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Payables and Other Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Payables and Other Liabilities
11. Payables and Other Liabilities

Payables and other liabilities consist of the following:
Payables and other liabilities
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae
$
468

 
$
560

Payables to servicing and subservicing investors
407

 
423

Derivative financial instruments
223

 
15

Payable to GSEs and securitized trusts
148

 
182

Operating lease liabilities
125

 
135

Other liabilities
594

 
701

Total payables and other liabilities
$
1,965

 
$
2,016



Loans Subject to Repurchase Right from Ginnie Mae
See Note 8, Other Assets, for a description of assets and liabilities related to loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae.

Payables to Servicing and Subservicing Investors and Payables to GSEs and Securitized Trusts
Payables to servicing and subservicing investors, GSEs and securitized trusts represent amounts due to investors, GSEs and securitized trusts in connection with loans serviced that are paid from collections of the underlying loans, insurance proceeds or proceeds from property disposal.

Derivative Financial Instruments
See Note 9, Derivative Financial Instruments, for further details on derivative financial instruments.

Operating Lease Liabilities
See Note 7, Leases, for further details on operating lease liabilities.

MSR Purchases Payable Including Advances
MSR purchases payable including advances represents the amounts owed to the seller in connection with the purchase of MSRs.

Other Liabilities
Other liabilities primarily include accrued bonus and payroll, accrued interest, accrued legal expenses, payables to insurance carriers and insurance cancellation reserves, repurchase reserves, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities. Payables to insurance carriers and insurance cancellation reserves consist of insurance premiums received from borrower payments awaiting disbursement to the insurance carrier and/or amounts due to third-party investors on liquidated loans.

The following table sets forth the activities of the repurchase reserves:
Repurchase Reserves
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Balance - beginning of period
$
25

 
$
8

Provisions
5

 
8

Releases
(1
)
 

Balance - end of period
$
29

 
$
16


The provision for repurchases represents an estimate of losses to be incurred on the repurchase of loans or indemnification of purchaser’s losses related to forward loans. Certain sale contracts and GSE standards require the Company to repurchase a loan or indemnify the purchaser or insurer for losses if a borrower fails to make initial loan payments or if the accompanying mortgage loan fails to meet certain customary representations and warranties with respect to underwriting standards.

The Company regularly evaluates the adequacy of repurchase reserves based on trends in repurchase and indemnification requests, actual loss experience, settlement negotiation, estimated future loss exposure and other relevant factors including economic conditions. Current loss rates have significantly declined attributable to stronger underwriting standards and due to the falloff of loans underwritten prior to the mortgage loan crisis period prior to 2008. The Company believes its reserve balance as of March 31, 2020 is sufficient to cover loss exposure associated with repurchase contingencies.