Business Purpose Loans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Residential Loans

We acquire residential loans from third-party originators and may sell or securitize these loans or hold them for investment. The following table summarizes the classifications and carrying values of the residential loans owned at Redwood and at consolidated Sequoia and Freddie Mac SLST entities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 6.1 – Classifications and Carrying Values of Residential Loans


September 30, 2021			Legacy				Freddie Mac
(In Thousands)	Redwood		Sequoia		Sequoia		SLST		Total
Held-for-sale at fair value	$	1,495,079	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,495,079
Held-for-investment at fair value	—		242,234		2,479,750		1,999,405		4,721,389
Total Residential Loans	$	1,495,079	$	242,234	$	2,479,750	$	1,999,405	$	6,216,468


December 31, 2020			Legacy				Freddie Mac
(In Thousands)	Redwood		Sequoia		Sequoia		SLST		Total
Held-for-sale at fair value	$	176,641	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	176,641
Held-for-investment at fair value	—		285,935		1,565,322		2,221,153		4,072,410
Total Residential Loans	$	176,641	$	285,935	$	1,565,322	$	2,221,153	$	4,249,051

At September 30, 2021, we owned mortgage servicing rights associated with $1.40 billion (principal balance) of residential loans owned at Redwood that were purchased from third-party originators. The value of these MSRs is included in the carrying value of the associated loans on our consolidated balance sheets. We contract with licensed sub-servicers that perform servicing functions for these loans.

Residential Loans Held-for-Sale

At Fair Value

The following table summarizes the characteristics of residential loans held-for-sale at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 6.2 – Characteristics of Residential Loans Held-for-Sale


(Dollars in Thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Number of loans	1,958		198
Unpaid principal balance	$	1,464,767	$	172,748
Fair value of loans	$	1,495,079	$	176,641
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under short-term borrowing agreements	$	1,478,424	$	156,355

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	4		1
Unpaid principal balance of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	3,159	$	1,882
Fair value of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	2,490	$	1,223
Number of loans in foreclosure	—		—

The following table provides the activity of residential loans held-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 6.3 – Activity of Residential Loans Held-for-Sale


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Principal balance of loans acquired	$	3,167,186	$	172,162	$	9,747,867	$	2,859,813
Principal balance of loans sold	2,360,862		87,868		6,787,490		4,750,615
Principal balance of loans transferred to HFI	448,878		—		1,623,000		274,048
Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (1)	9,861		(478)		59,568		(15,972)

(1)Net market valuation gains (losses) on residential loans held-for-sale are recorded primarily through Mortgage banking activities, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).

Residential Loans Held-for-Investment at Fair Value

We invest in residential subordinate securities issued by Legacy Sequoia, Sequoia, and Freddie Mac SLST securitization trusts and consolidate the underlying residential loans owned by these entities for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The following tables summarize the characteristics of the residential loans owned at consolidated Sequoia and Freddie Mac SLST entities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 6.4 – Characteristics of Residential Loans Held-for-Investment


September 30, 2021	Legacy				Freddie Mac
(Dollars in Thousands)	Sequoia		Sequoia		SLST
Number of loans	1,653		3,022		12,444
Unpaid principal balance	$	278,815	$	2,447,402	$	2,022,724
Fair value of loans	$	242,234	$	2,479,750	$	1,999,405

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (1)	40		30		1,168
Unpaid principal balance of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	14,038	$	24,438	$	209,913
Fair value of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (2)	N/A		N/A		N/A
Number of loans in foreclosure	18		4		305
Unpaid principal balance of loans in foreclosure	$	4,416	$	2,863	$	52,319


December 31, 2020	Legacy				Freddie Mac
(Dollars in Thousands)	Sequoia		Sequoia		SLST
Number of loans	1,908		2,177		13,605
Unpaid principal balance	$	333,474	$	1,550,454	$	2,247,771
Fair value of loans	$	285,935	$	1,565,322	$	2,221,153

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (1)	52		94		2,110
Unpaid principal balance of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	17,285	$	74,742	$	389,245
Fair value of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (2)	N/A		N/A		N/A
Number of loans in foreclosure	21		3		245
Unpaid principal balance of loans in foreclosure	$	4,939	$	2,251	$	38,610

(1)For loans held at consolidated entities, the number of loans greater than 90 days delinquent includes loans in foreclosure.

(2)The fair value of the loans held by consolidated entities was based on the fair value of the ABS issued by these entities, including securities we own, which we determined were more readily observable, in accordance with accounting guidance for collateralized financing entities.

The following table provides the activity of residential loans held-for-investment at Redwood during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 6.5 – Activity of Residential Loans Held-for-Investment at Redwood


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020


Fair value of loans transferred from HFS to HFI	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	13,258
Fair value of loans transferred from HFI to HFS	—		—		—		1,870,986
Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (1)	—		218		—		(93,314)

(1)Subsequent to the transfer of these loans to our investment portfolio, net market valuation gains (losses) on residential loans held-for-investment at Redwood are recorded through Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).

