Velocity Financial(US:VEL)2025-05-01 20:24Financial Performance - Net income reached $189 million, a 95% increase compared to $173 million in 1Q24[7] - Core net income increased by 110% to $203 million from $182 million in 1Q24[7] - Diluted EPS increased to $055, up from $051 per share in 1Q24[7] - GAAP book value per share increased by 32% to $1619 from $1570 as of December 31, 2024[14] Loan Production and Portfolio - Loan production reached a record of $6404 million in UPB, a 137% increase from 4Q24 and a 691% increase from 1Q24[7] - The total loan portfolio was $54 billion in UPB, a 273% increase from $43 billion in UPB as of March 31, 2024[7] - The UPB of fair value option (FVO) loans was $31 billion, or 577% of total loans[21] Asset Quality and Resolution - Nonperforming loans (NPL) as a % of HFI loans were 108%, relatively consistent with 107% as of December 31, 2024, and 101% as of March 31, 2024[7] - 1Q25 NPA resolutions realized gains of $19 million, or 1024%, of UPB resolved[7] - NPA resolutions totaled $764 million in UPB, realizing 1024% of UPB resolved, compared to $545 million in UPB and realization of 1023% of UPB resolved for 1Q24[32] Financing and Capital - The company completed one securitization during 1Q25, totaling $3428 million of securities issued with a weighted average rate of 67%[7] - Collapsed VCC 2023-1R which released $526 million of marketable retained securities after paying off the associated debt[7] - Issued 16 million common shares, realizing net proceeds of $288 million through Velocity's ATM offering program at an accretive to book value WAP of $1835[7]