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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)    

ý

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010

Or

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                    to                                   

Commission file number: 001-34416

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  27-0186273
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

27001 Agoura Road, Calabasas, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

91301
(Zip Code)

(818) 224-7442
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes o    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes o    No ý

         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class   Outstanding at May 5, 2010
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $.01 par value   16,735,317


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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

   

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets—March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

  1

 

Consolidated Statement of Income—Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

  2

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity—Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

  3

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows—Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

  4

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  5

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  17

 

Overview

  17

 

Observations on Current Market Opportunities

  18

 

Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

  19

 

Asset Acquisitions

  19

 

Net Investment Income

  20

 

Investment Portfolio Composition

  21

 

Cash Flows

  24

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

  25

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

  25

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  26

 

Accounting Developments

  27

 

Factors That May Affect Our Future Results

  27

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  30

Item 4T.

 

Controls and Procedures

  30

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 
30

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

  30

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

  30

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  30

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  31

Item 4.

 

Other Information

  31

Item 5.

 

Exhibits

  32

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

        


PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 
  March 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  

ASSETS

             

Cash

  $ 2,125   $ 54  

Short-term investment

    115,485     213,628  

Mortgage-backed securities at fair value

    76,389     83,771  

Mortgage loans at fair value

    123,464     26,046  

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

    1,511      

Principal and interest collections receivable

    6,131      

Interest receivable

    602     492  

Due from affiliates

    51      

Other assets

    930     455  
           
 

Total assets

  $ 326,688   $ 324,446  
           

LIABILITIES

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 563   $ 527  

Contingent underwriting fees payable

    5,883     5,883  

Income taxes payable

    127      

Payable to affiliates

    4,635     4,238  
           
 

Total liabilities

    11,208     10,648  
           

Commitments and contingencies

         

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Common shares of beneficial interest—authorized, 500,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding, 16,735,317 shares

    167     167  

Additional paid-in capital

    315,942     315,514  

Accumulated deficit

    (629 )   (1,883 )
           
 

Total shareholders' equity

    315,480     313,798  
           
 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 326,688   $ 324,446  
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 

Investment Income

       
 

Interest income:

       
   

Mortgage-backed securities

  $ 1,284  
   

Mortgage loans

    1,335  
   

Other

    45  
       

    2,664  
       
 

Change in fair value of investments:

       
   

Mortgage-backed securities

    57  
   

Mortgage loans

    1,133  
       

    1,190  
       
   

Net investment income

   
3,854
 
       

Expenses

       
 

Management fees

    1,211  
 

Compensation

    803  
 

Insurance

    197  
 

Professional services

    94  
 

Other

    168  
       
   

Total expenses

    2,473  
       

Income before provision for income taxes

   
1,381
 

Provision for income taxes

   
127
 
       

Net income

 
$

1,254
 
       

Earnings per share, basic and diluted

 
$

0.07
 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

       
 

Basic

    16,735  
 

Diluted

    17,110  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 
  Number of
shares
  Par
value
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Total  

Balance at December 31, 2009

    16,735,317   $ 167   $ 315,514   $ (1,883 ) $ 313,798  
 

Share-based compensation

            578         578  
 

Stock issuance costs

            (150 )       (150 )
 

Net income

                1,254     1,254  
                       

Balance at March 31, 2010

    16,735,317   $ 167   $ 315,942   $ (629 ) $ 315,480  
                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       
 

Net income

  $ 1,254  
   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:

       
     

Accrual of unearned discounts on mortgage-backed securities

    (765 )
     

Appreciation in fair value of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities

    (1,190 )
     

Share-based compensation expense

    578  
 

Purchase of mortgage loans for sale

    (13,782 )
 

Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans

    13,782  
 

Increase in principal and interest collections receivable

    (1,264 )
 

Increase in interest receivable

    (110 )
 

Increase in due from affiliates

    (51 )
 

Increase in other assets

    (475 )
 

Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    36  
 

Increase in income taxes payable

    127  
 

Increase in payable to affiliates

    397  
       
   

Net cash used by operating activities

    (1,463 )
       

Cash flows from investing activities:

       
 

Net decrease in short-term investment

    98,143  
 

Purchase of mortgage-backed security

    (414 )
 

Proceeds from repayments of mortgage-backed securities

    8,618  
 

Purchases of mortgage loans

    (101,425 )
 

Purchases of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

    (1,238 )
       
   

Net cash provided by investing activities

    3,684  
       

Cash flows from financing activities:

       
 

Payment of stock issuance costs—initial exchange listing fees

    (150 )
       
   

Net cash used by financing activities

    (150 )
       

Net increase in cash

   
2,071
 

Cash at beginning of period

    54  
       
   

Cash at end of period

  $ 2,125  
       

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

       
   

Non cash investing activity—transfer of mortgage loans to real estate acquired in settlement of loans

  $ 273  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Organization and Basis of Presentation

        PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust ("PMT" or the "Company") was organized in Maryland on May 18, 2009, and began operations on August 4, 2009, when it completed its initial offerings of common shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). The Company is a specialty finance company, which, through its subsidiaries (all of which are wholly-owned), invests primarily in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the value of the mortgage loans that it acquires, a substantial portion of which may be distressed and acquired at discounts to their unpaid principal balances, through proprietary loan modification programs, special servicing and other initiatives focused on keeping borrowers in their homes, or, when necessary, through timely acquisition and liquidation of the property securing the loan.

        The Company intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), beginning with its taxable period ended on December 31, 2009. To maintain its tax status as a REIT, the Company plans to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income in the form of qualifying distributions to holders of shares.

        The Company is externally managed by an affiliate, PNMAC Capital Management, LLC ("PCM" or the "Manager"), an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that specializes in and focuses on residential mortgage loans. Under the terms of a management agreement, PCM is paid a management fee with a base component and a performance incentive component. Determination of the amount of management fees is discussed in Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties.

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the SEC's instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements and notes do not include all of the information required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

        Preparation of financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results will likely differ from those estimates.

        In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2010. Comparable year information related to the Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows are omitted as the Company began operations on August 4, 2009.

Note 2—Concentration of Risks

        PMT's operations and investing activities are centered in real estate-related assets, a substantial portion of which are distressed at acquisition. Because of the Company's investment strategy, many of the mortgage loans in its targeted asset class are purchased at discounts reflecting their distressed state or perceived higher risk of default. PCM performs diligence on the portfolios of mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets it targets for acquisition to evaluate the prospective acquisition's credit risk and establish a purchase bid that reflects PCM's assessment of that risk.

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(Unaudited)

Note 2—Concentration of Risks (Continued)

        Through its management agreement with PCM and, where applicable, the loan servicing agreement between its operating partnership and an affiliated company, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC ("PLS"), PMT will work with borrowers to perform loss mitigation activities. Such activities include the use of proprietary and federally sponsored loan modification programs (such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP) and workout options that PCM believes have the highest probability of successful resolution for both borrowers and PMT. Loan modifications may include PMT accepting a write down of the principal balances of certain mortgage loans in its investment portfolio.

        Because of the Company's investment focus, PMT is exposed, to a greater extent than traditional mortgage investors, to the risks that more borrowers than anticipated default on their mortgage loans and to the effects of fluctuations in the residential real estate market on the performance of its investments. Factors influencing these risks include, but are not limited to, changes in the overall economy, unemployment, residential real estate values in the markets where the Company's mortgage loans are secured, PCM's ability to identify and PLS's ability to execute optimal resolutions of problem mortgage loans, the accuracy of borrower representations and PMT's ability to validate borrower capacity to meet the terms of workout agreements, PCM's ability to effectively model and develop appropriate model assumptions that properly anticipate future outcomes, the level of government support for problem loan resolution and the effect of current and future proposed and enacted legislative and regulatory changes on the Company's ability to effect cures to distressed loans or foreclose on and liquidate the real estate securing its portfolio of distressed mortgage loans. Due to these uncertainties, there can be no assurance that risk management activities identified and executed on PMT's behalf will prevent significant losses arising from the Company's investments in real estate-related assets.

