New Residential Investment Corp. Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

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New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE: NRZ) reported robust financial results for Q1 2021, achieving a GAAP net income of $277.6 million or $0.65 per diluted share. Core earnings reached $144.8 million, equating to $0.34 per diluted share. The company maintained a common dividend of $82.9 million at $0.20 per share. Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) totaled approximately $515 billion in unpaid principal balance, while the origination segment generated pre-tax income of $191.2 million. The company anticipates further growth following its acquisition of Caliber Home Loans.

Positive

• GAAP net income increased to $277.6 million, up from $68.6 million QoQ.
• Core earnings rose to $144.8 million, up YoY from $136.9 million.
• Origination segment pre-tax income was $191.2 million, a 218% increase YoY.
• Record quarterly origination funded production reached $27.2 billion, up 14% QoQ.
• Maintained consistent common dividend of $82.9 million.

Negative

• Origination segment pre-tax income decreased 23% QoQ.
• Gain on sale margin fell to 1.43% from 1.57% QoQ.
• Servicing segment pre-tax net income declined 34% QoQ.

New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE: NRZ; “New Residential” or the “Company”) today reported the following information for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021:

FIRST QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• GAAP Net Income of $277.6 million, or $0.65 per diluted common share⁽¹⁾
  • $222.8 million Pre-Tax Income from Origination and Servicing⁽²⁾
• Core Earnings of $144.8 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾
• Common Dividend of $82.9 million, or $0.20 per common share⁽¹⁾
• Book Value per common share of $11.35⁽¹⁾
• $1.0 billion of cash as of March 31, 2021

	Q1 2021				Q4 2020
Summary Operating Results:
GAAP Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Common Share(1)	$	0.65			$	0.16
GAAP Net Income (Loss)	$	277.6		million	$	68.6		million
Non-GAAP Results:
Core Earnings per Diluted Common Share(1)	$	0.34			$	0.32
Core Earnings(3)	$	144.8		million	$	137.0		million
NRZ Common Dividend:
Common Dividend per Share(1)	$	0.20			$	0.20
Common Dividend	$	82.9		million	$	82.9		million

“We delivered strong results across all of our business lines and operating companies in the first quarter of 2021,” said Michael Nierenberg, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of New Residential. “Our results to start the year were driven by an improvement in our MSR portfolio as rates moved higher, and the expansion of our operating platform, particularly as it related to producing record funding volume and growing our recapture performance. As mortgage speeds continue to slow and MSR cash flows extend, we anticipate additional benefit to our MSR portfolio. Looking forward, while we anticipate that origination margins will continue to normalize, we see additional room to grow origination market share and see compelling opportunities for earnings growth in our investment portfolio, specifically in the MSR portfolio, call business and loan strategy.”

“We also believe that once we close our acquisition of Caliber Home Loans, Inc., we will be able to utilize Caliber’s robust technology, outstanding purchase platform and strong recapture performance to further enhance our Company’s earnings power and overall strategy,” added Mr. Nierenberg.

FIRST QUARTER 2021 COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Origination
  • Segment pre-tax income of $191.2 million (down 23% QoQ and up 218% YoY)⁽²⁾
  • Record quarterly origination funded production of $27.2 billion in unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) (up 14% QoQ and up 138% YoY)
  • Total gain on sale margin of 1.43% for the first quarter 2021 compared to 1.57% for the fourth quarter 2020

• Servicing
  • Quarterly segment pre-tax net income of $31.6 million (down 34% QoQ and up 4% YoY)⁽²⁾
  • Servicing portfolio grew to $304.6 billion in UPB (up 2% QoQ and up 10% YoY)

• Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) and Servicer Advances
  • MSR portfolio totaled approximately $515 billion UPB as of March 31, 2021 compared to $537 billion UPB as of December 31, 2020⁽⁴⁾
  • Servicer advance balances of $3.4 billion as of March 31, 2021, compared to $3.6 billion as of December 31, 2020

• Residential Securities and Call Rights
  • Purchased $1.6 billion (net face value) of agency securities
  • Sold $186 million (face value) of non-agency securities
  • Called non-agency collateral of $636 million UPB⁽⁵⁾

