Nationstar Mortgage Announces Record Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

LEWISVILLE, Texas--()--Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM):

  • Record GAAP EPS of $1.37 on net income of $123 million
  • Pro forma EPS of $1.50, excluding BofA ramp and other one-time expenses totaling $19 million
  • Well positioned for an improving economy
  • Affirm EPS guidance for ’13 of $4.05 - $4.75 and ’14 of $6.45 - $7.50
  • Ending servicing portfolio UPB of $318 billion; pro forma UPB of $435 billion
  • Servicing: Profitability targets on track; over $400 billion bulk acquisition pipeline
  • Originations: Record funded volume of $7.1 billion and recapture rate of 48%
  • Completed strategic acquisition of Greenlight Financial Services

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NSM) (“Nationstar”), a leading residential mortgage services company, today reported quarterly net income of $123.4 million, or $1.37 per share, for the second quarter 2013 compared to $62.6 million, or $0.70 per share, in the first quarter 2013 and $36.3 million, or $0.41 per share, in the second quarter 2012.

Pro forma Q2’13 EPS was $1.50, after adjusting for $19.4 million in platform ramp and one-time transaction expenses related to the previously announced servicing acquisition from Bank of America (“BofA”), the Greenlight acquisition, and the non-agency advance securitization. Pro forma Q2’13 EPS was up in comparison to both the prior quarter pro forma EPS of $0.85 and Q2’12 pro forma EPS of $0.44.

On a Non-GAAP basis, adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”) for operating segments grew 37% to $243.7 million, or $2.70 per share, for the current quarter versus $178.2 million, or $1.98 per share, in the first quarter 2013. In the current quarter AEBITDA margin was 40%.

Nationstar’s revenue grew 40% to $603.7 million in the second quarter from $431.1 million in the prior quarter and was up 198% from $202.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Pre-tax income from operating segments for the second quarter was $206.6 million, or $2.29 per share, up 90% from $108.7 million, or $1.21 per share, in the first quarter of 2013 and up 266% from $56.4 million, or $0.63 per share, in the second quarter of 2012. In the current quarter, pre-tax income margin from operating segments was 34%. Pro forma Q2’13 pre-tax income from operating segments was $226.0 million, or $2.50 per share.

Nationstar’s servicing portfolio, as measured by unpaid principal balance (“UPB”), ended the second quarter at $318 billion. Q2’13 ending UPB was up 2% from Q1’13 ending UPB of $312 billion, and up 65% over Q2’12 ending UPB of $193 billion. Pro forma for the closing of the Bank of America PLS portfolios, of which $47 billion closed in early July and the remainder is expected to close in 2013, and other servicing under contract, Nationstar’s UPB is approximately $435 billion.

“We generated strong sequential earnings across our entire platform in the second quarter,” said Jay Bray, Chief Executive Officer of Nationstar. “We successfully boarded the BofA GSE and Ginnie Mae portfolios, completed the acquisition of Greenlight, and continue to make progress on building Solutionstar into a high-margin, fee-based business. Our platforms are strategically positioned to perform in an improving economy, and we continue to see compelling opportunities in the marketplace that will deliver long-term value to our shareholders.”

Chief Financial Officer David Hisey said, “We executed on our strategic plan and delivered another quarter of strong financial results. Our servicing segment continues to make progress on our previously identified profitability initiatives which will generate increased earnings and higher margins. Our origination segment experienced a strong quarter of profitability due to record volume and our strategic focus on high margin channels. Solutionstar continues to experience revenue growth and is focused on scaling and diversifying its client and revenue base. We remain on track to hit our full year 2013 and 2014 earnings guidance.”

AFFIRM GUIDANCE: AEBITDA and EARNINGS PER SHARE

     

For the year ending December 31,

2013 Range       2014 Range
AEBITDA per Share $ 10.10 - 11.75 $ 14.70 - 17.10
Earnings per Share $ 4.05 - 4.75 $ 6.45 - 7.50
 

Business Segments

Servicing

Servicing fee income of $284.6 million was up 38% versus the prior quarter. Servicing fee income before fair value adjustments increased 15% to $275.5 million in second quarter 2013 compared to $240.0 million in the prior quarter.

