needs. However, there can be no assurance that these facilities or other solutions will be available to us in the future. We continually monitor our cash flows and liquidity in order to be responsive to changing conditions and other factors, including recent adverse pressures on the Company’s relationships with certain counterparties and key stakeholders who are critical to its business, which adverse pressures the Company expects to continue as a result of, among other things, the potential delisting of the Company’s common stock from the NYSE, the status of the Company’s debt restructuring initiative and the terms of the RSA, including the possibility of an In-Court Restructuring and the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern related thereto, and the restatement of certain of the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements to reflect a correction to the net deferred tax assets balance.
We are facing certain challenges and uncertainties that could have significant adverse effects on our business, liquidity and financing activities. Our business may be adversely impacted by the following factors, among others: failure to maintain sufficient liquidity to operate our servicing and lending businesses due to the inability to renew, replace or extend our advance financing or warehouse facilities on favorable terms, or at all; failure to comply with covenants contained in our debt agreements or obtain any necessary waivers and/or amendments; failure to resolve our obligation with respect to the remaining mandatory clean-up calls; and failure to successfully restructure our corporate debt.

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We use and rely upon short-term borrowing facilities to fund our servicing, originations and reverse mortgage operating businesses. As a result of continued losses, the need for additional waivers and/or amendments, including those required as a result of or in connection with the restatement discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the passage of time since we first announced our debt restructuring initiative, certain of our lenders have effected reductions in advance rates and/or have required other changes to the terms of such facilities, which has negatively impacted our available liquidity and capital resources. Each of these facilities is typically subject to renewal each year. Borrowing capacity on the various facilities is dependent upon maintaining compliance with the representations, terms, conditions and covenants of the respective agreements. We intend to renew, replace, or expand our facilities consistent with our past practices and may seek waivers or amendments in the future, if necessary. We are in negotiations with current and prospective lenders regarding expanded financing capacity for our reverse loan repurchases and/or replacement financing capacity for our originations business in the event we experience a material reduction in the financing capacity available to us under our existing borrowing facilities or otherwise require additional financing capacity to support our businesses and obligations. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in maintaining adequate financing capacity with our current or prospective lenders. See Notes 2 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
As discussed above under Debt Restructuring Initiative, we continue to focus on our debt restructuring initiative to seek to improve our capital structure through the restructuring of our corporate debt and continue to incur significant expense in connection therewith.
On July 31, 2017, we entered into the RSA with the Consenting Term Lenders, pursuant to which the parties thereto have agreed to, among other things, the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an Out-of-Court Restructuring and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for an Out-of-Court Restructuring, an In-Court Restructuring.
Pursuant to the terms of the RSA, on the dates specified in the RSA, we are obligated to purchase at par (or in certain limited circumstances, voluntarily prepay) the term loans of the Consenting Term Lenders in an aggregate principal amount of $100 million. On July 31, 2017, we entered into a third amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to which the 2013 Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, require that upon receipt by the Company or certain of its subsidiaries of the gross proceeds of any disposition of certain Bulk MSR (as defined in the 2013 Credit Agreement) by the Company or such subsidiaries, the Company shall make a prepayment of the term loans in an amount equal to 80% of such gross proceeds; provided that, to the extent as of the earlier of 120 days following the Effective Date (as defined in the RSA) and February 15, 2018 the aggregate principal amount of term loans prepaid as a result of such prepayments is less than $100 million, the Company shall be required to prepay as of such date the term loans in an amount equal to $100 million minus the amount of proceeds of such dispositions of Bulk MSR previously applied to prepay the term loans after the date of the Third Amendment pursuant to such mandatory prepayment. The Third Amendment also requires mandatory prepayments of the term loans in an amount equal to (i) 80% of the net sale proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales and dispositions of certain Bulk MSR and (ii) 100% of the net sale proceeds of certain non-core assets, in each case, received by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.
The Company is subject to various financial and other covenants under its existing debt agreements, many of which contain cross default provisions such that if a default occurs under any one agreement, the lenders under the Company’s other debt agreements could declare a default. The lenders can waive their contractual rights in the event of a default. In connection with the financial statement restatement discussed in Note1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the conclusions reached regarding going concern included Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company received waivers and/or amendments under its warehouse and advance financing facilities, the Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes Indenture to the extent necessary to waive any default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event resulting or arising from the restatement discussed in Note 1 and the going concern matters discussed herein.
The Company is not currently in compliance with, and may be unable to regain and/or maintain compliance with, certain continued listing standards of the NYSE. If the Company is unable to cure any event of noncompliance with any continued listing standard of the NYSE within the applicable timeframe and other parameters set forth by the NYSE, or if the Company fails to maintain compliance with certain continued listing standards that do not provide for a cure period, it will result in the delisting of the Company’s common stock from the NYSE, which could negatively impact the trading price, trading volume and liquidity of, and have other material adverse effects on, the Company’s common stock. If the Company’s common stock is delisted from the NYSE, this could also have negative implications on the Company’s business relationships under the Company’s material agreements with lenders and other counterparties. If the Company’s common stock is delisted from the NYSE, it would constitute a fundamental change as that term is defined under the terms of the Convertible Notes, and require, among other things, that the Company take steps to make an offer to repay the Convertible Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Company currently is not permitted to repurchase the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of certain of its debt facilities and agreements. If the Company is delisted and is not able to satisfy this obligation, it would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the Convertible Notes and result in a cross-default under certain of the Company’s other debt agreements. In such event, the trustee or the holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the convertible notes will have the right to accelerate such indebtedness.

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The Company’s subsidiaries are parties to seller/servicer agreements with, and/or subject to the guidelines and regulations of (collectively, the seller/servicer obligations), the GSEs and various government agencies, including HUD, FHA, VA and Ginnie Mae. These seller/servicer obligations include financial covenants and other requirements as defined by the applicable agency. To the extent that these seller/servicer obligations are not met, the applicable GSE or government agency may, at its option, take action to implement one or more of a variety of remedies including, without limitation, requiring certain Company subsidiaries to deposit funds as security for one or more of such subsidiaries’ obligations to the GSEs or government agencies, imposing sanctions on one or more of such subsidiaries, which could include monetary fines or penalties, forcing one or more subsidiaries to transfer servicing on all or a portion of the mortgage loans such subsidiary services for the applicable GSE or government agency, and/or suspending or terminating the approved seller/servicer status of one or more subsidiaries, which could prohibit or severely limit the ability of one or more subsidiaries to originate, service and/or securitize mortgage loans for the applicable GSE or agency. To date, none of the GSEs or government agencies with which the Company and its subsidiaries do business has communicated any material sanction, suspension or prohibition that would materially adversely affect the Company’s business; however, the GSEs and certain of such government agencies have required frequent reporting regarding the financial status of the Company, including preliminary financial results and the availability to the Company of financing capacity under its existing borrowing facilities. The GSEs and certain of such government agencies have also requested frequent telephonic updates with senior Company management regarding the status of the Company’s debt restructuring initiative and other matters. The Company’s subservicing agreements also contain requirements regarding servicing practices and other matters, and a failure to comply with these requirements could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business and liquidity.
As disclosed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is obligated to exercise the mandatory clean-up call obligations assumed as part of an agreement to acquire the rights to service the loans in the Non-Residual Trusts. Additionally, as part of its Reverse Mortgage segment, the Company is obligated to purchase loans out of Ginnie Mae securitization pools under certain circumstances.
The Company is proactively engaged with its lenders and other counterparties to address the challenges and uncertainties set forth above, including obtaining requisite waivers, seeking access to the securitization market, obtaining bids from various counterparties with regard to its clean-up call obligations, working to regain compliance with NYSE continued listing standards and continuing to engage with key stakeholders. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The above factors have been taken into account in assessing the Company’s liquidity and ability to meets is obligations for the next twelve months from the date of issuance of the financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that while there can be no assurance that the Company’s recent and future actions will be successful in mitigating the risks and uncertainties applicable to its business, the Company’s current plans provide enough liquidity to meet its obligations over the next twelve months from the date of issuance of the financial statements. However, as set forth in the RSA, the parties thereto have agreed to, among other things, the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an Out-of-Court Restructuring and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for an Out-of-Court Restructuring, an In-Court Restructuring. The potential for an In-Court Restructuring raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company will continue to monitor progress on its initiatives and the impact on its ongoing assessment of going concern in future periods.
Mortgage Loan Servicing Business
Our servicing agreements impose on us various rights and obligations that affect our liquidity. Among the most significant of these obligations is the requirement that we advance our own funds to pay property taxes, insurance premiums and foreclosure costs and various other items, referred to as protective advances. Protective advances are required to preserve the collateral underlying the residential loans being serviced. In addition, we advance our own funds to meet contractual payment requirements for credit owners. As a result of bulk servicing rights acquisitions in 2013 and 2014, we experienced and continue to incur an elevated level of advance funding requirements. Subservicers are generally reimbursed for advances in the month following the advance, so our advance funding requirements may continue to be reduced if we succeed in transitioning to a greater mix of subservicing in our portfolio. In the normal course of business, we borrow money from various counterparties who provide us with financing to fund a portion of our mortgage loan related servicing advances on a short-term basis or provide for reimbursement within an agreed-upon period. Our ability to fund servicing advances is a significant factor that affects our liquidity, and to operate and grow our servicing portfolio we depend upon our ability to secure these types of arrangements on acceptable terms and to renew, replace or resize existing financing facilities as they expire. However, there can be no assurance that these facilities will be available to us in the future. The servicing advance financing agreements that support our servicing operations are discussed below.

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Servicing Advance Liabilities
Ditech Financial has four servicing advance facilities through several lenders and an Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement with Fannie Mae, which, in each case, are used to fund servicer and protective advances that are its responsibility under certain servicing agreements. The servicing advance facilities and the Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement had an aggregate capacity of $975.0 million at June 30, 2017 , of which we had utilized approximately $545.5 million as of such date. The interest rates for the servicing advance facilities and Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement are either fixed or are primarily based on LIBOR plus between 2.50% and 3.00% and have various expiration dates from August 2017 to October 2018. Payments on the amounts due under these agreements are paid from certain proceeds received (i) in connection with the liquidation of mortgaged properties, (ii) from repayments received from mortgagors, (iii) from reimbursements received from the owners of the mortgage loans, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and private label securitization trusts, or (iv) issuance of new notes or other refinancing transactions. Accordingly, repayment of the servicing advance liabilities is dependent on the proceeds that are received on the underlying advances associated with the agreements. Two of the servicing advance facilities, with total borrowing capacity of approximately $775.0 million at June 30, 2017 , are non-recourse to us.
The servicing advance facilities contain customary events of default and covenants, including, in certain transactions, financial covenants. Financial covenants most sensitive to our operating results and financial position are the requirements that Ditech Financial maintain minimum tangible net worth, indebtedness to tangible net worth and minimum liquidity. Ditech Financial received waivers from each of its lenders to the extent necessary to waive any default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event resulting from or arising from the restatement, as described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
GTAAFT Facility
Ditech Financial has a non-recourse servicer advance facility that provides funding for servicer and protective advances made in connection with its servicing of certain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage loans. In connection with this facility, Ditech Financial sells and/or contributes the rights to reimbursement for servicer and protective advances to a depositor entity, which then sells and/or contributes such rights to reimbursement to an issuer entity. Each of the issuer and the depositor entities under this facility is structured as a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity and is the sole owner of its respective assets.
At June 30, 2017 , the GTAAFT Facility consists of (i) Series 2016-T1 two-year term notes issued September 30, 2016 with an aggregate principal balance of $300.0 million and an expected repayment date of October 15, 2018, and (ii) up to $400.0 million of Series 2014-VF2 variable funding notes with an expected repayment date of October 4, 2017. On June 15, 2017, the Series 2015-T2 three year term notes with an aggregate principal balance of $140.0 million and which had an expected repayment date of October 15, 2018 were fully redeemed. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of $0.7 million, which included $0.4 million for the write-off of deferred financing fees and a $0.3 million prepayment premium. At June 30, 2017 , an aggregate principal balance of $358.8 million of notes were outstanding under this facility: $300.0 million principal balance of 2016-T1 term notes; and $58.8 million principal balance of variable funding notes.
The collateral securing the term notes and the variable funding notes consists primarily of rights to reimbursement for servicer and protective advances in respect of certain mortgage loans serviced by Ditech Financial on behalf of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as well as cash.
The Series 2016-T1 term notes were issued in four classes. Interest on the term notes is based on a fixed rate per annum ranging from approximately 2.38% to 4.06%. If the Series 2016-T1 term notes are not redeemed or refinanced on or prior to October 15, 2018, one-twelfth of the related note balances will be required to be repaid on October 15, 2018 and each monthly payment date thereafter. Failure to make any such one-twelfth payment will result in an event of default.
The interest on the variable funding notes is based on one-month LIBOR, (or, in certain circumstances, the higher of (i) the prime rate and (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%) plus a per annum margin ranging from approximately 1.85% to 3.92%. The maximum permitted principal balance of the variable funding notes that can be drawn at any given time is dependent upon the amount of eligible collateral owned by the issuer of the notes and may not exceed $400.0 million in the aggregate. We may repay and redraw the variable funding notes issued for 364-days from and including October 5, 2016, subject to the satisfaction of various funding conditions including the Parent Company not being in default under warehouse, repurchase, credit or other similar agreements relating to indebtedness in certain amounts and there being no breaches or representations, warranties and covenants by us under the GTAAFT transaction agreements. If such 364-day period is not extended, the variable funding notes will become due and payable on October 4, 2017.

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Under this facility, the holders of the term notes and variable funding notes (and other creditors of the issuer and depositor entities) have no recourse to any assets or revenues of Ditech Financial or the Parent Company other than to the extent of Ditech Financial’s or the Parent Company’s obligations with respect to various representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities under this facility and the Parent Company’s obligations as a guarantor of certain of Ditech Financial's representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities under the facility. These representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities include various representations and warranties as to the nature of the receivables, covenants to service and administer the collateral for the GTAAFT Facility and perform obligations under Ditech Financial’s servicing agreements with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and covenants to make an indemnity payment for, or to repurchase, any receivable in respect of which the eligibility representations and warranties were not true as of the date the related receivable was transferred to the depositor entity. Creditors of the Parent Company and Ditech Financial do not have recourse to any assets or revenues of either the issuer or depositor entities under the facility.
The facility's base indenture and indenture supplements include facility events of default and target amortization events customary for financings of this type. The target amortization events include, among other events, events related to breaches of representations, covenants and certain tests related to the collection and performance of the receivables securing the notes issued pursuant to the base indenture and the applicable indenture supplement, and with respect to the variable funding notes, defaults under certain other material indebtedness, material judgments, certain financial tests, and change of control. Upon the occurrence of a target amortization event for any series of notes, such series of notes enter into a scheduled amortization period. In the case of the variable funding notes, one third of the outstanding principal balance of the variable funding notes at the time of the occurrence of the target amortization event is payable on the first three monthly payment dates occurring after the occurrence of such target amortization event. In the case of the term notes, one twelfth of the outstanding principal balance of the term notes at the time of the occurrence of the target amortization event is payable on the first twelve monthly payment dates occurring after the occurrence of such target amortization event. Failure to make requisite payments on the notes following the occurrence of a target amortization event could lead to an event of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, specified percentages of noteholders have the right to terminate all commitments and accelerate the notes under the base indenture, enforce their rights with respect to the collateral and take certain other actions. The events of default include, among other events, the occurrence of any failure to make payments (subject to certain cure periods and including balances due after the occurrence of a target amortization event), failure of Ditech Financial to satisfy various deposit and remittance obligations as servicer of certain mortgage loans, the requirement of the issuer to be registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, certain tests related to the collection and performance of the receivables securing the notes issued pursuant to the base indenture and applicable indenture supplement, removal of Ditech Financial’s status as an approved seller or servicer by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and bankruptcy events.
In connection with this facility, we entered into an acknowledgment with Fannie Mae, dated as of December 19, 2014, and a fifth amended and restated consent agreement with Freddie Mac, dated as of September 30, 2016, which (i) in the case of Fannie Mae, waived or (ii) in the case of Freddie Mac, subordinated, their respective rights of set-off against rights to reimbursement for certain servicer advances and delinquency advances subject to this facility. The Fannie Mae acknowledgment agreement remains in effect unless Fannie Mae withdraws its consent (i) at each yearly anniversary of the agreement by providing 30 days' advance written notice or (ii) upon certain other specified events. The Freddie Mac consent agreement automatically renews for successive annual terms; however, Freddie Mac may terminate its consent on 30 days' written notice. If either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac were to withdraw such waiver or subordination, as applicable, of its respective rights of set-off, our ability to increase the draws on the variable funding notes or maintain the drawn balances thereunder could be materially limited or eliminated.
Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement
Ditech Financial's Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement with Fannie Mae is used exclusively to fund certain principal and interest and servicer and protective advances that are the responsibility of Ditech Financial under its Fannie Mae servicing agreements. This agreement was renewed in March 2017 and expires on March 31, 2018. If not renewed in 2018, there will be no additional funding by Fannie Mae of new advances under the agreement. In addition, collections recovered during the 18 months following the expiration of the agreement are to be remitted to Fannie Mae to settle any remaining outstanding balance due under such agreement. Upon expiration of the 18 month period, any remaining balance would become due and payable. At June 30, 2017 , we had borrowings of $69.2 million under the Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement, which has a capacity of $100.0 million .
Other Servicing Advance Facilities
Ditech Financial has three additional servicing advance facilities through several lenders that are used to fund servicer and protective advances that are its responsibility under certain servicing agreements. These servicing advance facilities had an aggregate capacity amount of $175.0 million at June 30, 2017 . The interest rates are primarily based on LIBOR plus between 2.50% and 3.00% and have various expiration dates from August 2017 to July 2018. One of these servicing advance facilities, with total borrowing capacity of $75.0 million , is non-recourse to us. At June 30, 2017 , we had borrowings of $117.6 million under these facilities.

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Mortgage Loan Originations Business
Master Repurchase Agreements
Ditech Financial utilizes master repurchase agreements to fund the origination and purchase of residential loans. These agreements were entered into by Ditech Financial and various warehouse lenders. Our five repurchase agreements had an aggregate capacity of $1.9 billion at June 30, 2017 . At June 30, 2017 , the interest rates under our repurchase agreements were primarily based on LIBOR plus between 2.10% and 3.00% and have various expiration dates from August 2017 to May 2018. These facilities provide creditors a security interest in the mortgage loans that meet the eligibility requirements under the terms of the particular facility in exchange for cash proceeds used to originate or purchase mortgage loans. We agree to repay borrowings under these facilities within a specified timeframe, and the source of repayment is typically from the sale or securitization of the underlying loans into the secondary mortgage market. We evaluate our needs under these facilities based on forecasted mortgage loan origination volume; however, there can be no assurance that these facilities will be available to us in the future. At June 30, 2017 , $1.0 billion of the aggregate capacity has been provided on an uncommitted basis. To the extent uncommitted funds are requested to purchase or originate mortgage loans, the counterparties have no obligation to fulfill such request. All obligations of Ditech Financial under its master repurchase agreements are guaranteed by the Parent Company. We had $891.2 million of short-term borrowings under these master repurchase agreements at June 30, 2017 , which included $187.1 million of borrowings utilizing uncommitted funds.
Based on our projected future funding needs, in February 2017 we entered in to an amendment with a lender to, among other things, shift $100.0 million of uncommitted capacity under a Ditech Financial master repurchase agreement with such lender to a RMS master repurchase agreement with such lender. Furthermore, in May 2017, upon execution of the annual renewal for a master repurchase agreement with another lender, an additional $100.0 million of capacity ($50.0 million in committed capacity and $50.0 million in uncommitted capacity) under the Ditech Financial master repurchase agreement with such lender was shifted to the RMS master repurchase agreement with such lender.
Our ability to utilize our master repurchase facilities from time to time depends, among other things, upon us being able to make representations and warranties as to our solvency, the accuracy of information we have furnished, no material adverse changes having occurred, maintenance of our approved seller/servicer status with GSEs, no notices of adverse actions having been received from GSEs or agencies, the adequacy of our control program, our ability to service loans in accordance with accepted servicing practices and our compliance with applicable laws. All of our master repurchase agreements contain customary events of default and covenants, the most significant of which are financial covenants. Financial covenants that are most sensitive to the operating results and resulting financial position are minimum tangible net worth requirements, indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio requirements, and minimum liquidity and profitability requirements. Ditech Financial was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to master repurchase agreements at June 30, 2017 .
Ditech Financial received waivers and/or amendments required as a result of the restatement of its and the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and conclusions reached regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, as described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Ditech Financial master repurchase agreements that contain profitability covenants were also amended to allow for a net loss under such covenants for the quarters ending September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 as applicable to the terms of each respective agreement. These amendments, among other things, reduced the advance rates on certain facilities. Additionally, upon executing an extension of one of the facilities, the capacity on the facility was reduced by $100.0 million. As a result of receiving these waivers, Ditech Financial was in compliance with the terms of these facilities at June 30, 2017 .
We are dependent on the ability to secure warehouse facilities on acceptable terms and to renew, replace or resize existing facilities as they expire. If we fail to comply with the terms of an agreement that results in an event of default or breach of covenant without obtaining a waiver or amendment, we may be subject to termination of future funding, enforcement of liens against assets securing the respective facility, repurchase of assets pledged in a repurchase agreement, acceleration of outstanding obligations, or other adverse actions. We intend to renew, replace, or expand our facilities and may seek waivers or amendments in the future, if necessary; however, there can be no assurance that these or others actions will be successful.

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Representations and Warranties
In conjunction with our originations business, we provide representations and warranties on loan sales. We sell substantially all of our originated or purchased mortgage loans into the secondary market for securitization or to private investors as whole loans. We sell conventional conforming and government-backed mortgage loans through GSE and agency-sponsored securitizations in which mortgage-backed securities are created and sold to third-party investors. We also sell non-conforming mortgage loans to private investors. In doing so, representations and warranties regarding certain attributes of the loans are made to the third-party investor. Subsequent to the sale, if it is determined that a loan sold is in breach of these representations or warranties, we generally have an obligation to cure such breach. In general, if we are unable to cure such breach, the purchaser of the loan may require us to repurchase such loan for the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and related advances, and in any event, we must indemnify such purchaser for certain losses and expenses incurred by such purchaser in connection with such breach. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent lenders that, in turn, have sold such residential loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties.
Our representations and warranties are generally not subject to stated limits of exposure with the exception of certain loans originated under HARP, which limits exposure based on payment history of the loan. At June 30, 2017 , our maximum exposure to repurchases due to potential breaches of representations and warranties was $67.4 billion , and was based on the original unpaid principal balance of loans sold from the beginning of 2013 through June 30, 2017 adjusted for voluntary payments made by the borrower on loans for which we perform the servicing. A majority of our loan sales during this period were servicing retained.
Rollforwards of the liability associated with representations and warranties are included below (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017

2016
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
21,562

 
$
27,106

 
$
22,094

 
$
23,145

Provision for new sales
 
2,003

 
3,724

 
3,798

 
8,437

Change in estimate of existing reserves (1)
 
(4,238
)
 
(10,086
)
 
(6,014
)
 
(10,759
)
Net realized losses on repurchases
 
(58
)
 
(481
)
 
(609
)
 
(560
)
Balance at end of the period
 
$
19,269

 
$
20,263

 
$
19,269

 
$
20,263

__________
(1)
The change in estimate of existing reserves during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily relates to portfolio performance, voluntary loan payoffs and paydowns, clean loan reviews, and loans meeting certain age triggers which reduces estimated loss exposure.
Rollforwards of loan repurchase requests based on the original unpaid principal balance are included below (dollars in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
No. of Loans
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
No. of Loans
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
Balance at beginning of the period
 
22

 
$
4,564

 
40

 
$
10,466

Repurchases and indemnifications
 
(10
)
 
(2,225
)
 
(9
)
 
(2,570
)
Claims initiated
 
37

 
8,238

 
61

 
12,891

Rescinded
 
(18
)
 
(3,855
)
 
(62
)
 
(13,791
)
Balance at end of the period
 
31

 
$
6,722

 
30

 
$
6,996


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For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2017
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
No. of Loans
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
No. of Loans
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
Balance at beginning of the period
 
29

 
$
5,974

 
30

 
$
6,225

Repurchases and indemnifications
 
(20
)
 
(4,138
)
 
(19
)
 
(4,416
)
Claims initiated
 
59

 
12,265

 
110

 
24,725

Rescinded
 
(37
)
 
(7,379
)
 
(91
)
 
(19,538
)
Balance at end of the period
 
31

 
$
6,722

 
30

 
$
6,996

The following table presents our maximum exposure to repurchases due to potential breaches of representations and warranties at June 30, 2017 based on the original unpaid principal balance of loans sold adjusted for voluntary payments made by the borrower on loans for which we perform the servicing by vintage year (in thousands):
 
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
2013
 
$
9,019,387

2014
 
11,441,525

2015
 
18,864,919

2016
 
18,769,963

2017
 
9,322,584

Total
 
$
67,418,378

Reverse Mortgage Business
Master Repurchase Agreements
Through RMS's warehouse facilities under master repurchase agreements we finance the origination or purchase of reverse loans and repurchases of certain HECMs and real estate owned from Ginnie Mae securitization pools. At June 30, 2017 , the two facilities had an aggregate capacity of $500.0 million, all of which could be used to repurchase HECMs and real estate owned from Ginnie Mae securitization pools. At June 30, 2017 , the interest rates on the facilities were based on LIBOR or other applicable index plus between 3.13% and 3.25% and have expiration dates of February 2018 and May 2018. These facilities are secured by the underlying assets and provide creditors a security interest in the assets that meet the eligibility requirements under the terms of the particular facility. We agree to repay the borrowings under these facilities within a specified timeframe, and the source of repayment is typically from proceeds received on the securitization of the underlying reverse loans, claim proceeds received from HUD or liquidation proceeds from the sale of real estate owned. We evaluate our needs under these facilities based on forecasted reverse loan repurchases and timing of reimbursement from HUD; however, there can be no assurance that these facilities will be available to us in the future. At June 30, 2017 , $250.0 million of the aggregate capacity has been provided on an uncommitted basis, and as such, to the extent these funds are requested to purchase or originate reverse loans or repurchase HECMs and real estate owned from Ginnie Mae securitization pools, the counterparties have no obligation to fulfill such request. We had $440.9 million of borrowings under these master repurchase agreements at June 30, 2017 relating to repurchases of HECMs and real estate owned, which included $190.9 million of borrowings utilizing uncommitted funds. All obligations of RMS under the master repurchase agreements are guaranteed by the Parent Company.
One of RMS's warehouse facilities, utilized to finance the origination of reverse loans, and which had total and uncommitted capacity of $125.0 million, matured on February 11, 2017. Borrowings under this facility were fully repaid on or prior to the maturity date. Effective January 17, 2017, we exited the reverse mortgage originations business, and as such we do not anticipate that the termination of this facility will have an adverse impact on liquidity.

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Based on our projected future funding needs, in February 2017 we entered in to an amendment with a lender to, among other things, shift $100.0 million of uncommitted capacity under a Ditech Financial master repurchase agreement with such lender to a RMS master repurchase agreement with such lender. The amendment to the RMS master repurchase agreement also served to, among other things, renew the facility for another approximately one-year term and lower the required adjusted EBITDA (as determined pursuant to this agreement). In April 2017, in order to access uncommitted funds on this facility, we entered into an additional amendment with the lender. This amendment, among other things, reduced our advance rates and shortened the maximum time loans can remain outstanding on the facility. In May 2017, upon execution of the annual renewal for a master repurchase agreement with another lender, an additional $100.0 million of capacity ($50.0 million in committed capacity and $50.0 million in uncommitted capacity) under the Ditech Financial master repurchase agreement with such lender was shifted to the RMS master repurchase agreement with such lender. In August 2017 this facility was further amended to increase the aggregate and committed capacity by an additional $100.0 million.
All of RMS's master repurchase agreements contain customary events of default and covenants, the most significant of which are financial covenants relating to RMS. Financial covenants that are most sensitive to the operating results and resulting financial position are minimum tangible net worth requirements, indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio requirements, and minimum liquidity and profitability requirements. In July 2017, RMS received waivers and/or amendments required as a result of the restatement of its and the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and conclusions reached regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, as described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. These amendments, among other things, reduced the advance rates on certain facilities. As a result of receiving these waivers, RMS was in compliance with the terms of these facilities, including financial covenants, at June 30, 2017 .
We are dependent on our ability to secure warehouse facilities on acceptable terms and to renew, replace or resize existing facilities as they expire. If we fail to comply with the terms of an agreement that results in an event of default or breach of covenant without obtaining a waiver or amendment, we may be subject to termination of future funding, enforcement of liens against assets securing the respective facility, repurchase of assets pledged in a repurchase agreement, acceleration of outstanding obligations, or other adverse actions. We intend to renew and expand our existing facilities and may seek waivers or amendments in the future, if necessary. We have plans in place to strengthen our operating results under our new leadership team, including cost reduction efforts and servicing efficiency initiatives; however, there can be no assurance that these or others actions will be successful.
Reverse Loan Securitizations
We transfer reverse loans that we have originated or purchased through the Ginnie Mae HMBS issuance process. The proceeds from the transfer of the HMBS are accounted for as a secured borrowing and are classified on the consolidated balance sheets as HMBS related obligations. The proceeds from the transfer are used to repay borrowings under our master repurchase agreements. At June 30, 2017 , we had $9.5 billion in unpaid principal balance outstanding on the HMBS related obligations. At June 30, 2017 , $9.4 billion in unpaid principal balance of reverse loans and real estate owned was pledged as collateral to the HMBS beneficial interest holders, and are not available to satisfy the claims of our creditors. Ginnie Mae, as guarantor of the HMBS, is obligated to the holders of the HMBS in an instance of RMS default on its servicing obligations, or when the proceeds realized on HECMs are insufficient to repay all outstanding HMBS related obligations. Ginnie Mae has recourse to RMS in connection with certain claims relating to the performance and obligations of RMS as both an issuer of HMBS and a servicer of HECMs underlying HMBS.
Borrower remittances received on the reverse loans, if any, proceeds received from the sale of real estate owned and our funds used to repurchase reverse loans are used to reduce the HMBS related obligations by making payments to Ginnie Mae, who will then remit the payments to the holders of the HMBS. The maturity of the HMBS related obligations is directly affected by the liquidation of the reverse loans or liquidation of real estate owned and events of default as stipulated in the reverse loan agreements with borrowers. Refer to the section below for additional information on repurchases of reverse loans.

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HMBS Issuer Obligations
As an HMBS issuer, we assume certain obligations related to each security issued. The most significant obligation is the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount. Performing repurchased loans are conveyed to HUD and payment is received from HUD typically within a short timeframe of repurchase. HUD reimburses the Company for the outstanding principal balance on the loan up to the maximum claim amount. The Company bears the risk of exposure if the amount of the outstanding principal balance on a loan exceeds the maximum claim amount. Recent regulatory changes introduced by HUD increased the requirements for completing an assignment to HUD. These new requirements may increase the time interval between when a loan is repurchased and when the assignment claim is filed with HUD, and inability to meet such requirements could preclude assignment. During this period, accruals for interest, HUD-required mortgage insurance payments, and borrower draws may cause the unpaid balance on the loan to increase and ultimately exceed the maximum claim amount. Nonperforming repurchased loans are generally liquidated through foreclosure and subsequent sale of real estate owned. Loans are considered nonperforming upon events such as, but not limited to, the death of the mortgagor, the mortgagor no longer occupying the property as their principal residence, or the property taxes or insurance not being paid.
We currently rely upon certain master repurchase agreements and operating cash flows, to the extent necessary, to repurchase these Ginnie Mae loans. Given continued growth in the number and amount of our reverse loan repurchases, we may seek additional, or expansion of existing, master repurchase or similar agreements and/or may seek to access the securitization market to provide financing capacity for future required loan repurchases. The timing and amount of our obligation to repurchase HECMs is uncertain as repurchase is predicated on certain factors such as whether or not a borrower event of default occurs prior to the HECM reaching the mandatory repurchase threshold under which we are obligated to repurchase the loan.
Rollforwards of reverse loan and real estate owned repurchase activity (by unpaid principal balance) are included below (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
443,681

 
$
245,442

 
$
346,983

 
$
191,123

Repurchases and other additions (1)
 
283,917

 
134,572

 
510,005

 
259,485

Liquidations
 
(102,524
)
 
(116,784
)
 
(231,914
)
 
(187,378
)
Balance at end of the period
 
$
625,074

 
$
263,230

 
$
625,074

 
$
263,230

__________
(1)
Other additions include additions to the principal balance related to interest, servicing fees, mortgage insurance and advances.
Our repurchases of reverse loans and real estate owned have increased significantly during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016 . We expect a continued increase to repurchase requirements due to the increased flow of HECMs and real estate owned that are reaching 98% of their maximum claim amount. At June 30, 2017, we have commitments to repurchase reverse loans and real estate owned of $110.0 million , and we have $59.1 million available under our master repurchase agreements for repurchases of reverse loans and real estate owned. In August 2017, we entered into an amendment that increases the size of our existing credit facility by $100.0 million on a committed basis. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or expand our borrowing capacity to fund loan repurchases. Refer to Note 4 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Reverse Loan Servicer Obligations
Similar to our mortgage loan servicing business, our reverse mortgage servicing agreements impose on us obligations to advance our own funds to meet contractual payment requirements for customers and credit owners and to pay protective advances, which are required to preserve the collateral underlying the residential loans being serviced. We rely upon operating cash flows to fund these obligations.

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As servicer of reverse loans, we are also obligated to fund additional borrowings by customers in the form of undrawn lines of credit on floating rate and fixed rate reverse loans. We rely upon our operating cash flows to fund these additional borrowings on a short-term basis prior to securitization (when performing services of both the issuer and servicer) or reimbursement by the issuer (when providing third-party servicing). The additional fundings made by us, as issuer and servicer, are generally securitized within 30 days after funding. Similarly the additional fundings made by us, as third-party servicer, are typically reimbursed by the issuer within 30 days after funding. Our commitment to fund additional borrowings by customers was $1.2 billion at June 30, 2017 , which includes $1.0 billion in capacity that was available to be drawn by borrowers at June 30, 2017 and $161.8 million in capacity that will become eligible to be drawn by borrowers through the twelve months ending July 1, 2018 assuming the loans remain performing. There is no termination date for these drawings so long as the loan remains performing. The obligation to fund these additional borrowings could have a significant impact on our liquidity.
Corporate Debt
As market conditions warrant, we may from time to time, subject to limitations in our debt facilities and securities and by our other contractual and regulatory obligations, repurchase debt securities issued by us, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise, or repay corporate or other debt, and we may engage in other transactions designed to reduce, extend, exchange or otherwise modify the terms or amount of our debt. We have retained advisors to assist in exploring certain of these opportunities.
Term Loans and Revolver
We have a 2013 Term Loan in the original principal amount of $1.5 billion and a $100.0 million 2013 Revolver. Our obligations under the 2013 Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of our assets subject to certain exceptions, the most significant of which are the assets of the consolidated Residual and Non-Residual Trusts, the residential loans and real estate owned of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools, and advances of the consolidated financing entities that have been recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The balance outstanding on the 2013 Term Loan was $1.4 billion at June 30, 2017 .
In July 2017, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement. The amendment amends the Credit Agreement to make certain changes to the mandatory prepayment provisions and negative covenants thereof and certain technical changes.
The material terms of our 2013 Secured Credit Facilities are summarized in the table below:
Debt Agreement
 
Interest Rate
 
Amortization
 
Maturity/Expiration
2013 Term Loan
 
LIBOR plus 3.75%
LIBOR floor of 1.00%

 
1.00% per annum beginning 1st quarter of 2014; remainder at final maturity
 
December 18, 2020
2013 Revolver
 
LIBOR plus 3.75%
 
Bullet payment at maturity
 
December 19, 2018
At June 30, 2017, as a result of the restatement of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and conclusions reached regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, as described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we were not in compliance with the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement, and therefore did not have access to borrowings under the 2013 Revolver. We received waivers from each of the requisite holders of our term loans to the extent necessary to waive any default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event resulting from or arising from the restatements discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and conclusions reached regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Under the Credit Agreement, in order to borrow in excess of 20% of the committed amount under the 2013 Revolver, each quarter we must satisfy both a specified Interest Coverage Ratio and a specified Total Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the borrowing. As of June 30, 2017 , we did not satisfy these ratios, and as a result the maximum amount we would have been able to borrow on the 2013 Revolver, upon receiving the aforementioned waivers, was $20.0 million. Under certain master repurchase agreements, at any time there are obligations outstanding under such agreements, we are prohibited from having more than $20.0 million outstanding under the 2013 Revolver. The $20.0 million available under the 2013 Revolver may be used for the issuance of LOCs in addition to the borrowings of revolving loans. Any amounts outstanding in issued LOCs reduces availability for cash borrowings under the 2013 Revolver. Upon receiving the aforementioned waivers, $10.5 million remains available on the 2013 Revolver and $9.5 million outstanding in issued LOCs.

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The commitment fee on the unused portion of the 2013 Revolver is 0.50% per year. The 2013 Secured Credit Facilities contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase our capital stock, make certain types of investments, create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our restricted subsidiaries, incur certain liens, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, prepay certain indebtedness (including the Senior Notes and the Convertible Notes), and consolidate or merge with or into, or sell all or substantially all of our assets to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. The 2013 Secured Credit Facilities also contain customary events of default, including the failure to make timely payments on the 2013 Term Loan and 2013 Revolver or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy certain covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
Under the 2013 Term Loan, we are required to make a principal payment based on Excess Cash Flow of the preceding year. Depending on the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the year, a principal payment of between zero and fifty percent of Excess Cash Flow is required to be made during the first quarter of the following year, and no later than the third business day subsequent to delivery of the financial statements. During the first quarter of 2017, we made a principal payment of $21.3 million on the 2013 Term Loan, relating to the 2016 Excess Cash Flow.
Senior Notes
In December 2013, we completed the sale of $575.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, which pay interest semi-annually at an interest rate of 7.875% and mature on December 15, 2021. The balance outstanding on the Senior Notes was $538.7 million at June 30, 2017 .
The Senior Notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, and resold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 17, 2013, among us, the guarantor parties thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of our current and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our obligations under our 2013 Term Loan. On October 14, 2014, we filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act so as to allow holders of the Senior Notes to exchange their Senior Notes for the same principal amount of a new issue of notes, or the Exchange Notes, with identical terms, except that the Exchange Notes are not subject to certain restrictions on transfer. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 27, 2014 and the exchange closed on December 2, 2014.
We may on any one or more occasions redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 105.906% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, as of the redemption date, such optional redemption prices decreasing to 103.938% on or after December 15, 2017, 101.969% on or after December 15, 2018 and 100.000% on or after December 15, 2019.
If a change of control, as defined under the Senior Notes Indenture, occurs, the holders of our Senior Notes may require that we purchase with cash all or a portion of these Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
The Senior Notes Indenture contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase our capital stock, make certain types of investments, create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our restricted subsidiaries, incur certain liens, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, prepay subordinated indebtedness (including the Convertible Notes), and consolidate or merge with or into, or sell all or substantially all of our assets to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. The Senior Notes Indenture also contains customary events of default, including the failure to make timely payments on the Senior Notes or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy certain covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
The beneficial owners of the requisite principal amount of the Senior Notes agreed to waive any default or event of default as a result of the restatement of its consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017.
Convertible Notes
In October 2012, we closed on a registered underwritten public offering of $290.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes pay interest semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, commencing on May 1, 2013, at a rate of 4.50% per annum, and mature on November 1, 2019. 

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Prior to May 1, 2019, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon specified events including the satisfaction of a sales price condition, satisfaction of a trading price condition or specified corporate events and during specified periods, and, on or after May 1, 2019, at any time. The Convertible Notes will initially be convertible at a conversion rate of 17.0068 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $58.80 per share, which is a 40% premium to the public offering price of our common stock in the 2012 Common Stock Offering of $42.00. Upon conversion, we may pay or deliver, at our option, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. It is our intent to settle all conversions through combination settlement, which involves repayment of an amount of cash equal to the principal amount and any excess of conversion value over the principal amount in shares of common stock.
If we fail to regain and maintain compliance with the continued listing standards of the NYSE, it may result in the delisting of our common stock from the NYSE, which would constitute a fundamental change under the terms of our Convertible Notes and require us to take steps to make an offer to repay the Convertible Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, and if we are not able to do that, it will be an event of default under those notes and cause a cross default under our other debt agreements. Each of these occurrences, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and stock price.
The balance outstanding on the Convertible Notes was $242.5 million at June 30, 2017 .
Mortgage-Backed Debt
We funded the residential loan portfolio in the consolidated Residual Trusts through the securitization market. We record on our consolidated balance sheets the assets and liabilities, including mortgage-backed debt, of the Non-Residual Trusts as a result of certain obligations to exercise mandatory clean-up calls for each of these trusts at their earliest exercisable dates. The total unpaid principal balance of mortgage-backed debt was $886.6 million at June 30, 2017 .
At June 30, 2017 , mortgage-backed debt was collateralized by $894.3 million of assets including residential loans, receivables related to the Non-Residual Trusts, real estate owned and restricted cash and cash equivalents. All of the mortgage-backed debt is non-recourse and not cross-collateralized and, therefore, must be satisfied exclusively with the proceeds from the residential loans and real estate owned held in each securitization trust and also from draws on the LOCs of certain Non-Residual Trusts.
Borrower remittances received on the residential loans of the Residual and Non-Residual Trusts collateralizing this debt and draws under LOCs issued by a third party and serving as credit enhancements to certain of the Non-Residual Trusts are used to make principal and interest payments due on the mortgage-backed debt. The maturity of the mortgage-backed debt is directly affected by the rate of principal prepayments on the collateral. As a result, the actual maturity of the mortgage-backed debt is likely to occur earlier than the stated maturity. Certain of our mortgage-backed debt issued by the Residual Trusts is subject to voluntary redemption according to the specific terms of the respective indenture agreements, including an option by us to exercise a clean-up call. Under the mortgage-backed debt issued by the Non-Residual Trusts, we have certain obligations to exercise mandatory clean-up calls for each of these trusts at their earliest exercisable date, which is the date the principal amount of each loan pool falls to 10% of the original principal amount. During the second quarter of 2017, one of the securitization trusts reached its call date and we exercised the call. We expect the remaining calls to continue through 2019 based upon our current cash flow projections for the Non-Residual Trusts. The majority of the call obligations in 2017 will occur during the second half of the year. We made a payment for the mandatory clean-up call obligations of $9.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017. At June 30, 2017 , the total estimated outstanding balance of the residential loans expected to be called at the respective call dates is $407.2 million . We estimate remaining call obligations of $90.8 million , $253.3 million and $63.1 million during the years ending December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. Remaining call obligations in 2017 are estimated to be $18.8 million and $72.0 million in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. We expect to use available cash to settle the $18.8 million call obligation during the third quarter of 2017 and are reviewing a number of potential alternatives to resolve our obligation with respect to the remaining mandatory clean-up calls. At this time, we cannot provide any assurances as to whether any of these potential alternatives may be implemented.
We expect to finance the capital required to exercise the mandatory clean-up call primarily through cash on hand, asset-backed financing or in partnership with a capital provider, or through any combination of the foregoing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to sell the loans or obtain financing when needed, and we have not arranged any financing facilities, capital provider or other external financing for the purpose of providing us cash in connection with our mandatory clean-up call obligations. Our obligation for the mandatory clean-up call could have a significant impact on our liquidity.

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Certain Capital Requirements and Guarantees
We, including our subsidiaries, are required to comply with requirements under federal and state laws and regulations, including requirements imposed in connection with certain licenses and approvals, as well as requirements of federal, state, GSE, Ginnie Mae and other business partner loan programs, some of which are financial covenants related to minimum levels of net worth and other financial requirements. If these mandatory imposed capital requirements are not met, our selling and servicing agreements could be terminated and lending and servicing licenses could be suspended or revoked. As a result of the restatement of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, RMS was not in compliance with certain financial covenants required by Ginnie Mae and Fannie Mae as of December 31, 2016. As of June 30, 2017, RMS was in compliance with such financial covenants.
Noncompliance with those requirements for which we have not received a waiver could have a negative impact on our Company, which could include suspension or termination of the selling and servicing agreements, which would prohibit future origination or securitization of mortgage loans or being an approved seller or servicer for the applicable GSE.
We also have financial covenant requirements relating to our servicing advance facilities and master repurchase agreements. Refer to additional information at the Mortgage Loan Servicing Business, Mortgage Loan Originations Business and Reverse Mortgage Business sections above for further information.
Dividends
We have no current plans to pay any cash dividends on our common stock. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends is limited by covenants in our 2013 Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes Indenture. Refer to the Corporate Debt section above.
Sources and Uses of Cash
The following table sets forth selected consolidated cash flow information (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months 
 Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Variance
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss adjusted for non-cash operating activities
 
$
(131,226
)
 
$
(5,644
)
 
$
(125,582
)
Changes in assets and liabilities
 
229,831

 
154,442

 
75,389

Net cash provided by originations activities (1)
 
314,663

 
161,247

 
153,416

Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
413,268

 
310,045

 
103,223

Cash flows provided by investing activities
 
653,651

 
197,595

 
456,056

Cash flows used in financing activities
 
(813,143
)
 
(397,575
)
 
(415,568
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
253,776

 
$
110,065

 
$
143,711

__________
(1)
Represents purchases and originations of residential loans held for sale, net of proceeds from sales and payments.
Operating Activities
The primary sources and uses of cash for operating activities are purchases, originations and sales activity of residential loans held for sale, changes in assets and liabilities, or operating working capital, and net loss adjusted for non-cash items. Cash provided by operating activities increased $103.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 . The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily a result of an increase in cash provided by origination activities resulting from a higher volume of loans sold in relation to loans originated during the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 and a decrease in income tax receivables.

