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First Quarter Loan Origination Volume of $32.4 Billion, up 17% Year Over Year, Highest Q1 Originations Since 2022

PONTIAC, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2025-- UWM Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UWMC) (the "Company"), the publicly traded indirect parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (“UWM”), today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Total loan origination volume was $32.4 billion for the first quarter 2025. The Company also reported 1Q25 total revenue of $613.4 million and a net loss of $247.0 million, inclusive of a decline in fair value of mortgage servicing rights of $388.6 million.

Mat Ishbia, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of UWMC, said, "The first quarter marked another win for UWM. We executed with precision and broker market share grew. When rates briefly dipped, we swiftly capitalized on the refinance opportunity—all while maintaining our best-in-class performance in the purchase market. In both Q4 of 2024 and Q1 of 2025, we once again proved our ability to quickly adapt and scale in response to rate changes, a direct result of the investments and groundwork we've laid over the past three years. Our focus remains on building long-term, sustainable value—not chasing short-term gains—and we're confident in our ability to perform across all market conditions, even amid economic uncertainty and volatility."

First Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Originations of $32.4 billion in 1Q25, compared to $38.7 billion in 4Q24 and $27.6 billion in 1Q24
• Purchase originations of $21.7 billion in 1Q25, compared to $21.9 billion in 4Q24 and $22.1 billion in 1Q24
• Total gain margin of 94 bps in 1Q25 compared to 105 bps in 4Q24 and 108 bps in 1Q24
• Total revenue of $613.4 million in 1Q25 compared to $720.6 million in 4Q24 and $585.5 million in 1Q24
• Net loss of $247.0 million in 1Q25 compared to net income of $40.6 million in 4Q24 and net income of $180.5 million in 1Q24
• Adjusted EBITDA of $57.8 million in 1Q25 compared to $118.2 million in 4Q24 and $101.5 million in 1Q24
• Total equity of $1.6 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $2.1 billion at December 31, 2024, and $2.5 billion at March 31, 2024
• Unpaid principal balance of MSRs of $214.6 billion with a WAC of 5.44% at March 31, 2025, compared to $242.4 billion with a WAC of 4.76% at December 31, 2024, and $229.7 billion with a WAC of 4.58% at March 31, 2024
• Ended 1Q25 with approximately $2.4 billion of available liquidity, including $485.0 million of cash and available borrowing capacity under our secured and unsecured lines of credit

First Quarter Business and Product Highlights

Sphere LOS Partnership

• We partnered with Sphere LOS, providing our brokers with an all-in-one workflow platform. The platform will be offered for free for UWM clients for two years to help with adoption of the software.

TRAC Lite Expansion

• TRAC Lite, a cost-effective title option for borrowers, was expanded to additional states. Now available in 14 states, this product is offered for a flat fee ranging from $375 to $475.

Paid Search Accelerator

• A UWM tool, designed to help loan officers increase their online visibility and lead generation. For a fixed cost, this tool helps enhance the online presence and brand building for loan officers, increase leads driven to LO’s Mortgage Matchup profiles and raises Google ads to the top of search results.

Second Quarter 2025 Outlook

We anticipate second quarter production to be in the $38 to $45 billion range, with gain margin from 90 to 115 basis points.

Dividend

Subsequent to March 31, 2025, for the eighteenth consecutive quarter, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the outstanding shares of Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on July 10, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2025. Additionally, the Board approved a proportional distribution to SFS Corp., which is payable on or around July 10, 2025.

Earnings Conference Call Details

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call for financial analysts and investors on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET to review the results and answer questions. Interested parties may register for a toll-free dial-in number by visiting:

https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I746365

Please dial in at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure a timely connection to the call. Audio webcast, taped replay and a transcript and supporting materials will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://investors.uwm.com/.

Key Operational Metrics

“Loan origination volume” and “Total gain margin” are key operational metrics that the Company's management uses to evaluate the performance of the business. “Loan origination volume” is the aggregate principal of the residential mortgage loans originated by the Company during a period. “Total gain margin” represents total loan production income divided by loan origination volume for the applicable periods.

Non-GAAP Metrics

The Company's net income does not reflect the income tax provision that would otherwise be reflected if 100% of the economic interest in UWM was owned by the Company. Therefore, for comparison purposes, the Company provides “Adjusted net income (loss),” which is our pre-tax income (loss) together with an adjusted income tax provision (benefit), which is calculated as the provision for income taxes plus the tax effects of net income attributable to non-controlling interest determined using a blended statutory effective tax rate. “Adjusted net income (loss)” is a non-GAAP metric. "Adjusted diluted EPS" is defined as "Adjusted net income (loss)" divided by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding for the applicable period, assuming the exchange and conversion of all outstanding Class D common stock for Class A common stock, and is calculated and presented for periods in which the assumed exchange and conversion of Class D common stock to Class A common stock is anti-dilutive to EPS.

