Velocity Financial, Inc.
Business
Velocity Financial, Inc. is a vertically integrated real estate finance company that originates, securitizes and manages loans secured by real estate to generate attractive risk‑adjusted spreads. It primarily offers investor loans secured by 1‑4 unit residential rental properties and also originates loans for multi‑family, mixed‑use and commercial properties, including long‑term fixed‑rate amortizing loans and short‑term interest‑only rehab/acquisition loans; through its Century subsidiary it provides FHA/Ginnie Mae insured multifamily and healthcare loan products and servicing. Key business segments include loan origination, securitization, in‑house asset management/servicing and portfolio acquisitions. It originates loans nationwide through an extensive network of independent mortgage brokers and direct borrower relationships and finances originations via warehouse facilities and securitizations.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-12
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income | 551 | 407 | 311 | 240 | 182 | |
| Interest expense portfolio related | 340 | 247 | 186 | 128 | 85 | |
| Net interest income portfolio related | 210 | 160 | 124 | 113 | 97 | |
| Interest expense corporate debt | 25 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 21 | |
| Net interest income | 186 | 136 | 108 | 83 | 76 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −292,000 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 180 | 135 | 106 | 82 | 76 | |
| Gain on disposition of loans | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| Unrealized gain on fair value loans | 117 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 29,000 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on fair value securitized debt | −30 | 3 | −9 | — | — | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on mortgage servicing rights | −998,000 | 375,000 | −660,000 | 2 | — | |
| Origination fee income | 34 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
| Interest income on cash balance | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | |
| Other income | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 267,000 | |
| Total other operating income | 164 | 101 | 66 | 24 | 10 | |
| Compensation and employee benefits | 90 | 70 | 48 | 30 | 19 | |
| Origination expenses | 4 | 3 | 518,000 | 4 | 2 | |
| Securitization expenses | 28 | 19 | 13 | — | — | |
| Loan servicing | 33 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 8 | |
| Professional fees | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Rent and occupancy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Real estate owned, net | 23 | 6 | 6 | −70,000 | 3 | |
| Other operating expenses | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total operating expenses | 197 | 140 | 101 | 62 | 46 | |
| Income before income taxes | 146 | 96 | 71 | 45 | 40 | |
| Total income tax expense | 41 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 11 | |
| Net income | 105 | 68 | 52 | 33 | 29 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | −71,000 | 47,000 | 20,000 | 308,000 | — | |
| Net income attributable to Velocity Financial, Inc. | 105 | 68 | 52 | 32 | 29 | |
| Less undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted stock awards | 1 | 834,000 | 753,000 | 491,000 | 9 | |
| Net earnings attributable to common stockholders | 104 | 68 | 52 | 32 | 21 | |
| Basic (per share) | 2.81 | 2.07 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 0.9 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 2.75 | 1.91 | 1.52 | 0.94 | 0.86 | |
| Basic (shares) | 37 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 38 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 92 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 36 | |
| Restricted cash | 157 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | |
| Loans held for investment, at amortized cost | 2,028 | 2,420 | 2,828 | — | — | |
| Loans held for investment, at fair value | 4,730 | 2,767 | 1,306 | 276 | 1 | |
| Total loans, net | 6,758 | 5,187 | 4,152 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest receivables | 50 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 13 | |
| Receivables due from servicers | 151 | 123 | 85 | 66 | — | |
| Other receivables | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Real estate owned, net | 118 | 68 | 44 | 13 | 18 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value | 200,000 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Derivative Asset | 66,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Other assets | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | |
| Total assets | 7,382 | 5,527 | 4,405 | 3,749 | 2,812 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 168 | 148 | 122 | 92 | 92 | |
| Secured financing, net | 287 | 285 | 211 | 210 | 163 | |
| Securitized debt, at amortized cost | 1,706 | 2,019 | 2,419 | — | — | |
| Securitized debt, at fair value | 4,237 | 2,207 | 877 | — | — | |
| Warehouse and repurchase facilities, net | 309 | 348 | 335 | 331 | 301 | |
| Total liabilities | 6,706 | 5,007 | 3,968 | 3,368 | 2,468 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock ($0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 38,965,317 and 33,761,147 shares issued, 39,573,657 and 33,545,585 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 398,000 | 339,000 | 331,000 | 326,000 | 323,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 383 | 323 | 307 | 300 | 296 | |