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Investing Activities
The primary sources and uses of cash for investing activities relate to purchases, originations and payment activity on reverse loans, payments received on mortgage loans held for investment, and payments made for business and servicing rights acquisitions. Cash provided by investing activities increased $456.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 . Cash provided by principal payments received on reverse loans held for investment, net of purchases and originations, increased $252.3 million primarily as a result of a lower funded volume of reverse loans and higher principal repayments and payments received for loans conveyed to HUD. In addition, we received cash proceeds of $131.1 million from the sale of our insurance business in the first quarter of 2017 and higher cash proceeds of $39.6 million from the sale of servicing rights and real estate owned during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016.
Financing Activities
The primary sources and uses of cash for financing activities relate to securing cash for our originations, reverse mortgage and servicing businesses, as well as for our corporate investing activities. Cash used in financing activities increased by $415.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 . Cash payments on HMBS related obligations, net of cash generated from the securitization of reverse loans, increased $432.2 million primarily as a result of a lower volume of reverse loan securitizations due to our exit from the reverse mortgage originations business in December 2016 and an increase in the repurchase of certain HECMs and real estate owned from securitization pools. Net cash borrowings on warehouse borrowings used to fund the origination and purchase of residential loans increased $73.1 million due to an increase in buyouts of reverse loans, offset in part by a reduction in the purchase and origination of mortgage loans held for sale.
Credit Risk
Consumer Credit Risk
In conjunction with our originations business, we provide representations and warranties on loan sales. Subsequent to the sale, if it is determined that a loan sold is in breach of these representations or warranties, we generally have an obligation to cure such breach. In general, if we are unable to cure such breach, the purchaser of the loan may require us to repurchase such loan for the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and related advances, and in any event, we must indemnify such purchaser for certain losses and expenses incurred by such purchaser in connection with such breach. In the case we repurchase the loan, we bear any subsequent credit loss on the loan. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent lenders that, in turn, have sold such residential loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. We maintain a reserve for losses on our representations and warranties obligations. Refer to Notes 4 and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for additional information regarding these transactions.
We are also subject to credit risk associated with mortgage loans that we purchase and originate during the period of time prior to the sale of these loans. We consider the credit risk associated with these loans to be insignificant as we hold the loans, on average, for approximately 20 days from the date of borrowing, and the market for these loans continues to be highly liquid.
Counterparty Credit Risk

We are exposed to counterparty credit risk in the event of non-performance by counterparties to various agreements we enter into from time to time, including but not limited to our subservicing agreements, our agreements with GSEs and government agencies relating to our residential loan servicing and originations businesses, our master repurchase agreements we use to fund our residential loan originations business and our HECM repurchase obligations, certain of our advance financing facility agreements, and other agreements relating to our mortgage loan sales and MBS purchase commitments. We are also exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to wholesale and correspondent lenders with whom we do business, and counterparties from whom we have purchased MSR. We attempt to minimize our counterparty credit risk through, among other things, conducting quality control reviews of wholesale and correspondent lenders, reviewing compliance by wholesale and correspondent lenders with applicable underwriting standards and our client guide, our use of internal monitoring procedures, including monitoring of our counterparties’ credit ratings, reviewing of our counterparties' financial statements and general credit worthiness, and the establishment of collateral requirements. Counterparty credit risk, as well as our own credit risk, is taken into account when determining fair value, although its impact is diminished by any requisite margin posting and other collateral requirements.

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Real Estate Market Risk
We include on our consolidated balance sheets assets secured by real property and property obtained directly as a result of foreclosures. Residential property values are subject to volatility and may be affected adversely by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, national, regional and local economic conditions (which may be adversely affected by industry slowdowns and other factors); local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of housing); changes or continued weakness in specific industry segments; construction quality, age and design; demographic factors; and retroactive changes to building or similar codes. In addition, decreases in property values reduce the value of the collateral and the potential proceeds available to a borrower to repay our loans, which could also cause us to suffer losses.
We held real estate owned, net of $98.3 million , $12.3 million and $0.7 million in the Reverse Mortgage, Servicing and Other non-reportable segments, respectively, at June 30, 2017 . We held real estate owned, net of $90.7 million , $12.9 million and $1.0 million in the Reverse Mortgage, Servicing and Other non-reportable segments, respectively, at December 31, 2016 .
A nonperforming reverse loan for which the maximum claim amount has not been met is generally foreclosed upon on behalf of Ginnie Mae with the real estate owned remaining in the securitization pool until liquidation. Although performing and nonperforming loans are covered by FHA insurance, we may incur expenses and losses in the process of repurchasing and liquidating these loans that are not reimbursable by FHA in accordance with program guidelines. In addition, in certain circumstances, we may be subject to real estate price risk to the extent we are unable to liquidate real estate owned within the FHA program guidelines. We attempt to mitigate this risk by monitoring the aging of real estate owned and managing our marketing and sales program based on this aging. The growth in the real estate owned portfolio held by the Reverse Mortgage segment was due to the increased flow of HECMs that move through the foreclosure process.
Ratings
We receive various credit and servicer ratings as set forth below. Our ratings may be subject to a revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Rating agency ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.
Credit Ratings
Credit ratings are intended to be an indicator of the creditworthiness of a particular company, security or obligation and are considered by lenders in connection with the setting of interest rates and terms for a company's borrowings. Our ability to obtain adequate and cost effective financing depends, in part, on our credit ratings. Further, downgrades in our credit ratings could negatively affect our cost of, and ability to access, capital. The following table summarizes our credit ratings and outlook as of the date of this report.
 
 
Moody's
 
S&P
Corporate / CCR
 
Caa3
 
CCC-
Senior Secured Debt
 
Caa2
 
CCC-
Senior Unsecured Debt
 
Ca
 
C
Outlook
 
Negative
 
Negative
Date of Last Action
 
August 2017
 
July 2017

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Servicer Ratings
Residential loan and manufactured housing servicer ratings reflect the applicable rating agency's assessment of a servicer’s operational risk and how the quality and experience of the servicer affect loan performance. The following table summarizes the servicer ratings and outlook assigned to certain of our servicer subsidiaries as of the date of this report. Unless otherwise specified, these servicer ratings relate to Ditech Financial as a servicer of mortgage loans.
 
 
Moody's
 
S&P
Residential Prime Servicer
 
 
Residential Subprime Servicer
 
SQ3+
 
Above Average
Residential Special Servicer
 
 
Above Average
Residential Second/Subordinated Lien Servicer
 
SQ2-
 
Above Average
Manufactured Housing Servicer
 
SQ2-
 
Above Average
Residential HLTV Servicer
 
 
Residential HELOC Servicer
 
 
Residential Reverse Mortgage Servicer
 
 
Strong (1)
Outlook
 
Not on review
 
Negative
Date of Last Action
 
December 2015
 
May 2017
__________
(1)
S&P last affirmed its rating for RMS as a residential reverse mortgage servicer in November 2015 with a stable outlook.
Cybersecurity
We devote significant resources to maintain and regularly update our systems and processes that are designed to protect the security of our computer systems, software, networks and other technology assets against attempts by unauthorized parties to obtain access to confidential information, destroy data, disrupt or degrade service, sabotage systems or cause other damage. From time to time we, our vendors and other companies that store or process confidential borrower personal and transactional data are targeted by unauthorized parties using malicious code and viruses or otherwise attempting to breach the security of our or our vendors’ systems and data. We employ extensive layered security at all levels within our organization to help us detect malicious activity, both from within the organization and from external sources. It is company protocol to investigate the cause and extent of all instances of cyber-attack, potential or confirmed, and take any additional necessary actions including: conducting additional internal investigation; engaging third-party forensic experts; updating our defenses; and involving senior management. We have established, and continue to establish on an ongoing basis, defenses to identify and mitigate these cyber-attacks and, to date, we have not experienced any material disruption to our operations due to a cyber-attack. Cyber-attacks resulting in loss, unauthorized access to, or misuse of confidential or personal information could disrupt our operations, damage our reputation, and expose us to claims from customers, financial institutions, regulators, employees and other persons, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition to our vendors, other third parties with whom we do business or that facilitate our business activities (e.g., GSEs, transaction counterparties and financial intermediaries) could also be sources of cybersecurity risk to us, including with respect to breakdowns or failures of their systems, misconduct by the employees of such parties, or cyber-attacks, which could affect their ability to deliver a product or service to us or result in lost or compromised information of us or our consumers. We work with our vendors and other third parties with whom we do business, to enhance our defenses and improve resiliency to cybersecurity threats. Systems failures could result in reputational damage to our business and cause us to incur significant costs and third-party liability, and this could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have certain off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, revenues and expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
We have exposure to representations and warranties obligations as a result of our loan sales activities. If it is determined that loans sold are in breach of these representations or warranties and we are unable to cure such breach, we generally have an obligation to either repurchase the loan for the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and related advances, and in any event, we must indemnify the purchaser of the loans for certain losses and expenses incurred by such purchaser in connection with such breach. Our credit loss may be reduced by any recourse we have to correspondent lenders that, in turn, have sold such residential loans to us and breached similar or other representations and warranties. We record an estimate of the liability associated with our representations and warranties exposure on our consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Notes 4 and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial effect of these arrangements and to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for additional information.
We have a variable interest in WCO, which provided financing to us from 2014 to 2016 through the sale of excess servicing spreads and servicing rights. In addition, we performed subservicing for WCO through 2016. Refer to Notes 7 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on servicing activities and transactions with WCO. We also have other variable interests in other entities that we do not consolidate as we have determined we are not the primary beneficiary. Included in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 are descriptions of our variable interests in VIEs that we do not consolidate as we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of such VIEs.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The critical accounting estimates used in preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements are described in the Critical Accounting Estimates section of Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2017 . There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates and the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them.


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Glossary of Terms
This Glossary of Terms includes acronyms and defined terms that are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
2013 Credit Agreement
Credit agreement entered into on December 19, 2013 among the Company, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and other parties thereto
2013 Revolver
Senior secured revolving credit facility entered into on December 19, 2013, as amended
2013 Term Loan
Senior secured first lien term loan entered into on December 19, 2013, as amended
2013 Secured Credit Facilities
2013 Term Loan and 2013 Revolver, collectively
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a non-GAAP financial measure; refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures section under Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a complete description of this metric, including how management uses this non-GAAP financial measure and some of the important limitations of this non-GAAP financial measure as an analytical tool
Adjusted Earnings (Loss)
Adjusted earnings or loss before taxes, a non-GAAP financial measure; refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures section under Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a complete description of this metric, including how management uses this non-GAAP financial measure and some of the important limitations of this non-GAAP financial measure as an analytical tool
Assurant
Assurant, Inc.
Bankruptcy Code
Title 11 of the United States Code
Borrowers
Borrowers under residential mortgage loans and installment obligors under residential retail installment agreements
Bps
Basis points
Bulk MSR
Bulk MSR as defined under the 2013 Credit Agreement
CCR
Corporate credit rating
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Charged-off loans
Defaulted consumer and residential loans acquired by the Company at substantial discounts to face value acquired during 2014, which are also referred to as post charge-off deficiency balances
Coal Acquisition
Warrior Met Coal, LLC (f/k/a Coal Acquisition LLC)
Code
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Computershare
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent to the Rights Agreement
Consenting Term Lenders
Lenders holding, as of July 31, 2017, more than 50% of the loans and/or commitments outstanding under the 2013 Credit Agreement
Consolidated Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements of Walter Investment Management Corp. and its subsidiaries and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q
Convertible Notes
4.50% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2019 sold in a registered underwritten public offering on October 23, 2012
Credit Agreement Waiver
Waiver to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017, by and among the Company and the lenders listed on the signature page thereto, constituting the Required Lenders
Distribution taxes
Taxes imposed on Walter Energy or a Walter Energy shareholder as a result of the potential determination that the Company's spin-off from Walter Energy was not tax-free pursuant to Section 355 of the Code
Ditech Financial
Ditech Financial LLC, formerly Green Tree Servicing LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
Ditech Mortgage Corp
Formerly an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; Ditech Mortgage Corp and DT Holdings LLC were merged with and into Green Tree Servicing LLC, with Green Tree Servicing LLC continuing as the surviving entity, which was renamed Ditech Financial LLC
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

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Early Advance Reimbursement
Agreement
Financing facility between Ditech Financial and Fannie Mae
ECOA
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
EFTA
Electronic Fund Transfer Act
Excess Cash Flow
Excess Cash Flow as defined under the 2013 Credit Agreement
Exchange Act
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Exchange Notes
New issue of registered notes with identical terms of the Company's $575 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021, except that they will not be subject to certain restrictions on transfer
Fannie Mae
Federal National Mortgage Association
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCRA
Fair Credit Reporting Act
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FHFA
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Forward sales commitments
Forward sales of agency to-be-announced securities, a freestanding derivative financial instrument
Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
GAAP
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Ginnie Mae
Government National Mortgage Association
GMBS
Government National Mortgage Association mortgage-backed securities
Green Tree Servicing
Green Tree Servicing LLC; former name of Ditech Financial. Ditech Mortgage Corp and DT Holdings LLC were merged with and into Green Tree Servicing LLC, with Green Tree Servicing LLC continuing as the surviving entity, which was renamed Ditech Financial LLC
GSE
Government-sponsored entity
GTAAFT Facility
Green Tree Agency Advance Funding Trust financing facility
GTIM
Green Tree Investment Management, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
HAMP
Home Affordable Modification Program
HARP
Home Affordable Refinance Program
HECM
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
HECM IDL
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Initial Disbursement Limit
HELOC
Home equity line of credit
HLTV
High loan-to-value
HMBS
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio as defined under the 2013 Credit Agreement
IRLC
Interest rate lock commitment, a freestanding derivative financial instrument
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
"Know Before You Owe"
mortgage disclosure rule
Mortgage disclosure rule amending Regulation X of RESPA and Regulation Z of TILA to integrate certain mortgage loan disclosure forms and requirements, which became effective October 3, 2015

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Lender-placed
Also referred to as "force-placed" insurance is an insurance policy placed by a bank or mortgage servicer on a home when the homeowners’ own property insurance may have lapsed or where the bank deems the homeowners’ insurance insufficient
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LOC
Letter of Credit
MBA
Mortgage Bankers Association
MBS
Mortgage-backed securities
MBS purchase commitments
Commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities, a freestanding derivative financial instrument
Moody's
Moody's Investors Service Limited, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the SEC
Mortgage loans
Traditional mortgage loans and residential retail installment agreements, which include manufactured housing loans as well as consumer loans
MSP
A mortgage and consumer loan servicing platform licensed from Black Knight Financial Services, LLC
MSR
Mortgage servicing rights
N/A
Not applicable
Net realizable value
Fair value less cost to sell
n/m
Not meaningful
Non-Residual Trusts
Securitization trusts that the Company consolidates and in which the Company does not hold residual interests
NRM
New Residential Mortgage LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential Investment Corp., a Delaware Corporation
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange     
OTS
Office of Thrift Supervision
Parent Company
Walter Investment Management Corp.
Requisite Senior Notes Threshold
Senior Noteholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes
REO
Real estate owned
Residential loans
Residential mortgage loans, including traditional mortgage loans, reverse mortgage loans and residential retail installment agreements, which include manufactured housing loans as well as consumer loans
Residual Trusts
Securitization trusts that the Company consolidates and in which it holds a residual interest
RESPA
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Restructuring Support Agreement
Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017, by and among Walter Investment Management Corp. and the Consenting Term Lenders
Reverse loans
Reverse mortgage loans, including HECMs
Rights Agreement
The Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2016, which amends and restates the Rights Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2015, between Walter Investment Management Corp. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 16, 2015, Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 22, 2015, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 28, 2016
RMS
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
RSA
Restructuring Support Agreement
SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Section 382
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code
Securities Act
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Senior Notes
$575 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2021 issued on December 17, 2013

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Senior Notes Indenture
Indenture for the 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 dated as of December 17, 2013 among the Company, the guarantors and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as successor trustee
S&P
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the SEC
Tails
Participations in previously securitized HECMs created by additions to principal for borrower draws on lines of credit, interest, servicing fees, and mortgage insurance premiums
TBAs
To-be-announced securities
TCPA
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Third Amendment
Third amendment to the 2013 Credit Agreement made on July 31, 2017
TILA
Truth in Lending Act
Total Leverage Ratio
Total Leverage Ratio as defined under the 2013 Credit Agreement
Total Net Leverage Ratio
Total Net Leverage Ratio as defined under the 2013 Credit Agreement
UPB
Unpaid principal balance
U.S.
United States of America
U.S. Treasury
U.S. Department of the Treasury
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
VA
United States Department of Veteran Affairs
VIE
Variable interest entity
Walter Energy
Walter Energy, Inc.
Walter Energy Asset Purchase
Agreement
Stalking horse asset purchase agreement entered into by Walter Energy, together with certain of its subsidiaries, and Coal Acquisition on November 5, 2015 and amended and restated on March 31, 2016
Warehouse borrowings
Borrowings under master repurchase agreements
WCO
Walter Capital Opportunity Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We seek to manage the risks inherent in our business — including, but not limited to, credit risk, liquidity risk, real estate market risk, and interest rate risk — in a prudent manner designed to enhance our earnings and preserve our capital. In general, we seek to assume risks that can be quantified from historical experience, to actively manage such risks, and to maintain capital levels consistent with these risks. For information regarding our credit risk, real estate market risk and liquidity risk, refer to the Credit Risk, Real Estate Market Risk and Liquidity and Capital Resources sections under Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of loss of future earnings or fair value due to changes in interest rates. Our principal market exposure associated with interest rate risk relates to changes in long-term U.S. Treasury and mortgage interest rates and LIBOR.
We provide sensitivity analysis surrounding changes in interest rates in the Servicing, Originations and Reverse Mortgage Segments and Other Financial Instruments sections below. However, there are certain limitations inherent in any sensitivity analysis, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and the inability to include the complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts modeled .
Servicing, Originations and Reverse Mortgage Segments
Sensitivity Analysis
The following tables summarize the estimated change in the fair value of certain assets and liabilities given hypothetical instantaneous parallel shifts in the interest rate yield curve (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2017
 
Down 50 bps
 
Down 25 bps
 
Up 25 bps
 
Up 50 bps
Servicing segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing rights carried at fair value
$
(137,108
)
 
$
(58,178
)
 
$
44,042

 
$
81,121

Net change in fair value - Servicing segment
$
(137,108
)
 
$
(58,178
)
 
$
44,042

 
$
81,121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Originations segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential loans held for sale
$
15,580

 
$
8,653

 
$
(10,356
)
 
$
(21,845
)
Freestanding derivatives (1)
(17,797
)
 
(9,511
)
 
10,492

 
22,641

Net change in fair value - Originations segment
$
(2,217
)
 
$
(858
)
 
$
136

 
$
796

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Mortgage segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
$
91,754

 
$
45,473

 
$
(44,726
)
 
$
(88,708
)
HMBS related obligations
(75,186
)
 
(37,338
)
 
36,860

 
73,234

Net change in fair value - Reverse Mortgage segment
$
16,568

 
$
8,135

 
$
(7,866
)
 
$
(15,474
)

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December 31, 2016
 
Down 50 bps
 
Down 25 bps
 
Up 25 bps
 
Up 50 bps
Servicing segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing rights carried at fair value
$
(115,168
)
 
$
(51,147
)
 
$
41,295

 
$
76,804

Net change in fair value - Servicing segment
$
(115,168
)
 
$
(51,147
)
 
$
41,295

 
$
76,804

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Originations segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential loans held for sale
$
21,851

 
$
12,410

 
$
(14,099
)
 
$
(29,869
)
Freestanding derivatives (1)
(28,898
)
 
(15,606
)
 
14,949

 
30,292

Net change in fair value - Originations segment
$
(7,047
)
 
$
(3,196
)
 
$
850

 
$
423

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Mortgage segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans
$
110,485

 
$
54,754

 
$
(53,822
)
 
$
(106,714
)
HMBS related obligations
(90,327
)
 
(44,867
)
 
44,287

 
87,983

Net change in fair value - Reverse Mortgage segment
$
20,158

 
$
9,887

 
$
(9,535
)
 
$
(18,731
)
__________
(1)
Consists of IRLCs, forward sales commitments and MBS purchase commitments.
We used June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 market rates on our instruments to perform the sensitivity analysis. These sensitivities measure the potential impact on fair value, are hypothetical, and presented for illustrative purposes only. There are certain limitations inherent in the sensitivity analysis presented, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and the inability to include complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts modeled. 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. Additionally, the impact of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated while holding other assumptions constant. In reality, changes in one factor can have an effect on other factors (i.e., a decrease in total prepayment speeds may result in an increase in credit losses), which could impact the above hypothetical effects.
Servicing Rights Carried at Fair Value
Servicing rights carried at fair value are subject to prepayment risk as the mortgage loans underlying the servicing rights permit the borrowers to prepay the loans. Consequently, the value of these servicing rights generally tend to diminish in periods of declining interest rates (as prepayments increase) and tend to increase in periods of rising interest rates (as prepayments decrease). This analysis ignores the impact of changes on certain material variables, such as non-parallel shifts in interest rates, or changing consumer behavior to incremental changes in interest rates.
Although the level of interest rates is a key driver of prepayment activity, there are other factors that influence prepayments, including home prices, underwriting standards, availability of government-sponsored refinance programs and other product characteristics. Since our Originations segment’s results of operations are positively impacted when interest rates decline, our Originations segment’s results of operations may partially offset the change in fair value of servicing rights over time. The interaction between the results of operations of these activities is a core component of our overall interest rate risk assessment. We take into account the estimated benefit of originations on our Originations segment’s results of operations to determine the impact on net economic value from a decline in interest rates, and we continuously assess our ability to replenish lost value of servicing rights and cash flow due to increased prepayments. We do not currently use derivative instruments to hedge the interest rate risk inherent in the value of servicing rights, but we may choose to use such instruments in the future. The amount and composition of derivatives used to hedge the value of servicing rights, if any, will depend on the exposure to loss of value on the servicing rights, the expected cost of the derivatives, expected liquidity needs, and the expected increase to earnings generated by the origination of new loans resulting from the decline in interest rates. The servicing rights carried at fair value sensitivity to interest rate changes has remained relatively consistent at June 30, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 .

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Residential Loans Held for Sale and Related Freestanding Derivatives
We are subject to interest rate risk and price risk on mortgage loans held for sale during the short time from the loan funding date until the date the loan is sold into the secondary market. Interest rate lock commitments represent an agreement to extend credit to a mortgage loan applicant or to purchase loans from a third-party originator, collectively referred to as IRLC, whereby the interest rate of the loan is set prior to funding or purchase. IRLCs, which are considered freestanding derivatives, are subject to interest rate risk and related price risk during the period from the date of the commitment through the loan funding date or expiration date. Loan commitments generally range from 35 to 50 days from lock to funding of the mortgage loan and our holding period from funding to sale is an average of approximately 20 days.
An integral component of our interest rate risk management strategy is our use of freestanding derivative instruments to minimize significant fluctuations in earnings caused by changes in interest rates that affect the value of our IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale. The derivatives utilized to hedge the interest rate risk are forward sales commitments, which are forward sales of agency TBAs. These TBAs are primarily used to fix the forward sales price that will be realized upon the sale of the mortgage loans into the secondary market. We also enter into commitments to purchase MBS as part of our overall hedging strategy.
Reverse Loans and HMBS Related Obligations
We are subject to interest rate risk on our reverse loans and HMBS related obligations as a result of different expected cash flows and longer expected durations for loans as compared to HMBS related obligations. Our reverse loans have longer durations primarily as a result of our obligations as issuer of HMBS, which include the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount.
Other Financial Instruments
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about interest rate risk on other financial instruments, refer to Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2017 . These risks have not changed materially since December 31, 2016 .
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2017 .
The Company previously identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that were described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting which were included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 together with various corrective actions that are being undertaken in order to remediate the material weaknesses. However, because these remedial actions are not yet complete and have not yet been tested, the Company has not been able to conclude that these material weaknesses have been remediated. Therefore, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than with respect to the remediation efforts outlined below, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Remediation of the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company began placing new leadership throughout Ditech Financial to strengthen operations and improve oversight of controls and processes throughout the business. During 2017, Management’s emphasis will be to design and implement certain remediation measures to address the material weaknesses and enhance the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management, with the oversight of our Audit Committee, expects to take the following actions to improve the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in order to remediate the material weaknesses, for Ditech Financial operational processes and over the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, respectively:
Ditech Financial operational processes:
Management will design, document, and implement control procedures related to the review of foreclosure liens, foreclosure related advance coding, and bankruptcy plans.
Management will test and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of control procedures throughout the default servicing function.
Management will assess the effectiveness of the remediation plan.
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance:
Management will enhance the key control over the review of the calculation of the deferred tax asset valuation allowances in accordance with GAAP.
Management will supplement its current tax professionals with personnel who have expertise in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and/or will augment the internal review procedures to include consultation and external review procedures over the quarterly and annual income tax calculations that are used to determine the deferred tax asset valuation, as applicable.
Management intends to implement the remediation measures outlined above, relating to default servicing and deferred tax asset valuation allowance, respectively, with an expected completion date of no later than December 31, 2017. Management believes the remediation measures will strengthen the Company's internal control over financial reporting and remediate the material weaknesses identified. Management utilized third-party tax advisors for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and expects to continue to utilize these third-party tax advisors in subsequent filing periods as needed. If management is unsuccessful in fully implementing the new controls to address the material weaknesses and to strengthen the overall internal control environment, our financial condition and results of operations may result in inaccurate and untimely reporting. Management will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these remediation measures and will make any changes and take such other actions that management deems appropriate given the circumstances.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are, and expect that, from time to time, we will continue to be, involved in litigation, arbitration, examinations, inquiries, investigations and claims. These include pending examinations, inquiries and investigations by governmental and regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the SEC, state attorneys general and other state regulators, Offices of the U.S. Trustees and the CFPB, into whether certain of our residential loan servicing and originations practices, bankruptcy practices and other aspects of its business comply with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
From time to time, we have received and may in the future receive subpoenas and other information requests from federal and state governmental and regulatory agencies that are examining or investigating us. We cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome of these exams or investigations or that such outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
RMS received a subpoena dated June 16, 2016 from the Office of Inspector General of HUD requiring RMS to produce documents and other materials relating to, among other things, the origination, underwriting and appraisal of reverse mortgages for the time period since January 1, 2005. RMS also received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of HUD dated January 12, 2017 requesting certain documents and information relating to the origination and underwriting of certain specified loans. This investigation, which is being conducted in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, could lead to a demand or claim under the False Claims Act, which allows for penalties and treble damages, or other statutes.
On July 27, 2016, RMS received a letter from the New York Department of Financial Services requesting information on RMS's reverse mortgage servicing business in New York.
RMS received a subpoena dated March 30, 2017 from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York requiring RMS to produce documents and information relating to, among other things, the servicing of HECMs insured by the FHA during the period since January 1, 2012.
We are cooperating with these inquiries relating to RMS.
We have received various subpoenas for testimony and documents, motions for examinations pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004, and other information requests from certain Offices of the U.S. Trustees, acting through trial counsel in various federal judicial districts, seeking information regarding an array of our policies, procedures and practices in servicing loans to borrowers who are in bankruptcy and our compliance with bankruptcy laws and rules. We have provided information in response to these subpoenas and requests and have met with representatives of certain Offices of the U.S. Trustees to discuss various issues that have arisen in the course of these inquiries, including our compliance with bankruptcy laws and rules. We cannot predict the outcome of the aforementioned proceedings and inquiries, which could result in requests for damages, fines, sanctions, or other remediation. We could face further legal proceedings in connection with these matters. We may seek to enter into one or more agreements to resolve these matters. Any such agreement may require us to pay fines or other amounts for alleged breaches of law and to change or otherwise remediate our business practices. Legal proceedings relating to these matters and the terms of any settlement agreement could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Since mid-2014, we have received subpoenas for documents and other information requests from the offices of various state attorneys general who have, as a group and individually, been investigating our mortgage servicing practices. We have provided information in response to these subpoenas and requests and have had discussions with representatives of the states involved in the investigations to explain our practices. We cannot predict whether litigation or other legal proceedings will be commenced by, or an agreement will be reached with, one or more states in relation to these investigations. Any legal proceedings and any agreement resolving these matters could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, prospects, results of operation, liquidity and financial condition.

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We are involved in litigation, including putative class actions, and other legal proceedings concerning, among other things, lender-placed insurance, private mortgage insurance, bankruptcy practices, employment practices, the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the TCPA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, TILA, RESPA, EFTA, the ECOA, and other federal and state laws and statutes. In Sanford Buckles v. Green Tree Servicing LLC and Walter Investment Management Corporation , filed on August 18, 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Ditech Financial (the Parent Company has since been dismissed) is subject to a putative class action suit alleging that Ditech Financial, within the three years prior to the filing of the complaint, improperly recorded phone calls received from, and/or made to, persons in Nevada at the time of the call, and did so without their prior consent in violation of Nevada state law. The plaintiff in this suit, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, seeks punitive damages, statutory penalties and attorneys’ fees. Ditech Financial moved to dismiss the complaint, and the court determined that the relevant issue is a question of Nevada law to be decided by the Nevada Supreme Court. Accordingly, further proceedings in the U.S. District Court are stayed pending a decision by the Nevada Supreme Court.
In Kamimura, Lee C. v. Green Tree Servicing LLC , filed on April 8, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Ditech Financial is subject to a putative nationwide class action suit alleging FCRA violations by obtaining credit bureau information without a permissible purpose after the discharge of debt owed to Ditech Financial pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. The plaintiff in this suit, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, seeks actual and punitive damages, statutory penalties, and attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
Ditech Financial is also subject to several putative class action suits alleging violations of the TCPA for placing phone calls to plaintiffs’ cell phones using an automatic telephone dialing system without their prior consent. The plaintiffs in these suits, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, seek statutory damages for both negligent and knowing or willful violations of the TCPA.
A federal securities fraud complaint was filed against the Company, George M. Awad, Denmar J. Dixon, Anthony N. Renzi, and Gary L. Tillett on March 16, 2017. The case, captioned Courtney Elkin, et al. vs. Walter Investment Management Corp., et al. , Case No. 2:17-cv-202025-AB, is pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint seeks monetary damages and asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint alleges (i) that the defendants made materially false and misleading statements and omissions about our internal controls over financial reporting related to Ditech Financial, (ii) that these statements artificially inflated the price of the Company’s common stock, and (iii) that when the Company disclosed that it discovered a material weakness in its internal controls on March 14, 2017, the Company’s stockholders suffered losses because the price of the Company’s common stock dropped by approximately 38% or $1.30 per share. The court has appointed a lead plaintiff in the action who may file an amended complaint no later than August 18, 2017.
A stockholder derivative complaint purporting to assert claims on behalf of the Company was filed against the current members of the Company’s Board of Directors on June 22, 2017. The case, captioned Michael E. Vacek, Jr., et al. vs. George M. Awad, et. al, Case No. 2:17-cv-02820-AB, is pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint seeks monetary damages for the Company and equitable relief and asserts a claim for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of the Company’s alleged failure to disclose that: (i) the Company was involved in fraudulent practices that violated the False Claims Act; (ii) Ditech Financial had a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting; (iii) the Company had a material weakness relating to the ineffective review of the tax calculations associated with the valuation allowance on deferred tax asset balances; and (iv) the Company lacked adequate internal controls over financial reporting.
The outcome of all of our regulatory matters, litigations and other legal proceedings (including putative class actions) is uncertain, and it is possible that adverse results in such proceedings (which could include restitution, penalties, punitive damages and injunctive relief affecting our business practices) and the terms of any settlements of such proceedings could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. In addition, governmental and regulatory agency examinations, inquiries and investigations may result in the commencement of lawsuits or other proceedings against us or our personnel. Although we have historically been able to resolve the preponderance of our ordinary course litigations on terms we considered acceptable and individually not material, this pattern may not continue and, in any event, individual cases could have unexpected materially adverse outcomes, requiring payments or other expenses in excess of amounts already accrued. Certain of the litigations against us include claims for substantial compensatory, punitive and/or statutory damages, and in many cases the claims involve indeterminate damages. In some cases, including in some putative class actions, there could be fines or other damages for each separate instance in which a violation occurred. Certification of a class, particularly in such cases, could substantially increase our exposure to damages. We cannot predict whether or how any legal proceeding will affect our business relationship with actual or potential customers, our creditors, rating agencies and others. In addition, cooperating in, defending and resolving these legal proceedings consume significant amounts of management time and attention and could cause us to incur substantial legal, consulting and other expenses and to change our business practices, even in cases where there is no determination that our conduct failed to meet applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
For a description of certain legal proceedings, please see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully review and consider the risks and uncertainties described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017, which are risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, cash flows, liquidity and results of operations, our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders and/or our stock price. In addition, to the extent that any of the information contained in this report or in the aforementioned periodic report constitute forward-looking information, the risk factors set forth below are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause our actual results for various financial reporting periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on our behalf.
Risks Related to our Business
If we fail to regain and maintain compliance with the continued listing standards of the NYSE, it may result in the delisting of our common stock from the NYSE and have other negative implications under our material agreements with lenders and counterparties.
Our common shares are currently and have been listed for trading on the NYSE, and the continued listing of our common shares on the NYSE is subject to our compliance with a number of listing standards. To maintain compliance with these continued listing standards, the Company is required, among other things, to maintain an average closing price per share of $1.00 or more over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. On July 13, 2017, we received written notification from the NYSE that the average closing price of our common stock had fallen below $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period as of July 10, 2017, and, as a result, the average closing price per share of our common stock was below the minimum average closing price required to maintain listing on the NYSE. We have notified the NYSE of our intent to cure this noncompliance and are considering various options we may take in an effort to cure this deficiency and regain compliance. Additionally, as of the date we file this report, we will be considered to be below compliance with another NYSE continued listing standard because the Company's average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period has fallen below $50.0 million at the same time our stockholders' equity is less than $50.0 million.
In addition, our common stock could be delisted if the trading price of our common stock on the NYSE is abnormally low, which has generally been interpreted to mean at levels below $0.16 per share, or if our average market capitalization over a consecutive 30 day-trading period is less than $15 million. In these events, we would not have an opportunity to cure the deficiency, and our shares would be delisted immediately and suspended from trading on the NYSE.
If we are unable to cure any event of noncompliance with any continued listing standard of the NYSE within the applicable timeframe and other parameters set forth by the NYSE, or if we fail to maintain compliance with certain continued listing standards that do not provide for a cure period, it will result in the delisting of our common stock from the NYSE, which could negatively impact the trading price, trading volume and liquidity of, and have other material adverse effects on, our common stock. If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE, this could also have negative implications on our business relationships under our material agreements with lenders and other counterparties. If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE, it would constitute a fundamental change as that term is defined under the terms of the Convertible Notes, and require, among other things, that we take steps to make an offer to repay the Convertible Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof. We currently are not permitted to make such an offer pursuant to the terms of certain of our debt facilities and agreements. If our common stock is delisted from the NYSE and we are not able to satisfy this repurchase obligation, it would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the Convertible Notes and result in a cross default under certain of our other debt agreements. In such event, the holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Convertible Notes will have the right to accelerate such indebtedness. Lenders under the 2013 Credit Agreement and under the warehouse facilities would similarly be able to accelerate the indebtedness thereunder if we are unable to fulfill such obligations and if indebtedness in excess of $75.0 million in the aggregate were so accelerated, holders of the Senior Notes could similarly accelerate the Senior Notes indebtedness. Each of these occurrences, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and stock price.

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Risks Related to our Proposed Restructuring
The Restructuring Support Agreement is subject to significant conditions and milestones that may be beyond our control and may be difficult for us to satisfy. If the Restructuring Support Agreement is terminated, our ability to consummate a restructuring of our debt could be materially and adversely affected.
The Restructuring Support Agreement sets forth certain conditions we must satisfy, including seeking to negotiate a restructuring support agreement with at least 66 2 / 3 % of the Senior Noteholders and the timely satisfaction of conditions and milestones to consummate the restructuring. Our ability to timely satisfy such conditions and milestones is subject to risks and uncertainties that, in certain instances, are beyond our control, including whether we receive the requisite level of participation from each of the holders of the 2013 Term Loan, Senior Notes and Convertible Notes to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement. The Restructuring Support Agreement gives the Consenting Term Lenders the ability to terminate the Restructuring Support Agreement under certain circumstances, including the failure of certain conditions or milestones to be satisfied. Should the Restructuring Support Agreement be terminated, all obligations of the parties to the Restructuring Support Agreement will terminate (except as expressly provided in the Restructuring Support Agreement). A termination of the Restructuring Support Agreement may result in the loss of support for a restructuring and our ability to effect a restructuring in the future could be materially and adversely affected.
In the event we pursue the in-court restructuring and file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, we may be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 proceedings.
The terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement provide that in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for the out-of-court restructuring and subject to certain other conditions, the parties thereto will implement the proposed financial restructuring through a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. In the event we pursue the in-court restructuring and file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, our operations, our ability to develop and execute our business plan and our continuation as a going concern will be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy proceedings, including, among others: the high costs of bankruptcy proceedings and related fees; our ability to obtain sufficient financing to allow us to emerge from bankruptcy and execute our business plan post-emergence, and our ability to comply with terms and conditions of that financing; our ability to maintain our relationships with our lenders, counterparties, employees and other third parties; our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations on reasonably acceptable terms and conditions; the ability of third parties to use certain limited safe harbor provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to terminate contracts without first seeking bankruptcy court approval; and the actions and decisions of our creditors and other third parties who have interests in our Chapter 11 proceedings that may be inconsistent with our operational and strategic plans.
The Consolidated Financial Statements included herein contain disclosures that express substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to the possibility that we may implement a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
As set forth in the Restructuring Support Agreement, the parties thereto have agreed to, among other things, the principal terms of a proposed financial restructuring of the Company, which will be implemented through an out-of-court restructuring and, in the absence of sufficient stakeholder support for an out-of-court restructuring, a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The potential for a prepackaged Chapter 11 filing raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, and management has concluded that while there can be no assurance that the Company’s recent and future actions will be successful in mitigating the various risks and uncertainties to which the Company is currently subject, the Company’s current plans provide enough liquidity to meet its obligations over the next twelve months from the date of issuance of the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will continue to monitor progress on its debt restructuring initiatives and the impact on its ongoing assessment of going concern in future periods.

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We may not be able to obtain sufficient stakeholder support for the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement.
There can be no assurance that the proposed financial restructuring of the Company as contemplated in the Restructuring Support Agreement will receive the necessary level of support to be implemented either through an out-of-court restructuring or an in-court-restructuring. The success of any restructuring will depend on the willingness of existing creditors to agree to the exchange or modification of their claims, and if applicable, approval by the bankruptcy court, and there can be no guarantee of success with respect to those matters. We may receive objections to the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement, including objection to the confirmation of any plan of reorganization from various stakeholders in any Chapter 11 proceedings. We cannot predict the impact that any objection or third party motion may have on a bankruptcy court’s decision to confirm a plan of reorganization or our ability to complete an in-court restructuring as contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement or otherwise. Any objection may cause us to devote significant resources in response which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The pursuit of the Restructuring Support Agreement has consumed, and compliance with the terms thereof will consume, a substantial portion of the time and attention of our management, which may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
It is impossible to predict with certainty the amount of time and resources necessary to successfully implement the restructuring contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement, particularly if we must proceed with an in-court restructuring. Compliance with the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement will involve additional expense and our management will be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort focusing on the proposed transactions. This diversion of attention may materially adversely affect the conduct of our business, and, as a result, our financial condition and results of operations.
Furthermore, loss of key personnel, significant employee attrition or material erosion of employee morale has negatively impacted and could have a material adverse effect on our ability to effectively conduct our business, and could impair our ability to execute our strategy and implement operational initiatives, thereby having a material adverse effect on our business and on our financial condition and results of operations.
If we are unable to effectuate a satisfactory debt restructuring transaction this could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
If the Company is unable to effectuate a satisfactory debt restructuring transaction, the adverse pressures the Company has recently experienced with respect to its:
relationships with counterparties and key stakeholders who are critical to its business;
ability to access the capital markets;
ability to execute on its operational and strategic goals;
ability to recruit and/or retain key personnel; and
business, prospects, results of operations and liquidity generally,

are expected to continue and potentially intensify, and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Even if the restructuring is consummated, we may not be able to achieve our stated goals and continue as a going concern.
Even if the debt restructuring is consummated, whether by means of the out-of-court restructuring or in-court restructuring, we will continue to face a number of risks, including our ability to reduce expenses, return our servicing and originations businesses to sustained profitability, implement our strategic initiatives, including those related to our “core” and “non-core” framework and generally maintain favorable relationships with and secure the confidence of our counterparties. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that the proposed financial restructuring will achieve our stated goals nor can we give any assurance of our ability to continue as a going concern.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
a)
Not applicable.
b)
Not applicable.
c)
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The Index to Exhibits, which appears immediately following the signature page below, is incorporated by reference herein.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: August 9, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Anthony N. Renzi
 
 
 
 
Anthony N. Renzi
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: August 9, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Gary L. Tillett
 
 
 
 
Gary L. Tillett
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
 
Note
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
4.1
 
(1)
 
Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance, dated as of July 14, 2017 by and among Walter Investment Management Corp., Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
(1)
 
Employment Letter Agreement between Walter Investment Management Corp. and Jeffrey Baker, dated May 24, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
10.2
 
 
 
Reserved.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.1
 
(1)
 
Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017, among Barclays Bank PLC, as Purchaser and Agent, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as a Seller and RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.2
 
(1)
 
Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated May 22, 2017, by Walter Investment Management Corp., as Guarantor, and acknowledged and agreed by Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent and Purchaser.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.3
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2017, among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO BRC, LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.4
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017, among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO BRC, LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.5
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017, among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO BRC, LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC.
 
 
 
 
 
10.3.6
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2017, among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO BRC, LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC.
 
 
 
 
 
10.4.1
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of May 29, 2017, among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Alpine Securitization LTD, Ditech Financial LLC, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO CS, LLC and Walter Investment Management Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
10.4.2
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of June 9, 2017, among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Alpine Securitization LTD, Ditech Financial LLC, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO CS, LLC and Walter Investment Management Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
10.4.3
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of July 7, 2017, among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Alpine Securitization LTD, Ditech Financial LLC, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO CS, LLC and Walter Investment Management Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
10.4.4
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of July 21, 2017, among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Alpine Securitization LTD, Ditech Financial LLC, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO CS, LLC and Walter Investment Management Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
10.5.1
 
(1)
 
 Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC, Ditech Financial LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
 
 
 
 
 
10.5.2
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017, among Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC, Ditech Financial LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
 
 
 
 
 
10.5.3
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017, among Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC, Ditech Financial LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
 
 
 
 
 
10.5.4
 
(1)
 
Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2017, among Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC, Ditech Financial LLC, Walter Investment Management Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
 
 
 
 
 
10.6.1
 
 
 
Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017, by and among Walter Investment Management Corp. and the Consenting Term Lenders (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2017).
 
 
 
 
 
10.6.2
 
(1)
 
First Amendment to Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2017, by and among Walter Investment Management Corp. and the Consenting Term Lenders.
 
 
 
 
 
10.7.1
 
 
 
Credit Agreement Waiver, dated July 31, 2017, to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013, by and among the Company, as the borrower, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2017).
 
 
 
 
 
10.7.2
 
(1)
 
Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013, by and among the Company, as the borrower, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
 
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit No.
 
Note
 
Description
10.8
 
 
 
Consent of Beneficial Owners of Notes to Waiver of Default and Forbearance (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2017).
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
(1)
 
Certification by Anthony N. Renzi pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
(1)
 
Certification by Gary L. Tillett pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
(1)
 
Certification by Anthony N. Renzi and Gary L. Tillett pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
101
 
(1)
 
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) — The following materials from Walter Investment Management Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the six months ended June 30, 2017; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note
 
Notes to Exhibit Index
 
 
 
(1)
 
Filed or furnished herewith.

