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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Botein Matthew   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. [PFSI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2018 (Street) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/09/2018   S   860 (1) D $ 24.7 23,881 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 03/09/2018   A   3,975 (3) A $ 0 27,856 (4) D   Class A Common Stock 03/12/2018   S   1,235 (1) D $ 24.45 26,621 (5) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Cl A Units of Private Nat'l Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC

(6)

11/05/2013(6)

(7)

Class A Common Stock

818,552

818,552

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Botein Matthew C/O PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361	X

Signatures

/s/ Derek W. Stark, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Botein		03/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares of Class A Common Stock were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan.
(2)	The reported amount consists of 7,667 restricted stock units and 16,214 shares of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units are to be settled in an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock upon vesting.
(3)	The Reporting Person was granted 3,975 restricted stock units in connection with his service as a director. The restricted stock units, which vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, are to be settled in an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock upon vesting.
(4)	The reported amount consists of 11,642 restricted stock units and 16,214 shares of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units are to be settled in an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock upon vesting.
(5)	The reported amount consists of 11,642 restricted stock units and 14,979 shares of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units are to be settled in an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock upon vesting.
(6)	Pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement, Class A Units of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments.
(7)	N/A

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