• Residential Loans
  • Sold $750 million (face value) of residential loans
  • Securitized $263 million (face value) of residential loans
  • Bought $333 million of early buyout (“EBO”) loans

• Financing and Leverage
  • Overall leverage of 3.5x compared to 3.6x as of December 31, 2020⁽⁶⁾
    • Leverage excluding agency securities of 1.1x at March 31, 2021 compared to 1.2x as of December 31, 2020

• Second Quarter 2021 Commentary⁽⁷⁾
  • Announced entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
  • Raised $522.4 million of gross proceeds in a 51.7 million share common stock offering on April 19, 2021⁽⁸⁾
  • Estimated Q2’21 Funded Origination Volume of approximately $22 billion to $24 billion UPB
  • Estimated Q2’21 Servicing Portfolio UPB of approximately $305 billion UPB
  • Through April 28, 2021, called non-agency collateral of $100 million UPB⁽⁵⁾⁽⁹⁾

(1)		Per common share calculations for both GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Core Earnings are based on 429,491,379 and 425,127,967 weighted average diluted shares during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Per share calculations of both Common Dividend and Book Value are based on 414,797,263 and 414,744,518 basic common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(2)		Includes non-controlling interests.
(3)		Core Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a reconciliation of Core Earnings to GAAP Net Income, as well as an explanation of this measure, please refer to Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliation to GAAP Net Income below.
(4)		Includes excess and full MSRs.
(5)		Call rights UPB estimated as of March 31, 2021. The UPB of the loans relating to our call rights may be materially lower than the estimates in this release, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to execute on this pipeline of callable deals in the near term, on the timeline presented above, or at all, or that callable deals will be economically favorable. The economic returns from this strategy could be adversely affected by a rise in interest rates and are contingent on the level of delinquencies and outstanding advances in each transaction, fair market value of the related collateral and other economic factors and market conditions. We may become subject to claims and legal proceedings, including purported class-actions, in the ordinary course of our business, challenging our right to exercise these call rights and, as a result, we may not be able to exercise such rights on favorable terms or at all. Call rights are usually exercisable when current loan balances in a related portfolio are equal to, or lower than, 10% of their original balance.
(6)		Represents recourse leverage. Excludes non-recourse leverage, including outstanding consumer debt, servicer advance debt, SAFT 2013-1 and MDST Trusts mortgage backed securities issued, and Shellpoint non-agency RMBS.
(7)		Based on management’s current views and estimates, and actual results may vary materially.
(8)		Includes exercise of underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock (6,725,000 shares).
(9)		Represents activity from April 1, 2021 through April 28, 2021.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the latest presentation posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.newresi.com. For consolidated investment portfolio information, please refer to the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available on the Company’s website, www.newresi.com.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

New Residential’s management will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time. A copy of the earnings release will be posted to the Investor Relations section of New Residential’s website, www.newresi.com.

All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-866-777-2509 (from within the U.S.) or 1-412-317-5413 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference “New Residential First Quarter 2021 Earnings Call.” In addition, participants are encouraged to pre-register for the conference call at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10155614/e789b6695e.

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at www.newresi.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the website and download any necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours following the call’s completion through 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (from within the U.S.) or 1-412-317-0088 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code “10155614.”

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
($ in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Revenues
Interest income	$	253,735			$	234,118
Servicing revenue, net of change in fair value of $217,911 and $(404,269), respectively	513,548				(95,728		)
Gain on originated mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net	403,434				432,279
	1,170,717				570,669
Expenses
Interest expense	118,905				120,683
General and administrative expenses	362,505				278,432
Management fee to affiliate	22,162				22,452
	503,572				421,567
Other Income (Loss)
Change in fair value of investments	(265,566		)		(58,706		)
Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	1,729				38,864
Other income (loss), net	(23,320		)		27,767
	(287,157		)		7,925
Impairment
Provision (reversal) for credit losses on securities	(894		)		(1,762		)
Valuation and credit loss provision (reversal) on loans and real estate owned	(18,713		)		(8,296		)
	(19,607		)		(10,058		)
Income Before Income Taxes	399,595				167,085
Income tax expense	98,259				65,563
Net Income	$	301,336			$	101,522
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries	9,394				18,556
Dividends on preferred stock	14,358				14,357
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	277,584			$	68,609
Net Income Per Share of Common Stock
Basic	$	0.67			$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.65			$	0.16
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
Basic	414,795,505				415,059,735
Diluted	429,491,379				425,127,967
Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock	$	0.20			$	0.20

