BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 2 ¾ BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Interim Financial Reporting and Reclassifications

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015.  For further information refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Secured Borrowings

In August 2015 Capstead began receiving advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Cincinnati through a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary.  These advances are secured by Agency Securities, and together with repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, are classified as Secured borrowings in the accompanying financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing: Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings and Disclosures (“ASU 2014-11”).  ASU 2014-11 requires repurchase-to-maturity transactions to be accounted for as financings and eliminates existing guidance regarding so-called “linked transactions” between a buyer of securities and a seller that also provides related repurchase financings.  ASU 2014-11 also introduces new disclosure requirements and is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2014.  The Company adopted ASU 2014-11 on January 1, 2015.  As the Company has not entered into any repurchase-to-maturity or linked transactions, the provisions of this ASU had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.