Onity Group Announces Closing of MSR Asset Vehicle Sale to Oaktree
December 03 2024 - 4:15PM
Onity Group Inc. (NYSE: ONIT) (“Onity” or the “Company”), a leading
non-bank mortgage servicer and originator, today announced that it
has completed the previously announced transaction with funds
managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) to sell the
Company’s 15% interest in MSR Asset Vehicle LLC (“MAV”) to Oaktree
for total cash proceeds of $49.5 million.
Onity’s subsidiary, PHH Mortgage Corporation, will remain the
exclusive subservicer of the existing MAV portfolio for an initial
term of five years and will subservice the majority of new MSRs
acquired by MAV. MAV also will be subject to certain restrictions
on near-term MSR sales for 36 months following the closing of the
MAV sale.
Concurrent with the closing of the transaction, the net proceeds
from the offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of
9.875% Senior Notes due 2029, which closed on November 6, 2024,
together with additional cash from Onity, were released from
escrow. The net proceeds from the offering and the MAV sale were
used, together with cash on hand, to redeem all of PHH Mortgage
Corporation’s $289 million of outstanding 7.875% Senior Notes due
2026 and all of Onity’s $285 million of outstanding 12.00%/13.25%
Senior Second Lien Notes due 2027.
Glen A. Messina, Chair, President and CEO of Onity Group, said,
“We are pleased to complete this transaction with Oaktree which
facilitates a significant enhancement to our capital structure. The
agreement with Oaktree enables us to continue our important
subservicing relationship with MAV and meaningfully reduce our
highest-cost corporate debt, which we expect will support future
earnings growth and provide financial flexibility. We look forward
to the continuation of our strategic partnership with Oaktree and
to future opportunities.”
For additional information regarding these transactions, please
see the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 3, 2024.
About Onity Group
Onity Group Inc. (NYSE: ONIT) is a leading non-bank mortgage
servicer and originator providing solutions through its primary
brands, PHH Mortgage and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. PHH Mortgage is
one of the largest servicers in the country, focused on delivering
a variety of servicing and lending programs. Liberty is one of the
nation’s largest reverse mortgage lenders dedicated to education
and providing loans that help customers meet their personal and
financial needs. We are headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida,
with offices and operations in the United States, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, India and the Philippines, and have been serving our
customers since 1988. For additional information, please visit
onitygroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including, but not limited to, statements relating to
future earnings growth and future strategic opportunities with
Oaktree. Forward-looking statements involve a number of
assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties
detailed in our reports and filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and current reports and
quarterly reports filed with the SEC since such date. Anyone
wishing to understand Onity’s business should review our SEC
filings.
For Further Information Contact:
Dico Akseraylian, SVP, Corporate Communications(856)
917-0066mediarelations@onitygroup.com
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