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Securities, at Fair Value
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Securities, at Fair Value Securities, at Fair Value
Agency MBS

Agency MBS are guaranteed as to principal and/or interest by a federally chartered corporation, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the U.S. Government, such as Ginnie Mae.

The following table presents certain information regarding the composition of the Company’s Agency MBS portfolio:
March 31, 2025
(Dollars in Thousands)Current FaceWeighted Average Purchase PriceWeighted Average Market PriceFair ValueWeighted Average Loan Age (Months)
CPR (1)
30-Year Fixed Rate:  
5.00% Coupon
$71,277 100.2 %98.2 %$69,967 240.6 %
5.50% Coupon
1,242,201 99.9 %100.1 %1,242,953 105.9 %
6.00% Coupon
304,195 100.1 %101.9 %310,007 178.2 %
6.50% Coupon
24,405 100.4 %103.5 %25,265 1812.3 %
  Total$1,642,078 100.0 %100.4 %$1,648,193 126.2 %
December 31, 2024
(Dollars in Thousands)Current FaceWeighted Average Purchase PriceWeighted Average Market PriceFair ValueWeighted Average Loan Age (Months)
CPR (1)
30-Year Fixed Rate:  
5.00% Coupon
$71,645 100.2 %96.6 %$69,233 213.3 %
5.50% Coupon
993,466 100.2 %98.8 %981,796 98.2 %
6.00% Coupon
313,173 100.1 %100.7 %315,317 1411.5 %
6.50% Coupon
25,607 100.4 %102.7 %26,289 1536.1 %
  Total$1,403,891 100.2 %99.2 %$1,392,635 119.2 %
(1) Reflects the average of the one month CPR for the number of months the security was held during the most recent three month period.

Term Notes Backed by MSR Collateral

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $54.7 million and $54.6 million, respectively, of term notes issued by SPVs that have acquired rights to receive cash flows representing the servicing fees and/or excess servicing spread associated with certain MSRs. Payment of principal and interest on these term notes is considered to be largely dependent on cash flows generated by the underlying MSRs, as this impacts the cash flows available to the SPV that issued the term notes.

At March 31, 2025, these term notes had an amortized cost of $51.6 million, gross unrealized gains of approximately $3.1 million, a weighted average yield of 17.8% and a weighted average term to maturity of 0.59 years. At December 31, 2024, the term notes had an amortized cost of $50.6 million, gross unrealized gains of approximately $3.9 million, a weighted average yield of 14.0% and a weighted average term to maturity of 0.83 years. The issuer of the notes had a one-time option to extend the maturity of the notes for an additional two years, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, which was exercised in October 2023. The coupon stepped up by 0.75% at the time of the extension.
CRT Securities

CRT securities are debt obligations issued by or sponsored by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The coupon payments on CRT securities are paid by the issuer and the principal payments received are dependent on the performance of loans in either a reference pool or an actual pool of loans. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $64.5 million and $67.6 million, respectively, of CRT securities. As an investor in a CRT security, the Company may incur a principal loss if the performance of the actual or reference pool loans results in either an actual or calculated loss that exceeds the credit enhancement of the security owned by the Company. The Company assesses the credit risk associated with its investments in CRT securities by assessing the current and expected future performance of the associated loan pool. The Company pledges a portion of its CRT securities as collateral against its borrowings under repurchase agreements (see Note 6).
Non-Agency MBS

Non-Agency MBS are primarily secured by pools of residential mortgages, which are not guaranteed by an agency of the U.S. Government or any federally chartered corporation. At March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company had $22.9 million and $22.6 million, respectively, of Non-Agency MBS. These securities were acquired on the de-consolidation of certain trusts that held previously securitized Agency Eligible investor loans.