        As discussed in Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties, the Company's short-term money market investment is made in an uninsured institutional money market fund that is managed by a strategic investor of the parent company of the Company's Manager and PLS.

Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties

        The Company is managed externally by PCM under the terms of a management agreement that expires on August 4, 2012 and will be automatically renewed for a one-year term each anniversary date thereafter unless previously terminated. The management agreement provides for an annual review of PCM's performance under the management agreement by the Company's independent trustees. PMT's Board of Trustees reviews the Company's financial results, policy compliance and strategic direction.

        PMT pays PCM a base management fee and a performance incentive fee, both payable quarterly and in arrears. The base management fee is calculated at the annual rate of 1.5% of shareholders' equity (as defined in the management agreement). The performance incentive fee is calculated at 20% per annum of the amount by which "core earnings," on a rolling four-quarter basis and before the incentive fee, exceeds an 8% "hurdle rate."

    "Core earnings," for purposes of determining the amount of the performance incentive fee, is defined as U.S. GAAP net income adjusted to exclude non-cash equity compensation expense, unrealized gains and losses or other non-cash items recognized during the period, any conditional payment amounts relating to PMT's initial public offering ("IPO") paid to PCM and

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(Unaudited)

Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties (Continued)

      the underwriters of PMT's share offering, and any "one-time events" pursuant to changes in U.S. GAAP and certain other non-cash charges after discussions as agreed between PCM and PMT's independent trustees and approval by a majority of PMT's independent trustees.

    The "hurdle rate" is calculated as the product of (1) the weighted average of the issue price per share of all of the Company's public offerings multiplied by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (including, for the avoidance of doubt, restricted share units) in the four-quarter period and (2) 8%. During PMT's first four quarters, core earnings will be calculated based on the annualized results of the preceding quarters.

    For purposes of calculating the incentive fee, to the extent PMT has a net loss in core earnings from a period prior to the rolling four-quarter period that has not been offset by core earnings in a subsequent period, such loss will continue to be included in the rolling four-quarter calculation until it has been fully offset. This term is not applicable for purposes of determining whether the conditional payment of the underwriting discount is payable.

        For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company recorded management fee expense and its related liability as summarized below:

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Base fee

  $ 1,211  

Performance incentive fee

     
       

Total incurred during the period

  $ 1,211  

Fee paid during the period

    (1,169 )

Fee outstanding at December 31, 2009

    1,169  
       

Fee due to Manager at March 31, 2010

  $ 1,211  
       

        If the Company terminates the management agreement without cause, or PCM terminates the management agreement upon a default in the Company's performance of any material term in the management agreement, PMT will pay a termination fee to PCM. The termination fee will be equal to three times (a) the average annual base management fee and (b) the average annual (or, if the period is less than 24 months, annualized) incentive fee earned by PCM during the prior 24-month period before termination. Under circumstances where the termination fee is payable, PMT will pay to PCM its portion of the conditional payment of the underwriting discount discussed in Note 9—Shareholders' Equity.

        The Company, through its operating partnership, also has a loan servicing agreement with PLS that provides for servicing fees at rates that are expected to range between 30 and 100 basis points per annum on the unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loans serviced on the Company's behalf.

        Under the loan servicing agreement, PLS is also entitled to certain customary market-based fees and charges, including boarding and de-boarding fees, disposition fees, assumption, modification and origination fees and late charges, as well as interest on funds on deposit in custodial or escrow accounts. In the event PLS effects a refinancing of a loan on the Company's behalf and not through a third party lender and the resulting loan is readily saleable, PLS is entitled to receive from the

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Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties (Continued)


Company an origination fee of 1.0% of the unpaid principal balance of the loan plus $750. Similarly, when PLS originates a loan to facilitate the disposition of real estate that the Company has acquired in settlement of a loan, PLS is entitled to a fee in the same amount. In addition, the Company currently participates in HAMP (or other similar mortgage loan modification programs), which establishes standard loan modification guidelines for "at risk" homeowners and provides incentive payments to certain participants, including loan servicers, for achieving modifications and successfully remaining in the program. The loan servicing agreement entitles PLS to retain any incentive payments made to it and to which it is entitled under HAMP; provided, however, that with respect to any such incentive payments paid to PLS in connection with a mortgage loan modification for which the Company previously paid PLS a modification fee, PLS shall reimburse the Company an amount equal to the lesser of such modification fee and such incentive payments.

        Servicing fee rates are based on the risk characteristics of the mortgage loans serviced and total servicing compensation is established at levels that management believes are competitive with those charged by other specialty servicers.

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company recorded $233,000 in expenses incurred and $250,000 of purchase deposits acquired on its behalf by PCM and its affiliates in accordance with the terms of the management agreement. Amounts due to affiliates are summarized below as of the dates presented:

 
  March 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Contingent offering costs

  $ 2,941   $ 2,941  

Management fee

    1,211     1,169  

Expense and purchase deposit reimbursements

    483     128  
           

  $ 4,635   $ 4,238  
           

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company made payments to PCM relating to management fees and reimbursed expenses totaling $1,294,000.

        Due from affiliates at March 31, 2010 represents expenses paid on behalf of affiliated companies during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. No such amounts were outstanding at December 31, 2009.

        The Company's short-term money market investment represents an investment in a liquidity management fund that is managed by BlackRock, Inc., which is a strategic investor of the parent company of the Company's Manager and PLS. Investments in the fund are not insured. The fund invests exclusively in first-tier securities as rated by a nationally recognized rating organization. The fund's investments are comprised primarily of domestic commercial paper, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies, U.S. and Yankee bank obligations, fully collateralized repurchase agreements and variable and floating rate demand notes.

Note 4—Earnings Per Share

        Basic earnings per share is determined using net earnings divided by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming all potentially

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Note 4—Earnings Per Share (Continued)


dilutive common shares were issued. In periods in which the Company records a loss, potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation as their effect on loss per share is anti-dilutive.

        The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the period indicated:

 
  Quarter ended March 31, 2010  
 
  Net
income
  Shares   Per-share
amount
 
 
  (in thousands, except
per share data)

 

Basic net income per share

  $ 1,254     16,735   $ 0.07  

Effect of dilutive securities—share-based compensation instruments

        375      
               

Diluted net income per share

  $ 1,254     17,110   $ 0.07  
               

Note 5—Fair Value

        The Company's financial statements include assets and liabilities that are measured based on their estimated fair values. The application of fair value estimates may be on a recurring or nonrecurring basis depending on the accounting principles applicable to the specific asset or liability and whether management has elected to carry the item at its estimated fair value as discussed in the following paragraphs.

    Fair Value Accounting Elections

        Management identified its short-term investment, mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") to be accounted for at estimated fair value so such changes in fair value will be reflected in earnings as they occur. Fair value accounting more timely reflects the results of the Company's investment performance.

    Fair Value Measurements

        For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Company recorded in its income $1,133,000 and $57,000 of appreciation in estimated fair values of its mortgage loans and MBS, respectively, under the fair value option. Gains and losses from changes in the estimated fair value of mortgage loans and MBS are included in change in fair value of investments.

