Note 25—Segments

The Company’s reportable segments are identified based on PMT’s investment strategies. The following disclosures about the Company’s business segments are presented consistent with the way the Company’s chief operating decision maker organizes and evaluates financial information for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The reportable segments are evaluated based on income or loss before benefit from income taxes. The chief operating decision maker uses pre-tax segment results to assess segment performance and allocate operating and capital resources among the segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its chief executive officer.

Financial highlights by segment are summarized below:

 

Year ended December 31, 2025

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

Correspondent production

 

 

Reportable segment total

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on investments and financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

(1,321

)

 

$

149,665

 

 

$

 

 

$

148,344

 

 

$

 

 

$

148,344

 

Loans held for investment

 

 

15,124

 

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,399

 

Credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

48,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,370

 

 

 

 

62,173

 

 

 

150,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,113

 

Net gains on loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,194

 

 

 

52,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,194

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

 

 

 

48,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,932

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

78,978

 

 

 

620,230

 

 

 

141,584

 

 

 

840,792

 

 

 

10,120

 

 

 

850,912

 

Interest expense

 

 

75,444

 

 

 

670,458

 

 

 

119,144

 

 

 

865,046

 

 

 

5,348

 

 

 

870,394

 

 

 

3,534

 

 

 

(50,228

)

 

 

22,440

 

 

 

(24,254

)

 

 

4,772

 

 

 

(19,482

)

Other

 

 

(64

)

 

 

 

 

 

12,768

 

 

 

12,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,704

 

 

 

65,643

 

 

 

149,644

 

 

 

87,402

 

 

 

302,689

 

 

 

4,772

 

 

 

307,461

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

6

 

 

 

84,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,432

 

Management fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,649

 

 

 

27,649

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,804

 

 

 

23,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,804

 

Professional services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,508

 

 

 

28,508

 

 

 

9,266

 

 

 

37,774

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,886

 

 

 

11,886

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

89

 

 

 

8,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,285

 

Safekeeping

 

 

 

 

 

4,308

 

 

 

322

 

 

 

4,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,630

 

Loan origination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,278

 

 

 

2,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,278

 

Other (2)

 

 

345

 

 

 

2,261

 

 

 

411

 

 

 

3,017

 

 

 

9,888

 

 

 

12,905

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

99,191

 

 

 

55,323

 

 

 

154,954

 

 

 

58,689

 

 

 

213,643

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

$

65,203

 

 

$

50,453

 

 

$

32,079

 

 

$

147,735

 

 

$

(53,917

)

 

$

93,818

 

Total assets at end of year

 

$

1,604,694

 

 

$

16,512,045

 

 

$

2,767,400

 

 

$

20,884,139

 

 

$

462,743

 

 

$

21,346,882

 

 

(1)
All income from external customers. The segments do not recognize intersegment income.
(2)
Other expense includes smaller balance expense categories not separately provided to the chief operating decision maker such as insurance and technology.

 

Year ended December 31, 2024

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

Correspondent production

 

 

Reportable segment total

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on investments and financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

6,964

 

 

$

(67,704

)

 

$

 

 

$

(60,740

)

 

$

 

 

$

(60,740

)

Loans held for investment

 

 

3,726

 

 

 

4,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,120

 

Credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

113,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,670

 

 

 

 

124,360

 

 

 

(63,310

)

 

 

 

 

 

61,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,050

 

Net gains on loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,124

 

 

 

73,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,124

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

 

 

 

264,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

264,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

264,540

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

89,635

 

 

 

450,070

 

 

 

83,129

 

 

 

622,834

 

 

 

12,429

 

 

 

635,263

 

Interest expense

 

 

89,883

 

 

 

538,995

 

 

 

81,072

 

 

 

709,950

 

 

 

4,709

 

 

 

714,659

 

 

 

(248

)

 

 

(88,925

)

 

 

2,057

 

 

 

(87,116

)

 

 

7,720

 

 

 

(79,396

)

Other

 

 

(437

)

 

 

