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Other Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Other Investments Other Investments
Other investments at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized in the following table.
Table 10.1 – Components of Other Investments
(In Thousands)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
HEIs$276,366 $192,740 
Servicer advance investments273,210 350,923 
Strategic investments63,860 35,702 
Excess MSRs40,803 44,231 
Mortgage servicing rights23,560 12,438 
Other 1,868 5,935 
Total Other Investments$679,667 $641,969 
Servicer advance investments
We and a third-party co-investor, through two partnerships (“SA Buyers”) consolidated by us, purchased the outstanding servicer advances and excess MSRs related to a portfolio of legacy residential mortgage-backed securitizations serviced by the co-investor (Refer to Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for additional information regarding the transactions). At June 30, 2022, we had funded $148 million of total capital to the SA Buyers (see Note 16 for additional detail).
At June 30, 2022, our servicer advance investments had a carrying value of $273 million and were associated with a portfolio of residential mortgage loans with an unpaid principal balance of $12.09 billion. The outstanding servicer advance receivables associated with this investment were $240 million at June 30, 2022, which were financed with short-term non-recourse securitization debt (see Note 13 for additional detail on this debt). The servicer advance receivables were comprised of the following types of advances at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Table 10.2 – Components of Servicer Advance Receivables
(In Thousands)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Principal and interest advances$76,506 $94,148 
Escrow advances (taxes and insurance advances)133,403 172,847 
Corporate advances29,643 43,958 
Total Servicer Advance Receivables$239,552 $310,953 
We account for our servicer advance investments at fair value and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded $5 million and $10 million of interest income, respectively, through Other interest income, and recorded a net market valuation loss of $3 million and loss of $6 million, respectively, through Investment fair value changes, net in our consolidated statements of income.
HEIs
We purchase home equity investment contracts from third party originators under flow purchase agreements. Each HEI provides the owner of such HEI the right to purchase a percentage ownership interest in an associated residential property, and the homeowner's obligations under the HEI are secured by a lien (primarily second liens) on the property created by a deed of trust or a mortgage. Our investments in HEIs allow us to share in both home price appreciation and depreciation of the associated property. At June 30, 2022, we had flow purchase agreements outstanding with $225 million of cumulative commitments remaining. See Note 16 for additional information on these commitments.
As of June 30, 2022, we owned $130 million of HEIs at Redwood and consolidated $146 million of HEIs through the HEI securitization entity. We account for these investments under the fair value option and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded net market valuation gains of $2 million and $3 million, respectively, related to HEIs owned at Redwood through Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).
We consolidate the HEI securitization in accordance with GAAP and have elected to account for it under the CFE election. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded net market valuation gains of $1 million and $5 million (including $1 million and $2 million of interest expense), respectively, related to our net investment in the HEI securitization entity through Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).
Strategic Investments
Strategic investments represent investments we made in companies either through our RWT Horizons venture investment platform or separately at a corporate level. At June 30, 2022, we had made a total of 24 investments in companies through RWT Horizons with a total carrying value of $24 million, as well as six corporate-level investments. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized a mark-to-market valuation gain of $10 million on one of our strategic investments, which was recorded in Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss). During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded losses of $0.3 million in Other income from our strategic investments.
Excess MSRs
In association with our servicer advance investments described above, we (through our consolidated SA Buyers) invested in excess MSRs associated with the same portfolio of legacy residential mortgage-backed securitizations. Additionally, we own excess MSRs associated with specified pools of multifamily loans. We account for our excess MSRs at fair value and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized $4 million and $8 million of interest income, respectively, through Other interest income, and recorded net market valuation losses of $2 million and $3 million, respectively, through Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income (loss).
Mortgage Servicing Rights
We invest in mortgage servicing rights associated with residential mortgage loans and contract with licensed sub-servicers to perform all servicing functions for these loans. The majority of our investments in MSRs were made through the retention of servicing rights associated with the residential jumbo mortgage loans that we acquired and subsequently sold to third parties. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we retained zero and $5 million, respectively, of MSRs from sales of residential loans to third parties. We hold our MSR investments at our taxable REIT subsidiaries.
At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our MSRs had a fair value of $24 million and $12 million, respectively, and were associated with loans with an aggregate principal balance of $2.28 billion and $2.12 billion, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, including net market valuation gains and losses on our MSRs, we recorded net income of $5 million and $10 million, respectively, through Other income on our consolidated statements of income (loss) related to our MSRs.