The average portfolio UPB for the first quarter was $315 billion, a 21% increase over the prior quarter average of $260 billion, primarily due to the closing of the Agency and Government servicing portfolios from BofA that occurred in the first quarter. Nationstar’s pipeline of bulk MSR purchase opportunities is currently in excess of $400 billion in aggregate UPB. Nationstar has executed on flow agreements that are expected to produce $20 billion of UPB in annual volume, with flow servicing annual potential in excess of $55 billion of UPB as the program grows with additional clients.

Servicing pre-tax income increased 110% to $85.3 million from $40.7 million in the prior quarter and was up significantly compared to the pre-tax loss of $4.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Servicing pre-tax margin was 25% in the current quarter. Pro-forma Q2’13 servicing pretax income was $99.7 million after excluding BofA ramp and certain other one-time expenses of $14.4 million. BofA ramp expenses include the hiring of approximately 600 employees in advance of the PLS portfolio acquisitions. Servicing operating profitability as a percentage of UPB was 5 basis points excluding ramp expenses and mark to market adjustments.

As shown in the servicing fee income table appended to this release, the net change in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights and excess spread financing due to mark to market adjustments was $59.9 million. The net change in fair value due to other changes, amortization, was $50.8 million. Total servicing portfolio Q2’13 prepayments as measured by CPR were approximately 18% annualized. Prepayments were partially offset by Nationstar’s record origination volume and recapture rate.

Servicing AEBITDA in the current quarter was $109.4 million compared to $100.1 million in the first quarter 2013 and $37.4 million in the second quarter of 2012. Servicing AEBITDA margin was 33% in the current quarter, and servicing AEBITDA as a percentage of UPB was 14 basis points.

Nationstar’s 60 day-plus delinquency rate decreased to 11.8% of UPB, down from 13.8% in the first quarter. This decrease reflects Nationstar’s continued focus on improving portfolio performance which preserves homeownership, increases value for credit owners, and lowers servicing costs.

Origination

Origination revenue increased 45% to $268.7 million in second quarter 2013 on a 109% increase in fundings of $7.1 billion. Excluding correspondent, quarterly origination volume from portfolio recapture, wholesale, and builder channels increased 81% to $5.6 billion. Nationstar’s recapture rate during the first quarter increased to 48% up from 45% in the first quarter. The total application pipeline grew 56% from the prior quarter to $12.2 billion, and the locked pipeline grew 34% to $8.6 billion. Nationstar continues to expect origination volume to exceed $23 billion in 2013, and $31 billion in 2014.

In the current quarter, Nationstar originated $2.7 billion of loans under the Home Affordable Refinance Program (“HARP”), or 38% of total origination volume. Nationstar currently has more than $45 billion of HARP and refinance opportunities within its servicing portfolio.

Of the $7.1 billion in fundings, 78% were from the consumer direct/builder/wholesale channels, and 22% were from the correspondent channel. Nationstar views the correspondent channel as a way to selectively acquire servicing assets at attractive prices.

Origination pre-tax income for the quarter was a record $121.3 million, an increase of 78% from $68.0 million in the prior quarter, and up 99% from $61.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Origination pre-tax income margin was 45% in the current quarter up from 37% in the prior quarter. Pro-forma Q2’13 origination pre-tax income was $126.2 million after excluding BofA and Greenlight ramp expenses of approximately $5.0 million. Q2’13 origination pre-tax income, excluding correspondent, expressed as a percentage of funded volume, was 219 basis points, consistent with the prior quarter.

Nationstar experienced some reduction in gain on sale margins due to reduced premiums on HARP loans. Excluding correspondent, revenue as a percentage of funded loans was 474 basis points. Operating leverage and efficiencies in the quarter offset the decline in top-line gain-on-sale margins, as expenses decreased by 107 basis points, or 30%. Loan officer productivity increased by 90% in the quarter, and Nationstar anticipates further productivity gains in future periods.

