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Securities, at Fair Value
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2023:

September 30, 2023
(Dollars in Thousands)Current
Face
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
CPR (1)
30-Year Fixed Rate:  
5.00% Coupon
$77,090 100.2 %94.5 %$72,830 61.6 %
5.50% Coupon
282,748 100.4 96.8 273,796 88.6 
6.00% Coupon
180,481 100.0 98.8 178,386 46.2 
  Total$540,319 100.3 %97.2 %$525,012 66.8 %
(1) Reflects the average of the 1 month CPR for the number of months the security was held during the most recent 3 month period.

Term Notes Backed by MSR Collateral

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $92.9 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 September 30, 2023, these term notes had an amortized cost of $90.4 million, gross unrealized gains of $2.6 million and gross unrealized losses of $135,000, a weighted average yield of 15.9% and a weighted average term to maturity of 0.04 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. The issuer of the notes had a one-time option to extend the maturity of the notes for an additional two years, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, which was exercised in October 2023, bringing the weighted average term to maturity to 2.04 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. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $83.1 million and $79.2 million, respectively, of CRT securities. 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 September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had $23.0 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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
 
September 30, 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$540,319 $1,824 $(508)$— $541,635 $— $(16,623)$(16,623)$525,012 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
213,672 22,015 (5,787)(46,332)183,568 16,474 (1,095)15,379 198,947 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$753,991 $23,839 $(6,295)$(46,332)$725,203 $16,474 $(17,718)$(1,244)$723,959 

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 September 30, 2023 includes CRT securities with a fair value of $51.0 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had approximately $1.9 million gross unrealized gains and no gross unrealized losses at September 30, 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 September 30, 2023 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $23.0 million for which the fair value option had been elected. Such securities had approximately $111,000 gross unrealized gains and $960,000 gross unrealized losses at September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not sell any of its residential mortgage securities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold CRT securities for approximately $15.3 million and $15.7 million, realizing gains of $70,000 and $84,000, respectively.

Unrealized Losses on Residential Mortgage Securities

Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s AFS securities (held at carrying value) at September 30, 2023 were $135,000. The Company has no plans to dispose of any securities that were in an unrealized loss position and has determined that such losses are not indicative of impairment for the securities.
  
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 and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
Impact of AFS Securities on AOCI
 
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s AFS securities (held at carrying value) on its AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)2023202220232022
AOCI from AFS securities:    
Unrealized gain on AFS securities at beginning of period$13,420 $36,919 $21,341 $46,833 
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities available-for-sale
933 (5,851)(6,988)(15,765)
Change in AOCI from AFS securities933 (5,851)(6,988)(15,765)
Balance at end of period$14,353 $31,068 $14,353 $31,068 
 
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 and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: 
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)2023202220232022
Agency MBS
Coupon interest$6,353 $— 12,874 — 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
(50)— (126)— 
Interest income$6,303 $— $12,748 $— 
Other MBS
Coupon interest$2,082 $1,308 $6,019 $3,258 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
(32)699 185 2,971 
Interest income$2,050 $2,007 $6,204 $6,229 
Term notes backed by MSR collateral
Coupon interest$2,216 $2,015 $6,279 $4,591 
Effective yield adjustment (2)
1,376 1,590 3,970 5,361 
Interest income$3,592 $3,605 $10,249 $9,952 

(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.