Loan Servicing Valuation Model

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KAL_II Terminology


*A*

After-Tax Discount Rate (S312) - The after-tax discount rate is used to compute the Percent Value of future cash flows. It is often computed as the "weighted average cost of capital" or the marginal debt rate times 1.0 minus the marginal tax rate. Identify each period of time extending into the future when the predicted discount rate will remain the same.

Example:

Required Return on Equity is 18%

Bank Borrowing Rate is 8%
Tax Rate is 50%
----
After Tax Bank
Borrowing Rate is 4%

Debt Ratio 50%

The average cost of capital is 11% = (18% * 50% + 4%*50% )

This is the after tax discount Rate. It should be put into the model directly as a percent. It will remain constant until the Debt is paid off. At this point the required return on the investment is raised to the rate of return on equity. The present value calculation takes this into consideration.

Amortization of Purchase and Conversion - These fields describe the way the Purchase Price of the Portfolio will be amortized over the future years. There are several types of amortization used in servicing valuation models:

None - No amortization is allowed. All costs are expensed in the period of the purchase.

Straight Line - Program assumes an even amortization over the number of years specified.

FASB Method - This method uses the cash flows over the life of the loan to determine the amortization.

The purchase price is distributed based on the number of positive cash flow years. when the cash flows go negative the amortization stops.

The method is an attempt to match revenues and expenses. There is a variation of this method which allows the user to set the number of years over which this method is applied.

Declining Balance - Uses declining balance method based on the declining balance factor. (SEE lining Balance)

Sum-Years-Digits - Uses sum-of-the-years-digit method of calculating amortization. (See Sum-of-Years-Digits)

Years to Amortize - The number of years to use for amortization

Declining Balance Factor - The declining balance method is a standard accounting technique used to amortize assets.

Amortization, Existing (S31i) This is the existing amortization before the valuation of the new portfolios. It is used in the budgeting process and could have an effect on the calculation of the: rates. If the existing amortization would cause the net income of the company to go to zero, this number would create a zero tax amount.

Ancillary Income is defined to be any income other than service fees. This can include three principal sources:

1. Late fees that are charged as a percentage of the P&I or T&I amounts collected each month from the mortgagor.

2. Miscellaneous Income which is determined as a dollar amount per loan that is in the portfolio. This revenue is comprised of document fees, assumption fees, etc.

3. Special insurance commissions - When the mortgagor collects insurance premiums for insurance agents or companies the mortgagee receives a commission of this process.
(See Late Fees )


Average Age of the Loans - The number of years that have passed since the loan was originated.

Average Loan Balance (S114) - The average balance of all the loans being evaluated.

Average months Delinquent - The average number of months that the loans are delinquent. It is possible for the loans to average 1.5 to 3 months average delinquency.


*B*

Rank Balance P&I, Bank Balance T&I (S3111) The mortgagor may not have access to the entire P&I or T&I balance due to the reserve requirement at the bank of deposit. In this instance the bank only allows credit for that portion of the funds which are usable by the bank. Values are entered as a fraction of the total balance i.e.. 0.970000 means that 97% of the balances were available. The program will compute earnings on this fraction of the deposit.


*C*

Conversion Cost - The money spent by the mortgage to add the loans to the mortgage servicing system.

Conversion Cost Expensed - The program will "expense" this fraction of the amount paid to convert the loans for processing after purchase. The rest of the conversion costs will be amortized using the method chosen below.

Cost of Advances - The Cost of Advances is the rate paid to borrow funds which are used to remit to investors when the borrower payments have not been received. Identify each period of time extending into the future when the predicted rate of interest will remain the same.

1. Actual Rate - This would correspond to the situation where you were able to directly set a long term fixed rate on your Impounds.

2. Spread from Market Index Enter a "2" to input the impound rate as a spread from the market interest index. This would coincide with the situation of using Impounds to offset a Floating Rate Loan.


*D*

Days P&I Held - This is the average number of days that you hold the principal and interest accounts before remitting the total amount to the investor.

Days Payoffs Held - The number of days that the money received from mortgagors at payoff is held before being remitted to the investor.

Debt Interest, Existing - This is interest on the existing Debt. It is related to the valuation through the Budgeted Income Statement. The inclusion of additional Interest deduction for Tax purposes could cause the After Debt Valuation to show less effects from Tax savings. If there are no taxes to be paid as a result of this interest deduction then the Post-Debt Analysis would be changed.

Debt Principal Existing - This is interest on the existing debt that the company already is carrying. It is related to the valuation through the Budgeting Process Menu. It is important to consider the overall Debt carry when preparing the budgets and possibly the warehouse account analysis.

