Pennymac Selects Vesta to Supercharge Its Mortgage Platform, Setting a New Industry Standard in Origination Technology

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) (Pennymac) and Vesta Innovations, Inc. (Vesta) announced today a strategic partnership to streamline the mortgage application process and enhance the customer experience. Pennymac, a top mortgage lender and servicer, is the first large mortgage client to go live on Vesta’s modern platform, marking a significant industry milestone. As part of this venture, Pennymac has made a long-term minority equity investment in Vesta.

“Our partnership with Vesta is a great example of how Pennymac continues to lead the industry through innovation,” said Doug Jones, President and Chief Mortgage Banking Officer. “Investing in and integrating Vesta’s platform will further strengthen our technology ecosystem, allowing us to deliver an even faster, more intuitive mortgage experience for customers. Early results are very promising, with an increase in efficiency and improvement in our customer experience. This collaboration sets a new standard for the industry as a whole and truly elevates the customer journey.”

Pennymac's adoption of Vesta's platform establishes it as one of the strongest players in the Loan Origination System (LOS) space. The LOS innovator’s cloud-based platform, built on a flexible, open architecture with best-in-class APIs, empowers Pennymac to extensively configure dynamic workflows around its unique business needs. By layering on data-driven tasks, native automations, and advanced AI to structure and interpret loan data, Vesta’s implementation has delivered meaningful efficiency gains across the entire mortgage lending process, from application to closing.

For Pennymac’s customers, this partnership will deliver a faster, more streamlined, and easier-to-navigate mortgage application process. Vesta's customizable platform enables seamless communication among loan officers, customers, and realtors, significantly reducing the time it takes to close a loan. This provides a more efficient and user-friendly experience from start to finish.

“Pennymac is a great partner and a tech-forward leader in the mortgage industry,” said Mike Yu, Co-Founder and CEO at Vesta. “Like us, they firmly believe that the industry needs state-of-the-art technology that supports a more operationally efficient lending process and Vesta delivers. Our modern platform helps lenders reduce costs, improve loan quality, and deliver a superior customer experience. Our collaboration with a market leader like Pennymac will set a new standard, driving a new era of lending and elevating the entire mortgage process for the industry as a whole.”

Vesta's platform has been rolled out in Pennymac's Consumer Direct Channel, with plans to extend the technology across the company’s multi-channel production platform, including its Correspondent and TPO groups.

To learn more about Vesta, please visit vesta.com.

About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market. Founded in 2008, the company is recognized as a leader in the U.S. residential mortgage industry and employs approximately 4,400 people across the country. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2025, PennyMac Financial’s production of newly originated loans totaled $134 billion in unpaid principal balance, making it a top lender in the nation. As of June 30, 2025, PennyMac Financial serviced loans totaling $700 billion in unpaid principal balance, making it a top mortgage servicer in the nation.

About Vesta Innovations, Inc.

Vesta is the leading modern loan origination system for mortgage, powering banks, independent mortgage banks, and fintech lenders of all sizes. Built on an open, cloud-native architecture, Vesta provides lenders a single source of truth and fully configurable workflows that adapt in real time. Blending traditional rules with advanced AI to structure and interpret loan data, Vesta drives automation, intelligent decisioning, and unmatched efficiency from application to closing. Founded in 2020, Vesta is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital, Index Ventures, and Zigg Capital. Learn more at vesta.com.

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