Origination AEBITDA for the quarter was a record $134.3 million, an increase of 72% from $78.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, and up 111% from $63.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Origination AEBITDA margin was 50% in the current quarter, up from 42% in the prior quarter.

Greenlight Financial Services Acquisition

In May, Nationstar completed the acquisition of the mortgage origination business of Greenlight Financial Services (“Greenlight”) for up to $75 million. Greenlight, based in Irvine, California, utilizes a high-volume, rapid turn time funding model with proven experience in television, radio, and other media. The acquisition further diversifies Nationstar’s origination channels and adds a low-cost, profitable source for servicing asset creation, while also providing additional capacity for HARP, recapture, and purchase money originations. Nationstar expects Greenlight to originate in excess of $8 billion annually.

Solutionstar

Solutionstar generated revenue of $38 million in the second quarter, an increase of 15% over the first quarter. Solutionstar completed over 2,400 REO dispositions in the second quarter, and expects to significantly expand the REO management business, as property sale opportunities are expected to significantly increase with the BofA private-label servicing acquisitions. Solutionstar launched the Homesearch.com platform in May 2013, which provides an online real estate marketplace for home buyers, sellers and investors to connect and conveniently complete sales transactions. Solutionstar’s settlement services business completed more than 29,000 appraisals in the second quarter.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This disclaimer applies to every usage of “Adjusted EBITDA” or “AEBITDA”, “Pro forma Earnings per Share” or “Pro Forma EPS”, “Pro forma Pre-Tax Income”, and “Servicing Fee Income before fair value adjustments” in this release. Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance metric used by management in evaluating the performance of our segments. Adjusted EBITDA represents our Operating Segments' income (loss), and excludes income and expenses that relate to the financing of our senior notes, depreciable (or amortizable) asset base of the business, income taxes, and exit costs from our restructuring and certain non-cash items. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes results from our legacy asset portfolio and certain securitization trusts that were consolidated upon adoption of the accounting guidance eliminating the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity. Pro-forma EPS is a metric that is used by management to exclude certain non-recurring items in an attempt to provide a better earnings per share comparison to prior periods. Pro forma Q2’13 EPS excludes certain expenses related to the acquisition of the $215 billion servicing portfolio from Bank of America, expenses related to the acquisition of Greenlight Financial Services, and expenses related to the non-agency advance receivable securitization. These expenses include the advance hiring of servicing and originations staff, recruiting expenses, travel, licensing, legal expenses, and expenses related to the write-off of facility fees on credit facilities that were retired as part of the non-agency advance receivable securitization. Pro forma pre-tax income is a metric that is used by management to exclude certain non-recurring items in an attempt to provide a better earnings per share comparison to prior periods. Pro forma Q2’13 pre-tax income excludes certain expenses related to the acquisition of the $215 billion servicing portfolio from Bank of America, expenses related to the acquisition of Greenlight Financial Services, and expenses related to the non-agency advance receivable securitization. These expenses include the advance hiring of servicing and originations staff, recruiting expenses, travel, licensing, legal expenses, and expenses related to the write-off of facility fees on credit facilities that were retired as part of the non-agency advance receivable securitization. This disclaimer applies to every usage of pro-forma AEBITDA per share in this release. Pro-forma AEBITDA per share is a metric that is used by management to exclude certain non-recurring items in an attempt to provide a better AEBITDA per share comparison to prior periods. Pro forma Q2’13 AEBITDA per share excludes certain expenses related to the acquisition of the $215 billion servicing portfolio from Bank of America, expenses related to the acquisition of Greenlight Financial Services, and expenses related to the non-agency advance receivable securitization. These expenses include the advance hiring of servicing and originations staff, recruiting expenses, travel, licensing, legal expenses, and expenses related to the write-off of facility fees on credit facilities that were retired as part of the non-agency advance receivable securitization. Servicing fee income before fair value adjustments is a metric that is used by management in an attempt to provide a better sense of the servicing fee income prior to any changes in the fair value of servicing assets. Servicing fee income before fair value adjustments excludes fair value adjustment due to valuation inputs or assumptions for mortgage servicing rights and excess spread financing, and the fair value adjustment due to other changes in fair value for mortgage servicing rights and excess spread financing.