The following table provides the activity of residential loans held-for-investment at consolidated entities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 6.6 – Activity of Residential Loans Held-for-Investment at Consolidated Entities

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Legacy

Freddie Mac

Legacy

Freddie Mac

(In Thousands)

Sequoia

SLST

Sequoia

SLST

Fair value of loans transferred from HFS to HFI (1)

N/A

464,189

N/A

—

N/A

Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (2)

(2,580)

(11,663)

(13,836)

21,938

(5,175)

159,687

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Legacy

Freddie Mac

Legacy

Freddie Mac

(In Thousands)

Sequoia

SLST

Sequoia

SLST

Fair value of loans transferred from HFS to HFI (1)

N/A

1,669,683

N/A

270,506

N/A

Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (2)

9,896

(27,076)

5,177

(38,996)

(21,727)

15,254

(1)Represents the transfer of loans from held-for-sale to held-for-investment associated with Sequoia securitizations.

(2)For loans held at our consolidated Legacy Sequoia, Sequoia, and Freddie Mac SLST entities, market value changes are based on the estimated fair value of the associated ABS issued, pursuant to collateralized financing entity guidelines. The net impact to our income statement associated with our economic investments in these securitization entities is presented in Table 4.2.

Business Purpose Loans

We originate and invest in business purpose loans, including single-family rental ("SFR") loans and bridge loans. The following table summarizes the classifications and carrying values of the business purpose loans owned at Redwood and at consolidated CAFL entities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 7.1 – Classifications and Carrying Values of Business Purpose Loans


September 30, 2021	Single-Family Rental				Bridge
(In Thousands)	Redwood		CAFL		Redwood		CAFL		Total
Held-for-sale at fair value	$	466,346	—		$	—	$	—	$	466,346
Held-for-investment at fair value	—		3,402,410		548,445		276,354		4,227,209
Total Business Purpose Loans	$	466,346	$	3,402,410	$	548,445	$	276,354	$	4,693,555


December 31, 2020	Single-Family Rental				Bridge
(In Thousands)	Redwood		CAFL		Redwood		CAFL		Total
Held-for-sale at fair value	$	245,394	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	245,394
Held-for-investment at fair value	—		3,249,194		641,765		—		3,890,959
Total Business Purpose Loans	$	245,394	$	3,249,194	$	641,765	$	—	$	4,136,353

Single-Family Rental Loans

Nearly all of the outstanding single-family rental loans at September 30, 2021 were first-lien, fixed-rate loans with original maturities of five, seven, or ten years, with less than 1% with original maturities of 30 years.

Bridge Loans

The outstanding bridge loans held-for-investment at September 30, 2021 were first-lien, interest-only loans with original maturities of six to 24 months and were comprised of 69% one-month LIBOR-indexed adjustable-rate loans and 31% fixed-rate loans.

At September 30, 2021, we had a $426 million commitment to fund bridge loans. See Note 16 for additional information on this commitment.

The following table provides the activity of business purpose loans at Redwood during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 7.2 – Activity of Business Purpose Loans at Redwood


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021				Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(In Thousands)	SFR at Redwood		Bridge at Redwood		SFR at Redwood		Bridge at Redwood
Principal balance of loans originated	$	392,620	$	208,938	$	195,744	$	65,517
Principal balance of loans acquired	2,463		35,713		—		—
Principal balance of loans sold to third parties	—		253		7,695		1,567
Fair value of loans transferred from HFS to HFI (1)	332,670		276,354		326,405		N/A
Fair value of loans transferred from HFI to HFS (2)	—		N/A		—		N/A
Mortgage banking activities income (loss) recorded (3)	19,205		3,691		43,191		29
Investment fair value changes recorded (4)	—		900		—		6,812


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(In Thousands)	SFR at Redwood		Bridge at Redwood		SFR at Redwood		Bridge at Redwood
Principal balance of loans originated	$	957,935	$	557,327	$	631,749	$	351,353
Principal balance of loans acquired	2,463		35,713		—		—
Principal balance of loans sold to third parties	—		9,484		33,843		23,860
Fair value of loans transferred from HFS to HFI (1)	799,375		276,354		925,437		N/A
Fair value of loans transferred from HFI to HFS (2)	44,922		N/A		—		N/A
Mortgage banking activities income (loss) recorded (3)	54,675		5,212		54,731		(3,412)
Investment fair value changes recorded (4)	—		4,142		(20,806)		(10,016)

(1)Represents the transfer of loans from held-for-sale to held-for-investment associated with CAFL securitizations.

(2)Represents the transfer of single-family rental loans from held-for-investment to held-for-sale associated with the call of a consolidated CAFL securitization during the second quarter of 2021.

(3)Represents net market valuation changes from the time a loan is originated to when it is sold or transferred to our investment portfolio. Additionally, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded loan origination fee income of $9 million and $22 million, respectively, through Mortgage banking activities, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded loan origination fee income of $3 million and $13 million, respectively, through Mortgage banking activities, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).

(4)Represents net market valuation changes for loans classified as held-for-investment.