 

 

 

15,313

 

 

 

14,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,876

 

 

 

123,675

 

 

 

112,305

 

 

 

90,494

 

 

 

326,474

 

 

 

7,720

 

 

 

334,194

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

79

 

 

 

83,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,252

 

Management fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,623

 

 

 

28,623

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,291

 

 

 

26,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,291

 

Professional services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,508

 

 

 

3,508

 

 

 

9,271

 

 

 

12,779

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,608

 

 

 

5,608

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

376

 

 

 

6,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,834

 

Safekeeping

 

 

 

 

 

4,017

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

4,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,403

 

Loan origination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,328

 

Other (2)

 

 

108

 

 

 

3,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

17,251

 

 

 

20,428

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

96,717

 

 

 

33,513

 

 

 

130,793

 

 

 

60,753

 

 

 

191,546

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

$

123,112

 

 

$

15,588

 

 

$

56,981

 

 

$

195,681

 

 

$

(53,033

)

 

$

142,648

 

Total assets at end of year

 

$

1,474,751

 

 

$

10,322,044

 

 

$

2,170,638

 

 

$

13,967,433

 

 

$

441,273

 

 

$

14,408,706

 

 

(1)
All income from external customers. The segments do not recognize intersegment income.
(2)
Other expense includes smaller balance expense categories not separately provided to the chief operating decision maker such as insurance and technology.

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

Credit sensitive strategies

 

 

Interest rate sensitive strategies

 

 

Correspondent production

 

 

Reportable segment total

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net investment income (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on investments and financings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

35,625

 

 

$

(43,842

)

 

$

 

 

$

(8,217

)

 

$

 

 

$

(8,217

)

Loans held for investment

 

 

2,597

 

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,761

 

Credit risk transfer arrangements

 

 

182,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

182,555

 

 

 

 

220,777

 

 

 

(42,678

)

 

 

 

 

 

178,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,099

 

Net gains on loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,857

 

 

 

39,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,857

 

Net loan servicing fees

 

 

 

 

 

288,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,608

 

Net interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

98,996

 

 

 

436,021

 

 

 

93,733

 

 

 

628,750

 

 

 

11,157

 

 

 

639,907

 

Interest expense

 

 

86,963

 

 

 

549,010

 

 

 

96,054

 

 

 

732,027

 

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

735,968

 

 

 

12,033

 

 

 

(112,989

)

 

 

(2,321

)

 

 

(103,277

)

 

 

7,216

 

 

 

(96,061

)

Other

 

 

(186

)

 

 

 

 

 

18,703

 

 

 

18,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,517

 

 

 

232,624

 

 

 

132,941

 

 

 

56,239

 

 

 

421,804

 

 

 

7,216

 

 

 

429,020

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned by PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

166

 

 

 

81,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,346

 

Management fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,762

 

 

 

28,762

 

Loan fulfillment fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,827

 

 

 

27,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,827

 

Professional services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,621

 

 

 

7,621

 

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,106

 

 

 

7,106

 

Loan collection and liquidation

 

 

1,743

 

 

 

2,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,562

 

Safekeeping

 

 

 

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

3,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,766

 

Loan origination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,601

 

 

 

4,601

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4,602

 

Other (2)

 

 

411

 

 

 

1,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,520

 

 

 

17,513

 

 

 

19,033

 

 

 

2,320

 

 

 

88,348

 

 

 

32,954

 

 

 

123,622

 

 

 

61,003

 

 

 

184,625

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

$

230,304

 

 

$

44,593

 

 

$

23,285

 

 

$

298,182

 

 

$

(53,787

)

 

$

244,395

 

Total assets at end of year

 

$

1,632,431

 

 

$

10,281,904

 

 

$

788,771

 

 

$

12,703,106

 

 

$

410,781

 

 

$

13,113,887

 

 

(1)
All income from external customers. The segments do not recognize intersegment income.
(2)
Other expense includes smaller balance expense categories not separately provided to the chief operating decision maker such as insurance and technology.

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About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.