Conference Call Webcast and Investor Presentation

Chief Executive Officer, Jay Bray, and Chief Financial Officer, David Hisey, will host a conference call for investors and analysts to discuss Nationstar’s second quarter 2013 results and other general business matters at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. To listen to the event live or in an archive which will be available for 14 days, visit Nationstar's website at http://investors.nationstarholdings.com. The conference call will also be accessible by dialing 800-299-9086, or 617-786-2903 internationally. Please use the participant passcode 70733762 to access the live conference call. An investor presentation will also be available at http://investors.nationstarholdings.com.

Financial Tables

 
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 
Three months ended
June 30, 2013     March 31, 2013     June 30, 2012
Revenues
Servicing fee income $ 263,309 $ 197,596 $ 88,327
Other fee income   57,795     44,879     12,087  
Total fee income 321,104 242,475 100,414
Gain on mortgage loans held for sale   282,561     188,587     102,345  
Total revenues 603,665 431,062 202,759
 
Total expenses and impairments 339,851 268,571 130,372
 
Other income (expense)
Interest income 52,437 29,608 13,415
Interest expense (117,911 ) (92,374 ) (35,913 )
Loss on equity investment (477 )
Gain (Loss) on interest rate swaps and caps   789     1,268     (357 )
Total other income (expense) (64,685 ) (61,498 ) (23,332 )
 
Income before taxes 199,129 100,993 49,055
Income tax expense   75,669     38,377     12,780  
Net income   123,460     62,616     36,275  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Change in value of designated cash flow hedge 1,819

(423 )
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests      

     
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Nationstar Inc.   125,279     62,616     35,852  
 
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share $ 1.38   $ 0.70   $ 0.41  
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.37   $ 0.70   $ 0.41  
Weighted average shares:
Basic 89,462 89,293 88,500
Dilutive effect of stock awards   890     649     1,028  
Diluted   90,352     89,942     89,528  
Dividends declared per share $   $   $  
 
         
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands)

 
June 30,

2013

March 31,

2013

June 30,

2012

Assets (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 385,938 $ 220,039 $ 15,892
Restricted cash 405,462 360,467 119,512
Accounts receivable 3,448,543 3,614,827 2,487,991
Mortgage loans held for sale 4,018,241 1,703,709 837,906
Mortgage loans held for investment, subject to nonrecourse debt - Legacy Assets 257,168 235,915 238,173
Reverse mortgage interests 1,086,024 978,652 310,074
Mortgage servicing rights 1,627,330 1,300,584 604,819
Property and equipment, net 100,699 77,407 39,090
Derivative financial instruments 383,210 182,589 53,193
Other assets   275,766   211,376   189,580
Total assets $

11,988,381

$ 8,885,565 $ 4,896,230
 
Liabilities and equity
Notes payable $ 6,168,937 $ 3,409,886 $ 2,412,364
Unsecured senior notes 1,969,163 1,669,146 555,938
Payables and accrued liabilities 1,222,063 1,529,898 639,839
Derivative financial instruments 46,745 26,895 18,911
Mortgage servicing liabilities 82,623 82,931 81,979
Nonrecourse debt - Legacy Assets 95,729 98,388 106,271
Excess spread financing (at fair value) 570,497 498,906 266,693
Participating interest financing   880,234   745,263   181,114
Total liabilities $ 11,035,991 $ 8,061,313

$

4,263,109
 
Total Nationstar Inc. stockholders’ equity 947,400 819,262 633,121
Noncontrolling interest   4,990   4,990  
Total equity   952,390   824,252   633,121
Total liabilities and equity $ 11,988,381 $ 8,885,565 $ 4,896,230
 