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(Unaudited)

Note 5—Fair Value (Continued)

        The following financial statement items are measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates presented:

 
  March 31, 2010  
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Short-term investment

  $ 115,485   $   $   $ 115,485  

Mortgage loans

            123,464     123,464  

Mortgage-backed securities

            76,389     76,389  
                   

  $ 115,485   $   $ 199,853   $ 315,338  
                   

 

 
  December 31, 2009  
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Short-term investment

  $ 213,628   $   $   $ 213,628  

Mortgage-backed securities

            83,771     83,771  

Mortgage loans

            26,046     26,046  
                   

  $ 213,628   $   $ 109,817   $ 323,445  
                   

        The Company measures its investment in real estate acquired in settlement of loans at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Company has classified real estate acquired in settlement of loans as a Level 3 asset. At March 31, 2010, the Company carried approximately $1,511,000 of real estate acquired in settlement of loans on its Consolidated Balance Sheet. There was no real estate acquired in settlement of loans at December 31, 2009.

        All of the mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities were measured using Level 3 inputs. The following is a summary of changes in items measured using Level 3 inputs on a recurring basis for the period:

 
  Quarter ended March 31, 2010  
 
  Mortgage
loans
  Mortgage-backed
securities
  Total  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Balance, December 31, 2009

  $ 26,046   $ 83,771   $ 109,817  

Total changes in fair value included in results of operations

    1,133     57     1,190  

Purchases

    115,207     414     115,621  

Accrual of unearned discounts

        765     765  

Repayments

    (4,867 )   (8,618 )   (13,485 )

Transfers of mortgage loans to real estate acquired in settlement of loans

    (273 )       (273 )

Sale

    (13,782 )       (13,782 )
               

Balance, March 31, 2010

  $ 123,464   $ 76,389   $ 199,853  
               

Changes in gains relating to assets still held at March 31, 2010

  $ (790 ) $ 57   $ (733 )
               

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 5—Fair Value (Continued)

        Following are the fair values and related principal amounts due upon maturity of mortgage loans accounted for under the fair value option as of the dates presented:

 

 
  March 31, 2010  
 
  Fair value   Unpaid principal balance   Fair value over
(under) unpaid
principal balance
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Current through 89 days delinquent

  $ 38,156   $ 59,488   $ (21,332 )

90 or more days delinquent

    85,308     153,360     (68,052 )
               

  $ 123,464   $ 212,848   $ (89,384 )
               

 

 
  December 31, 2009  
 
  Fair Value   Unpaid
principal
balance
  Fair value over
(under) unpaid
principal balance
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Current through 89 days delinquent

  $ 26,046   $ 40,071   $ (14,025 )

90 or more days delinquent

             
               

  $ 26,046   $ 40,071   $ (14,025 )
               

    Valuation Techniques

        The following describes the methods used in estimating the fair values of Level 3 financial statement items:

    Mortgage-Backed Securities

        Fair value of non-Agency MBS is estimated using broker indications of value. For indications of value received as of March 31, 2010, PCM's Capital Markets staff reviewed, and its senior management Valuation Committee reviewed and approved, the securities' values. PCM's review is for the purpose of evaluating the reasonableness of the broker's indication of value and may result in the broker modifying its indications of value. PCM does not intend to adjust its fair value estimates to amounts different from the broker's indications of value.

    Mortgage Loans

        Fair value of mortgage loans is estimated based on whether the mortgage loans are salable into liquid markets with established counterparties and transparent pricing. Fair value is estimated for mortgage loans that are not salable into liquid markets using a discounted cash flow valuation model. Inputs to the model include current interest rates, loan amount, payment status and property type; forecasts of future interest rates, home prices, prepayment speeds, defaults and loss severities. Mortgage loans which are salable into liquid markets are valued at their quoted market price or market price equivalent.

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(Unaudited)

Note 5—Fair Value (Continued)

        Management incorporates lack of liquidity into its fair value estimates based on the type of asset or liability measured and the valuation method used. For example, for mortgage loans where the significant inputs have become unobservable due to illiquidity in the markets for distressed mortgage loans or non-Agency, non-conforming mortgage loans, PMT uses a discounted cash flow technique to estimate fair value. This technique incorporates forecasting of expected cash flows discounted at an appropriate market discount rate to reflect the lack of liquidity in the market.

    Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans

        Fair value of real estate acquired in settlement of loans is based on a current estimate of value as determined by a broker's price opinion or a full appraisal.

Note 6—Mortgage-Backed Securities at Fair Value

        Investments in MBS were as follows for the dates presented:

 
  March 31, 2010  
 
   
  Credit rating  
 
  Total   AAA   AA   A   BBB   Non investment
grade
  Not rated  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Security collateral type:

                                           
 

Non-Agency subprime

  $ 35,817   $ 1,323   $ 7,542   $ 7,484   $ 2,605   $ 11,718   $ 5,145  
 

Non-Agency Alt-A

    24,582     827     7,804         856     15,095      
 

Non-Agency prime jumbo

    15,990         14,010             1,980      
                               

  $ 76,389   $ 2,150   $ 29,356   $ 7,484   $ 3,461   $ 28,793   $ 5,145  
                               

 

 
  December 31, 2009  
 
   
  Credit rating  
 
  Total   AAA   AA   A   BBB   Non
investment
grade
  Not rated  
 
  (in thousands)
   
 

Security collateral type:

                                           
 

Non-Agency subprime

  $ 39,522   $ 1,910   $ 8,085   $ 8,704   $ 3,151   $ 12,620   $ 5,052  
 

Non-Agency Alt-A

    27,060     9,022             1,071     16,967      
 

Non-Agency prime jumbo

    17,189         14,737             2,452      
                               

  $ 83,771   $ 10,932   $ 22,822   $ 8,704   $ 4,222   $ 32,039   $ 5,052  
                               

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 7—Mortgage Loans

        Following is a summary of the distribution of the Company's mortgage loans as of the dates presented:

 
  March 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  
Loan Type
  Fair
value
  %
total
  Average
note rate
  Fair
value
  %
total
  Average
note rate
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 

Nonperforming loans

  $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 % $     0 %      

Performing loans:

                                     
 

Fixed

    31,130     25 %   7.78 %   24,533     94 %   8.15 %
 

ARM/Hybrid

    6,965     6 %   6.02 %   1,454     6 %   7.89 %
 

Balloon

    61     0 %   9.94 %   59     0 %   9.94 %
                               

    38,156     31 %   7.45 %   26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                               

  $ 123,464     100 %   6.78 % $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                               

        The balance of mortgage loans at March 31, 2010 is comprised primarily of loans acquired during the quarter then-ended. The mortgage loans purchased during the quarter had unpaid principal balances on the purchase dates totaling $207.6 million and purchase discounts totaling $92.4 million. The loans acquired during the quarter were primarily nonperforming with FICO scores at origination below 650 and approximately 24% of the purchased loans were secured by California real estate. After the acquisitions, the Company sold $13.8 million in fair value of the loans acquired during such quarter.

Note 8—Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans

        The Company carries real estate acquired in settlement of loans at the lower of its acquisition cost or the estimated fair value of the property (as determined by a broker's price opinion or full appraisal) less estimated cost to sell. On March 31, 2010, the Company acquired a pool of distressed assets that included real estate acquired in settlement of loans. The Company recorded the properties at their acquisition values, which represent the properties' estimated fair values.