We also disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which we define as earnings before interest expense on non-funding debt, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, the change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation inputs or assumptions, gains or losses on other interest rate derivatives, the impact of non-cash deferred compensation expense, the change in fair value of the Public and Private Warrants, the non-cash income/expense impact of the change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, and the change in fair value of retained investment securities as we believe these adjustments are not indicative of our performance or results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA includes interest expense on funding facilities, which are recorded as a component of interest expense, as these expenses are a direct operating expense driven by loan origination volume. By contrast, interest expense on non-funding debt is a function of our capital structure and is therefore excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

In addition, we disclose “Non-funding debt” and the “Non-funding debt to equity ratio” as a non-GAAP metric. We define “Non-funding debt” as the total of the Company's senior notes, lines of credit, borrowings against investment securities, and finance leases and the “Non-funding debt-to-equity ratio” as total non-funding debt divided by the Company’s total equity.

Management believes that these non-GAAP metrics provide useful information to investors. These measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for any other operating performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies.

The following tables set forth the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and our earnings call include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are generally identified using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict” and similar words indicating that these reflect our views with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements in this press release and our earnings call include statements regarding: (1) our ability to quickly capitalize on the refinance markets and its impact on our market performance; (2) our ability to adapt and scale our business when interest rates move; (3) the launch of our internal servicing; (4) our ability to handle our origination volume while limiting the impact on our fixed costs; (5) our position amongst our competitors and ability to capture market share; (6) our beliefs regarding opportunities in 2025 for our business and the broker channel; (7) our beliefs regarding operational profitability; (8) growth of the wholesale and broker channels, the impact of our strategies on such growth and the benefits to our business of such growth; (9) our growth and strategies to remain the leading mortgage lender, and the timing and drivers of that growth; (10) the benefits and liquidity of our MSR portfolio; (11) our beliefs related to the amount and timing of our dividend; (12) our expectations for future market environments, including interest rates, levels of refinance activity and the timing of such market changes; (13) our expectations related to production, gain margin and our overall success in the second quarter of 2025; (14) our performance in shifting market conditions and the comparison of such performance against our competitors; (15) our ability to produce results in future years at or above prior levels or expectations, and our strategies for producing such results; (16) our position and ability to capitalize on market opportunities and the impacts to our results and (17) our investments in technology and the impact to our operations, ability to scale and financial results. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, but are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to materially differ from those stated or implied in the forward-looking statements, including: (i) UWM’s dependence on macroeconomic and U.S. residential real estate market conditions, including changes in U.S. monetary policies, more specifically caused by changes in Presidential Administration that affect interest rates and inflation; (ii) UWM’s reliance on its warehouse and MSR facilities and the risk of a decrease in the value of the collateral underlying certain of its facilities causing an unanticipated margin call; (iii) UWM’s ability to sell loans in the secondary market; (iv) UWM’s dependence on the government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; (v) changes in the GSEs, FHA, USDA and VA guidelines or GSE and Ginnie Mae guarantees; (vi) our ability to comply with all rules and regulations in connection with the launch of our internal servicing; (vii) UWM’s dependence on Independent Mortgage Advisors to originate mortgage loans; (viii) the risk that an increase in the value of the MBS UWM sells in forward markets to hedge its pipeline may result in an unanticipated margin call; (ix) UWM’s inability to continue to grow, or to effectively manage the growth of its loan origination volume; (x) UWM’s ability to continue to attract and retain its broker relationships; (xi) UWM’s ability to implement technological innovation, such as AI in our operations; (xii) the occurrence of a data breach or other failure of UWM’s cybersecurity or information security systems; (xiii) the occurrence of data breaches or other cybersecurity failures at our third-party sub- servicers or other third-party vendors; (xiv) UWM’s ability to continue to comply with the complex state and federal laws, regulations or practices applicable to mortgage loan origination and servicing in general; and (xv) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including those under “Risk Factors” therein. We wish to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our results and could cause actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of us. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

About UWM Holdings Corporation and United Wholesale Mortgage

Headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan, UWM Holdings Corporation (UWMC) is the publicly traded indirect parent of United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (“UWM”). UWM is the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, despite exclusively originating mortgage loans through the wholesale channel. UWM has been the largest wholesale mortgage lender for ten consecutive years and is the largest purchase lender in the nation. With a culture of continuous innovation of technology and enhanced client experience, UWM leads the market by building upon its proprietary and exclusively licensed technology platforms, superior service and focused partnership with the independent mortgage broker community. UWM originates primarily conforming and government loans across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit uwm.com or call 800-981-8898. NMLS #3038.

Addendum to Exhibit 99.1

This addendum includes the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025, and the preceding four quarters and Statements of Operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and the preceding four quarters for purposes of providing historical quarterly trending information to investors.

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INVESTOR CONTACT
BLAKE KOLO
InvestorRelations@uwm.com

MEDIA CONTACT
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