Business Purpose Loans Held-for-Investment at CAFL

We invest in securities issued by CAFL securitizations sponsored by CoreVest and consolidate the underlying single-family rental loans and bridge loans owned by these entities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we transferred three CAFL loans with a fair value of $12 million to REO, which is included in Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

The following table provides the activity of business purpose loans held-for-investment at CAFL during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 7.3 – Activity of Business Purpose Loans Held-for-Investment at CAFL


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021				Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(In Thousands)	SFR at CAFL		Bridge at CAFL		SFR at CAFL		Bridge at CAFL
Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (1)	$	(34,803)	$	—	$	88,271	$	—


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(In Thousands)	SFR at CAFL		Bridge at CAFL		SFR at CAFL		Bridge at CAFL
Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (1)	$	(96,934)	$	—	$	(14,319)	$	—

(1)For loans held at our consolidated CAFL entities, market value changes are based on the estimated fair value of the associated ABS issued, including securities we own, pursuant to collateralized financing entity guidelines. The net impact to our income statement associated with our economic investments in these securitization entities is presented in Table 4.2.

REO

See Note 12 for detail on BPL loans transferred to REO during 2021.

Business Purpose Loan Characteristics

The following tables summarize the characteristics of the business purpose loans owned at Redwood and at consolidated CAFL entities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 7.4 – Characteristics of Business Purpose Loans


September 30, 2021	SFR at Redwood			SFR at CAFL			Bridge at Redwood			Bridge at CAFL
(Dollars in Thousands)
Number of loans	123			1,157			1,092			1,589
Unpaid principal balance	$	451,295		$	3,207,118		$	550,711		$	272,243
Fair value of loans	$	466,346		$	3,402,411		$	548,445		$	276,354
Weighted average coupon	4.57		%	5.27		%	7.48		%	7.19		%
Weighted average remaining loan term (years)	7			6			1			1
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under short-term debt facilities	$	127,930		N/A			$	126,725		N/A
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under long-term debt facilities	$	298,014		N/A			$	373,597		N/A

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (1)	7			15			35			—
Unpaid principal balance of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	5,067		$	39,423		$	30,132		$	—
Fair value of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (2)	$	2,664		N/A			$	26,525		$	—
Number of loans in foreclosure	6			10			34			—
Unpaid principal balance of loans in foreclosure	$	4,978		$	22,004		$	26,177		$	—
Fair value of loans in foreclosure (2)	$	2,619		N/A			$	22,570		$	—


December 31, 2020	SFR at Redwood			SFR at CAFL			Bridge at Redwood			Bridge at CAFL
(Dollars in Thousands)
Number of loans	65			1,094			1,725			—
Unpaid principal balance	$	234,475		$	3,017,137		$	649,532		$	—
Fair value of loans	$	245,394		$	3,249,194		$	641,765		$	—
Weighted average coupon	4.84		%	5.44		%	8.09		%	—		%
Weighted average remaining loan term (years)	8			5			1			—
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under short-term debt facilities	$	34,098		N/A			$	92,931		N/A
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under long-term debt facilities	$	154,774		N/A			$	544,151		N/A

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (1)	10			22			31			—
Unpaid principal balance of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	$	7,127		$	61,440		$	39,415		$	—
Fair value of loans with 90+ day delinquencies (2)	$	6,143		N/A			$	33,605		$	—
Number of loans in foreclosure	—			10			25			—
Unpaid principal balance of loans in foreclosure	$	—		$	24,745		$	38,552		$	—
Fair value of loans in foreclosure (2)	$	—		N/A			$	33,066		$	—

(1)The number of loans greater than 90 days delinquent includes loans in foreclosure.

Multifamily Loans

We invest in multifamily subordinate securities issued by a Freddie Mac K-Series securitization trust and consolidate the underlying multifamily loans owned by this entity for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The following table summarizes the characteristics of the multifamily loans consolidated at Redwood at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Table 8.1 – Characteristics of Multifamily Loans


(Dollars in Thousands)	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Number of loans	28			28
Unpaid principal balance	$	457,123		$	462,808
Fair value of loans	$	482,791		$	492,221
Weighted average coupon	4.25		%	4.25		%
Weighted average remaining loan term (years)	4			5

Delinquency information
Number of loans with 90+ day delinquencies	—			—


Number of loans in foreclosure	—			—

The outstanding multifamily loans held-for-investment at the consolidated Freddie Mac K-Series entity at September 30, 2021 were first-lien, fixed-rate loans that were originated in 2015. The following table provides the activity of multifamily loans held-for-investment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 8.2 – Activity of Multifamily Loans Held-for-Investment


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net market valuation gains (losses) recorded (1)	$	(487)	$	2,340	$	(3,745)	$	(61,500)

(1)Net market valuation gains (losses) on multifamily loans held-for-investment are recorded through Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss). For loans held at our consolidated Freddie Mac K-Series entity, market value changes are based on the estimated fair value of the associated ABS issued, including securities we own, pursuant to collateralized financing entity guidelines. The net impact to our income statement associated with our economic investment in these securitization entities is presented in Table 4.2.