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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
   James E. Lauter
   Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
   T: (561) 682-7561
   E: James.Lauter@hlss.com

Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. Reports EPS of $0.48 and Net Income of $27.9 Million in the Second Quarter of 2013 and Declares Dividend of $0.15 per Ordinary Share for July, August and September 2013

George Town, Grand Cayman, July 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (“HLSS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HLSS) today reported net income of $27.9 million, or $0.48 per ordinary share, for the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors today declared monthly dividends of $0.15 per ordinary share for the months of July, August and September 2013.

“Now in its second year of operations, HLSS continues to grow its business and exceed expectations,” said Chairman William Erbey. “Despite the recent market turbulence, HLSS enjoyed another quarter of record earnings, low prepayments, stable asset valuations and lower advance financing costs.”

“We expect to see meaningful earnings accretion from the addition of the senior secured term loan to our capital structure in June,” said President and CEO John Van Vlack. “Earnings accretion from the term loan and the large asset purchase on July 1 supported the Board’s decision to increase our dividend to $0.15 per share per month for the third quarter of 2013.”

Second quarter business performance highlights:

 

  On May 21, completed the issuance of $375 million two-year and $475 million four-year term notes secured by servicing advance receivables at a weighted average interest spread over LIBOR of 1.04%. Total gross proceeds of $850 million were used to reduce borrowings on variable funding notes.

 

  On May 21, completed the flow acquisition of mortgage servicing assets related to non-agency mortgage loans with UPB of $10.6 billion from Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”) (NYSE: OCN) resulting in UPB of $99.9 billion as of June 30, 2013.

 

  On June 26, received gross proceeds of $325.7 million from the issuance of 14,161,475 ordinary shares including exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

  On June 27, entered into a $350 million seven-year senior secured term loan facility. The facility accrues interest at the rate of one-month LIBOR plus 3.50% with a 1.00% LIBOR floor.

 

  Earnings included a $0.02 per share benefit from lower than expected amortization resulting from the 12.5% annualized prepayment rate for the second quarter versus the benchmark rate of 13.5%.

 

  There was no change in servicing asset valuation during the quarter.

Subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2013:

 

  On July 1, 2013, used the proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares and senior secured term note facility to purchase mortgage servicing assets related to non-agency mortgage loans with UPB of $83.6 billion from Ocwen.

For more information on prior releases and SEC Filings, please refer to the “Shareholders” section of our website at www.hlss.com.


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HLSS is an internally-managed owner of non-agency mortgage servicing assets with historically stable valuations and cash flows. HLSS’ assets are predominately mortgage servicing advances that, along with the related servicing rights, are over-collateralized 25 times by residential real estate. HLSS’ objective is to generate stable, recurring fee-based earnings and dividends throughout the economic cycle. For more information, visit www.hlss.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic and market conditions, prevailing interest rates, governmental regulations and policies, availability of adequate and timely sources of liquidity, our ability to maintain our PFIC status, real estate market conditions and other risks detailed in HLSS’ reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon. HLSS’ undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

The following table presents our condensed consolidated results of operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“GAAP”) reconciled to our internally reported financial results. Accordingly, adjustments are made to reflect Servicing fee revenue, Servicing expense and Amortization expense on a gross rather than a net basis.

Our income from operations as presented in our Management Reporting shown below should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, income from operations determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2013:

   Condensed
Consolidated
Results
(GAAP)
     Adjustments     Management
Reporting
(Non-GAAP)
 

Revenue

       

Servicing fee revenue

   $ —         $ 128,699      $ 128,699   

Interest income – notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

     49,852         (49,852     —     

Interest income – other

     97         —          97   

Related party revenue(1)

     560         —          560   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     50,509         78,847        129,356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

       

Compensation and benefits

     1,602         —          1,602   

Servicing expense

     —           65,495        65,495   

Amortization of MSRs

     —           13,352        13,352   

Related party expenses (2)

     226         —          226   

General and administrative expenses

     734         —          734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,562         78,847        81,409   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 47,947       $ —        $ 47,947   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Revenue earned as part of our Professional Services Agreement with Ocwen.
(2) Expenses incurred as part of our Professional Services Agreement and Administrative Agreement with Ocwen and Altisource, respectively.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three months      Six months  

For the periods ended June 30,

   2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenue

           

Interest income – notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

   $ 49,852       $ 10,580       $ 94,422       $ 13,525   

Interest income – other

     97         103         199         136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest income

     49,949         10,683         94,621         13,661   

Related party revenue

     560         744         967         995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

     50,509         11,427         95,588         14,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses

           

Compensation and benefits

     1,602         925         2,768         1,290   

Related party expenses

     226         227         452         298   

General and administrative expenses

     734         592         1,379         783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,562         1,744         4,599         2,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     47,947         9,683         90,989         12,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense

           

Interest expense

     20,034         4,964         38,276         6,255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense

     20,034         4,964         38,276         6,255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     27,913         4,719         52,713         6,030   

Income tax expense

     27         60         39         77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 27,886       $ 4,659       $ 52,674       $ 5,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per share

           

Basic

   $ 0.48       $ 0.33       $ 0.92       $ 0.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.48       $ 0.33       $ 0.92       $ 0.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding

           

Basic

     57,633,399         14,194,370         57,133,888         9,191,172   

Diluted

     57,633,399         14,194,370         57,133,888         9,191,172   

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.42       $ 0.30       $ 0.80       $ 0.38   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 686,496       $ 76,048   

Match funded advances

     3,703,430         3,098,198   

Notes receivable – Rights to MSRs

     428,339         303,705   

Income taxes receivable

     6         —     

Related party receivables

     4,995         28,271   

Other assets

     71,766         79,091   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,895,032       $ 3,585,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

     

Liabilities

     

Match funded liabilities

   $ 3,291,088       $ 2,690,821   

Other borrowings

     344,758         —     

Dividends payable

     9,942         6,706   

Income taxes payable

     —           46   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,623         —     

Related party payables

     14,060         2,874   

Other liabilities

     10,292         4,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,671,763         2,704,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

     

Equity – Ordinary shares, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 71,016,771 and 55,884,718 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     710         559   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,210,205         876,657   

Retained earnings

     9,700         4,493   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     2,654         (1,076
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,223,269         880,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,895,032       $ 3,585,313