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands, except share data)
	March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)				December 31, 2020
Assets
Excess mortgage servicing rights assets, at fair value	$	402,454			$	410,855
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	4,023,559				3,489,675
Mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value	1,021,780				1,096,166
Servicer advance investments, at fair value	517,557				538,056
Real estate and other securities	14,606,157				14,244,558
Residential loans and variable interest entity consumer loans held-for-investment, at fair value	1,295,738				1,359,754
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale ($5,600,476 and $4,705,816 at fair value, respectively)	5,923,555				5,215,703
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase	1,493,449				1,452,005
Cash and cash equivalents	1,038,482				944,854
Restricted cash	136,036				135,619
Servicer advances receivable	2,895,073				3,002,267
Receivable for investments sold	4,180				4,180
Other assets	1,826,109				1,358,422
	$	35,184,129			$	33,252,114
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements	$	19,522,460			$	17,547,680
Secured notes and bonds payable ($1,260,557 and $1,662,852 at fair value, respectively)	7,107,875				7,644,195
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability	1,493,449				1,452,005
Unsecured senior notes, net of issuance costs	541,966				541,516
Payable for investments purchased	154				154
Due to affiliates	8,822				9,450
Dividends payable	90,138				90,128
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	797,452				537,302
	29,562,316				27,822,430
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 39,100,000 shares authorized, 33,610,000 issued and outstanding, $840,250 aggregate liquidation preference	812,992				812,992
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 414,797,263 and 414,744,518 issued and outstanding, respectively	4,149				4,148
Additional paid-in capital	5,547,607				5,547,108
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(914,304		)		(1,108,929		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	72,385				65,697
Total New Residential stockholders’ equity	5,522,829				5,321,016
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	98,984				108,668
Total equity	5,621,813				5,429,684
	$	35,184,129			$	33,252,114

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATION TO GAAP NET INCOME

New Residential has five primary variables that impact its operating performance: (i) the current yield earned on the Company’s investments, (ii) the interest expense under the debt incurred to finance the Company’s investments, (iii) the Company’s operating expenses and taxes, (iv) the Company’s realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, including any impairment or reserve for expected credit losses and (v) income from the Company’s origination and servicing businesses. “Core earnings” is a non-GAAP measure of the Company’s operating performance, excluding the fourth variable above and adjusts the earnings from the consumer loan investment to a level yield basis. Core earnings is used by management to evaluate the Company’s performance without taking into account: (i) realized and unrealized gains and losses, which although they represent a part of the Company’s recurring operations, are subject to significant variability and are generally limited to a potential indicator of future economic performance; (ii) incentive compensation paid to the Company’s manager; (iii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses; and (iv) deferred taxes, which are not representative of current operations.

The Company’s definition of core earnings includes accretion on held-for-sale loans as if they continued to be held-for-investment. Although the Company intends to sell such loans, there is no guarantee that such loans will be sold or that they will be sold within any expected timeframe. During the period prior to sale, the Company continues to receive cash flows from such loans and believes that it is appropriate to record a yield thereon. In addition, the Company’s definition of core earnings excludes all deferred taxes, rather than just deferred taxes related to unrealized gains or losses, because the Company believes deferred taxes are not representative of current operations. The Company’s definition of core earnings also limits accreted interest income on RMBS where the Company receives par upon the exercise of associated call rights based on the estimated value of the underlying collateral, net of related costs including advances. The Company created this limit in order to be able to accrete to the lower of par or the net value of the underlying collateral, in instances where the net value of the underlying collateral is lower than par. The Company believes this amount represents the amount of accretion the Company would have expected to earn on such bonds had the call rights not been exercised.

