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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-35777 New Residential Investment Corp. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class : Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share 7.50 % Series A Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 7.125 % Series B Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 6.375 % Series C Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock NY ( 212 ) 798-3150 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : NRZ NRZ PRA NRZ PR B NRZ PR C Accelerated filer Emerging growth company ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 45-3449660 NO □ No | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > NO □ 0 10105 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered : New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Non - accelerated filer 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates as of June 30 , 2020 ( computed based on the closing price on such date as reported on the NYSE ) was : $ 3.1 billion . Common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share : 414,797,263 shares outstanding as of February 10 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information required by Part III ( Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 ) will be incorporated by reference from the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A .