Declining Under Method - Under the declining-balance method of amortization, relatively larger amounts of amortization are recognized in the earlier years of the asset's use, smaller amounts in later years. It is computed by applying a constant (Declining Balance Factor) to the remaining, undepreciated Balance. At the point the depreciation is equal to the straight line depreciation the method is automatically switched to straight line for the remainder of the amortized life.

Delinquency Ratio - The percentage of Loans that are a specific number of months delinquent. The number of delinquencies is divided by the total loan count in the portfolio being valued.

Delinquent Cost - Delinquency categories can be broken down according to the stage of delinquency. These categories or statuses are usually 30, 60, or 90 days. The cost of processing a foreclosure falls into this category. The amount of cost for the foreclosure department is divided by the number of loans foreclosed that month and the result is the foreclosure processing cost.

Descriptive Title (Slll S211 S311) - This is a descriptive title used by the KAL_II program that displays on the computer screen will you are using the file for a valuation. Make the name descriptive and you will be sure you are always using the correct files.

Discount Rate on Equity - The discount rate on equity is used to compute the present value of flows after considering the effects of debt used to finance purchase of the portfolio. Identify each period of time extending into the future when the predicted rate of interest will remain the same.

Discount rate - Weighted Average Cost of Capital Minimum rate of return you find acceptable - weighted average cost of funds.

Duration - Represents the change in price for a one basis point change in yield. It is used to leverage Interest Rate Sensitive Instruments.


*E*

Earnings on Principal and Interest (P&I) Balances - The P&I balances are allowed to earn interest in the valuation models. The mortgagor does not collect this interest directly but rather uses the cash collected and deposited with the bank to offset other borrowings.

Escrow Balance as a Percent of Portfolio Balance - This is the ratio of the impounds or escrows to the total loan portfolio dollar balance.

Equity Discount - (S113) The Return on Equity that the Shareholder require to invest their funds in the corporation.

Escrow Accounts/Impounds - The definition of the terms escrow and impound are interchangeable. These are funds collected for tax payments hazard insurance payments and insurance premiums. The funds are held by the mortgagor and remitted daily or monthly to taxing authorities and insurance companies.

Existing Amortization - The dollar amount of existing amortization expense which is scheduled within the next year (e.g.. 12 months from the start of the simulation).

This amount will be added to new amortization in the Budget Analysis report in Group Simulations.

Existing Debt Interest - The dollar amount of interest on existing debt obligations that is scheduled to be paid within the next year (e.g. 12 months from the start of the simulation). This amount will be added to new interest in the Budget Analysis Report in Group Simulations.

Existing Debt Principal - Enter the dollar amount of principal repayment on existing debt that is scheduled within the next year (e.g. the 12 months beginning at the start of the analysis.

Existing Debt - The debt incurred directly to purchase portfolios will be added to this amount in the Budget Analysis report in Group Simulations.

Existing Fixed Costs - Enter the dollar amount of existing costs which are already required whether this portfolio is included or not. The amount is for the entire year (e.g. the 12 months beginning at the start of the analysis). This figure appears only in the Budget Analysis report on Group Simulations.

FHA Prepayment Tables - Every year the FHA releases new table which describe the payoff patterns for several different maturities of loans. These tables are used by the valuation models to determine what the runoff will be for FHA loans.

File Name (S116 S217 S317) - This is the DOS file name used to identify the file to the DOS Operating System.

Fixed costs Existing - These are existing Fixed Costs which result or will result from the purchase of the portfolio being analyzed.

Fixed Loan Rate (S114) - The average interest rate on the fixed rate loans.

Foreclosed Monthly - This is the number of loans that complete the foreclosure process each month.

Foreclosure Cost - The total amount of money that is spent and not recovered from the investor or the mortgagor to foreclose a loan. Many general ledgers do not keep details of these costs. If you do not have a breakdown then post the total to the HARD COST amount. There are several costs in this category:

Legal fees document prep fees etc.

Property maintenance fees

Inspection fees

Principal Balance Lost

Interest Advance Lost


*G*

Geographical Region - Different states or geographic regions may have different prepayment histories. Some models allow for you to set different patterns for different parts of the country.

GOOD_LOAN Cost - The KAL_II model defines a GOOD_LOAN cost. This is the cost to service a loan that is not delinquent, does not payoff, and is not a new loan.


