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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
At June 30, 2023, we were obligated under ten non-cancelable operating leases with expiration dates through 2031 for $19 million of cumulative lease payments. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 our operating lease expense was $3 million and $2 million, respectively.
The following table presents our future lease commitments at June 30, 2023.
Table 17.1 – Future Lease Commitments by Year
(In Thousands)June 30, 2023
2023 (6 months)$2,506 
20244,554 
20253,629 
20263,520 
20272,588 
2028 and thereafter1,991 
Total Lease Commitments18,788 
Less: Imputed interest(2,118)
Operating Lease Liabilities$16,670 
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we entered into one new office lease. At June 30, 2023, our operating lease liabilities were $17 million, which were a component of Accrued expenses and other liabilities, and our operating lease right-of-use assets were $14 million, which were a component of Other assets.
We determined that none of our leases contained an implicit interest rate and used a discount rate equal to our incremental borrowing rate on a collateralized basis to determine the present value of our total lease payments. As such, we determined the applicable discount rate for each of our leases using a swap rate plus an applicable spread for borrowing arrangements secured by our real estate loans and securities for a length of time equal to the remaining lease term on the lease commencement date. At June 30, 2023, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate for our leases was 5 years and 5.2%, respectively.
Commitment to Fund BPL Bridge Loans
As of June 30, 2023, we had commitments to fund up to $755 million of additional advances on existing BPL bridge loans. These commitments are generally subject to loan agreements with covenants regarding the financial performance of the borrower and other terms regarding advances that must be met before we fund the commitment. At June 30, 2023, we carried a $1 million contingent liability related to these commitments to fund construction advances. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded a net market valuation gain of $6 thousand and loss of $3 thousand, respectively, related to this liability through Mortgage banking activities, net on our consolidated statements of income.
Commitment to Fund Partnerships
In 2018, we invested in two partnerships created to acquire and manage certain mortgage servicing related assets. See Note 11 for additional detail on these investments. In connection with these investments, we are required to fund future net servicer advances related to the underlying mortgage loans. The actual amount of net servicer advances we may fund in the future is subject to significant uncertainty and will be based on the credit and prepayment performance of the underlying loans.
Commitments to Fund Strategic Investments
In the first quarter of 2022, we entered into a $25 million commitment to an investment fund with the mission of providing quality workforce housing opportunities in several California urban communities, including the San Francisco Bay Area. At June 30, 2023, we had funded $15 million of this commitment. This investment is included in Other investments on our consolidated balance sheets.
In 2021, we entered into a commitment to fund a $5 million RWT Horizons investment. At June 30, 2023, we had funded $2 million of this commitment. This investment is included in Other investments on our consolidated balance sheets.
Riverbend Contingent Consideration
As part of the consideration for our acquisition of Riverbend, we may make earnout payments payable in cash, based on generating specified revenues over a threshold amount during the two-year period ending July 1, 2024, up to a maximum potential amount payable of $25.3 million. These contingent earnout payments are classified as a contingent consideration liability on our consolidated balance sheets and carried at fair value. At June 30, 2023, our estimated fair value of this contingent liability was zero.
Loss Contingencies — Risk-Sharing
During 2015 and 2016, we sold conforming loans to the Agencies with an original unpaid principal balance of $3.19 billion, subject to our risk-sharing arrangements with the Agencies. At June 30, 2023, the maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these arrangements was $44 million and this amount was partially collateralized by assets we transferred to pledged accounts and is presented as pledged collateral in Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. We have no recourse to any third parties that would allow us to recover any amounts related to our obligations under the arrangements. At June 30, 2023, we had incurred less than $100 thousand of cumulative losses under these arrangements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, other income related to these arrangements was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
All of the loans in the reference pools subject to these risk-sharing arrangements were originated in 2014 and 2015, and at June 30, 2023, the loans had an unpaid principal balance of $418 million, a weighted average FICO score of 761 (at origination), and LTV ratio of 74% (at origination). At June 30, 2023, $5 million of the loans were 90 or more days delinquent, of which four loans with an unpaid principal balance of $1 million were in foreclosure. At June 30, 2023, the carrying value of our guarantee obligation was $6 million and included $5 million designated as a non-amortizing credit reserve, which we believe is sufficient to cover current expected losses under these obligations.
Our consolidated balance sheets include assets of special purpose entities ("SPEs") associated with these risk-sharing arrangements (i.e., the "pledged collateral" referred to above) that can only be used to settle obligations of these SPEs for which the creditors of these SPEs (the Agencies) do not have recourse to us. At both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, assets of such SPEs totaled $30 million, and liabilities of such SPEs totaled $6 million.
Loss Contingencies — Repurchase Reserves
We maintain a repurchase reserve for potential obligations arising from representation and warranty violations related to loans we have sold. We do not originate residential loans and we believe the initial risk of loss due to loan repurchases (i.e., due to a breach of representations and warranties) would generally be a contingency to the companies from whom we acquired the loans. However, in some cases, for example, where loans were acquired from companies that have since become insolvent, repurchase claims may result in our being liable for a repurchase obligation.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our repurchase reserve associated with our residential loans and MSRs was $5 million and $6 million, respectively, and was recorded in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we received one and three repurchase request(s), respectively, and repurchased five and zero loan(s), respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we recorded reversals of repurchase provision expenses of $1 million and $4 million, respectively, in Mortgage banking activities, net, on our consolidated statements of income.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our repurchase reserve associated with business purpose loans sold to third-parties was zero and $1 million, respectively, and was recorded in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we received three and zero repurchase requests, respectively, for business purpose loans sold to third parties, and repurchased twelve and zero business purpose loans, respectively, that had been sold to third parties. The business purpose loans repurchased in the first quarter of 2023 resolved the open repurchase requests related to loans sold to third-parties that were outstanding as of December 31, 2022, for which the $1 million reserve was previously established. No incremental repurchase provision was recorded in the first half of 2023 and, at June 30, 2023, no open repurchase requests were outstanding for business purpose loans sold to third parties.
Loss Contingencies — Litigation, Claims and Demands
There is no significant update regarding the litigation matters described in Note 17 within the financial statements included in Redwood’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 under the heading “Loss Contingencies - Litigation, Claims and Demands.” At June 30, 2023, the aggregate amount of loss contingency reserves established in respect of the FHLB-Seattle and Schwab litigation matters described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $2 million.