Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 23, 2022, the Company, decided to reduce its funding capacity based on current and projected mortgage loan originations by exercising its right to prepay in full its 2021-1 Securitization Facility (as defined below) and terminating (a) its Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2021 (as amended by Amendment Number One to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2022, and as further amended, supplemented and otherwise modified as of the date hereof, the "MRA"), between Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust 2021-1 ("MWST 2021-1"), as buyer, and the Company, as seller; (b) its Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2021 (the "Indenture"), between MWST 2021-1, as issuer, the Company, as servicer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as standby servicer and initial securities intermediary; and (c) certain ancillary agreements (together with the Indenture and the MRA, the "2021-1 Securitization Facility").

Pursuant to the Indenture, the MWST 2021-1 initially issued $500 million of notes (the "MWST Notes"). The MWST Notes were backed by a revolving warehouse line of credit, secured by newly originated, first-lien, fixed rate or adjustable rate, residential mortgage loans which are originated in accordance with the criteria of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for the purchase of mortgage loans or in accordance with the criteria of Ginnie Mae for the guarantee of securities backed by mortgage loans and other eligibility criteria set forth in the MRA.

No borrowings are currently outstanding under the 2021-1 Securitization Facility and the Company did not incur any termination penalties as a result of the termination of the 2021-1 Securitization Facility.

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

The information contained in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

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