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Securities, at Fair Value
12 Months Ended
Dec. 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 December 31, 2023:

December 31, 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
$76,360 100.2 %99.1 %$75,650 92.4 %
5.50% Coupon
277,885 100.4 100.7 279,851 115.2 
6.00% Coupon
177,842 100.0 101.7 180,841 74.2 
6.50% Coupon
22,213 100.1 102.7 22,802 41.4 
  Total$554,300 100.3 %100.9 %$559,144 94.3 %
(1) Reflects the average of the one month CPR for the number of months the security was held during the most recent three month period.
Term Notes Backed by MSR Collateral

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $79.9 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 December 31, 2023, these term notes had an amortized cost of $74.2 million, gross unrealized gains of approximately $5.7 million, a weighted average yield of 17% and a weighted average term to maturity of 1.84 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. The coupon stepped up by 0.75% at the time of the extension.

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 December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $83.2 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 December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had $23.8 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 December 31, 2023 and 2022:
 
December 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$554,300 $1,824 $(500)$— $555,624 $4,355 $(835)$3,520 $559,144 
Other Securities (2)(3)(4)
193,102 19,686 (5,637)(40,514)166,637 20,437 (128)20,309 186,946 
Total residential mortgage securities (2)(3)(4)
$747,402 $21,510 $(6,137)$(40,514)$722,261 $24,792 $(963)$23,829 $746,090 

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 December 31, 2023 include CRT securities with a fair value of $51.2 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had approximately $2.3 million gross unrealized gains and no gross unrealized losses at December 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 December 31, 2023 include Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of $23.8 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had $474,000 gross unrealized gains and $128,000 gross unrealized losses at December 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 year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold MSR securities for approximately $18.2 million, realizing gains of $908,000. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold CRT securities for approximately $15.7 million, realizing gains of $84,000. The Company did not  sell any of its residential mortgage securities during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments
 
The following table present the components of Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, which is presented in Other Income/(Loss), net in the consolidated statements of operations:

For the Year Ended December 31,
 (In Thousands)202320222021
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on securities$7,341 $(3,230)$1,607 
Net realized gain from the sale of securities908 84 — 
Total Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities$8,249 $(3,146)$1,607 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on other portfolio investments$6,180 $(21,921)$— 
Net realized loss on other portfolio investments(5,869)— — 
Reversal of impairment/(impairment) other portfolio investments (1)
(2,335)— 33,956 
Gain on investment in Lima One common equity— — 38,933 
Total Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments$6,225 $(25,067)$74,496 

(1)Includes impairment in 2021 related to a preferred equity investment in a loan originator, which was restructured in December 2021 and subsequently assessed as debt for accounting purposes. Accordingly, subsequent impairments on this investment recorded in 2022 are reflected as “Provision for Credit Losses on Other Assets” in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.


Unrealized Losses on Residential Mortgage Securities

There were no gross unrealized losses on the Company’s AFS securities at December 31, 2023.

The Company did not recognize an allowance for credit losses through earnings related to its MBS for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Impact of AFS Securities on AOCI
 
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s AFS securities on its AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
 
 For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands)202320222021
AOCI from AFS securities:   
Unrealized gain on AFS securities at beginning of period$21,341 $46,833 $79,607 
Unrealized gains/(losses) on securities available-for-sale
(2,873)(25,492)(32,774)
Reclassification adjustment for MBS sales included in net income(770)— — 
Change in AOCI from AFS securities(3,643)(25,492)(32,774)
Balance at end of period$17,698 $21,341 $46,833 
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 years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
 
 For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands)202320222021
Agency MBS
Coupon interest$20,676 $— $— 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)
(146)— — 
Interest income$20,529 $— $— 
Other MBS
Coupon interest$8,128 $4,793 $4,076 
Effective yield adjustment (1)(2)(3)
191 3,143 13,265 
Interest income$8,319 $7,936 $17,341 
Term notes backed by MSR collateral
Coupon interest$8,423 $6,610 $7,462 
Effective yield adjustment (2)(4)
$5,104 $14,374 $31,887 
Interest income$13,527 $20,984 $39,349 

(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.
(3)Includes accretion income recognized due to the impact of redemptions of certain securities that had been previously purchased at a discount of $8.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.
(4)Includes $7.8 million and $20.5 million of accretion income recognized during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, due to the impact of the redemption at par of MSR-related assets that had been held at amortized cost basis below par due to an impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2020.