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Exhibit 4.1

AGREEMENT OF RESIGNATION, APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 14, 2017 by and among WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Maryland and having its principal office at 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607 (the “ Company ”), WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having a corporate trust office at 500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (“ Successor Trustee ”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having a corporate trust office at 600 S 4th Street, 6th Floor, MAC N9300-161, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 (“ Resigning Trustee ”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, there are currently $538,662,000.00 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Securities ”) outstanding under an Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2013, by and between the Company and Resigning Trustee (the “ Indenture ”);
WHEREAS, the Company appointed Resigning Trustee as the trustee (the “ Trustee ”), note registrar (the “ Registrar ”), and paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture provides that the Trustee may at any time resign with respect to the Securities by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company, effective upon the acceptance by a successor Trustee of its appointment as a successor Trustee;
WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture provides that, if the Trustee shall resign, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee;
WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture provides that any successor Trustee appointed in accordance with the Indenture shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under the Indenture, and thereupon the resignation of the predecessor Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all rights, powers, duties and obligations of the predecessor Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Resigning Trustee desires to give written notice to the Company that it is resigning as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint Successor Trustee as successor Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent to succeed Resigning Trustee in such capacities under the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, Successor Trustee is willing to accept such appointment as successor Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, Resigning Trustee and Successor Trustee, for and in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, hereby consent and agree as follows:
Section 1.
THE RESIGNING TRUSTEE
1.1      Pursuant to Section 7.08 of the Indenture, Resigning Trustee hereby notifies the Company that Resigning Trustee has resigned as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture.
1.2      Resigning Trustee hereby represents and warrants to Successor Trustee that:
(a)
No covenant or condition contained in the Indenture has been waived by Resigning Trustee or, to the best knowledge of responsible officers of Resigning Trustee’s corporate trust department, by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities required by the Indenture to effect any such waiver.
(b)
To the best knowledge of responsible officers of Resigning Trustee's corporate trust department, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending or threatened against Resigning Trustee before any court or any governmental authority arising out of any act or omission of Resigning Trustee as Trustee under the Indenture.
(c)
As of the effective date of this Agreement, Resigning Trustee will hold no moneys or property under the Indenture.
(d)
The registers in which it has registered and transferred registered Securities accurately reflect the amount of Securities issued and outstanding and the amounts payable thereon.
1.3      Resigning Trustee hereby assigns, transfers, delivers and confirms to Successor Trustee all right, title and interest of Resigning Trustee in and to the trust under the Indenture and all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the Trustee under the Indenture, including, without limitation, all of its rights to, and all of its security interests in and liens upon, the collateral, if any, and all other rights of Resigning Trustee with respect to the collateral, if any, pursuant to the transaction documents. Resigning Trustee shall execute and deliver such further instruments and shall do such other things as Successor Trustee may reasonably require so as to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in Successor Trustee all the rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby assigned, transferred, delivered and confirmed to Successor Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent.
1.4      Resigning Trustee shall deliver to Successor Trustee, as of or promptly after the effective date hereof, all of the documents listed on Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION 2.
THE COMPANY
2.1      The Company hereby accepts the resignation of Resigning Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture and this written notice of resignation.
2.2      The Company hereby appoints Successor Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture to succeed to, and hereby vests Successor Trustee with, all the rights, powers, trusts, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations of Resigning Trustee under the Indenture with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent in the Indenture.
2.3      The Company hereby represents and warrants to Resigning Trustee and Successor Trustee that:
(a)
The Company is a corporation duly and validly organized and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of Maryland.
(b)
The Indenture, and each amendment or supplemental indenture thereto, if any, was validly and lawfully executed and delivered by the Company and is in full force and effect and the Securities were validly issued by the Company.
(c)
No covenant or condition contained in the Indenture has been waived by the Company or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, by Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities required to effect any such waiver.
(d)
The Company has authorized certain officers of the Company to: (a) accept Resigning Trustee’s resignation as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture; (b) appoint Successor Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture; and (c) execute and deliver such agreements, including, without limitation, this Agreement and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the succession of Successor Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture. Furthermore, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e)
All conditions precedent relating to the appointment of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as successor Trustee under the Indenture have been complied with by the Company.
SECTION 3.
THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
3.1      Successor Trustee hereby represents and warrants to Resigning Trustee and to the Company that:
(a)
Successor Trustee is eligible under the provisions of Section 7.10 of the Indenture to act as Trustee under the Indenture.
(b)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Successor Trustee and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
3.2      Successor Trustee hereby accepts its appointment as successor Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture and accepts the rights, powers, trusts, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations of Resigning Trustee as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, Registrar, and Paying Agent under the Indenture. Promptly after the effective date of this Agreement, the Successor Trustee shall cause a notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit B annexed hereto, to be sent to each Holder of the Securities.
3.3      References in the Indenture to “Corporate Trust Office” or other similar terms shall be deemed to refer to the designated corporation trust office of Successor Trustee, which is presently located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
SECTION 4.
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1      Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
4.2      This Agreement and the trust resignation, appointment and acceptance shall be effective immediately. The Registrar and Paying Agent’s resignation, and the appointment of the successor Registrar and Paying Agent appointment and acceptance shall be effective ten (10) business days after the date first written above.
4.3      This Agreement does not constitute a waiver or assignment by the Resigning Trustee of any compensation, reimbursement, expenses or indemnity to which it is or may be entitled pursuant to the Indenture. The Company acknowledges its obligation set forth in Section 7.07 of the Indenture to indemnify Resigning Trustee for, and to hold Resigning Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of Resigning Trustee and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust evidenced by the Indenture (which obligation shall survive the execution hereof).
4.4      This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.
4.5      This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement and signature pages for all purposes.
4.6      The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act, Successor Trustee, in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and prevent money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with Successor Trustee. The Company agrees that it will provide Successor Trustee with such information as it may request in order for Successor Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
4.7      This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes and replaces any and all prior contemporaneous warranties, representations or agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than those contained in this Agreement.
4.8      The Company, Resigning Trustee and Successor Trustee hereby acknowledge receipt of an executed counterpart of this Agreement and the effectiveness thereof.
4.9      Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile and electronic transmission in PDF format) and shall be given to such party, addressed to it, as set forth below:
If to the Company:
Walter Investment Management Corp.
3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100
Tampa, Florida 33607
Attention:     General Counsel
Facsimile: (813) 281-5635
Email: JHaas@walterinvestment.com



If to Resigning Trustee:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 S 4th Street, 6th Floor
MAC N9300-161
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Thomas M. Korsman
Facsimile: (866) 680-1777
Email: thomas.m.korsman@wellsfargo.com



If to Successor Trustee:
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB
500 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Attention: Patrick J. Healy
Facsimile: (302) 421-9137
Email: phealy@wsfsbank.com


[Signature pages to follow]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
 
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
 
CORP.
 
 
 
By:    /s/ Cheryl Collins    
 
Name: Cheryl Collins
 
Title: SVP & Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
 
ASSOCIATION
 
as Resigning Trustee
 
 
 
By:    /s/ Thomas M. Korsman    
 
Name: Thomas M. Korsman
 
Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY,
 
FSB,
 
as Successor Trustee
 
 
 
 
 
By:    /s/ Patrick J. Healy    
 
Name: Patrick J. Healy
 
Title: Senior Vice President


EXHIBIT A
(Documents to be delivered to Successor Trustee)
1.    Executed copy of Indenture and each amendment and supplemental indenture thereto.
2.    Collateral, if any, and related documents.

EXHIBIT B
[SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE LETTERHEAD]
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR AND PAYMING AGENT
To the Holders of:
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.
7.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021
CUSIP NUMBERS: 93317WAC6 and U9312TAA5
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 7.08 of the Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of December 17, 2013, by and between Walter Investment Management Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, that Wells Fargo Bank, National Association has resigned as trustee, registrar, and paying agent under the Indenture.
Pursuant to Section 7.08 of the Indenture, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has accepted appointment as trustee, registrar, and paying agent under the Indenture. The address of the designated corporate trust office of the successor Trustee is 500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s resignation as trustee, registrar, and paying agent and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB’s appointment as successor trustee, registrar, and paying agent were effective as of the opening of business on _____ __, 2017.
Dated:
__________ ___, 20__
Successor Trustee

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Exhibit 10.1    
PRESSRELEASEHEADER01A01A21.JPG

May 24, 2017


Jeffrey Baker
6633 Whispering Woods Ct
Plano, TX 75024


Dear Jeffrey:
 
It is with great pleasure that we amend the terms of your employment with Walter Investment Management Corp. (the "Company") as President of Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (“RMS”). This letter will confirm the basic terms and conditions of your employment, effective as of June 1, 2017:
 
Position: You will continue to be employed as President of RMS, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company or such other management representatives as the Company may designate from time to time depending on business needs and circumstances (the “Designated Officer”).  Your status as a full time, regular employee of the Company will commence on June 1, 2017.
 
Salary: While employed hereunder, you will receive an annual base salary of $420,000, before deducting all applicable withholdings, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company's standard payroll policies and practices.

Bonus relating to Employment for the period from June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017: Pursuant to your employment letter, dated October 14, 2016 (the “2016 Employment Letter”), you will be paid your retention bonus of $180,000, minus applicable withholdings (the “Retention Bonus”). In addition, in lieu of the Transaction Incentive described in the 2016 Employment Letter, you will receive a discretionary bonus in the amount of $210,000, minus applicable withholdings (the “Discretionary Bonus”). The Retention Bonus and Discretionary bonus shall be paid to you on the payroll date relating to the pay period that includes May 31, 2017 and shall be in satisfaction of any and all bonus or incentive amounts owed to you pursuant to the 2016 Employment Letter.

Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity: You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s annual incentive plan, based on the extent to which objectives established by the Designated Officer and the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) are satisfied, as determined by the Designated Officer and the Committee in their discretion. Annual incentive bonus opportunities are subject to your continued employment through and including the date of payment and any terms and conditions otherwise applicable to the Company’s annual incentive bonus plan. Annual incentive bonus payments are typically paid on or before March 15 th of the year following the year in which the bonus was earned.


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For the period from June 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, you will be eligible to earn a target bonus opportunity of $550,000 (“2017 Target”) prorated from June 1, 2017. The objectives established for the 2017 Target are as follows: (a) $350,000 of the 2017 Target shall be earned based upon RMS performance and (b) $200,000 of the 2017 Target shall be earned based upon achievement of a strategic transaction or other strategic goal relating to RMS.

Termination Benefits: In the event your employment is terminated involuntarily without Cause prior to December 31, 2017, you will be eligible to receive a prorated annual incentive bonus opportunity as may be determined by the Designated Officer and the Committee, which payment shall be subject to the execution and non-revocation of a release of any claims against the Company and its subsidiaries within 30 days following termination of employment in such form as may reasonably be required by the Company. The foregoing shall be in lieu of any severance entitlements to which you may otherwise be eligible to receive.

Benefits: You will also be eligible to participate in and receive the following:

Health / Welfare & Retirement Benefits:   In addition to compensation, you shall be entitled to participate in all employment benefit programs including, but not limited to, medical, dental, disability, group life, 401(k), and any other benefits as the Company may from time to time and in its sole discretion make available to all employees of similar rank, subject to eligibility requirements.  You will be eligible to participate in these benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
 
Paid Time Off and Holidays:   As a Sr. Executive, the Company will be providing unlimited paid time off. You will be on the honor system to take as much paid time off as is needed, while still ensuring that your job duties and responsibilities are being met. In addition, you will also receive such paid holidays consistent with the Company’s standard policies or as the Company’s Board of Directors may approve.

The Company’s Policies and Procedures: You will be provided electronic access to the Walter Investment Management Corp. Employee Handbook which outlines your benefits and obligations as an employee of the Company. You will be required to acknowledge receipt of the Employee Handbook periodically throughout your employment. Unless expressly stated herein, all policies and procedures contained in the Employee Handbook in effect at the relevant time will govern all aspects of your employment.

At-Will Employment: You will be employed at will, which means that either you or the Company can elect to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any or no reason; provided, however, that you will be required to provide the Company at least two weeks’ prior written notice of your termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, by written notice to you, accelerate such date of termination. All base salary, benefits and other compensation will end upon the termination of your employment except as required by applicable law.
_____________________________
1 “Cause” for termination shall mean any one of the following events (as determined in good faith by the Company): your conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any other crime involving dishonesty, misrepresentation, embezzlement, fraud or similar behavior, (ii) your material breach of any Company policy or any agreement with the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii) your breach of any fiduciary duty or material obligation to the Company or any of its affiliates, (iv) any act of gross negligence or willful misconduct that has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on, or has materially injured or harmed or is reasonably likely to materially injure or harm, the Company or any of its affiliates or any of its or their business affairs, customers or suppliers, (v) your failure to competently perform your job or duties as reasonably determined by the Company, or (iv) your unauthorized disclosure of the terms and conditions contained in this Letter.

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This letter replaces any previous oral or written representations about the terms of your employment and is to be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Otherwise, please sign and return this letter. I am confident that you will find your assignment both challenging and rewarding.  I'm excited that you have accepted continued employment with RMS and look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

/s/ Tony Renzi

Tony Renzi
Chief Executive Officer and President, Walter Investment Management Corp.                      

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I hereby agree to employment on the terms and conditions set forth in this letter.
 
Dated:  05/24/2017             

/s/ Jeffrey Baker
Jeffrey Baker


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Exhibit 10.3.1

EXECUTION VERSION




AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser and Agent,
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Seller
and
RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller

Dated May 22, 2017





10414689\V-14


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
APPLICABILITY.............................................................................................................1
2.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION.....................................................................2
3.
THE TRANSACTIONS.................................................................................................18
4.
CONFIRMATION.........................................................................................................22
5.
[RESERVED]................................................................................................................22
6.
PAYMENT AND TRANSFER.....................................................................................22
7.
MARGIN MAINTENANCE.........................................................................................22
8.
TAXES; TAX TREATMENT........................................................................................23
9.
SECURITY INTEREST; PURCHASER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN
FACT..................................................................................................................25
10.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT........................................................................................26
11.
RELEASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS.........................................................................31
12.
RELIANCE.....................................................................................................................31
13.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES...............................................................31
14.
COVENANTS OF SELLER...........................................................................................34
15.
REPURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS...................................................................41
16.
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICER TERMINATION.............42
17.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.................................................................................................45
18.
REMEDIES.....................................................................................................................47
19.
DELAY NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE........................................49
20.
USE OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS...........................................................................50
21.
INDEMNITY...................................................................................................................50
22.
WAIVER OF REDEMPTION AND DEFICIENCY RIGHTS.......................................51
23.
REIMBURSEMENT; SET-OFF.....................................................................................51
24.
FURTHER ASSURANCES............................................................................................52
25.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT; PRODUCT OF NEGOTIATION..........................................52
26.
TERMINATION.............................................................................................................52
27.
REHYPOTHECATION; ASSIGNMENT......................................................................52
28.
AMENDMENTS, ETC...................................................................................................53
29.
SEVERABILITY............................................................................................................54
30.
BINDING EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW....................................................................54
31.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE;
SERVICE OF PROCESS...................................................................................54
32.
SINGLE AGREEMENT.................................................................................................54
33.
INTENT..........................................................................................................................55
34.
NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS..........................................................55
35.
CONFIDENTIALITY.....................................................................................................57
36.
DUE DILIGENCE...........................................................................................................58
37.
USA PATRIOT ACT; OFAC AND ANTI-TERRORISM.............................................59
38.
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF SELLERS.....................................................60
39.
EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS.............................................................................60
40.
CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF BAIL-IN.........................................................60
41.
COVENANT OF GUARANTOR...................................................................................61
42.
NO WAIVER..................................................................................................................61




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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A
MONTHLY CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT B
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF TRANSACTION NOTICE
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF GOODBYE LETTER
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF WAREHOUSE LENDER’S RELEASE
EXHIBIT F
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT G
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT H    FORM OF SELLER MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE



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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated May 22, 2017
AMONG:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, in its capacity as purchaser (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity hereunder, “ Barclays ” or “ Purchaser ”) and in its capacity as agent pursuant hereto (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity hereunder, “ Agent ”),
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC . (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity hereunder, “ RMS ”)
and
RMS REO BRC, LLC (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity hereunder, “ REO Subsidiary ”; RMS and REO Subsidiary, individually or collectively, as the context may require, the “ Seller ”).
1.     APPLICABILITY
Agent, Sutton Funding LLC (“ Sutton ”) and Seller entered into that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2015, but effective as of October 15, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Original Agreement ”), which prescribes the manner of sale of Eligible Mortgage Loans and the method and manner by which Seller will repurchase such Purchased Assets, and contemporaneously entered into the Program Documents (as such term is defined in such Original Agreement).
Agent, Sutton and Seller desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to (i) remove Sutton as a purchaser, (ii) add Barclays as a purchaser, (iii) make certain other changes and (iv) contemporaneously enter into or reaffirm the Program Documents (as such term is defined in this Agreement), as applicable. To effectuate the desired changes and in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, (a) Sutton hereby automatically releases its lien on all assets upon which a lien was granted pursuant to the Original Agreement and (b) Sutton hereby authorizes the filing of any amendments as it shall reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate to evidence such lien release.
Purchaser may from time to time, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, agree to enter into transactions on a committed basis with respect to the Committed Amount and an uncommitted basis with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, in which (x) with respect to the initial Transaction pursuant to this Agreement, RMS sells to Purchaser the REO Asset and (y) with respect to any Transaction, a Seller sells to Purchaser Eligible Assets, on a servicing-released basis, against the transfer of funds by Purchaser, with a simultaneous agreement by Purchaser to transfer to Seller the related Purchased Assets on a date certain not later than one year following such transfer, against the transfer of funds by such Seller; provided that the Aggregate MRA Purchase Price shall not exceed, as of any date of determination, the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price. Each such transaction involving (x) the transfer of Eligible Mortgage Loans to Purchaser or (y) the transfer of REO Property (including REO Property resulting from a conversion of REO Property from a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3(j) of this Agreement) to REO Subsidiary resulting in an increase in the value of the REO Asset, shall each be referred to herein as a “ Transaction ,” and shall be governed by this Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the procedures to be used in connection





with periodic requests for Purchaser to enter into Transactions with Seller. Seller hereby acknowledges that Purchaser is under no obligation to enter into, any Transaction pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Uncommitted Amount. Seller acknowledges that during the term of this Agreement, Agent may undertake to join either one or both of Sheffield Receivables Corporation and Barclays Bank Delaware as additional purchasers under this Agreement, and Seller hereby consents to the joinder of such additional purchasers.
On the initial Purchase Date under the Original Agreement, Purchaser purchased certain Eligible Mortgage Loans from Seller in connection with the Transaction on such date. After the initial Purchase Date, as part of separate Transactions, Seller previously requested and may request and, as set forth in the previous paragraph and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser may or shall fund an increase in the Aggregate MRA Purchase Price for (i) additional Eligible Mortgage Loans and (ii) the REO Asset based upon the conveyance by RMS of additional REO Properties to REO Subsidiary or the acquisition of additional REO Properties by the REO Subsidiary.
2.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
(a)    Defined Terms.
Accepted Servicing Practices ” means with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the context requires, those accepted, customary and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions that service mortgage loans or real estate owned properties of the same type as the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property is located, and which are in accordance with the requirements of the Agency Program, applicable law and FHA guidelines and regulations, if applicable, so that the FHA insurance is not voided or reduced.
Accrual Period ” means, with respect to each Monthly Payment Date for any Transaction, the immediately prior calendar month; provided that with respect to the first Monthly Payment Date of a Transaction following the related Purchase Date, the Accrual Period shall commence on the related Purchase Date.
Act of Insolvency ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i)    the filing of a voluntary petition (or the consent by such Person to the filing of any such petition against it), commencing, or authorizing the commencement of any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar law relating to the protection of creditors, or suffering any such petition or proceeding to be commenced by another; or such Person shall consent to or seek the appointment of or the taking of possession by a custodian, receiver, conservator, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official of such Person, or for any substantial part of its Property, or any general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(ii)    a proceeding shall have been instituted against such Person under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution, moratorium, delinquency or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or subsequently in effect, or a custodian, receiver, conservator, liquidator, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or such Person’s Property (as a debtor or creditor protection

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procedure) is appointed by any Governmental Authority having the jurisdiction to do so or takes possession of such Property and any such proceeding is not dismissed within thirty (30) days of filing;
(iii)        that such Person or any Affiliate shall become insolvent;
(iv)    that such Person shall (a) admit in writing its inability to pay or discharge its debts or obligations generally as they become due or mature, (b) admit in writing its inability to, or intention not to, perform any of its material obligations, or (c) generally fail to pay any of its debts or obligations as they become due or mature;
(v)    any Governmental Authority shall have seized or appropriated, or assumed custody or control of, all or any substantial part of the Property of such Person, or shall have taken any action to displace the management of such Person;
(vi)    the audited annual financial statements of such Person or the notes thereto or other opinions or conclusions stated therein shall be qualified or limited by reference to the status of such Person as a “going concern” or a reference of similar import or shall indicate that such Person has a negative net worth or is insolvent; or
(vii)    if such Person or any Affiliate is a corporation, such Person or any Affiliate or any of their Subsidiaries, shall take any corporate action in furtherance of, or the action of which would result in any of the foregoing actions.
Additional Eligible Loan Criteria ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7(b) hereof.
Affiliate ” means, with respect to (i) any specified Person (other than the Seller or the Guarantor), any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person, (ii) the Seller, its respective Subsidiaries and the Guarantor, and (iii) the Guarantor, the Seller. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have meanings correlative to the meaning of “control.”
Aged Mortgage Loan ” means a Mortgage Loan for which the time between the date on which RMS purchased such Mortgage Loan from the Ginnie Mae pool and the date of determination is more than 180 days, if such Mortgage Loan either (a) does not have a due and payable date from HUD, (b) foreclosure proceedings have not been initiated or (c) is not on a repayment plan.
Aged REO Property ” means an REO Property for which the time between (a) the date on which the earlier of RMS or the REO Subsidiary obtains marketable title and (b) the date of determination is more than six (6) months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any REO Property shall be Aged REO Property on the date on which related HUD claims proceeds are paid.
Agency ” means Ginnie Mae.
Agency Guide ” means the Ginnie Mae Guide.
Agency Program ” means the Ginnie Mae Program.
Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

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Aggregate MRA Purchase Price ” means as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price for all Purchased Assets then subject to Transactions under this Agreement.
Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (including all exhibits, schedules and other addenda thereto), as it may be amended, further supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Applicable Margin ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Approvals ” means with respect to RMS and Servicer the approvals obtained from the Agency or HUD in designation of RMS and/or Servicer as a Ginnie Mae-approved issuer or an FHA-approved mortgagee, as applicable, in good standing.
Asset Acquisition ” means (1) an investment by RMS or any Subsidiary of RMS in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Subsidiary of RMS, or shall be merged with or into RMS or a Subsidiary of RMS, or (2) the acquisition by RMS or any Subsidiary of RMS of the assets of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business.
Assignment and Acceptance ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 27(b) hereof.
Assignment of Mortgage ” means, with respect to any Mortgage, an assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the assignment of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Backup Servicer Agreement ” means any backup servicing agreement among Purchaser, RMS and a backup servicer appointed pursuant to Section 16(d) , as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Bail-In Action ” means the exercise by the Bank of England (or any successor resolution authority) of any write-down or conversion power existing from time to time (including, without limitation, any power to amend or alter the maturity of eligible liabilities of an institution under resolution or amend the amount of interest payable under such eligible liabilities or the date on which interest becomes payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period and together with any power to terminate and value transactions) under, and exercised in compliance with, any laws, regulations, rules or requirements in effect in the United Kingdom relating to the transposition of the European Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive as amended from time to time, including but not limited to, the Banking Act 2009 as amended from time to time, and the instruments, rules and standards created thereunder, pursuant to which Purchaser’s obligations (or those of Purchaser’s affiliates) can be reduced (including to zero), cancelled or converted into shares, other securities, or other obligations of ours or any other person.
Bank ” means (i) Wells Fargo Bank N.A, and its successors and permitted assigns or (ii) such other bank as may be mutually acceptable to RMS and Purchaser.
Bankruptcy Code ” means 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. , as amended from time to time.
Breakage Costs ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(h) hereof.
Business Day ” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day upon which the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed or (iii) with

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respect to any day on which the parties hereto have obligations to the Custodian or on which the Custodian has obligations to any party hereto, a day upon which the Custodian’s offices are closed.
Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights ” means the value of RMS’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ (as set forth on its balance sheet) owned mortgage servicing rights, which represent RMS’s estimation of the present value of the fee income earned from continued servicing of the related mortgage loans.
Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by any agency of the United States Government with an implied rating of AAA or with an express rating of AAA by either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“ S&P ”) or by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”); (c) certificates of deposit, time deposits, Eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six (6) months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (d) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (e) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) of this definition, having a term of not more than thirty (30) days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (f) securities with maturities of one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s; (g) securities with maturities of six (6) months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) of this definition; or (h) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (g) of this definition.
Change in Control ” means (a) any transaction or event as a result of which Guarantor ceases to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, more than 50% of the voting stock of Seller, (b) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of Seller’s assets or Property (excluding any such action taken in connection with any securitization or financing transaction or routine sales of Servicing Rights, Mortgage Loans or REO Properties, in whole or in part, or any other transaction permitted under the Program Documents) or all or substantially all of Guarantor’s other assets, as applicable, or (c) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of Seller or Guarantor with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s equity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or such other reorganization is owned by persons who were not equityholders of the Seller or Guarantor, or an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Seller or Guarantor, as applicable, immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

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Change in Law ” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by Purchaser (or any Affiliate thereof) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collection Account ” means the following account established by RMS in accordance with Section 16(e) for the benefit of Purchaser, Account Number: 9854825156, ABA: #121000248.
Collection Account Control Agreement ” means that certain Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated September 29, 2015, but effective as of October 15, 2015, by and among Sutton, RMS and Bank, as amended by that certain Joinder and Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Account Control Agreement and as the same may be further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Committed Amount ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Confirmation ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4 hereof.
Contract ” means an agreement between an Originator and any Obligor, pursuant to or under which such Obligor shall be obligated to pay for merchandise, insurance or services from time to time.
Converted REO Property ” means an REO Property that results from the foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan that was a Purchased Asset, or transfer of the related Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or other transfer of such real property, and (i) which is titled in the name of the REO Subsidiary and (ii) with respect to which such REO Property has satisfied the conditions of Section 3(j)(iv) .
Custodial Agreement ” means that certain Custodial Agreement, dated September, 29, 2015 (but effective as of the Effective Date), among RMS, Sutton, REO Subsidiary, Agent and Custodian, entered into in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Custodian ” means Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, and its successors and permitted assigns.
Default ” means any event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Dollars ” or “ $ ” means, unless otherwise expressly stated, lawful money of the United States of America.
Economic and Trade Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means any laws relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering, or bribery, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
Effective Date ” means October 15, 2015.
Electronic Transmission ” means the delivery of information in an electronic format acceptable to the applicable recipient thereof. An Electronic Transmission shall be considered

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written notice for all purposes hereof (except when a request or notice by its terms requires execution).
Eligible Asset ” means any Eligible Mortgage Loan or the REO Asset.
Eligible Mortgage Loan ” means a Mortgage Loan that (i) satisfies each of the representations and warranties in Exhibit B to the Agreement in all material respects, (ii) was, at origination and while in a Ginnie Mae Security, in Strict Compliance with the eligibility requirements of the Ginnie Mae Program, (iii) contains all required documents in the Mortgage File without exceptions unless otherwise waived by the Purchaser or permitted below, (iv) meets each of the applicable Additional Eligible Loan Criteria and (v) is identified on the Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule.
ERISA ” means, with respect to any Person, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
Escrow Payments ” means, with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges and other payments as may be required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage or any other document.
Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 17 hereof.
FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
FHA ” means the Federal Housing Administration, an agency within HUD, or any successor thereto, and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA regulations.
Foreign Purchaser ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(d) .
Foreclosure Date ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(j)(iv).
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.
Ginnie Mae ” means the Government National Mortgage Association and its successors in interest, a wholly-owned corporate instrumentality of the government of the United States of America.
Ginnie Mae Guide ” means the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, as such Guide may hereafter from time to time be amended.
Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loan ” means a mortgage loan that is in Strict Compliance on the related Purchase Date with the eligibility requirements specified for the applicable Ginnie Mae Program described in the applicable Ginnie Mae Guide.
Ginnie Mae Program ” means the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Programs, as described in the Ginnie Mae Guide.

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Ginnie Mae Security ” means a fully-modified pass-through mortgage-backed certificate guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, evidenced by a book-entry account in a depository institution having book-entry accounts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and backed by a pool of Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loans.
Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Property.
Guarantor ” means Walter Investment Management Corp.
Guaranty ” means the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Guarantor in favor of Purchaser, dated as of May 22, 2017, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
HECM Buyout Loan ” means an Eligible Mortgage Loan that (a) is insured by FHA and for which no insurance claim payments have been made by FHA, (b) is a Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loan, (c) has been purchased out of a Ginnie Mae Security, (d) is a home equity conversion Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien, and (e) includes all payments made to or on behalf of the related borrower(s) under the related Mortgage Note.
Hedge Instrument ” means any interest rate cap agreement, interest rate floor agreement, interest rate swap agreement or other interest rate hedging agreement entered into by RMS with a counterparty reasonably acceptable to Agent, in each case with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
HUD ” means the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions thereof with regard to FHA mortgage insurance. The term “HUD,” for purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA and Ginnie Mae.
Income ” means, with respect to any Purchased Asset at any time, any principal and/or interest thereon and all dividends, sale proceeds and all other proceeds as defined in Section 9‑102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code and all other collections and distributions thereon (including, without limitation, any proceeds received in respect of mortgage insurance).
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination: (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property from such Person); (b) obligations to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business so long as such trade accounts payable are payable and paid within ninety (90) days of the date the respective goods are delivered or the respective services are rendered; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the Property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued for account of such Person; (e) capital lease obligations; (f) payment obligations under repurchase agreements, single seller financing facilities, warehouse facilities and other lines of credit; (g) indebtedness of

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others guaranteed on a recourse or partial recourse basis by such Person; (h) all obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition or carrying of fixed assets; (i) indebtedness of general partnerships of which such Person is a general partner; and (j) any other known or contingent liabilities of such Person.
Indemnified Party ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 21(a) .
Initial Fee ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Initial REO Properties ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(j)(ii).
Initial REO Transfer Date ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(j)(ii).
Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
LIBOR ” means for each day, the rate (adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities) for Eurodollar deposits for a period equal to one month appearing on Bloomberg Screen US 0001M Page or if such rate ceases to appear on Bloomberg Screen US 0001M Page, or any other service providing comparable rate quotations at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the applicable date of determination, or such interpolated rate as determined by the Agent.
Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, claim, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance.
LLC Agreement ” means the limited liability company agreement of the REO Subsidiary entered into by RMS as sole member, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Margin Call ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7(b) hereof.
Margin Deficit ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7(b) hereof.
Market Value ” means, with respect to any Purchased Asset and as of any date of determination, (i) the value ascribed to a Purchased Asset (which in the case of the REO Asset, is based on the value ascribed to the REO Properties) by Agent in its sole discretion, exercising good faith and using methodology and parameters customarily used by Agent to value similar assets, as may be as marked to market daily, and (ii) zero, with respect to (x) any Mortgage Loan that is a Purchased Asset but is not an Eligible Mortgage Loan or (y) any REO Property for which Seller has failed to fulfill the requirements of Section 3(j)(ii)(B) (with respect to the Initial REO Properties) or 3(j)(iii)(B) (with respect to all other REO Properties), as applicable.
Material Adverse Change ” means, with respect to a Person, any material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or Property of such Person, including the insolvency of such Person.
Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a Material Adverse Change with respect to Seller, Servicer, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates; (b) a material impairment of the ability of Seller, Servicer, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates that is a party to any Program Document to perform under any Program Document to which it is a party; (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Program Document against Seller, Servicer, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates that is a party to any Program

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Document; (d) a material adverse effect on the Market Value of the Purchased Assets; or (e) a material adverse effect on the Approvals of RMS.
Maturity Date ” means May 21, 2018.
Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price ” means an amount equal to the sum of the Committed Amount and the Uncommitted Amount.
Maximum Time on Facility ” means for each Eligible Mortgage Loan or REO Property, the 364 day period of time, commencing with the related date an Eligible Asset became subject to a Transaction hereunder.
Membership Certificate ” means a physical certificate evidencing a 100% beneficial ownership interest in the REO Subsidiary, which shall be registered in the name of Barclays until such certificate is repurchased from Barclays by RMS.
Monthly Payment Date ” means the fifth (5th) Business Day of each calendar month beginning with November 6, 2015.
Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security instrument, securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate ” means, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan ” means a HECM Buyout Loan.
Mortgage Note ” means a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness of the obligor thereunder, evidencing a Mortgage Loan, and secured by the related Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property ” means the real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagee ” means the record holder of a Mortgage Note secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgagor ” means the obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including any person who has assumed or guaranteed the obligations of the obligor thereunder.
Nominee ” shall mean RMS or any other Person that executes a nominee agreement, whereby REO Subsidiary agrees that the nominee will hold legal title to Eligible Mortgage Loans owned by REO Subsidiary and such nominee agrees that REO Subsidiary will remain the beneficial owner of such Mortgage Loans, in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser, so long as such nominee is approved in writing by the Purchaser in its sole discretion.
Non-Utilization Fee ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Nonrecourse Debt ” means an obligation for borrowed money secured by a lien on any property owned by a Person, with respect to which obligation the Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof.

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Notice Date ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(c) hereof.
Obligations ” means (a) all amounts due and payable by Seller to Purchaser in connection with a Transaction hereunder, together with interest thereon (including interest which would be payable as post‑petition interest in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding) and other obligations and liabilities of Seller to Purchaser arising under, or in connection with, the Program Documents or directly related to the Purchased Assets, whether now existing or hereafter arising; (b) any and all sums paid by Purchaser or on behalf of Purchaser pursuant to the Program Documents in order to preserve any Purchased Asset or its interest therein; (c) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any of Seller’s indebtedness, obligations or liabilities referred to in clause (a), the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, collecting, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on any Purchased Asset, or of any exercise by Purchaser and/or Agent of their rights under the Program Documents, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs; and (d) all of Seller’s indemnity obligations to Purchaser and Agent pursuant to the Program Documents.
Obligor ” means a Person obligated to make payments pursuant to a Contract; provided that in the event that any payments in respect of a Contract are made by any other Person, such other Person shall also be deemed to be an Obligor.
OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury.
OFAC Lists ” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 37(b) .
" Original Agreement " has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1 .
Originator ” means RMS or any other third party originator as mutually agreed upon by Agent and Seller.
Other Taxes ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(b) .
Parent Company ” means a corporation or other entity owning at least 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of RMS.
Person ” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, governmental entity or other entity of similar nature.
Price Differential ” means, with respect to any Purchased Asset or Transaction as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (A) the Pricing Rate (or during the continuation of an Event of Default, by daily application of the Default Rate) and (B) the Purchase Price for such Purchased Asset or Transaction. Price Differential will be calculated in accordance with Section 3(e) herein for the actual number of days elapsed during the applicable Accrual Period on a 360‑day basis.
Price Differential Determination Date ” means, with respect to any Monthly Payment Date, the second (2 nd ) Business Day preceding such date.
Pricing Rate ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to an Accrual Period for any Purchased Asset, an amount equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.

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Pricing Side Letter ” means that certain Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of May 22, 2017, among each Seller, Purchaser and Agent, entered into in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Principal Balance ” means (i) with respect to Eligible Mortgage Loans, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (ii) with respect to the REO Asset, the value ascribed to the related REO Properties (including the value of any related HUD claim) by Agent in its sole discretion, exercising good faith and using methodology and parameters customarily used by Agent to value similar assets, as may be as marked to market daily.
Program Documents ” means this Agreement, the Pricing Side Letter, the Guaranty, the Custodial Agreement, the Collection Account Control Agreement, any assignment of Hedge Instrument, the Verification Agent Letter, any Backup Servicer Agreement and all other agreements, documents and instruments entered into by Seller on the one hand, and the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates (or Custodian on its behalf) and/or Agent or one of its Affiliates on the other, in connection herewith or therewith with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder and all amendments, restatements, modifications or supplements thereto.
Property ” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
Purchase Date ” means, with respect to each Transaction, the date on which Purchased Assets are sold by Seller to Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee (or, in the case of REO Properties transferred to the REO Subsidiary, resulting in an increase of value to the REO Asset) hereunder.
Purchase Price ” means the price at which Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction are sold by a Seller to Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee (or, in the case of REO Properties, transferred to the REO Subsidiary, resulting in an increase of value to the REO Asset) on a Purchase Date (which includes a mutually negotiated premium allocable to the portion of the related Purchased Assets that constitutes the related Servicing Rights), which shall (unless otherwise agreed to by the Seller and the Purchaser) be equal to (A) in the case of Eligible Mortgage Loans, the lesser of (i) 100% of the Principal Balance of such Purchased Assets as of any date of determination and (ii) the product of the applicable Purchase Price Percentage multiplied by the Market Value of such Purchased Assets as of such date of determination or (B) in the case of the REO Asset, the product of the applicable Purchase Price Percentage multiplied by the sum of (x) the Market Value of the REO Asset and (y) the aggregate of HUD claims proceeds for all REO Properties.
Purchase Price Percentage ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Purchased Assets ” means each Eligible Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction and the REO Asset.
Purchased Items ” means the right, title and interest of the Seller in, under and to the following, whether now existing or hereafter acquired: (i) the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction, (ii) the Servicing Rights related to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction, (iii) Seller’s rights under any related Hedge Instruments to the extent related to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction, (iv) such other Property, rights, titles or interest as are specified on the related Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule that are related to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction, (v) rights to payment under all mortgage guarantees and insurance relating to the individual Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction (issued by governmental agencies or otherwise) or the related Mortgaged Property and any mortgage insurance certificate or other document evidencing such mortgage guarantees or insurance and all claims and payments related to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction, (vi) all guarantees or other support for the Mortgage Loans

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subject to a Transaction, (vii) all rights to Income (including all sale proceeds and all other proceeds as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code and all other collections and distributions thereon (including, without limitation, any proceeds received in respect of mortgage insurance)) and the rights to enforce such payments arising from the Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction and any other contract rights, payments, rights to payment (including payments of interest or finance charges) with respect thereto and all rights to proceeds as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code, (viii) the REO Asset (with respect to RMS as a Seller only) and the REO Property File with respect to any REO Property held by the REO Subsidiary, (ix) with respect to RMS as a Seller only, the Collection Account and all amounts on deposit therein, (x) all Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans, (xi) all “accounts,” “deposit accounts,” “securities accounts,” “chattel paper,” “deposit accounts,” “documents,” “general intangibles,” “instruments,” “investment property,” and “securities accounts,” relating to the foregoing as each of those terms is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and all cash and Cash Equivalents and all other products and proceeds relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing, (xii) any purchase agreements or other agreements or contracts relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing, (xiii) any other collateral pledged or otherwise relating to any or all of the foregoing, together with all files, material documents, instruments, surveys (if available), certificates, correspondence, appraisals, computer records, computer storage media, accounting records and other books and records relating to the foregoing, (xiv) any rights retained by RMS in any Mortgage Loans that it transfers to the REO Subsidiary and (xv) any and all replacements, substitutions, distributions on, or proceeds with respect to, any of the foregoing. The term “Purchased Assets” with respect to any Transaction at any time also shall include Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans delivered pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof.
Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
Purchaser’s Wire Instructions ” has the meaning set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
Records ” means all instruments, agreements and other books, records, and reports and data generated by other media for the storage of information maintained by Seller or any other person or entity with respect to a Purchased Asset. Records shall include, without limitation, (i) with respect to the REO Asset, the Membership Certificate, the related REO Property File, and any other instruments necessary to document such REO Asset, and (ii) with respect to the other Purchased Assets, the Mortgage Notes, any Mortgages, the Mortgage Files, the Servicing Files, and any other instruments necessary to document or service such Purchased Asset, including, without limitation, the complete payment and modification history of such Purchased Asset.
REO Asset ” means the Membership Certificate, so long as the related limited liability company agreement provides that such Membership Certificate is a “Certificated Security” as defined in Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
REO Deed ” means, with respect to each REO Property, the instrument or document required by the law of the jurisdiction in which the REO Property is located to convey fee title.
REO Property ” means a residential real property including land and improvements, together with all buildings, fixtures and attachments thereto, all insurance proceeds, liquidation proceeds, condemnation proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection therewith, in each case which is acquired by or transferred to the REO Subsidiary or held by RMS.
REO Property File ” means (i) the original REO Deed with evidence of recording of any deed evidencing the ownership of the related REO Property by the REO Subsidiary and (ii) the

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original or a copy of title insurance policy for the REO Property, an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or a title commitment.
REO Subsidiary ” means RMS REO BRC, LLC, the special purpose Subsidiary of RMS formed to hold Eligible Mortgage Loans and REO Property related to foreclosures of HECM Buyout Loans.
REO Subsidiary Schedule of Assets ” means an electronic schedule of assets, identifying the REO Properties currently owned by the REO Subsidiary, whereupon delivery of such schedule, Seller designates which items have been added to or removed from such schedule as compared to the version of such schedule most recently provided by Seller.
Repurchase Date ” means, with respect to any Transaction, the earliest of (i) the Termination Date, (ii)  if Seller provides both written notice to the Purchaser requesting a repurchase of such Transaction and the Repurchase Price, at or prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) on any date, such date, (iii) if Seller provides written notice to the Purchaser requesting a repurchase of such Transaction after 12:00 noon (New York City time) on any date, the next Business Day following delivery of such notice, and (iv) upon receipt of proceeds from an appraisal-based claim from HUD.
Repurchase Price ” means the price at which Purchased Assets are to be transferred from the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee to related Seller, which will be determined in each case as the sum of: (i) any portion of the Purchase Price not yet repaid to Purchaser, and in the case of the REO Asset, such unpaid portion of the Purchase Price attributable to the REO Property subject to removal from the REO Subsidiary, (ii) the Price Differential accrued and unpaid thereon except as set forth in Section 3(e) and (iii) Breakage Costs, if any, and (iv) any accrued and unpaid fees or expenses or indemnity amounts and any other outstanding amounts owing and invoiced under the Program Documents from related Seller to Purchaser.
Request for Release of Documents ” means the Request for Release of Documents set forth as Annex 5 of the Custodial Agreement.
Requirement of Law ” means as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.
Reverse Mortgage Segment ” is the reverse mortgage segment of the Guarantor related to Seller, as described in the Guarantor’s most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K.
Reverse Segment Adjusted EBITDA ” is, for the Reverse Mortgage Segment, income (loss) before income taxes, amortization of servicing rights and other fair value adjustments, interest expense on corporate debt, depreciation and amortization, goodwill impairment, if any, estimated settlements and costs for certain legal and regulatory matters, share-based compensation expense, fair value to cash adjustments for reverse loans, and select other cash and non-cash adjustments primarily certain non-recurring costs, the net provision for the repurchase of loans sold, non-cash interest income, severance, gain or loss on extinguishment of debt, interest income on unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, the net impact of the non-residual trusts, the provision for loan losses, residual trust cash flows, transaction and integration costs and servicing fee economics. Reverse Segment Adjusted EBITDA includes both cash and non-cash gains from mortgage loan origination

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activities, and excludes the impact of fair value option accounting on certain assets and liabilities and includes cash generated from reverse mortgage origination activities. Reverse Segment Adjusted EBITDA may also include other adjustments, as applicable based upon facts and circumstances, consistent with the intent of providing investors a supplemental means of evaluating our operating performance.
SEC ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 35 .
Section 404 Notice ” means the notice required pursuant to Section 404 of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-22), which amends 15 U.S.C. Section 1641 et seq. , to be delivered by a creditor that is an owner or an assignee of a Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor within thirty (30) days after the date on which such Mortgage Loan is sold or assigned to such creditor.
Securitization Entity ” means (i) any Person other than Seller (whether or not a Subsidiary of Seller) established for the purpose of issuing asset-backed or mortgaged-backed or mortgage pass-through securities of any kind (including collateralized mortgage obligations and net interest margin securities), (ii) any special purpose Subsidiary established for the purpose of selling, depositing or contributing assets into a Person described in clause (i) or holding securities in any related Securitization Entity, regardless of whether such person is an issuer of securities; provided that such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness of Seller and (iii) any special purpose Subsidiary of Seller formed exclusively for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of any credit enhancement or support agreements and regardless of whether such Subsidiary is an issuer of securities.
Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule ” means the list of Eligible Mortgage Loans proposed to be purchased by Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit H hereto, that will be delivered in an excel spreadsheet format by or on behalf of Seller to Agent, the Purchaser and Custodian and attached by the Custodian to the related Trust Receipt.
Seller’s Wire Instructions ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Separateness Covenants ” means the covenants listed in Section 2.06 of the LLC Agreement.
Servicer ” means Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., or any other servicer approved by Agent in its sole discretion, which may be RMS.
Servicer Termination Event ” means:
(a)    Servicer fails to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and Servicer fails to correct such failure after receiving written notice of such failure;
(b)    Servicer fails to remit when due Income payments required to be made under the terms of this Agreement or such Mortgage Loan; or
(c)    Servicer fails to meet the qualifications to maintain all requisite Approvals, such Approvals are revoked or such Approvals are materially modified.
Servicing File ” means with respect to each Mortgage Loan or REO Property, the file retained by Seller or REO Subsidiary or its respective designee consisting of all documents that a prudent originator and servicer would include (including copies of the Mortgage File), all documents necessary to document and service the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and any and all documents required to be delivered in connection with any transfer of servicing pursuant to the Program Documents.

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Servicing Records ” means with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related servicing records, including but not limited to any and all servicing agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other records relating to or evidencing the servicing of such Mortgage Loan.
Servicing Rights ” means contractual, possessory or other rights of RMS or any other Person to administer or service a Mortgage Loan or to possess the Servicing File.
Servicing Term ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 16(b) .
Stable Balance Fee ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Strict Compliance ” means compliance of RMS and the Mortgage Loans with the requirements of the Agency Guide or the FHA regulations and guidelines, as applicable.
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Tangible Net Worth ” means for any Person as of any date of determination, (i) the net worth of Seller on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from Affiliates (other than with respect to the Seller and Subsidiaries of the Seller).
Taxes ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(a) .
Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the day on which the Seller or the Guarantor merges with or consolidates into another entity or any other corporate reorganization and thereafter (a) the surviving entity fails to assume all the obligations of Seller under this Agreement or the Guarantor under the Guaranty, as applicable, or (b) the creditworthiness of the surviving entity is materially weaker, in the Agent’s sole and good faith discretion, than that of Seller or the Guarantor, as applicable, immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, (iii) the day on which, due to a Change in Law, it becomes unlawful for a party to this Agreement to perform its obligations to make payment or deliver or to receive payment or delivery with respect to the Transactions or to otherwise comply with the material terms of this Agreement; (iv) failure of Seller to operate or conduct its respective business operations or any material portion thereof in the ordinary course, or any other material adverse change in Seller’s business operations or financial condition, which, in Agent’s sole discretion, constitutes a material impairment of Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other related document; (v) upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice from Seller to the Purchaser following the occurrence of a Change in Law that increases one or more of the Purchaser’s costs (as further described in Section 3(g) hereof); (vi) at the option of Purchaser, the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Agreement after the expiration of any applicable grace period; and (vii) at the option of Purchaser, the effective date of any event described in Section 14(p) or Section 14(r) .
Transaction ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1 .

