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Securities, at Fair Value
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Securities, at Fair Value Securities, at Fair Value
Agency MBS

Agency MBS are guaranteed as to principal and/or interest by a federally chartered corporation, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the U.S. Government, such as Ginnie Mae.

The following table presents certain information regarding the composition of our Agency MBS portfolio as of March 31, 2023:

March 31, 2023
(Dollars in Thousands)Current
Face
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
30-Year Fixed Rate:  
5.00% Coupon
$79,295 100.2 %99.8 %$79,171 
5.50% Coupon
220,213 100.5 101.1 222,669 3
  Total$299,508 100.4 %100.8 %$301,840 2

Term Notes Backed by MSR Collateral

At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $97.2 million and $97.9 million, respectively, of term notes issued by SPVs that have acquired rights to receive cash flows representing the servicing fees and/or excess servicing spread associated with certain MSRs. Payment of principal and interest on these term notes is considered to be largely dependent on cash flows generated by the underlying MSRs, as this impacts the cash flows available to the SPV that issued the term notes.

At March 31, 2023, these term notes had an amortized cost of $87.6 million, gross unrealized gains of approximately $9.6 million, a weighted average yield of 15.5% and a weighted average term to maturity of 0.6 years. At December 31, 2022, the term notes had an amortized cost of $86.4 million, gross unrealized gains of approximately $11.5 million, a weighted average yield of 14.3% and a weighted average term to maturity of 0.8 years.
CRT Securities

CRT securities are debt obligations issued by or sponsored by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The coupon payments on CRT securities are paid by the issuer and the principal payments received are dependent on the performance of loans in either a reference pool or an actual pool of loans. As an investor in a CRT security, the Company may incur a principal loss if the performance of the actual or reference pool loans results in either an actual or calculated loss that exceeds the credit enhancement of the security owned by the Company. The Company assesses the credit risk associated with its investments in CRT securities by assessing the current and expected future performance of the associated loan pool. The Company pledges a portion of its CRT securities as collateral against its borrowings under repurchase agreements (see Note 6).

Non-Agency MBS

Non-Agency MBS are primarily secured by pools of residential mortgages, which are not guaranteed by an agency of the U.S. Government or any federally chartered corporation. At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had $24.8 million and $24.6 million, respectively, of Non-Agency MBS. These securities were acquired on the de-consolidation of certain trusts that held previously securitized Agency Eligible investor loans.

The following tables present certain information about the Company’s Agency MBS and other Securities, at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
 
March 31, 2023
(In Thousands)Principal/ Current
Face
Purchase
Premiums
Accretable
Purchase
Discounts
Discount
Designated
as Credit Reserve (1)
Gross Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Net
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair 
Value
Agency MBS$299,508 $1,175 $(65)$— $300,618 $1,470 $(248)$1,222 $301,840 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
215,103 19,576 (6,092)(46,332)182,255 20,859 (315)20,544 202,799 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$514,611 $20,751 $(6,157)$(46,332)$482,873 $22,329 $(563)$21,766 $504,639 

December 31, 2022
(In Thousands)Principal/ Current
Face
Purchase
Premiums
Accretable
Purchase
Discounts
Discount
Designated
as Credit Reserve (1)
Gross Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Net
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value
Agency MBS$131,165 $860 $— $— $132,025 $— $(325)$(325)$131,700 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
215,649 18,344 (6,272)(46,332)181,389 21,473 (1,198)20,275 201,664 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$346,814 $19,204 $(6,272)$(46,332)$313,414 $21,473 $(1,523)$19,950 $333,364 
 
(1)Discount designated as Credit Reserve is generally not expected to be accreted into interest income.
(2)Based on managements current estimates of future principal cash flows expected to be received.
(3)Amounts disclosed at March 31, 2023 includes CRT securities with a fair value of $49.4 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had approximately $195,000 gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of approximately $315,000 at March 31, 2023. Amounts disclosed at December 31, 2022 includes CRT securities with a fair value of $48.6 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had gross unrealized gains of approximately $131,000 and gross unrealized losses of approximately $1.2 million at December 31, 2022.
(4)Amounts disclosed at March 31, 2023 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $24.8 million for which the fair value option had been elected. Such securities had approximately $437,000 gross unrealized gains and no gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2023. Amounts disclosed at December 31, 2022 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $24.6 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had no gross unrealized gains and no gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2022.
Sales of Residential Mortgage Securities
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell any of its residential mortgage securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold a CRT security for approximately $369,000, realizing a gain of $13,000.

Unrealized Losses on Residential Mortgage Securities

There were no gross unrealized losses on the Company’s AFS securities at March 31, 2023.
  
There were no allowances for credit losses recorded with respect to the Company’s AFS securities for any of the periods presented. The Company did not recognize an allowance for credit losses through earnings related to its AFS securities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.


Impact of AFS Securities on AOCI
 
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s AFS securities on its AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)20232022
AOCI from AFS securities:  
Unrealized gain on AFS securities at beginning of period$21,341 $46,833 
Unrealized (losses) on securities available-for-sale(1,116)(4,977)
Change in AOCI from AFS securities(1,116)(4,977)
Balance at end of period$20,225 $41,856 
 
Interest Income on Securities, at Fair Value
 
The following table presents the components of interest income on the Company’s Securities, at fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022: 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)20232022
Agency MBS
Coupon interest$2,051 $— 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
(31)— 
Interest income$2,020 $— 
Other MBS
Coupon interest$1,912 $895 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
188 1,265 
Interest income$2,100 $2,160 
Term notes backed by MSR collateral
Coupon interest$1,963 $1,157 
Effective yield adjustment (2)
1,225 1,958 
Interest income$3,188 $3,115 

(1)Includes amortization of premium paid net of accretion of purchase discount.  Interest income is recorded at an effective yield, which reflects net premium amortization/accretion based on actual prepayment activity.
(2)The effective yield adjustment is the difference between the net income calculated using the net yield less the current coupon yield. The net yield may be based on management’s estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows or in the instrument’s contractual cash flows, depending on the relevant accounting standards.