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Debt Securities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Investments In Debt Securities and Beneficial Interests
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s investments in debt securities:
($ in thousands)
As of December 31, 2025
Basis(1)
Gross unrealized gainsGross unrealized lossesFair value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities, at fair value
$273,421 $596 $(234)$273,783 
RMBS available-for-sale, at fair value48,810 648 (218)49,240 
Debt securities held-to-maturity at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0
41,528 — (1,210)40,318 
Investment in beneficial interests at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0
99,179 9,327 (42,257)66,249 
Residential mortgage-backed securities189,517 9,975 (43,685)155,807 
Total debt securities$462,938 $10,571 $(43,919)$429,590 
(1)Basis amount is net of amortized discount, principal paydowns and interest receivable on CMBS, RMBS AFS and HTM before any fair value adjustment.


($ in thousands)
As of December 31, 2024
Basis(1)
Gross unrealized gainsGross unrealized lossesFair value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities, at fair value
$245,540 $1,074 $— $246,614 
RMBS available-for-sale, at fair value68,226 273 (6,330)62,169 
Debt securities held-to-maturity at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0
46,043 (2,104)43,947 
Investment in beneficial interests at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $9,082
89,704 1,001 (23,661)67,044 
Residential mortgage-backed securities203,973 1,282 (32,095)173,160 
Total debt securities$449,513 $2,356 $(32,095)$419,774 
(1)Basis amount is net of amortized discount, principal paydowns and interest receivable on CMBS, RMBS AFS and HTM before any fair value adjustment.
Schedule of Debt Securities, Available-For-Sale, Unrealized Losses and Gains Position, Fair Value
The following table presents a breakdown of the Company’s gross unrealized gains and losses on its investments in RMBS AFS grouped by due date:

($ in thousands)
As of December 31, 2025
Step-up date(s)(1)
Basis(2)
Gross unrealized gainsGross unrealized lossesFair value
RMBS due March 2060n/a$3,916 $67 $— $3,983 
RMBS due January 2061(3)
n/a5,268 — (68)5,200 
RMBS due June 2061n/a8,833 154 — 8,987 
RMBS due October 2061(3)
April 20295,389 — (77)5,312 
RMBS due March 2062(3)
May 20295,789 — (73)5,716 
RMBS due July 2062February 20308,915 256 — 9,171 
RMBS due October 2062October 20264,389 32 — 4,421 
RMBS due May 2063July 20306,311 139 — 6,450 
RMBS Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value$48,810 $648 $(218)$49,240 
(1)When applicable, the step-up date is the date at which the coupon interest rate on the security increases.
(2)Basis amount is net of any realized amortized costs, accrued interest and principal paydowns or additional investment into security.
(3)These securities have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
($ in thousands)
As of December 31, 2024
Step-up date(s)(1)
Basis(2)
Gross unrealized gainsGross unrealized lossesFair value
RMBS due March 2060(3)
February 2025$3,825 $— $(362)$3,463 
RMBS due December 2060(3)
July 20297,521 — (3,133)4,388 
RMBS due January 2061(3)
n/a4,886 — (384)4,502 
RMBS due June 2061(3)
January 2025/February 20258,674 — (762)7,912 
RMBS due October 2061(3)
April 20296,015 — (371)5,644 
RMBS due March 2062(3)
May 20299,397 — (585)8,812 
RMBS due July 2062(3)
February 203012,081 — (733)11,348 
RMBS due October 2062October 20264,673 221 — 4,894 
RMBS due May 2063July 203011,154 52 — 11,206 
RMBS Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value$68,226 $273 $(6,330)$62,169 
(1)When applicable, the step-up date is the date at which the coupon interest rate on the security increases.
(2)Basis amount is net of any realized amortized costs, accrued interest and principal paydowns or additional investment into security.
(3)These securities have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
Schedule of Securities Accretable Interest Income
The following table presents accretable interest income on debt securities and accretable yield on beneficial interests recognized for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
($ in thousands)
Year ended December 31,
20252024
Interest income on CMBS$16,585 $4,476 
Interest income on RMBS AFS and HTM5,530 7,611 
RMBS Beneficial interests6,540 5,178 
$28,655 $17,265 
Schedule of Allowance For Credit Losses on Beneficial Interests
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for expected credit losses for beneficial interests:
($ in thousands)
Year ended December 31,
20252024
Allowance for expected credit losses, beginning balance$(9,082)$(6,880)
Credit loss expense(388)— 
Reclassification to non-credit discount from the allowance for changes in payment expectations2,467 1,773 
Net change in the allowance for credit losses7,003 (3,975)
Allowance for expected credit losses, ending balance$— $(9,082)