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Transaction Notice ” means a written request of Seller to enter into a Transaction in a form attached as Exhibit C hereto or such other form as shall be mutually agreed upon between Seller and the Purchaser, which is deemed to be delivered to Purchaser in accordance with Section 3(c) herein.
Trust Receipt ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.
Uncommitted Amount ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest in any Purchased Assets or the continuation, renewal or enforcement thereof is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
Verification Agent ” means an entity appointed by the Agent to perform specific services with respect to the Eligible Mortgage Loans, or its successors and assigns.
Verification Agent Letter ” means the agreement pursuant to which the Verification Agent performs services with respect to the Eligible Mortgage Loans.
Warehouse Lender ” means any lender providing financing to RMS for the purpose of warehousing, originating or purchasing a Mortgage Loan (including but not limited to purchasers under repurchase agreements), which lender has a security interest in such Mortgage Loan to be purchased by Purchaser.
Warehouse Lender’s Release ” means a letter, in the form of Exhibit E , from a Warehouse Lender to Purchaser, unconditionally releasing all of Warehouse Lender’s right, title and interest in certain Mortgage Loans identified therein upon payment to the Warehouse Lender.
(b)     Interpretation .
Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The following rules of this subsection (b) apply unless the context requires otherwise. The singular includes the plural and conversely. A gender includes all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning. A reference to a subsection, Section, Annex or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a section of, or annex or exhibit to, this Agreement. A reference to a party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the party’s successors and permitted substitutes or assigns. A reference to an agreement or document is to the agreement or document as amended, modified, novated, supplemented or replaced, except to the extent prohibited by any Program Document. A reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes any modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it. A reference to writing includes a facsimile transmission and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently visible form. A reference to conduct includes, without limitation, an omission, statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. An Event of Default exists until it has been waived in writing by Agent or has been timely cured. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.” In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” means “to and

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including.” This Agreement may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. References herein to “fiscal year” and “fiscal quarter” refer to such fiscal periods of Seller.
Except where otherwise provided in this Agreement, any determination, consent, approval, statement or certificate made or confirmed in writing with notice to Seller by Purchaser, the Purchaser or an authorized officer of Purchaser as required by this Agreement is conclusive in the absence of manifest error. A reference to an agreement includes a security interest, guarantee, agreement or legally enforceable arrangement whether or not in writing related to such agreement.
A reference to a document includes an agreement in writing or a certificate, notice, instrument or document, or any information recorded in electronic form. Where Seller is required to provide any document to Purchaser and/or Agent under the terms of this Agreement, the relevant document shall be provided in writing or printed form unless Purchaser and/or Agent requests otherwise.
This Agreement is the result of negotiations among, and has been reviewed by counsel to, the Purchaser, Agent and Seller, and is the product of all parties. In the interpretation of this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to disadvantage one party on the ground that such party proposed or was involved in the preparation of any particular provision of this Agreement or this Agreement itself. Except where otherwise expressly stated, the Purchaser and Agent may give or withhold, or give conditionally, approvals and consents and may form opinions and make determinations in their absolute sole discretion. Except as specifically required herein, any requirement of good faith, discretion or judgment by the Purchaser or Agent shall not be construed to require the Purchaser to request or await receipt of information or documentation not immediately available from or with respect to Seller, any other Person or the Purchased Assets themselves.
3.
THE TRANSACTIONS
(a)    It is acknowledged and agreed that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the facility provided under this Agreement is (i) a committed facility with respect to the Committed Amount and (ii) an uncommitted facility with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, and neither Purchaser shall have any obligation to enter into any Transactions hereunder with respect to the Uncommitted Amount. All purchases of Eligible Assets hereunder shall be first deemed committed up to the Committed Amount and then the remainder, if any, shall be deemed uncommitted up the Uncommitted Amount.
(b)    Subject to the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, the Purchaser may enter into Transactions; provided , that the Aggregate MRA Purchase Price shall not exceed, as of any date of determination, the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price.
(c)    Unless otherwise agreed, Seller shall request that Purchaser enter into a Transaction with respect to any Eligible Mortgage Loan by delivering to the indicated required parties (each, a “ Required Recipient ”) the required delivery items (each, a “ Required Delivery Item ”) set forth in the table below by the corresponding required delivery time (the “ Required Delivery Time ”), and such Transaction shall occur no later than the corresponding required purchase time (the “ Required Purchase Time ”):

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Purchased Asset Type
Required Delivery Items
Required Delivery Time
Required Recipient
Required Purchase Time
Eligible Mortgage Loan
Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule
No later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the requested Purchase Date
Purchaser, Agent and Custodian
No later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the requested Purchase Date
The complete Mortgage Files to Custodian for each Mortgage Loan subject to such Transaction
Custodian
The date on which any notice pursuant to this Section 3(c) is given is known as the “ Notice Date ”. By submitting a Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule, Seller hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to have made all of the representations and warranties set forth in the form of Transaction Notice attached as Exhibit C hereto.
(d)    Upon Seller’s request to enter into a Transaction pursuant to Section 3(c) and assuming all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 3 and in Sections 10(a) and (b) have been met, and provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, on the requested Purchase Date, Purchaser shall, in the case of a Transaction with respect to the Committed Amount, and may, in its sole discretion, in the case of a Transaction with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, purchase the Eligible Mortgage Loans included in the related Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule by transferring the Purchase Price (net of any unpaid Initial Fee, Transaction Fees or any other unpaid fees and expense then due and payable by Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement) in accordance with Seller’s Wire Instructions or as otherwise provided. Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchase Price includes a mutually negotiated premium allocable to the portion of the Purchased Items that constitutes the related Servicing Rights.
(e)    On the related Price Differential Determination Date, Agent shall calculate the Price Differential for each outstanding Transaction payable on the Monthly Payment Date utilizing the Pricing Rate. Not less than two (2) Business Days prior to each Monthly Payment Date, Agent shall provide RMS (with a copy to REO Subsidiary) with an invoice for the amount of the Price Differential due and payable with respect to all outstanding Transactions, setting forth the calculations thereof in reasonable detail and all accrued fees and expenses then due and owing to the Purchaser from each Seller. On the earliest of (1) the Monthly Payment Date or (2) the Termination Date, each Seller shall pay to the Purchaser the Price Differential then due and payable by it for (x) all outstanding related Transactions and (y) Purchased Assets for which the Purchaser has received the related Repurchase Price (other than Price Differential) pursuant to Section 3(f) during the prior calendar month.
(f)    With respect to a Transaction, upon the earliest of (1) the Repurchase Date and (2) the Termination Date, Seller shall pay to the Purchaser the related Repurchase Price (other than the related accrued Price Differential) together with any other Obligations then due and payable, and shall repurchase all Purchased Assets then subject to such Transaction. The Repurchase Price shall be transferred directly to the Purchaser, as set forth in Section 6 .
(g)    If Agent determines in its sole discretion that any Change in Law or any change in accounting rules regarding capital requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on either Purchaser’s capital or on the capital of any Affiliate of either Purchaser under this Agreement as a consequence of such Change in Law or change in accounting rules (it being understood that

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Purchaser will make such determination consistent with those made with respect to similar borrowers or sellers under similar credit or repurchase agreements), then from time to time Seller will compensate the Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliate, as applicable, for such reduced rate of return suffered as a consequence of such Change in Law or change in accounting rules on terms similar to those imposed by the Purchaser. Further, if due to the introduction of, any change in, or the compliance by either Purchaser with (i) any eurocurrency reserve requirement, or (ii) the interpretation of any law, regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority whether or not having the force of law, there shall be an increase in the cost to the Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser in engaging in the present or any future Transactions (it being understood that Purchaser will make the foregoing determinations consistent with those made with respect to similar borrowers or sellers under similar credit or repurchase agreements), then Seller shall, from time to time and upon demand by the Purchaser, compensate the Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliate for such increased costs, and such amounts shall be deemed a part of the Obligations hereunder. The Purchaser shall provide Seller with notice as to any such Change in Law, change in accounting rules or change in compliance promptly following Purchaser’s receipt of actual knowledge thereof.
(h)    Following the date on which RMS requests and receives term funding from Purchaser, Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser harmless from any losses, costs and/or expenses that the Purchaser may sustain or incur as a result of terminating any Transaction on or before a Repurchase Date arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by the Purchaser hereunder or from actual out-of-pocket fees and expenses payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained (“ Breakage Costs ”). The Agent shall deliver to Seller a statement setting forth the amount and basis of determination of any Breakage Costs in such detail as determined in good faith by the Purchaser to be adequate, it being agreed that such statement and the method of its calculation shall be adequate and shall be conclusive and binding upon Seller, absent manifest error. The provisions of this Section 3(h) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(i)    If on any Business Day Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (a) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR; or (b) that LIBOR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Purchaser of entering into or maintaining outstanding Transactions; or (c) that it has become unlawful for it to honor its obligation to enter into or maintain outstanding Transactions hereunder using LIBOR, then Agent shall give notice thereof to Seller by telephone, facsimile, or other electronic means as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until Agent notifies Seller that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, the Pricing Rate included in any Confirmation with respect to new Transactions and in any calculation of the Price Differential with respect to outstanding Transactions will be determined, subject to the timely approval of Seller after receipt of notice of such revised rate, at a rate per annum that the Purchaser determine in its reasonable discretion adequately reflects the cost to the Purchaser of making or maintaining such Transactions.
(j)     REO Property .
(i)    RMS has taken all actions necessary to fully establish the REO Subsidiary, including, but without limitation, filing a certificate of formation with the applicable state and executing the LLC Agreement.
(ii)    Seller (A) has transferred certain REO Properties unrelated to Mortgage Loans that are Purchased Assets (the “ Initial REO Properties ”) to the REO Subsidiary and shall

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promptly transfer the REO Asset along with written notice of the Transaction in the form of an REO Subsidiary Schedule of Assets to the Purchaser and Custodian and has transferred to the Custodian electronic copies of the applicable REO Deeds (such date, the “ Initial REO Transfer Date ”) and (B) (x) subject to any applicable redemption period, has delivered to the Purchaser evidence, as described in clause (iv) hereof, that Seller has caused the REO Deed to be sent for recording in the applicable office of the applicable jurisdiction and (y) has transferred to the Custodian the related REO Property File as the documents contained in therein come into existence.
(iii)    At any time subsequent to the initial Transaction that a Mortgage Loan that is a Purchased Asset is foreclosed upon, (A) the record title in such Mortgage Loan shall promptly be vested in and retained by the Nominee, and Seller shall transfer to the Custodian an electronic copy of the related REO Deed (such date, the “ Foreclosure Date ”) and (B) Seller shall (x) subject to any applicable redemption period, promptly deliver to Purchaser evidence, as described in clause (iv) hereof, that Seller has caused the REO Deed to be sent for recording in the applicable office of the applicable jurisdiction and (y) promptly transfer to the Custodian the related REO Property File as the documents contained in therein come into existence; but, with respect items related to insurance, no more than twenty (20) days, and with respect to items related to the REO Deed, no more than forty-five (45) days, in each case from the Foreclosure Date, unless otherwise agreed to by Purchaser or Agent; provided that if Seller fails to deliver such evidence provided in (x) and (y) of this clause (iii) within the applicable time periods, the related REO Property shall have a Market Value of zero.
(iv)    For purposes of this Agreement, a Mortgage Loan that is a Purchased Asset shall be deemed to have converted into an REO Property upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) an REO Deed shall have been received in the name of the REO Subsidiary with respect to the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan; (B) the REO Subsidiary shall have received a receipt or other written acknowledgment acceptable to Purchaser from the filing clerk evidencing the submission for filing of an REO Deed with respect to the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan, (C) the REO Subsidiary shall have received a receipt issued by a Governmental Authority evidencing the REO Subsidiary’s right to receive the REO Deed for the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan or (D) Purchaser shall have received such other evidence of the REO Subsidiary’s interest in such Converted REO Property acceptable to Purchaser in its reasonable discretion.
(v)    On any Foreclosure Date, a Transaction shall be deemed to occur with respect to the Converted REO Property, and the Repurchase Price with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall be reduced to zero and such Repurchase Price shall be accounted for in determining the Purchase Price of such Converted REO Property. A Transaction Notice shall not be required for any such deemed Transaction to occur; however, Seller shall provide prompt written notice in the form of an REO Subsidiary Schedule of Assets to Purchaser and Custodian upon such deemed conversion.
(vi)    Pursuant to that certain Flow Assignment Agreement, dated as of the date of the Original Agreement, between REO Subsidiary and RMS, RMS may from time to time assign certain Eligible Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction to REO Subsidiary. Upon the assignment of any such Eligible Mortgage Loan to REO Subsidiary, RMS and REO

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Subsidiary shall provide notice thereof to the Purchaser and deliver to the Purchaser an updated Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule showing updated ownership of Eligible Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction. Thereafter, all obligations with respect to such Eligible Mortgage Loans (including without limitation those in Sections 3(e) and (f) ) shall be obligations of REO Subsidiary. To the extent that an Eligible Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction is transferred to REO Subsidiary, the value of the REO Asset shall be deemed not to increase by the Purchase Price of such Eligible Mortgage Loans; however any such Eligible Mortgage Loan will retain the Purchase Price assigned to it when it became subject to a Transaction.
(vii)    Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if a Mortgagor shall resume payments on any Eligible Mortgage Loans held by the REO Subsidiary, the parties hereto agree that the REO Subsidiary shall immediately assign such Eligible Mortgage Loans to RMS and provide notice thereof to the Custodian and the Purchaser (in the case of the Purchaser, along with an updated Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule showing updated ownership of Eligible Mortgage Loans subject to a Transaction).
4.
CONFIRMATION
In the event that parties hereto desire to enter into a Transaction on terms other than as set forth in this Agreement, the parties shall execute a confirmation prior to entering into such Transaction, which confirmation shall be in a form that is mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and applicable Seller and shall specify such terms, including, without limitation, the Purchase Date, the Purchase Price, the Pricing Rate therefor and the Repurchase Date (a “ Confirmation ”). Any such Confirmation and the related Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule, together with this Agreement, shall constitute conclusive evidence of the terms agreed to between the applicable Purchaser and the applicable Seller with respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and a Confirmation, the terms of the Confirmation shall control with respect to the related Transaction.
5.
[RESERVED]
6.
PAYMENT AND TRANSFER
Unless otherwise agreed by Seller and the Purchaser, all transfers of funds hereunder shall be in Dollars in immediately available funds. Seller shall remit (or, if applicable, shall cause to be remitted) directly to the Purchaser all payments required to be made by it to the Purchaser hereunder or under any other Program Document in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Purchaser. Any payments received by Purchaser after 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) shall be applied on the next succeeding Business Day.
7.
MARGIN MAINTENANCE
(a)    Agent shall determine the Market Value of the Purchased Assets on a daily basis as determined by Agent in its sole discretion on exercising good faith.
(b)    If, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) 100% of the Principal Balance of all Purchased Assets then subject to all Transactions and (b) the aggregate Market Value of all related Purchased Assets subject to all Transactions, taking into account the cash then on deposit in the Collection Account, multiplied by the applicable Purchase Price Percentage is less than the Repurchase Price (excluding accrued Price Differential) for all such Transactions (a “ Margin Deficit ”), then Agent may, by notice to RMS (as such notice is more particularly set forth below, a “ Margin Call ”), require RMS to transfer to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee cash or, at Purchaser’s option (and provided RMS has additional Eligible Mortgage Loans), additional Eligible

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Mortgage Loans to Purchaser (“ Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans ”) to cure the Margin Deficit; provided that Purchaser shall not provide notice of a Margin Call to RMS until the Margin Deficit equals or exceeds $500,000. If the Agent delivers a Margin Call to RMS on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, then RMS shall transfer cash or Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day. In the event the Agent delivers a Margin Call to RMS after 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, RMS shall be required to transfer cash or Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the next succeeding Business Day.
(c)    Any cash transferred to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee pursuant to Section 16(f)(ii)(B) herein shall reduce the Repurchase Price of the related Transactions.
(d)    The failure of Purchaser, on any one or more occasions, to exercise its rights hereunder, shall not change or alter the terms and conditions of this Agreement or limit the right of Purchaser to do so at a later date. Seller and the Purchaser agree that a failure or delay by Purchaser to exercise its rights hereunder shall not limit or waive Purchaser’s rights under this Agreement or otherwise existing by law or in any way create additional rights for Seller.
(e)    For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby understood and agreed that RMS shall be responsible for satisfying any Margin Deficit existing as a result of any reduction of the Principal Balance of any Purchased Asset pursuant to any action by any bankruptcy court.
8.
TAXES; TAX TREATMENT
(a)    All payments made by Seller under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities (including penalties, interest and additions to tax) with respect thereto imposed by any Governmental Authority therewith or thereon, excluding (A) taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), branch profits taxes or franchise taxes imposed by the United States or a state or a foreign jurisdiction under the laws of which Purchaser is organized, where Purchaser’s applicable lending office is located, or with respect to which Purchaser has a present or former connection (other than any connection arising from executing, delivering, being party to, engaging in any transaction pursuant to, performing its obligations under or enforcing any Program Document), or any political subdivision thereof or (B) taxes imposed under FATCA (collectively, such non-excluded taxes are hereinafter called “ Taxes ”), all of which shall be paid by Seller for its own account not later than the date when due. If Seller is required by law or regulation to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable hereunder, it shall: (a) make such deduction or withholding, (b) pay the amount so deducted or withheld to the appropriate Governmental Authority not later than the date when due, (c) deliver to the Purchaser, promptly, original tax receipts and other evidence satisfactory to the Purchaser of the payment when due of the full amount of such Taxes; and (d) except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 8(d) below, pay to the Purchaser such additional amounts (including all Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority on such additional amounts) as may be necessary so that the Purchaser receives, free and clear of all Taxes, a net amount equal to the amount it would have received under this Agreement, as if no such deduction or withholding had been made.
(b)    In addition, Seller agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any current or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies (including, without limitation, mortgage recording taxes,

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transfer taxes and similar fees) imposed by any taxing authority that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement except such taxes imposed with respect to an assignment as a result of a present or former connection between Purchaser and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes (other than connections arising from Purchaser having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Program Document, or sold or assigned any Purchased Asset or Program Document) (“ Other Taxes ”).
(c)    Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser for the full amount of Taxes (including additional amounts with respect thereto) and Other Taxes, and the full amount of Taxes of any kind imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 8 , and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses arising thereon or with respect thereto) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, provided, that the Purchaser shall have provided Seller with evidence, reasonably satisfactory to the Seller, of payment of Taxes or Other Taxes, as the case may be.
(d)    Any Purchaser that is either (i) not incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof, or the District of Columbia or (ii) not otherwise treated as a “United States person” under the Code (a “ Foreign Purchaser ”) shall provide Seller and Agent with original properly completed and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) Forms W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI or any successor form prescribed by the IRS (or IRS Form W-8IMY, with IRS Form W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI attached), certifying that such Person is either (1) entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which eliminates United States withholding tax under sections 1441 through 1442 of the Code on payments to it or (2) otherwise fully exempt from United States withholding tax under sections 1441 through 1442 of the Code on payments to it or certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States in either case, on or prior to the date upon which each such Foreign Purchaser becomes Purchaser. Each Foreign Purchaser will resubmit the appropriate form eliminating withholding tax on payments to it on the earliest of (A) the third anniversary of the prior submission, or (B) on or before the expiration of thirty (30) days after there is a “change in circumstances” with respect to such Person as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.1441-1(e)(4)(ii)(D). For any period with respect to which the Foreign Purchaser has failed to provide Seller and Agent with the appropriate form or other relevant document as expressly required under this Section 8(d) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 8(d) or except to the extent that, pursuant to this Section 8, amounts payable with respect to such taxes were payable to Purchaser’s assignor immediately before Purchaser became a party hereto) such Person shall not be entitled to “gross-up” of Taxes under Section 8(a) or indemnification under Section 8(c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States which are imposed because of such failure; provided , however , that should a Foreign Purchaser, which is otherwise exempt from a withholding tax, become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, Seller shall, at no cost or expense to Seller, take such steps as such Foreign Purchaser shall reasonably request to assist such Foreign Purchaser to recover such Taxes. Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser that is a “United States person” within the meaning of the Code shall deliver to Seller a duly executed original of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable laws or reasonably requested by Seller as will enable Seller to determine whether or not Purchaser is subject to backup withholding or

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information reporting requirements. Unless Seller has received such forms or other documents or information as required by this Section 8(d) to establish Purchaser’s exception from backup withholding tax, Seller shall not be required to pay additional sums or indemnify Purchaser for any backup amount withheld.
(e)    If a payment made to Purchaser under this Agreement would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if Agent or Purchaser were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), Purchaser shall deliver to Seller at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Seller such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Seller as may be necessary for Seller to comply with its obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 8(e), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(f)    Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Seller hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Seller contained in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall require Purchaser to make available any of its tax returns or other information that they deem to be confidential or proprietary.
(g)    Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that it is its intent solely for purposes of U.S. federal and relevant state and local income and franchise taxes to treat each Transaction as indebtedness of the Seller that is secured by the Purchased Items and Purchased Assets and that the Purchased Items and Purchased Assets are owned by Seller in the absence of an Event of Default by the Seller. All parties to this Agreement agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with this treatment, unless otherwise required by law.
9.
SECURITY INTEREST; PURCHASER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
(a)    Seller and the Purchaser intend that (other than for tax and accounting purposes) the Transactions hereunder be sales to Purchaser of the Purchased Assets and not loans from Purchaser to Seller secured by the Purchased Assets. However, in order to preserve Purchaser’s rights under this Agreement in the event that a court or other forum recharacterizes the Transactions hereunder as other than sales, and as security for Seller’s performance of all of its Obligations, Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a first priority security interest in the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items. Seller acknowledges and agrees that its rights with respect to the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items are and shall continue to be at all times junior and subordinate to the rights of the Purchaser hereunder. This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, novate the Original Agreement and Seller reaffirms that the existing security interest created by the Original Agreement and the Program Documents, as applicable, is and remains in full force and effect.
(b)    Seller hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Purchaser and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Seller and in the name of Seller or in its own name, from time to time in Purchaser’s discretion, to file such financing statement or statements relating to the Purchased Items or Purchased Assets as the Purchaser at its option may deem appropriate, and if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish

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the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller hereby gives the Purchaser the power and right, on behalf of Seller, without assent by, but with notice to, Seller, to do the following if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Purchaser has elected to exercise its remedies pursuant to Section 18 hereof:
(i)    in the name of Seller, or in its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets and to file any claim or to take any other action or initiate and maintain any appropriate proceeding in any appropriate court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Purchaser for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets whenever payable;
(ii)    to pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Purchased Items or Purchased Assets;
(iii)    (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to Purchaser or as Purchaser shall direct, (B) in the name of Seller, or in its own name, or otherwise as appropriate, to directly send or cause the applicable servicer to send “hello” letters, “goodbye” letters in the form of Exhibit D , and Section 404 Notices; (C) to ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets; (D) to sign and endorse any invoices, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets; (E) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Purchased Items or Purchased Assets or any proceeds thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets; (F) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against Seller with respect to any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets; (G) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described in clause (F) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as Purchaser may deem appropriate; and (H) generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets as fully and completely as though the Purchaser were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Purchaser’s option and Seller’s expense, at any time, and from time to time, all acts and things that Purchaser deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Purchased Items or Purchased Assets and Purchaser’s Liens thereon and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Seller might do.

Seller hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
Seller also authorizes the Purchaser, from time to time if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to execute any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Purchased Assets in connection with any sale provided for in Section 18 hereof.
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such powers. The Purchaser shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither Purchaser nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to Seller for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(c)     Voting Rights . Subject to this Section, after the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived or cured, Purchaser, as the holder of the Membership Certificate, shall exercise all voting and member rights with respect to the REO Subsidiary membership interests. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived or cured, RMS shall exercise all voting rights with respect to the REO Subsidiary membership interests.
(d)     Delivery of Access Termination Notice . The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to the Collection Account, it shall not deliver an Access Termination Notice (as defined in the Collection Account Control Agreement) unless an Event of Default has occurred.
10.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
(a)    As conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement, Purchaser shall have received (or waived in writing) on or before the Effective Date (except as otherwise noted below) each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser and duly executed by each party thereto (as applicable):
(i)    Each of the Program Documents duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and being in full force and effect, free of any modification, breach or waiver;
(ii)    Certificates of an officer of each of RMS, REO Subsidiary and Guarantor attaching certified copies of RMS’s, REO Subsidiary’s and Guarantor’s respective consents or charter, bylaws and corporate resolutions, as applicable, approving the Program Documents and Transactions thereunder (either specifically or by general resolution), and all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action or governmental approvals as may be required in connection with the Program Documents;
(iii)    A certified copy of a good standing certificate from the jurisdiction of organization of each of RMS, REO Subsidiary and Guarantor, dated as of no earlier than the date which is ten (10) Business Days prior to the Purchase Date with respect to the initial Transaction hereunder;
(iv)    An incumbency certificate of the secretary of each of RMS, REO Subsidiary and Guarantor certifying the names, true signatures and titles of RMS’s, REO Subsidiary’s and Guarantor’s representatives who are, if applicable, duly authorized to request Transactions hereunder and to execute the Program Documents and the other documents to be delivered thereunder;
(v)    An opinion of RMS’s counsel (including RMS’s in-house counsel) as to such matters as Purchaser or Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, with respect to Purchaser’s first priority lien on and perfected security interest in the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items, a no material litigation, non-contravention, enforceability and corporate opinion with respect to RMS and REO Subsidiary, an opinion with respect to the inapplicability of the Investment Company Act to RMS, the REO Subsidiary and Guarantor, an opinion that this Agreement constitutes a “repurchase agreement” and a “securities contract” within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code and an opinion that no Transaction constitutes an avoidable transfer under Section 546(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, each in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser and Agent); provided, that RMS’s in-house counsel

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shall be permitted to provide only the no material litigation, non-contravention and corporate opinions; 1  

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1 NTD: Subject to ongoing discussion by RMS and its outside counsel. As discussed, this condition precedent can be satisfied by fresh opinions by RMS and its outside counsel or by bring down and reliance letters with respect to the previously delivered opinions. The opinion or bring down and reliance letter delivered by the General Counsel of RMS may only be used to satisfy the material litigation, non-contravention and corporate opinion requirement with respect to RMS. The fresh opinions or bring down and reliance letters delivered must cover the same scope of opinions as delivered at the initial closing, must permit reliance by Barclays Bank PLC, as purchaser and must bring down the opinions provided therein through the closing date of this amendment and restatement.



(vi)    RMS shall have paid to Purchaser and Purchaser shall have received all accrued and unpaid fees and expenses owed to Purchaser in accordance with the Program Documents, including without limitation, the Initial Fee and any Transaction Fees then due and owing pursuant to Section 2 of the Pricing Side Letter, and any fees due and owing to the Verification Agent, in each case, in immediately available funds, and without deduction, set-off or counterclaim;
(vii)    A copy of the insurance policies required by Section 14(q) of this Agreement;
(viii)    Evidence that all other actions necessary to perfect and protect Purchaser’s interest in the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items have been taken, including, without limitation, the establishment of the Collection Account, and duly completed and filed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements acceptable to Purchaser and covering the Purchased Items and Purchased Assets on Form UCC1;
(ix)    Purchaser and/or Agent shall have completed the initial due diligence review pursuant to Section 36 , and such review shall be satisfactory to Purchaser and Agent in their sole discretion;
(x)    Reserved.
(xi)    Any other documents reasonably requested by Purchaser or Agent.
(b)    As conditions precedent to each Transaction (including the initial Transaction), each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in writing):
(i)    Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee shall have received (or waived in writing) on or before the Purchase Date with respect to Eligible Assets that are to be the subject of such Transaction (unless otherwise specified in this Agreement) the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and (if applicable) duly executed:
(A)
Seller shall have paid to the Purchaser and Purchaser shall have received all accrued and unpaid fees and expenses owed to the Purchaser in accordance with the Program Documents in immediately available funds, and without deduction, set-off or counterclaim;
(B)
The Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to such Purchased Assets, delivered pursuant to Section 3(c) ;
(C)
Such certificates, customary opinions of counsel or other documents as the Purchaser or Agent may reasonably request; provided that such opinions of counsel shall not be required routinely in connection with each Transaction but shall only be required from time to time as

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deemed necessary by the Purchaser in its commercially reasonable judgment; provided further that Seller may provide such opinions of counsel or other documents to Purchaser within ten (10) Business Days following such Purchase Date;
(D)
Seller shall have paid to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall have received the Transaction Fees in respect of such Transaction then due and owing pursuant to Section 2 of the Pricing Side Letter, in immediately available funds, and without deduction, set-off or counterclaim;
(E)
(x) With respect to an Eligible Asset that is an Eligible Mortgage Loan, an original Trust Receipt executed by the Custodian without exceptions; and (y) with respect to an Eligible Asset that is the REO Asset, a Custodian Loan Transmission (as defined in the Custodial Agreement) from the Custodian identifying that the Custodian has received an electronic copy of the REO Deeds relating to the REO Properties transferred to or obtained by the REO Subsidiary;
(F)
[reserved];
(G)
[reserved];
(H)
[reserved];
(I)
A duly executed Warehouse Lender’s Release from any Warehouse Lender (including any party that has a precautionary security interest in a Mortgage Loan) having a security interest in any Mortgage Loans, substantially in the form of Exhibit E , addressed to the Purchaser and Agent, releasing any and all of its right, title and interest in, to and under such Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, any security interest that such secured party or secured party’s agent may have by virtue of its possession, custody or control thereof) and, to the extent applicable, has filed Uniform Commercial Code termination statements in respect of any Uniform Commercial Code filings made in respect of such Mortgage Loan, and each such Warehouse Lender’s Release and Uniform Commercial Code termination statement has been delivered to the Purchaser and Agent prior to such Transaction and to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File;
(J)
The Purchaser shall have received the Non-Utilization Fee or Stable Balance Fee, as applicable, then due and owing pursuant to Section 2 of the Pricing Side Letter in immediately available funds, and without deduction, set-off or counterclaim; provided that Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, net any unpaid Non-Utilization Fee or Stable Balance Fee, as applicable, from the proceeds of any Purchase Price paid by Purchaser to a Seller; and
(K)
evidence that such Mortgage Loan is fully insured by FHA.
(ii)    No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
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law applicable to the Purchaser has made it unlawful, and no Governmental Authority shall have asserted that it is unlawful, for the Purchaser to enter into Transactions with the applicable Pricing Rate;
(iv)    Both immediately prior to the related Transaction and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof, all representations and warranties in the Program Documents shall be true and correct on the date of such Transaction (with the same force and effect as if made on such date) and Seller is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, other than as may be expressly waived by the Purchaser;
(v)    The then Aggregate MRA Purchase Price when added to the Purchase Price for the requested Transaction, shall not exceed, as of any date of determination, the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price;
(vi)    The Purchase Price for the requested Transaction shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless otherwise agreed;
(vii)    Satisfaction of any conditions precedent to the initial Transaction as set forth in clause (a) of this Section 10 that were not satisfied prior to such initial Purchase Date;
(viii)    The Purchaser shall have determined that all actions necessary to establish or maintain the Purchaser’s perfected security interest in the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items have been taken;
(ix)    The Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee shall have received any other documents reasonably requested by the Purchaser;
(x)    There is no Margin Deficit at the time immediately prior to entering into a new Transaction (other than a Margin Deficit that will be cured contemporaneous with such Transaction in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof);
(xi)    To the Seller’s and the Purchaser’s knowledge, the FHA continues to hold permanent indefinite authority to obtain funds directly from the United States Treasury without additional congressional approval;
(xii)    None of the following shall have occurred and/or be continuing (it being understood that the Purchaser will make the following determinations consistent with those made with respect to similar borrowers or sellers under similar credit or repurchase agreements):
(A)
an event or events shall have occurred in the good faith determination of the Purchaser resulting in the effective absence of a “repo market” or comparable “lending market” for financing debt obligations secured by mortgage loans or securities or an event or events shall have occurred resulting in the Purchaser not being able to finance Eligible Assets through the “repo market” or “lending market” with traditional counterparties at rates which would have been reasonable prior to the occurrence of such event or events; or
(B)
an event or events shall have occurred resulting in the effective absence of a “securities market” for securities backed by mortgage loans or an event or events shall have occurred resulting in the Purchaser not being able to sell securities backed by mortgage loans at prices which would have been reasonable prior to such event or events; or

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(C)
there shall have occurred a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Purchaser which affects (or can reasonably be expected to affect) materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to fund its obligations under this Agreement.
(xiii)    If the Verification Agent is terminated by the Agent, or resigns, the selection and approval by the Agent of a successor Verification Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the assumption of the Verification Agent’s duties by such successor verification agent shall have become effective within forty-five (45) days of such termination or resignation.
11.
RELEASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS
Upon timely payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other Obligations (if any) then owing with respect to a Purchased Asset or REO Property pursuant to Section 3(f) hereof, unless a Margin Deficit or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing: (a) the Purchaser shall be deemed to have terminated any security interest that Purchaser may have in such Purchased Asset and Purchased Item or, in the case of the REO Asset, the REO Property subject to repurchase, (b) all of the Purchaser’s right, title and interest in such Purchased Asset or, in the case of the REO Asset, the REO Property subject to repurchase, shall automatically transfer to RMS, and (c) with respect to such Purchased Asset, the Purchaser shall or shall direct Custodian to release such Purchased Asset to Seller. Except as set forth in Sections 15 and 16(f)(ii), Seller shall give at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser if such repurchase shall occur on any date other than the Repurchase Date. In the case of the REO Asset, Purchaser shall assign the REO Asset to RMS upon a repurchase of the REO Asset.
If such a Margin Deficit is applicable, the Purchaser shall notify Seller of the amount thereof and Seller may thereupon satisfy the Margin Call in the manner specified in Section 7 .
12.
RELIANCE
With respect to any Transaction, the Purchaser may conclusively rely upon, and shall incur no liability to Seller in acting upon, any request or other communication that the Purchaser reasonably believe to have been given or made by a person authorized to enter into a Transaction on Seller’s behalf.
13.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and Agent, and shall on and as of the Purchase Date for any Transaction and on and as of each date thereafter through and including the related Repurchase Date be deemed to represent and warrant to the Purchaser and Agent that:
(a) Due Organization, Qualification, Power, Authority and Due Authorization . (w) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (x) it has qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which it is legally required to do so, (y) it has the power and authority under its certificate of incorporation, bylaws (or, in the case of the REO Subsidiary, its certificate of formation and the LLC Agreement) and applicable law to enter into this Agreement and the Program Documents and to perform all acts contemplated hereby and thereby or in connection herewith and therewith and (z) this Agreement and the Program Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not require any additional approvals or consents or other action by, or any notice to or filing with, any Person other than any that have heretofore been obtained, given or made.

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(b)     Noncontravention . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Program Documents are in the ordinary course of business of Seller and will not conflict with, result in the breach of or violate any provision of the charter, by-laws, certification of formation or limited liability company agreement (as applicable) of RMS or REO Subsidiary or result in the breach of any provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any agreement, indenture, loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which RMS or REO Subsidiary, the Purchased Assets or any of RMS’s or REO Subsidiary’s Property is or may be subject to, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which RMS or REO Subsidiary, the Purchased Assets or Seller’s or REO Subsidiary’s Property is subject. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the consummation of the Transactions will not violate any policy, regulation or guideline of the FHA or result in the voiding or reduction of the FHA insurance in respect of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, and such FHA insurance is in full force and effect or shall be in full force and effect as required by the Agency Guide.
(c)     Legal Proceeding . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting RMS or REO Subsidiary (or, to Seller’s knowledge, any basis therefor) wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Program Documents or any material agreement or instrument to which RMS or REO Subsidiary is a party and which is used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would adversely affect the proceedings of RMS or REO Subsidiary in connection herewith or would or could materially and adversely affect RMS’s or REO Subsidiary’s ability to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(d)     Valid and Binding Obligations . This Agreement, the Program Documents and every other document to be executed by Seller in connection with this Agreement is and will be legal, valid, binding and subsisting obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except that (A) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (B) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(e)     Financial Statements . The financial statements of RMS, copies of which have been furnished to the Purchaser and Agent, and the Guarantor, copies of which are publicly available, (i) are, as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein, complete and correct in all material respects, (ii) present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of RMS as of the dates and for the periods indicated and (iii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim statements to normal year‑end adjustments). Since the date of the most recent financial statements, there has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to RMS. Except as disclosed in such financial statements or pursuant to Section 14(i) hereof, RMS is not subject to any contingent liabilities or commitments that, individually or in the aggregate, have a material possibility of causing a Material Adverse Change with respect to Seller.
(f)     Accuracy of Information . Neither this Agreement nor any representations and warranties or information relating to Seller that Seller has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Purchaser or Agent, including, but not limited to, all documents related to this Agreement, the Program Documents or Seller’s or Guarantor’s financial statements (when taken as a whole),

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contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein or herein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. Since the furnishing of such documents or information, there has been no change, nor any development or event involving a prospective change that would render any of such documents or information untrue or misleading in any material respect.
(g)     No Consents . No consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration, filing or declaration with, any regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality, nor any consent, approval, waiver or notification of any creditor, lessor or other non‑governmental Person, is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement or any other Program Document, other than any that have heretofore been obtained, given or made.
(h)     Compliance With Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy employed or proposed to be employed by RMS or REO Subsidiary in the conduct of its businesses violates any law, regulation, judgment, agreement, regulatory consent, order or decree applicable to it which, if enforced, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)     Solvency . Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any Transaction and, after giving effect to each such Transaction, Seller will not be left with an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to engage in its business. Seller does not intend to incur, nor believes that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. Seller is not contemplating the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of Seller or any of its assets.
(j)     Fraudulent Conveyance . The amount of consideration being received by Seller in respect of each Transaction, taken as a whole, constitutes reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the related Purchased Assets. Seller is not transferring any Purchased Assets with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors. The Agreement and the Program Documents, any other document contemplated hereby or thereby and each transaction have not been entered into fraudulently by Seller hereunder, or with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor or the Purchaser.
(k)     Investment Company Act Compliance . Neither RMS nor any of its Subsidiaries (including the REO Subsidiary) is required to be registered as an “investment company” as defined under the Investment Company Act or is an entity “controlled by” an entity required to be registered as an “investment company” as defined under the Investment Company Act. REO Subsidiary (i) is not required to register under the Investment Company Act based upon the exemption provided by Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act (although other exemptions or exclusions may be applicable), and (ii) is not a “covered fund” within the meaning of the final regulations issued December 10, 2013, implementing Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, commonly known as the “Volcker Rule”.
(l)     Taxes . Each of RMS and REO Subsidiary has timely filed all federal and state tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes, including any assessments received by it, to the extent that such taxes have become due (other than for taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which it has established adequate reserves). Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by Seller in connection with a Transaction and the execution and delivery of the Program Documents have been paid.

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(m)     Additional Representations . With respect to each Eligible Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder by Seller to Purchaser, Seller hereby makes all of the applicable representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B as of the date the related Mortgage File is delivered to Purchaser or the Custodian with respect to the Eligible Mortgage Loans and continuously while such Eligible Mortgage Loan is subject to a Transaction. Further, as of each Purchase Date, Seller shall be deemed to have represented and warranted in like manner that Seller has no knowledge that any such representation or warranty may have ceased to be true in a material respect as of such date, except as otherwise stated in a written notice to the Purchaser, any such exception to identify the applicable representation or warranty and specify in reasonable detail the related knowledge of Seller.
(n)     No Broker . Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person, except for the Purchaser, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that if Seller has dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person, except for the Purchaser, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement, such commission or compensation shall have been paid in full by Seller.
(o)     Good Title . Seller has not sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or hypothecated any interest in the REO Asset or any individual Mortgage Loan or REO Property subject to a Transaction to any person other than any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or hypothecation that is released in conjunction with the sale to Purchaser or REO Subsidiary hereunder, and upon delivery of a Purchased Asset to Purchaser, Purchaser will be the sole owner thereof (other than for tax and accounting purposes), free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance other than those arising under this Agreement.
(p)     Approvals . RMS has all requisite Approvals and RMS shall have provided evidence, satisfactory to the Purchaser and Agent, that RMS’s Approvals are in good standing.
(q)     Custodian . The Custodian is not an Affiliate of Seller.
(r)     No Adverse Actions . RMS has not received from the Agency a notice of extinguishment or a notice indicating material breach, default or material non-compliance which the Agent reasonably determines may entitle the Agency to terminate, suspend, sanction or levy penalties against RMS, or a notice from the Agency, HUD or FHA indicating any adverse fact or circumstance in respect of RMS which the Agent reasonably determines may entitle the Agency, HUD or FHA, as the case may be, to revoke any Approval or otherwise terminate, suspend RMS as an Agency approved issuer or servicer, or with respect to which such adverse fact or circumstance has caused any of the Agency, HUD or FHA, as the case may be, to terminate RMS, without any subsequent rescission thereof in such notice.
(s)     Affiliated Parties . Seller is not an Affiliate of the Custodian or any other party to a Program Document hereunder other than the Guarantor and the other Seller.
(t)     REO Subsidiary . The Membership Certificate represents 100% of the beneficial ownership of the REO Subsidiary, and the REO Subsidiary continues to hold legal title to all REO Property related to foreclosures of HECM Buyout Loans that are subject to a Transaction.
The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive transfer of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser and shall continue for so long as the Purchased Assets are subject to this Agreement.
14.
COVENANTS OF SELLER

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Each Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser and Agent as follows as to itself:
(a)     Defense of Title . Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of Purchaser in and to all Purchased Assets against all adverse claims and demands.
(b)     No Amendment or Compromise . Other than as contemplated by the Program Documents, none of Seller or those acting on Seller’s behalf shall amend, modify, or waive any term or condition of, or settle or compromise any claim in respect of, any item of the Purchased Assets (other than any curtailments imposed by HUD), any related rights or any of the Program Documents without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and Agent, unless such amendment or modification does not (i) affect the amount or timing of any payment of principal or interest payable with respect to a Purchased Asset, extend its scheduled maturity date, modify its interest rate, or constitute a cancellation or discharge of its outstanding principal balance or (ii) materially and adversely affect the security afforded by the real property, furnishings, fixtures, or equipment securing the Purchased Asset. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller may amend, modify or waive any term or condition of the individual Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Agency Guide; provided , that Seller shall promptly notify the Purchaser and Agent of any amendment, modification or waiver that causes any Mortgage Loan to cease to be an Eligible Mortgage Loan.
(c)     No Assignment; No Liens . Seller shall not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in, or Lien on or otherwise encumber (except pursuant to the Program Documents) any of the Purchased Assets or Purchased Items or any interest therein, provided that this Section 14(c) shall not prevent any contribution, sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance of Purchased Assets in accordance with the Program Documents.
Seller shall not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or grant, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of the Purchased Assets, the Mortgage Notes or any Property related thereto, including but not limited to the related Mortgages securing such Mortgage Notes and the proceeds of the Mortgage Notes, unless such Liens are the subject of an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, other than: (A) assignments to, and Liens granted to, the Purchaser herein or under the Program Documents; (B) Liens in connection with deposits or pledges to secure payment of worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security obligations, in the ordinary course of business of the seller or any subsidiary; (C) liens for taxes, fees, assessments, and governmental charges not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (D) encumbrances consisting of zoning regulations, easements, rights of way, survey exceptions and other similar restrictions on the use of real property and minor irregularities in title thereto which do not materially impair their use in operation of its business; (E) Liens in connection with hedging arrangements; and (F) any other Lien approved by Agent in its sole discretion.
(d)     No Economic Interest . Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof will acquire any economic interest in or obligation with respect to any Purchased Asset that is a Mortgage Loan except for record title to the Mortgage relating to such Purchased Asset and the right and obligation to repurchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder.

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(e)     Preservation of Purchased Assets . Seller shall take all actions necessary or, in the opinion of the Purchaser, desirable, to preserve the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items so that they remain subject to a first priority perfected security interest hereunder and deliver evidence that such actions have been taken, including, without limitation, duly completed and filed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on Form UCC1. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and other laws of any Governmental Authority applicable to Seller relating to the Purchased Items and Purchased Assets and cause the Purchased Items and Purchased Assets to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and other laws of any such Governmental Authority. Seller will not allow any default to occur for which Seller is responsible under any Purchased Items, Purchased Assets or any Program Documents and Seller shall fully perform or cause to be performed when due all of its obligations under any Purchased Items or Purchased Assets or the Program Documents.
(f)     Maintenance of Papers, Records and Files .
(i)    Seller shall maintain all Records relating to the Purchased Assets not in the possession of Custodian or released in accordance with the Custodial Agreement in good and complete condition in accordance with industry practices and preserve them against loss. Seller shall collect and maintain or cause to be collected and maintained all such Records in accordance with industry custom and practice, and all such Records shall be in the Purchaser’s or Custodian’s possession unless the Purchaser otherwise approves in writing. Seller will not cause or authorize any such papers, records or files that are an original or an only copy to leave Custodian’s possession, except for individual items removed in connection with servicing a specific Mortgage Loan, in which event Seller will obtain or cause to be obtained a receipt from the Custodian for any such paper, record or file, or as otherwise permitted under the Custodial Agreement.
(ii)    For so long as either Purchaser has an interest in or Lien on any Purchased Asset, Seller will hold or cause to be held all related Records for the sole benefit of the Purchaser.
(iii)    Upon reasonable advance notice from Custodian, Agent or the Purchaser, Seller shall (x) make any and all such Records available to Custodian or Agent for examination, either by its own officers or employees, or by agents or contractors, or both, and make copies of all or any portion thereof, (y) permit Agent or its authorized agents to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Seller with its independent certified public accounts; provided, however, Seller shall be permitted to participate in such discussions with its chief operating officer and chief financial officer and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Seller with its independent certified public accountants.
(g)     Financial Statements and Other Information; Financial Covenants .
(i)    Seller shall keep or cause to be kept in reasonable detail books and records setting forth an account of its assets and business and, as applicable, shall clearly reflect therein the transfer of Purchased Assets to the Purchaser. Seller or Guarantor, as applicable, shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Purchaser and Agent the following:
(A)
Financial Statements .
(1)    As soon as is practicable, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of RMS, the consolidated audited balance sheets of each of RMS and Guarantor and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries, which will be in conformity with GAAP, and the related consolidated audited statements

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of comprehensive income and changes in stockholders’ equity showing the financial condition of RMS and Guarantor and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of operations during such year, and consolidated audited statements of cash flows, as of the close of such fiscal year, setting forth, in each case, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding year. The foregoing consolidated financial statements are to be reported on by, and to carry the unqualified report (acceptable in form and content to the Purchaser and Agent) of, an independent public accountant of national standing acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent and are to be accompanied by a letter of management in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent;
(2)    As soon as is practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of RMS and Guarantor, consolidated unaudited balance sheets and consolidated statements of comprehensive income and changes in stockholders’ equity and unaudited statement of cash flows, all to be in a form acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent, showing the financial condition and results of operations of RMS and Guarantor and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries, each on a consolidated basis as of the end of each such quarter and for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth, in each case, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year (or in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of the previous fiscal year, and in the case of the statement of stockholders’ equity, no comparative disclosure), certified by a financial officer of RMS or Guarantor (acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent), as applicable, as presenting fairly the financial position and results of operations of RMS and Guarantor and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, in each case, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments;
(3)    As soon as is practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first two months of a fiscal quarter, consolidated unaudited balance sheets and consolidated statements of comprehensive income, all to be in a form acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent, showing the financial condition and results of operations of RMS and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of each such month and for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, certified by a financial officer of RMS (acceptable to the Purchaser and Agent) as presenting fairly the financial position and results of operations of RMS and its consolidated Subsidiaries and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, in each case, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments;
(4)    [RESERVED];
(5)    Promptly upon becoming available, copies of all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent by RMS or Guarantor or their respective consolidated Subsidiaries in a general mailing to their respective stockholders and of all reports and other material (including copies of all registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) filed by any of them with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any governmental authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC; provided, however, that this clause (5) is

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deemed to be satisfied by RMS arranging for the Purchaser to receive automatic email notifications from Guarantor with respect to such items;
(6)    Promptly upon becoming available, copies of any press releases issued by RMS and copies of any annual and quarterly financial reports that RMS or Guarantor may be required to file with the SEC or any federal banking agency, or any report which RMS may be required to file with the SEC or any federal banking agency containing such financial statements, and other information concerning RMS’s or Guarantor’s business and affairs as is required to be included in such reports in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC or such federal banking agency as may be promulgated from time to time; provided, however, that this clause (6) is deemed to be satisfied by RMS arranging for the Purchaser to receive automatic email notifications from Guarantor with respect to such items; and
(7)    Such supplements to the aforementioned documents and such other information regarding the operations, business, affairs and financial condition of the Seller or Guarantor or their respective consolidated Subsidiaries as the Purchaser may reasonably request.
(B)
[RESERVED].
(C)
Other Information . Upon the request of the Purchaser or Agent, such other information or reports as the Purchaser or Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(ii)    RMS, on a consolidated basis, shall comply with the following financial covenants:
(A)
RMS shall maintain a Tangible Net Worth of not less than $100,000,000.
(B)
At all times RMS shall have unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents in an amount of not less than $20,000,000.
(C)
At no time shall the ratio of RMS’s Indebtedness (excluding non-recourse Indebtedness or any home equity conversion mortgage-backed security obligations) to Tangible Net Worth exceed 8:1.
(D)
As of each fiscal quarter end, the Reverse Segment Adjusted EBITDA, for the prior two consecutive fiscal quarters shall be greater than $1.00; provided , however , notwithstanding anything herein, any breach of this clause (D) shall not be considered an Event of Default, but each will result in a reduction in each Purchase Price Percentage of two (2) percentage points.
(iii)     Certifications . Seller shall execute and deliver a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (i) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first two calendar months of each fiscal quarter of RMS, (ii) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of RMS and (iii) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of RMS.
(h)     Agency Reporting . RMS shall comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Agency Guide and HUD.