 
SERVICING FEE INCOME BEFORE FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENTS RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 
Three months ended
June 30, 2013     March 31, 2013     June 30, 2012
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Total servicing fee income before MSR fair value adjustments $ 275,460 $ 240,010 $ 111,448
Fair value adjustments due to valuation inputs or assumptions
Mortgage servicing rights 118,362 43,362 (11,504 )
Excess spread financing   (58,471 )   (41,961 )   125  
Net change in FV due to valuation inputs or assumptions 59,891 1,401 (10,929 )
Fair value adjustments due to other changes in fair value (amortization)
Mortgage servicing rights (85,486 ) (53,021 ) (9,821 )
Excess spread financing   34,690     18,070     (2,537 )
Net change in FV due to other changes in fair value (amortization) (50,796 ) (34,951 ) (12,358 )
     
Servicing fee income   284,555     206,460     88,161  
 
Other fee income   50,301     39,065     6,446  
Total servicing fee income $ 334,856   $ 245,525   $ 94,607  
 
 
PRO-FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 
Three months ended
June 30, 2013     March 31, 2013     June 30, 2012
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net income $ 123,460 $ 62,616 $ 36,275
Income taxes   75,670     38,377     12,780  
Income before taxes 199,130 100,993 49,055
Portfolio acquisition ramp expenses   19,392     22,228     4,136  
Pro-forma pre-tax income 218,522 123,221 53,191
 
Income taxes (using Q2’13, Q1’13 and Q2’12 tax rate)   (83,038 )   (46,823 )   (13,856 )
Pro-forma Income   135,484     76,397     39,335  
 
Average share count (using Q2’13, Q1’13 and Q2’12 share count) 90,352 89,942 89,528
 
Pro-forma EPS $ 1.50   $ 0.85   $ 0.44  
 
   
AEBITDA RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 
Three months ended
Net Income from Operating Segments to Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation June 30, 2013     March 31, 2013     June 30, 2012
Net income $ 123,460 $ 62,616 $ 36,275
Plus:
Net loss from Legacy Portfolio and Other 7,470 7,686 7,373
Income tax expense   75,669     38,377     12,780  
Net income from Operating Segments 206,599 108,679 56,428
Adjust for:
Interest expense from unsecured senior notes 39,073 30,690 13,516
Depreciation and amortization 5,190 3,528 1,758
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (32,876 ) 9,659 20,875
Amortization/accretion of reverse mortgage servicing (275 ) (275 ) 9
Share-based compensation 2,840 2,858 6,353
Fair value changes on excess spread financing 23,781 23,891 2,412
Fair value changes in derivatives   (639 )   (795 )   (150 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 243,693   $ 178,235   $ 101,201  
Adjusted EBITDA per share $ 2.70   $ 1.98   $ 1.13  
Earnings per share $ 1.37   $ 0.70   $ 0.41  
 
 
SEGMENT AEBITDA AND PRO FORMA PRE-TAX INCOME RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 

FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income/(Loss) Reconciliation     Servicing     Origination     Operating     Legacy     Total
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 109,405 $ 134,288 $ 243,693 $ (7,060 ) $ 236,633
 
Interest expense on corporate notes (28,945 ) (10,128 ) (39,073 ) (39,073 )
MSR valuation adjustment 32,876 32,876 32,876
Excess spread adjustment (23,781 ) (23,781 ) (23,781 )
Amortization of mortgage servicing obligations 275 275 275
Depreciation & amortization (3,423 ) (1,767 ) (5,190 ) (600 ) (5,790 )
Stock-based compensation (1,721 ) (1,119 ) (2,840 ) (21 ) (2,861 )
Fair value adjustment for derivatives   638         638     212     850  
Pre-Tax Income/Loss 85,324 121,274 206,598 (7,470 ) 199,129
 

Income Tax

(75,669 )
 
Net Income/Loss   123,460  
 
Pre-Tax Income/Loss 85,324 121,274 206,599 (7,470 ) 199,129
Ramp expenses   14,427     4,960     19,387     -     19,387  
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Income/Loss 99,717

