AMENDMENT NUMBER TWENTY-ONE

Exhibit 10.1

to the

MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 9, 2010,

among

PENNYMAC CORP., PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC and PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC

and

CITIBANK, N.A.

This AMENDMENT NUMBER TWENTY-ONE (this “Amendment Number Twenty-One”) is made this 22nd day of October, 2015 among PENNYMAC CORP. and PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC f/k/a PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST HOLDINGS I, LLC (each, a “Seller” and jointly and severally, the “Seller” or “Sellers”), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (“Servicer”) and CITIBANK, N.A. (“Buyer”), to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2010, among Sellers, Servicer and Buyer, as such agreement may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Sellers have requested to renew the term of the Agreement and that Buyer agree to amend the Agreement as more specifically set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Seller and Servicer represents to Buyer that the Seller Parties are in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of October 22, 2015 (the "Amendment Effective Date"):

(a) Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definitions of "Committed Amount" and "Liquidity" in their entirety and replacing them as follows:

“Committed Amount” shall mean an amount equal to (i) $925,000,000; reduced by (ii) the aggregate outstanding Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement) of all Loans (as such term is defined in the PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement) then subject to outstanding Transactions (as such term is defined in the PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement) under the PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement."

“Liquidity” means with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) its unrestricted cash, plus (ii) its unrestricted Cash Equivalents. For the avoidance of doubt, such unrestricted cash shall not include any cash collateral of such Person in respect of letter of credit obligations of such Person, and to the extent a letter of credit obligation of such Person is only partially cash collateralized, only that portion of the letter of credit that represents cash collateral shall be excluded from the definition of Liquidity hereunder.

(b) Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Termination Date" in its entirety and replacing it as follows:

“Termination Date” shall mean October 20, 2016 or such earlier date on which this Agreement shall terminate in accordance with the provisions hereof or by operation of law.”

(c) Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the definitions of "Citi Repurchase Facility", “Servicer Credit Event" and “Servicer Termination Event” in the appropriate alphabetical order as follows:

“Citi Repurchase Facility” shall mean each of (i) that Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of May 24, 2012, as amended ("PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement"), among PennyMac Corp., as seller, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as servicer and Citibank, N.A., as buyer and any other Program Document as such term is defined in the PMAC Agency Repurchase Agreement and (ii) that Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015 ("MSR Loan Agreement"), as amended, among PennyMac Corp., as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as lender, and any other Facility Document as such term is defined in the MSR Loan Agreement.

“Repurchase Party” shall mean any of PennyMac Corp., PennyMac Holdings, LLC or PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.

"Servicer Credit Event" means Servicer or any Subservicer shall default under, or fail to perform as required under, or shall otherwise breach the terms of any repurchase agreement (including without limitation any Citi Repurchase Facility), loan and security agreement, MSFTA/derivatives agreement, or similar credit facility or agreement for borrowed funds between Servicer on the one hand, and Buyer or any of Buyer's Affiliates on the other; provided, a Servicer Termination Event shall also constitute a Servicer Credit Event.

"Servicer Termination Event" means (i) an event that entitles the Seller to terminate the Servicer or Subservicer for cause under the related Servicing Agreement, or (ii) the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) Servicer’s membership in MERS is terminated for cause or Servicer voluntarily terminates its membership in MERS to the extent any Purchased Loans are MERS Loans;

(b) Servicer fails to deposit any Income received by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of the date such deposit was due; or

(d) Section 4(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“(c) Commitment Fee. Sellers agree to pay to Buyer the Commitment Fee, such payment to be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set off or counterclaim, to Buyer to Buyer in twelve (12) equal installments, each of which shall be equal to the Commitment Fee Installment Amount. The Commitment Fee is and shall be deemed to be fully earned and non-refundable when paid. The first installment of the Commitment Fee shall be payable on or prior to October 22, 2015 and each subsequent installment shall be payable on or prior to the 15^th day of each succeeding month (or in each case if such date is not a Business Day, the preceding Business Day). Buyer may, in its sole discretion, net all or any portion of Commitment Fee from the proceeds of any Purchase Price paid to any Seller. In the event that the Termination Date is accelerated to a date which is prior to the payment in full of all installments of the Commitment Fee, any unpaid installments of the Commitment Fee shall be payable on the Termination Date.”

(e) Section 9(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding Section (9)(b)(xvii) as follows:

"(xvii) No Servicer Credit Event shall have occurred and be continuing."