| Retained earnings | 302 | 197 | 129 | 77 | 44 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (608,340 and 215,562 common shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively) | −10 | −3 | −1 | −458,000 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −3 | −805,000 | −1 | — | — | |
| Total Velocity Financial Inc. stockholders' equity | 673 | 517 | 433 | 377 | 341 | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total equity | 676 | 520 | 437 | 381 | 344 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 7,382 | 5,527 | 4,405 | 3,749 | 2,812 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 500,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 1 | |
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Origination of loans held for sale | −50 | −24 | −38 | −31 | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | 51 | 24 | 26 | 32 | — | |
| Net accretion of discount on purchased loans and deferred loan origination costs | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
| Provision for (reversal of) uncollectible corporate and escrow advances receivable | −158,000 | 554,000 | 721,000 | −175,000 | −80,000 | |
| Gain on disposition of loans | — | −1 | −826,000 | −4 | −7 | |
| Real estate acquired through foreclosure in excess of recorded investment | −16 | −9 | −7 | −3 | −1 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance discount and costs | 10 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 20 | |
| Change in valuation of real estate owned | 18 | 6 | 4 | 364,000 | 2 | |
| Change in valuation of fair value loans | −117 | −56 | −48 | −8 | −29,000 | |
| Change in valuation of mortgage servicing rights | 998,000 | −375,000 | 660,000 | −2 | — | |
| Change in valuation of fair value securitized debt | 30 | −3 | 9 | — | — | |
| Hedging activities | −3 | 1 | −2 | — | — | |
| Gain on sale of real estate owned | −1 | −4 | −568,000 | −3 | −409,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Deferred tax (benefit) expense | −8 | −11 | 3 | 12 | −10 | |
| Accrued interest and other receivables | −17 | −6 | −9 | −7 | −3 | |
| Other assets | −4 | −284,000 | 8 | −8 | −360,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 20 | 26 | 20 | −3 | 16 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 18 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 58 | |
| Purchase of loans held for investment | — | −17 | −14 | −18 | −21 | |
| Origination of loans held for investment | −2,666 | −1,818 | −1,080 | −1,740 | −1,344 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans originally classified as held for investment | — | 50 | 21 | 292 | 136 | |
| Payments of loans held for investment | 964 | 723 | 460 | 542 | 569 | |
| Proceeds from sale of real estate owned | 56 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 10 | |
| Capitalized improvement on real estate owned | −1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Change in corporate and escrow advances receivable | −2 | −11 | −3 | −5 | −5 | |
| Change in impounds and deposits | −1 | −2 | 9 | 910,000 | 9 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −281,000 | −289,000 | −180,000 | −326,000 | −135,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | — | 640,000 | — | — | — | |
| Purchase of mortgage servicing rights | — | −5 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,522 | −1,045 | −585 | −908 | −656 | |
| Warehouse repurchase facilities advances | 2,634 | 1,947 | 1,193 | 1,687 | 1,216 | |
| Warehouse repurchase facilities repayments | −2,673 | −1,933 | −1,192 | −1,658 | −989 | |
| Proceeds from secured financing | — | 74 | — | 215 | 175 | |
| Proceeds of securitized debt | 2,651 | 1,590 | 975 | 1,370 | 978 | |
| Repayment of securitized debt | −972 | −666 | −439 | −544 | −644 | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −7 | −2 | −861,000 | −458,000 | — | |
| Debt issuance costs | −2 | −4 | −3 | −26 | −27 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to warrants exercised | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stocks, net | 41 | 10 | 2 | 607,000 | 137,000 | |
| Deferred stock issuance costs | −392,000 | −186,000 | — | — | −560,000 | |
| Distribution to non-controlling interest | −47,000 | −205,000 | −280,000 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,682 | 1,016 | 536 | 874 | 626 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 178 | 9 | −129,000 | 14 | 27 | |
| Cash paid during the year for interest | 345 | 251 | 180 | 119 | 85 | |
| Cash paid during the year for income taxes | 51 | 42 | 8 | 23 | 10 | |
| Transfer of loans held for investment to loans held for sale | 110 | 35 | 42 | 279 | 206 | |
| Transfer of loans held for investment to real estate owned | 105 | 50 | 49 | 10 | 11 | |
| Transfer of loans held for sale to held for investment | — | 3 | 16 | 77 | 11 | |
| Capitalized interest on loans held for investment | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Discount on issuance of securitized debt | 4 | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | |
| Recognition of new leases in exchange for lease obligations | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26,000 | 256,000 |