*H*

Half Life - Prepayment can be expressed in years of the half life. This means that 50% of the loans will have paid off when the loans have reached 50% of their maturity. The pattern assumes a straight line amortization for the entire life of the loan. If the half life is 15 years then 50% of the loans will exist at the end of the fifteenth year. The annual runoff will be equal to 50% divided by 15 years or 3.34% per year.


*I*

Impounds - Escrows amounts - The terms escrow and impound are interchangeable.

Impound Earnings Rate - The interest rate earned on impounds is often input as the compensating balance rate earned on demand deposit accounts. Identify each period of time extending into the future when the predicted rate of interest will remain the same.

Actual Rate - This would correspond to the situation where you were able to directly set a long term fixed rate on your Impounds.

Spread from Market Index - This would coincide with the situation of using Impounds to offset a floating rate loan.

Inflation Forecast - (Inflation Rate) ( S112 S212)

Inflation Forecast Specific - Inflation rates are applied to revenues costs and expenses. It is possible to set some rates individually while other rates are tied to a general inflation factor.

Insurance Premiums - These are earnings from the insurance premiums that the mortgage company gets to keep as a commission. These are Premiums from Special insurance that is sold through the mortgage company to the mortgagors. The insurance is accidental death mortgage life fire and extended coverage.

Cash Balance - Earnings on the premium until it is remitted.
Monthly Premium - Current payment by borrower
Commission - Portion of Premium immediately earned by Servicer
Key Premium Growth It can grow at economic inflation rate or other inputted rate.
Current Balance - Amount of Premium is currently held. Balances are remitted to the insurance company along with Hazard Insurance.
Penetration - Portion of existing loans that owe insurance Premiums.

Interest Rate, Average per Loan - The average loan interest rate is a weighted average for the portfolio. The loan amount is used as the weighted factor applied to the loan interest rate.

Interest on Advances - The interest that you pay on the advance account. This money is borrowed from the bank and appears on your balance sheet if you advance from a separate account .

Interest Rate Forecast (Market Index) (S213) - This rate is used to build interest rate scenarios. It can be set as the prime rate or as a market rate on short term investments. You have a choice in the interest rate scenario that you build how you want to express the market rate of interest. Other factors can then be tied to this rate.

IRR - Internal Rate of Return - The rate of return on the investment that equates the present value of the cash flows to zero.


*J*


*K*


*L*

Late Fees - Fees are entered as a percent of a loan's Principle & Interest and loan's Tax & Insurance deposits. Since this can vary over the loan's life, the user can check these late fees by running General Factors. Late fees are triggered if:

a. A delinquent loan does not come current

b. A current loan's payment comes in after a designated date. Prepaying loans don't pay late fees if payment is made by the 30 of the month. No late fees are collected on Payoffs for that month.

Late Fee Trigger Date - This is the day the late fees are charged to the mortgagor accounts.

Late Fee, Percent Collected È - Late fees are charged to the mortgagor's account each month on the late fee trigger date. The fees are not always collected by the mortgagor for a variety of reasons. This is the percent of the late fees that were charged that the mortgagor expects to collect.

Loan Count - The number of loans you are valuing this should not affect the present value as a percent.


*M*

Marginal Tax Rate - The marginal tax rate is the combined federal and state tax rate paid on the next revenues in addition to the existing operation. It is used to determine the amount of tax paid, the "tax shield" of interest and amortization, and the effective after-tax cash flow.

Market Index - (See Interest Rate Forecast) Market Index, Market Interest Rate, Forecasted Interest Rate

Modified Internal Rate of Return - IRR assumes all cash flows are calculated at the IRR. Actually, the reinvestment rate may be substantially different from the IRR. Most models use the IRR instead of the reinvestment rate. Present Value analysis assumes funds are reinvested at the discount rate.


*N*

Name of Firm File (S311) - This is the descriptive name of the set of Firm Data that you specify. The name may be up to 60 characters long. The name will appear on the screen while working With this set of data. The name will also appear on the Output Reports.

Nominal Internal Rate of Return - This is actually the Yield for the Investment. It assumes that the Reinvestment Rate is the same as the IRR for the overall Investment. Because of this, the Nominal IRR is almost always higher than the Modified Internal Rate of Return. The program will not calculate the IRR if is negative or if the full analysis is not run.

Modified Internal Rate of Return - This IRR is calculated using the Reinvestment Rate as entered into the Firm Section. It assumes all funds are reinvested at the Reinvestment Rate.


*0*

Original Term in Years - The original amortization period of the loans.


*P*

Payoff Cost - This is the cost of the payoff department. If 100 loans paid off in June and the department spent $5,000 in June then the payoff cost is $10.00 per loan.