Note 9—Shareholders' Equity

        Certain of the underwriting costs incurred in the IPO were paid on PMT's behalf by PCM and a portion of the underwriting discount was deferred by agreement with the underwriters of the offering. Reimbursement to PCM and payment to the underwriters of the deferred underwriting discount are both contingent on PMT's performance as follows: the Company will reimburse PCM approximately $2.9 million of underwriting costs paid by PCM on the offering date and pay the underwriters approximately $5.9 million in deferred underwriting discount if, during any full four calendar quarter period during the 24 full calendar quarters after the date of the completion of its IPO, August 4, 2009, the Company's "core earnings" for such four quarter period and before the incentive portion of PCM's management fee equals or exceeds an 8% incentive fee "hurdle rate" (both defined in Note 3—Transactions with Related Parties). If this requirement is not satisfied by the end of such 24 calendar quarter period, the Company's obligation to reimburse PCM and make the conditional payment of the

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 9—Shareholders' Equity (Continued)


underwriting discount will terminate. Management has concluded that this contingency is probable of being met during the 24-quarter period and has recognized a liability for reimbursement to PCM and payment of the contingent underwriting discount as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

Note 10—Share-Based Compensation Plan

        The Company's equity incentive plan allows for grants of equity-based awards up to an aggregate of 8% of PMT's issued and outstanding shares on a diluted basis at the time of the award. Restricted share units have been awarded to trustees and officers of the Company and to employees of affiliated entities at no cost to the grantees. Such awards generally vest over a one- to four-year period.

        The Company recorded expense relating to restricted share units totaling $578,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, comprised of $518,000 relating to employees of PCM and PLS and $60,000 relating to the Company's trustees. Expense relating to awards is recorded in compensation.

        The table below summarizes restricted share unit activity:

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 

Number of shares:

       
 

Outstanding at beginning of period

    374,810  
   

Granted

    22,000  
   

Vested

     
   

Canceled

    (22,120 )
       
 

Outstanding at end of period

    374,690  
       

Weighted average grant date fair value

  $ 7.60  
       

Shares available for future awards(1)

    994,110  
       

(1)
Based on shares outstanding as of March 31, 2010. Total shares available for future awards may be adjusted in accordance with the equity incentive plan based on future issuances of PMT's shares as described above.

Note 11—Income Taxes

        The Company is expected to qualify to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, PMT generally will not be subject to corporate federal or state income tax to the extent that qualifying distributions are made to shareholders and the Company meets REIT requirements including certain asset, income, distribution and share ownership tests.

        The Company has elected to treat one of its subsidiaries as a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS"). In general, a TRS of the Company may engage in any real estate or non-real estate-related business (except for the operation or management of health care facilities or lodging facilities or the provision to any person, under a franchise, license or otherwise, of rights to any brand name under which any lodging facility or health care facility is operated). A TRS is subject to corporate federal and state

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 11—Income Taxes (Continued)


income tax. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes for the TRS is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements with respect to the operations of the TRS.

        The Company intends to continue to operate in a manner that allows it to continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT. Many of these requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. If the Company were to fail to meet these requirements, the Company could be subject to federal and state income tax on some or all of its consolidated income.

        At December 31, 2009, the Company's TRS had tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $106,000, expiring in 2029. The Company ascribed a full valuation allowance to its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty in forecasting future TRS taxable income. As the projected income for 2010 indicates the loss carryover will be utilized in 2010, the valuation allowance was reversed during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

        Following is a summary of income tax expense for the period presented:

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Current expense

  $ 172  

Deferred expense

     

Reversal of valuation allowance

    (45 )
       

  $ 127  
       

        Following is a reconciliation of income tax expense at statutory rates to the income tax expense at the Company's effective rate:

 
  Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 
 
  Amount   Rate  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Federal income tax expense at statutory tax rate

  $ 483     35.0 %

Effect of non-taxable REIT income

    (340 )   (24.7 )%

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

    29     2.1 %

Reversal of valuation allowance

    (45 )   (3.2 )%
           

Provision for income taxes and effective tax rate

  $ 127     9.2 %
           

Note 12—Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

        In January 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"), ASU 2010-06 to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure topic of the Accounting Standards Codification. The ASU requires additional disclosures about the transfers of classifications among the fair value classification levels and the reasons for those changes and separate presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the presentation of the roll forward of Level 3 assets and liabilities. The ASU also clarifies disclosure requirements relating to the level of disaggregation of disclosures relating to classes of assets and liabilities and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 12—Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)


value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value estimates for Level 2 or Level 3 assets and liabilities. The requirements of the ASU are effective for interim and annual disclosures for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value estimates. Those disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

Note 13—Subsequent Events

        During the period from March 31, 2010 to May 7, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of $70.7 million in fair value of mortgage loans and its Manager committed to additional acquisitions. The Manager estimates that $29.6 million in fair value of mortgage loans will be allocated to the Company if these acquisitions are completed. The final allocation of assets to the Company will be determined based on the composition of the final pools of loans purchased and the availability of investable funds among the entities managed by PCM. The pending transactions are subject to continuing due diligence and customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance that the committed amounts will ultimately be acquired or that the transactions will be completed at all.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        As used in this Report, references to "we," "our," "the Company" or "PMT" refer to PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated. This discussion includes forward-looking statements concerning future events and performance of the Company, which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as discussed below under Factors That May Affect Our Future Results.


Overview

        We are a specialty finance company that invests primarily in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our investors over the long-term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. We intend to achieve this objective primarily by investing in mortgage loans, a substantial portion of which may be distressed and acquired at discounts to their unpaid principal balances. We acquire these loans through direct acquisitions of mortgage loan portfolios from institutions such as banks, mortgage companies and insurance companies and direct acquisitions or participations in structured transactions offered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") of portfolios of mortgage loans of failed depository institutions. We seek to maximize the value of the mortgage loans that we acquire through both proprietary loan modification programs and nonproprietary loan modification programs (such as HAMP), special servicing and other initiatives focused on keeping borrowers in their homes, when possible. We plan to supplement these activities through participation in other mortgage-related activities that may include:

    acquisition and sale or securitization of mortgage loans in a conduit capacity between originators of mortgage loans and the MBS markets. Current market conditions have significantly reduced the outlets for sales of mortgage loans by smaller mortgage originators who have traditionally sold their loans to larger mortgage companies and banks who, in turn, sold those loans into securitizations. We believe these conditions provide us with the opportunity to act as a conduit between these loan originators and the securitization markets.

    providing inventory financing of mortgage loans for smaller mortgage originators. We believe this activity will supplement and make our conduit capacity more attractive to lenders from which we acquire newly originated loans.

    acquisition of mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"). We believe that opportunities exist to acquire mortgage servicing rights from liquidating and other institutions. We also believe that MSR investments would allow PMT to capture attractive current returns and to leverage the capabilities and efficiencies of our servicer to improve the asset's value.

    acquisition of REIT-eligible MBS. We believe that the recent dislocations of the residential mortgage markets has disproportionately affected the pricing of certain classes of MBS, thereby providing attractive investment opportunities in certain residential and commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Such securities include securities backed by Alt-A and subprime mortgage loans.

    acquisition of distressed condominium development loans. We believe that opportunities exist to acquire condominium development loans at a discount, finance the completion of the project and design and deliver complete condominium financing solutions. This solution creates the opportunity to effectively repackage distressed developer loans into high quality residential loans.

    the underwriting and funding of mortgage loans sourced by mortgage loan brokers and other financial intermediaries.

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        We are externally managed by PCM, an investment adviser that specializes in, and focuses on, residential mortgage loans.

        We intend to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. We believe that we will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of our income that is distributed to shareholders as long as we meet certain asset, income and share ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, our profits will be subject to income taxes and we may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four tax years following the year we lose our REIT qualification.


Observations on Current Market Opportunities

        The U.S. economy continues to provide the mixed message of an economy in transition. During the last quarter of 2009, the U.S. gross domestic product expanded at a 5.6% annual rate; however, economists expect this level to decline to approximately 3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. First time homebuyers continue to participate actively in the real estate market, accounting for 42% of all home sales in February 2010. First time homebuyer participation appears to reflect the extension of the first-time homebuyer tax credit that expired in April 2010.