Beginning January 1, 2020, the Company’s investments in consumer loans are accounted for under the fair value option. Core earnings adjusts earnings on consumer loans to a level yield to present income recognition across the consumer loan portfolio in the manner in which it is economically earned, to avoid potential delays in loss recognition, and align it with the Company’s overall portfolio of mortgage-related assets which generally record income on a level yield basis. With respect to consumer loans classified as held-for-sale, the level yield is computed through the expected sale date. With respect to the gains recorded under GAAP in 2014 and 2016 as a result of a refinancing of, and the consolidation of, the debt related to the Company’s investments in consumer loans, and the consolidation of entities that own the Company’s investments in consumer loans, respectively, the Company continues to record a level yield on those assets based on their original purchase price.

While incentive compensation paid to the Company’s manager may be a material operating expense, the Company excludes it from core earnings because (i) from time to time, a component of the computation of this expense will relate to items (such as gains or losses) that are excluded from core earnings, and (ii) it is impractical to determine the portion of the expense related to core earnings and non-core earnings, and the type of earnings (loss) that created an excess (deficit) above or below, as applicable, the incentive compensation threshold. To illustrate why it is impractical to determine the portion of incentive compensation expense that should be allocated to core earnings, the Company notes that, as an example, in a given period, it may have core earnings in excess of the incentive compensation threshold but incur losses (which are excluded from core earnings) that reduce total earnings below the incentive compensation threshold. In such case, the Company would either need to (a) allocate zero incentive compensation expense to core earnings, even though core earnings exceeded the incentive compensation threshold, or (b) assign a “pro forma” amount of incentive compensation expense to core earnings, even though no incentive compensation was actually incurred. The Company believes that neither of these allocation methodologies achieves a logical result. Accordingly, the exclusion of incentive compensation facilitates comparability between periods and avoids the distortion to the Company’s non-GAAP operating measure that would result from the inclusion of incentive compensation that relates to non-core earnings.

With regard to non-capitalized transaction-related expenses, management does not view these costs as part of the Company’s core operations, as they are considered by management to be similar to realized losses incurred at acquisition. Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses are generally legal and valuation service costs, as well as other professional service fees, incurred when the Company acquires certain investments, as well as costs associated with the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses.

Since the third quarter of 2018, as a result of the Shellpoint Partners LLC (“Shellpoint”) acquisition, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NewRez, originates conventional, government-insured and nonconforming residential mortgage loans for sale and securitization. In connection with the transfer of loans to the GSEs or mortgage investors, the Company reports realized gains or losses on the sale of originated residential mortgage loans and retention of mortgage servicing rights, which the Company believes is an indicator of performance for the Servicing and Origination segments and therefore included in core earnings. Realized gains or losses on the sale of originated residential mortgage loans had no impact on core earnings in any prior period, but may impact core earnings in future periods.

Beginning with the third quarter of 2019, as a result of the continued evaluation of how Shellpoint operates its business and its impact on the Company’s operating performance, core earnings includes Shellpoint’s GAAP net income with the exception of the unrealized gains or losses due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions on MSRs owned by NewRez, and non-capitalized transaction-related expenses. This change was not material to core earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Management believes that the adjustments to compute “core earnings” specified above allow investors and analysts to readily identify and track the operating performance of the assets that form the core of the Company’s activity, assist in comparing the core operating results between periods, and enable investors to evaluate the Company’s current core performance using the same measure that management uses to operate the business. Management also utilizes core earnings as a measure in its decision-making process relating to improvements to the underlying fundamental operations of the Company’s investments, as well as the allocation of resources between those investments, and management also relies on core earnings as an indicator of the results of such decisions. Core earnings excludes certain recurring items, such as gains and losses (including impairment and reserves as well as derivative activities) and non-capitalized transaction-related expenses, because they are not considered by management to be part of the Company’s core operations for the reasons described herein. As such, core earnings is not intended to reflect all of the Company’s activity and should be considered as only one of the factors used by management in assessing the Company’s performance, along with GAAP net income which is inclusive of all of the Company’s activities.