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(i)     Notice of Material Events . Seller shall promptly inform the Purchaser and Agent in writing of any of the following:
(i)    any Default, Event of Default by Seller or any other Person (other than Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates) of any material obligation under any Program Document, or the occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance that Seller reasonably expects will with the passage of time become a Default, Event of Default by Seller or any other Person;
(ii)    any material reduction in the insurance coverage of RMS as required to be maintained pursuant to Section 14(q) hereof, or any other Person pursuant to any Program Document, with copy of evidence of same attached;
(iii)    the commencement of, or any determination in, any litigation, investigation (to the extent notice may be given), proceeding, sanctions or suspension between Seller or Guarantor, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority (or any other Person, but only with respect to material litigation), on the other which, in any case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Seller;
(iv)    any change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices of Seller which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v)    any event, circumstance or condition that has resulted, or has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in either a Material Adverse Change or a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller;
(vi)    [RESERVED];
(vii)    any financial covenants a Seller becomes subject to or any change or modification to, or waiver of compliance with, any financial covenants Seller is obligated to comply with, in any case, under any repurchase agreement or other warehouse financing related to new origination mortgage loans, provided notice shall only be required if (A) such financial covenant is more favorable to the Purchaser than the financial covenant(s) set forth in this Agreement, considering the definitions and calculation of the financial covenant(s) for which notice and analysis is sought, or (B) a substantially similar financial covenant is not set forth in this Agreement;
(viii)    upon Seller becoming aware of any penalties, sanctions or charges levied, or threatened to be levied (which in the case of any penalties, sanctions or charges of a monetary nature, the amount of any such penalty, sanction or charge is material), against Seller or any change or threatened change in Approval status, or the commencement of any non-routine audit, investigation (to the extent notice may be given concerning any such audit or investigation), or the institution of any action or the threat of institution of any action against Seller by any Agency, or any supervisory or regulatory Governmental Authority (including, but not limited to HUD and FHA) supervising or regulating the origination or servicing of mortgage loans by, or the issuer status of, Seller, notice of which is permitted to be given by Seller under applicable law, rule or regulation;
(ix)    any Change in Control of Seller, provided that such notice may be given in accordance with the period of time indicated in Section 14(p); or

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(x)    upon Seller becoming aware of any termination or threatened termination by the Agency of the Custodian as an eligible custodian.
(j)     Maintenance of Approvals . RMS shall take all necessary actions to maintain its material Approvals (including any obtained after the date of this Agreement) at all times during the term of this Agreement. If, for any reason, RMS ceases to maintain any such Approval, RMS shall so notify the Purchaser and Agent promptly.
(k)     Maintenance of Licenses . Seller shall (i) maintain (or cause the Nominee to maintain, as applicable) all licenses, permits or other approvals necessary for Seller to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under the Program Documents, (ii) remain in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it is legally required to qualify to do business, (iii) comply in all material respects with all laws of each state in which it conducts business or any Mortgaged Property is located, and (iv) conduct its business in accordance with applicable law in all material respects.
(l)     Taxes, Etc . Seller shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged, when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits or upon any of its Property, real, personal or mixed (including without limitation, the Purchased Assets) or upon any part thereof, as well as any other lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof, except for any such taxes, assessments and governmental charges, levies or claims as are appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are provided. Seller shall file on a timely basis all federal, and state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it.
(m)     Nature of Business . Seller shall not make any material change in the nature of its business as carried on at the date hereof.
(n)     UCC3 Financing Statements . Seller shall take all actions necessary to maintain Purchaser’s first priority perfected security interest in the Purchased Assets.
(o)     Use of Custodian . Without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, Seller shall use no third party custodian as document custodian other than the Custodian for the Mortgage File relating to the Mortgage Loans.
(p)     Merger of Seller . Seller shall not, at any time, directly or indirectly (i) liquidate or dissolve or enter into any consolidation or merger or be subject to a Change in Control without providing the Purchaser and Agent with not less than forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice of such event; (ii) form or enter into any partnership, joint venture, syndicate or other combination which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller; or (iii) make any Material Adverse Change with respect to Seller.
(q)     Insurance . RMS shall obtain and maintain insurance with responsible companies in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily carried by business entities engaged in similar businesses similarly situated, including without limitation, the insurance required to be obtained and maintained by the Agency pursuant to the Agency Guide, and will furnish the Purchaser and Agent on request full information as to all such insurance, and provide within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such request the certificates or other documents evidencing renewal of each such policy. RMS shall continue to maintain coverage, for itself and its Subsidiaries, that encompasses employee dishonesty, forgery or alteration, theft, disappearance and destruction, robbery and safe

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burglary, Property (other than money and securities), and computer fraud in an aggregate amount of at least such amount as is required by the Agency.
(r)     Affiliate Transaction . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, without providing the Purchaser with not less than forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice of such event, Seller shall not, at any time, directly or indirectly, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any substantial Property or substantial assets to, or otherwise acquire any material Property or material assets from, or otherwise engage in any transactions with, any of its Affiliates (other than its Subsidiaries) unless the terms thereof are no less favorable to Seller, than those that could be obtained at the time of such transaction in an arm’s length transaction with a Person who is not such an Affiliate.
(s)     Change of Fiscal Year . Seller shall not, at any time, directly or indirectly, except upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser and Agent, change the date on which its fiscal year begins from its current fiscal year beginning date.
(t)     Transfer of Servicing Rights, Servicing Files and Servicing . With respect to the Servicing Rights of each Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction, RMS shall transfer such Servicing Rights to the Purchaser or its designee on the related Purchase Date. With respect to the Servicing Files and the physical and contractual servicing of each Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction to the extent in the possession of Seller, Seller shall deliver such Servicing Files and the physical and contractual servicing to the Purchaser or its designee upon the expiration of the Servicing Term unless either such Servicing Term is renewed by the Purchaser or the termination of the Seller as servicer pursuant to Section 16 . Seller’s transfer of the Servicing Rights, Servicing Files and the physical and contractual servicing under this Section shall be in accordance with customary standards in the industry including the transfer of the gross amount of all escrows, if any, held for the related Mortgagors (without reduction for unreimbursed advances or “negative escrows”).
(u)     Audit and Approval Maintenance . RMS shall (i) at all times maintain copies of relevant portions of all final written Agency audits, examinations, evaluations, monitoring reviews and reports of its origination and servicing operations (including those prepared on a contract basis for any such agency) in which there are material adverse findings, including without limitation notices of defaults, notices of termination of approved status, notices of imposition of supervisory agreements or interim servicing agreements, and notices of probation, suspension, or non-renewal, and all necessary approvals from the Agency, and (ii) provide copies of all such audits, examinations, evaluations, monitoring reviews and reports to the Agent in connection with any annual audit by the Agent.
(v)     REO Subsidiary Governing Documents . Neither the LLC Agreement nor the REO Subsidiary’s certificate of formation nor any other governing document of the REO Subsidiary may be amended without the Agent’s prior written consent.
(w)     Fees and Expenses . Seller shall timely pay to the Purchaser all actual out of pocket fees and expenses required to be paid by Seller hereunder and under any other Program Document to the Purchaser in immediately available funds, and without deduction, set-off or counterclaim in accordance with the Purchaser’s Wire Instructions.
(x)     Agency Status . Once RMS or any of its subservicers has obtained any status with any of the Agency’s mortgage loan pools for which RMS is issuer or servicer, RMS shall not take or omit to take any act that (i) would result in the suspension or loss of any of such status, or (ii) after which RMS or any such relevant subservicer would no longer be in good standing with respect to such status, or (iii) after which RMS or any such relevant subservicer would no longer satisfy all applicable Agency net worth requirements, if both (x) all of the material effects of such act or

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omission shall not have been cured by RMS or waived by the Agency before termination of such status and (y) the termination of such status could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y)     Further Documents . Seller shall, upon request of Purchaser or Agent, promptly execute and deliver to Purchaser or Agent all such other and further documents and instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment, and shall take such other action as Purchaser or Agent may require more effectively to transfer, convey, assign to and vest in Purchaser and to put Purchaser in possession of the Property to be transferred, conveyed, assigned and delivered hereunder and otherwise to carry out more effectively the intent of the provisions under this Agreement.
(z)     Due Diligence . Seller will permit the Purchaser, Agent or their respective agents or designees, including the Verification Agent, to perform due diligence reviews on the Mortgage Loans subject to each Transaction hereunder within thirty (30) days following the related Purchase Date. Seller shall cooperate in all respects with such diligence and shall provide the Purchaser, Agent or their respective agents or designees, including the Verification Agent, with all loan files and other information (including, without limitation, RMS’s quality control procedures and results) reasonably requested by the Purchaser, Agent or their respective agents or designees, including the Verification Agent, and shall bear all costs and expenses associated with such due diligence.
15.
REPURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Upon discovery by Seller of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement, Seller shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Purchaser and Agent. Upon any such discovery by Purchaser, Purchaser will notify Seller. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B to this Agreement with respect to the Eligible Mortgage Loans shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or Custodian with respect to the Eligible Mortgage Loans and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser. The fact that the Purchaser have conducted or have failed to conduct any partial or complete due diligence investigation in connection with its purchase of any Eligible Mortgage Loan shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to demand repurchase or any other remedy as provided under this Agreement. Seller shall, within five (5) Business Days of the earlier of Seller’s discovery or receipt of notice with respect to any Eligible Mortgage Loan of (i) any breach of a representation or warranty contained in Exhibit B of this Agreement or (ii) any failure to deliver any of the items required to be delivered as part of the Mortgage File within the time period required for delivery pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, promptly cure such breach or delivery failure in all material respects. If within five (5) Business Days after the earlier of Seller’s discovery of such breach or delivery failure or receipt of notice thereof that such breach or delivery failure has not been remedied by Seller, Seller shall promptly upon receipt of written instructions from the Purchaser, at Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Eligible Mortgage Loan at a purchase price equal to the Repurchase Price with respect to such Eligible Mortgage Loan by wire transfer to the account designated by Purchaser.
16.
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICER TERMINATION
(a)     RMS to Subservice .
(i)    Upon payment of the Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall own the servicing rights related to the Mortgage Loans including the Mortgage File. RMS and Purchaser agree and acknowledge that the Mortgage Loans sold hereunder shall be sold to Purchaser on a servicing-released basis, and that Purchaser is engaging and hereby does engage RMS to provide subservicing of each Mortgage Loan and REO Property for the benefit of Purchaser.

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(ii)    So long as a Mortgage Loan is subject to a Transaction or an REO Property is owned by the REO Subsidiary, RMS shall neither assign, encumber or pledge its obligation to subservice the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties in whole or in part, nor delegate its rights or duties under this Agreement (to other than a subservicer) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and Agent, the granting of which consent shall be in the sole discretion of Purchaser and Agent. RMS hereby acknowledges and agrees that (A) the Purchaser is entering into this Agreement in reliance upon RMS’s representations as to the adequacy of its financial standing, servicing facilities, personnel, records, procedures, reputation and integrity, and the continuance thereof; and (B) RMS’s engagement hereunder to provide mortgage servicing for the benefit of the Purchaser is intended by the parties to be a “personal service contract” and RMS is hereunder intended by the parties to be an “independent contractor”.
(iii)    RMS shall subservice and administer the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on behalf of the Purchaser in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. RMS shall have no right to modify or alter the terms of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the modification or alteration of the terms of any Mortgage Loan except in Strict Compliance with the related Agency Program. RMS shall at all times maintain accurate and complete records of its servicing of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, and Agent may, at any time during RMS’s business hours on reasonable notice, examine and make copies of such Servicing Records. RMS agrees that the Purchaser is the 100% beneficial owner of all Servicing Records relating to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. RMS covenants to hold or cause to be held such Servicing Records for the benefit of the Purchaser and to safeguard such Servicing Records and to deliver them promptly to Agent or its designee (including the Custodian) at Agent’s request or otherwise as required by operation of this Section 16 .
(b)     Servicing Term . RMS shall subservice such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for a term of thirty (30) days commencing as of the related Purchase Date, which term may be extended in writing by Agent in its sole discretion, for an additional thirty-day period (each, a “ Servicing Term ”); provided, that the Purchaser and/or Agent shall have the right to immediately terminate the Servicer at any time following the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event. If such Servicing Term is not extended by Agent or if the Purchaser or Agent has terminated RMS as a result of a Servicer Termination Event, RMS shall transfer such servicing to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost or expense to Purchaser as provided in Section 14(t) . RMS shall hold or cause to be held all Escrow Payments collected with respect to the Mortgage Loans in segregated accounts for the sole benefit of the Mortgagor and shall apply the same for the purposes for which such funds were collected. If RMS should discover that, for any reason whatsoever, it has failed to perform fully its servicing obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties, RMS shall promptly notify the Purchaser and Agent.
(c)     Servicing Reports . Within five (5) Business Days after the end of each month, and as requested by Purchaser and/or Agent from time to time, RMS shall furnish to the Purchaser, Agent and Verification Agent reports in form and scope satisfactory to the Purchaser, setting forth (i) data regarding the performance of the individual Mortgage Loans, (ii) a summary report of all Mortgage Loans serviced by RMS and originated pursuant to the Agency Guide, HUD and/or FHA guidelines (on a portfolio basis) and all REO Properties serviced by RMS, in each case, for the immediately preceding month, including, without limitation, all collections, delinquencies, defaults,

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defects, claim rates, losses and recoveries and (iii) any other information reasonably requested by Purchaser, Agent or Verification Agent.
(d)     Backup Servicer . The Agent, in its sole discretion, may appoint a backup servicer at any time during the term of this Agreement. In such event, RMS shall commence monthly delivery to such backup servicer of the servicing information required to be delivered to the Purchaser and Agent pursuant to Section 16(c) hereof and any other information reasonably requested by backup servicer, all in a format that is reasonably acceptable to such backup servicer. The Purchaser shall pay all costs and expenses of such backup servicer, including, but not limited to all fees of such backup servicer in connection with the processing of such information and the maintenance of a servicing file with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties. RMS shall cooperate fully with such backup servicer in the event of a transfer of servicing hereunder and will provide such backup servicer with all documents and information necessary for such backup servicer to assume the servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties.
(e)     Collection Account . On or prior to May 22, 2017, RMS shall establish and maintain the Collection Account with the Bank in the Purchaser’s name for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall deposit or credit (or cause to be deposited or credited) to the appropriate Collection Account all amounts collected on account of the related Mortgage Loans and REO Properties within two (2) Business Days of receipt and remit such collections in accordance with Section 16(f) hereof. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such amounts shall be deposited or credited irrespective of any right of setoff or counterclaim arising in favor of RMS (or any third party claiming through it) under any other agreement or arrangement. Amounts on deposit in a Collection Account shall be distributed as provided in Section 16(f) .
(f)     Income Payments .
(i)    Where a particular term of a Transaction extends over the date on which Income is paid in respect of any Purchased Asset subject to that Transaction, Income collected in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be the Property of the Purchaser subject to subsections 16(f)(ii) and (iii) below. The Collection Account shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Collection Account Control Agreement from and after the date of such Collection Account Control Agreement.
(ii)    Except as otherwise provided in Section 16(f)(iv) , on the Monthly Payment Date, the Purchaser shall cause amounts deposited in its respective Collection Account to be released to RMS, which amounts shall be applied by RMS to (A) reduce outstanding Price Differential due and payable in respect of Purchased Assets for which the Purchaser has received the related Repurchase Price (other than Price Differential) pursuant to Section 3(f) during the prior calendar month, (B) reduce the Repurchase Price for all outstanding Transactions, and (C) pay all other Obligations then due and payable to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, RMS can remit on a more frequent basis with the written consent of the Purchaser and the Agent.
(iii)    Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Collection Account Control Agreements to the contrary, RMS shall in no event be permitted to withdraw funds from the Collection Account to the extent that such action would result in the creation of a Margin Deficit (unless prior thereto or simultaneously therewith RMS cures such Margin Deficit in

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accordance with Section 7 ), or if an Event of Default is then continuing. Further, if an uncured Margin Deficit exists as of such Monthly Payment Date, RMS shall cause the Bank to disburse the Income related to the Transaction for which the Margin Deficit exists to the Purchaser (up to the amount of such Margin Deficit), which amounts shall be applied by Purchaser to reduce the related Repurchase Price.
(iv)    If a successor servicer takes delivery of such Mortgage Loans and rights to service such REO Properties either under the circumstances set forth in Section 16(i) or otherwise, all amounts deposited in the Collection Account shall be paid to the Purchaser promptly upon such delivery.
(g)    [Reserved].
(h)    With respect to each Eligible Mortgage Loan, RMS shall (i) (A) with respect to each Eligible Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction occurring on or before May 22, 2017, revise or amend the current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s form for Single-Family Application for Insurance Benefits, as necessary, to remove all references relating to Sutton Funding LLC and “30565-0000-6” and (B) with respect to each Eligible Mortgage Loan subject to a Transaction occurring after May 22, 2017, complete the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s form for Single-Family Application for Insurance Benefits in its own name, (ii) ensure the details for such Mortgage Loan on the Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) servicing system reflect that the Investor Name in the “Servicer Information” section provides RMS’s name, (iii) service such Mortgage Loan in Strict Compliance with all FHA requirements and (iv) deposit all FHA claims payments on such Mortgage Loan into the Collection Account of the Purchaser within two (2) Business Days receipt thereof.
(i)     Servicer Termination . Agent, in its sole discretion, may terminate RMS’s rights and obligations as subservicer of the affected Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and require RMS to deliver the related Servicing Records to Agent or its designee upon the occurrence of (i) an Event of Default or (ii) upon the expiration of the Servicing Term as set forth in Section 16(b) by delivering written notice to RMS requiring such termination. Such termination shall be effective upon RMS’s receipt of such written notice; provided , that RMS’s subservicing rights shall be terminated immediately upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, regardless of whether notice of such event shall have been given to or by Agent, Purchaser or RMS. Upon any such termination, all authority and power of RMS respecting its rights to subservice and duties under this Agreement relating thereto, shall pass to and be vested in the successor servicer appointed by Agent and Agent is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer such rights to subservice the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for such price and on such terms and conditions as Agent shall reasonably determine. RMS shall promptly take such actions and furnish to Agent such documents that Agent deems necessary or appropriate to enable Agent to enforce such Mortgage Loans and manage such REO Properties and shall perform all acts and take all actions so that the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and all files and documents relating to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties held by RMS, together with all escrow amounts relating to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, are delivered to the successor servicer, including but not limited to preparing, executing and delivering to the successor servicer any and all documents and other instruments, placing in the successor servicer’s possession all Servicing Records pertaining to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and doing or causing to be done, all at RMS’s sole expense. To the extent that the approval of the Agency is required for any such sale or transfer, RMS shall fully cooperate with Agent to

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obtain such approval. All amounts paid by any purchaser of such rights to service or subservice the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties shall be the Property of the Purchaser. The subservicing rights required to be delivered to the successor servicer in accordance with this Section 16(i) shall be delivered free of any servicing rights in favor of RMS or any third party (other than the Purchaser) and free of any title, interest, lien, encumbrance or claim of any kind of RMS other than record title to the Mortgages relating to the Mortgage Loans and the right and obligation to repurchase the Mortgage Loans hereunder or remove the related REO Properties from the REO Subsidiary. No exercise by Agent or the Purchaser of their rights under this Section 16(i) shall relieve RMS of responsibility or liability for any breach of this Agreement.
17.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
With respect to any Transactions covered by or related to this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:
(a)    Seller fails to transfer the Purchased Assets to the applicable Purchaser on the applicable Purchase Date (provided Purchaser has tendered the related Purchase Price);
(b)    Seller either fails to repurchase the Purchased Assets on the applicable Repurchase Date or fails to perform its obligations under Section 7 or the last sentence of Section 15 ;
(c)    Seller shall fail to (i) remit to the Purchaser when due any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, any of the other Program Documents or any other contracts or agreements delivered in connection herewith or therewith, or (ii) perform, observe or comply with any material term, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any of the other Program Documents (other than the other “Events of Default” set forth in this Section 17 ) or any other contracts or agreements delivered in connection herewith or therewith, and, in the case of clause (ii), such failure is not cured within the time period expressly provided for therein, or, if no such cure period is provided, within two (2) Business Days (or, in the case of Section 14(k)(i) and (ii) hereof, ten (10) Business Days) of the earlier of (x) Seller’s receipt of written notice from Purchaser, Agent or Custodian of such breach or (y) the date on which Seller obtains notice or knowledge of the facts giving rise to such breach;
(d)    Any representation or warranty made by Seller or Guarantor (or any of Seller’s or Guarantor’s officers) in the Program Documents or in any other document delivered in connection therewith, shall have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed by the terms thereof to have been made or repeated (other than the representations or warranties in Exhibit B , which shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether the related Purchased Asset is an Eligible Mortgage Loan), which continues unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days (or, in the case of Section 13(a)(w) and (x) , ten (10) Business Days) after receipt of written notice, unless (i) Seller shall have made any such representation or warranty with the knowledge that it was materially false or misleading at the time made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated, or (ii) any such representation or warranty shall have been determined by Purchaser or Agent in its sole discretion to be materially false or misleading on a regular basis);
(e)    Seller, Guarantor, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries shall be in a continuing default under, or fail to perform as requested under, or shall otherwise breach the material terms of, in each case beyond any applicable cure period and which has not been waived, and with respect to (i) any warehouse, credit, repurchase, line of credit, financing, derivative, hedging or forward sale agreements or other similar agreement relating to any Indebtedness (other than Nonrecourse Debt)

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in an amount greater than $5,000,000 between Seller, Guarantor, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries on the one hand, and any Person, on the other hand, (ii) any other agreement relating to any Indebtedness (other than Nonrecourse Debt) in an amount greater than $5,000,000 between Seller, Guarantor, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Person, on the other hand, or (iii) any other agreement (including, without limitation, the Program Documents), indebtedness, derivative or obligation entered into between Seller, Guarantor, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries and the Purchaser or any of their Affiliates;
(f)    Any Act of Insolvency of the Seller or Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates;
(g)    Any final judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate (to the extent that it is, in the reasonable determination of Purchaser or Agent, uninsured and provided that any insurance or other credit posted in connection with an appeal shall not be deemed insurance for these purposes) shall be rendered against Seller or Guarantor or any of Seller’s Subsidiaries by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction over them and the same shall not be discharged (or provisions shall not be made for such discharge) satisfied, or bonded, or a stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within the later of sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof and the date specified therein and Seller or Guarantor or any of Seller’s Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall not, within said period, or such longer period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed or bonded, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;
(h)    Any Governmental Authority or any person, agency or entity acting or purporting to act under governmental authority (i) shall have taken any action to condemn, seize or appropriate, or to assume custody or control of, all or any substantial part of the Property of Seller or Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) shall have taken any action to displace the management of Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates or to curtail its authority in the conduct of the business of Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates and such action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) takes any action in the nature of enforcement to remove, limit or restrict the approval of Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates as an issuer, Purchaser or a seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans or securities backed thereby and such action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(i)    RMS shall fail to comply with any of the financial covenants set forth in Section 14(g)(ii), or Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the financial covenants set forth in the Guaranty or with the covenant set forth in Section 4 of the Pricing Side Letter;
(j)    Any Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred;
(k)    This Agreement shall for any reason cease to create a valid first priority security interest or ownership interest upon transfer in any material portion of the Purchased Assets or Purchased Items purported to be covered hereby;
(l)    A Change in Control of Seller shall have occurred that has not been approved by Agent;
(m)    Purchaser or Agent shall reasonably request, specifying the reasons for such request, reasonable information, and/or written responses to such requests, regarding the financial well-being of Seller, and such reasonable information and/or responses shall not have been provided within ten (10) Business Days of such request;

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(n)    [RESERVED];
(o)    REO Subsidiary breaches any of its Separateness Covenants;
(p)    Change of Servicer without consent of the Agent;
(q)    [RESERVED];
(r)    Failure of Servicer to meet the qualifications to maintain all requisite Approvals, such Approvals are revoked or such Approvals are materially modified;
(s)    [RESERVED];
(t)    With respect to any Mortgage Loans sold to Purchaser hereunder, failure of RMS or Servicer to use its best efforts to cause FHA to make claims payments to the Servicer; and
(u)    With respect to any Mortgage Loans sold to Purchaser hereunder, failure of RMS to cause the Servicer to remit those FHA claims payments into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof.
18.
REMEDIES
Upon the occurrence of (i) an Event of Default (other than that referred to in Section 17(f)), the Purchaser, at its option, shall have the right to exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies and (ii) an Event of Default referred to in Section 17(f) , the following rights and remedies shall immediately and automatically take effect without any further action by any Person.
(a)    (i)    The Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall, if it has not already occurred, be deemed immediately to occur (except that, in the event that the Purchase Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction shall be deemed immediately canceled). Seller’s Obligations hereunder to repurchase all Purchased Assets at the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date in such Transactions shall thereupon become immediately due and payable; all Income paid after such exercise or deemed exercise shall be remitted to and retained by Purchaser and applied to the aggregate Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by Seller hereunder; Seller shall immediately deliver to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee any and all original papers, records and files relating to the Purchased Assets subject to such Transaction then in its possession and/or control; and all right, title and interest in and entitlement to such Purchased Assets and Servicing Rights thereon shall become Property of the Purchaser.
(ii)    The Purchaser may (A) sell, on or following the Business Day following the date on which the Repurchase Price becomes due and payable pursuant to Section 18(a)(i) without notice or demand of any kind, at a public or private sale and at such price or prices as the Purchaser may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all or portions of the Purchased Assets on a servicing-released or servicing-retained basis, as the Purchaser may determine in its sole discretion and/or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased Assets, to give Seller credit for such Purchased Assets (including credit for the Servicing Rights in respect of sales on a servicing-retained basis) in an amount equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Assets against the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by Seller hereunder. Seller shall remain liable to the Purchaser for any amounts that remain owing to the Purchaser following a sale and/or credit under the preceding sentence. The proceeds of any disposition of Purchased Assets shall be applied first to the reasonable costs and expenses including but not limited to legal fees incurred by

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either Purchaser in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default; second to costs of cover and/or related hedging transactions; third to the aggregate Repurchase Prices; and fourth to all other Obligations.
(iii)    The parties recognize that it may not be possible to purchase or sell all of the Purchased Assets on a particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or in the same manner because the market for such Purchased Assets may not be liquid. In view of these characteristics of the Purchased Assets, the parties agree that liquidation of a Transaction or the underlying Purchased Assets does not require a public purchase or sale and that a good faith private purchase or sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. Accordingly, the Purchaser may elect the time and manner of liquidating any Purchased Asset and nothing contained herein shall obligate the Purchaser to liquidate any Purchased Asset upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or to liquidate all Purchased Assets in the same manner or on the same Business Day or shall constitute a waiver of any right or remedy of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement agree that the Transactions have been entered into in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual obligation and that each Transaction has been entered into in consideration of the other Transactions.
(iv)    The Purchaser may terminate the Agreement.
(b)    Seller hereby acknowledges, admits and agrees that Seller’s obligations under this Agreement are recourse obligations of Seller. In addition to its rights hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right to proceed against any of Seller’s assets which may be in the possession of Purchaser, any of Purchaser’s Affiliates or their designees (including the Custodian), including the right to liquidate such assets and to set-off the proceeds against monies owed by Seller to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. The Purchaser may set off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of the Purchased Assets and Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans and all other sums or obligations owed by Purchaser to Seller or against all of Seller’s Obligations to Purchaser, or Seller’s obligations to Purchaser under any other agreement between the parties, or otherwise, whether or not such obligations are then due, without prejudice to Purchaser’s right to recover any deficiency.
(c)    The Purchaser shall have the right to obtain physical possession of the Records and all other files of Seller relating to the Purchased Assets and all documents relating to the Purchased Assets which are then or may thereafter come into the possession of Seller or any third party acting for Seller and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser such assignments as Purchaser shall request.
(d)    The Purchaser shall have the right to direct all Persons servicing the Purchased Assets to take such action with respect to the Purchased Assets as Purchaser determines appropriate, including, without limitation, using its rights under a power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 9(b) hereof.
(e)    The Purchaser shall, without regard to the adequacy of the security for the Obligations, be entitled to the appointment of a receiver by any court having jurisdiction, without notice, to take possession of and protect, collect, manage, liquidate, and sell the Purchased Assets or any portion thereof, collect the payments due with respect to the Purchased Assets or any portion thereof, and do anything that Purchaser is authorized hereunder to do. Seller shall pay all costs and

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expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the appointment and activities of such receiver, and such shall be deemed part of the Obligations hereunder.
(f)    The Purchaser may, at its option, enter into one or more hedging transactions covering all or a portion of the Purchased Assets, and Seller shall be responsible for all damages, judgments, costs and expenses of any kind which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Purchaser relating to or arising out of such hedging transactions; including without limitation any losses resulting from such hedging transactions, and such shall be deemed part of the Obligations hereunder.
(g)    In addition to all the rights and remedies specifically provided herein, the Purchaser shall have all other rights and remedies provided by applicable federal, state, foreign and local laws, whether existing at law, in equity or by statute, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies available to a purchaser/secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Purchaser shall have the right to exercise any of its rights and/or remedies without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, other than as expressly set forth herein, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Seller.
The Purchaser may enforce its rights and remedies hereunder without prior judicial process or hearing, and Seller hereby expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, any right Seller might otherwise have to require Purchaser to enforce its rights by judicial process. Seller also waives, to the extent permitted by law, any defense Seller might otherwise have to the Obligations, or any guaranty thereof, arising from use of non-judicial process, enforcement and sale of all or any portion of the Purchased Assets or from any other election of remedies. Seller recognizes that non-judicial remedies are consistent with the usages of the trade, are responsive to commercial necessity and are the result of a bargain at arm’s length.
Seller shall cause all sums received by it with respect to the Purchased Assets to be deposited in the appropriate Collection Account promptly upon receipt thereof but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours thereafter. Seller shall be liable to the Purchaser for the amount of all losses, costs and/or expenses (plus interest thereon at a rate equal to the Default Rate) which Purchaser may sustain or incur in connection with hedging transactions relating to the Purchased Assets, conduit advances and payments for mortgage insurance.
19.
DELAY NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE
No failure on the part of Purchaser to exercise, and no delay by Purchaser in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Purchaser of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser provided for herein are cumulative and in addition to any and all other rights and remedies provided by law, the Program Documents and the other instruments and agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, and are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by Purchaser to exercise any of its rights under any other related document. The Purchaser may exercise at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default one or more remedies permitted hereunder, as it so desires, and may thereafter at any time and from time to time exercise any other remedy or remedies permitted hereunder.

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20.
USE OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS
No assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of ERISA shall be used by any party hereto in a Transaction.
21.
INDEMNITY
(a)    RMS and REO Subsidiary agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, Agent and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party as the same is incurred within thirty (30) days following receipt of an invoice therefor) any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, Taxes, increased costs and all other reasonable expenses including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel and audit and due diligence fees) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, solely relating to claims of third parties, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (including without limitation, in connection with) (i) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto) relating to, resulting from or arising out of any of the Program Documents and all other documents related thereto, any breach by Seller of any representation or warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any other Program Document, and all actions taken pursuant thereto, (ii) the Transactions, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Transactions, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, any acquisition or proposed acquisition, or any indemnity payable under the servicing agreement or other servicing arrangement, (iii) the actual or alleged presence of hazardous materials on any Property or any environmental action relating in any way to any Property, (iv) the actual or alleged violation of any federal, state, municipal or local predatory lending laws, or (v) the reduction of the Principal Balance due to a cram down or similar action authorized by any bankruptcy proceeding or other case arising out of or relating to any petition under the Bankruptcy Code, in each case, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non‑appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or is the result of a claim made by Seller against the Indemnified Party, and Seller is ultimately the successful party in any resulting litigation or arbitration. Seller hereby agrees not to assert any claim against either Purchaser or any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to the Program Documents, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Transactions, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
(b)    If Seller fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it under this Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and indemnities, such amount may be paid on behalf of Seller by Purchaser, in its sole discretion and Seller shall remain liable for any such payments by Purchaser and such amounts shall be deemed part of the Obligations hereunder. No such payment by Purchaser shall be deemed a waiver of any of Purchaser’s rights under the Program Documents.
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of the Repurchase Price and all other amounts payable hereunder and delivery of the Purchased Assets by Purchaser against full payment therefor.
22.
WAIVER OF REDEMPTION AND DEFICIENCY RIGHTS
Seller hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, every statute of limitation on a deficiency judgment, any reduction in the proceeds of any Purchased Assets as a result of restrictions upon Purchaser or Custodian contained in the Program Documents or any other instrument delivered in connection therewith, and any right that they may have to direct the order in which any of the Purchased Assets shall be disposed of in the event of any disposition pursuant hereto.
23.
REIMBURSEMENT; SET-OFF
(a)    Seller agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Purchaser and Agent in connection with the initial and subsequent negotiation, modification, renewal and amendment of the Program Documents (including, without limitation, (A) all collateral review and UCC search and filing fees and expenses and (B) the reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel for the Purchaser and Agent with respect to advising the Purchaser and Agent as to their rights and responsibilities, or the perfection, protection or preservation of rights or interests, under this Agreement and any other Program Document, with respect to negotiations with Seller or with other creditors of Seller arising out of any Default or any events or circumstances that may give rise to a Default and with respect to presenting claims in or otherwise participating in or monitoring any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceeding involving creditors’ rights generally and any proceeding ancillary thereto). Seller agrees to pay on demand, with interest at the Default Rate to the extent that an Event of Default has occurred, all costs and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (and fees and disbursements of Purchaser’s and Agent’s outside counsel) expended or incurred by the Purchaser, Agent and/or Custodian in connection with the modification, renewal, amendment and enforcement (including any waivers) of the Program Documents (regardless of whether a Transaction is entered into hereunder), the taking of any action, including legal action, required or permitted to be taken by Purchaser, Agent (without duplication to Purchaser and Agent) and/or Custodian pursuant thereto or by refinancing or restructuring in the nature of a “workout.” Further, Seller agrees to pay, with interest at the Default Rate to the extent that an Event of Default has occurred, all costs and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (and fees and disbursements of Purchaser’s and Agent’s outside counsel) expended or incurred by the Purchaser and Agent in connection with (a) the rendering of legal advice as to such party’s rights, remedies and obligations under any of the Program Documents, (b) the collection of any sum which becomes due to Purchaser under any Program Document, (c) any proceeding for declaratory relief, any counterclaim to any proceeding, or any appeal, or (d) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights of Purchaser. For the purposes of this Section 23(a) , attorneys’ fees shall include, without limitation, fees incurred in connection with the following: (1) discovery; (2) any motion, proceeding or other activity of any kind in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or case arising out of or relating to any petition under Title 11 of the United States Code, as the same shall be in effect from time to time, or any similar law; (3) garnishment, levy, and debtor and third party examinations; and (4) post-judgment motions and proceedings of any kind, including without limitation any activity taken to collect or enforce any judgment. Any and all of the foregoing amounts referred to in this Section 23(a) shall be deemed a part of the Obligations hereunder. Without

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prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Seller hereunder, the covenants and obligations of Seller contained in this Section 23(a) shall survive the payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other amounts payable hereunder and delivery of the Purchased Assets by Purchaser against full payment therefor.
(b)    In addition to any rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement and at law, the Purchaser and its Affiliates shall have the right, without prior notice to Seller, any such notice being expressly waived by Seller to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) by Seller hereunder or under any other agreement entered into between Seller or any of its Affiliates on the one hand, and Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the other hand, to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all Property and deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, or any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, or any other collateral (in the case of collateral not in the form of cash or such other marketable or negotiable form, by selling such collateral in a recognized market therefor or as otherwise permitted by law or as may be in accordance with custom, usage or trade practice), in each case, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by Purchaser or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account of Seller of any of its Affiliates. The Purchaser may also set-off cash and all other sums or obligations owed by Purchaser or its Affiliates to Seller or its Affiliates (whether under this Agreement or under any other agreement between the parties or between Seller or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, on the other) against all of Seller’s obligations to Purchaser or its Affiliates (whether under this Agreement or under any other agreement between the parties or between Seller or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, on the other), whether or not such obligations are then due. The exercise of any such right of set-off shall be without prejudice to Purchaser’s or its Affiliate’s right to recover any deficiency. The Purchaser agrees to promptly notify Seller after any such set-off and application made by Purchaser; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
24.
FURTHER ASSURANCES
Seller agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to the Purchaser or Agent such additional assignments, acknowledgments, agreements, powers and instruments as are reasonably required by the Purchaser or Agent to carry into effect the intent and purposes of this Agreement, to perfect the interests of the Purchaser in the Purchased Assets or to better assure and confirm unto the Purchaser its rights, powers and remedies hereunder.
25.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT; PRODUCT OF NEGOTIATION
This Agreement supersedes and integrates all previous negotiations, contracts, agreements and understandings among the parties relating to a sale and repurchase of Purchased Assets and Additional Purchased Mortgage Loans, and it, together with the other Program Documents, and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, contains the entire final agreement of the parties. No prior negotiation, agreement, understanding or prior contract shall have any validity hereafter.
26.
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall remain in effect until the Termination Date. However, no such termination shall affect Seller’s outstanding obligations to Purchaser at the time of such termination.