        Offsetting these positive indicators are a March 2010 unemployment rate of 9.7% that is high by recent historical standards, continued increases in the level of foreclosure filings and continuing distress in the banking industry. During the first quarter of 2010, 41 depository institutions with total assets of approximately $22.6 billion were seized, compared to 140 institutions with total assets of $159 billion in all of 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the most recent date for which problem bank information is available, the number of problem banks as identified by the FDIC increased to 702 institutions with $403 billion of assets from 252 institutions with $159 billion of assets at December 31, 2008. On March 31, 2010, the Federal Reserve concluded its program to purchase $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities. The Federal Reserve's withdrawal from the mortgage-backed securities market has not had a significant effect on mortgage interest rates. 30-year mortgage interest rates remained steady, beginning the quarter at 5.09% for the week ended January 7, 2010 and was 5.07% for the week ended April 22, 2010 (Source: Freddie Mac's Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey).

        We believe that the present state of the mortgage market allows us unique, current opportunities to acquire distressed mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets at significant discounts to their unpaid principal balances. Our Manager continues to see substantial volumes of nonperforming residential mortgage loan sales, but very few sales of performing loans. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we made net acquisitions of distressed mortgage loans totaling $115.2 million, a four-fold increase in our portfolio of mortgage loans from our holdings at December 31, 2009. Furthermore, we completed acquisitions of mortgage loans totaling $70.7 million and committed to purchase an additional $29.6 million of mortgage loans from March 31, 2010 through the date of this Report. We continue to expect that our mortgage loan portfolio may grow at an uneven pace, as opportunities to acquire distressed mortgage loans may be irregularly timed and may involve large portfolios of mortgage loans, and the timing and extent of our success in acquiring such mortgage loans cannot be predicted.

        We believe that the collapse of the independent mortgage company business model and the weakened condition of banks and other traditional mortgage lenders have created additional opportunities for our business. Under current market conditions, these opportunities include the purchase from smaller mortgage lenders of newly originated mortgage loans that are eligible for sale to a government-sponsored entity ("GSE") such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae") (Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae are each referred to as an "Agency" and, collectively, as the "Agencies"). To the extent market conditions improve, these opportunities could also include the purchase of newly originated mortgage loans that can be resold in the non-agency whole loan market or securitized in the private label market. We

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believe that this strategy would also benefit us by supplementing PCM's continuing efforts to increase the number of relationships with depository and other financial institutions that may hold distressed residential mortgage loans. During April of 2010, our Manager made its initial acquisition on our behalf of $0.8 million of newly originated mortgage loans.

        We benefit from PCM's analytical and portfolio management expertise and technology in evaluating these investment opportunities. Furthermore, we seek to maximize the value of the mortgage loans we acquire using PCM's proprietary portfolio strategy techniques to identify the appropriate approach for each loan and, through the workout oriented servicing platform of PLS, offer borrowers alternatives, including, where appropriate, the modification of the terms and conditions of loans in a manner that reflects the borrowers' financial condition and residential property values. Mortgage loans may become re-performing through effective modification, restructuring and other techniques, and the mortgage loans subsequently may be monetized through a variety of disposition strategies. When we are unable to effect a cure for a mortgage delinquency, our objective is to effect timely acquisition and/or liquidation of the property securing the loan.


Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

        The following is a summary of our key performance measures for the quarter ended March 31, 2010:

 
  (in thousands,
except per share data)
 

Net investment income

  $ 3,854  

Net income

  $ 1,254  

Earnings per share, basic and diluted

  $ 0.07  

Distributions per share

  $  

Total assets at period end

  $ 326,688  

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we recorded net income of $1.3 million, or seven cents per share. Our net income reflects interest income earned supplemented by appreciation in fair value of mortgage loans. During the quarter, we reinvested our short-term money market investment into mortgage loans with all of the acquisitions occurring during the second half of the quarter. Our net income does not include provision for recovery by PCM of common overhead costs allowable under PMT's management agreement with PCM. PCM management waived recovery of common overhead costs approximating $500,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. PCM management intends to obtain reimbursement of future overhead costs it incurs on PMT's behalf in subsequent periods.


Asset Acquisitions

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we made acquisitions of mortgage loans, real estate acquired in settlement of loans and mortgage-backed securities with fair values of $115.2 million, $1.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

        The mortgage loans acquired during the quarter had unpaid principal balances on the purchase date totaling $207.6 million and purchase discounts totaling $92.4 million. The loans were primarily nonperforming with FICO scores at origination below 650. Approximately 24% of the mortgage loans acquired during the quarter are secured by California real estate. After the acquisitions, we sold $13.8 million of the loans acquired during such quarter.

        Because of the acquisitions made by our Manager during the period, we have committed most of the equity we raised in our August 4, 2009 offerings. We are exploring a variety of additional means of financing our continued growth, including debt financing through bank lines of credit and securitization transactions as well as additional equity offerings. However, there can be no assurance as to how much

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additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the financing will take or that such efforts will be undertaken at all and, if so, whether they will be successful.


Net Investment Income

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we recorded net investment income totaling $3.9 million, comprised of interest income and appreciation in fair value as shown below:

 
  Interest income    
   
   
   
 
 
  Coupon   Discount
accrual
  Total   Appreciation
in fair value
  Total
revenue
  Average
balance
  Annualized
interest
yield
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 

Short-term money market investment

  $ 45   $   $ 45   $   $ 45   $ 174,377     0.10 %

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                           
 

Non-Agency Alt-A

    341     153     494     117     611     25,850     7.64 %
 

Non-Agency subprime

    34     595     629     (29 )   600     38,261     6.58 %
 

Non-Agency prime jumbo

    144     17     161     (31 )   130     17,126     3.76 %
                                 
   

Total mortgage-backed securities

    519     765     1,284     57     1,341     81,237     6.32 %
                                 

Mortgage loans

   
1,335
   
   
1,335
   
1,133
   
2,468
   
60,542
   
8.82

%
                                 

  $ 1,899   $ 765   $ 2,664   $ 1,190   $ 3,854   $ 316,156     3.37 %
                                 

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, our investment holdings shifted from being held primarily in a short-term money market investment to being invested in mortgage loans. Most of the acquisitions occurred during the latter part of the quarter and the quarterly results therefore do not reflect the yield on these assets had they been held for the complete quarter. In the time that we held mortgage loans, we recognized an annualized yield of 8.82%. At March 31, 2010, we held $85.3 million in fair value of nonperforming loans and $1.5 million of real estate acquired in settlement of loans. We do not accrue interest on nonperforming loans. The revenue benefits of nonperforming loans generally take longer to realize than those of performing loans due to the time required to work with borrowers to resolve payment issues through our modification programs or to acquire and liquidate the property securing the mortgage loans. The value and returns we realize from these assets are determined by our ability to cure the borrowers' defaults, or when curing of borrower defaults is not a viable solution, by our ability to manage the liquidation process. As a participant in HAMP, we are required to comply with the process specified in the HAMP before liquidating a loan, which may extend the liquidation process.

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we also earned an annualized yield of approximately 6.32% on our portfolio of MBS. We acquired our current portfolio of MBS as a short-term investment to enhance the yield we earn on our investments pending reinvestment of the proceeds of our initial equity offerings into our targeted asset classes. Accordingly, this portfolio is comprised of currently cash flowing senior priority securities with an average remaining life of approximately 1.2 years.

