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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contingencies and Commitments Commitments and Contingencies
The Company provides current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Company.
In the normal course of business the Company may also enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations, warranties, and general indemnifications. The Company's maximum exposure under these arrangements, including future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred, is unknown. The Company has not incurred any costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As of both December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements.
The Company's maximum risk of loss from credit events on its securities (excluding Agency securities, which are guaranteed by the issuing government agency or government-sponsored enterprise), loans, and investments in unconsolidated entities is limited to the amount paid for such investment.
Commitments and Contingencies Related to Investments in Residential Mortgage Loans
In connection with certain of the Company's investments in residential mortgage loans, the Company has unfunded commitments in the amount of $175.7 million and $43.7 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Commitments and Contingencies Related to Investments in Loan Originators
In connection with certain of its investments in mortgage and consumer loan originators, the Company has outstanding
commitments and contingencies as described below.
As described in Note 15, the Company is party to a flow mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement with a mortgage loan originator. The Company has entered into agreements whereby it guarantees the performance of this mortgage loan originator under master repurchase agreements. The Company's maximum guarantees were capped at $15.0 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the mortgage loan originator had $8.4 million of outstanding borrowings under the agreements guaranteed by the Company; there were no such borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2022. The Company's obligations under these arrangements are deemed to be guarantees under ASC 460-10. The Company has elected the FVO for its guarantees, which are included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of such guarantee was insignificant.
The Company is party to a flow mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement with a mortgage loan originator in which it holds an equity investment and as well as an investment in the Convertible Note, as discussed in Note 15. In addition, in May 2021, the Company committed to purchase $650.0 million of eligible residential mortgage loans from this originator. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had unfunded commitments related to such investments in the amount of $181.4 million and $603.6 million, respectively.
As described in Note 15, the Company entered into various secured promissory notes with certain loan originators in which it also holds an equity interest. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had unfunded commitments related to such secured promissory notes of $6.5 million.
Commitments and Contingencies Related to Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
The Company has entered into agreements whereby it guarantees the performance of a securitization-related risk retention vehicle, in which it has an equity investment, under a promissory note. The Company's maximum guarantees were capped at $15.5 million. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amount of the promissory note outstanding, for which the Company provided a guarantee, was $10.8 million and $15.5 million, respectively.
Commitments and Contingencies Related to Corporate Loans
The Company has investments in certain corporate loans whereby the borrowers can request additional funds under the respective agreements. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had unfunded commitments related to such investments in the amount of $4.2 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
The Company has extended a line of credit whereby the borrower can draw funds up to $1.0 million. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had unfunded commitments related to such line of credit in the amount of $0.9 million.
Commitments to Extend Credit
The Company enters into loan commitment arrangements with borrowers who have applied for reverse mortgage loans that have not yet closed. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of such commitments was $3.1 million, reflected in Loan commitments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company is required to fund further borrower advances for loans where the borrower has not fully drawn down all of the HECM loan proceeds available to them. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had unfunded commitments related to such HECM loans of $1.7 billion. Additionally, the Company has the obligation to advance various other HECM loan related amounts such as the borrowers' monthly insurance premiums to FHA and property taxes.

Mandatory Repurchase Obligations
As detailed in Note 12, the Company is required to purchase from HMBS pools any HECM loan that has reached the MCA. For active loans, the Company subsequently assigns such loan to HUD, which then reimburses the Company up to the MCA. For inactive loans, following resolution of the loan, the Company files a claim with HUD for any recoverable remaining principal and advance balances.
Lease Commitments
Longbridge, the Company's consolidated subsidiary, leases office space under various operating lease arrangements, which expire on various dates through December 2029. As discussed in Note 2, the Company makes various assumption and estimates in recognizing the operating lease ROU asset and corresponding lease liabilities, including the expected lease term, incremental borrowing rate, and identifying lease and non-lease components. Total expense under all operating leases amounted to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and is included in Other expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The following table provides details of the Company's outstanding leases as of December 31, 2022.
($ in thousands)December 31, 2022
ROU assets$3,838 
Lease liabilities4,058 
Weighted average remaining term (in years)5.8
Weighted average discount rate7.20 %
The following table details contractual future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2022.
Minimum Payments
(In thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2023$943 
Year ended December 31, 2024836 
Year ended December 31, 2025798 
Year ended December 31, 2026793 
Year ended December 31, 2027695 
Thereafter953 
Total5,018 
Less: implied interest payments(960)
Lease Liability$4,058