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Seller’s obligations to indemnify Purchaser and Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the other Program Documents shall survive the termination hereof.
27.
REHYPOTHECATION; ASSIGNMENT
(a)    The Purchaser may, in its sole election, and without the consent of the Seller engage in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Assets or otherwise pledge, hypothecate, assign, transfer or otherwise convey the Purchased Assets with a counterparty of Purchaser’s choice, in all cases subject to Purchaser’s obligation to reconvey the Purchased Assets (and not substitutes therefor) on the Repurchase Date, all at no cost to the Seller. In the event Purchaser engages in a repurchase transaction with any of the Purchased Assets or otherwise pledges or hypothecates any of the Purchased Assets, Purchaser shall have the right to assign to Purchaser’s counterparty any of the applicable representations or warranties in Exhibit B to this Agreement and the remedies for breach thereof, as they relate to the Purchased Assets that are subject to such repurchase transaction.
(b)    The Program Documents and the Seller’s rights and obligations thereunder are not assignable by Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Any Person into which Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of Seller, shall be the successor of Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Without any requirement for further consent of the Seller and at no cost or expense to the Seller, the Purchaser and Agent may, in its sole election, assign or participate all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Program Documents with a counterparty of Purchaser’s or Agent’s choice, provided , however , that the Seller will continue to deal directly with the Purchaser and Agent following such assignment or participation, and, (i) with respect to any participation or (ii) any partial assignment pursuant to which Barclays Bank PLC assigns its rights and obligations as Purchaser, but not its rights and obligations as Agent, Agent is the only Person entitled to enforce the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the other Program Documents. The Purchaser or Agent shall notify Seller of any such assignment and participation and shall maintain, for review by Seller upon written request, a register of assignees and participants and a copy of any executed assignment and acceptance by Purchaser or Agent and assignee (“ Assignment and Acceptance ”), specifying the percentage or portion of such rights and obligations assigned. The Seller agrees that, for any such permitted assignment, Seller will cooperate with the prompt execution and delivery of documents reasonably necessary for such assignment process to the extent that Seller incurs no cost or expense that is not paid by the Purchaser or Agent, as applicable. Upon such assignment, (a) such assignee shall be a party hereto and to each Program Document to the extent of the percentage or portion set forth in the Assignment and Acceptance, and shall succeed to the applicable rights and obligations of the Purchaser or Agent hereunder, and (b) the Purchaser or Agent shall, to the extent that such rights and obligations have been so assigned by it to either (i) an Affiliate of the Purchaser or Agent which assumes the obligations of Purchaser or Agent hereunder or (ii) to another Person which assumes the obligations of Purchaser or Agent hereunder, be released from their obligations hereunder accruing thereafter and under the Program Documents.
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assignee, participant or pledgee shall be required to agree to confidentiality provisions similar to those set forth in Section 35 .
28.
AMENDMENTS, ETC.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor any consent to any failure to comply herewith or therewith shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Seller, the Purchaser and Agent, and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
29.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of any Program Document is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the Program Documents, and each Program Document shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
30.
BINDING EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
31.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS
SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON‑EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SELLER HEREBY SUBMITS TO, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE TO, NON‑EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS. SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF A SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANOTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION 31 AND TO SUCH PARTY’S ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 34 OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 31 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO (I) SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OR (II) BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING

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AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
32.
SINGLE AGREEMENT
Seller, the Purchaser and Agent acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other. Accordingly, Seller, the Purchaser and Agent each agree (i) to perform all of its obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect of all Transactions hereunder, and (ii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers made by any of them in respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transaction hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and netted.
33.
INTENT
Seller, the Purchaser and Agent recognize that each of the Transactions and this Agreement is a “repurchase agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, and a “securities contract” as that term is defined in Section 741 of the Bankruptcy Code, or a “qualified financial contract” as that term is defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as applicable, and a “master netting agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.
It is understood that the Purchaser’s right to liquidate the Purchased Assets and terminate and accelerate the Transactions and this Agreement or to exercise any other remedies pursuant to Section 18 hereof is a contractual right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transactions under a repurchase agreement, a securities contract, a master netting agreement, and a qualified financial contract as described in Sections 559, 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code and Section 1821(e)(8)(A)(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as applicable, and a contractual right to offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts, as described in Section 561 of the Bankruptcy Code. It is understood that Seller’s right to accelerate the Repurchase Date with respect to the Purchased Assets and any Transaction hereunder pursuant to Section 18 hereof is a contractual right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transactions under a repurchase agreement, a securities contract, a master netting agreement, and a qualified financial contract as described in Sections 559, 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code and Section 1821(e)(8)(A)(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as applicable.
The parties hereby intend that any provisions hereof or in any other document, agreement or instrument that is related in any way to the servicing of the individual Mortgage Loans shall be deemed “related to” this Agreement within the meaning of Sections 101(38A)(A) and 101(47)(A)(v) of the Bankruptcy Code and part of the “contract” as such term is used in Section 741 of the Bankruptcy Code.
34.
NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Except as provided herein, all notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing (including without limitation by Electronic Transmission, email or facsimile) and shall be effective and deemed delivered only when received by the party to which it is sent; provided that notices of Events of Default and exercise of remedies or under Sections 6 or 18 shall be sent via overnight mail and by Electronic Transmission. Any such notice shall be sent to a party at the address, electronic mail or facsimile transmission number set forth below:

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if to Seller:    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
14405 Walters Road, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77014
Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
14405 Walters Road, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77014
Attention: Andrew G. Dokos
832 616 5815
Andrew.dokos@rmsnav.com

Walter Investment Management Corp.
345 St. Peter Street, Suite 1100
St. Paul, MN 55102
Attention: Cheryl Collins
651 293 3410
651 293 5746 (fax)
Cheryl.collins@walterinvestment.com

RMS REO BRC, LLC
c/o Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
14405 Walters Road, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77014
Attention: General Counsel


if to Purchaser:    Barclays Bank PLC – Mortgage Finance
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Ellen Kiernan
Telephone: (212) 412-7990    
Facsimile: (212) 412-7333
E-mail: ellen.kiernan@barclays.com

with a copy to:    Barclays Bank PLC – Legal Department
745 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 412-1494
Facsimile: (212) 412-1288


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Barclays Capital – Operations
700 Prides Crossing
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attention: Brian Kevil
Telephone: (302) 286-1951
Facsimile: (646) 845-6464
Email: brian.kevil@barclays.com

if to Agent:    Barclays Bank PLC – Mortgage Finance
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Ellen Kiernan
Telephone: (212) 412-7990    
Facsimile: (212) 412-7333
E-mail: ellen.kiernan@barclays.com

with a copy to:    Barclays Bank PLC – Legal Department
745 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 412-1494
Facsimile: (212) 412-1288

Barclays Capital – Operations
700 Prides Crossing
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attention: Brian Kevil
Telephone: (302) 286-1951
Facsimile: (646) 845-6464
Email: brian.kevil@barclays.com

or to such other address, e-mail address or facsimile number as either party may notify to the others in writing from time to time.
35.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Seller, the Purchaser and Agent each hereby acknowledge and agree that all written or computer-readable information provided by one party to the other in connection with the Program Documents or the Transactions contemplated thereby, including without limitation, Seller’s Mortgagor information in the possession of Purchaser shall be kept confidential and shall not be divulged to any party without the prior written consent of such other party except for (i) disclosure to Seller’s direct and indirect parent companies, directors, attorneys, agents or accountants, provided that such attorneys or accountants likewise agree to be bound by this covenant of confidentiality, or are otherwise subject to confidentiality restrictions or (ii) with prior (if feasible) written notice to the Purchaser, disclosure required by law, rule, regulation or order of a court or other regulatory body or (iii) with prior (if feasible) written notice to the Purchaser, disclosure to any approved hedge counterparty to the extent necessary to obtain any Hedge Instrument hereunder or (iv) with prior

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(if feasible) written notice to the Purchaser, any disclosures or filing required under Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) or state securities’ laws; provided that Seller may file a version of the Pricing Side Letter that is redacted to omit the related pricing information (as mutually agreed to by Seller and the Purchaser) and shall submit a request (together with an unredacted version of the Pricing Side Letter) with the SEC and each applicable state securities office to keep such pricing information confidential. In the event that the SEC or applicable state securities office rejects such confidentiality request with respect to the Pricing Side Letter, Seller may file an unredacted version of the Pricing Side Letter with the SEC and any applicable state securities office, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, each party (and each employee, representative, or other agent of each party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, tax treatment and tax structure shall not include (i) the identity of any existing or future party (or any Affiliate of such party) to this Agreement or (ii) any specific pricing information or other commercial terms, including the amount of any fees, expenses, rates or payments arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller, the Purchaser and Agent shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, including, without limitation, all privacy and data protection law, rules and regulations that are applicable to the Purchased Assets and/or any applicable terms of this Agreement, including information relating to any Mortgage Loan that is not purchased hereunder and information relating to any other Mortgage Loans of Seller that is delivered to Purchaser or Agent by another lender under an intercreditor agreement or other agreement (the “ Confidential Information ”). Seller, the Purchaser and Agent understand that the Confidential Information may contain “nonpublic personal information”, as that term is defined in Section 509(4) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “ GLB Act ”), and each agrees to maintain such nonpublic personal information that it receives hereunder in accordance with the GLB Act and other applicable federal and state privacy laws. Seller, the Purchaser and Agent shall each implement such physical and other security measures as shall be necessary to (a) ensure the security and confidentiality of the “nonpublic personal information” of the “customers” and “consumers” (as those terms are defined in the GLB Act) of such party or any Affiliate of such party which that party holds, (b) protect against any threats or hazards to the security and integrity of such nonpublic personal information, and (c) protect against any unauthorized access to or use of such nonpublic personal information. Seller, the Purchaser and Agent shall, at a minimum establish and maintain such data security program as is necessary to meet the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 12 C.F.R. Parts 30, 208, 211, 225, 263, 308, 364, 568 and 570. Upon request, Seller, the Purchaser or Agent, as applicable will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to allow the requesting party to confirm that the non-requesting party has satisfied its obligations as required under this Section. Without limitation, this may include the requesting party’s review of audits, summaries of test results, and other equivalent evaluations of the non-requesting party. Seller, the Purchaser and Agent each shall notify the other immediately following discovery of any breach or compromise of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of nonpublic personal information of the customers and consumers of the non-notifying party or any Affiliate of the non-notifying party provided directly to the notifying party by the non-notifying party or such Affiliate. The notifying

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party shall provide such notice to the non-notifying party by personal delivery, by facsimile with confirmation of receipt, or by overnight courier with confirmation of receipt to the applicable requesting individual.
36.
DUE DILIGENCE
The Purchaser, Agent, Verification Agent or any of their respective agents, representatives or permitted assigns shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, to conduct inspection and perform continuing due diligence reviews of (x) Seller and Guarantor, including, without limitation, their respective financial condition and performance of its obligations under the Program Documents, and (y) the Servicing File and the Purchased Assets (including, but not limited to, any documentation related to Seller’s FHA servicing practices), and Seller agrees promptly to provide the Purchaser, Agent, Verification Agent and their respective agents with access to, copies of and extracts from any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments or information (including, without limitation, any of the foregoing in computer data banks and computer software systems) relating to Seller’s respective business, operations, servicing, financial condition, performance of their obligations under the Program Documents, the documents contained in the Servicing Files or the Purchased Assets or assets proposed to be sold hereunder in the possession, or under the control, of Seller. In addition, Seller shall also make available to the Purchaser, Agent and/or Verification Agent, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer of Seller for the purpose of answering questions respecting any of the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser shall enter into transactions with Seller based solely upon the information provided by Seller to the Purchaser and/or Agent and the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, and that the Purchaser, Agent and/or Verification Agent, at its option, shall have the right at any time to conduct itself or through its agents, or require Seller to conduct quality reviews and underwriting compliance reviews of the individual Mortgage Loans at the expense of Seller. Any such diligence conducted by Purchaser, Agent and/or Verification Agent shall not reduce or limit the Seller’s representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein. Seller agrees to reimburse the Purchaser, Agent and/or Verification Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket due diligence costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 36 .
37.
USA PATRIOT ACT; OFAC AND ANTI-TERRORISM
The Purchaser and Agent hereby notifies the Seller that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, Title III of Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2009) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies the Seller, which information includes the name and address of the Seller and other information that will allow the Purchaser and Agent, as applicable, to identify the Seller in accordance with the Act. Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and Agent, and shall on and as of the Purchase Date for any Transaction and on and as of each date thereafter through and including the related Repurchase Date be deemed to represent and warrant to the Purchaser and Agent that:
(a)    (i) Neither the Seller, nor the Parent Company nor, to the Seller’s actual knowledge, any director, officer, or employee of the Seller or any of its subsidiaries , or any originator of a Purchased Asset is named on the list of Specifically Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC or any similar list issued by OFAC (collectively, the “ OFAC Lists ”) or is located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of sanctions imposed by OFAC; (ii) no Person on the OFAC Lists owns an equity interest in, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, the Seller, the Parent Company

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or any Originator; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Seller, none of the Purchaser or Agent is precluded, under the laws and regulations administered by OFAC, from entering into this Agreement or any transactions pursuant to this Agreement with the Seller due to the ownership or control by any person or entity of stocks, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, drafts or other securities or obligations of the Seller.
(b)    (i) Seller will not knowingly conduct business with or engage in any transaction with any Obligor that the Seller or any originator of a Purchased Asset knows, after reasonable due diligence, (x) is named on any of the OFAC Lists or is located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government currently is, the target of countrywide sanctions imposed by OFAC; (y) is owned, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled, by a Person named on any OFAC List; (ii) if the Seller obtains actual knowledge, after reasonable due diligence, that any Obligor is named on any of the OFAC Lists or that any Person named on an OFAC List owns an equity interest in, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, the Obligor, or the Seller, as applicable, Seller will give prompt written notice to the Purchaser and Agent of such fact or facts; and (iii) the Seller will (x) comply at all times with the requirements of the Economic and Trade Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws applicable to any transactions, dealings or other actions relating to this Agreement, except to the extent such non-compliance does not result in a violation of applicable law by any of the Purchaser or Agent and (y) will, upon Purchaser’s or Agent’s reasonable request from time to time during the term of this Agreement, deliver a certification confirming its compliance with the covenants set forth in this Section 37 .
38.
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF SELLERS
(a) Each of REO Subsidiary and RMS shall be jointly and severally liable for the rights, covenants, obligations and warranties and representations of REO Subsidiary and RMS as contained herein and the actions of any Person or third party shall in no way affect such joint and several liability.
(b) Notwithstanding the forgoing, each Seller acknowledges and agrees that a Default or an Event of Default is hereby considered a Default or an Event of Default by each Seller.
(c) Each of REO Subsidiary and RMS acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser and Agent shall have no obligation to proceed against either REO Subsidiary or RMS before proceeding against the other. Each of REO Subsidiary and RMS hereby waives any defense to its obligations under this Agreement or any other Program Document based upon or arising out of the disability or other defense or cessation of liability of REO Subsidiary or RMS versus the other. A Seller’s subrogation claim arising from payments to Purchaser or Agent shall constitute a capital investment in another Seller (1) subordinated to any claims of the Purchaser or Agent, as applicable, and (2) equal to a ratable share of the equity interests in such Seller.
39.
EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Agreement, any documents to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and any notices hereunder may be transmitted between them by email and/or by facsimile. The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested.
40.
CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF BAIL-IN

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Seller acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding with Purchaser, any of Purchaser’s liabilities, as the Bank of England (or any successor resolution authority) may determine, arising under or in connection with this Agreement may be subject to Bail-In Action and Seller accepts to be bound by the effect of:

(a)    Any Bail-In Action in relation to such liability, including (without limitations):
(i)    a reduction, in full or in part, of any amount due in respect of any such liability;
(ii)    a conversion of all, or part of, any such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership that may be issued to, or conferred on, Seller; and
(iii)    a cancellation of any such liability; and
(b)    a variation of any term of this Agreement to the extent necessary to give effect to Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability.
41.
COVENANT OF GUARANTOR.
Walter Investment Management Corp., as Guarantor, hereby covenants and agrees with Purchaser and Agent that, on and after the date hereof, if at any time there are any Obligations outstanding under the Agreement, it shall not permit or take any action that would cause the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure under and as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, to exceed $20,000,000.
42.
NO WAIVER
The representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller, and the Purchaser’s and Agent's right to indemnification with respect thereto, shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or Agent or by reason of the fact that the Purchaser or Agent knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate or by reason of the Purchaser's waiver of any condition set forth in Section 10, as the case may be.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed to this Agreement by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
as a Seller


By:
/s/ Cheryl Collins
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Senior Vice President

RMS REO BRC, LLC
as a Seller


By:
/s/ Cheryl Collins
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Manager

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser and Agent


By:
/s/ George Van Schaick
Name: George Van Schaick
Title: Director




ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 41:

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:
/s/ Cheryl Collins
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

SUTTON FUNDING LLC


By:
/s/ Ellen Keirnan
Name: Ellen Kiernan
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement




EXHIBIT A
MONTHLY CERTIFICATION
I, _______________________, _______________________ of [Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.][RMS REO BRC, LLC] (“ Seller ”), in accordance with that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (“ Agreement ”), dated May 22, 2017, by and among Barclays Bank PLC, [Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.][RMS REO BRC, LLC] and Seller do hereby certify that:
(i)
To the best of my knowledge, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing[; and
(ii)
RMS has complied with each of the covenants set forth in Section 14(g)(ii), as evidenced by the worksheet attached hereto as Schedule One .]
[Signature Page Follows]


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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate.
Date:              , 201[    ]
[REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.][RMS REO BRC, LLC]


By:_________________________
Name:
Title:



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SCHEDULE ONE TO EXHIBIT A
FINANCIAL COVENANTS WORKSHEET



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EXHIBIT B
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
WITH RESPECT TO MORTGAGE LOANS
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit B have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Barclays Bank PLC (“ Agent ” or “ Purchaser ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC (“ REO Subsidiary ”) and Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (“ RMS ” and, together with REO Subsidiary, the “ Seller ”). Each Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and Agent that, for each Mortgage Loan sold by it to Purchaser as of the related Purchase Date and the related Repurchase Date and on each date that such Mortgage Loan is subject to a Transaction:
All information provided to the Purchaser or Agent by such Seller, including without limitation the information set forth in the Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to the Mortgage Loan is true and correct in all material respects;
Such Mortgage Loan is an Eligible Mortgage Loan;
Such Mortgage Loan is owned solely by such Seller, is not subject to any lien, claim or encumbrance, including, without limitation, any such interest pursuant to a loan or credit agreement for warehousing mortgage loans, and was originated or acquired by such Seller, underwritten and serviced in Strict Compliance and has at all times remained in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, regulations issued pursuant to any of the aforesaid, and any and all rules, requirements, guidelines and announcements of the Agency and the FHA, as the same may be amended from time to time;
The improvements on the land securing such Mortgage Loan are and will be kept insured at all times by responsible insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Agent against fire and extended coverage hazards under policies, binders or certificates of insurance with a standard mortgagee clause in favor of such Seller or the Nominee and its assigns, providing that such policy may not be canceled without prior notice to the applicable Seller. Any proceeds of such insurance shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser. The scope and amount of such insurance shall satisfy the rules, requirements, guidelines and announcements of the Agency, and shall in all cases be at least equal to the lesser of (A) the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or (B) the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, and shall not be subject to reduction below such amount through the operation of a coinsurance, reduced rate contribution or similar clause;
Each Mortgage is a valid first lien on the Mortgaged Property and is covered by an attorney’s opinion of title acceptable to the Agency or by a policy of title insurance on a standard ALTA or similar lender’s form in favor of the applicable Seller or the Nominee and its assigns, subject only to exceptions permitted by the applicable Agency Program. The applicable Seller or the Nominee shall hold for the benefit of the Purchaser such policy of title insurance and, upon request of the Purchaser, shall immediately deliver such policy to Purchaser or to the Custodian on behalf of Purchaser;
Such Mortgage Loan is insured by the FHA under the National Housing Act and is not subject to any defect that would prevent recovery in full or in part against the FHA;
[Reserved];

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[Reserved];
[Reserved];
There are no restrictions, contractual or governmental, which would impair the ability of RMS or Servicer from servicing the Mortgage Loans;
The original Mortgage in respect of each Mortgage Loan has been sent for recordation in the appropriate public recording office in the applicable jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the applicable Mortgagor;
The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a “living trust” and such “living trust” is in compliance with the Agency’s guidelines for such trusts;
[Reserved];
No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the extension of credit to a Mortgagor that has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
[Reserved];
If such Mortgage Loan was pledged to another warehouse, credit, repurchase or other financing facility immediately prior to the related Purchase Date, (i) such pledge has been released immediately prior to, or concurrently with, the related Purchase Date hereunder and (ii) the Purchaser and Agent have received a Warehouse Lender’s Release Letter in respect of such Mortgage Loan;
Such Mortgage Loan has not been released from the possession of the Custodian, under Section 5 of the Custodial Agreement, to the applicable Seller for a period in excess of fifteen (15) calendar days (or if such fifteenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) or such earlier time period as indicated on the related Request for Release of Documents, unless such Mortgage Loan has been released pursuant to an Attorney Bailee Letter (as defined in the Custodial Agreement);
Such Mortgage Loan has not been selected in a manner so as to adversely affect the Purchaser’s interests;
[Reserved];
[Reserved];
Except as allowable under the FHA HECM program, each Mortgage Loan has no future disbursement obligation and is secured by a first lien on an underlying property;
Final proceeds in respect of a sales-based claim have not been received by the date such proceeds are required to be received;
The Mortgage Loan is not secured by property located in (a) a state where the applicable Seller is not licensed as a lender/mortgage banker if such licensing is required or (b) a state that the Purchaser determines to be unacceptable, and provides thirty (30) days’ written notice to the applicable Seller because of a predatory lending or other law in such state;

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[Reserved]; and
The Mortgage Loan relates to Mortgaged Property that consists of (i) a detached single family dwelling, (ii) a two-to-four family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project, (iv) a townhouse, or (v) a detached single family dwelling in a planned unit development none of which is a cooperative or commercial property; and is not related to Mortgaged Property that consists of (a) mixed use properties, (b) earthen homes, (c) underground homes or (d) any dwelling situated on a leasehold estate.


EXHIBIT C
FORM OF TRANSACTION NOTICE
[insert date]
Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Ellen Kiernan
Re:
Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017, by and among Barclays Bank PLC (“ Agent ” or “ Purchaser ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC [(“Seller”)] and Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. [(“Seller”)]
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the above-referenced Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (the “ Repurchase Agreement ”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given them in the Repurchase Agreement).
In accordance with Section 3(c) of the Repurchase Agreement, the undersigned Seller hereby requests, and the undersigned Purchaser or Purchaser agree, to enter into a Transaction in connection with our delivery of Eligible Assets and all related Servicing Rights, on ____________________ [insert requested Purchase Date, which must be at least one (1) Business Day following the date of the request] (the “ Purchase Date ”), in connection with which we shall sell to you such Eligible Assets on the Seller Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto. The Principal Balance of the Eligible Assets is $________ and the Purchase Price to be paid by the [related] Purchaser for such Eligible Assets shall be ______ [insert applicable Purchase Price]. The [related] Purchaser shall transfer to the Seller an amount equal to $ _______ [insert amount which represents the Purchase Price of the Eligible Assets net of any related Initial Fee or any other fees then due and payable by Seller to the Purchaser or Purchaser pursuant to the Agreement]. Seller agrees to repurchase such Purchased Asset on the Repurchase Date(s) at the Repurchase Price(s) set forth in the spreadsheet attached hereto as Schedule 1.
The Eligible Mortgage Loans have the characteristics on the electronic file or computer tape or disc delivered by Seller to the [related] Purchaser with respect thereto in connection with this Transaction Notice.
The Seller hereby certifies, as of such Purchase Date, that:
(1)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof (or to the extent existing, shall be cured after giving effect to such Transaction) nor will occur after giving effect to such Transaction as a result of such Transaction;
(2)        each of the representations and warranties made by the Seller and Guarantor in or pursuant to the Program Documents is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);
(3)        the Seller is in compliance with all governmental licenses and authorizations and is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all required jurisdictions, except as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(4)        RMS has all requisite Approvals; and
(5)        the Seller has satisfied all applicable conditions precedent in Sections 10(a) and (b) of the Repurchase Agreement and all other requirements of the Program Documents.
The undersigned duly authorized officer of Seller further represents and warrants that (1) with respect to the applicable Eligible Mortgage Loans, the documents constituting the Mortgage Files (as defined in the Custodial Agreement) (the “ Receipted Assets ”), have been or are hereby submitted to Custodian and such required documents are to be held by the Custodian for the [related] Purchaser, (2) all other documents related to such Receipted Assets (including, but not limited to, mortgages, insurance policies, loan applications and appraisals) have been or will be created and held by Seller for the [related] Purchaser, (3) all documents related to such Receipted Assets withdrawn from Custodian shall be held by Seller for the [related] Purchaser, and (4) upon the [related] Purchaser’s wiring of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Repurchase Agreement, [such] Purchaser will have agreed to the terms of the Transaction as set forth herein and purchased the Receipted Assets from the Seller.
Seller hereby represents and warrants that (x) the Receipted Assets have a Principal Balance as of the date hereof of $__________ and (y) the number of Receipted Assets is ______.
Very truly yours,
[REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.][RMS REO BRC, LLC]

By:                 
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Agreed:


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser


By:
                        
Name:
Title:


SCHEDULE 1 TO TRANSACTION NOTICE
LIST OF REPURCHASE PRICES AND REPURCHASE DATES
[SEE ATTACHMENT]


EXHIBIT D
FORM OF GOODBYE LETTER
«Primary_Borrower»                    [_______] [__], 201[ ]
«Mailing_address_line_1»
«Mail_city», «Mail_state» «Mail_zip»
RE:    Transfer of Mortgage Loan Servicing
Mortgage Loan «Account_number»

Dear Customer:
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. is the present servicer of your mortgage loan. Effective [Date] the servicing of your mortgage will be transferred to _______. This transfer does not affect the terms and conditions of your mortgage, other than those directly related to servicing. Because of the change in servicer, we are required to provide you with this disclosure.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. cannot accept any payments received after [Date]. Effective [Date], all payments are to be made to __________. Any payments received by Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. after [Date] will be forwarded to _________________. ___________________ will be contacting you shortly with payment instructions. Please make future payments to:
________________________
Attn: ___________
[Address]

If you currently make payments by an automatic checking or savings account deduction, that service will discontinue effective with the transfer date. After the servicing transfer, you may request this service from _____________.
In [Date], you will receive a statement from Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. reflecting the amount, if any, of the interest and taxes paid on your behalf in 201[ ]. A similar statement will be sent __________________ for the period beginning [Date] through year-end. Both statements must be added together for income tax purposes.
If you have any questions concerning your account through [Date], you should continue to contact Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., at <Seller’s Phone Number>, <HOURS OF OPERATION>. Questions after the transfer date should be directed to ___________________Customer Service Department at 1‑800-_____________, Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. EST.
Sincerely,
Loan Servicing Department
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.


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NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT, SALE OR TRANSFER
OF SERVICING RIGHTS
You are hereby notified that the servicing of your mortgage loan, that is the right to collect payments from you, is being assigned, sold or transferred.
The assignment, sale or transfer of the servicing of the mortgage loan does not affect any term or condition of the mortgage instruments, other than the terms directly related to the servicing of your loan.
Except in limited circumstances, the law requires that your present servicer send you a notice at least 15 days before the effective date, or at closing. Your new servicer must also send you this notice no later than 15 days after this effective date.
This notification is a requirement of Section 6 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) (12 U.S.C. 2605). You should also be aware of the following information, which is set out in more detail in Section 6 of RESPA (12 U.S.C. 2605).
During the 60 day period following the effective date of the transfer of the loan servicing, a loan payment received by your old servicer before its due date may not be treated by the new loan servicer as late, and a late fee may not be imposed upon you.
Section 6 of RESPA (12 U.S.C. 2605) gives you certain consumer rights. If you send a “qualified written request” to your loan servicer concerning the servicing of your loan, your servicer must provide you with a written acknowledgement within 20 Business Days of receipt of your request. A “qualified written request” is written correspondence, other than notice on a payment coupon or other payment medium supplied by the servicer, which includes your name and account number and your reasons for the request. If you want to send a “qualified written request” regarding the servicing of your loan, it must be sent to this address:
___________________
[Address]
No later than 60 Business Days after receiving your request, your servicer must make any appropriate corrections to your account, and must provide you with a written clarification regarding any dispute. During this 60 Business Day period, your servicer may not provide information to a consumer reporting agency concerning any overdue payment related to such period or qualified written request. However, this does not prevent the servicer from initiating foreclosure if proper grounds exist under the mortgage documents.
A Business Day is any day excluding legal public holidays (State or federal), Saturday and Sunday.
Section 6 of RESPA also provides for damages and costs for individuals or classes of individuals, in circumstances where servicers are shown to have violated the requirements of that Section. You should seek legal advice if you believe your rights have been violated.
MIRANDA DISCLOSURE – For your protection, please be advised that we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Calls will be monitored and recorded for quality assurance purposes. If you do not wish for your call to be recorded please notify the customer service associate when calling.

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BANKRUPTCY INSTRUCTION – Attention to any customer in Bankruptcy or who has received a bankruptcy discharge of this debt. Please be advised that this letter constitutes neither a demand for payment of the captioned debt nor a notice of personal liability to any recipient hereof who might have received a discharge of such debt in accordance with applicable bankruptcy laws or who might be subject to the automatic stay of Section 362 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. However, it may be a notice of possible enforcement of our lien against the collateral property, which has not been discharged in your bankruptcy.

EXHIBIT E
FORM OF WAREHOUSE LENDER’S RELEASE

(Date)
Barclays Bank PLC – Mortgage Finance
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Ellen Kiernan

Barclays Bank PLC – Legal Department
745 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10019

Barclays Capital – Operations
700 Prides Crossing
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attention: Brian Kevil

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
2727 Spring Creek Drive
Spring, Texas 77373

Re:    Certain Assets Identified on Schedule A hereto and owned by Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017, among Barclays Bank PLC, RMS REO BRC, LLC and Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
The undersigned hereby releases all right, interest, lien or claim of any kind with respect to the mortgage loans described in the attached Schedule A , such release to be effective automatically without any further action by any party upon receipt in the account identified below in immediately available funds of $__________________, representing a loan count of _________, in accordance with the following wire instructions:
[            ]

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Very truly yours,


[WAREHOUSE LENDER]


By:
                    
Name:
Title:

[SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E – LIST OF ASSETS TO BE RELEASED]

EXHIBIT F

[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT G
[RESERVED]

EXHIBIT H
FORM OF SELLER MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
[To be provided by Seller.]


65037.000103 EMF_US 62902856v5

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Exhibit 10.3.2


AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY
This AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Guaranty ”), dated May 22, 2017, is by Walter Investment Management Corp., a Maryland corporation (“ Guarantor ”).
WHEREAS, the Guarantor previously furnished that certain Guaranty, dated as of dated September 29, 2015, but effective as of October 15, 2015 (the “ Existing Guaranty ”), to Barclays Bank PLC (“ Barclays ”) and Sutton Funding LLC (“ Sutton ”);
WHEREAS, the Guarantor, Barclays and Sutton desire that the Existing Guaranty be amended and restated in its entirety on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Guarantor is furnishing its guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations (as hereinafter defined) in order to induce the Purchaser (as hereinafter defined) to purchase certain Eligible Mortgage Loans under the Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Master Repurchase Agreement ”), dated May 22, 2017, among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (“ RMS ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC (“ REO Subsidiary ” and, together with RMS, the “ Sellers ”), and Barclays Bank PLC, as agent (the “ Agent ”) and purchaser (the “ Purchaser ”).
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the same meanings given to such terms in the Master Repurchase Agreement.
Therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Guaranty in its entirety as follows:
SECTION 1.     Guarantee .
(a)      Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Purchaser and the Agent the due and punctual payment by, and performance of, the Obligations (as defined in the Master Repurchase Agreement) by Sellers arising under or in connection with the Program Documents (the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and it will remain bound upon this Guaranty notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder at any time shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any comparable provisions of any similar federal or state law.
(b)      Guarantor, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to any Seller, and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment, notice of acceleration and notice of intent to accelerate. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of the Agent or the Purchaser to assert any claim or demand or to

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enforce any right or remedy against any Seller under the provisions of the Program Documents or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any provision hereof or thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Program Documents or of any other agreement; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by the Agent or the Purchaser for the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them or (v) the failure of the Agent or the Purchaser to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(c)      Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of performance and of payment when due and not just of collection, and waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any right to require that any resort be had by the Agent or the Purchaser to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations or to any balance of any deposit, account or credit on the books of the Agent in favor of Sellers or to any other Person.
(d)      Guarantor hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of Sellers and any and all endorsers and/or other guarantors of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, that diligent inquiry would reveal, and Guarantor hereby agrees that neither the Purchaser nor the Agent shall have any duty to advise Guarantor of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event the Agent or Purchaser, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to Guarantor, the Agent or Purchaser, as applicable, shall be under no obligation (i) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, (ii) to disclose any information which the Agent or Purchaser, as applicable, pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance or banking practices, wishes to maintain confidential or (iii) to make any other or future disclosures of such information or any other information to Guarantor.
(e)      This guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Program Documents or any other instrument evidencing any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, or extent of any collateral therefore or by any other circumstance relating to the Guaranteed Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to this Guaranty. Neither the Purchaser nor the Agent make any representation or warranty in respect to any such circumstances or has any duty or responsibility whatsoever to Guarantor in respect to the management and maintenance of the Guaranteed Obligations or any collateral which may secure the Guaranteed Obligations.
SECTION 2.      No Impairment of Guaranty . The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:
(a)      any extension, renewal, settlement, indulgence, compromise, claim, waiver, release, surrender, of or with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto, whether (in any such case) by operation of law or otherwise, or any failure or

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omission to enforce any right, power or remedy with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto;
(b)      any modification, amendment or restatement of or supplement to the Program Documents or any other instrument or document delivered in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any such amendment which may increase the amount of, or the interest rates applicable to, any of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby;
(c)      any release, surrender, compromise, settlement, waiver, subordination or modification, with or without consideration, of any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, or any other obligation of any person or entity with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, or any nonperfection or invalidity of any direct or indirect security for the Guaranteed Obligations;
(d)      any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure or ownership of a Seller, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting a Seller, or any of their respective assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of a Seller;
(e)      the existence of any setoff, claim, counterclaim, recoupment, termination or other rights which Guarantor may have at any time against a Seller or any other person, whether in connection herewith or in connection with any unrelated transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;
(f)      the enforceability or validity of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against a Seller for any reason related to the Program Documents, or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by a Seller of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(g)      the failure of the Agent or the Purchaser to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, if any;
(h)      the election by, or on behalf of the Agent or the Purchaser, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. 101 et. seq.) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code;
(i)      any borrowing or grant of a security interest by a Seller, as debtor-in-possession, under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(j)      the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of the claims of the Agent for repayment of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(k)      any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by a Seller, willful or otherwise, the Agent or any other person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the

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provisions of this Section 2 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
SECTION 3.      Continuation and Reinstatement, etc .
(a)      Guarantor further agrees that its guaranty hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Purchaser or the Agent upon the bankruptcy or other reorganization of a Seller or otherwise. In furtherance of the provisions of this Guaranty, and not in limitation of any other right which the Purchaser or the Agent may have at law or in equity against a Seller by virtue hereof, upon failure of a Seller to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice or otherwise, Guarantor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Purchaser or the Agent, forthwith pay or cause to be paid to the Purchaser or the Agent in cash an amount equal to the unpaid amount of all such Guaranteed Obligation, and thereupon the Purchaser or the Agent shall assign such Guaranteed Obligation, together with all security interests, if any, then held by the Agent or the Purchaser in respect of such Guaranteed Obligation, to Guarantor.
(b)      Upon payment by Guarantor of any sums to the Purchaser and the Agent hereunder, all rights of Guarantor against any Seller involved, arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise, shall in all respects be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior final and indefeasible payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) to the Purchaser and the Agent. If an amount shall be paid to Guarantor for the account of a Seller, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and the Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
SECTION 4.      Representation and Warranties . Guarantor makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and the Agent, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty:
(a)      Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws the State of Maryland and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the nature of its properties or business so requires, except where the failure to be in good standing in such other jurisdiction would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Guarantor has the power and authority to own its properties and carry on its businesses as now being conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Guaranty.
(b)      The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Guarantor, (ii) will not violate any provision of applicable law or any Governmental Approval applicable to Guarantor, (iii) will not violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws or any other operating or organizational document of Guarantor, (iv) will not violate or result in a default under any provision of any indenture, material agreement, bond, note or other similar material instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor or any of its properties or assets are bound, and (v) will

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not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of Guarantor.
(c)      This Guaranty when executed will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject (i) as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) to general principles of equity.
(d)      Guarantor will realize a direct economic benefit as a result of the amounts paid by the Purchaser to the Sellers pursuant to the Master Repurchase Agreement.
SECTION 5.      Covenants of Guarantor .
(a)      The covenants of Guarantor set forth in Sections 6.03, 6.08 and 6.09 of the Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement and the definitions in the Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement relating to such Sections 6.03, 6.08 and 6.09 of the Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if such sections and definitions are fully set forth herein.
(b)      For purposes of this Section 5, “Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013, among Walter Investment Management Corp., Credit Suisse AG and the lenders party thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
SECTION 6.      General Waivers; Additional Waivers .
(a)      General Waivers . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand or action on delinquency, protest, the benefit of any statutes of limitations and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any person against a Seller or any other person.
(b)      Additional Waivers . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally, knowingly, and expressly waives:
(1)      any right it may have to revoke this Guaranty as to future indebtedness or notice of acceptance hereof;
(2)      (i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of any Transactions, purchases, loans or other financial accommodations made or extended under the Program Documents or the creation or existence of any Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, subject, however, to Guarantor’s right to make inquiry of the Agent to ascertain the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations at any reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of a Seller or of any other fact that might increase Guarantor’s risk hereunder; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, and notice thereof as to any instruments among the Program Documents; (vi) notice of any Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event; and (vii)

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all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given to Guarantor hereunder) and demands to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled;
(3)      its right, if any, to require the Agent to institute suit against, or to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Agent has or may have against any third party, or against any collateral provided by any third party. In this regard, Guarantor agrees that it is bound to the payment of each and all Guaranteed Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising, as fully as if the Guaranteed Obligations were directly owing to the Agent by Guarantor. Guarantor further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been fully and finally performed and indefeasibly paid) of Guarantor in respect thereof;
(4)      (i) any rights to assert against the Agent or the Purchaser any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against any other party liable to the Agent; (ii) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor; (iii) any defense Guarantor has to performance hereunder, and any right Guarantor has to be exonerated, arising by reason of the alteration by the Agent of the Guaranteed Obligations or the acceptance by the Agent or the Purchaser of anything in partial satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (iv) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Guaranteed Obligations shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to Guarantor’s liability hereunder; and
(5)      any defense arising by reason of or deriving from (i) any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Purchaser or the Agent, such as nonjudicial foreclosure; or (ii) any election by the Purchaser or the Agent under Section 1111(b) of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “ Bankruptcy ”, as now and hereafter in effect (or any successor statute), to limit the amount of, or any collateral securing, its claim against Guarantor.
SECTION 7.      Notices . Notices and other communication provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy or electronic photocopy format sent by electronic mail, to the applicable party at its address set forth below its name on the signature pages of this Guaranty or such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Guaranty shall be deemed to have been given on the fifth Business Day after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if by mail, or upon receipt by such party, if by any electronic or facsimile communications equipment, in each case addressed to such party as provided herein or in accordance with the latest unrevoked written direction from such party.
SECTION 8.      Successors . Each reference herein to the Purchaser or the Agent shall be deemed to include its successors and permitted assigns (including but not by way of limitation, any assignee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations), in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty shall

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inure. Each reference herein to the Guarantor shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns, all of whom shall be bound by the provisions of this Guaranty.
SECTION 9.      Stay of Acceleration . If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by a Seller under the Program Documents is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of such Seller, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of the Program Documents shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand by the Agent.
SECTION 10.      Setoff; No Deductions .
(a)      At any time after all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations have become due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), the Agent may, without notice to Guarantor and regardless of the acceptance of any security or collateral for the payment hereof, appropriate and apply in accordance with the terms of the Program Documents toward the payment of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations (i) any indebtedness due or to become due from the Agent to Guarantor, and (ii) any moneys, credits or other property belonging to Guarantor, at any time held by or coming into the possession of the Agent or any of its affiliates.
(b)      Guarantor represents and warrants that it is organized and resident in the United States of America. Guarantor shall make all payments hereunder without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory loans, restrictions or conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied by any jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other authority therein unless Guarantor is compelled by law to make such deduction or withholding, in which case Guarantor shall pay such additional amount as may be required so that each of the Purchaser and Agent receives in the aggregate a net amount equal to the amount they would have received under this Guaranty as if no such deduction or withholding had been made.
SECTION 11.      SERVICE OF PROCESS . GUARANTOR (I) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS GUARANTY, OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF BROUGHT BY THE AGENT, THE PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS AND (II) HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE, OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT PERSONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT ITS PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM ATTACHMENT OR EXECUTION, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER, OR THAT THIS GUARANTY OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURT, AND (III) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY OFFSETS OR COUNTERCLAIMS (OTHER THAN COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIMS) IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR

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HEREBY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY CERTIFIED MAIL AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES OF THIS GUARANTY, AND AGREES THAT THE SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION AND THE CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAIL IS MADE FOR THE EXPRESS BENEFIT OF THE AGENT AND THE PURCHASER. FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST GUARANTOR IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE, AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS (X) BY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ON THE JUDGMENT, A CERTIFIED OR TRUE COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE FACT AND OF THE AMOUNT OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR LIABILITY OF GUARANTOR THEREIN DESCRIBED OR (Y) IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY OR PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF SUCH OTHER JURISDICTION; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE AGENT OR THE PURCHASER MAY AT ITS OPTION BRING SUIT OR INSTITUTE OTHER JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GUARANTOR OR ANY OF ITS ASSETS IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY COUNTRY OR PLACE WHERE GUARANTOR OR SUCH ASSETS MAY BE FOUND.
SECTION 12.      GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW.
SECTION 13.      No Waiver, etc. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of the Agent or the Purchaser in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Agent or the Purchaser herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which the Agent or the Purchaser may have under this Guaranty, at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise.
SECTION 14.      Modification, etc. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor the consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Purchaser and the Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on Guarantor in any case shall entitle Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
SECTION 15.      Severability . If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Guaranty should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.


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SECTION 16.      Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Guaranty.
SECTION 17.      Expenses . Guarantor shall pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in any way relating to the enforcement or protection of the Purchaser’s or the Agent’s rights under this Guaranty or in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, including any incurred during any “workout” or restructuring in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any incurred in the preservation, protection or enforcement of any rights of the Agent or the Purchaser in any insolvency proceeding. The obligations of Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and termination of this Guaranty.
SECTION 18.      Indemnification and Survival . Without limitation on any other obligations of Guarantor or remedies of the Agent or the Purchaser (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) under this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless the Agent and the Purchaser from and against, and shall pay on demand, any and all damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that may be suffered or incurred by the Agent or the Purchaser in connection with or as a result of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Sellers enforceable against the Sellers in accordance with their terms; provided that such indemnity shall not be available, as to any Indemnitee, to the extent that such damages, losses, liabilities and expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. The obligations of Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and termination of this Guaranty.
SECTION 19.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PURCHASER, THE AGENT AND GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS GUARANTY OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING OR WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE. GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE AGENT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 19 CONSTITUTE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THE AGENT HAS RELIED, IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS GUARANTY. GUARANTOR MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 19 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF AGENT TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY. THE AGENT OR THE PURCHASER MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 19 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF GUARANTOR TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY.
SECTION 20.      Obligations Independent . The obligations of Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations.

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A separate action may be brought against Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not a Seller or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. , as Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
Name:     Cheryl Collins    
Title:      SVP & Treasurer    


Address for Notices:
3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100
Tampa, Florida 33607


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Acknowledged and Agreed By:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC , as Agent and as Purchaser
By:     /s/ George Van Schaick    
Name:     George Van Schaick    
Title:      Managing Director    


Address for Notices:
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Joseph O’Doherty




SUTTON FUNDING LLC



By:     /s/ Ellen Kiernan    
Name:     Ellen Kiernan    
Title:      Vice President    





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Exhibit 10.3.3


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as a seller (“ Seller ” or “ RMS ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a seller (“ REO Subsidiary ” and, together with RMS, the “ Seller Parties ”), and Barclays Bank PLC, as purchaser and agent (in such capacities, the “ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Seller may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Seller performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser have agreed to waive certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2.     Limited Waivers .
(a)    The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Program Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among any Seller Party, the Purchaser and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future (but solely during the term of this Agreement), solely as a result of




or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 17(e) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Purchaser.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Purchaser shall continue to enter into Transactions with the Seller Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Seller Parties nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2. Other than as expressly waived in this Section 2, (i) the Purchaser reserves its rights, in its sole discretion, to exercise any or all of its rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents as a result of any Default Event that may occur after the date hereof (including, without limitation, any future Default Event arising under the Transaction Documents occurring after the Expiration Date), (ii) the Purchaser has not waived any of such rights or remedies, and (iii) nothing in this Agreement and no delay on its part in exercising any such rights or remedies, should, or shall, be construed as a waiver of any such rights or remedies. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior oral or written agreement between them.
Section 3.     Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to the Purchaser’s agreement to grant the waiver set forth in Section 2, each of the Guarantor and the Seller Parties hereby confirms that, after giving effect to this Agreement, as of the date hereof (i) no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing, (ii) all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct and (iii) each of Guarantor and Seller is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the latest date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) on which (i) the Purchaser shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto, (ii) Seller and Guarantor

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shall have received an executed waiver, with substantially the same effect as this Agreement and relating to the Default Event, from each affected warehouse lender (other than EverBank, a federal savings association (“ EverBank ”)), and (iii) Seller and Guarantor shall have taken such other action, including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions, documents, fees and instruments as Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 5.      Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void if:
(a)      EverBank does not sign and deliver to Seller and Guarantor an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 31, 2017;
(b)      the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by noon (EDT) on June 9, 2017; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, such waiver may be permanent rather than of limited duration and may be styled as an amendment rather than a waiver; or
(c)      any warehouse lender, term loan lender, or other affected party accelerates the debt of Guarantor, declares an event of default, or exercises any remedies, or takes an action in furtherance of any of the foregoing as a result of the Default Event.
This Agreement will terminate in any event at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) June 9, 2017.
Section 6.      No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Seller Parties, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Seller Parties and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 7.      Covenants . If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Purchaser (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 8.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND

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CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 10.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Seller


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President
RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Manager

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer



BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser
 

By: /s/ Joseph O’Doherty        
Name:    Joseph O’Doherty
Title: Managing Director


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Exhibit 10.3.4


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as a seller (“ Seller ” or “ RMS ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a seller (“ REO Subsidiary ” and, together with RMS, the “ Seller Parties ”), and Barclays Bank PLC, as purchaser and agent (in such capacities, the “ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Seller may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Seller performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser have agreed to extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2. Limited Waivers .
(a)    The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Program Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among any Seller Party, the Purchaser and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any netting agreement, master securities forward





transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future (but solely during the term of this Agreement), solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 17(e) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Purchaser.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Purchaser shall continue to enter into Transactions with the Seller Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Seller Parties nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2. Other than as expressly waived in this Section 2, (i) the Purchaser reserves its rights, in its sole discretion, to exercise any or all of its rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents as a result of any Default Event that may occur after the date hereof (including, without limitation, any future Default Event arising under the Transaction Documents occurring after the Expiration Date), (ii) the Purchaser has not waived any of such rights or remedies, and (iii) nothing in this Agreement and no delay on its part in exercising any such rights or remedies, should, or shall, be construed as a waiver of any such rights or remedies. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior oral or written agreement between them.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to the Purchaser’s agreement to grant the waiver set forth in Section 2, each of the Guarantor and the Seller Parties hereby confirms that, after giving effect to the Initial Waiver and this Agreement, as of the date hereof (i) no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing, (ii) all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct and (iii) each of Guarantor and Seller is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents.

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Section 4. Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective as of 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the Purchaser shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto; (ii) Seller and Guarantor shall have received an executed waiver, with substantially the same effect as this Agreement and relating to the Default Event, from each affected warehouse lender; and (iii) Seller and Guarantor shall have taken such other action, including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions, documents, fees and instruments as Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 5. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void if:
(a) the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by noon (EDT) on July 7, 2017; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, such waiver may be permanent rather than of limited duration and may be styled as an amendment rather than a waiver; or
(b)      any warehouse lender, term loan lender, or other affected party accelerates the debt of Guarantor, declares an event of default, or exercises any remedies, or takes an action in furtherance of any of the foregoing as a result of the Default Event.
This Agreement will terminate in any event at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017.
Section 6. No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Seller Parties, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Seller Parties and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 7. Covenants .
(a)      In the event Seller or Guarantor agrees, in connection with any waiver referred to in Section 4(ii) hereof, to (i) pay any structuring fee, upfront fee or waiver fee (howsoever described or denominated), (ii) a change in any existing upfront fee or structuring fee (in each case, howsoever described or denominated) or (iii) any change in any existing applicable interest margin (in each case, howsoever described or denominated), and that, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), is more favorable to the Seller’s or Guarantor’s lender than the upfront fee, structuring fee or applicable interest margin (in each case, howsoever described or denominated) in the Program Documents, such waiver fee, such change in upfront fee or structuring fee or such applicable interest margin shall be automatically incorporated into the Program Documents as if fully set forth therein without the need of any further action on the part of any party. Any such waiver fee or increase of such upfront fee or structuring fee shall be deemed fully earned and shall be paid by Seller or Guarantor

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to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with Purchaser’s Wire Instructions on the date so incorporated into the Transaction Documents.
(b)      If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Purchaser (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 8. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9. Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 10. Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Seller


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP
RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Manager
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer




[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (BARCLAYS-RMS)




BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser
 

By: /s/ Joseph O’Doherty        
Name: Joseph O’Doherty
Title: Managing Director



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (BARCLAYS-RMS)

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Exhibit 10.3.5


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as a seller (“ Seller ” or “ RMS ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a seller (“ REO Subsidiary ” and, together with RMS, the “ Seller Parties ”), and Barclays Bank PLC, as purchaser and agent (in such capacities, the “ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Seller may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Seller performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017 (the “ Second Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor, and the Purchaser agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 7, 2017;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser have agreed to further extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.      Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.




Section 2.      Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Program Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among any Seller Party, the Purchaser and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future (but solely during the term of this Agreement), solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 17(e) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Purchaser.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Purchaser shall continue to enter into Transactions with the Seller Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Seller Parties nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2. Other than as expressly waived in this Section 2, (i) the Purchaser reserves its rights, in its sole discretion, to exercise any or all of its rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents as a result of any Default Event that may occur after the date hereof (including, without limitation, any future Default Event arising under the Transaction Documents occurring after the Expiration Date), (ii) the Purchaser has not waived any of such rights or remedies, and (iii) nothing in this Agreement and no delay on its part in exercising any such rights or remedies, should, or shall, be construed as a waiver of any such rights or remedies. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior oral or written agreement between them.

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Section 3. Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to the Purchaser’s agreement to grant the waiver set forth in Section 2, each of the Guarantor and the Seller Parties hereby confirms that, after giving effect to the Initial Waiver, the Second Waiver and this Agreement, as of the date hereof (i) no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing, (ii) all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct and (iii) each of Guarantor and Seller is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4. Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective as of noon p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the Purchaser shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto; (ii) Seller and Guarantor shall have received an executed waiver, with substantially the same effect as this Agreement and relating to the Default Event, from each affected warehouse lender; and (iii) Seller and Guarantor shall have taken such other action, including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions, documents, fees and instruments as Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 5. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void if:
(a)      the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by noon (EDT) on July 31, 2017; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, such waiver may be permanent rather than of limited duration and may be styled as an amendment rather than a waiver; or
(b)      any warehouse lender, term loan lender, or other affected party accelerates the debt of Guarantor, declares an event of default, or exercises any remedies, or takes an action in furtherance of any of the foregoing as a result of the Default Event.
This Agreement will terminate in any event at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2017.
Section 6. No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Seller Parties, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Seller Parties and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 7. Covenants .
(a)      In the event Seller or Guarantor agrees, in connection with any waiver referred to in Section 4(ii) hereof, to (i) pay any structuring fee, upfront fee or waiver fee (howsoever described or denominated), (ii) a change in any existing upfront fee or structuring fee (in each case, howsoever described or denominated) or (iii) any change in any existing applicable interest margin (in each

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case, howsoever described or denominated), and that, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), is more favorable to the Seller’s or Guarantor’s lender than the upfront fee, structuring fee or applicable interest margin (in each case, howsoever described or denominated) in the Program Documents, such waiver fee, such change in upfront fee or structuring fee or such applicable interest margin shall be automatically incorporated into the Program Documents as if fully set forth therein without the need of any further action on the part of any party. Any such waiver fee or increase of such upfront fee or structuring fee shall be deemed fully earned and shall be paid by Seller or Guarantor to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with Purchaser’s Wire Instructions on the date so incorporated into the Transaction Documents.
(b)      If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Purchaser (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 8. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9. Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 10. Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Seller


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President
RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Manager

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer




[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (BARCLAYS-RMS)




BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser
 

By: /s/ Joseph O’Doherty        
Name:    Joseph O’Doherty
Title: Managing Director



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (BARCLAYS-RMS)
Exhibit 10.3.6

EXECUTION DRAFT


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as a seller (“ Seller ” or “ RMS ”), RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a seller (“ REO Subsidiary ” and, together with RMS, the “ Seller Parties ”), and Barclays Bank PLC, as purchaser and agent (in such capacities, the “ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Seller may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Seller performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017 (the “ Second Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor, and the Purchaser agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 7, 2017;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017 (the “ Third Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor, and the Purchaser agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on July 7, 2017 and ending on July 31, 2017;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Purchaser have agreed to permanently extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:




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Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2.     Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, as of Effective Date (as defined below) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Program Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among any Seller Party, the Purchaser and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future (but solely during the term of this Agreement), solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 17(e) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document since and including January 1, 2016 (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Purchaser.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Purchaser shall continue to enter into Transactions with the Seller Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Seller Parties nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2. Other than as expressly waived in this Section 2, (i) the Purchaser reserves its rights, in its sole discretion, to exercise any or all of its rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents as a result of any Default Event that may occur after the date hereof, (ii) the Purchaser has not waived any of such rights or remedies, and (iii) nothing in this Agreement and no delay on its part in exercising any such rights or remedies, should, or shall, be construed as a waiver of any such rights or remedies. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior oral or written agreement between them.