        Our interest income was supplemented with net appreciation in the estimated fair value of mortgage loans and MBS totaling approximately $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The increase in fair value of mortgage loans includes gains arising from repayments by our borrowers of mortgage loans that we acquired at discounts to their unpaid principal balances and changes in the value of mortgage loans.

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Investment Portfolio Composition

        Our portfolio of MBS is backed by non-Agency Alt-A, subprime and prime jumbo loans and consists of currently cash flowing senior priority securities with an average remaining life of approximately 1.2 years. We acquired these securities to provide a higher yield than we earn with our short-term money market investment pending reinvestment in suitable pools of mortgage loans or mortgage-related assets.

        The following is a summary of our portfolio of MBS as of period end:

 
  March 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  
 
   
   
  Average    
   
  Average  
 
  Fair
value
  Principal   Life
(years)
  Coupon   Yield   Fair
value
  Principal   Life
(years)
  Coupon   Yield  
 
  (dollar amounts in thousands)
 

Security collateral type:

                                                             
 

Non-agency subprime

  $ 35,817   $ 37,691     0.81     0.38 %   7.34 % $ 39,522   $ 41,944     0.82     0.37 %   9.08 %
 

Non-agency Alt-A

    24,582     25,667     1.68     5.15 %   8.20 %   27,060     28,416     1.57     5.13 %   9.08 %
 

Non-agency prime jumbo

    15,990     16,266     1.39     3.39 %   4.88 %   17,189     17,452     1.42     3.43 %   4.34 %
                                                       

  $ 76,389   $ 79,624     1.21     2.44 %   7.10 % $ 83,771   $ 87,812     1.18     2.52 %   8.11 %
                                                       

        At December 31, 2009, our mortgage loan portfolio had no nonperforming loans. Because of our acquisitions during the quarter ended March 31, 2010, 69% of our mortgage loan portfolio is now comprised of nonperforming loans.

        Following is a summary of the distribution of our mortgage loan holdings at March 31, 2010:

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Loan type
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 
 
  (dollar amounts in thousands)
 

Fixed

  $ 31,130     25 %   7.78 % $ 32,621     26 %   6.75 %

ARM/Hybrid

    6,965     6 %   6.02 %   52,151     42 %   6.29 %

Balloon

    61     0 %   9.94 %   536     1 %   8.28 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Lien position
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

1st lien

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %

2nd lien

        0 %             0 %      
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Occupancy
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Owner occupied

  $ 32,196     26 %   7.40 % $ 59,907     49 %   6.43 %

Investment property

    5,960     5 %   7.73 %   24,950     20 %   6.57 %

Other

        0 %         451     0 %   6.84 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

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  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Loan age
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 12 months

  $ 372     0 %   5.79 % $ 3,172     2 %   4.49 %

12 - 35 months

    23,075     19 %   7.96 %   16,789     14 %   6.28 %

36 - 59 months

    8,400     7 %   7.04 %   37,954     31 %   6.74 %

60 months or more

    6,309     5 %   6.17 %   27,393     22 %   6.42 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Origination FICO score
  Fair value   % Total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 600

  $ 15,192     12 %   7.45 % $ 58,830     48 %   6.40 %

600 - 649

    9,208     7 %   7.86 %   18,597     15 %   6.62 %

650 - 699

    8,328     7 %   7.36 %   5,724     5 %   6.56 %

700 - 749

    3,482     3 %   6.88 %   1,325     1 %   6.64 %

750 or greater

    1,946     2 %   6.96 %   832     0 %   6.97 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing Loans   Nonperforming Loans  
Current loan-to-value
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 80%

  $ 9,313     8 %   6.70 % $ 19,325     16 %   6.37 %

80% - 99.99%

    6,556     5 %   8.01 %   17,210     14 %   6.36 %

100% - 119.99%

    8,759     7 %   7.56 %   17,903     14 %   6.47 %

120% or greater

    13,528     11 %   7.54 %   30,870     25 %   6.54 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Geographic distribution
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

California

  $ 4,773     4 %   6.23 % $ 20,598     17 %   5.95 %

Florida

    2,013     2 %   7.44 %   9,176     7 %   6.57 %

New York

    3,479     3 %   6.69 %   4,709     4 %   7.40 %

Illinois

    2,812     2 %   7.53 %   4,819     4 %   6.21 %

New Jersey

    1,619     1 %   7.78 %   5,118     4 %   6.53 %

Texas

    2,993     2 %   7.80 %   2,066     2 %   7.30 %

Other

    20,467     17 %   7.80 %   38,822     31 %   6.58 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

 

 
  Performing loans   Nonperforming loans  
Payment status
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Current

  $ 30,285     25 %   7.56 % $     0 %      

30 days delinquent

    3,613     3 %   6.91 %       0 %      

60 days delinquent

    4,258     3 %   7.29 %       0 %      

90 days or more delinquent

        0 %         36,088     29 %   6.48 %

In foreclosure

        0 %         49,220     40 %   6.47 %
                               

  $ 38,156     31 %   7.45 % $ 85,308     69 %   6.48 %
                               

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        Following is a summary of the distribution of our mortgage loan holdings at December 31, 2009:

Loan type
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Fixed

  $ 24,533     94 %   8.15 %

ARM/Hybrid

    1,454     6 %   7.89 %

Balloon

    59     0 %   9.94 %
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Lien position
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

1st lien

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %

2nd lien

        0 %      
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Occupancy
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Owner occupied

  $ 21,890     84 %   8.10 %

Investment property

    4,156     16 %   8.32 %

Second property

        0 %      
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Loan age
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 12 months

  $ 121     0 %   5.54 %

12 - 35 months

    25,466     98 %   8.15 %

36 - 60 months

    459     2 %   8.13 %
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Origination FICO score
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 600

  $ 8,174     31 %   8.58 %

600 - 649

    8,702     33 %   8.23 %

650 - 699

    6,111     24 %   7.88 %

700 - 749

    2,260     9 %   7.12 %

750 or greater

    799     3 %   6.77 %
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Current loan-to-value
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Less than 80%

  $ 3,587     14 %   7.96 %

80% - 99.99%

    5,401     21 %   8.37 %

100% - 119.99%

    6,669     25 %   8.19 %

120% or greater

    10,389     40 %   8.07 %
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

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Geographic distribution
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Illinois

  $ 2,346     9 %   8.11 %

California

    2,155     8 %   6.57 %

Arizona

    1,922     7 %   7.47 %

Texas

    1,866     7 %   7.98 %

Maryland

    1,582     6 %   8.02 %

Florida

    1,495     6 %   7.69 %

Other

    14,680     57 %   8.55 %
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 

 

Payment status
  Fair value   % total   Average
note rate
 

Current

  $ 24,057     92 %   8.13 %

30 days delinquent

    1,360     5 %   8.26 %

60 days delinquent

    629     3 %   8.23 %

90 days or more delinquent

        0 %      

In foreclosure

        0 %      
                 

  $ 26,046     100 %   8.14 %
                 


Cash Flows

        Our cash flows resulted in a net increase in cash of $2.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The positive cash flows arose due to cash provided by investing activities exceeding cash used by operating activities. Cash used by operating activities totaled $1.5 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. This use of cash was primarily due to the non-cash nature of certain components of our revenue (approximately $2.0 million due to accrual of unearned discounts on MBS and appreciation in fair value of mortgage loans and MBS, partially offset by non-cash compensation expense of $0.6 million) as well as growth in balance sheet accruals relating to the growth of our investment portfolio.