(f) Section 12(p) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following (bold language added for emphasis):

"(p) Financial Representations and Warranties.

(i) (A) the ratio of PennyMac’s Total Indebtedness to its Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not greater than 10:1; (B) the combined Liquidity of PennyMac and PMAC Holdings is not less than $25,000,000; and (C) PennyMac’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is greater than or equal to $140,000,000.

(ii) (A) the ratio of PMAC Holdings’ Total Indebtedness to its Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not greater than 10:1, (B) the combined Liquidity of PMAC Holdings and PennyMac is not less than $25,000,000, and (C) PMAC Holdings’ Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is greater than or equal to $220,000,000.

(iii) (A) Servicer’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is greater than or equal to $170,000,000; (B) Servicer’s unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents are greater than or equal to $20,000,000; (C) [reserved]; (D) the ratio of Servicer’s Total Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is less than 10:1; and (E) Servicer’s consolidated Net Income was equal to or greater than $1.00 for the previous calendar quarter.

(iv) (A) Guarantor’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is greater than or equal to $830,000,000; (B) the combined amount of unrestricted cash of Guarantor and its Subsidiaries is greater than or equal to $40,000,000; (C) the ratio of Guarantor’s total Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is less than 5:1; and (D) Guarantor’s consolidated net income has been equal to or greater than $1.00 for at least one (1) of the previous two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters, as of the end of the last fiscal quarter. "

(g) Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding Section 12(jj) as follows:

"(jj) No Seller has failed to enforce its rights under any Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, a Seller's right to terminate and replace Servicer or Subservicer upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event. No Seller has waived any material default or other material failure to perform under or breach of the Servicing Agreements or any Servicer Termination Event without Buyer's prior written consent."

(h) Section 13(f) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding Section 13(f)(xiii) as follows:

(xiii) One (1) Business Day following the occurrence of any Servicer Credit Event or Servicer Termination Event.

(i) Section 13(p) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following (bold language added for emphasis):

"(p)Financial Covenants.

(i) Financial Covenants of PennyMac. PennyMac shall comply with the following financial covenants: (A) the ratio of PennyMac’s Total Indebtedness to its Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall not at any time be greater than 10:1; (B) PennyMac and PMAC Holdings shall maintain combined Liquidity at all times in an amount of not less than $25,000,000; and (C) the Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of PennyMac shall at all times be greater than $140,000,000.

(ii) Financial Covenants of PMAC Holdings. PMAC Holdings shall comply with the following financial covenants: (A) the ratio of PMAC Holdings’ Total Indebtedness to its Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall not at any time be greater than 10:1, (B) PMAC Holdings and PennyMac Corp. shall maintain combined Liquidity at all times in an amount of not less than $25,000,000, and (C) the Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of PMAC Holdings shall at all times be equal to or greater than $220,000,000.

(iii) Financial Covenants of Servicer. (A) Servicer’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall at all times be greater than or equal to $170,000,000; (B) Servicer’s unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents shall at all times be greater than or equal to $20,000,000; (C) [reserved]; (D) the ratio of Servicer’s Total Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall at all times be less than 10:1; and (E) Servicer’s consolidated Net Income shall be equal to or greater than $1.00 for the previous calendar quarter.

(iv) Financial Covenants of Guarantor. (A) Guarantor’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth shall at all times be greater than $830,000,000; (B) the amount of combined unrestricted cash of Guarantor and its Subsidiaries shall at all times be greater than or equal to $40,000,000; and (C) the ratio of Guarantor’s total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth shall at all times be less than 5:1, and (D) Guarantor’s consolidated net income shall be equal to or greater than $1.00 for at least one (1) of the previous two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters, as of the end of each fiscal quarter.”

(j) Section 13(ll) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"(ll) Each Seller shall diligently enforce its rights under each Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, Seller's right to terminate and replace Servicer or Subservicer upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event. No Seller shall waive any material default or other material failure to perform under or breach of the Servicing Agreements or any Servicer Termination Event without Buyer's prior written consent. For the avoidance of doubt, any default, failure or breach by the Servicer or any Subservicer that would permit the termination and replacement of the Servicer or Subservicer under the Servicing Agreements shall be deemed "material" and shall not be waived by Seller or its Affiliates without Buyer's prior written consent."

(k) Section 18 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Sections 18(r), (t) and (u) in their entirety and replacing them as follows:

(r) Reserved.