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Section 3.     Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to the Purchaser’s agreement to grant the waiver set forth in Section 2, each of the Guarantor and the Seller Parties hereby confirms that, after giving effect to the Initial Waiver, the Second Waiver, the Third Waiver and this Agreement, as of the date hereof (i) no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing, (ii) all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct and (iii) each of Guarantor and Seller is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.     Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective as of 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the Purchaser shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto; (ii) Seller and Guarantor shall have received an executed waiver, with substantially the same effect as this Agreement and relating to the Default Event, from each affected warehouse lender; and (iii) Seller and Guarantor shall have taken such other action, including delivery of approvals, consents, opinions, documents, fees and instruments as Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 5.      Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void if:
(a)      the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017;
(b)      the requisite noteholders specified in that certain Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as successor trustee, providing for the issuance of the 7.875% senior notes due 2021, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017;
(c)      any warehouse lender, term loan lender, or other affected party accelerates the debt of Guarantor, declares an event of default, or exercises any remedies, or takes an action in furtherance of any of the foregoing as a result of the Default Event.
Section 6.     No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Seller Parties, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Seller Parties and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 7.     Covenants .
(a)      Upon the availability of the Restated Financial Statements, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Purchaser (which delivery requirement

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shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
(b)      In the event Seller or Guarantor agrees, in connection with any waiver referred to in Section 4(ii) hereof, to (i) pay any structuring fee, upfront fee or waiver fee (in each case, howsoever described or denominated), (ii) a change in any existing upfront fee or structuring fee (in each case, howsoever described or denominated), or (iii) any change in any existing applicable interest margin (howsoever described or denominated), (and that, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), results in an upfront fee, structuring fee or applicable interest margin under another of Seller’s or Guarantor’s warehouses that is more favorable to the Seller’s or Guarantor’s lender than the upfront fee, structuring fee or applicable interest margin (in each case, howsoever described or denominated) in the Program Documents), such waiver fee, such upfront fee, such structuring fee or such applicable interest margin shall be automatically incorporated into the Program Documents as if fully set forth therein without the need of any further action on the part of any party. Any such waiver fee or increase of such upfront fee or structuring fee shall be deemed fully earned and shall be paid by Seller or Guarantor to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with Purchaser’s Wire Instructions on the date so incorporated into the Transaction Documents.
Section 8.     Effect on Prior Waivers . Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Third Waiver shall be terminated in its entirety and superseded in all respects by this Agreement.
Section 9.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 10.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 11.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Seller


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President

RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a Seller


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Manager

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer



BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Purchaser
 

By: /s/ Joseph O’Doherty        
Name:    Joseph O’Doherty
Title: Managing Director



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (BARCLAYS-RMS)
Exhibit 10.4.1


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of May 29, 2017 (this “ Limited Waiver ”) among CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC (the “ Administrative Agent ”), CREDIT SUISSE AG, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, acting through its CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (“ CS Cayman ”), ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD (“ Alpine ” and, together with CS Cayman, the “ Buyers ” and with the Administrative Agent, “ Buyer Parties ”), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (“ Ditech ”), REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. (“ RMS ”), RMS REO CS, LLC (“ RMS REO ” and, collectively with RMS and Ditech, the “ Seller Parties ”) and WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. (the “ Guarantor ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties and Ditech are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Repurchase Agreement ”), (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Guaranty ” and, collectively with the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, the Ditech Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the Ditech Repurchase Agreement), the “ Ditech Transaction Documents ”), dated as of November 18, 2016, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers.
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties, RMS and RMS REO are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Repurchase Agreement ”) and (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Guaranty ” collectively with the RMS Repurchase Agreement, the RMS Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the RMS Repurchase Agreement), the “ RMS Transaction Documents ”, and, together with the Ditech Transaction Documents, the “ Transaction Documents ”), dated as of February 21, 2017, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Ditech Transaction Documents or the RMS Transaction Documents, as the context requires.
WHEREAS, each of Guarantor, Ditech and RMS may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating







to how the Guarantor, Ditech and RMS performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties have agreed to waive certain provisions of the Transaction Documents concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Buyers, has agreed to enter into this Limited Waiver on the terms set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Buyer Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents and subject to Sections 3 and 4 hereof, (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future, solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”) including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Ditech Repurchase Agreement or Section 15(b) of the RMS Repurchase Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising solely from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Program Agreement during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Buyer Parties solely for the period on the Effective Date through the Expiration Date.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Ditech Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the Ditech Repurchase

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Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(c)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of an RMS Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(d)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, in the event RMS does not receive the waivers with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver and relating to any event of default triggered as a result of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement from the counterparties with whom RMS has an additional warehouse or repurchase facility in a combined amount at least equal to the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price, Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
Section 2.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Limited Waiver . This Limited Waiver shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) the Buyer Parties shall have received this Limited Waiver executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 3.      Excluded From Limited Waiver . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Buyer Parties do not waive any right or remedy with respect to, and this Limited Waiver shall immediately be deemed null and void following the occurrence of, any of the following:
(a)      any determination of fraud, willful misrepresentation or lack of good faith committed by any Seller Party or Guarantor, or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, as determined by Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion, in each case, in connection with the Restatement, the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, Transaction Documents or this Limited Waiver;
(b)      any Event of Default unrelated to the Restatement or the Specified Periodic Financial Statements; or
(c)      any third party declares a default, or accelerates or commences the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 4.      Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby confirm that, after giving effect to this Limited Waiver, as of the date hereof:
(a)      no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing,

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(b)      all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct,
(c)      each of Seller Parties and Guarantor is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents, and
(d)      no third party lender has accelerated or commenced the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 5.      Covenants . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby covenant that:
(a)      if Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Administrative Agent;
(b)      Ditech and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by Ditech and has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech or (y) has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of Ditech with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech (such (x) or (y), a “ Ditech Cease Funding Event ”);
(c)      RMS and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by RMS and has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS or (y) has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of RMS with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS (such (x) or (y), a “ RMS Cease Funding Event ”); and
(d)      Seller Parties and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if any waiver is issued or any agreement is entered into with an Agency with respect to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement, including, without limitation, any agreement to post additional collateral.
Section 6.      Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding this Limited Waiver, with respect to which the Buyer Parties do not immediately exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, the Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and such failure of Buyer Parties to exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any of its respective rights, powers or privileges under the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement, including without limitation, any rights, powers or privileges relating to other existing or future breaches of, or Defaults or Events of Default under, the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement (whether the same or of a similar nature as the breaches identified herein or otherwise).
Section 7.      Counterparts . This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute

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a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Limited Waiver by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 8.      Applicable Law . THIS LIMITED WAIVER, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED WAIVER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 9.      Administrative Agent . The Buyers hereby direct the Administrative Agent to acknowledge and agree to this Limited Waiver.
Section 10.      Headings . The headings of this Limited Waiver are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC , as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Robert Darden    
Name: Robert Darden
Title: Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Committed Buyer
By: /s/ Elie Chau    
Name: Elie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Michael Eaton    
Name: Michael Eaton
Title: Authorized Signatory
ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD , as a Buyer, by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Elie Chau    
Name: Elie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Michael Eaton    
Name: Michael Eaton
Title: Authorized Signatory


DITECH FINANCIAL LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Senior Vice President
RMS REO CS, LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Manager
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. , as Guarantor
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer


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Exhibit 10.4.2


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of June 9, 2017 (this “ Limited Waiver ”) among CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC (the “ Administrative Agent ”), CREDIT SUISSE AG, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, acting through its CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (“ CS Cayman ”), ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD (“ Alpine ” and, together with CS Cayman, the “ Buyers ” and with the Administrative Agent, “ Buyer Parties ”), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (“ Ditech ”), REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. (“ RMS ”), RMS REO CS, LLC (“ RMS REO ” and, collectively with RMS and Ditech, the “ Seller Parties ”) and WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. (the “ Guarantor ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties and Ditech are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Repurchase Agreement ”), (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Guaranty ” and, collectively with the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, the Ditech Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the Ditech Repurchase Agreement), the “ Ditech Transaction Documents ”), dated as of November 18, 2016, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers.
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties, RMS and RMS REO are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Repurchase Agreement ”) and (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Guaranty ” collectively with the RMS Repurchase Agreement, the RMS Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the RMS Repurchase Agreement), the “ RMS Transaction Documents ”, and, together with the Ditech Transaction Documents, the “ Transaction Documents ”), dated as of February 21, 2017, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Ditech Transaction Documents or the RMS Transaction Documents, as the context requires.
WHEREAS, each of Guarantor, Ditech and RMS may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial







Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor, Ditech and RMS performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of May 29, 2017 (the “ Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Transaction Documents concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties have agreed to extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Buyers, has agreed to enter into this Limited Waiver on the terms set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Limited Waivers .
(a)    The Buyer Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents and subject to Sections 3 and 4 hereof, (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future, solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”) including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Ditech Repurchase Agreement or Section 15(b) of the RMS Repurchase Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising solely from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Program Agreement during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the

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Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Buyer Parties solely for the period on the Effective Date through the Expiration Date.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Ditech Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(c)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of an RMS Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(d)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, in the event RMS does not receive the waivers with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver and relating to any event of default triggered as a result of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement from the counterparties with whom RMS has an additional warehouse or repurchase facility in a combined amount at least equal to the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price, Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
Section 2.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Limited Waiver . This Limited Waiver shall become effective as of 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”) upon the Buyer Parties having received this Limited Waiver executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 3.      Excluded From Limited Waiver . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Buyer Parties do not waive any right or remedy with respect to, and this Limited Waiver shall immediately be deemed null and void following the occurrence of, any of the following:
(a)      any determination of fraud, willful misrepresentation or lack of good faith committed by any Seller Party or Guarantor, or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, as determined by Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion, in each case, in connection with the Restatement, the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, Transaction Documents or this Limited Waiver;
(b)      any Event of Default unrelated to the Restatement or the Specified Periodic Financial Statements; or
(c)      any third party declares a default, or accelerates or commences the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 4.      Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby confirm that, after giving effect to the Initial Waiver and this Limited Waiver, as of the date hereof:

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(a)      no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing,
(b)      all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct,
(c)      each of Seller Parties and Guarantor is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents, and
(d)      no third party lender has accelerated or commenced the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 5.      Covenants . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby covenant that:
(a)      if Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Administrative Agent;
(b)      Ditech and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by Ditech and has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech or (y) has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of Ditech with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech (such (x) or (y), a “ Ditech Cease Funding Event ”);
(c)      RMS and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by RMS and has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS or (y) has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of RMS with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS (such (x) or (y), a “ RMS Cease Funding Event ”); and
(d)      Seller Parties and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if any waiver is issued or any agreement is entered into with an Agency with respect to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement, including, without limitation, any agreement to post additional collateral.
Section 6.      Weekly Status Calls . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree to have status calls with each other every Thursday until the Expiration Date, or such other date as agreed to by the parties hereto in writing (including via email).
Section 7.      Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding this Limited Waiver, with respect to which the Buyer Parties do not immediately exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, the Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and such failure of Buyer Parties to exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any of its respective rights, powers

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or privileges under the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement, including without limitation, any rights, powers or privileges relating to other existing or future breaches of, or Defaults or Events of Default under, the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement (whether the same or of a similar nature as the breaches identified herein or otherwise).
Section 8.      Counterparts . This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Limited Waiver by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9.      Applicable Law . THIS LIMITED WAIVER, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED WAIVER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 10.      Administrative Agent . The Buyers hereby direct the Administrative Agent to acknowledge and agree to this Limited Waiver.
Section 11.      Headings . The headings of this Limited Waiver are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC , as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Margaret Dellafera     
Name: Margaret Dellafera
Title: Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Committed Buyer
By: /s/ Patrick J. Hart     
Name: Patrick J. Hart
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Patrick Duggan     
Name: Patrick Duggan
Title: Authorized Signatory
ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD , as a Buyer, by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Patrick J. Hart     
Name: Patrick J. Hart
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Patrick Duggan     
Name: Patrick Duggan
Title: Associate


DITECH FINANCIAL LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP
RMS REO CS, LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Manager
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. , as Guarantor
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer

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Exhibit 10.4.3



LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of July 7, 2017 (this “ Limited Waiver ”) among CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC (the “ Administrative Agent ”), CREDIT SUISSE AG, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, acting through its CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (“ CS Cayman ”), ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD (“ Alpine ” and, together with CS Cayman, the “ Buyers ” and with the Administrative Agent, “ Buyer Parties ”), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (“ Ditech ”), REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. (“ RMS ”), RMS REO CS, LLC (“ RMS REO ” and, collectively with RMS and Ditech, the “ Seller Parties ”) and WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. (the “ Guarantor ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties and Ditech are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Repurchase Agreement ”), (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Guaranty ” and, collectively with the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, the Ditech Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the Ditech Repurchase Agreement), the “ Ditech Transaction Documents ”), dated as of November 18, 2016, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers.
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties, RMS and RMS REO are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Repurchase Agreement ”) and (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Guaranty ” collectively with the RMS Repurchase Agreement, the RMS Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the RMS Repurchase Agreement), the “ RMS Transaction Documents ”, and, together with the Ditech Transaction Documents, the “ Transaction Documents ”), dated as of February 21, 2017, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Ditech Transaction Documents or the RMS Transaction Documents, as the context requires.
WHEREAS, each of Guarantor, Ditech and RMS may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial







Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor, Ditech and RMS performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to (a) the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of May 29, 2017 (the “ First Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Transaction Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, and (b) the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of June 9, 2017 (the “ Second Initial Waiver ” and, together with the First Initial Waiver, the “ Initial Waivers ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 7, 2017, certain provisions of the Transaction Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, in each case, concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties have agreed to extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Buyers, has agreed to enter into this Limited Waiver on the terms set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Buyer Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents and subject to Sections 3 and 4 hereof, (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future, solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”) including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Ditech Repurchase Agreement or Section 15(b) of the RMS Repurchase Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising solely from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Program Agreement during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement

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made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Buyer Parties solely for the period on the Effective Date through the Expiration Date.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Ditech Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(c)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the occurrence of an RMS Cease Funding Event (as such term is hereinafter defined), Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
(d)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, in the event RMS does not receive the waivers with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver and relating to any event of default triggered as a result of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement from the counterparties with whom RMS has an additional warehouse or repurchase facility in a combined amount at least equal to the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price, Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
Section 2.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Limited Waiver . This Limited Waiver shall become effective as of 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”) upon the Buyer Parties having received this Limited Waiver executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 3.      Excluded From Limited Waiver . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Buyer Parties do not waive any right or remedy with respect to, and this Limited Waiver shall immediately be deemed null and void following the occurrence of, any of the following:
(a)      any determination of fraud, willful misrepresentation or lack of good faith committed by any Seller Party or Guarantor, or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, as determined by Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion, in each case, in connection with the Restatement, the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, Transaction Documents or this Limited Waiver;

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(b)      any Event of Default unrelated to the Restatement or the Specified Periodic Financial Statements; or
(c)      any third party declares a default, or accelerates or commences the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 4.      Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby confirm that, after giving effect to the Initial Waivers and this Limited Waiver, as of the date hereof:
(a)      no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing,
(b)      all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct,
(c)      each of Seller Parties and Guarantor is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents, and
(d)      no third party lender has accelerated or commenced the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 5.      Covenants . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby covenant that:
(a)      if Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Administrative Agent;
(b)      Ditech and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by Ditech and has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech or (y) has expressly communicated to Ditech orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of Ditech with respect to a committed portion of a facility of Ditech (such (x) or (y), a “ Ditech Cease Funding Event ”);
(c)      RMS and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if a third party lender either (x) has rejected a written funding request by RMS and has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund such request with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS or (y) has expressly communicated to RMS orally or in writing that it will not fund any future funding requests of RMS with respect to a committed portion of a facility of RMS (such (x) or (y), a “ RMS Cease Funding Event ”); and
(d)      Seller Parties and Guarantor shall immediately notify Administrative Agent if any waiver is issued or any agreement is entered into with an Agency with respect to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement, including, without limitation, any agreement to post additional collateral.

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Section 6.      Weekly Status Calls . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree to have status calls with each other every Thursday until the Expiration Date, or such other date as agreed to by the parties hereto in writing (including via email).
Section 7.      Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding this Limited Waiver, with respect to which the Buyer Parties do not immediately exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, the Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and such failure of Buyer Parties to exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any of its respective rights, powers or privileges under the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement, including without limitation, any rights, powers or privileges relating to other existing or future breaches of, or Defaults or Events of Default under, the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement (whether the same or of a similar nature as the breaches identified herein or otherwise).
Section 8.      Counterparts . This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Limited Waiver by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9.      Applicable Law . THIS LIMITED WAIVER, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED WAIVER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 10.      Administrative Agent . The Buyers hereby direct the Administrative Agent to acknowledge and agree to this Limited Waiver.
Section 11.      Headings . The headings of this Limited Waiver are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC , as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Robert Darden    
Name: Robert Darden
Title: Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Committed Buyer
By: /s/ Elie Chau    
Name: Elie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Michael Eaton    
Name: Michael Eaton
Title: Authorized Signatory
ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD , as a Buyer, by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Elie Chau    
Name: Elie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Michael Eaton    
Name: Michael Eaton
Title: Authorized Signatory

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Senior Vice President
RMS REO CS, LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Manager
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. , as Guarantor
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer


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Exhibit 10.4.4

EXECUTION


LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of July 21, 2017 (this “ Limited Waiver ”) among CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC (the “ Administrative Agent ”), CREDIT SUISSE AG, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, acting through its CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (“ CS Cayman ”), ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD (“ Alpine ” and, together with CS Cayman, the “ Buyers ” and with the Administrative Agent, “ Buyer Parties ”), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (“ Ditech ”), REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. (“ RMS ”), RMS REO CS, LLC (“ RMS REO ” and, collectively with RMS and Ditech, the “ Seller Parties ”) and WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. (the “ Guarantor ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties and Ditech are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Repurchase Agreement ”), (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of November 18, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Ditech Guaranty ” and, collectively with the Ditech Repurchase Agreement, the Ditech Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the Ditech Repurchase Agreement), the “ Ditech Transaction Documents ”), dated as of November 18, 2016, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers.
WHEREAS, (i) the Buyer Parties, RMS and RMS REO are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Repurchase Agreement ”) and (b) Amended and Restated Pricing Side Letter, dated as of February 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Pricing Side Letter ”) and (ii) the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ RMS Guaranty ” collectively with the RMS Repurchase Agreement, the RMS Pricing Side Letter and the Program Agreements (as such term is defined in the RMS Repurchase Agreement), the “ RMS Transaction Documents ”, and, together with the Ditech Transaction Documents, the “ Transaction Documents ”), dated as of February 21, 2017, by the Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Buyers. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Ditech Transaction Documents or the RMS Transaction Documents, as the context requires.
WHEREAS, each of Guarantor, Ditech and RMS may be required to restate (the “ Restatement ”) its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial








Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor, Ditech and RMS performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset;
WHEREAS, pursuant to (a) the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of May 29, 2017 (the “ First Initial Waiver ”), the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 31, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Transaction Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (b) the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of June 9, 2017 (the “ Second Initial Waiver ”), and (c) the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreements, dated as of July 7, 2017 (the “ Third Initial Waiver ” and, together with the First Initial Waiver and the Second Initial Waiver, the “ Initial Waivers ”),the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 31, 2017, certain provisions of the Transaction Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, in each case, concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Seller Parties, the Guarantor and the Buyer Parties have agreed to permanently extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Buyers, has agreed to enter into this Limited Waiver on the terms set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Buyer Parties acknowledge and agree that as of the Effective Date (as defined below), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents and subject to Sections 3 , 4 and 5 hereof, (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future, solely as a result of or arising solely from the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”) including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Ditech Repurchase Agreement or Section 15(b) of the RMS Repurchase Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case solely resulting or arising solely from the Restatement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event solely as a result of or arising solely from (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Program Agreement since and including January 1, 2016 (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the

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Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Buyer Parties.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, in the event RMS does not receive the waivers with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver and relating to any event of default triggered as a result of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement from the counterparties with whom RMS has an additional warehouse or repurchase facility in a combined amount at least equal to the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price, Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to enter into any Transaction under the RMS Repurchase Agreement, including any otherwise committed portion thereof, with Seller Parties, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof.
Section 2.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Limited Waiver . This Limited Waiver shall become effective as of 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”) upon the Buyer Parties having received this Limited Waiver executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 3.      Excluded From Limited Waiver . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Buyer Parties do not waive any right or remedy with respect to, and this Limited Waiver shall immediately be deemed null and void following the occurrence of, any of the following:
(a)      any determination of fraud, willful misrepresentation or lack of good faith committed by any Seller Party or Guarantor, or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, as determined by Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion, in each case, in connection with the Restatement, the Specified Periodic Financial Statements, Transaction Documents or this Limited Waiver;
(b)      any Event of Default unrelated to the Restatement or the Specified Periodic Financial Statements; or
(c)      any third party declares a default, or accelerates or commences the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 4.      Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby confirm that, after giving effect to the Initial Waivers and this Limited Waiver, as of the date hereof:
(a)      no other breach of the Transaction Documents has occurred and is continuing,
(b)      all representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct,

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(c)      each of Seller Parties and Guarantor is in compliance with all other terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents, and
(d)      no third party lender has accelerated or commenced the exercise of remedies under its lending agreement.
Section 5.      Termination . This Limited Waiver shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void upon:
(a)      the earlier to occur of (i) the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017 or (ii) such requisite term loan lenders communicate in writing prior to 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017 that they will not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver; or
(b)      the earlier to occur of (i) the requisite noteholders specified in that certain Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as successor trustee, providing for the issuance of the 7.875% senior notes due 2021, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017 or (ii) such requisite noteholders communicate in writing prior to 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017 that they will not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Limited Waiver.
Section 6.      Covenants . As a material inducement to Buyer Parties to grant this Limited Waiver, each Seller Party and Guarantor each hereby covenant that upon the availability of the Restated Financial Statements, the Seller Parties shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Administrative Agent.
Section 7.      Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding this Limited Waiver, with respect to which the Buyer Parties do not immediately exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, the Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and such failure of Buyer Parties to exercise a remedy pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any of its respective rights, powers or privileges under the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement, including without limitation, any rights, powers or privileges relating to other existing or future breaches of, or Defaults or Events of Default under, the Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Agreement (whether the same or of a similar nature as the breaches identified herein or otherwise).
Section 8.      Effect on Prior Waivers . Upon the effectiveness of this Limited Waiver, the Third Waiver shall be terminated in its entirety and superseded in all respects by this Limited Waiver.
Section 9.      Counterparts . This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed

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and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Limited Waiver by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 10.      Applicable Law . THIS LIMITED WAIVER, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED WAIVER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 11.      Administrative Agent . The Buyers hereby direct the Administrative Agent to acknowledge and agree to this Limited Waiver.
Section 12.      Headings . The headings of this Limited Waiver are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC , as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Margaret Dellafera    
Name: Margaret Dellafera
Title: Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Committed Buyer
By: /s/ Patrick J. Hart    
Name: Patrick J. Hart
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Ellie Chau         
Name: Ellie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory
ALPINE SECURITIZATION LTD , as a Buyer, by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch as Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Patrick J. Hart    
Name: Patrick J. Hart
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Ellie Chau         
Name: Ellie Chau
Title: Authorized Signatory




[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER]





DITECH FINANCIAL LLC , as a Seller Party
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins    
Name: Cheryl A. Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. , as a Seller Party
By:
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Senior Vice President
RMS REO CS, LLC , as a Seller Party
By:
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
Name: Cheryl Collins
Title: Manager
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. , as Guarantor
By: /s/ Cheryl Collins     
Name: Cheryl A. Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer


[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER]

Exhibit 10.5.1

LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2012 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), by and among GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, (the "Borrower"), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC), as administrator (the “Administrator”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified on the signature pages attached hereto as lenders (each, a " Lender ", and collectively, the “ Lender Parties ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as calculation agent, verification agent, account bank and securities intermediary (in such capacities, the " Verification Agent ") and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as agent and sole Lender.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Administrator may be required to restate its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Administrator performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset (such restatement as a result of such error, the “ Restatement ”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties have agreed to waive certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Lender Parties party hereto constitute the Required Lenders under the Facility Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2.      Limited Waivers .
(a)    The Lender Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility




Agreement, the Facility Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among the Verification Agent, the Borrower, the Administrator, the Lender Parties and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any note purchase agreement, netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or through the Expiration Date, as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case under any other Transaction Document resulting or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement, but excluding any other Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement to the extent such other Default Event is predicated upon the actual acceleration of the indebtedness unrelated to the Transaction Documents referenced in Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Lender Parties.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Lender Parties shall continue to make Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2.
Section 3.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) the Lender Parties shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 4.      No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Borrower, the Administrator, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would

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result in a Default Event, and each of the Borrower, the Administrator and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 5.      Covenants . If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Borrower shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Verification Agent and the Lender Parties (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 6.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 7.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 8.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Borrower


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP and Treasurer


DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrator


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP and Treasurer



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent, Calculation Agent, Account Bank and Securities Intermediary
 

By: /s/ Mark DeFabio        
Name:    Mark DeFabio
Title: Vice President



WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as Lender
 

By: /s/ Mark Weide        
Name: Mark Weide
Title: Vice President



WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP and Treasurer

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Exhibit 10.5.2

LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2012 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), by and among GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, (the "Borrower"), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC), as administrator (the “Administrator”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified on the signature pages attached thereto as lenders (each, a " Lender ", and collectively, the “ Lender Parties ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as calculation agent, verification agent, account bank and securities intermediary (in such capacities, the " Verification Agent ") and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as agent and sole Lender.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Administrator may be required to restate its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Administrator performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset (such restatement as a result of such error, the “ Restatement ”);
WHEREAS, the Lender Parties party hereto constitute the Required Lenders under the Facility Agreement;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 26, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties have agreed to extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.




Section 2.      Limited Waivers .
(a)          The Lender Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 9, 2017 and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Facility Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among the Verification Agent, the Borrower, the Administrator, the Lender Parties and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any note purchase agreement, netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or through the Expiration Date, as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case under any other Transaction Document resulting or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement, but excluding any other Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement to the extent such other Default Event is predicated upon the actual acceleration of the indebtedness unrelated to the Transaction Documents referenced in Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Lender Parties.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Lender Parties shall continue to make Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2.
Section 3.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) the Lender Parties shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

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Section 4.      No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Borrower, the Administrator, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Borrower, the Administrator and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 5.      Covenants . If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Borrower shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Verification Agent and the Lender Parties (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 6.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 7.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 8.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Borrower


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrator


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer


WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent, Calculation Agent, Account Bank and Securities Intermediary
 

By: /s/ Mark DeFabio        
Name:    Mark DeFabio
Title: Vice President





[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]



WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as Lender
 

By: /s/ Mark Weide            
Name:    Mark Weide
Title: Vice President




[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]
Exhibit 10.5.3

LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2012 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), by and among GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, (the "Borrower"), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC), as administrator (the “Administrator”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified on the signature pages attached thereto as lenders (each, a " Lender ", and collectively, the “ Lender Parties ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as calculation agent, verification agent, account bank and securities intermediary (in such capacities, the " Verification Agent ") and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as agent and sole Lender.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Administrator may be required to restate its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Administrator performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset (such restatement as a result of such error, the “ Restatement ”);
WHEREAS, the Lender Parties party hereto constitute the Required Lenders under the Facility Agreement;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 26, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 7, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties have agreed to further extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;




NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2.      Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Lender Parties acknowledge and agree that, from the period beginning at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 7, 2017 and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2017 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Facility Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among the Verification Agent, the Borrower, the Administrator, the Lender Parties and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any note purchase agreement, netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or through the Expiration Date, as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case under any other Transaction Document resulting or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement, but excluding any other Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement to the extent such other Default Event is predicated upon the actual acceleration of the indebtedness unrelated to the Transaction Documents referenced in Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document during the period from and including January 1, 2016 to the Expiration Date (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Lender Parties.
(b)      For the avoidance of doubt, during the period from and including the Effective Date through the Expiration Date, (i) the Lender Parties shall continue to make Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents (as modified by the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any

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notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2.
Section 3.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) the Lender Parties shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 4.      No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Borrower, the Administrator, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Borrower, the Administrator and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 5.      Covenants . If Restated Financial Statements become available prior to the Expiration Date, the Borrower shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Verification Agent and the Lender Parties (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 6.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 7.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 8.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Borrower


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrator


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer


WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent, Calculation Agent, Account Bank and Securities Intermediary
 

By: /s/ Mark DeFabio        
Name:    Mark DeFabio
Title: Vice President





[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]



WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as Lender
 

By: /s/ Mark Weide            
Name:    Mark Weide
Title: Vice President





[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]
Exhibit 10.5.4

EXECUTION DRAFT

LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT
This Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2012 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Facility Agreement ”), by and among GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, (the "Borrower"), DITECH FINANCIAL LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC), as administrator (the “Administrator”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified on the signature pages attached thereto as lenders (each, a " Lender ", and collectively, the “ Lender Parties ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as calculation agent, verification agent, account bank and securities intermediary (in such capacities, the " Verification Agent ") and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as agent and sole Lender.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Guarantor ”) and the Administrator may be required to restate its financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and its financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (collectively, the “ Specified Financial Statements ” and after giving effect to the Restatement, such Specified Financial Statements as so restated, the “ Restated Financial Statements ”) as a result of certain errors relating to how the Guarantor and the Administrator performed their calculations to determine the valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset (such restatement as a result of such error, the “ Restatement ”);
WHEREAS, the Lender Parties party hereto constitute the Required Lenders under the Facility Agreement;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to waive, during the period beginning on May 26, 2017 and ending on June 9, 2017, certain provisions of the Facility Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) concerning matters involving or relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements (as defined below);
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2017, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on June 9, 2017 and ending on July 7, 2017;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Limited Waiver with respect to Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017 (the “ Prior Waiver ”), the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties agreed to extend such waiver period for the period beginning on July 7, 2017 and ending on July 31, 2017; and




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WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrator, the Verification Agent, and the Lender Parties have agreed to permanently extend such waiver period subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Facility Agreement.
Section 2.      Limited Waivers .
(a)      The Lender Parties acknowledge and agree that as of the Effective Date and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Facility Agreement, the Facility Documents or any other agreements, documents or instruments between or among the Verification Agent, the Borrower, the Administrator, the Lender Parties and the Guarantor, including, but not limited to, any note purchase agreement, netting agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement or interest rate protection agreement, as applicable (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), (i) the Restatement shall be permitted and there shall be no default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or other condition however styled or denominated, in any such case, under any Transaction Document, whether past, present or future, as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement (a “ Default Event ”), including, without limitation, any Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement due to a default, event of default, amortization event, termination event or similar event or condition however styled or denominated, in any such case under any other Transaction Document resulting or arising from, directly or indirectly, the Restatement, but excluding any other Default Event triggered pursuant to Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement to the extent such other Default Event is predicated upon the actual acceleration of the indebtedness unrelated to the Transaction Documents referenced in Section 8.01(f) of the Facility Agreement, and (ii) there shall be no Default Event as a result of or arising from, directly or indirectly, (x) any breach of any representation or warranty made prior to the Effective Date relating to the Specified Financial Statements or any monthly financial statements delivered under any Transaction Document since and including January 1, 2016 (the “ Specified Monthly Financial Statements ” and, together with the Specified Financial Statements, the “ Specified Periodic Financial Statements ”) (including, without limitation, as part of any certification, report or statement made pursuant to or in connection with the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements) or any such representation or warranty proving to be untrue or incorrect, or (y) the failure to deliver notice of any Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or any action taken or any other failure to take action while any such Default Event relating to the Specified Periodic Financial Statements or the Restatement to the extent that such action or failure to take action would have been permitted but for the existence of such Default Event, and in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any such Default Event is expressly waived by the Lender Parties.
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this Agreement), and (ii) neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor shall be required to deliver any notice pursuant to any Transaction Document in connection with the occurrence or continuation of the events described in this Section 2.
Section 3.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “ Effective Date ”) the Lender Parties shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
Section 4.      No Acknowledgement . For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not constitute an acknowledgement by the Borrower, the Administrator, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that the Restatement or the delivery of the Specified Periodic Financial Statements would result in a Default Event, and each of the Borrower, the Administrator and the Guarantor reserves all of its rights under the Transaction Documents in connection therewith.
Section 5.      Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the waiver herein shall be void if:
(a)      the requisite term loan lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017; or
(b)      the requisite noteholders specified in that certain Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof), among the Guarantor, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as successor trustee, providing for the issuance of the 7.875% senior notes due 2021, do not sign and deliver an executed waiver with substantially the same effect as this Agreement by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator shall provide prompt written notice to the Verification Agent if either of 5(a) or 5(b) are not satisfied by 11:59 pm (EDT) on July 31, 2017.
Section 6.      Covenants . Upon the availability of the Restated Financial Statements, the Borrower shall promptly deliver such Restated Financial Statements to the Verification Agent and the Lender Parties (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC).
Section 7.      Effect on Prior Waivers . Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Prior Waiver shall be terminated in its entirety and superseded in all respects by this Agreement.
Section 8.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a

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single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 9.      Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAW.
Section 10.      Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GREEN TREE ADVANCE RECEIVABLES II LLC, as Borrower


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl A. Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrator


By:    
/s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl A. Collins
    Title: SVP & Treasurer


WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Guarantor


By: /s/ Cheryl Collins            
Name: Cheryl A. Collins
Title: SVP & Treasurer






[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent, Calculation Agent, Account Bank and Securities Intermediary
 

By: /s/ Kelly J. Rentz            
Name: Kelly J. Rentz
Title: Vice President





[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]



WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as Lender
 

By: /s/ Mark Weide            
Name: Mark Weide
Title: Vice President

 


[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES LOAN AGREEMENT (WELLS)]
Exhibit 10.6.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT dated as of August 2, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into by and among:
(i) Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “ Company ”); and
(ii) each undersigned entity, in each such entity’s respective capacity as lender under, or as nominee, investment adviser, sub-adviser, or investment manager, as applicable, to certain funds, accounts, and other entities (including subsidiaries and affiliates of such funds, accounts, and entities) that is a lender (in its respective capacity as such, each, a “ Term Lender ,” and, collectively, the “ Term Lenders ” and, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns and any subsequent Term Lender that becomes party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof, each, a “ Consenting Term Lender ,” and, collectively, the “ Consenting Term Lenders ”) party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Credit Agreement ,” and the term loan facility thereunder, the “ Term Loan Facility ”), by and among the Company, as the borrower, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (together with any successor administrative agent, in each case, in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), the other term lenders party thereto and the other lenders party thereto .
The Company, each Consenting Term Lender, and any subsequent Person that becomes a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof are referred to herein as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party .”
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “ RSA ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , as of the date hereof, the Company and the Requisite Term Lenders desire to enter into this Amendment to modify Section 3(b) of the RSA.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Amendments .
(a)
The definition of “Consent Solicitation and Exchange Offer” is hereby amended to replace the reference to “Annex C” with “Annex B”.

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(b)
The definition of “Consent Solicitation Statement and Exchange Offer Memorandum” is hereby amended to replace the reference to “Annex C” with “Annex B”.
(c)
Section 3(b) of the RSA is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(i)
Transfers . Each Consenting Term Lender agrees that, for the duration of the Support Period, such Consenting Term Lender shall not sell, transfer, loan, issue, participate, pledge, hypothecate, assign or otherwise dispose of (other than ordinary course pledges and/or swaps) (each, a “ Transfer ”), directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any of its Claims, including any beneficial ownership in any such Claims, or any option thereon or any right or interest therein, unless the transferee thereof either (A) is a Consenting Term Lender (with respect to a transfer by a Consenting Term Lender) or (B) prior to such Transfer, agrees in writing for the benefit of the Parties to become a Consenting Term Lender and to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement applicable to Consenting Term Lenders (including with respect to any and all Claims it already may hold against or in the Company prior to such Transfer) by executing a joinder agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D (a “ Joinder Agreement ”), and delivering an executed copy thereof within two (2) business days of such execution, to (i) Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP (“ Weil ”), as counsel to the Company, and (ii) Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as counsel to an ad hoc group of Consenting Term Lenders (“ Kirkland ”), in which event (x) the transferee (including the Consenting Term Lender) shall be deemed to be a Consenting Term Lender hereunder to the extent of such transferred Claims and (y) the transferor shall be deemed to relinquish its rights (and be released from its obligations) under this Agreement to the extent of such transferred Claims (such transfer, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and such party to such Permitted Transfer, a “ Permitted Transferee ”). Each Consenting Term Lender agrees that any Transfer of any Claim that does not comply with the terms and procedures set forth herein shall be deemed void ab initio, and the Company and each other Consenting Term Lender shall have the right to enforce the voiding of such Transfer.
(ii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) a Qualified Marketmaker that acquires any Claims subject to this Agreement held by a Consenting Term Lender with the purpose and intent of acting as a Qualified Marketmaker for such Claims, shall not be required to become a party to this Agreement as a Consenting Term Lender, if (x) such Qualified Marketmaker transfers such Claims (by purchase,

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sale, assignment, or other similar means) within the earlier of ten (10) business days of its acquisition and the plan voting deadline (if applicable) to a Permitted Transferee and the transfer otherwise is a Permitted Transfer, and (y) such Consenting Term Lender shall be solely responsible for the Qualified Marketmaker’s failure to comply with this Section 3(b), and (B) to the extent any Party is acting solely in its capacity as a Qualified Marketmaker, it may Transfer any ownership interests in the Claims that it acquires from a holder of Claims that is not a Consenting Term Lender to a transferee that is not a Consenting Term Lender at the time of such Transfer without the requirement that the transferee be or become a signatory to this Agreement or execute a Transfer Agreement.
(iii)
This Agreement shall in no way be construed to preclude the Consenting Term Lenders from acquiring additional Claims; provided that (A) any Consenting Term Lender that acquires additional Claims during the Support Period shall promptly notify Weil and Kirkland of such acquisition, including the amount of such acquisition, and (B) such acquired Claims shall automatically and immediately upon acquisition by a Consenting Term Lender be deemed subject to the terms of this Agreement (regardless of when or whether notice of such acquisition is given to the Company).
(iv)
This Section 3(b) shall not impose any obligation on the Company to issue any “cleansing letter” or otherwise publicly disclose information for the purpose of enabling a Consenting Term Lender to Transfer any Claims.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the Company and another Party have entered into a separate agreement with respect to the issuance of a “cleansing letter” or other public disclosure of information, the terms of such confidentiality agreement shall continue to apply and remain in full force and effect according to its terms. 
2.
Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective and binding when counterpart signature pages to this Amendment have been executed and delivered by the Parties constituting Company and the Requisite Term Lenders.
3.
Miscellaneous . Except as expressly set forth herein, the RSA is and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and nothing contained in this Amendment shall, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights of the Company or the Consenting Term Lenders, or shall alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants, or agreements contained in the RSA.
4.
Survival . This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

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5.
Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.
6.
Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts (including by electronic transmission of signature pages hereto), and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed an original and to constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers, solely in their respective capacity as officers of the undersigned and not in any other capacity, as of the date first set forth above.
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.



By: /s/Gary L. Tillett ________________
Name:    Gary L. Tillett
Title:     Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer



[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]

Exhibit 10.6.2


By: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
In its capacity as investment manager, sub-adviser or similar capacity on behalf of holders of the Term Loan B of Walter Investment Management Corp
By: /s/ David Mechlin _____________    
Name:     David Mechlin    
Title:     Authorized Signatory    


By: Marathon Asset Management, LP on behalf of certain funds advised by it as lenders
By: /s/ Dan Lalli______________     
Name:     Dan Lalli
Title:     Authorized Signatory


AGF FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Manager
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


EATON VANCE CDO X PLC
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    



[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]


Eaton Vance CLO 2014-1 Ltd.
By: Eaton Vance Management Portfolio Manager
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof
Title:     Vice President    


DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Eaton Vance Loan Holding Limited
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Manager
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof
Title:     Vice President    


Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    

[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]


EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof
Title:     Vice President    


Eaton Vance International (Cayman Island) Floating-Rate Income Portfolio
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof
Title:     Vice President    


EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    

[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]


EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio
By: Boston Management and Research as Investment Advisor

By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Brighthouse Funds Trust I – Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Sub-Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    

[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]


Florida Power & Light Company
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


PACIFIC SELECT FUND FLOATING RATE LOAN PORTFOLIO
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Sub-Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Renaissance Investment Holdings Ltd
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust Ii – Variable Portfolio-Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Sub-Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    

[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA ]


SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO
By: Boston Management and Research as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof __________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President    


EATON VANCE VT FLOATING-RATE INCOME FUND
BY: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Michael B. Botthof ____________
Name:    Michael B. Botthof    
Title:     Vice President


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to RSA]

Exhibit 10.7.2
Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
Amendment ”), dated as of July 31, 2017, is entered into by and among WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., a Maryland corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Persons listed on the signature pages hereto as SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (together with the Borrower, the “ Credit Parties ”), and the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto constituting the Required Lenders.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”) have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”; the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and as the same hereafter further may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested, among other things, that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement. The undersigned Lenders are willing to accommodate such requests, subject to satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein (including in the recitals above) that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement . In accordance with Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement and effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth on the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto.

Section 3. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “ Third Amendment Effective Date ”) upon which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(i) receipt from the Credit Parties and the Lenders representing the Required Lenders of executed counterparts hereof;

(ii) the execution and effectiveness of that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017 (the “ RSA ”), to which this Amendment is annexed as Exhibit C; and

(iii) the execution and effectiveness of that certain Waiver to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “ Waiver ”) annexed to the RSA as Exhibit B.







Section 4. Representations of the Credit Parties . Each of the Credit Parties hereby represents and warrants to the undersigned Lenders that as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to this Amendment and the other transactions contemplated hereby):

(i) except as any such representations relate to, are impacted by, or with respect to the Specified Financial Statements (as defined in the Waiver), each of the representations and warranties made by any Credit Party in or pursuant to the Credit Documents is true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date); and

(ii) other than the Specified Defaults (as defined in the Waiver), no Default or Event of Default exists, has occurred and is continuing or will result from the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment.

Section 5. Reaffirmation of Credit Party Obligations . Each Credit Party hereby ratifies the Credit Agreement and acknowledges and reaffirms that, (a) as amended hereby, all terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such Credit Party and
(b) it is responsible for the observance and full performance of its respective Obligations. To the extent any terms and conditions in any of the other Credit Documents shall contradict or be in conflict with any terms or conditions of the Credit Agreement, after giving effect to this Amendment, such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified and amended accordingly to reflect the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement as modified and amended hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall constitute (i) a waiver of any breach, Default or Event of Default which may exist under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or under applicable law or in equity or (ii) a waiver or release of, or a limitation upon, the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise of any rights or remedies under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or under applicable law or in equity, including, but not limited to, the right to institute collection or arbitration proceedings against Borrower and/or the Credit Parties and/or to exercise any right against any other person or entity not a party to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

Section 6. Reaffirmation of Subsidiary Guarantor Obligations . Each Subsidiary Guarantor consents to the execution and delivery by Borrower and the other Credit Parties of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions described herein, and ratifies and confirms the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party with respect to the indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other document evidencing any indebtedness of Borrower or any other Credit Party to the Lenders or any other obligation of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to any obligation of Borrower or any other Credit Party, the Subsidiary Guaranty to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party (a) is and shall continue to be a primary obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment and (c) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained herein to the contrary


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shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party.

Section 7. Governing Law. This Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 8. Effect of This Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any Lender or Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Credit Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document in similar or different circumstances.