        Net cash provided by investing activities was $3.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, and was attributable to a shift in the composition of investments made by the Company from our short-term money market investment to investments in targeted asset classes. The Company purchased mortgage loans, real estate acquired in settlement of loans and a mortgage-backed security with fair values of $101.4 million, $1.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, during the quarter. These investments replaced a portion of our money-market investment during the period. Approximately 69% of the Company's investments in mortgage loans and real estate acquired in settlement of loans were nonperforming assets as of March 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets include mortgage loans delinquent 90 or more days and real estate acquired in settlement of loans. Accordingly, we expect that these assets will require a longer period to begin producing cash flow and the timing and amount of cash flows from these assets is less certain than for performing assets.

        The Company used $150,000 of cash for financing activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to pay initial stock exchange listing fees. No additional funds were procured to finance our activities during the quarter due to the availability of funds for the acquisition of investments during the period. However, as discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, following, our Manager has invested and committed to invest most of the remaining proceeds from our initial equity offerings and is evaluating and pursuing additional sources of financing to provide us with future investing capacity.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

        We generally need to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income each year (subject to certain adjustments) to our shareholders to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. These distribution requirements limit our ability to retain earnings and thereby replenish or increase capital to support our activities.

        Because of the acquisitions made by our Manager during the period, we have committed most of the equity we raised in our August 4, 2009 offerings during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and continuing through the date of this Report. Our acquisition activity and pending acquisitions through the date of this Report are summarized below:

 
  (in thousands)  

Acquisitions through December 31, 2009

  $ 119,095  

Purchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2010:

       
 

Mortgage-backed security

    414  
 

Mortgage loans, net of subsequent sales

    101,425  
 

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

    1,238  
       
 

Total acquisitions through March 31, 2010

    222,172  

Acquisitions completed after March 31, 2010

    70,667  

Subsequent commitments(1)

    29,569  
       

Total investments committed through the date of this Report

  $ 322,408  
       

(1)
Based on preliminary allocations. The final allocations will be determined based upon the composition of the final pools of loans purchased and the availability of investable funds among the entities managed by PCM. The pending transactions are subject to continuing due diligence and customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance that the committed amounts will ultimately be acquired or that the transactions will be completed at all.

        Our Manager is exploring a variety of additional means of financing our continued growth, including debt financing through bank lines of credit and securitization transactions as well as additional equity offerings. Our declaration of trust and bylaws do not limit the amount of indebtedness we can incur, and our Board of Trustees has discretion to deviate from or change our financing strategy at any time. However, there can be no assurance as to how much additional financing capacity such efforts will produce, what form the financing will take or that such efforts will be undertaken at all and if so, whether they will be successful.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Guarantees

        As of the date of this Report, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements or guarantees.

Contractual Obligations

        As of the date of this Report, our contractual obligations are limited to the management agreement, the loan servicing agreement, the indemnification agreements with our executive officers and trustees, our equity incentive plan, the registration rights agreement with the purchasers in our concurrent offering, and the conditional payment of the underwriting discount and the related reimbursement to PCM.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices, real estate values and other market based risks. The primary market risks that we will be exposed to are real estate risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, inflation risk and market value risk. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we invested a substantial portion of our investable funds into targeted assets. These investments significantly changed the composition of our invested assets.

        Due to the change in composition of our mortgage loan portfolio, we shifted the way we measure fair value sensitivity for our investment in mortgage loans from a method that emphasizes fair value sensitivity to changes in interest rates to a method that emphasizes fair value sensitivity to changes in real estate values. Our mortgage loan investment portfolio previously was comprised of performing mortgage loans. Our acquisitions during the quarter ended March 31, 2010, were comprised of approximately 86% nonperforming assets, including mortgage loans delinquent 90 days or more and real estate acquired in settlement of loans. Accordingly, we have determined that our mortgage loan portfolio is now more sensitive to changes in the values of the real estate underlying the mortgage loans than to changes in interest rates. Generally, in a real estate market where values are rising, the fair value of our mortgage loans would be expected to appreciate, whereas in a real estate market where values are generally dropping, mortgage loan values would be expected to decrease.

        We believe that our current investments in MBS remain generally sensitive to changes in interest rates due to our present portfolio of investments in MBS being comprised of senior tranche presently cash flowing bonds with short maturities. Generally, in a rising interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of these assets would be expected to decrease; conversely, in a decreasing interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of these assets would be expected to increase.

        The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our portfolio of mortgage loans as of March 31, 2010, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) changes in home values from those used in the determination of fair value:

Property value shift
  -15%   -10%   -5%   +5%   +10%   +15%  
 
  (dollar amounts in thousands)
 

Fair value

  $ 109,919   $ 114,552   $ 119,077   $ 127,673   $ 131,715   $ 135,612  

Change in fair value:

                                     
 

$

  $ (13,545 ) $ (8,912 ) $ (4,386 ) $ 4,209   $ 8,251   $ 12,148  
 

%

    -10.97 %   -7.22 %   -3.55 %   3.41 %   6.68 %   9.84 %

        The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our portfolio of MBS as of March 31, 2010, given several hypothetical (instantaneous) shifts in interest rates and parallel shifts in the yield curve:

Interest rate shift in basis points
  -200   -100   -50   +50   +100   +200  
 
  (dollar amounts in thousands)
 

Fair value

  $ 77,083   $ 76,902   $ 76,685   $ 76,074   $ 75,764   $ 75,153  

Change in fair value:

                                     
 

$

  $ 694   $ 513   $ 296   $ (315 ) $ (625 ) $ (1,236 )
 

%

    0.91 %   0.67 %   0.39 %   -0.41 %   -0.82 %   -1.62 %

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        The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our mortgage loans and MBS as of December 31, 2009, given selected hypothetical (instantaneous) parallel shifts in interest rates and parallel shifts in the yield curve:

Interest rate shift in basis points
  -200   -100   -50   +50   +100   +200  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Change in fair value:

                                     
 

Mortgage-backed securities

  $ 864   $ 567   $ 322   $ (360 ) $ (727 ) $ (1,512 )
 

Mortgage loans

    (18 )   22     14     (17 )   (21 )   8  

        These sensitivity analyses are limited in that they were performed at a particular point in time; only contemplate certain movements in real estate values as they relate to mortgage loans and interest rates as they relate to MBS; do not incorporate changes in interest rate volatility or changes in the relationship of one interest rate index to another; are subject to the accuracy of various models and assumptions used, including prepayment forecasts and discount rates; and do not incorporate other factors that would affect the Company's overall financial performance in such scenarios, including operational adjustments made by management to account for changing circumstances. For these reasons, the preceding estimates should not be viewed as an earnings forecast.


Accounting Developments

        In January 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"), ASU 2010-06 to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure of the Accounting Standards Codification. The ASU requires additional disclosures about the transfers of classifications among the fair value classification levels and the reasons for those changes and separate presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the presentation of the roll forward of Level 3 assets and liabilities. The ASU also clarifies disclosure requirements relating to the level of disaggregation of disclosures relating to classes of assets and liabilities and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value estimates for Level 2 or Level 3 assets and liabilities. The requirements of the ASU are effective for interim and annual disclosures for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value estimates. Those disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.


Factors That May Affect Our Future Results

        This Report contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "intend," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "approximately," "believe," "could," "project," "predict," "continue," "plan" or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain financial and operating projections or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward-looking statements include the following:

    projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital structure or other financial items;

    descriptions of our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services;

    forecasts of our future economic performance, interest rates, profit margins and our share of future markets; and

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    descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations regarding the timing of generating any revenues.

        Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ significantly from management's expectations. Some of these factors are discussed below.

        You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report and as set forth in Item IA. of Part II hereof and Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2010.

        Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to:

    changes in our investment objectives or investment or operational strategies, including any new lines of business or new products and services that may subject us to additional risks;

    volatility in our industry, interest rates and spreads, the debt or equity markets, the general economy or the residential finance and real estate markets specifically, whether the result of market events or otherwise;

    events or circumstances which undermine confidence in the financial markets or otherwise have a broad impact on financial markets, such as the sudden instability or collapse of large depository institutions or other significant corporations, terrorist attacks, natural or man-made disasters, or threatened or actual armed conflicts;

    changes in general business, economic, market, employment, consumer confidence and spending habits and political conditions from those expected;

    continued declines in residential real estate and significant changes in U.S. housing prices and/or activity in the U.S. housing market;

    the availability of, and level of competition for, attractive risk-adjusted investment opportunities in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets that satisfy our investment objective and investment strategies;

    our success in winning bids to acquire loans;

    the concentration of credit risks to which we are exposed;

    changes to the proposed structure of the Legacy Loans Program, the implementation of which has been delayed and which may not be established at all, the extent to which depository institutions will participate in the program, its ultimate impact on the market for residential mortgage loans and our ability to win a bid on any assets being sold in connection with the Legacy Loans Program;

    the degree and nature of our competition;

    changes in personnel and lack of availability of qualified personnel;

    our dependence on PCM, potential conflicts of interest with PCM and its affiliated entities, and the performance of such entities;

    the availability, terms and deployment of short-term and long-term capital;

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    the adequacy of our cash reserves and working capital;

    our ability to match the interest rates and maturities of our assets with our financing;

    the timing and amount of cash flows, if any, from our investments;

    unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

    the performance, financial condition and liquidity of borrowers;

    incomplete or inaccurate information provided by customers, or adverse changes in the financial condition of our customers and counterparties;

    increased rates of delinquency, default and/or decreased recovery rates on our investments;

    increased prepayments of the mortgages and other loans underlying our MBS and other investments;

    the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility;

    the effect of the accuracy of or changes in the estimates we make about uncertainties and contingencies when measuring and reporting upon our financial condition and results of operations;

    our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting;

    developments in the secondary markets for our mortgage loan products;

    legislative and regulatory changes that impact the mortgage loan industry or housing market;

    changes in regulations or the occurrence of other events that impact the business, operation or prospects of GSEs;

    changes in government support of homeownership;

    changes in governmental regulations, accounting treatment, tax rates and similar matters (including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs or the exclusions from registration as an investment company);

    limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and qualify for an exclusion from the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as REITs and certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as TRSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules;

    estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future;

    the effect of public opinion on our reputation; and

    the occurrence of natural disasters or other events or circumstances that could impact our operations.

        Other factors that could also cause results to differ from our expectations may not be described in this Report or any other document. Each of these factors could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

        Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        In response to this Item, the information set forth on pages 26 to 27 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

        We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. However, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.

        Our management has conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

    Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

        From time to time, we may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2010, we were not involved in any such legal proceedings.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 11, 2010.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

        On July 29, 2009, the SEC declared effective our registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-159460) relating to (1) our underwritten IPO of 14,706,327 shares and (2) our direct offering

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of 1,293,673 shares to certain investors in two private fund vehicles managed by PCM. On August 4, 2009, we completed offerings of 16,735,317 of our shares as follows:

    our IPO of 14,706,327 of our shares at $20 per share as discussed in the following paragraph for gross proceeds of approximately $294.1 million;

    a private placement to certain of our executive officers, Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, and certain of its investors, of 735,317 shares for gross proceeds of approximately $14.7 million. In conducting this private placement, we relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D, as promulgated under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

    as part of our IPO, the direct offering to investors in the funds managed by PCM of 1,293,673 shares for gross proceeds of approximately $25.9 million;

    offsetting these offerings were underwriting and offering costs totaling approximately $20.0 million. We did not pay any underwriting discount in connection with the direct offering or the private placement.

        Certain of the underwriting costs incurred in the IPO were either paid on our behalf by PCM or deferred by agreement with the underwriters of the offering. Reimbursement to PCM and payment to the underwriters of the deferred underwriting discount are both contingent on our performance as follows: we will reimburse PCM approximately $2.9 million of underwriting costs paid by PCM on the offering date and pay the underwriters approximately $5.9 million in deferred underwriting discount if, during any full four calendar quarter period during the 24 full calendar quarters after the date of the completion of our IPO, August 4, 2009, our "core earnings" for such four quarter period and before the incentive portion of PCM's management fee equals or exceeds an 8% incentive fee "hurdle rate" (both defined in Note 4—Transactions with Related Parties to the accompanying financial statements). If this requirement is not satisfied by the end of such 24 calendar quarter period, our obligation to reimburse PCM and make the conditional payment of the underwriting discount will terminate.

        From the completion of these offerings through March 31, 2010, we purchased $93.4 million of MBS, $127.4 million of mortgage loans and $1.2 million of real estate acquired in settlement of loans. During the period from March 31, 2010 through the date of this Report, we acquired an additional $70.7 million of mortgage loans and PCM has committed to additional purchases of mortgage loans for us at a price of approximately $29.6 million. The latter amount represents preliminary allocations of pending purchases. The final allocations will be determined based upon the composition of the final pools of mortgage loans purchased and the availability of investable funds among the entities managed by PCM. The pending transactions are subject to continuing due diligence and customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance that the committed amounts will ultimately be acquired or that the transactions will be completed at all. At March 31, 2010, we held $115.5 million in proceeds remaining from the offerings in a short-term investment fund managed by a strategic investor in the parent company of the Company's Manager and PLS.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

    None

Item 4.    Other Information

    None

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Item 5.    Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
  3.1   Declaration of Trust of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, as amended and restated. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Share Certificate of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.1

 

Registration Rights Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, Stanford L. Kurland, David A. Spector, BlackRock Holdco II, Inc., Highfields Capital Investments LLC and Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.3

 

Management Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.4

 

Amendment No. 1 to Management Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2010, among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC.

 

10.5

 

Loan (Flow) Servicing Agreement between PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.6

 

Amendment No. 1 to Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2010, between PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.

 

10.7

 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.8

 

Share Purchase Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, Stanford L. Kurland, David A. Spector, BlackRock Holdco II, Inc., Highfields Capital Investments LLC and Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009).

 

10.9

 

Underwriting Fee Reimbursement Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
  10.10   Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, filed with the SEC on July 24, 2009).

 

31.1

 

Certification of Stanford L. Kurland pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

 

Certification of Anne D. McCallion pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1

 

Certification of Stanford L. Kurland pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2

 

Certification of Anne D. McCallion pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST
(Registrant)

Dated: May 7, 2010

 

By:

 

/s/ STANFORD L. KURLAND

Stanford L. Kurland
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 7, 2010

 

By:

 

/s/ ANNE D. MCCALLION

Anne D. McCallion
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST

FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2010

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
  3.1   Declaration of Trust of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, as amended and restated. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Share Certificate of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.1

 

Registration Rights Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, Stanford L. Kurland, David A. Spector, BlackRock Holdco II, Inc., Highfields Capital Investments LLC and Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.3

 

Management Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.4

 

Amendment No. 1 to Management Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2010, among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC.

 

10.5

 

Loan (Flow) Servicing Agreement between PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.6

 

Amendment No. 1 to Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2010, between PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.

 

10.7

 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009)

 

10.8

 

Share Purchase Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, Stanford L. Kurland, David A. Spector, BlackRock Holdco II, Inc., Highfields Capital Investments LLC and Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009).

 

10.9

 

Underwriting Fee Reimbursement Agreement among PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009).

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Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
  10.10   Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, filed with the SEC on July 24, 2009).

 

31.1

 

Certification of Stanford L. Kurland pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

 

Certification of Anne D. McCallion pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1

 

Certification of Stanford L. Kurland pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2

 

Certification of Anne D. McCallion pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.