The primary differences between core earnings and the measure the Company uses to calculate incentive compensation relate to (i) realized gains and losses (including impairments and reserves for expected credit losses), (ii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses and (iii) deferred taxes (other than those related to unrealized gains and losses). Each are excluded from core earnings and included in the Company’s incentive compensation measure (either immediately or through amortization). In addition, the Company’s incentive compensation measure does not include accretion on held-for-sale loans and the timing of recognition of income from consumer loans is different. Unlike core earnings, the Company’s incentive compensation measure is intended to reflect all realized results of operations.

Core earnings does not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or as a substitute for, or superior to, cash flows from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the Company’s calculation of this measure may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. Set forth below is a reconciliation of core earnings to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	277,584			$	68,609
Adjustments for non-core earnings:
Impairment	(19,607		)		(10,058		)
Change in fair value of investments	(275,419		)		18,875
(Gain) loss on settlement of investments, net	17,628				(39,605		)
Other (income) loss	38,046				21,144
Other income and impairment attributable to non-controlling interests	(4,511		)		1,722
Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses	10,623				7,630
Preferred stock management fee to affiliate	3,048				3,048
Deferred taxes	85,230				57,295
Interest income on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale	7,570				7,100
Core earnings of equity method investees:
Excess mortgage servicing rights	4,576				1,205
Core earnings	$	144,768			$	136,965
Net income per diluted share	$	0.65			$	0.16
Core earnings per diluted share	$	0.34			$	0.32
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, diluted	429,491,379				425,127,967

NET INCOME BY SEGMENT

		Servicing and Origination											Residential Securities and Loans
First Quarter 2021		Origination				Servicing			MSRs & Servicer Advances				Residential Securities & Call Rights				Residential Loans				Corporate & Other				Total
Interest income		$	22,852			$	474		$	78,771			$	89,850			$	36,322			$	25,466			$	253,735
Servicing revenue, net		(8,110		)		113,515			408,143				—				—				—				513,548
Gain on originated mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net		384,423				809			(8,344		)		13,398				13,148				—				403,434
Total revenues		399,165				114,798			478,570				103,248				49,470				25,466				1,170,717
Interest expense		18,063				70			51,832				15,720				21,276				11,944				118,905
G&A and other		189,926				84,239			61,489				1,156				17,686				30,171				384,667
Total operating expenses		207,989				84,309			113,321				16,876				38,962				42,115				503,572
Change in fair value of investments		—				—			(27,602		)		(292,134		)		60,174				(6,004		)		(265,566		)
Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		—				—			644				(28,356		)		29,441				—				1,729
Other Income (loss), net		59				1,102			(6,333		)		(1,686		)		(13,626		)		(2,836		)		(23,320		)
Total other income (loss)		59				1,102			(33,291		)		(322,176		)		75,989				(8,840		)		(287,157		)
Impairment		—				—			—				(894		)		(18,713		)		—				(19,607		)
Income (loss) before income taxes		191,235				31,591			331,958				(234,910		)		105,210				(25,489		)		399,595
Income tax expense (benefit)		36,386				7,915			38,596				—				15,303				59				98,259
Net income (loss)		154,849				23,676			293,362				(234,910		)		89,907				(25,548		)		301,336
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		3,525				—			1,308				—				—				4,561				9,394
Dividends on preferred stock		—				—			—				—				—				14,358				14,358
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$	151,324			$	23,676		$	292,054			$	(234,910	)		$	89,907			$	(44,467	)		$	277,584