The following tables present certain information about the Company’s Agency MBS and other Securities:
 
March 31, 2025
(In Thousands)Principal/Current
Face
Purchase PremiumsAccretable
Purchase Discounts
Discount Designated as Credit Reserve (1)
Gross
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized Gains
Gross
Unrealized Losses
Net
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value
Agency MBS$1,642,078 $5,431 $(6,037)$— $1,641,472 $11,619 $(4,898)$6,721 $1,648,193 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
143,750 15,812 (5,410)(23,691)130,461 11,766 (135)11,631 142,092 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$1,785,828 $21,243 $(11,447)$(23,691)$1,771,933 $23,385 $(5,033)$18,352 $1,790,285 

December 31, 2024
(In Thousands)Principal/Current
Face
Purchase PremiumsAccretable
Purchase Discounts
Discount Designated as Credit Reserve (1)
Gross
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized Gains
Gross
Unrealized Losses
Net
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value
Agency MBS$1,403,891 $5,534 $(3,525)$— $1,405,900 $2,318 $(15,583)$(13,265)$1,392,635 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
146,808 14,747 (5,662)(23,691)132,202 13,166 (490)12,676 144,878 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$1,550,699 $20,281 $(9,187)$(23,691)$1,538,102 $15,484 $(16,073)$(589)$1,537,513 
(1)Discount designated as Credit Reserve is generally not expected to be accreted into interest income.
(2)Based on managements current estimates of future principal cash flows expected to be received.
(3)Amounts disclosed at March 31, 2025 includes CRT securities with a fair value of $51.1 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had approximately $2.9 million gross unrealized gains and no gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2025. Amounts disclosed at December 31, 2024 include CRT securities with a fair value of $51.5 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had gross unrealized gains of approximately $3.2 million and no gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2024.
(4)Amounts disclosed at March 31, 2025 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $22.9 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had approximately $0.7 million gross unrealized gains and $0.1 million gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2025. Amounts disclosed at December 31, 2024 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $22.6 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had $0.5 million gross unrealized gains and $0.5 million gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2024.
Sales of Residential Mortgage Securities
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold a CRT security for approximately $2.6 million, realizing a gain of $0.2 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no sales of residential mortgage securities.
Impairment and Other Net Gain/(Loss) on Securities and Other Portfolio Investments

The following table presents the components of Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments, which is presented in Other Income/(Loss), net in the consolidated statements of operations:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
 (In Thousands)20252024
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on securities$20,201 $(4,112)
Net realized gain/(loss) from the sale of securities234 — 
Impairment of securities— — 
Total Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities20,435 (4,112)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on other portfolio investments753 (664)
Net realized gain/(loss) on other portfolio investments(9)— 
Total Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments$21,179 $(4,776)
Unrealized Losses on Residential Mortgage Securities

There were no gross unrealized losses on the Company’s AFS securities (whose changes in fair value are recorded through OCI) at March 31, 2025.
  
There were no allowances for credit losses recorded with respect to the Company’s AFS securities for any of the periods presented. The Company did not recognize an allowance for credit losses through earnings related to its AFS securities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Impact of AFS Securities on AOCI
 
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s AFS securities (whose changes in fair value are recorded through OCI) on its AOCI:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In Thousands)20252024
AOCI from AFS securities:  
Unrealized gain on AFS securities at beginning of period$9,476 $17,698 
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities available-for-sale(1,034)1,828 
Reclassification adjustment for MBS sales included in net income(226)— 
Change in AOCI from AFS securities(1,260)1,828 
Balance at end of period$8,216 $19,526 
 
Interest Income on Securities, at Fair Value
 
The following table presents the components of interest income on the Company’s Securities, at fair value: 
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In Thousands)20252024
Agency MBS
Coupon interest$20,919 $7,730 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
(15)
Interest income$20,920 $7,715 
Other MBS
Coupon interest$1,528 $2,085 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
127 30 
Interest income$1,655 $2,115 
Term notes backed by MSR collateral
Coupon interest$1,093 $1,951 
Effective yield adjustment (2)
1,002 1,211 
Interest income$2,095 $3,162 
(1)Includes amortization of premium paid net of accretion of purchase discount.  Interest income is recorded at an effective yield, which reflects net premium amortization/accretion based on actual prepayment activity.
(2)The effective yield adjustment is the difference between the net income calculated using the net yield less the current coupon yield. The net yield may be based on management’s estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows or in the instrument’s contractual cash flows, depending on the relevant accounting standards.