| DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES |
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES Derivative instruments utilized by the Company primarily include interest rate lock commitments, forward sale contracts, MBS put options, put options on treasuries, and interest rate swap futures. Derivative financial instruments are recognized as assets or liabilities and are measured at fair value. The Company accounts for derivatives as free-standing derivatives and does not designate any derivative financial instruments for hedge accounting. All derivative financial instruments are recognized on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value with changes in the fair values being reported in current period earnings. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for purposes other than in support of its risk management activities. Refer to Note 1- Description of Business, Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2- Fair Value for further details on derivatives.
The following summarizes the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value | | | Notional | | Balance Sheet Location | | Asset | | Liability | | December 31, 2023: | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | | $ | 2,007,175 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | $ | 49,112 | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | | 163,161 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 1,172 | | | | | | | | | | | | Forward sale contracts | | 449,419 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | 16,610 | | | — | | | Forward sale contracts | | 2,234,930 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 83,728 | | | | | | | | | | | | Put options on treasuries | | — | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | Put options on treasuries | | 9,730 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | MBS put options | | 200,000 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | 1,376 | | | — | | | MBS put options | | — | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate swap futures | | 3,240 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | 26,476 | | | — | | | Interest rate swap futures | | — | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | | | | Total derivative financial instruments | | $ | 93,574 | | | $ | 84,962 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value | | | Notional | | Balance Sheet Location | | Asset | | Liability | | December 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | | $ | 1,591,807 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | $ | 29,374 | | | $ | — | | | Interest rate lock commitments | | 622,706 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 5,784 | | | | | | | | | | | | Forward sale contracts | | 309,809 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | 6,676 | | | — | | | Forward sale contracts | | 2,963,685 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 43,482 | | | | | | | | | | | | Put options on treasuries | | — | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | Put options on treasuries | | 8,050 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 10,831 | | | | | | | | | | | | MBS put options | | 400,000 | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | 3,361 | | | — | | | MBS put options | | — | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate swap futures | | — | | | Derivative asset, at fair value | | — | | | — | | | Interest rate swap futures | | 211 | | | Derivative liabilities, at fair value | | — | | | 7,395 | | | | | | Total derivative financial instruments | | $ | 39,411 | | | $ | 67,492 | |
Because many of the Company’s current derivative agreements are not exchange-traded, the Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the agreements. The Company controls this risk through credit monitoring procedures including financial analysis, dollar limits and other monitoring procedures. The notional amount of the contracts does not represent the Company’s exposure to credit loss.
The following summarizes the realized and unrealized net gains or losses on derivative financial instruments and the consolidated statements of operations line items where such gains and losses are included: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Derivative instrument | | Statements of Operations Location | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Interest rate lock commitments, net | | Gain on origination and sale of loans, net | | $ | 24,350 | | | $ | (157,030) | | | $ | (466,425) | | | Forward sale contracts | | Gain on origination and sale of loans, net | | 6,958 | | | 1,195,708 | | | 540,811 | | | Interest rate swap futures | | Gain on origination and sale of loans, net | | (31,328) | | | (81,259) | | | (111,300) | | | Put options | | Gain on origination and sale of loans, net | | 20,221 | | | 123,075 | | | 75,728 | | | Forward sale contracts | | Change in fair value of servicing rights, net | | (13,763) | | | (114,244) | | | (89,127) | | | Interest rate swap futures | | Change in fair value of servicing rights, net | | (22,572) | | | (201,259) | | | 9,071 | | | Put options | | Change in fair value of servicing rights, net | | (11,584) | | | (7,806) | | | (2,822) | | | Total realized and unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments | | $ | (27,718) | | | $ | 757,185 | | | $ | (44,064) | |
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