		Servicing and Origination												Residential Securities and Loans
Fourth Quarter 2020		Origination				Servicing				MSRs & Servicer Advances				Residential Securities & Call Rights				Residential Loans				Corporate & Other				Total
Interest income		$	20,055			$	(687	)		$	75,381			$	77,216			$	34,845			$	27,308			$	234,118
Servicing revenue, net		(4,676		)		122,391				(213,443		)		—				—				—				(95,728		)
Gain on originated mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net		403,854				774				35,774				(13,398		)		5,275				—				432,279
Total revenues		419,233				122,478				(102,288		)		63,818				40,120				27,308				570,669
Interest expense		15,605				98				55,591				16,032				20,388				12,969				120,683
G&A and other		155,638				74,568				29,089				(489		)		16,505				25,573				300,884
Total operating expenses		171,243				74,666				84,680				15,543				36,893				38,542				421,567
Change in fair value of investments		—				—				(37,976		)		(28,694		)		702				7,262				(58,706		)
Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		—				—				(250		)		58,124				(19,010		)		—				38,864
Other Income (loss), net		(64		)		—				28,154				627				(1,295		)		345				27,767
Total other income (loss)		(64		)		—				(10,072		)		30,057				(19,603		)		7,607				7,925
Impairment		—				—				13				(1,762		)		(8,309		)		—				(10,058		)
Income (loss) before income taxes		247,926				47,812				(197,053		)		80,094				(8,067		)		(3,627		)		167,085
Income tax expense (benefit)		73,055				11,566				(18,993		)		—				(714		)		649				65,563
Net income (loss)		174,871				36,246				(178,060		)		80,094				(7,353		)		(4,276		)		101,522
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		5,083				—				934				—				—				12,539				18,556
Dividends on preferred stock		—				—				—				—				—				14,357				14,357
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$	169,788			$	36,246			$	(178,994	)		$	80,094			$	(7,353	)		$	(31,172	)		$	68,609

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information in this press release constitutes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, our ability to capture additional market share and increase borrower retention, the ability of our MSR portfolio to benefit from anticipated market conditions, continued normalization of origination margins, ability to capitalize on opportunities for earnings growth, ability to complete the acquisition of Caliber Home Loans, Inc. on a timely basis, ability to successfully integrate the businesses and realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Caliber Home Loans, Inc., our estimated second quarter 2021 Funded Origination Value and Servicing Portfolio UPB, and ability to generate earnings for our shareholders. These statements are not historical facts. They represent management’s current expectations regarding future events and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s most recent annual and quarterly reports and other filings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Company’s website (www.newresi.com). New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for New Residential to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release, and New Residential expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in New Residential's expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

ABOUT NEW RESIDENTIAL

New Residential is a leading provider of capital and services to the mortgage and financial services industry. The Company’s mission is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns in all interest rate environments through a portfolio of investments and operating businesses. New Residential has built a diversified, hard-to-replicate portfolio with high-quality investment strategies that have generated returns across different interest rate environments over time. New Residential’s portfolio is composed of mortgage servicing related assets (including investments in operating entities consisting of servicing, origination, and affiliated businesses), residential securities (and associated called rights) and loans, and consumer loans. New Residential’s investments in operating entities include its mortgage origination and servicing subsidiary, NewRez, and its special servicing division, Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, as well as investments in affiliated businesses that provide services that are complementary to the origination and servicing businesses and other portfolios of mortgage related assets. Since inception in 2013, New Residential has a proven track record of performance, growing and protecting the value of its assets while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns and delivering over $3.6 billion in dividends to shareholders. New Residential is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. New Residential is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment management firm, and headquartered in New York City.

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FAQ

What were New Residential's Q1 2021 net income figures?

New Residential reported a GAAP net income of $277.6 million for Q1 2021.

What was the core earnings per diluted share for NRZ in Q1 2021?

Core earnings per diluted share for NRZ in Q1 2021 were $0.34.

How much common dividend did New Residential declare for Q1 2021?

New Residential declared a common dividend of $82.9 million, or $0.20 per share, in Q1 2021.

What drove New Residential's financial performance in Q1 2021?

The financial performance was driven by improvements in the mortgage servicing rights (MSR) portfolio and record origination volumes.

What impact will the acquisition of Caliber Home Loans have on NRZ?

The acquisition of Caliber Home Loans is expected to enhance NRZ's earnings power and overall strategy.