UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2018

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35916	80-0882793
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California	91361
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(818) 224‑7442

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Master Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch

On September 28, 2018, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”), through its indirect controlled subsidiary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (“PLS”), executed a Temporary Increase Letter (the “DB Temporary Increase”) in connection with that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2017, by and among Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) and PLS (the “Repurchase Agreement”), pursuant to which PLS may sell to Deutsche Bank, and later repurchase, newly originated mortgage loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $750 million. The Repurchase Agreement is set to expire on August 21, 2019, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. The obligations of PLS under the Repurchase Agreement are fully guaranteed by Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC (“PNMAC”), which is the parent company of PLS and a controlled subsidiary of the Company.

Pursuant to the terms of the DB Temporary Increase, the maximum aggregate principal amount provided for thereunder was temporarily increased to $950 million. The period for the DB Temporary Increase commenced on September 28, 2018 and will expire on December 31, 2018. Upon the expiration of the DB Temporary Increase, the maximum aggregate principal amount will revert back to $750 million. All other terms and conditions of the Repurchase Agreement and the related guaranty remain the same in all material respects. The Company, through PLS, is required to pay Deutsche Bank certain administrative costs and expenses in connection with the structuring of the DB Temporary Increase.

The foregoing descriptions of the Repurchase Agreement and the related guaranty by PNMAC do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to (i) the descriptions of the Repurchase Agreement and the related guaranty in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on August 24, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); (ii) the full text of the Repurchase Agreement and the related guaranty attached thereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively; and (iii) any amendments to the Repurchase Agreement filed thereafter with the SEC.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.


	PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.



Dated: October 3, 2018	/s/ Andrew S. Chang
	Andrew S. Chang Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 8-K