(t) Reserved.

(u) Reserved.

(l) Section 18 (q) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“(q) Any Seller or Guarantor or any Affiliate of a Seller or Guarantor or any Repurchase Party shall default under, or fail to perform as required under, or shall otherwise breach the terms of any repurchase agreement (including without limitation any Citi Repurchase Facility), loan and security agreement, MSFTA/derivatives agreement, or similar credit facility or agreement for borrowed funds between any Seller or Guarantor or such other entity on the one hand, and Buyer or any of Buyer's Affiliates on the other; or a Seller or Guarantor shall default under, or fail to perform as required under, the terms of any repurchase agreement, loan and security agreement or similar credit facility or agreement for borrowed funds with outstanding amount at least $10,000,000 (including without limitation any Citi Repurchase Facility) entered into by such party, which default or failure entitles any party to cause acceleration or require prepayment of any indebtedness thereunder; or”

(m) Section 18 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding Section 18(x) as follows:

"(x) A Servicer Credit Event shall have occurred and Seller shall fail to (i) identify a replacement Servicer or Subservicer to Buyer within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such Servicer Credit Event; and (ii) terminate and replace the Servicer or Subservicer within sixty (60) days, after the occurrence of such Servicer Credit Event;

(n) Section 19(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(b) Sellers hereby acknowledge, admit and agree that Sellers' obligations under this Agreement are recourse obligations of Sellers to which each Seller pledges its full faith and credit. In addition to its rights hereunder, Buyer shall have the right to proceed against any of Seller’s assets which may be in the possession of Buyer, any of Buyer’s Affiliates or their respective designees (including Custodian), including the right to liquidate such assets and to set-off the proceeds against monies owed by (x) Sellers to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and (y) any Repurchase Party to Buyer pursuant to the related Citi Repurchase Facility. Buyer may set off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of the Purchased Loans, any other Purchased Items and their proceeds and all other sums or obligations owed by Buyer, or any of Buyer’s Affiliates, to any Seller against all of (i) Sellers' obligations to Buyer, whether under this Agreement, under a Transaction, or under any other agreement among the parties, or otherwise and (ii) the obligations of each Repurchase Party to Buyer under the related Citi Repurchase Facility, or under any other agreement among the parties, or otherwise, in each case whether or not such obligations are then due, without prejudice to Buyer’s right to recover any deficiency.

(o) Section 45 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

In addition to any rights and remedies of Buyer provided by this Agreement and by law, Buyer shall have the right, without prior notice to Sellers, any such notice being expressly waived by Sellers to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by Sellers hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all Property and deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by Buyer or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account of any Seller or any other Repurchase Party. Buyer may set-off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of any Purchased Items and all other sums or obligations owed by Buyer or its Affiliates to any Seller against all of Seller's or any Repurchase Party’s obligations to Buyer or its Affiliates, whether under this Agreement with respect to any Seller or the Citi Repurchase Facility with respect to any Repurchase Party or under any other agreement between the parties or between any Seller or any Repurchase Party and any Affiliate of Buyer, or otherwise, whether or not such obligations are then due, without prejudice to Buyer’s or its Affiliate’s right to recover any deficiency. Buyer agrees promptly to notify Sellers and each Repurchase Party after any such set-off and application made by Buyer; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.

Section 2. Fees and Expenses. Sellers agree to pay to Buyer all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with this Amendment Number Twenty-One (including all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of the Buyer’s legal counsel) in accordance with Sections 23 and 25 of the Agreement.

Section 3. Representations. Each Seller and Servicer hereby represents to Buyer that as of the date hereof, the Seller Parties are in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.

Section 4. Binding Effect; Governing Law. This Amendment Number Twenty-One shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER TWENTY-ONE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment Number Twenty-One may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 6. Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment Number Twenty-One need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sellers, Servicer and Buyer have caused this Amendment Number Twenty-One to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the Amendment Effective Date.

	PENNYMAC CORP.
	(Seller)

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title	Executive Vice President, Treasurer

	PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC
	(Seller)

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title	Executive Vice President, Treasurer

	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC,
	(Servicer)

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title	Executive Vice President, Treasurer

	CITIBANK, N.A.
	(Buyer and Agent, as applicable)

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxx
	Title	Vice President
		Citibank, N.A.

Acknowledged:

PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST

By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer

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