Payoff Differential Interest - This is the interest lost if the mortgagor must remit more interest to the investor than was pad by the mortgagee.

P&I as a Percent of Balance - This is the ratio of the average P&I balance to the total portfolio loan balance in dollars.

P&I Bank Balance - That fraction of bank balances from the Principal and Interest payments which are available for investment. The program will compute earnings on this fraction of the deposit.

P&I Constant - is the amount of the mortgagor payment for principal and interest each month. For the portfolio being valued this amount will be constant over the amortization period of the loan. As the loan matures there will be a greater portion of the payment that is principal and less that is interest.

Percent of Interest Bearing Escrows - Many states require the mortgagee to pay interest to the mortgagor on the impounds accounts that the mortgage collects each month. When only a portion of the portfolio Loans are in interest paying states then an estimate of that amount of loan balance must be made and interest is paid only on that portion of the total balance.

Percent Principal Advanced - If the investor contract requires it, each month the mortgagor must advance to the investor any amounts of P&I that have not been collected from the mortgage. Due to the availability of funds the mortgagor may not have to borrow the entire amount that is due. The "percent advanced" is the percentage that is borrowed from the bank and remitted to the investor.

Percent Principal on Interest Bearing Escrows - The dollar amount of the loan balances that have properties located in states that require the mortgagor to pay interest on the impounds collected each month from the mortgagee.

Prepayment Rate - Every month a small percentage of mortgage loans payoff before the original maturity date. This is know as prepayment. In order to determine a value for a given set of loans we must estimate haw many loans will prepay in each year. These patterns change as the loans mature.

Purchase Price Fraction - The program will "expense" this fraction of the amount paid for a portfolio directly. The rest of the purchase cost will be amortized using the method chosen below.


*Q*


*R*

Rate Paid on Impounds - Many states require that servicers pay interest on funds held in "impound" accounts. Identify each period of time extending into the future when the predicted rate of interest to be paid will remain the same.

Reinvestment Rate - The Reinvestment Rate is the amount that can be earned with short term investments. It is used to compute the interest earned by compensating balances and in the Debt Analysis to determine the effect of holding cash while debt is being repaid. This is the Discount rate that would be applied to all future investments. It is actually the Weighted Average Cost of Capital or Discount Rate.

Required Return on Equity - This is the return that Stockholders require for the use of their equity. It is always higher than the Bank Rate. It represents what the Stockholders are willing to earn in exchange for leaving their funds in the Corporation.


*S*

Servicing Cost - The annual cost to service the mortgage loan. It may be the total cost, the variable cost or the direct cost. It is the decision of the company doing the valuation as to the desired cost to use.

Service Fee Revenues - Service fees are the fees charged by the mortgagor to the investor of the loan to service the loan. The mortgagor is responsible to collect and remit taxes, hazard premiums and special insurance. If the investor requires, the mortgagor will also be responsible for the foreclosure losses. There are two methods that are used to collect service fees:

1. Percent of Balance - This can be entered as an annual percent of balance. GNMA Servicing as an example, always has a .0044% Service Fee.

2. Dollar Amount per Loan - This can be a set rate in dollars per loan. When loan balances are too loan to warrant a Percentage method, then a dollar amount is used. This is especially true- in low dollar high interest rate loans such as Mobile Home Loans. Changes in service fee rates may occur during the life of the loans. Up to ten changes can be made.

Only current loans generate Service Fees. If a percent is used, then service fee revenue is calculated on the beginning of the month's scheduled balance.

Sum-of-the-Year's-Digits - Each year's amortization is calculated by using the sum of the total years amortized life as the denominator of a fraction of the depreciable base (Purchase price plus unexpensed conversion cost). Thus, for a portfolio with a ten year amortization period, the denominator would be 55 (10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1). The numerator is the remaining years of life. For year one, this would be ten. The first year's amortization would be:

10/55 * Total Purchase Price

*T*

T&I Bank Balance - That fraction of bank balances from the Tax and Insurance payments which are available for investment. The program will compute earnings on this fraction of the deposit.

Terminated Loans - This is the total of all loans that have paid-off or been foreclosed on. It should balance out the Loan Status screen to show where all the loans went.

Thirty Day Collection Cost - This cost represents money spent on the mortgagors who make their payment before the end of them month. These costs are not usually recognized. The KAL_II model determines these costs from the cashiering schedules.


*UVW*


*XYZ*

Years to Amortize - The number of year over which the purchase price will be amortized. This does not affect the loan prepayment.