126,234

225,986 (7,470 ) 218,516
 
Average shares outstanding 90,352 90,352 90,352 90,352 90,352
 
Earnings per share         $ 1.37  
Pre-Tax Income per share $ 0.94   $ 1.34   $ 2.29   $ (0.08 ) $ 2.20  
AEBITDA per share $ 1.21   $ 1.49   $ 2.70   $ (0.08 ) $ 2.62  
 
 
SEGMENT AEBITDA RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 

FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income/(Loss) Reconciliation     Servicing     Origination     Operating     Legacy     Total
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 100,077 $ 78,158 $ 178,235 $ (7,786 ) $ 170,449
 
Interest expense on corporate notes (22,667 ) (8,023 ) (30,690 ) (30,690 )
MSR valuation adjustment (9,659 ) (9,659 ) (9,659 )
Excess spread adjustment (23,891 ) (23,891 ) (23,891 )
Amortization of mortgage servicing obligations 275 275 275
Depreciation & amortization (2,548 ) (980 ) (3,528 ) (373 ) (3,901

)

Stock-based compensation (1,710 ) (1,148 ) (2,858 ) (2,858 )
Fair value adjustment for derivatives   795         795     473     1,268  
Pre-Tax Income/Loss 40,672 68,007 108,679 (7,686 ) 100,993
 
Income Tax (38,377 )
 
Net Income $ 62,616  
 
Pre-Tax Income/Loss 40,675 68,007 108,679 (7,686 ) 100,993
Ramp expenses   13,172     9,057     22,228     -     22,228  
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Income/Loss 53,844 77,064 130,907 (7,686 ) 123,221
 
Average shares outstanding 89,942 89,942 89,942 89,942 89,942
 
Earnings per share         $ 0.70  
Pre-Tax Income per share $ 0.45   $ 0.76   $ 1.21   $ (0.09 ) $ 1.12  
AEBITDA per share $ 1.11   $ 0.87   $ 1.98   $ (0.09 ) $ 1.89  
 
 

FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income/(Loss) Reconciliation

Servicing

Origination

Operating

Legacy

Total

 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 37,378 $ 63,823 $ 101,201 $ (7,488 ) $ 93,713
 
Interest expense on corporate notes (13,516 ) (13,516 ) (13,516 )
MSR valuation adjustment (20,875 ) (20,875 ) (20,875 )
Excess spread adjustment (2,412 ) (2,412 ) (2,412 )
Amortization of mortgage servicing obligations (9 ) (9 ) (9 )
Depreciation & amortization (1,238 ) (520 ) (1,758 ) (96 ) (1,854 )
Stock-based compensation (4,147 ) (2,206 ) (6,353 ) 718 (5,635 )
Fair value adjustment for derivatives 150 150 (507 ) (357 )
         
Pre-Tax Income/Loss (4,669 ) 61,097 56,428 (7,373 ) 49,055
 
Income Tax (12,780 )
 
Net Income/Loss $ 36,275  
 
Average shares outstanding 89,528 89,528 89,528 89,528 89,528
 
Earnings per share         $ 0.41  
Pre-Tax Income per share $ (0.05 ) $ 0.68   $ 0.63   $ (0.08 ) $ 0.55  
AEBITDA per share $ 0.42   $ 0.71   $ 1.13   $ (0.08 ) $ 1.05  
 

About Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

Based in Lewisville, Texas, Nationstar offers servicing, origination, and real estate services to financial institutions and consumers. Nationstar is one of the largest servicers in the United States and operates an integrated loan origination business that mitigates servicing portfolio run-off and improves credit performance for loan investors. Our Solutionstar business unit offers asset management, settlement, and processing services. As of July 31, 2013, Nationstar employs over 7,700 people. Additional corporate information is available at www.nationstarholdings.com.

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Contacts

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.
Marshall Murphy, 469-549-3005

Contacts

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.
Marshall Murphy, 469-549-3005