Repurchase Agreements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

The following table presents the carrying value of the Company's repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):


Repurchase Agreements Secured By:	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Investment securities	$	—	$	2,352,102
Residential loans	405,531		753,314
Total carrying value	$	405,531	$	3,105,416

Investment Securities

The Company has entered into repurchase agreements with financial institutions to finance its investment securities portfolio (including investment securities available for sale and securities owned in Consolidated SLST and the Consolidated K-Series). These repurchase agreements provide short-term financing that bear interest rates typically based on a spread to LIBOR and are secured by the investment securities which they finance and additional collateral pledged, if any. During March 2020, in connection with the significant market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the repurchase agreement counterparties for our investment securities increased haircuts, required additional collateral or determined not to roll our financing. As a result, we liquidated our investment securities at a disadvantageous time, which resulted in losses. As of December 31, 2020, we currently have no amounts outstanding under repurchase agreements to finance investment securities. At December 31, 2019, the Company had financing arrangements with fourteen counterparties and had no exposure where the amount at risk was in excess of 5% of the Company's stockholders' equity.

The following table presents detailed information about the amounts outstanding under the Company’s repurchase agreements secured by investment securities and associated assets pledged as collateral at December 31, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):


	December 31, 2019
		Outstanding Repurchase Agreements		Fair Value of Collateral Pledged		Amortized Cost Of Collateral Pledged
Agency RMBS (1)		$	812,742	$	865,765	$	864,428
Agency CMBS (2)		133,184		139,317		140,118
Non-Agency RMBS (3)		594,286		797,784		785,952
CMBS (4)		811,890		1,036,513		853,043
Balance at end of the period		$	2,352,102	$	2,839,379	$	2,643,541

(1)Collateral pledged includes Agency RMBS securities with a fair value amounting to $26.2 million included in Consolidated SLST as of December 31, 2019.

(2)Collateral pledged includes Agency CMBS securities with a fair value amounting to $88.4 million included in the Consolidated K-Series as of December 31, 2019.

(3)Collateral pledged includes first loss subordinated RMBS securities with a fair value amounting to $214.8 million included in Consolidated SLST as of December 31, 2019.

(4)Collateral pledged includes first loss POs, IOs and mezzanine CMBS securities with a fair value amounting to $848.2 million included in the Consolidated K-Series as of December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2019, the average days to maturity for repurchase agreements secured by investment securities was 73 days and the weighted average interest rate was 2.72%. The Company’s accrued interest payable on outstanding repurchase agreements secured by investment securities at December 31, 2019 amounted to $8.8 million and is included in other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents contractual maturity information about the Company’s outstanding repurchase agreements secured by investment securities at December 31, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):


Contractual Maturity	December 31, 2019
Within 30 days	$	449,474
Over 30 days to 90 days	1,647,683
Over 90 days	254,945
Total	$	2,352,102

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $118.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $535.8 million in unencumbered investment securities available to be posted as margin to meet additional haircuts or market valuation requirements related to repurchase agreements. These amounts collectively represented 27.8% of our outstanding repurchase agreements secured by investment securities. The following table presents information about the Company’s unencumbered investment securities at December 31, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):


Unencumbered Securities	December 31, 2019
Agency RMBS	$	83,351

CMBS	235,199
Non-Agency RMBS	168,063
ABS	49,214
Total	$	535,827

Residential Loans

The Company has repurchase agreements with three financial institutions to fund the purchase of residential loans. The following table presents detailed information about the Company’s financings under these repurchase agreements and associated residential loans pledged as collateral at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):


	Maximum Aggregate Uncommitted Principal Amount		Outstanding Repurchase Agreements		Net Deferred Finance Costs (1)		Carrying Value of Repurchase Agreements		Carrying Value of Loans Pledged (2)		Weighted Average Rate		Weighted Average Months to Maturity (3)
December 31, 2020	$	1,301,389	$	407,213	$	(1,682)	$	405,531	$	575,380	2.92	%	11.92
December 31, 2019	$	1,200,000	$	754,132	$	(818)	$	753,314	$	961,749	3.67	%	11.20

(1)Costs related to the repurchase agreements which include commitment, underwriting, legal, accounting and other fees are reflected as deferred charges. Such costs are presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability on the Company’s accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense using the effective interest method, or straight line-method, if the result is not materially different.

(2)Includes residential loans, at fair value of $575.4 million and $881.2 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and residential loans, net of $80.6 million at December 31, 2019.

(3)The Company expects to roll outstanding amounts under these repurchase agreements into new repurchase agreements or other financings, or to repay outstanding amounts, prior to or at maturity.

During the terms of the repurchase agreements, proceeds from the residential loans will be applied to pay any price differential and to reduce the aggregate repurchase price of the collateral. The financings under the repurchase agreements with two of the counterparties are subject to margin calls to the extent the market value of the residential loans falls below specified levels and repurchase may be accelerated upon an event of default under the repurchase agreements.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company was not in compliance with the market capitalization covenants in its repurchase agreements with two counterparties. In March 2020, the Company executed an amended repurchase agreement with one counterparty to modify the terms of financial covenants. The Company also agreed to a reservation of rights with the other counterparty during the three months ended March 31, 2020 in which the counterparty elected not to declare an event of default in accordance with the terms of the repurchase agreement for non-compliance with a financial covenant. The Company subsequently executed an amended repurchase agreement with this counterparty in April to modify the terms of financial covenants. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's repurchase agreements contain various covenants, including among other things, the maintenance of certain amounts of liquidity and total stockholders' equity. The Company was in compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2020 and through the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.