The repo is contingent upon PennyMac – a publicly traded REIT – maintaining minimum tangible net worth of $860 million and minimum unrestricted cash of $40 million.
The money will flow directly into the U.S. Treasury Department, which controls the senior preferred shares of the two government-sponsored enterprises.
The DBO request for proposal asks that applicants for the Ocwen contract state whether they – or any affiliates – have done any consulting work for the servicer.
An official involved in the non-agency MBS market said it’s easier to sell private placements than it is to meet requirements for publicly registered deals