v3.20.1

Investment in Loans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Receivables [Abstract]

Summary of Investments in Loans

The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's residential mortgage loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

March 31, 2020:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value				Coupon			Yield			Life (Years)(1)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment(2)		$	940,480			$	12,314			$	952,794			$	9,969			$	(23,391	)		$	939,372			6.33	%		5.86	%		3.48

(1) Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

(2) Includes $581.2 million of non-QM loans that have been securitized and are held in consolidated securitization trusts. Such loans had $9.0 million and $(0.7) million of gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses, respectively; such unrealized gains (losses) are presented on a gross basis on the Company's Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations. See Note 10.

December 31, 2019:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value				Coupon			Yield			Life (Years)(1)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment(2)		$	911,705			$	9,354			$	921,059			$	13,082			$	(1,938	)		$	932,203			6.44	%		5.79	%		1.90

(1) Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

(2)

Includes $628.4 million of non-QM loans that have been securitized and are held in consolidated securitization trusts.

The following table is a summary of the Company's investments in loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

		As of
(In thousands)		March 31, 2020								December 31, 2019
Loan Type		Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value				Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value
Residential mortgage loans		$	940,480			$	939,372			$	911,705			$	932,203
Commercial mortgage loans		303,718				303,300				277,870				274,759
Consumer loans		190,705				194,803				179,743				186,954
Corporate loans		6,114				6,114				18,415				18,510
Total		$	1,441,017			$	1,443,589			$	1,387,733			$	1,412,426

The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's corporate loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

March 31, 2020:

										Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value				Rate			Remaining Term (Years)
Corporate loans, held-for-investment(1)		$	6,114			$	6,114			19.35	%		3.30

(1) See Note 21 for further details on the Company's unfunded commitments related to certain of its corporate loans.

December 31, 2019:

										Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value				Rate			Remaining Term (Years)
Corporate loans, held-for-investment(1)(2)		$	18,415			$	18,510			17.62	%		0.87

(1) See Note 13 for further details on the Company's transactions involving a loan originator in which the Company also holds an equity investment.

(2)

See Note 21 for further details on the Company's unfunded commitments related to certain of its corporate loans.

The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's commercial mortgage loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

March 31, 2020:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value				Coupon			Yield(1)			Life (Years)(2)
Commercial mortgage loans, held-for-investment		$	303,718			$	(280	)		$	303,438			$	444			$	(582	)		$	303,300			7.92	%		8.40	%		1.13

(1) Excludes commercial mortgage loans, held at par in non-accrual status, with a fair value of $10.7 million.

(2) Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

December 31, 2019:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value				Coupon			Yield(1)			Life (Years)(2)
Commercial mortgage loans, held-for-investment		$	277,870			$	(3,302	)		$	274,568			$	253			$	(62	)		$	274,759			7.65	%		8.58	%		1.07

(1) Excludes commercial mortgage loans, held at par in non-accrual status, with a fair value of $10.7 million.

(2)

Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's consumer loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

March 31, 2020:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value(1)				Life (Years)(2)		Delinquency (Days)
Consumer loans, held-for-investment		$	190,705			$	7,684			$	198,389			$	937			$	(4,523	)		$	194,803			0.88		4

(1) Includes $0.6 million of charged-off loans for which the Company has determined that it is probable the servicer will be able to collect principal and interest.

(2) Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

December 31, 2019:

														Gross Unrealized												Weighted Average
($ in thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Premium (Discount)				Amortized Cost				Gains				Losses				Fair Value(1)				Life (Years)(2)		Delinquency (Days)
Consumer loans, held-for-investment		$	179,743			$	5,027			$	184,770			$	2,561			$	(377	)		$	186,954			0.82		4

(1) Includes $0.6 million of charged-off loans for which the Company has determined that it is probable the servicer will be able to collect principal and interest.

(2)

Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal.

Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table Text Block]

The following table provides details, by accrual status, for loans that are 90 days or more past due as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

		As of
		March 31, 2020								December 31, 2019
(In thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value				Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value
90 days or more past due—non-accrual status
Residential mortgage loans		$	23,516			$	20,242			$	22,092			$	19,401
Commercial mortgage loans		10,750				10,749				28,936				26,545
Consumer loans		6,281				5,681				5,633				5,225

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the real estate collateral underlying the Company's commercial mortgage loans as a percentage of total outstanding unpaid principal balance as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Property Location by U.S. State		March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Florida		16.9	%		31.7	%
New York		16.2	%		17.7	%
Pennsylvania		9.5	%		—	%
Virginia		9.2	%		6.8	%
Connecticut		8.6	%		8.2	%
New Jersey		8.6	%		13.3	%
Utah		5.6	%		—	%
Missouri		5.5	%		4.6	%
California		4.8	%		—	%
Massachusetts		4.3	%		4.7	%
Arizona		3.1	%		3.8	%
Indiana		2.0	%		2.1	%
North Carolina		1.7	%		1.8	%
Nevada		1.3	%		1.5	%
Tennessee		1.3	%		1.5	%
Illinois		1.1	%		1.2	%
Other		0.3	%		1.1	%
		100.0	%		100.0	%

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the real estate collateral underlying the Company's residential mortgage loans as a percentage of total outstanding unpaid principal balance as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Property Location by U.S. State		March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
California		44.8	%		46.6	%
Florida		12.4	%		11.9	%
Texas		11.0	%		11.9	%
Colorado		3.1	%		3.2	%
Massachusetts		3.1	%		2.9	%
Oregon		2.5	%		2.2	%
Arizona		2.1	%		2.4	%
Utah		2.0	%		1.9	%
Illinois		1.8	%		1.7	%
Washington		1.8	%		1.6	%
Nevada		1.6	%		1.6	%
New Jersey		1.6	%		1.1	%
New York		1.4	%		1.3	%
Connecticut		1.1	%		—	%
Maryland		1.1	%		1.1	%
North Carolina		1.0	%		—	%
Other		7.6	%		8.6	%
		100.0	%		100.0	%

The following table summarizes the Company's exposure to counterparty risk as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

March 31, 2020:

		Amount of Exposure				Number of Counterparties with Exposure			Maximum Percentage of Exposure to a Single Counterparty(1)
		(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	136,740			10			33.6	%
Collateral on repurchase agreements held by dealers(2)		2,381,564				28			22.5	%
Due from brokers		166,516				27			17.9	%
Receivable for securities sold(3)		347,362				9			38.2	%

(1) Each counterparty is a large creditworthy financial institution.

(2) Includes securities, loans, and REO as well as cash posted as collateral for repurchase agreements.

(3) Included in Investment related receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

December 31, 2019:

		Amount of Exposure				Number of Counterparties with Exposure			Maximum Percentage of Exposure to a Single Counterparty(1)
		(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	72,302			11			42.2	%
Collateral on repurchase agreements held by dealers(2)		2,793,696				28			13.8	%
Due from brokers		79,829				24			30.9	%
Receivable for securities sold(3)		69,995				5			62.3	%

(1) Each counterparty is a large creditworthy financial institution.

(2) Includes securities, loans, and REO as well as cash posted as collateral for repurchase agreements.

(3)

Included in Investment related receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information on the Company's residential mortgage loans by re-performing or non-performing status, as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

		As of
		March 31, 2020								December 31, 2019
(In thousands)		Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value				Unpaid Principal Balance				Fair Value
Re-performing		$	29,235			$	25,065			$	27,663			$	25,323
Non-performing		17,052				14,839				17,757				15,580

Consumer Loans, Delinquency Status [Table Text Block]

The table below provides details on the delinquency status as a percentage of total unpaid principal balance of the Company's consumer loans, which the Company uses as an indicator of credit quality, as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Days Past Due		March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Current		95.7	%		95.3	%
30-59 Days		1.8	%		2.1	%
60-89 Days		1.3	%		1.4	%
90-119 Days		1.2	%		1.2	%
		100.0	%		100.0	%

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