Section 9. Counterparts . This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

Section 10. Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall constitute a Credit Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement. Each Lender party hereto acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own decision to enter into this Amendment. The Lenders party hereto hereby expressly consent to the execution of this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., as Borrower
By:     /s/ Gary L. Tillett    
    Name: Gary L. Tillett
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief     Financial Officer

GREEN TREE CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

GREEN TREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Jeanetta Brown    
    Name: Jeanetta Brown
    Title: Acting General Counsel & Secretary

GREEN TREE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer



[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]



GREEN TREE INSURANCE AGENCY OF NEVADA, INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

WALTER MANAGEMENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

GREEN TREE SERVICING CORP., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

DITECH FINANICAL LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

GREEN TREE CREDIT LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Kimberly Perez    
    Name: Kimberly Perez
    Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting     Officer



[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]



MORTGAGE ASSET SYSTEMS, LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Jeanetta Brown    
    Name: Jeanetta Brown
    Title: Vice President

REO MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Jeanetta Brown    
    Name: Jeanetta Brown
    Title: Vice President

REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

WALTER REVERSE ACQUISITION LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Jeanetta Brown    
    Name: Jeanetta Brown
    Title: Secretary

DF INSURANCE AGENCY, as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Cheryl Collins    
    Name: Cheryl Collins
    Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

ARCHVIEW FUND L.P., ARCHVIEW MASTER FUND LTD., ARCHVIEW ERISA MASTER FUND LTD, and RAMIUS ARCHVIEW CREDIT AND DISTRESSED FUND, and ARCHVIEW CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND I L.P. By Archview Investment Group LP its Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Aaron Rosen______________
Name:     Aaron Rosen
Title:    Principal


BLACK DIAMOND OFFSHORE LTD.
as Lender

By: Carlson Capital, L.P., its investment advisor

By:      /s/ Lynne B. Alpar______________
Name:     Lynne B. Alpar
Title:     Chief Financial Officer of Carlson Capital, L.P.
DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND OFFSHORE LTD., as Lender

By: Carlson Capital, L.P., its investment advisor

By:      /s/ Lynne B. Alpar ________________
Name:     Lynne B. Alpar
Title:    Chief Financial Officer of Carlson Capital, L.P.
CVP Cascade CLO-1 Ltd.

By: CVP CLO Manager LLC

By:      /s/ Brian J. Conroy__________
Name:     Brian J. Conroy    
Title:     Portfolio Manager    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]



By: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
In its capacity as investment manager, sub-adviser or similar capacity on behalf of holders of the Term Loan B of Walter Investment Management Corp

By     /s/ David Mechlin _____________    
Name:     David Mechlin    
Title:     Authorized Signatory    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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By: Marathon Asset Management, LP on behalf of certain funds advised by it that are Lenders

By:      /s/ Dan Lalli ______________     
Name:     Dan Lalli
Title:     Authorized Signatory
Symphony Asset Management LLC in its capacity as investment manager, sub-advisor, collateral manager, or similar capacity on behalf of certain entities in their respective capacities as Lenders to Walter Investment Management Corp

By:      /s/ Judith MacDonald _________    
Name:     Judith MacDonald    
Title:     General Counsel    

Certain Registered Investment Companies advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC and sub-advised by Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:      /s/ Judith MacDonald _________
Name:     Judith MacDonald    
Title:     General Counsel    
By: NEUBERGER BERMAN INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC, AS INVESTMENT MANAGER OF FUNDS AND/OR ACCOUNTS IT MANAGES, as Lender

By:      /s/ Joseph Lynch _____________
Name:     Joseph Lynch
Title:     Managing Director    
AGF FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS PORTFOLIO MANAGER

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:    Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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EATON VANCE CDO X PLC
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Eaton Vance CLO 2014-1 Ltd.
By: Eaton Vance Management Portfolio Manager

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ___________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Eaton Vance Loan Holding Limited
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Eaton Vance International (Cayman Island) Floating-Rate Income Portfolio
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management As Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio
By: Boston Management and Research as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Brighthouse Funds Trust I – Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Sub-Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Florida Power & Light Company
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
PACIFIC SELECT FUND FLOATING RATE LOAN PORTFOLIO
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Renaissance Investment Holdings Ltd
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust Ii – Variable Portfolio-Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Fund
By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Sub-Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO
By: Boston Management and Research as Investment Advisor

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    
EATON VANCE VT FLOATING-RATE INCOME FUND
BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

By:      /s/ Craig P. Russ ______________
Name:     Craig P. Russ    
Title:     Vice President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Adams Mill CLO Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Associate Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Brookside Mill CLO Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Christian Super

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Credos Floating Rate Fund LP

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as General Partner

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Jackson Mill CLO Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Portfolio Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    
Jefferson Mill CLO, Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Kentucky Retirement Systems (Shenkman – Insurance Fund Account)

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Kentucky Retirement Systems (Shenkman – Pension Account)

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Providence Health & Services Investment Trust (Bank Loans Portfolio)

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ______________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Shenkman Floating Rate High Income Fund

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ___________    
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Sudbury Mill CLO, Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ___________
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Virginia College Savings Plan,.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ___________    
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Executive Vice-President    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Washington Mill CLO Ltd.

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ___________    
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer    

[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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WM Pool – Fixed Interest Trust No. 7

By: SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as Investment Manager

By:      /s/ Justin Slatky ___________    
Name:     Justin Slatky    
Title:     Co-Chief Investment Officer


[Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement Signature Page]
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Ocean Trails CLO IV

By: Five Arrows Managers North America LLC as Asset Manager, as Lender

By:      /s/ Heidimarie Skor    
Name:     Heidimarie Skor
Title:     Director


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Ocean Trails CLO V

By: Five Arrows Managers North America LLC as Asset Manager, as Lender , as Lender

By:      /s/ Heidimarie Skor    
Name:     Heidimarie Skor
Title:     Director


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Annex A
Amendments to Credit Agreement


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ANNEX A






AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of December 19, 2013 among
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Joint Bookrunners

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
RBS SECURITIES INC. and UBS SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Syndication Agent

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC and UBS SECURITIES LLC,
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Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

Amend and Extend Transaction ” shall mean an extension of maturity transaction described in and effected pursuant to Section 2.26.
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date ” shall mean February 23, 2016. “ Amendment No. 2 ” shall mean Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date among the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders identified on the signature pages thereto.
Amendment No. 2 Effective Date ” shall mean August 5, 2016. Amendment No. 3 ” shall mean Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date among the Borrower and the Lenders identified on the signature pages thereto.

Amendment No. 3 Effective Date ” shall mean July 31, 2017.

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(a).

Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage ” shall mean, at any time, 50%; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the respective Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (as set forth in the officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(f)) for the fiscal year of the Borrower then last ended is (x) less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 but greater than 2.00:1.00, the Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 25% and (y) less than or equal to 2.00:1.00, the Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.
Applicable Margin ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, 3.75% per annum and (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, 2.75% per annum; provided that, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, during the period commencing on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and ending on (and including) January 1, 2017, the “Applicable Margin” shall mean (x) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, 4.50% per annum and (y) with respect to any ABR Loan, 3.50% per annum.

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Asset Sale ” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition (each, a Disposition ”) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (including by way of redemption by such Person) other than to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of any asset (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other securities of, or Equity Interest s in, another Person) , but excluding (x) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 (other than not made in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided that no Non-Core Asset Sale or Disposition of Bulk MSR shall constitute an “Asset Sale”; provided further that any such Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(iv), Section 6.02(xiv) , Section 6.02(xxiii) or Section (xxv)) and (y) any other sale, transfer or disposition (for such purpose, treating any series of related sales, transfers or dispositions as a single such transaction) that generates Net Sale Proceeds of less than $250,000. or Section 6.02(xxv), to the extent not constituting a Non-Core Asset Sale or Disposition of Bulk MSR, shall constitute an “Asset Sale”.
Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.
Authorized Officer ” shall mean the chief executive officer, president, any vice- president, chairman, vice chairman, secretary, any assistant secretary, treasurer, any assistant treasurer, chief operating officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower.
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b)(iii).
Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b)(iv).
Available Amount ” shall mean, on any date (the “ Determination Date ”), an amount equal to:

(a)         the sum, without duplication, of (I) (x) solely for calculating the Available Amount for purposes of Section 6.03(vi) and clause (y) of Section 6.15 (except for purposes of calculating the Available Amount for payments of cash by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a holder of Convertible Notes upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Notes or in connection with the right of a holder of Convertible Notes to require the Borrower to repurchase such Convertible Notes in accordance with Section 6.15(y)(B)(2)), $50,000,000 and (y) solely for calculating the Available Amount for purposes of Section 6.05(xii), Section 6.05(xxii) and for purposes of calculating the Available Amount for payments of cash by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a holder of Convertible Notes upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Notes or in connection with the right of a holder of Convertible Notes to require the Borrower to repurchase such Convertible Notes in accordance with Section 6.15(y)(B)(2), an amount equal to the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of the issuance of common stock of the Borrower on

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Borrowing Request ” shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit A, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.
 
Breakage Event ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16.
Bulk MSR ” shall mean all MSR, including the related Servicing Advances, other than Flow MSR.
 
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Calculation Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, any Significant Asset Sale or any other event expressly required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Test Period most recently ended prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, Significant Asset Sale or other event for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.02(k) or Section 5.01(b) or (c), as applicable.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all expenditures (without duplication) by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and, without duplication, the amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all rental obligations of such Person which, under GAAP, are required to be capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with such principles.

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Banks or Lenders, as collateral for L/C Exposure or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Exposure, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Collateral Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank. “ Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date

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(d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.24(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and each Lender.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” shall mean any non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an asset sale that is so designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to an officer’s certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent, which certificate shall set forth the Fair Market Value of such non-cash consideration and the basis for determining such Fair Market Value.

Determination Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Available Amount”.

Disposition ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Asset Sale”.

Dividend ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person has, directly or indirectly, declared or paid a dividend, distribution or returned any other amount with respect to any Equity Interests to its stockholders, shareholders, partners or members or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders, shareholders, partners or members in their capacity as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired or terminated or cancelled, directly or indirectly, for a consideration (whether in cash, securities or other property) any shares of any class of its capital stock or any other Equity Interests outstanding on or after the Closing Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or shall have permitted any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock or any other Equity Interests of such Person outstanding on or after the Closing Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests).

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized in the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

Dutch Auction ” shall mean an auction conducted by the Borrower to purchase Term Loans as contemplated by Section 9.04(l) substantially in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit L.
EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an

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EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Eligible Assignee ” shall mean (a) in the case of Term Loans, (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) a Related Fund of a Lender and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or in the case of assignments during the initial syndication of the Commitments and Loans to Persons identified in writing to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date and acceptable to the Borrower, the Borrower and (b) in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Credit Commitment, (i) a Revolving Credit Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender, (iii) a Related Fund of a Revolving Credit Lender and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or in the case of assignments during the initial syndication of the Commitments and Loans to Persons identified in writing to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date and acceptable to the Borrower, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and, in the case of the Borrower, any such approval shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within five Business Days of a request for such approval); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (x) except as permitted under Section 9.04(l), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates (it being understood and agreed that assignments to the Borrower may be made pursuant to Section 9.04(l)) or (y) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (y).
Engagement Letter ” shall mean the Engagement Letter dated December 2, 2013 among the Borrower, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Bank PLC, RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, orders, claims, liens, notices of

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Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein.

Flood Determination Form ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Flood Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).
Flow MSR ” shall mean all MSR that are funded or purchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary within the prior 120 days and sold to a counterparty pursuant to a flow purchase agreement in the Ordinary Course of Business.

Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Pension Plan ” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by the Borrower or any one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure ” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of the outstanding L/C Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank other than L/C Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.

Government Sponsored Entity ” shall mean (i) Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association and
(ii) any other entity that is “sponsored”, chartered or controlled by the federal government of the United States.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, Government Sponsored Entity or other entity exercising executive, legislative,

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Barclays Bank PLC, RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, each in their capacity as joint lead arrangers of the Credit Facilities.

Leaseholds ” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and /or fixtures.

Legacy Business ” shall mean businesses related to non-Government Sponsored Entity or non-Ginnie Mae mortgage loans or MSR (other than the RMS Business).

Lenders ” shall mean (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(a) and (b) any Person that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment or Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
Letter of Credit ” shall mean any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.22.

Letter of Credit Application ” shall mean an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the Issuing Bank.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is seven days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates (or by reference to any successor or substitute entity or other quotation service providing comparable quotations to such British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates) for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by the Bloomberg Information Service or any successor thereto or any other service selected by the Administrative Agent which has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association (or any successor or substitute agency) as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “LIBO Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, charge, lien (statutory or other),

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MSR Facility ” shall mean any financing arrangement of any kind, including, but not limited to, financing arrangements in the form of repurchase facilities, loan agreements, note issuance facilities and commercial paper facilities, with a financial institution or other lender (including, without limitation, Fannie Mae or any other Government Sponsored Entity) or purchaser, in each case, exclusively to finance or refinance the purchase or origination by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of MSRs originated or purchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

MSR Facility Trust ” shall mean any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) established for the purpose of issuing notes or other securities in connection with an MSR Facility, which (i) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs originated or purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

MSR Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness in connection with an MSR Facility; the amount of any particular MSR Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.
MSR Lender ” shall mean a third party financing source (including, without limitation, Fannie Mae) which provides financing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary the proceeds of which are used exclusively to purchase MSR relating to Residential Mortgage Loans.

MSR Outside Date” means the date that is the earlier of (A) 120 days following the Effective Date (as defined in the RSA) and (B) February 15, 2018.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate currently makes or is obligated to make contributions or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has made or was obligated, within the preceding six years, to make contributions.
NAIC ” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. “ Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean, for any event requiring a repayment of Term
Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(b) or (e), as the case may be, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such event, net of reasonable transaction costs (including, as applicable, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses associated therewith) received from any such event and, in the case of a Recovery Event, net of the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness secured by the Security Documents, Permitted External Refinancing Debt, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) which is secured by the respective


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property or assets destroyed, damaged, taken or otherwise underlying such Recovery Event.
Net Equity Proceeds ” shall mean, with respect to each capital contribution to any Person or sale or issuance by any Person of its Equity Interests, the cash proceeds received by such Person therefrom net of reasonable transaction costs (including, as applicable, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary discounts and commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses associated therewith).

Net Sale Proceeds ” shall mean for any sale or other disposition of assets, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such sale or other disposition of assets, net of (i) reasonable transaction costs (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions, reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses (including title and recording expenses), associated therewith and sales, VAT and transfer taxes arising therefrom), (ii) payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of , to the extent that such payment of unassumed liabilities is required by law, rule, regulation or contract and is actually paid at the time of, or within 30 90 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition, (iii) the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness secured by the Security Documents, Permitted External Refinancing Debt, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) which is secured by the respective assets which were sold or otherwise disposed of, and (iv) the estimated net marginal increase in income taxes which will be payable by the Borrower’s consolidated group or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to the fiscal year of the Borrower in which the sale or other disposition occurs as a result of such sale or other disposition (the “ Net Tax Amount ”), provided that, after filing the Borrower’s tax return for the applicable year, the Borrower shall promptly determine in good faith whether such estimated Net Tax Amount exceeds the actual Net Tax Amount reflected on Borrower’s tax return for the applicable year (as originally filed and without regard to any subsequent amendments to such tax return), and any such difference between the estimated Net Tax Amount and actual Net Tax Amount shall be treated as additional gross cash proceeds and (v) with respect to any Disposition of MSR for which “subservicer” rights are retained, Servicing Advances receivables with respect to such Servicing Advances required to be made as subservicer under the related subservicing agreement as estimated by the Borrower acting in good faith ; provided , further , however, that such gross proceeds shall not include any portion of such gross cash proceeds which the Borrower determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments (to the extent the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to such determination), it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined (which shall not be later than 12 months following the date of the respective asset sale), the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such sale or disposition exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute Net
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Sale Proceeds on such date received by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary from such sale or other disposition.

Net Tax Amount ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Net Sale Proceeds”.

NFIP ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Non-Core Asset Sales ” shall mean any sale of (a) the RMS Business, (b) Legacy Businesses, with Net Sale Proceeds in the aggregate in excess of $10,000,000 for the term of this Agreement; provided that sales for less than zero shall be treated as zero for purposes of such threshold, (c) the equity interests of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (d) Residual Interests.


Non-Credit Party Investment Amount ” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to $50,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of all Investments made after the Closing Date in reliance on Section 6.05(iii), Section 6.05(ix)(C) or clause (A) of the second proviso of Section 6.05(xii).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Extension Notice Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b)(iii).

Non-Recourse Entities ” shall mean, collectively, each Non-Recourse Servicer Advance Debt Entity, each Non-Recourse Warehouse Debt Entity and each Securitization Entity.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries, Indebtedness that is specifically advanced to finance the acquisition of investment assets and secured only by the assets to which such Indebtedness relates without recourse to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person or its Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder against such Person (which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes).

Non-Recourse Servicer Advance Debt Entity ” shall mean any special purpose bankruptcy remote Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is exclusively engaged in making Servicing Advances and the incurrence of Permitted Servicing
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Advance Facility Indebtedness that constitutes Non-Recourse Indebtedness in connection therewith and activities relating directly thereto.

Non-Recourse Warehouse Debt Entity ” shall mean any special purpose bankruptcy remote Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is exclusively engaged in the origination of residential mortgage loans and the incurrence of Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness that constitutes Non-Recourse Indebtedness in connection therewith and activities relating directly thereto.

Non-Reinstatement Deadline ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b)(iv).

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

Notes ” shall mean any promissory notes issued from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04(e).

Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, all amounts in respect of any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding (or which would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws) at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding), penalties, fees, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements (including L/C Disbursements with respect to Letters of Credit), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of the foregoing amounts.
OFAC ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(a). Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean the ordinary course of business (i)
as conducted by similarly situated residential loan and mortgage finance businesses in good faith in a manner consistent with customary market practice for the industries in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries operate or (ii) as conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in good faith and consistent with past practice with respect to the scope of its normal business operations; provided that (x) with respect to Residential Mortgage Loans, in order for a Disposition thereof to have been made in the “Ordinary Course of Business”, at the time of such Disposition, (I) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have exited or taken a substantial step toward exiting the business or a significant part of the business of the origination of Residential Mortgage Loans and (II) such Disposition is consistent with the past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in terms of transaction size, type and structure. and (y) with respect to Ginnie Mae buyout loans, in order for a Disposition thereof to have been made in the “Ordinary Course of Business,” the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall reinvest the Net Sale Proceeds thereof in Ginnie Mae buyout loans within six months of the consummation of such Disposition.

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(b)      such refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the refinanced Indebtedness;

(c)      the terms of such refinancing Indebtedness (including as to collateral), taken as a whole (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), are not more restrictive to the Credit Parties than the refinanced Indebtedness (other than with respect to interest rates, fees, premiums and no call periods);

(d)      no person, other than a Credit Party, shall be an obligor in respect of such refinancing Indebtedness;

(e)      if the refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment or in lien priority to the Obligations, the refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment or in lien priority, as applicable, to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the refinanced Indebtedness; and

(f)      no Default or Event shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such exchange, refinancing, renewal, replacement, defeasance, discharge or refunding . ; and

(g)      if such refinanced Indebtedness is secured, the refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto may only be secured if and to the extent secured by the same assets that secured such refinanced Indebtedness.

Permitted Residual Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under a Residual Funding Facility; provided that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any of (x) the amount of any such Permitted Residual Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such Permitted Residual Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Permitted Residual Indebtedness shall be deemed not to be Permitted Residual Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption, or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness).
Permitted Securitization Indebtedness ” shall mean Securitization Indebtedness; provided that (i) in connection with any Securitization, any Warehouse Indebtedness or MSR Indebtedness used to finance the purchase or origination of any receivables subject to such Securitization is repaid in connection with such Securitization to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the applicable Securitization Entity and (ii) the excess
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Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Exposure.

Revolving Credit Facility ” shall mean the Revolving Credit Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder.

Revolving Credit Lender ” shall mean a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Loan.

Revolving Credit Maturity Date ” shall mean the day that is five years after the Closing Date; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

Revolving Loans ” shall mean the revolving loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

RMS Business ” means the reverse mortgage business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the assets and liabilities related thereto including reverse subservicing.

RSA ” shall mean that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017, among the Borrower and the Lenders party thereto.
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, or any successor thereto. “ SEC ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(h).
  
Secured Creditors ” shall have the meaning assigned that term in the respective Security Documents.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Securitization ” shall mean a public or private transfer, sale or financing of (i) Servicing Advances, (ii) mortgage loans, (iii) installment contracts and/or (iv) other loans and related assets (clauses (i) – (iv) above, collectively, the “ Securitization Assets ”) by which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly securitizes a pool of specified Securitization Assets including, without limitation, any such transaction involving the sale of specified Servicing Advances or mortgage loans to a Securitization Entity or a Government Sponsored Entity (including a Securitization Entity established by such Government Sponsored Entity).

Securitization Assets ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Securitization.”

Securitization Entity ” shall mean (i) any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) established for the purpose of issuing asset-backed or

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Section 2.13 . Mandatory Prepayments. (a) In the event of any termination of all the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall, on the date of such termination, repay or prepay all its outstanding Revolving Credit Borrowings and replace or cause to be canceled or Cash Collateralized (or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank with respect to) all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. If, after giving effect to any partial reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments or at any other time, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, then the Borrower shall, on the date of such reduction or at such other time, repay or prepay Revolving Credit Borrowings and, after the Revolving Credit Borrowings shall have been repaid or prepaid in full, replace or cause to be canceled or Cash Collateralized (or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank with respect to) Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(b)     In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any cash proceeds from any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.04, other than Permitted External Refinancing Indebtedness and Refinancing Term Loans), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of the respective issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g).
(c)         In Unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders, in addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each date on or after the Closing Amendment No. 3 Effective Date upon which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives (other than in connection with any Disposition to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) any cash proceeds from (i) any Non-Core Asset Sale, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g) ; provided, however , that with respect to any Net Sale Proceeds received by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries from an Asset Sale permitted hereunder (other than in connection with an Asset Sale pursuant to Section 6.02(xiv) , (ii) any Disposition of (A) any Bulk MSR (other than any such Disposition required by the following clause (iii) hereof) and/or (B) any Asset Sale, in each case, in an amount equal to 80% of the Net Sale Proceeds of which therefrom shall be applied as provided in this Section 2.13(c) without regard to this proviso or the following proviso), such Net Sale Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists and an Authorized Officer of the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent setting forth the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s intention to reinvest such Net Sale Proceeds as permitted pursuant to this proviso and such Net Sale Proceeds shall be reinvested (or contractually committed to be reinvested pursuant to a written binding agreement with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) in the businesses permitted of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.13 within 365 days following the date of such Asset Sale, and provided further , that (I) if all or any
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portion of such Net Sale Proceeds not required to be so applied as provided above in this Section 2.13(c) are not so reinvested (or contractually committed to be so reinvested) within such 365-day period (or such earlier date, if any, as the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary determines not to reinvest the Net Sale Proceeds from such Asset Sale as set forth above), such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period (or such earlier date, as the case may be) as provided above in this Section 2.13(c) without regard to the immediately preceding proviso period and (II) if all or any portion of such Net Sale Proceeds are not required to be applied on the last day of such 365-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso because such amount is contractually committed within such period to be reinvested and then either (A) subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so reinvested or (B) such contractually committed portion is not so reinvested within 180 days after the date of such commitment, such remaining portion, in the case of either of preceding clause (A) or (B), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment as provided above in this Section 2.13(c) without regard to the immediately preceding proviso. on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g), or (iii) any Disposition on or prior to the MSR Outside Date of Government Sponsored Entity- related Bulk MSR, an amount equal to the sum of (A) 80% of the gross proceeds therefrom (excluding the proceeds of the Disposition of any related Servicing Advances) and (B) 80% of the Net Sale Proceeds of the Servicing Advances related to the Bulk MSR subject to such Disposition shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13 ( g); provided, that, to the extent the amount of prepayments made pursuant to the foregoing clause (iii)(A) on or after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and on or prior to the MSR Outside Date is less than $100,000,000 in the aggregate, an amount equal to the difference between $100,000,000 and the amounts so prepaid during such period shall be applied on the MSR Outside Date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g).
(d)     In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, an amount equal to the remainder of (if positive) (i) the Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage of the Excess Cash Flow for the related Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal prepayments of Loans to the extent (and only to the extent) that such prepayments were made as a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(a) other than with proceeds of asset sales (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), sales or issuances of Equity Interests, capital contributions, insurance or condemnation events or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income or utilizing the Available Amount (but in the case of a voluntary prepayment of Revolving Loans, only to the extent accompanied by a voluntary reduction to the Total Revolving Credit Commitment in an amount equal to such prepayment) during the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (iii) the face value of Term Loans assigned to or purchased by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.04(l) during the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period, shall be applied

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(xxi)     Liens on Servicing Advances (and/or reimbursement rights therefor), Residential Mortgage Loans or MSR and any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and property directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof, in each case that are the subject of an Excess Spread Sale entered into in the ordinary course of business securing obligations under such Excess Spread Sale;
(xxii)     Liens on the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary and the proceeds thereof securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(xxiii)     Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of premiums with respect thereto; provided such Liens shall not exceed the amount of such premiums so financed;
(xxiv)     Liens on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;
(xxv)     Liens on Securitization Assets, any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and assets directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof incurred in connection with Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or permitted guarantees thereof;
(xxvi)     Liens on the Collateral securing Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxvii)     additional Liens of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.01 so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) does not exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 in the aggregate for all such Liens at any time;
(xxviii)     Liens in any cash collateral or restricted accounts (containing only cash or cash equivalent securities, including securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, including, without limitation, GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC mortgage backed securities) securing any Interest Rate Protection Agreement permitted under the Credit Documents; and
(xxix)     Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents and restricted accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents in connection with the defeasance,
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discharge or redemption of Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is permitted hereunder . ; and
(xxx)      Liens in connection with or pursuant to the Escrow Agreement (as defined in the RSA).
In connection with the granting of Liens of the type described in clauses (iii), (vi), (vii), (xiv), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxv), (xxviii) and (xxix) of this Section 6.01 by the Borrower of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith without approval of any Lender (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien releases or lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in either case solely with respect to the item or items of equipment or other assets subject to such Liens).
Section 6.02 . Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or consummate any merger or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), or consummate any sale-leaseback transactions with any Person, except that : the following shall be permitted, in each case, so long as, in the case of each of the following constituting an Asset Sale, Disposition of Bulk MSR or Non-Core Asset Sale, the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied pursuant to Section 2.13(c):
(i)     Capital Expenditures made in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;
(ii)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may liquidate or otherwise dispose of obsolete or worn-out property in the ordinary course of business;
(iii)     Investments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 6.05;
(iv)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell assets( provided that any sale of less than all the capital stock or other Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this clause (iv) shall be deemed to be an Investment by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary in the capital stock or other Equity Interests not so sold in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such capital stock or other Equity Interests and upon such sale the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to have made an Investment in the applicable Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.05(ix)(C) in an amount equal to all Investments in such Subsidiary outstanding at such time), so long as (v) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (including as a result of any such deemed investment), (w) the Borrower or the respective Restricted Subsidiary receives at least Fair Market Value , and (x) the consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted
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Subsidiary consists of at least 75% cash or Cash Equivalents and is paid at the time of the closing of such sale; provided that, solely for the purposes of this clause (x), up to $50,000,000 in the aggregate of Designated Non-Cash Consideration for all asset sales received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date and not disposed of (and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value thereof), shall be deemed to be cash, (y) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by Section 2.13(c) and (z) the aggregate amount of the cash and non-cash proceeds received from all assets sold pursuant to this clause (iv) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $100,000,000 and (y) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 in any fiscal year of the Borrower (for this purpose, using the Fair Market Value of property other than cash); provided that clause (z) shall not apply to any such sale if, after giving effect to such sale, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, is less than 3.00 to 1.00;
(v)     the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease(as lessee) or license (as licensee) real or personal property in the ordinary course of business (so long as any such lease or license does not create a Capitalized Lease Obligation except to the extent permitted by Section 6.04(iv));
(vi)     the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case without recourse and in the ordinary course of business, accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not as part of any financing transaction;
(vii)     the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may grant licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases to other Persons in the ordinary course of business and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(viii)     the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may convey, sell or otherwise transfer all or any part of its business, properties and assets to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(ix)     any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor, so long as (A) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (B) in all other cases, a Subsidiary Guarantor is
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the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation;
(x)     any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Non-Recourse Entity) may convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets to, or merge or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, in each case so long as (A) no Event of Default shall result therefrom, (B) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (C) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving a Subsidiary Guarantor (but not involving the Borrower), such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation;
(xi)     Permitted Acquisitions may be consummated in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.05(xii);
(xii)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may liquidate or otherwise dispose of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business for cash or Cash Equivalents;
(xiii)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances or Residential Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of Permitted Funding Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall be permitted;
(xiv)     to the extent that any MSR Lender which is a Government Sponsored Entity exercises its MSR Call Option, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may sell the MSR subject to such MSR Call Option so long as the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied in accordance with Section 2.13(c) ;
(xv)     Green Tree SerVertis Acquisition LLC or a similarly structured Restricted Subsidiary may acquire Residential Mortgage Loans for the sole purpose of, simultaneously with such acquisition, assigning (and may assign) all of its right, title and interest in such Residential Mortgage Loans to either (x) a trust or other securitization entity or a similarly structured entity created on behalf of the Permitted Funds or a similarly structured entity or (y) any Affiliate of the Permitted Funds or a similarly structured entity (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), including without limitation, SerVertis REO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, provided that such acquisition is funded solely with cash or other proceeds received, either directly or indirectly, by Green Tree SerVertis Acquisition LLC or such other similarly structured Restricted Subsidiary from the Permitted Funds or any Affiliate of the Permitted Funds or a similarly structured entity (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary);
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(xvi)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers (in one or more transactions) for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSR or any parts thereof (a) in the ordinary course of business, (b) in connection with the transfer or termination of the related MSRs or (c) in connection with Excess Spread Sales in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;
(xvii)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSRs to Securitization Entities and Warehouse Facility Trusts in connection with Securitizations or Warehouse Facilities shall be permitted;
(xviii)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Investments or other assets and disposition or compromise of loans or other receivables, in each case, in connection with the workout, compromise, settlement or collection thereof or exercise of remedies with respect thereto, in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy, foreclosure or similar proceedings, including foreclosure, repossession and disposition of REO Assets and other collateral for loans serviced and/or originated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted;
(xix)     the modification of any loans owned by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;
(xx)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Securitization Assets in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the origination, acquisition, securitization and/or sale of loans that are purchased, insured, guaranteed, or securitized shall be permitted;
(xxi)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business of MSRs in connection with MSR Facilities and Warehouse Facilities and of REO Assets shall be permitted;
(xxii)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Residual Interests after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value shall be permitted; provided that the Fair Market Value of Residual Interests sold, contributed, assigned or otherwise transferred pursuant to this clause (xxii) shall not exceed $ 125 60 ,000,000 in the aggregate;
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in such Investment shall also be concurrently sold or transferred on the same terms and the holder or holders of such majority interests shall have required such sale or disposition of such minority interest pursuant to the exercise of any applicable drag-along rights and (y) the Net Sale Proceeds from the sale or transfer of such minority interest are applied in accordance with Section 2.13(c) ;
(xxiv)         the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may contribute assets to any joint venture in exchange for Equity Interests in such joint venture; provided (x) such transaction is on an arm’s length basis, (y) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, receives fair value for the assets so contributed and (z) such contributions shall constitute, on the date of such contribution, an Investment by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the assets so contributed; provided further , that such contributions may only be made to the extent permitted by Section 6.05;
(xxv)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of any assets or rights required or advisable as a result of statutory or regulatory changes as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Borrower , in each case so long as the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by Section 2.13(c); and ;
(xxvi)     sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary . ; and
(xxvii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of the RMS Business; provided that the Borrower will deliver or cause to be delivered an opinion stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view from an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.
For the avoidance of doubt, any sale, contribution, assignment or other transfer otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(xiii), (xvi) or (xvii) shall not be deemed to be for less than Fair Market Value solely because such sale, contribution, assignment or transfer was made at a discount to par.
To the extent the Required Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 6.02 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 6.02 (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents and, in the case of the sale of all of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary Guarantor permitted by this Section 6.02 (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from the Subsidiaries Guaranty, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized without any further
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action on behalf of any Lender or other Secured Creditor to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing release.
Section 6.03 . Dividends. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, authorize, declare or pay any Dividends with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except that:
(i)     any Restricted Subsidiary may pay Dividends to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party may pay Dividends to any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii)     any Non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary may pay Dividends to its shareholders, members or partners generally so long as the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying    such Dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary);
(iii)     the Borrower may redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value, outstanding shares of its Qualified Equity Interests (or options or warrants to purchase its Qualified Equity Interests) following the death, disability or termination of employment of officers, directors or employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that (x) the aggregate amount of all Dividends paid or made pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower and (y) at the time of any Dividend permitted to be made pursuant to this clause (iii), no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom;
(iv)     the Borrower may pay Dividends on its Qualified Equity Interests solely through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (but not in cash), provided that in lieu of issuing additional shares of Qualified Equity Interests as Dividends, the Borrower may increase the liquidation preference of the shares of Qualified Equity Interests in respect of which such Dividends have accrued;
(v)    [reserved]; and
(vi)    [reserved].
(v)      the Borrower may pay cash Dividends so long as (A) the aggregate amount of Dividends paid pursuant to this clause (v), plus the aggregate amount of payments made pursuant to clause (x) of Section 6.15, does not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower; provided that any unused portion of this basket may be utilized in any succeeding fiscal year
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of the Borrower and (B) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom; and
(vi)      the Borrower may pay additional cash Dividends pursuant to this clause (vi) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time (as determined immediately before giving effect to the making of such Dividend) so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (B) the Total Leverage Ratio at the time of such Dividend, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, is no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and (C) prior to the payment of such Dividend, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying compliance with preceding sub-clauses (A) and (B) and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required to establish compliance with preceding sub-clause (B).
Section 6.04 . Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i)     Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
(ii)     Existing Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 6.04 (as reduced by any permanent repayments of principal thereof) and in respect of any Continuing Letter of Credit and, in each case, any subsequent extension, renewal or refinancing thereof, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness to be extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase from that amount outstanding (or, in the case of a revolving line of credit, the amount committed on the Closing Date (as reduced by any permanent commitment reductions thereunder)) at the time of any such extension, renewal or refinancing, and neither the final maturity nor the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is decreased, such Indebtedness, if subordinated to the Obligations, remains so subordinated on terms no less favorable to the Lenders, and the original obligors in respect of such Indebtedness remain the only obligors thereon;
(iii)     Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, so long as the entering into of such Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements are bona fide hedging activities and are not for speculative purposes;
(iv)     Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness described in Section 6.01(vii), provided that in no event shall the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase
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foregoing an “ Investment ” and, collectively, “ Investments ”), except that the following shall be permitted:
(i)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold accounts or notes receivables owing to any of them, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(ii)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and Cash Equivalents;
(iii)     Investments in Persons that are not Credit Parties (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Non-Credit Party Investment Amount available at such time [reserved] ;
(iv)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and own REO Assets and other investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(v)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to their officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 at any time outstanding;
(vi)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold obligations of their officers and employees in connection with such officers’ and employees’ acquisition of shares of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of such obligations);
(vii)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements to the extent permitted by Section 6.04(iii);
(viii)     (A) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors may make intercompany loans and advances between or among one another and (B) any Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party may make intercompany loans and advances to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary (such intercompany loans and advances referred to in preceding clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the “ Intercompany Loans ”), provided that (v) each Intercompany Loan made by a Credit Party shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note, (w) each such Intercompany Note owned or held by a Credit Party shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, (x) each Intercompany Loan made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to a Credit Party shall be subject to the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (y) any Intercompany Loans
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made to any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (viii) shall cease to be permitted by this clause (viii) if such Subsidiary Guarantor or Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, ceases to constitute a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;
(ix)     (A) the Borrower and any Subsidiary Guarantor may make capital contributions to, or acquire Equity Interests of, any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary , and (B) any Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party may make capital contributions to, or acquire Equity Interests of, any other Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, and may capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to it by a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may make Investments in any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made (or deemed pursuant to Section 6.02(iv) to have been made) at any time after the Closing Date pursuant to the preceding subclause (C) shall not exceed the Non-Credit Party Investment Amount at such time; ;
(x)     the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may own the EquityInterests of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (so long as all amounts invested in such Restricted Subsidiaries are independently justified under another provision of this Section 6.05);
(xi)         Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 6.04, to the extent constituting Investments;
(xii)         the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may acquire all or substantially all the assets of a Person or line of business or business unit of such Person, or not less than the majority of the Equity Interests of a Person (referred to herein as the “ Acquired Entity ”; and any acquisition of an Acquired Entity meeting all the criteria of this Section 6.05(xii) being referred to herein as a “ Permitted Acquisition ”)); provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the consummation of the proposed acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto, (B) calculations are made by the Borrower for the respective Calculation Period on a Pro Forma Basis as if the respective acquisition (as well as all other Subject Transactions theretofore consummated after the first day of such Calculation Period) had occurred on the first day of such Calculation Period, and such calculations shall show that the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower as of the last day of such Calculation Period does not exceed the applicable ratio for such period set forth in the definition of Incurrence Total Leverage Ratio, (C) in the case of any acquisition with respect to which the aggregate consideration (including any Indebtedness that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary following such acquisition and any
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Non-Recourse Entity) in an aggregate amount for all loans, advances and other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xxiii) (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof), net of cash repayments of principal in the case of loans, sale proceeds in the case of Investments in the form of debt instruments and cash equity returns (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale) in the case of equity investments, not to exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01;
(xxiv) Investments in UFG Holdings LLC (or any successor thereof) in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time and (B) Investments in Walter Capital Opportunity Corp., Walter Capital Opportunity, GP, LLC and/or Walter Capital Opportunity, LP (or any successor of any of the foregoing) in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time; and
(xxv)     Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.05 . ; and
(xxvi)      Investments in connection or resulting from sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers pursuant to Section 6.02(xxvii).
The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan, advance or extension of credit shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by the applicable investor representing a payment or prepayment of in respect of principal of such Investment, but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan, advance or extension after the date of such loan, advance or extension, (ii) any Investment in the form of a guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer or capital contribution, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), minus the amount of any portion of such Investment that has
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Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or optionally prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise optionally or voluntarily satisfy or defease, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, or otherwise acquire for consideration (including as a result of any asset sale, change of control or similar event or any purchase or assignment pursuant to any provision similar to Section 9.04(l) hereunder), or set apart any sum for the aforesaid purposes (it being agreed that any payment in cash in connection with the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof shall be deemed to be a voluntary prepayment thereof for purposes hereof), any Indebtedness constituting Senior Unsecured Notes, Convertible Notes, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, except (v) pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing thereof , and (w) the conversion or exchange of any such Indebtedness to or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower , (x) additional payments so long as (A) the aggregate amount of payments made pursuant to this clause (x), plus the aggregate amount of Dividends paid pursuant to Section 6.03(v), does not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower; provided that any unused portion of this basket may be utilized in any succeeding fiscal year of the Borrower and (B) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (y) additional payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time (as determined immediately before giving effect to the making of such payment) so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (B) the Total Leverage Ratio at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such payment, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, is not (1) greater than 3.00 to 1.00 or (2) in the case of any payment of cash by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a holder of Convertible Notes upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Notes or in connection with the right of a holder of Convertible Notes to require the Borrower to repurchase such Convertible Notes, greater than 3.50 to 1.00, and (C) prior to the making of such payment, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying compliance with preceding sub-clauses (A) and (B) and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required to establish compliance with preceding sub-clause (B) and (z) additional payments so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (B) the Total Leverage Ratio at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such payment, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, is no greater than 1.75 to 1.00, (C) after giving effect to such payment, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed 25.0% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments at such time and (D) prior to the making of such payment, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying compliance with preceding sub-clauses (A), (B) and (C) and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required to establish compliance with preceding sub-clause (B). .
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Bank and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
Section 9.04 . Successors and Assigns. (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
(b)     Each Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it), with the prior consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and with notice to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Credit Commitment, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that (i) (A) in the case of an assignment of a Revolving Credit Commitment, each Issuing Bank must also give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (B) the consent of the Borrower (1) shall not be required to any such assignment made (x) to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or a Related Fund of a Lender, (y) in connection with the initial syndication of the Credit Facilities to institutions previously identified to the Borrower and acceptable to the Borrower or (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (2) shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded with five Business Days of a request for such consent), (C) the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall be in an integral multiple of, and not less than, $1,000,000 in the case of Term Loans and in an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $2,500,000 in the case of Revolving Credit Commitments (or, if less, the entire remaining amount of such Lender’s Commitment or Loans of the relevant Class); provided that simultaneous assignments by two or more Related Funds shall be combined for purposes of determining whether the minimum assignment requirement is met, (ii) the parties to each assignment shall (A) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (B) if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent or in connection with assignments contemplated by the RSA , manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, and, in each case, shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), and (C) the assignee (other than the Borrower in connection with assignments contemplated by Section 9.04(l)) , if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire (in which the assignee shall designate one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Credit Parties
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connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or the financial condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of its obligations under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.05 or delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (v) such assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, respectively, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (vii) [reserved]; and (viii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d)     The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)     Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee ( unless the if applicable to such assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder ), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower and each Issuing Bank to such assignment and any applicable forms described in Section 2.20(e), the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register. No Except with respect to assignments to the Borrower pursuant to
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Section 9.04(l) (including those contemplated by the RSA), no assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (e).
(f)     Each Lender may without the consent of the Borrower, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participating banks or other Persons shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.20(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.20(e) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if they were Lenders (but, with respect to any particular participant, to no greater extent than the Lender that sold the participation to such participant) and (iv) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to the Loans or L/C Disbursements and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers decreasing any fees payable to such participating bank or Person hereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on the Loans in which such participating bank or Person has an interest, extending any scheduled principal payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on the Loans in which such participating bank or Person has an interest, increasing or extending the Commitments in which such participating bank or Person has an interest or releasing any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than in connection with the sale of such Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction permitted by Section 6.02) or all or substantially all of the Collateral). To the extent permitted by law, each participating bank or other Person also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender, provided such participating bank or other Person agrees to be subject to Section 2.18 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall treat each Person whose name is recorded account of such SPV to support the funding or
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maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.
(j)     The Borrower shall not assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void.
(k)     In the event that any Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender or S&P, Moody’s and Thompson’s BankWatch (or InsuranceWatch Ratings Service, in the case of Lenders that are insurance companies (or Best’s Insurance Reports, if such insurance company is not rated by Insurance Watch Ratings Service)) shall, after the date that any Lender becomes a Revolving Credit Lender, downgrade the long term certificate deposit ratings of such Lender, and the resulting ratings shall be below BBB-, Baa3 and C (or BB, in the case of a Lender that is an insurance company (or B, in the case of an insurance company not rated by InsuranceWatch Ratings Service)) (or, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender that is not rated by any such ratings service or provider, any Issuing Bank shall have reasonably determined that there has occurred a material adverse change in the financial condition of any such Lender, or a material impairment of the ability of any such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, as compared to such condition or ability as of the date that any such Lender became a Revolving Credit Lender) then such Issuing Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to replace such Lender with an assignee (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraph (b) above), and such Lender hereby agrees to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraph (b) above) all its interests, rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Credit Commitment to such assignee; provided, however, that (i) no such assignment shall conflict with any law, rule and regulation or order of any Governmental Authority and (ii) such Issuing Bank or such assignee, as the case may be, shall pay to such Lender in immediately available funds on the date of such assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made by such Lender hereunder and all other amounts accrued for such Lender’s account or owed to it hereunder.
(l)     So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom, a A ny Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to the Borrower on a non-pro rata basis through (x) Dutch Auctions open to all Lenders or open market purchases, in each case subject to the following limitations and other provisions:

(i)
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(i)    other than with respect to assignments contemplated by the RSA, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such assigned is entered into or would result therefrom;
(ii)     the Borrower will not be entitled to receive, and will not receive, information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in, and will not attend or participate in, meetings or conference calls attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
(iii)     no proceeds of any Revolving Loans may be used to directly or indirectly fund any such purchase or assignment;
(iv)     any Term Loans purchased by the Borrower shall be automatically and permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition by the Borrower;
(v)     notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein(including in the definitions of “Consolidated Net Income” and “Consolidated EBITDA”) any noncash gains in respect of “cancellation of indebtedness” resulting from the cancellation of any Term Loans purchased by the Borrower shall be excluded from the determination of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA;
(vi)     the cancellation of Term Loans in connection with a Dutch Auction or open market purchases shall not constitute a voluntary or mandatory prepayment for purposes of Section 2.12 or Section 2.13, but the face amount of Term Loans cancelled as provided for in clause (iv) above shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Term Loans;
(vii)     the Borrower shall represent and warrant as of the date of any such purchase and assignment that neither the Borrower nor any of its officers has any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or securities that has not been disclosed to the assigning Lender (other than because such assigning Lender does not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or securities) prior to such date to the extent such information could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material, to a Term Lender’s decision to assign Term Loans to the Borrower; provided that any open market purchases or Dutch Auctions consummated as contemplated by the terms of the RSA shall not be subject to the foregoing requirement;
(viii)     after giving effect to any purchase or assignment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 9.04(l), the sum of (x) the excess of the Revolving Credit Commitments over the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure as of such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the

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Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date shall not be less than $15,000,000; and
(ix)     at the time of the consummation of each purchase and assignment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 9.04(l), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer as to compliance with the preceding clauses (iii), (vii) and (viii) ; provided that each purchase and assignment contemplated by the terms of the RSA shall not be subject to the foregoing requirement .
Section 9.05 .    Expenses; Indemnity.     (a) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lead Arranger and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facilities and the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby or thereby contemplated shall be consummated) (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one single firm of special counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lead Arranger, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lead Arranger, taken as a whole, and one additional single firm of primary counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to the Lenders, taken as a whole).
(b)     The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lead Arranger, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, penalties, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, fines and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one additional firm of local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction for all similarly situated Indemnitees (it being agreed that, in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest between or among any Indemnitees, such Indemnitees shall be deemed not to be similarly situated and each

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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION BY ANTHONY N. RENZI
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Anthony N. Renzi, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “Registrant”) for the period ended June 30, 2017 (the “Report”);
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; and
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.
 
 
/s/ Anthony N. Renzi
Anthony N. Renzi
Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: August 9, 2017



EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION BY GARY L. TILLETT
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Gary L. Tillett, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “Registrant”) for the period ended June 30, 2017 (the “Report”);
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; and
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.
 
 
/s/ Gary L. Tillett
Gary L. Tillett
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 9, 2017





EXHIBIT 32
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Anthony N. Renzi, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Gary L. Tillett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Walter Investment Management Corp. (the “Company”), each certify to such officer’s knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 that:
1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2017 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 9, 2017
By:
 
/s/ Anthony N. Renzi
 
 
 
Anthony N. Renzi
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
 
 
Date: August 9, 2017
By:
 
/s/ Gary L. Tillett
 
 
 
Gary L. Tillett
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer