MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Interest Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
18,957
|
|
|
$
|
23,618
|
|
|
$
|
64,546
|
|
|
$
|
81,030
|
|
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
80,370
|
|
|
79,276
|
|
|
241,116
|
|
|
241,440
|
|
Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
|
|
3,268
|
|
|
11,154
|
|
|
12,439
|
|
|
34,792
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
3,983
|
|
|
1,593
|
|
|
9,897
|
|
|
4,477
|
|
Residential whole loans held at carrying value
|
|
5,917
|
|
|
4,033
|
|
|
16,112
|
|
|
11,817
|
|
Cash and cash equivalent investments
|
|
221
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
88
|
|
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
112,716
|
|
|
$
|
119,706
|
|
|
$
|
344,641
|
|
|
$
|
373,644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase agreements and other advances
|
|
$
|
46,158
|
|
|
$
|
41,331
|
|
|
$
|
137,127
|
|
|
$
|
122,736
|
|
Senior Notes and other interest expense
|
|
2,009
|
|
|
2,372
|
|
|
6,360
|
|
|
7,756
|
|
Interest Expense
|
|
$
|
48,167
|
|
|
$
|
43,703
|
|
|
$
|
143,487
|
|
|
$
|
130,492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Interest Income
|
|
$
|
64,549
|
|
|
$
|
76,003
|
|
|
$
|
201,154
|
|
|
$
|
243,152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
|
|
$
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
(525
|
)
|
Portion of loss recognized in/(reclassed from) other comprehensive income
|
|
770
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
770
|
|
|
(180
|
)
|
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
|
|
$
|
(485
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(485
|
)
|
|
$
|
(705
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Income, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value
|
|
$
|
18,701
|
|
|
$
|
5,565
|
|
|
$
|
45,052
|
|
|
$
|
10,823
|
|
Gain on sales of MBS
|
|
7,083
|
|
|
11,196
|
|
|
26,069
|
|
|
25,248
|
|
Other, net
|
|
8,117
|
|
|
(259
|
)
|
|
12,521
|
|
|
(626
|
)
|
Other Income, net
|
|
$
|
33,901
|
|
|
$
|
16,502
|
|
|
$
|
83,642
|
|
|
$
|
35,445
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and Other Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation and benefits
|
|
$
|
7,078
|
|
|
$
|
6,482
|
|
|
$
|
21,507
|
|
|
$
|
19,759
|
|
Other general and administrative expense
|
|
3,709
|
|
|
3,538
|
|
|
12,508
|
|
|
11,673
|
|
Loan servicing and other related operating expenses
|
|
4,167
|
|
|
2,975
|
|
|
10,265
|
|
|
6,706
|
|
Operating and Other Expense
|
|
$
|
14,954
|
|
|
$
|
12,995
|
|
|
$
|
44,280
|
|
|
$
|
38,138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
|
|
$
|
83,011
|
|
|
$
|
79,510
|
|
|
$
|
240,031
|
|
|
$
|
239,754
|
|
Less Preferred Stock Dividends
|
|
3,750
|
|
|
3,750
|
|
|
11,250
|
|
|
11,250
|
|
Net Income Available to Common Stock and Participating Securities
|
|
$
|
79,261
|
|
|
$
|
75,760
|
|
|
$
|
228,781
|
|
|
$
|
228,504
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Common Share - Basic and Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
83,011
|
|
|
$
|
79,510
|
|
|
$
|
240,031
|
|
|
$
|
239,754
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unreali
zed (loss)/gain on
Agency MBS, net
|
|
(6,941
|
)
|
|
(2,028
|
)
|
|
17,857
|
|
|
(14,393
|
)
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on Non-Agency MBS, net
|
|
71,291
|
|
|
(42,011
|
)
|
|
106,906
|
|
|
(72,791
|
)
|
Reclassification adjustment for MBS sales included in net income
|
|
(6,829
|
)
|
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
(26,795
|
)
|
|
(26,414
|
)
|
Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairments included in net income
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
(705
|
)
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivative hedging instruments, net
|
|
22,769
|
|
|
(40,884
|
)
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,537
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
|
|
79,805
|
|
|
(96,286
|
)
|
|
57,680
|
|
|
(156,159
|
)
|
Comprehensive income/(loss) before preferred stock dividends
|
|
$
|
162,816
|
|
|
$
|
(16,776
|
)
|
|
$
|
297,711
|
|
|
$
|
83,595
|
|
Dividends declared on preferred stock
|
|
(3,750
|
)
|
|
(3,750
|
)
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Available to Common Stock and Participating Securities
|
|
$
|
159,066
|
|
|
$
|
(20,526
|
)
|
|
$
|
286,461
|
|
|
$
|
72,345
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
(In Thousands,
Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
Preferred Stock
7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable - Liquidation Preference $25.00 per Share
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
Total
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
370,584
|
|
|
$
|
3,706
|
|
|
$
|
3,019,956
|
|
|
$
|
(572,332
|
)
|
|
$
|
515,851
|
|
|
$
|
2,967,261
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
240,031
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
240,031
|
|
Issuance of common stock, net of expenses
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
716
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
936
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
941
|
|
Repurchase of shares of common stock
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(217
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,481
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,481
|
)
|
Equity based compensation expense
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,140
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,140
|
|
Accrued dividends attributable to stock-based awards
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(518
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(518
|
)
|
Dividends declared on common stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(222,669
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(222,669
|
)
|
Dividends declared on preferred stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
Dividends attributable to dividend equivalents
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(697
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(697
|
)
|
Change in unrealized losses on MBS, net
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
97,483
|
|
|
97,483
|
|
Change in unrealized losses on derivative hedging instruments, net
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
Balance at September 30, 2016
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
371,083
|
|
|
$
|
3,711
|
|
|
$
|
3,023,033
|
|
|
$
|
(566,917
|
)
|
|
$
|
573,531
|
|
|
$
|
3,033,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
(In Thousands,
Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
Preferred Stock
7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable - Liquidation Preference $25.00 per Share
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
Total
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
370,084
|
|
|
$
|
3,701
|
|
|
$
|
3,013,634
|
|
|
$
|
(568,596
|
)
|
|
$
|
754,453
|
|
|
$
|
3,203,272
|
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,537
|
)
|
|
4,537
|
|
|
—
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
239,754
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
239,754
|
|
Issuance of common stock, net of expenses
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
925
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
926
|
|
Repurchase of shares of common stock
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(466
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(466
|
)
|
Equity based compensation expense
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,600
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,600
|
|
Accrued dividends attributable to stock-based awards
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(338
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(338
|
)
|
Dividends declared on common stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(222,242
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(222,242
|
)
|
Dividends declared on preferred stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
Dividends attributable to dividend equivalents
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(778
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(778
|
)
|
Change in unrealized gains on MBS, net
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(114,303
|
)
|
|
(114,303
|
)
|
Change in unrealized losses on derivative hedging instruments, net
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
Balance at September 30, 2015
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
|
370,254
|
|
|
$
|
3,702
|
|
|
$
|
3,017,355
|
|
|
$
|
(567,649
|
)
|
|
$
|
598,294
|
|
|
$
|
3,051,782
|
|
(1) For the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
, includes approximately
$1.5 million
(
217,464
shares) and
$465,000
(
42,357
shares), respectively surrendered for tax purposes related to equity-based compensation awards.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
240,031
|
|
|
$
|
239,754
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sales of MBS
|
|
(26,069
|
)
|
|
(25,248
|
)
|
(Gain)/loss on sales of real estate owned
|
|
(1,840
|
)
|
|
102
|
|
Other-than-temporary impairment charges
|
|
485
|
|
|
705
|
|
Accretion of purchase discounts on MBS and CRT securities and residential whole loans
|
|
(64,093
|
)
|
|
(73,192
|
)
|
Amortization of purchase premiums on MBS
|
|
27,748
|
|
|
32,745
|
|
Depreciation and amortization on real estate, fixed assets and other assets
|
|
746
|
|
|
567
|
|
Equity-based compensation expense
|
|
4,143
|
|
|
3,600
|
|
Unrealized gain on residential whole loans at fair value
|
|
(25,529
|
)
|
|
(3,872
|
)
|
Increase in other assets
|
|
(47,761
|
)
|
|
(23,451
|
)
|
(Decrease)/increase in other liabilities
|
|
(9,025
|
)
|
|
3,609
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
98,836
|
|
|
$
|
155,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on MBS and CRT securities
|
|
$
|
2,581,507
|
|
|
$
|
2,323,214
|
|
Proceeds from sales of MBS
|
|
65,068
|
|
|
50,700
|
|
Purchases of MBS and CRT securities
|
|
(1,398,606
|
)
|
|
(1,433,207
|
)
|
Purchases of residential whole loans and capitalized advances
|
|
(367,740
|
)
|
|
(458,146
|
)
|
Principal payments on residential whole loans
|
|
70,729
|
|
|
27,051
|
|
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned
|
|
21,833
|
|
|
3,872
|
|
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
|
|
49,595
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,617
|
)
|
Additions to leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures
|
|
(380
|
)
|
|
(1,090
|
)
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
|
$
|
1,022,006
|
|
|
$
|
501,777
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on repurchase agreements and other advances
|
|
$
|
(62,376,619
|
)
|
|
$
|
(75,970,367
|
)
|
Proceeds from borrowings under repurchase agreements and other advances
|
|
61,685,547
|
|
|
75,659,218
|
|
Principal payments on securitized debt
|
|
(22,057
|
)
|
|
(78,187
|
)
|
Payments made for margin calls on repurchase agreements and interest rate swap agreements (“Swaps”)
|
|
(179,028
|
)
|
|
(198,824
|
)
|
Proceeds from reverse margin calls on repurchase agreements and Swaps
|
|
128,700
|
|
|
156,100
|
|
Proceeds from issuances of common stock
|
|
941
|
|
|
926
|
|
Dividends paid on preferred stock
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
Dividends paid on common stock and dividend equivalents
|
|
(223,385
|
)
|
|
(222,989
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
$
|
(997,151
|
)
|
|
$
|
(665,373
|
)
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
123,691
|
|
|
$
|
(8,277
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
165,007
|
|
|
$
|
182,437
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
288,698
|
|
|
$
|
174,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MBS and CRT securities recorded upon adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,917,813
|
|
Repurchase agreements recorded upon adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,519,593
|
|
Net (decrease)/increase in securities obtained as collateral/obligation to return securities obtained as collateral
|
|
$
|
(13,450
|
)
|
|
$
|
25,150
|
|
Transfer from residential whole loans to real estate owned
|
|
$
|
69,803
|
|
|
$
|
12,894
|
|
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared and unpaid
|
|
$
|
74,556
|
|
|
$
|
74,560
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
1
.
Organization
MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Maryland on July 24, 1997 and began operations on April 10, 1998. The Company has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, the Company must comply with a number of requirements under federal tax law, including that it must distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income to its stockholders. The Company has elected to treat certain of its subsidiaries as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). In general, a TRS may hold assets and engage in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. (See Notes
2
(
o
) and
12
)
2
.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(
a
)
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted according to these SEC rules and regulations. Management believes that the disclosures included in these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015
. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition of the Company at
September 30, 2016
and results of operations for all periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
should not be construed as indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although the Company’s estimates contemplate current conditions and how it expects them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could differ from those estimates, which could materially impact the Company’s results of operations and its financial condition. Management has made significant estimates in several areas, including other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on MBS (See Note
3
), valuation of MBS and CRT securities (See Notes
3
and
15
), income recognition and valuation of residential whole loans (See Notes
4
and
15
), valuation of derivative instruments (See Notes
5
(
b
) and
15
) and income recognition on certain Non-Agency MBS (defined below) purchased at a discount. (See Note
3
) In addition, estimates are used in the determination of taxable income used in the assessment of REIT compliance and contingent liabilities for related taxes, penalties and interest. (See Note
2
(
o
)) Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company has
one
reportable segment as it manages its business and analyzes and reports its results of operations on the basis of one operating segment; investing, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage assets.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of all subsidiaries; all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In addition, the Company consolidates the remaining special purpose entities created to facilitate resecuritization transactions completed in prior years and the acquisition of residential whole loans. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
b
)
MBS (including Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs) and CRT Securities
The Company has investments in residential MBS that are issued or 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 (collectively, “Agency MBS”), and residential MBS that are not guaranteed by any U.S. Government agency or any federally chartered corporation (“Non-Agency MBS”). In addition, the Company has investments in CRT securities that are issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The coupon payments on CRT securities are paid by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the principal payments received are based on the performance of loans in a reference pool of previously securitized MBS. As the loans in the underlying reference pool are paid, the principal balance of the CRT securities is paid. As an investor in a CRT security, the Company may incur a loss if certain defined credit events occur, including, for certain CRT securities, if the loans in the reference pool experience delinquencies exceeding specified thresholds.
Designation
The Company generally intends to hold its MBS until maturity; however, from time to time, it may sell any of its securities as part of the overall management of its business. As a result, all of the Company’s MBS are designated as “available-for-sale” (“AFS”) and, accordingly, are carried at their fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings (except when an OTTI is recognized, as discussed below) and reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (“AOCI”), a component of Stockholders’ Equity.
Upon the sale of an AFS security, any unrealized gain or loss is reclassified out of AOCI to earnings as a realized gain or loss using the specific identification method.
The Company has elected the fair value option for certain of its CRT securities as it considers this method of accounting to more appropriately reflect the risk sharing structure of these securities. Such securities are carried at their fair value with changes in fair value included in earnings for the period and reported in Other Income, net on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
Revenue Recognition, Premium Amortization and Discount Accretion
Interest income on securities is accrued based on the outstanding principal balance and their contractual terms. Premiums and discounts associated with Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS assessed as high credit quality at the time of purchase are amortized into interest income over the life of such securities using the effective yield method. Adjustments to premium amortization are made for actual prepayment activity.
Interest income on the Non-Agency MBS that were purchased at a discount to par value and/or are considered to be of less than high credit quality is recognized based on the security’s effective interest rate which is the security’s internal rate of return (“IRR”). The IRR is determined using management’s estimate of the projected cash flows for each security, which are based on the Company’s observation of current information and events and include assumptions related to fluctuations in interest rates, prepayment speeds and the timing and amount of credit losses. On at least a quarterly basis, the Company reviews and, if appropriate, makes adjustments to its cash flow projections based on input and analysis received from external sources, internal models, and its judgment about interest rates, prepayment rates, the timing and amount of credit losses, and other factors. Changes in cash flows from those originally projected, or from those estimated at the last evaluation, may result in a prospective change in the IRR/ interest income recognized on these securities or in the recognition of OTTIs. (See Note
3
)
Based on the projected cash flows from the Company’s Non-Agency MBS purchased at a discount to par value, a portion of the purchase discount may be designated as non-accretable purchase discount (“Credit Reserve”), which effectively mitigates the Company’s risk of loss on the mortgages collateralizing such MBS and is not expected to be accreted into interest income. The amount designated as Credit Reserve may be adjusted over time, based on the actual performance of the security, its underlying collateral, actual and projected cash flow from such collateral, economic conditions and other factors. If the performance of a security with a Credit Reserve is more favorable than forecasted, a portion of the amount designated as Credit Reserve may be reallocated to accretable discount and recognized into interest income over time. Conversely, if the performance of a security with a Credit Reserve is less favorable than forecasted, the amount designated as Credit Reserve may be increased, or impairment charges and write-downs of such securities to a new cost basis could result.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Determination of Fair Value for MBS and CRT Securities
In determining the fair value of the Company’s MBS and CRT securities, management considers a number of observable market data points, including prices obtained from pricing services, brokers and repurchase agreement counterparties, dialogue with market participants, as well as management’s observations of market activity. (See Note
15
)
Impairments/OTTI
When the fair value of an AFS security is less than its amortized cost at the balance sheet date, the security is considered impaired. The Company assesses its impaired securities on at least a quarterly basis and designates such impairments as either “temporary” or “other-than-temporary.” If the Company intends to sell an impaired security, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the impaired security before its anticipated recovery, then the Company must recognize an OTTI through charges to earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If the Company does not expect to sell an other-than-temporarily impaired security, only the portion of the OTTI related to credit losses is recognized through charges to earnings with the remainder recognized through AOCI on the consolidated balance sheets. Impairments recognized through other comprehensive income/(loss) (“OCI”) do not impact earnings. Following the recognition of an OTTI through earnings, a new cost basis is established for the security and may not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value through earnings. However, OTTIs recognized through charges to earnings may be accreted back to the amortized cost basis of the security on a prospective basis through interest income. The determination as to whether an OTTI exists and, if so, the amount of credit impairment recognized in earnings is subjective, as such determinations are based on factual information available at the time of assessment as well as the Company’s estimates of the future performance and cash flow projections. As a result, the timing and amount of OTTIs constitute material estimates that are susceptible to significant change. (See Note
3
)
Non-Agency MBS that are assessed to be of less than high credit quality and on which impairments are recognized have experienced, or are expected to experience, credit-related adverse cash flow changes. The Company’s estimate of cash flows for its Non-Agency MBS is based on its review of the underlying mortgage loans securing the MBS. The Company considers information available about the past and expected future performance of underlying mortgage loans, including timing of expected future cash flows, prepayment rates, default rates, loss severities, delinquency rates, percentage of non-performing loans, Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) scores at loan origination, year of origination, loan-to-value ratios (“LTVs”), geographic concentrations, as well as reports by credit rating agencies, such as Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Fitch, Inc. (collectively with Moody’s and S&P, “Rating Agencies”), general market assessments, and dialogue with market participants. As a result, significant judgment is used in the Company’s analysis to determine the expected cash flows for its Non-Agency MBS. In determining the OTTI related to credit losses for securities that were purchased at significant discounts to par and/or are considered to be of less than high credit quality, the Company compares the present value of the remaining cash flows expected to be collected at the purchase date (or last date previously revised) against the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected at the current financial reporting date. The discount rate used to calculate the present value of expected future cash flows is the current yield used for income recognition purposes. Impairment assessment for Non-Agency MBS and CRT Securities that were purchased at prices close to par and/or are otherwise considered to be of high credit quality involves comparing the present value of the remaining cash flows expected to be collected against the amortized cost of the security at the assessment date. The discount rate used to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows is based on the instrument’s IRR.
Balance Sheet Presentation
The Company’s MBS and CRT Securities pledged as collateral against repurchase agreements, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and Swaps are included on the consolidated balance sheets with the fair value of the securities pledged disclosed parenthetically. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade date.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
c
)
Securities Obtained and Pledged as Collateral/Obligation to Return Securities Obtained as Collateral
The Company has obtained securities as collateral under collateralized financing arrangements in connection with its financing strategy for Non-Agency MBS. Securities obtained as collateral in connection with these transactions are recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as an asset along with a liability representing the obligation to return the collateral obtained, at fair value. While beneficial ownership of securities obtained remains with the counterparty, the Company has the right to transfer the collateral obtained or to pledge it as part of a subsequent collateralized financing transaction. (See Note
2
(
k
) for Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements)
(
d
)
Residential Whole Loans
Residential whole loans included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are comprised of pools of fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans acquired through consolidated trusts in secondary market transactions generally at discounted purchase prices. The accounting model utilized by the Company is determined at the time each loan package is initially acquired and is generally based on the delinquency status of the majority of the underlying borrowers in the package at acquisition. The accounting model described below under
“Residential Whole Loans at Carrying Value”
is typically utilized by the Company for loans where the underlying borrower has a delinquency status of less than
60
days at the acquisition date. The accounting model described below under
“Residential Whole Loans at Fair Value”
is typically utilized by the Company for loans where the underlying borrower has a delinquency status of
60
days or more at the acquisition date. The accounting model initially applied is not subsequently changed.
The Company’s residential whole loans pledged as collateral against repurchase agreements are included in the consolidated balance sheets with amounts pledged disclosed parenthetically. Purchases and sales of residential whole loans are recorded on the trade date, with amounts recorded reflecting management’s current estimate of assets that will be acquired or disposed at the closing of the transaction. This estimate is subject to revision at the closing of the transaction, pending the outcome of due diligence performed prior to closing. Recorded amounts of residential whole loans for which the closing of the purchase transaction is yet to occur are not eligible to be pledged as collateral against any repurchase agreement financing until the closing of the purchase transaction.
Residential Whole Loans at Carrying Value
Notwithstanding that the majority of these loans are considered to be performing substantially in accordance with their current contractual terms and conditions, the Company has elected to account for these loans as credit impaired as they were acquired at discounted prices that reflect, in part, the impaired credit history of the borrower. Substantially all of the borrowers have previously experienced payment delinquencies and the amount owed on the mortgage loan may exceed the value of the property pledged as collateral. Consequently, the Company has assessed that these loans have a higher likelihood of default than newly originated mortgage loans with LTVs of
80%
or less to creditworthy borrowers. The Company believes that amounts paid to acquire these loans represent fair market value at the date of acquisition. Such loans are initially recorded at fair value with no allowance for loan losses. Subsequent to acquisition, the recorded amount reflects the original investment amount, plus accretion of interest income, less principal and interest cash flows received. These loans are presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at carrying value, which reflects the recorded amount reduced by any allowance for loan losses established subsequent to acquisition.
Under the application of this accounting model the Company may aggregate into pools loans acquired in the same fiscal quarter that are assessed as having similar risk characteristics. For each pool established, or on an individual loans basis for loans not aggregated into pools, the Company estimates at acquisition and periodically on at least a quarterly basis, the principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected. The difference between the cash flows expected to be collected and the carrying amount of the loans is referred to as the “accretable yield.” This amount is accreted as interest income over the life of the loans using an effective interest rate (level yield) methodology. Interest income recorded each period reflects the amount of accretable yield recognized and not the coupon interest payments received on the underlying loans. The difference between contractually required principal and interest payments and the cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the “non-accretable difference,” and includes estimates of both the effect of prepayments and expected credit losses over the life of the underlying loans.
A decrease in expected cash flows in subsequent periods may indicate impairment at the pool and/or individual loan level thus requiring the establishment of an allowance for loan losses by a charge to the provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses represents the present value of cash flows expected at acquisition, adjusted for any increases due to changes in estimated cash flows, that are subsequently no longer expected to be received at the relevant measurement date. A significant increase in
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
expected cash flows in subsequent periods first reduces any previously recognized allowance for loan losses and then will result in a recalculation in the amount of accretable yield. The adjustment of accretable yield due to a significant increase in expected cash flows is accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate and results in reclassification from nonaccretable difference to accretable yield. (See Notes
4
and
16
)
Residential Whole Loans at Fair Value
Certain of the Company’s residential whole loans are presented at fair value on its consolidated balance sheets as a result of a fair value election made at time of acquisition. Given the significant uncertainty associated with estimating the timing of and amount of cash flows associated with these loans that will be collected, and that the cash flows ultimately collected may be dependent on the value of the property securing the loan, the Company considers that accounting for these loans at fair value should result in a better reflection over time of the economic returns from these loans. The Company determines the fair value of its residential whole loans held at fair value after considering portfolio valuations obtained from a third-party who specializes in providing valuations of residential mortgage loans and trading activity observed in the market place. Subsequent changes in fair value are reported in current period earnings and presented in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Cash received reflecting coupon payments on residential whole loans held at fair value is not included in Interest Income, but rather is presented in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Cash outflows associated with loan related advances made by the Company on behalf of the borrower are included in the basis of the loan and are reflected in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value. (See Notes
4
and
15
)
(
e
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on deposit with financial institutions and investments in money market funds, all of which have original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents may also include cash pledged as collateral to the Company by its repurchase agreement and/or Swap counterparties as a result of reverse margin calls (i.e., margin calls made by the Company). The Company did not hold any cash pledged by its counterparties at
September 30, 2016
or
December 31, 2015
. The Company’s investments in overnight money market funds, which are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, were
$255.6 million
and
$120.4 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively. (See Notes
7
and
15
)
(
f
)
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents the Company’s cash held by its counterparties as collateral or otherwise in connection with the Company’s Swaps and/or repurchase agreements. Restricted cash is not available to the Company for general corporate purposes, but may be applied against amounts due to counterparties to the Company’s repurchase agreements and/or Swaps, or may be returned to the Company when the related collateral requirements are exceeded or at the maturity of the Swap or repurchase agreement. The Company had aggregate restricted cash held as collateral or otherwise in connection with its Swaps and repurchase agreements of
$122.7 million
and
$71.5 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively. (See Notes
5
(
b
),
6
,
7
and
15
)
(
g
)
Goodwill
At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had goodwill of
$7.2 million
, which represents the unamortized portion of the excess of the fair value of its common stock issued over the fair value of net assets acquired in connection with its formation in 1998. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently under certain circumstances, at the entity level. Through
September 30, 2016
, the Company had not recognized any impairment against its goodwill. Goodwill is included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(
h
)
Real Estate Owned (“REO”)
REO represents real estate acquired by the Company, including through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or purchased in connection with the acquisition of residential whole loans. REO acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosures is initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs. REO acquired in connection with the acquisition of residential whole loans is initially recorded at its purchase price. Subsequent to acquisition, REO is reported, at each reporting date, at the lower of
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
the current carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs and for presentation purposes is included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value that result in an adjustment to the reported amount of an REO property that has a fair value at or below its carrying amount are reported in Other Income, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. (See Note
5
(
a
))
(
i
)
Depreciation
Leasehold Improvements and Other Depreciable Assets
Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related assets or, in the case of leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the useful life or the lease term. Furniture, fixtures, computers and related hardware have estimated useful lives ranging from
five
to
eight
years at the time of purchase.
(
j
)
Resecuritization and Other Debt Issuance Costs
Resecuritization related costs are costs associated with the issuance of beneficial interests by consolidated VIEs and incurred by the Company in connection with various resecuritization transactions completed by the Company. Other debt issuance and related costs include costs incurred by the Company in connection with issuing Senior Notes and certain other repurchase agreement financings. These costs may include underwriting, rating agency, legal, accounting and other fees. Such costs, which reflect deferred charges, are included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the corresponding debt liability. These deferred charges are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense using the effective interest method. For resecuritization financings, amortization is based upon the actual repayments of the associated beneficial interests issued to third parties. For Senior Notes and other repurchase agreement financings, such costs are amortized over the shorter of the period to the expected or stated legal maturity of the debt instruments. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of these deferred costs and in the event an impairment charge is required, such amount will be included in Operating and Other Expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
(
k
)
Repurchase Agreements and Other Advances
Repurchase Agreements
The Company finances the holdings of a significant portion of its residential mortgage assets with repurchase agreements. Under repurchase agreements, the Company sells securities to a lender and agrees to repurchase the same securities in the future for a price that is higher than the original sale price. The difference between the sale price that the Company receives and the repurchase price that the Company pays represents interest paid to the lender. Although legally structured as sale and repurchase transactions, the Company accounts for repurchase agreements as secured borrowings. Under its repurchase agreements, the Company pledges its securities as collateral to secure the borrowing, which is equal in value to a specified percentage of the fair value of the pledged collateral, while the Company retains beneficial ownership of the pledged collateral. At the maturity of a repurchase financing, unless the repurchase financing is renewed with the same counterparty, the Company is required to repay the loan including any accrued interest and concurrently receives back its pledged collateral from the lender. With the consent of the lender, the Company may renew a repurchase financing at the then prevailing financing terms. Margin calls, whereby a lender requires that the Company pledge additional securities or cash as collateral to secure borrowings under its repurchase financing with such lender, are routinely experienced by the Company when the value of the MBS pledged as collateral declines as a result of principal amortization and prepayments or due to changes in market interest rates, spreads or other market conditions. The Company also may make margin calls on counterparties when collateral values increase.
The Company’s repurchase financings typically have terms ranging from
one month
to
six months
at inception, but may also have longer or shorter terms. Should a counterparty decide not to renew a repurchase financing at maturity, the Company must either refinance elsewhere or be in a position to satisfy the obligation. If, during the term of a repurchase financing, a lender should default on its obligation, the Company might experience difficulty recovering its pledged assets which could result in an unsecured claim against the lender for the difference between the amount loaned to the Company plus interest due to the counterparty and the fair value of the collateral pledged by the Company to such lender, including accrued interest receivable or such collateral. (See Notes
6
,
7
and
15
)
In addition to the repurchase agreement financing arrangements discussed above, as part of its financing strategy for Non-Agency MBS, the Company has entered into contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with a single
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
counterparty. Under a typical reverse repurchase agreement, the Company buys securities from a borrower for cash and agrees to sell the same securities in the future for a price that is higher than the original purchase price. The difference between the purchase price the Company originally paid and the sale price represents interest received from the borrower. In contrast, the contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions effectively resulted in the Company pledging Non-Agency MBS as collateral to the counterparty in connection with the repurchase agreement financing and obtaining U.S. Treasury securities as collateral from the same counterparty in connection with the reverse repurchase agreement. No net cash was exchanged between the Company and counterparty at the inception of the transactions. Securities obtained and pledged as collateral are recorded as an asset on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Interest income is recorded on the reverse repurchase agreement and interest expense is recorded on the repurchase agreement on an accrual basis. Both the Company and the counterparty have the right to make daily margin calls based on changes in the value of the collateral obtained and/or pledged. The Company’s liability to the counterparty in connection with this financing arrangement is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and disclosed as “Obligation to return securities obtained as collateral, at fair value.” (See Note
2
(
c
))
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) Advances
FHLB advances are secured financing transactions and are carried at their contractual amounts. The ability to borrow from the FHLB is subject to the Company’s continued creditworthiness, pledging of sufficient eligible collateral to secure advances, and compliance with certain agreements with the FHLB. The amount of collateral pledged to the FHLB to secure advances is subject to periodic adjustment based on changes in the fair value of the collateral. Accrued interest payable on FHLB advances is included in Other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. (See Notes
6
,
7
and
15
)
In addition, as a condition to membership in the FHLB, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MFA Insurance, Inc. (“MFA Insurance”) is required to purchase and hold a certain amount of FHLB stock, which is based, in part, upon the outstanding principal balance of advances from the FHLB. FHLB stock is considered a non-marketable investment, is carried at cost and is subject to recoverability testing under applicable accounting standards. This stock can only be redeemed or sold at its par value, and only to the FHLB. Accordingly, when evaluating FHLB stock for impairment, the Company considers the ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than recognizing temporary declines in value. FHLB stock is included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(
l
)
Equity-Based Compensation
Compensation expense for equity-based awards that are subject to vesting conditions, is recognized ratably over the vesting period of such awards, based upon the fair value of such awards at the grant date. With respect to awards granted in 2009 and prior years, the Company applied a
zero
forfeiture rate for these awards, as they were granted to a limited number of employees, and historical forfeitures have been minimal. Forfeitures, or an indication that forfeitures are expected to occur, may result in a revised forfeiture rate and would be accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate.
During 2010, the Company granted certain restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that vested after either
two
or
four
years of service and provided that certain criteria were met, which were based on a formula that included changes in the Company’s closing stock price over a
two
- or
four
-year period and dividends declared on the Company’s common stock during those periods. From 2011 through 2013, the Company granted certain RSUs that vested annually over a
one
or
three
-year period, provided that certain criteria were met, which were based on a formula tied to the Company’s achievement of average total stockholder return during that
three
-year period. During 2014, 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, the Company made grants of RSUs certain of which cliff vest after a
three
-year period and certain of which cliff vest after a
three
-year period, subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria based on a formula tied to the Company’s achievement of average total stockholder return during that
three
-year period. The features in these awards related to the attainment of total stockholder return over a specified period constitute a “market condition” which impacts the amount of compensation expense recognized for these awards. Specifically, the uncertainty regarding the achievement of the market condition was reflected in the grant date fair valuation of the RSUs, which in addition to estimates regarding the amount of RSUs expected to be forfeited during the associated service period, determined the amount of compensation expense recognized. The amount of compensation expense recognized was not dependent on whether the market condition was or will be achieved, while differences in actual forfeiture experience relative to estimated forfeitures results in adjustments to the timing and amount of compensation expense recognized.
The Company has awarded dividend equivalents that may be granted as a separate instrument or may be a right associated with the grant of another equity-based award. Compensation expense for separately awarded dividend equivalents is based on the grant date fair value of such awards and is recognized over the vesting period. Payments pursuant to these dividend equivalents
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
are charged to Stockholders’ Equity. Payments pursuant to dividend equivalents that are attached to equity based awards are charged to Stockholders’ Equity to the extent that the attached equity awards are expected to vest. Compensation expense is recognized for payments made for dividend equivalents to the extent that the attached equity awards do not or are not expected to vest and grantees are not required to return payments of dividends or dividend equivalents to the Company. (See Notes
2
(
m
) and
14
)
(
m
)
Earnings per Common Share (“EPS”)
Basic EPS is computed using the two-class method, which includes the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and other securities that participate in dividends, such as the Company’s unvested restricted stock and RSUs that have non-forfeitable rights to dividends and dividend equivalents attached to/associated with RSUs and vested stock options to arrive at total common equivalent shares. In applying the two-class method, earnings are allocated to both shares of common stock and securities that participate in dividends based on their respective weighted-average shares outstanding for the period. For the diluted EPS calculation, common equivalent shares are further adjusted for the effect of dilutive unexercised stock options and RSUs outstanding that are unvested and have dividends that are subject to forfeiture using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, common equivalent shares are calculated assuming that all dilutive common stock equivalents are exercised and the proceeds, along with future compensation expenses associated with such instruments, are used to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock at the average market price during the reported period. (See Note
13
)
(
n
)
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
The Company’s comprehensive income/(loss) available to common stock and participating securities includes net income, the change in net unrealized gains/(losses) on its AFS securities and derivative hedging instruments, (to the extent that such changes are not recorded in earnings), adjusted by realized net gains/(losses) reclassified out of AOCI for sold AFS securities and de-designated derivative hedging instruments and is reduced by dividends declared on the Company’s preferred stock and issuance costs of redeemed preferred stock.
(
o
)
U.S. Federal Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) and the corresponding provisions of state law. The Company expects to operate in a manner that will enable it to satisfy the various requirements to maintain its status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain its status as a REIT, the Company must, among other things, distribute at least
90%
of its REIT taxable income (excluding net long-term capital gains) to stockholders in the timeframe permitted by the Code. As long as the Company maintains its status as a REIT, the Company will not be subject to regular federal income tax to the extent that it distributes
100%
of its REIT taxable income (including net long-term capital gains) to its stockholders within the permitted timeframe. Should this not occur, the Company would be subject to federal taxes at prevailing corporate tax rates on the difference between its REIT taxable income and the amounts deemed to be distributed for that tax year. As the Company’s objective is to distribute
100%
of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders within the permitted timeframe,
no
provision for current or deferred income taxes has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Should the Company incur a liability for corporate income tax, such amounts would be recorded as REIT income tax expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Furthermore, if the Company fails to distribute during each calendar year, or by the end of January following the calendar year in the case of distributions with declaration and record dates falling in the last three months of the calendar year, at least the sum of (i)
85%
its REIT ordinary income for such year, (ii)
95%
of its REIT capital gain income for such year, and (iii) any undistributed taxable income from prior periods, the Company would be subject to a
4%
nondeductible excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the amounts actually distributed. To the extent that the Company incurs interest, penalties or related excise taxes in connection with its tax obligations, including as a result of its assessment of uncertain tax positions, such amounts will be included in Operating and Other Expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
In addition, the Company has elected to treat certain of its subsidiaries as a TRS. In general, a TRS may hold assets and engage in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate-related business. Generally, a TRS is subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes. Since a portion of the Company’s business may be conducted through one or more TRS, its income earned by TRS may be subject to corporate income taxation. To maintain the Company’s REIT election, no more than
25%
(or, for 2018 and subsequent taxable years, 20%) of the value of a REIT’s assets at the end of each calendar quarter may consist of stock or securities in TRS. For purposes of the
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
determination of U.S. federal and state income taxes, the Company’s subsidiaries that elected to be treated as a TRS record current or deferred income taxes based on differences (both permanent and timing) between the determination of their taxable income and net income under GAAP.
No
deferred tax benefit was recorded by the Company for the
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
, as a valuation allowance for the full amount of the associated deferred tax asset was recognized as its recovery is not considered more likely than not.
Based on its analysis of any potential uncertain tax positions, the Company concluded that it does not have any material uncertain tax positions that meet the relevant recognition or measurement criteria as of
September 30, 2016
,
December 31, 2015
, or
September 30, 2015
. The Company filed its 2015 tax return prior to September 15, 2016. The Company’s tax returns for tax years 2010 through 2015 are open to examination.
(
p
)
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company may use a variety of derivative instruments to economically hedge a portion of its exposure to market risks, including interest rate risk and prepayment risk. The objective of the Company’s risk management strategy is to reduce fluctuations in net book value over a range of interest rate scenarios. In particular, the Company attempts to mitigate the risk of the cost of its variable rate liabilities increasing during a period of rising interest rates. The Company’s derivative instruments are currently comprised of Swaps, which are designated as cash flow hedges against the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. Prior to 2015, the Company’s derivative financial instruments also included Linked Transactions, which were not designated as hedging instruments. New accounting guidance that was effective for the Company on January 1, 2015 prospectively eliminated the use of Linked Transaction accounting. (See Note
5
(
b
))
Swaps
The Company documents its risk-management policies, including objectives and strategies, as they relate to its hedging activities and the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged liability for all Swaps designated as hedging transactions. The Company assesses, both at inception of a hedge and on a quarterly basis thereafter, whether or not the hedge is “highly effective.”
Swaps are carried on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair value, in Other assets, if their fair value is positive, or in Other liabilities, if their fair value is negative. Changes in the fair value of the Company’s Swaps designated in hedging transactions are recorded in OCI provided that the hedge remains effective. Changes in fair value for any ineffective amount of a Swap are recognized in earnings. The Company has not recognized any change in the value of its existing Swaps designated as hedges through earnings as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.
The Company discontinues hedge accounting on a prospective basis and recognizes changes in fair value through earnings when: (i) it is determined that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting cash flows of a hedged item (including forecasted transactions); (ii) it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur; or (iii) it is determined that designating the derivative as a hedge is no longer appropriate.
Although permitted under certain circumstances, the Company does not offset cash collateral receivables or payables against its net derivative positions. (See Notes
5
(
b
),
7
and
15
)
Linked Transactions
Prior to 2015, it was presumed that the initial transfer of a financial asset (i.e., the purchase of an MBS by the Company) and contemporaneous repurchase financing of such security with the same counterparty were considered part of the same arrangement, or a “linked transaction,” unless certain criteria were met. The
two
components of a linked transaction (security purchase and repurchase financing) were not reported separately but were evaluated on a combined basis and reported as a forward (derivative) contract and were presented as “Linked Transactions” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the assets and liabilities underlying Linked Transactions and associated interest income and expense were reported as “Unrealized net gains/(losses) and net interest income from Linked Transactions” on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and were not included in OCI. However, if certain criteria were met, the initial transfer (i.e., the purchase of a security by the Company) and repurchase financing were not treated as a Linked Transaction and would have been evaluated and reported separately as an MBS purchase and MBS repurchase financing. When or if a transaction was no longer considered to be linked, the security and repurchase financing were reported on a gross basis. In this case, the fair value of the MBS at the time the transactions were no
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
longer considered linked became the cost basis of the MBS, and the income recognition yield for such MBS was calculated prospectively using this new cost basis.
New accounting guidance that was effective for the Company on January 1, 2015 prospectively eliminated the use of Linked Transaction accounting as described above. This resulted in changes subsequent to January 1, 2015 to the presentation of assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses of Non-Agency MBS and associated repurchase agreements that had been accounted for as Linked Transactions prior to that date. The changes include the presentation of Non-Agency MBS and associated repurchase agreements as separate assets and liabilities, rather than on a combined basis on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. In addition, starting in 2015, interest income related to the securities and interest expense related to the associated repurchase agreements are separately presented and included in the determination of the Company’s net interest income on its consolidated statement of operations. Further, the previous treatment of Linked Transactions as forward (derivative) instruments recorded at fair value at the end of each period, with changes in fair value included in net income, was discontinued and effective January 1, 2015, MBS that were previously accounted for as components of Linked Transactions are accounted for on a consistent basis with other MBS held by the Company as AFS securities. (See Note
5
(
b
))
(
q
)
Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The Company’s presentation of fair value for its financial assets and liabilities is determined within a framework that stipulates that the fair value of a financial asset or liability is an exchange price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability in the market in which the reporting entity would transact for the asset or liability, that is, the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability is a hypothetical transaction at the measurement date, considered from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability. This definition of fair value focuses on exit price and prioritizes the use of market-based inputs over entity-specific inputs when determining fair value. In addition, the framework for measuring fair value establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the observability of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.
In addition to the financial instruments that it is required to report at fair value, the Company has elected the fair value option for certain of its residential whole loans and CRT securities at time of acquisition. Subsequent changes in the fair value of these loans and CRT securities are reported in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value and Other income, net respectively on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. A decision to elect the fair value option for an eligible financial instrument, which may be made on an instrument by instrument basis, is irrevocable. (See Notes
2
(
d
),
4
and
15
)
(
r
)
Variable Interest Entities
An entity is referred to as a VIE if it meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) the entity has equity that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support of other parties; or (ii) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (a) the power to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses; or (c) the right to receive the expected residual returns; or (iii) have disproportional voting rights and the entity’s activities are conducted on behalf of the investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.
The Company consolidates a VIE when it has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and a right to receive benefits or absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE. The Company is required to reconsider its evaluation of whether to consolidate a VIE each reporting period, based upon changes in the facts and circumstances pertaining to the VIE.
The Company has in prior years entered into several resecuritization transactions which resulted in the Company consolidating the VIEs that were created to facilitate the transactions and to which the underlying assets in connection with the resecuritizations were transferred. In determining the accounting treatment to be applied to these resecuritization transactions, the Company concluded that the entities used to facilitate these transactions were VIEs and that they should be consolidated. If the Company had determined that consolidation was not required, it would have then assessed whether the transfer of the underlying assets would qualify as a sale or should be accounted for as secured financings under GAAP.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Prior to the completion of its initial resecuritization transaction in October 2010, the Company had not transferred assets to VIEs or Qualifying Special Purpose Entities (“QSPEs”) and other than acquiring MBS issued by such entities, had no other involvement with VIEs or QSPEs. (See Note
16
)
The Company also includes on its consolidated balance sheets certain financial assets and liabilities that are acquired/issued by trusts and/or other special purpose entities that have been evaluated as being required to be consolidated by the Company under the applicable accounting guidance.
(
s
)
Offering Costs Related to Issuance and Redemption of Preferred Stock
Offering costs related to issuance of preferred stock are recorded as a reduction in Additional paid-in capital, a component of Stockholders’ Equity, at the time such preferred stock is issued. On redemption of preferred stock, any excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock over the carrying amount of the preferred stock in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets is included in the determination of Net Income Available to Common Stock and Participating Securities in the calculation of EPS.
(
t
)
New Accounting Standards and Interpretations
Accounting Standards Adopted in
2016
Interest - Imputation of Interest - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03,
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
(“ASU 2015-03”). The amendments in this ASU require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt issued at a discount. The recognition and measurement guidance of debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this ASU. ASU 2015-03 requires retrospective application and was effective for the Company for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. While the Company’s adoption of ASU 2015-03 beginning on January 1, 2016, did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, it did result in changes, subsequent to adoption, to the presentation of assets and liabilities prior to that date. On adoption of the new standard on January 1, 2016, the Company reclassified debt issuance costs of
$3.3 million
related to Senior Notes,
$1.3 million
related to repurchase agreements and
$189,000
related to its Securitized debt from Other assets and presented them as a reduction in the corresponding liability on its consolidated balance sheet.
Consolidation - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02,
Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
(“ASU 2015-02”). The amendments in this ASU change the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a VIE, and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE. It also eliminates the VIE consolidation model based on majority exposure to variability that applied to certain investment companies and similar entities. At the effective date, all previous consolidation analyses that the guidance affects must be reconsidered. ASU 2015-02 was effective for the Company for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company’s adoption of ASU 2015-02 on January 1, 2016 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
3
.
MBS and CRT Securities
Agency and Non-Agency MBS
The Company’s MBS are comprised of Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS which include MBS issued prior to 2008 (“Legacy Non-Agency MBS”). These MBS are secured by: (i) hybrid mortgages (“Hybrids”), which have interest rates that are fixed for a specified period of time and, thereafter, generally adjust annually to an increment over a specified interest rate index; (ii) adjustable-rate mortgages (“ARMs”); (iii) mortgages that have interest rates that reset more frequently (collectively, “ARM-MBS”); and (iv)
15
year and longer-term fixed rate mortgages. In addition, the Company also holds MBS that are structured with a contractual coupon step-up feature where the coupon steps-up
300
basis points at
36 months
from issuance or sooner (“3 Year Step-up securities”). The Company’s 3 Year Step-up securities are secured by re-performing and non-performing loans and the cash flows of the bond may not reflect the contractual cash flows of the underlying collateral. The Company pledges a significant portion of its MBS as collateral against its borrowings under repurchase agreements, FHLB advances and Swaps. (See Note
7
)
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 payment of principal and/or interest on Ginnie Mae MBS is explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Since the third quarter of 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which significantly strengthened the backing for these government-sponsored entities.
Non-Agency MBS (including Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs):
The Company’s Non-Agency MBS are secured by pools of residential mortgages which are not guaranteed by an agency of the U.S. Government or any federally chartered corporation. Credit risk associated with Non-Agency MBS is regularly assessed as new information regarding the underlying collateral becomes available and based on updated estimates of cash flows generated by the underlying collateral.
CRT Securities
CRT securities are debt obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. While the coupon payments are paid by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on a monthly basis, the payment of principal is dependent on the performance of loans in a reference pool of MBS securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. As principal on loans in the reference pool are paid, principal payments on the securities are made and the principal balances of the securities are reduced. Consequently, CRT securities mirror the payment and prepayment behavior of the mortgage loans in the reference pool. As an investor in a CRT security, the Company may incur a loss if certain defined credit events occur, including, for certain CRT securities, if the loans in the reference pool experience delinquencies exceeding specified thresholds. The Company assesses the credit risk associated with CRT securities by assessing the current and expected future performance of the associated reference pool. The Company pledges a significant portion of its CRT securities as collateral against its borrowings under repurchase agreements. (See Note
7
)
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following tables present certain information about the Company’s MBS and CRT securities at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Principal/ Current
Face
|
|
Purchase
Premiums
|
|
Accretable
Purchase
Discounts
|
|
Discount
Designated
as Credit Reserve and
OTTI
(1)
|
|
Amortized
Cost
(2)
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Gain
|
Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
$
|
3,084,420
|
|
|
$
|
115,925
|
|
|
$
|
(53
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,200,292
|
|
|
$
|
3,242,427
|
|
|
$
|
49,871
|
|
|
$
|
(7,736
|
)
|
|
$
|
42,135
|
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
736,602
|
|
|
28,298
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
766,664
|
|
|
771,016
|
|
|
6,649
|
|
|
(2,297
|
)
|
|
4,352
|
|
Ginnie Mae
|
|
7,800
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,940
|
|
|
8,092
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
152
|
|
Total Agency MBS
|
|
3,828,822
|
|
|
144,363
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,974,896
|
|
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
56,672
|
|
|
(10,033
|
)
|
|
46,639
|
|
Non-Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected to Recover Par
(3)(4)
|
|
2,799,010
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
(37,438
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,761,635
|
|
|
2,801,189
|
|
|
41,460
|
|
|
(1,906
|
)
|
|
39,554
|
|
Expected to Recover Less than Par
(3)
|
|
3,493,180
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(258,343
|
)
|
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
2,519,879
|
|
|
3,107,626
|
|
|
590,709
|
|
|
(2,962
|
)
|
|
587,747
|
|
Total Non-Agency MBS
(5)
|
|
6,292,190
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
5,281,514
|
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
632,169
|
|
|
(4,868
|
)
|
|
627,301
|
|
Total MBS
|
|
10,121,012
|
|
|
144,426
|
|
|
(295,834
|
)
|
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
9,256,410
|
|
|
9,930,350
|
|
|
688,841
|
|
|
(14,901
|
)
|
|
673,940
|
|
CRT securities
(6)
|
|
331,728
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,806
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
327,922
|
|
|
347,640
|
|
|
19,718
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,718
|
|
Total MBS and CRT securities
|
|
$
|
10,452,740
|
|
|
$
|
144,426
|
|
|
$
|
(299,640
|
)
|
|
$
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
$
|
9,584,332
|
|
|
$
|
10,277,990
|
|
|
$
|
708,559
|
|
|
$
|
(14,901
|
)
|
|
$
|
693,658
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Principal/ Current
Face
|
|
Purchase
Premiums
|
|
Accretable
Purchase
Discounts
|
|
Discount
Designated
as Credit Reserve and
OTTI
(1)
|
|
Amortized
Cost
(2)
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
|
Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
$
|
3,690,020
|
|
|
$
|
139,243
|
|
|
$
|
(59
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,829,204
|
|
|
$
|
3,865,485
|
|
|
$
|
62,111
|
|
|
$
|
(25,830
|
)
|
|
$
|
36,281
|
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
851,087
|
|
|
32,680
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
884,798
|
|
|
877,109
|
|
|
6,906
|
|
|
(14,595
|
)
|
|
(7,689
|
)
|
Ginnie Mae
|
|
9,296
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,460
|
|
|
9,650
|
|
|
190
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
190
|
|
Total Agency MBS
|
|
4,550,403
|
|
|
172,087
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,723,462
|
|
|
4,752,244
|
|
|
69,207
|
|
|
(40,425
|
)
|
|
28,782
|
|
Non-Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected to Recover Par
(3)(4)
|
|
2,906,878
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
(31,576
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,875,375
|
|
|
2,878,532
|
|
|
23,300
|
|
|
(20,143
|
)
|
|
3,157
|
|
Expected to Recover Less than Par
(3)
|
|
4,054,615
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(280,606
|
)
|
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
2,986,468
|
|
|
3,542,285
|
|
|
564,031
|
|
|
(8,214
|
)
|
|
555,817
|
|
Total Non-Agency MBS
(5)
|
|
6,961,493
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
(312,182
|
)
|
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
5,861,843
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
|
587,331
|
|
|
(28,357
|
)
|
|
558,974
|
|
Total MBS
|
|
11,511,896
|
|
|
172,160
|
|
|
(312,241
|
)
|
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
10,585,305
|
|
|
11,173,061
|
|
|
656,538
|
|
|
(68,782
|
)
|
|
587,756
|
|
CRT securities
(6)
|
|
192,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,689
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
186,311
|
|
|
183,582
|
|
|
418
|
|
|
(3,147
|
)
|
|
(2,729
|
)
|
Total MBS and CRT securities
|
|
$
|
11,703,896
|
|
|
$
|
172,160
|
|
|
$
|
(317,930
|
)
|
|
$
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,771,616
|
|
|
$
|
11,356,643
|
|
|
$
|
656,956
|
|
|
$
|
(71,929
|
)
|
|
$
|
585,027
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Discount designated as Credit Reserve and amounts related to OTTI are generally not expected to be accreted into interest income. Amounts disclosed at
September 30, 2016
reflect Credit Reserve of
$694.0 million
and OTTI of
$20.9 million
. Amounts disclosed at
December 31, 2015
reflect Credit Reserve of
$766.0 million
and OTTI of
$21.5 million
.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Includes principal payments receivable of
$1.8 million
and
$1.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively, which are not included in the Principal/Current Face.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Based on managemen
t
’
s
current estimates of future principal cash flows expected to be received.
|
|
|
(4)
|
At
September 30, 2016
3Year Step-up securities had a
$2.5 billion
Principal/Current face,
$2.5 billion
amortized cost and
$2.5 billion
fair value. At
December 31, 2015
, 3Year Step-up securities had a
$2.6 billion
Principal/Current face,
$2.6 billion
amortized cost and
$2.6 billion
fair value.
|
|
|
(5)
|
At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company expected to recover approximately
89%
and
89%
, respectively, of the then-current face amount of Non-Agency MBS.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Amounts disclosed at
September 30, 2016
includes CRT securities with a fair value of
$214.6 million
for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had gross unrealized gains of approximately
$10.9 million
at
September 30, 2016
. Amounts disclosed at
December 31, 2015
includes CRT securities with a fair value of
$62.2 million
for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities had gross unrealized gains of approximately
$332,000
, gross unrealized losses of approximately
$555,000
and net unrealized losses of approximately
$223,000
at
December 31, 2015
.
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Unrealized Losses on MBS and CRT Securities
The following table presents information about the Company’s MBS and CRT securities that were in an unrealized loss position at
September 30, 2016
:
Unrealized Loss Position For:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 12 Months
|
|
12 Months or more
|
|
Total
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized Losses
|
|
Number of Securities
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized Losses
|
|
Number of Securities
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized Losses
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
$
|
362,752
|
|
|
$
|
1,335
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
$
|
911,163
|
|
|
$
|
6,401
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
$
|
1,273,915
|
|
|
$
|
7,736
|
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
135,315
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
267,233
|
|
|
2,112
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
402,548
|
|
|
2,297
|
|
Total Agency MBS
|
|
498,067
|
|
|
1,520
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
1,178,396
|
|
|
8,513
|
|
|
202
|
|
|
1,676,463
|
|
|
10,033
|
|
Non-Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected to Recover Par
(1)
|
|
57,534
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
525,183
|
|
|
1,804
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
582,717
|
|
|
1,906
|
|
Expected to Recover Less than Par
(1)
|
|
4,069
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
90,362
|
|
|
2,955
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
94,431
|
|
|
2,962
|
|
Total Non-Agency MBS
|
|
61,603
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
615,545
|
|
|
4,759
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
677,148
|
|
|
4,868
|
|
Total MBS
|
|
559,670
|
|
|
1,629
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
1,793,941
|
|
|
13,272
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
2,353,611
|
|
|
14,901
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total MBS and CRT securities
|
|
$
|
559,670
|
|
|
$
|
1,629
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
$
|
1,793,941
|
|
|
$
|
13,272
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
$
|
2,353,611
|
|
|
$
|
14,901
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Based on management’s current estimates of future principal cash flows expected to be received.
|
.
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company did not intend to sell any of its investments that were in an unrealized loss position, and it is “more likely than not” that the Company will not be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at their maturity.
Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s Agency MBS were
$10.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
. Agency MBS are issued by Government Sponsored Entities (“GSEs”) and enjoy either the implicit or explicit backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. While the Company’s Agency MBS are not rated by any rating agency, they are currently perceived by market participants to be of high credit quality, with risk of default limited to the unlikely event that the U.S. Government would not continue to support the GSEs. Given the credit quality inherent in Agency MBS, the Company does not consider any of the current impairments on its Agency MBS to be credit related. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell any impaired security before its anticipated recovery, which may be at its maturity, the Company considers for each impaired security, the significance of each investment, the amount of impairment, the projected future performance of such impaired securities, as well as the Company’s current and anticipated leverage capacity and liquidity position. Based on these analyses, the Company determined that at
September 30, 2016
any unrealized losses on its Agency MBS were temporary.
Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s Non-Agency MBS (including Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs) were
$4.9 million
at
September 30, 2016
. Based upon the most recent evaluation, the Company does not consider these unrealized losses to be indicative of OTTI and does not believe that these unrealized losses are credit related, but are rather a reflection of current market yields and/or market place bid-ask spreads. The Company has reviewed its Non-Agency MBS that are in an unrealized loss position to identify those securities with losses that are other-than-temporary based on an assessment of changes in expected cash flows for such securities, which considers recent bond performance and, where possible, expected future performance of the underlying collateral.
The Company recognized credit-related OTTI losses through earnings related to its Non-Agency MBS of
$485,000
during three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
$705,000
during the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
. The Company did
no
t recognize any credit-related OTTI losses through earnings related to its MBS during the three months ended
September 30, 2015
.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Non-Agency MBS on which OTTI is recognized have experienced, or are expected to experience, credit-related adverse cash flow changes. The Company’s estimate of cash flows for these Non-Agency MBS is based on its review of the underlying mortgage loans securing these MBS. The Company considers information available about the structure of the securitization, including structural credit enhancement, if any, and the past and expected future performance of underlying mortgage loans, including timing of expected future cash flows, prepayment rates, default rates, loss severities, delinquency rates, percentage of non-performing loans, FICO scores at loan origination, year of origination, LTVs, geographic concentrations, as well as Rating Agency reports, general market assessments, and dialogue with market participants. Changes in the Company’s evaluation of each of these factors impacts the cash flows expected to be collected at the OTTI assessment date. For Non-Agency MBS purchased at a discount to par that were assessed for and had no OTTI recorded this period, such cash flow estimates indicated that the amount of expected losses decreased compared to the previous OTTI assessment date. These positive cash flow changes are primarily driven by recent improvements in LTVs due to loan amortization and home price appreciation, which, in turn, positively impacts the Company’s estimates of default rates and loss severities for the underlying collateral. In addition, voluntary prepayments (i.e., loans that prepay in full with no loss) have generally trended higher for these MBS which also positively impacts the Company’s estimate of expected loss. Overall, the combination of higher voluntary prepayments and lower LTVs supports the Company’s assessment that such MBS are not other-than-temporarily impaired.
The following table presents the composition of OTTI charges recorded by the Company for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Total OTTI losses
|
|
$
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
(525
|
)
|
OTTI recognized in/(reclassified from) OCI
|
|
770
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
770
|
|
|
(180
|
)
|
OTTI recognized in earnings
|
|
$
|
(485
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(485
|
)
|
|
$
|
(705
|
)
|
The following table presents a roll-forward of the credit loss component of OTTI on the Company’s Non-Agency MBS for which a non-credit component of OTTI was previously recognized in OCI. Changes in the credit loss component of OTTI are presented based upon whether the current period is the first time OTTI was recorded on a security or a subsequent OTTI charge was recorded.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
Credit loss component of OTTI at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
36,820
|
|
|
$
|
36,820
|
|
Additions for credit related OTTI not previously recognized
|
|
314
|
|
|
314
|
|
Subsequent additional credit related OTTI recorded
|
|
171
|
|
|
171
|
|
Credit loss component of OTTI at end of period
|
|
$
|
37,305
|
|
|
$
|
37,305
|
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Purchase Discounts on Non-Agency MBS
The following tables present the changes in the components of the Company’s purchase discount on its Non-Agency MBS between purchase discount designated as Credit Reserve and OTTI and accretable purchase discount for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and OTTI
|
|
Accretable Discount
(1)
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
(724,198
|
)
|
|
$
|
(325,548
|
)
|
|
$
|
(847,017
|
)
|
|
$
|
(362,946
|
)
|
Accretion of discount
|
|
—
|
|
|
20,236
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,805
|
|
Realized credit losses
|
|
15,629
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,527
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases
|
|
(15,124
|
)
|
|
9,830
|
|
|
(455
|
)
|
|
113
|
|
Sales
|
|
2,398
|
|
|
6,523
|
|
|
3,676
|
|
|
11,193
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transfers/release of credit reserve
|
|
6,822
|
|
|
(6,822
|
)
|
|
6,872
|
|
|
(6,872
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
$
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
$
|
(815,397
|
)
|
|
$
|
(335,707
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and OTTI
|
|
Accretable Discount
(1)
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
$
|
(312,182
|
)
|
|
$
|
(900,557
|
)
|
|
$
|
(399,564
|
)
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(15,543
|
)
|
|
1,832
|
|
Impact of RMBS Issuer settlement
(2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(52,881
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accretion of discount
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,153
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
71,700
|
|
Realized credit losses
|
|
49,408
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62,377
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases
|
|
(25,999
|
)
|
|
13,210
|
|
|
(1,200
|
)
|
|
(4,012
|
)
|
Sales
|
|
16,281
|
|
|
28,297
|
|
|
5,573
|
|
|
28,995
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Transfers/release of credit reserve
|
|
33,378
|
|
|
(33,378
|
)
|
|
34,658
|
|
|
(34,658
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
$
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
$
|
(815,397
|
)
|
|
$
|
(335,707
|
)
|
(1) Together with coupon interest, accretable purchase discount is recognized as interest income over the life of the security.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes the impact of approximately
$61.8 million
of cash proceeds (a one-time payment) received by the Company during the nine months ended
September 30, 2016
in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts.
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Impact of AFS Securities on AOCI
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s AFS securities on its AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
AOCI from AFS securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on AFS securities at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
625,697
|
|
|
$
|
759,151
|
|
|
$
|
585,250
|
|
|
$
|
813,515
|
|
Unrealized (loss)/gain on Agency MBS, net
|
|
(6,941
|
)
|
|
(2,028
|
)
|
|
17,857
|
|
|
(14,393
|
)
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on Non-Agency MBS, net
|
|
71,291
|
|
|
(42,011
|
)
|
|
106,906
|
|
|
(72,791
|
)
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,537
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for MBS sales included in net income
|
|
(6,829
|
)
|
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
(26,795
|
)
|
|
(26,414
|
)
|
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI included in net income
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
(705
|
)
|
Change in AOCI from AFS securities
|
|
57,036
|
|
|
(55,402
|
)
|
|
97,483
|
|
|
(109,766
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
682,733
|
|
|
$
|
703,749
|
|
|
$
|
682,733
|
|
|
$
|
703,749
|
|
Sales of MBS
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company sold certain Non-Agency MBS for
$13.2 million
and
$65.1 million
, realizing gross gains of
$7.1 million
and
$26.1 million
, respectively. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company sold certain Non-Agency MBS for
$23.5 million
and
$50.7 million
, realizing gross gains of
$11.2 million
and
$25.2 million
, respectively. The Company has no continuing involvement with any of the sold MBS.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Interest Income on MBS and CRT Securities
The following table presents the components of interest income on the Company’s MBS and CRT securities for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Agency MBS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon interest
|
|
$
|
29,283
|
|
|
$
|
35,154
|
|
|
$
|
92,263
|
|
|
$
|
113,543
|
|
Effective yield adjustment
(1)
|
|
(10,326
|
)
|
|
(11,536
|
)
|
|
(27,717
|
)
|
|
(32,513
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
$
|
18,957
|
|
|
$
|
23,618
|
|
|
$
|
64,546
|
|
|
$
|
81,030
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon interest
|
|
$
|
37,763
|
|
|
$
|
44,824
|
|
|
$
|
117,620
|
|
|
$
|
141,152
|
|
Effective yield adjustment
(2)
|
|
20,055
|
|
|
21,955
|
|
|
59,270
|
|
|
69,816
|
|
Interest income
|
|
$
|
57,818
|
|
|
$
|
66,779
|
|
|
$
|
176,890
|
|
|
$
|
210,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon interest
|
|
$
|
25,630
|
|
|
$
|
22,898
|
|
|
$
|
74,773
|
|
|
$
|
63,602
|
|
Effective yield adjustment
(1)
|
|
190
|
|
|
753
|
|
|
1,892
|
|
|
1,662
|
|
Interest income
|
|
$
|
25,820
|
|
|
$
|
23,651
|
|
|
$
|
76,665
|
|
|
$
|
65,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon interest
|
|
$
|
3,562
|
|
|
$
|
1,432
|
|
|
$
|
8,725
|
|
|
$
|
4,000
|
|
Effective yield adjustment
(2)
|
|
421
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
|
477
|
|
Interest income
|
|
$
|
3,983
|
|
|
$
|
1,593
|
|
|
$
|
9,897
|
|
|
$
|
4,477
|
|
(1) Includes amortization of premium paid net of accretion of purchase discount. For Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities, 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, which is based on management’s estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows, less the current coupon yield.
4
.
Residential Whole Loans
Included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
are approximately
$1.3 billion
and
$895.1 million
, respectively, of residential whole loans arising from the Company’s
100%
equity interest in certificates issued by certain trusts established to acquire the loans. Based on its evaluation of these interests and other factors, the Company has determined that the trusts are required to be consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
Residential Whole Loans at Carrying Value
Residential whole loans at carrying value totaled approximately
$550.6 million
and
$271.8 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively. The carrying value reflects the original investment amount, plus accretion of interest income, less principal and interest cash flows received. The carrying value is reduced by any allowance for loan losses established subsequent to acquisition.
As of
September 30, 2016
the Company had established an allowance for loan losses of approximately
$1.0 million
on its residential whole loan pools held at carrying value. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, there was
no
provision for loan losses recorded. For the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, a net reversal of provision for loan losses of approximately
$142,000
was recorded, which is included in Operating and Other expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. For the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, a net provision for loan losses of approximately
$335,000
and
$785,000
was recorded, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents the activity in the Company’s allowance for loan losses on its residential whole loan pools at carrying value for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at the beginning of period
|
|
$
|
1,023
|
|
|
$
|
587
|
|
|
$
|
1,165
|
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
Provisions/(reversal of provisions) for loan losses
|
|
—
|
|
|
335
|
|
|
(142
|
)
|
|
785
|
|
Balance at the end of period
|
|
$
|
1,023
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
$
|
1,023
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
The following table presents information regarding estimates of the contractually required payments, the cash flows expected to be collected, and the estimated fair value of the residential whole loans held at carrying value acquired by the Company for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
(1)
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
(1)
|
|
2015
|
Contractually required principal and interest
|
|
$
|
121,818
|
|
|
$
|
10,646
|
|
|
$
|
363,144
|
|
|
$
|
103,950
|
|
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (non-accretable yield)
|
|
(31,648
|
)
|
|
(1,313
|
)
|
|
(66,685
|
)
|
|
(18,465
|
)
|
Expected cash flows to be collected
|
|
90,170
|
|
|
9,333
|
|
|
296,459
|
|
|
85,485
|
|
Interest component of expected cash flows
(accretable yield)
|
|
(28,801
|
)
|
|
(3,620
|
)
|
|
(98,550
|
)
|
|
(34,901
|
)
|
Fair value at the date of acquisition
|
|
$
|
61,369
|
|
|
$
|
5,713
|
|
|
$
|
197,909
|
|
|
$
|
50,584
|
|
(1) Excluded from the table above are approximately
$111.2 million
of residential whole loans held at carrying value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
The following table presents accretable yield activity for the Company’s residential whole loans held at carrying value for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
(1)
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
(1)
|
|
2015
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
234,527
|
|
|
$
|
155,574
|
|
|
$
|
175,271
|
|
|
$
|
133,012
|
|
Additions
|
|
28,801
|
|
|
3,620
|
|
|
98,550
|
|
|
34,901
|
|
Accretion
|
|
(5,917
|
)
|
|
(3,972
|
)
|
|
(16,112
|
)
|
|
(11,406
|
)
|
Reclassifications from/(to) non-accretable difference, net
|
|
218
|
|
|
2,692
|
|
|
(80
|
)
|
|
1,407
|
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
257,629
|
|
|
$
|
157,914
|
|
|
$
|
257,629
|
|
|
$
|
157,914
|
|
(1) Excluded from the table above are approximately
$111.2 million
of residential whole loans held at carrying value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
Accretable yield for residential whole loans is the excess of loan cash flows expected to be collected over the purchase price. The cash flows expected to be collected represent the Company’s estimate of the amount and timing of undiscounted principal and interest cash flows. Additions include accretable yield estimates for purchases made during the period and reclassification to accretable yield from non-accretable yield. Accretable yield is reduced by accretion during the period. The reclassifications between accretable and non-accretable yield and the accretion of interest income are based on changes in estimates regarding loan performance and the value of the underlying real estate securing the loans. In future periods, as the Company updates estimates of cash flows expected to be collected from the loans and the underlying collateral, the accretable yield may change. Therefore, the amount of accretable income recorded during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
is not necessarily indicative of future results.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Residential Whole Loans at Fair Value
Certain of the Company’s residential whole loans are presented at fair value on its consolidated balance sheets as a result of a fair value election made at time of acquisition. Subsequent changes in fair value are reported in current period earnings and presented in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s residential whole loans held at fair value at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
(1)
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Outstanding principal balance
|
|
$
|
840,964
|
|
|
$
|
786,330
|
|
Aggregate fair value
|
|
$
|
704,462
|
|
|
$
|
623,276
|
|
Number of loans
|
|
3,205
|
|
|
3,143
|
|
(1) Excluded from the table above are approximately
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company recorded net gains on residential whole loans held at fair value of
$18.7 million
and
$45.1 million
, respectively. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company recorded net gains on residential whole loans at fair value of
$5.6 million
and
$10.8 million
, respectively.
The following table presents the components of Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Coupon payments and other income received
|
|
$
|
6,253
|
|
|
$
|
2,772
|
|
|
$
|
15,987
|
|
|
$
|
5,665
|
|
Net unrealized gains
|
|
10,913
|
|
|
2,362
|
|
|
25,529
|
|
|
3,872
|
|
Net gain on payoff/liquidation of loans
|
|
1,535
|
|
|
431
|
|
|
3,536
|
|
|
1,286
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
18,701
|
|
|
$
|
5,565
|
|
|
$
|
45,052
|
|
|
$
|
10,823
|
|
5
.
Other Assets
The following table presents the components of the Company’s Other assets at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
REO
|
|
$
|
73,189
|
|
|
$
|
28,026
|
|
Interest receivable
|
|
27,842
|
|
|
29,002
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
|
|
121
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
7,189
|
|
|
7,189
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
99,708
|
|
|
101,455
|
|
Total Other Assets
|
|
$
|
208,049
|
|
|
$
|
166,799
|
|
(
a
)
Real Estate Owned
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had
393
REO properties with an aggregate carrying value of
$73.2 million
. At
December 31, 2015
, the Company had
182
REO properties with an aggregate carrying value of
$28.0 million
.
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company reclassified
122
and
385
mortgage loans to REO at an aggregate estimated fair value less estimated selling costs of
$24.8 million
and
$69.8 million
, respectively, at the time of transfer. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company reclassified
39
and
87
mortgage loans to
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
REO at an aggregate estimated fair value less estimated selling costs of
$5.9 million
and
$12.9 million
, respectively, at the time of transfer. Such transfers occur when the Company takes possession of the property by foreclosing on the borrower or completes a “deed-in-lieu of foreclosure” transaction.
At
September 30, 2016
,
$71.3 million
of residential real estate property was held by the Company that was acquired either through a completed foreclosure proceeding or from completion of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or similar legal agreement. In addition, excluding loan acquisitions for which the purchase closing had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
, formal foreclosure proceedings were in process with respect to
$28.6 million
of residential whole loans held at carrying value and
$441.9 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value at
September 30, 2016
.
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company sold
57
and
179
REO properties for consideration of
$7.9 million
and
$24.0 million
, realizing net gains of approximately
$733,000
and
$1.8 million
, respectively. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company sold
17
and
36
REO properties for consideration of
$1.7 million
and
$3.7 million
, realizing net gain of approximately
$129,000
and net losses of approximately
$102,000
, respectively. These amounts are included in Other, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. In addition, following an updated assessment of liquidation amounts expected to be realized that was performed on all REO held at the end of the third quarters of
2016
and
2015
, a downward adjustment of approximately
$1.7 million
and
$560,000
was recorded to reflect certain REO properties at the lower of cost or estimated fair value as of
September 30, 2016
and
September 30, 2015
, respectively.
The following table presents the activity in the Company’s REO for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
56,784
|
|
|
$
|
8,857
|
|
|
$
|
28,026
|
|
|
$
|
5,492
|
|
Adjustments to record at lower of cost or fair value
|
|
(1,659
|
)
|
|
(560
|
)
|
|
(4,655
|
)
|
|
(1,939
|
)
|
Transfer from residential whole loans
(1)
|
|
24,812
|
|
|
5,892
|
|
|
69,803
|
|
|
12,894
|
|
Purchases and capital improvements
|
|
415
|
|
|
2,052
|
|
|
2,204
|
|
|
2,052
|
|
Disposals
|
|
(7,163
|
)
|
|
(1,716
|
)
|
|
(22,189
|
)
|
|
(3,974
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
73,189
|
|
|
$
|
14,525
|
|
|
$
|
73,189
|
|
|
$
|
14,525
|
|
(1) Includes net gain recorded on transfer of approximately
$845,000
and
$110,000
, respectively, for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively, and approximately
$2.5 million
and
$704,000
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
b
)
Derivative Instruments
The Company’s derivative instruments are currently comprised of Swaps, which are designated as cash flow hedges against the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. Prior to 2015, the Company had also entered into Linked Transactions, which were not designated as hedging instruments. (See Note
2
(
p
), and below) The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and their balance sheet location at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Derivative Instrument
|
|
Designation
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cleared legacy Swaps
(1)
|
|
Hedging
|
|
Assets
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
450,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,127
|
|
Non-cleared legacy Swaps
(1)
|
|
Hedging
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
|
$
|
(59
|
)
|
Cleared Swaps
(2)
|
|
Hedging
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
$
|
2,550,000
|
|
|
$
|
(109,296
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,550,000
|
|
|
$
|
(70,467
|
)
|
(1) Non-cleared legacy Swaps include Swaps executed and settled bilaterally with counterparties without the use of an organized exchange or central clearing house.
(2) Cleared Swaps include Swaps executed bilaterally with a counterparty in the over-the-counter market but then novated to a central clearing house, whereby the central clearing house becomes the counterparty to both of the original counterparties.
Swaps
Consistent with market practice, the Company has agreements with its Swap counterparties that provide for the posting of collateral based on the fair values of its derivative contracts. Through this margining process, either the Company or its derivative counterparty may be required to pledge cash or securities as collateral. In addition, Swaps novated to and cleared by a central clearing house are subject to initial margin requirements. Certain derivative contracts provide for cross collateralization with repurchase agreements with the same counterparty.
A number of the Company’s Swap contracts include financial covenants, which, if breached, could cause an event of default or early termination event to occur under such agreements. Such financial covenants include minimum net worth requirements and maximum debt-to-equity ratios. If the Company were to cause an event of default or trigger an early termination event pursuant to
one
of its Swap contracts, the counterparty to such agreement may have the option to terminate all of its outstanding Swap contracts with the Company and, if applicable, any close-out amount due to the counterparty upon termination of the Swap contracts would be immediately payable by the Company. The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants through
September 30, 2016
. At
September 30, 2016
, the aggregate fair value of assets needed to immediately settle Swap contracts that were in a liability position to the Company, if so required, was approximately
$110.4 million
, including accrued interest payable of approximately
$1.1 million
.
The following table presents the assets pledged as collateral against the Company’s Swap contracts at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Agency MBS, at fair value
|
|
$
|
34,469
|
|
|
$
|
38,569
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
115,487
|
|
|
70,573
|
|
Total assets pledged against Swaps
|
|
$
|
149,956
|
|
|
$
|
109,142
|
|
The use of derivative hedging instruments exposes the Company to counterparty credit risk. In the event of a default by a derivative counterparty, the Company may not receive payments to which it is entitled under its derivative agreements, and may have difficulty recovering its assets pledged as collateral against such agreements. If, during the term of a derivative contract, a counterparty should file for bankruptcy, the Company may experience difficulty recovering its assets pledged as collateral which could result in the Company having an unsecured claim against such counterparty’s assets for the difference between the fair value of the derivative and the fair value of the collateral pledged to such counterparty.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The Company’s derivative hedging instruments, or a portion thereof, could become ineffective in the future if the associated repurchase agreements that such derivatives hedge fail to exist or fail to have terms that match those of the derivatives that hedge such borrowings. At
September 30, 2016
, all of the Company’s derivatives were deemed effective for hedging purposes and
no
derivatives were terminated during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
The Company’s Swaps designated as hedging transactions have the effect of modifying the repricing characteristics of the Company’s repurchase agreements and cash flows for such liabilities. To date, no cost has been incurred at the inception of a Swap (except for certain transaction fees related to entering into Swaps cleared though a central clearing house), pursuant to which the Company agrees to pay a fixed rate of interest and receive a variable interest rate, generally based on
one
-month or
three
-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on the notional amount of the Swap. The Company did not recognize any change in the value of its existing Swaps designated as hedges through earnings as a result of hedge ineffectiveness during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had Swaps designated in hedging relationships with an aggregate notional amount of
$3.0 billion
, which had net unrealized losses of
$109.2 million
, and extended
37 months
on average with a maximum term of approximately
83 months
.
The following table presents certain information with respect to the Company’s Swap activity during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
New Swaps:
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate notional amount
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Weighted average fixed-pay rate
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Initial maturity date
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Number of new Swaps
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Swaps amortized/expired:
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate notional amount
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
Weighted average fixed-pay rate
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
2.13
|
%
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents information about the Company’s Swaps at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Weighted Average Fixed-Pay
Interest Rate
|
|
Weighted Average Variable
Interest Rate
(2)
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Weighted Average Fixed-Pay
Interest Rate
|
|
Weighted Average Variable
Interest Rate
(2)
|
|
|
Maturity
(1)
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within 30 days
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
|
2.13
|
%
|
|
0.42
|
%
|
|
Over 30 days to 3 months
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
0.48
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Over 3 months to 6 months
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
0.67
|
|
|
0.52
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Over 6 months to 12 months
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
0.57
|
|
|
0.52
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
0.48
|
|
|
0.32
|
|
|
Over 12 months to 24 months
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
1.49
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
0.58
|
|
|
0.27
|
|
|
Over 24 months to 36 months
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
1.71
|
|
|
0.54
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
1.49
|
|
|
0.32
|
|
|
Over 36 months to 48 months
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
2.22
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
1.71
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
Over 48 months to 60 months
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
2.20
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
2.22
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
Over 60 months to 72 months
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
2.20
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
|
Over 72 months to 84 months
(3)
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
2.75
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Over 84 months
(3)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
2.75
|
|
|
0.40
|
|
|
Total Swaps
|
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
1.82
|
%
|
|
0.53
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,050,000
|
|
|
1.82
|
%
|
|
0.34
|
%
|
(1) Each maturity category reflects contractual amortization and/or maturity of notional amounts.
(2) Reflects the benchmark variable rate due from the counterparty at the date presented, which rate adjusts monthly or quarterly based on
one
-month or
three
-month LIBOR, respectively.
(3) Reflects
one
Swap with a maturity date of July 2023.
The following table presents the net impact of the Company’s derivative hedging instruments on its interest expense and the weighted average interest rate paid and received for such Swaps for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Interest expense attributable to Swaps
|
|
$
|
10,170
|
|
|
$
|
12,711
|
|
|
$
|
31,279
|
|
|
$
|
41,266
|
|
Weighted average Swap rate paid
|
|
1.82
|
%
|
|
1.82
|
%
|
|
1.82
|
%
|
|
1.83
|
%
|
Weighted average Swap rate received
|
|
0.49
|
%
|
|
0.19
|
%
|
|
0.45
|
%
|
|
0.18
|
%
|
Impact of Derivative Hedging Instruments on AOCI
The following table presents the impact of the Company’s derivative hedging instruments on its AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
AOCI from derivative hedging instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
(131,971
|
)
|
|
$
|
(64,571
|
)
|
|
$
|
(69,399
|
)
|
|
$
|
(59,062
|
)
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on Swaps, net
|
|
22,769
|
|
|
(40,884
|
)
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
$
|
(105,455
|
)
|
|
$
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
$
|
(105,455
|
)
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Counterparty Credit Risk from Use of Swaps
By using Swaps, the Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk if counterparties to the derivative contracts do not perform as expected. If a counterparty fails to perform, the Company’s counterparty credit risk is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on its consolidated balance sheets to the extent that amount exceeds collateral obtained from the counterparty or, if in a net liability position, the extent to which collateral posted exceeds the liability to the counterparty. The amounts reported as a derivative asset/(liability) are derivative contracts in a gain/(loss) position, and to the extent subject to master netting arrangements, net of derivatives in a loss/(gain) position with the same counterparty and collateral received/(pledged). The Company attempts to minimize counterparty credit risk through credit approvals, limits, monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral, where appropriate. Counterparty credit risk related to the Company’s Swaps is considered in determining the fair value of such derivatives and in its assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Linked Transactions
Prior to January 1, 2015, the Company’s Linked Transactions had been evaluated on a combined basis, reported as forward (derivative) instruments and presented as assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The fair value of Linked Transactions reflected the value of the underlying Non-Agency MBS, linked repurchase agreement borrowings and accrued interest receivable/payable on such instruments. The Company’s Linked Transactions were not designated as hedging instruments and, as a result, the change in the fair value and net interest income from Linked Transactions had been reported in Other Income, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
New accounting guidance that was effective for the Company on January 1, 2015 prospectively eliminated the use of Linked Transaction accounting. An entity is required to present changes in accounting for transactions outstanding on the effective date as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Accordingly, on adoption of the new standard on January 1, 2015, the Company reclassified
$1.9 billion
of Non-Agency MBS and
$4.6 million
of CRT securities that were previously reported as a component of Linked Transactions to Non-Agency MBS and CRT securities, respectively on the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, liabilities of
$1.5 billion
that were previously presented as a component of Linked Transactions were reclassified to Repurchase agreements on the consolidated balance sheet. Furthermore, an amount of
$4.5 million
representing net unrealized gains on securities previously reported as a component of Linked Transactions as of December 31, 2014 was reclassified from Accumulated deficit to AOCI. These reclassification adjustments had no net impact on the Company’s overall Total Stockholders’ Equity.
(
c
)
Interest Receivable
The following table presents the Company’s interest receivable by investment category at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
MBS interest receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
$
|
7,799
|
|
|
$
|
8,999
|
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
1,916
|
|
|
2,177
|
|
Ginnie Mae
|
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
14,401
|
|
|
15,438
|
|
Total MBS interest receivable
|
|
24,131
|
|
|
26,629
|
|
Residential whole loans
|
|
3,435
|
|
|
2,259
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
213
|
|
|
92
|
|
Money market and other investments
|
|
63
|
|
|
22
|
|
Total interest receivable
|
|
$
|
27,842
|
|
|
$
|
29,002
|
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
6
.
Repurchase Agreements and Other Advances
Repurchase Agreements
The Company’s repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings and are collateralized by the Company’s MBS, U.S. Treasury securities (obtained as part of a reverse repurchase agreement), CRT securities, residential whole loans and cash, and bear interest that is generally LIBOR-based. (See Notes
2
(
k
) and
7
) At
September 30, 2016
, the Company’s borrowings under repurchase agreements had a weighted average remaining term-to-interest rate reset of
20 days
and an effective repricing period of
13 months
, including the impact of related Swaps. At
December 31, 2015
, the Company’s borrowings under repurchase agreements had a weighted average remaining term-to-interest rate reset of
21 days
and an effective repricing period of
18 months
, including the impact of related Swaps.
The following table presents information with respect to the Company’s borrowings under repurchase agreements and associated assets pledged as collateral at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2016
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
Repurchase agreement borrowings secured by Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
3,356,803
|
|
|
$
|
2,727,542
|
|
Fair value of Agency MBS pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
|
|
$
|
3,521,966
|
|
|
$
|
2,881,049
|
|
Weighted average haircut on Agency MBS
(1)
|
|
4.61
|
%
|
|
4.67
|
%
|
Repurchase agreement borrowings secured by Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
1,786,248
|
|
|
$
|
1,960,222
|
|
Fair value of Legacy Non-Agency MBS pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
(2)
|
|
$
|
2,545,212
|
|
|
$
|
2,818,968
|
|
Weighted average haircut on Legacy Non-Agency MBS
(1)
|
|
24.18
|
%
|
|
25.84
|
%
|
Repurchase agreement borrowings secured by 3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
$
|
1,963,760
|
|
|
$
|
2,080,163
|
|
Fair value of 3 Year Step-up securities pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
|
|
$
|
2,523,227
|
|
|
$
|
2,625,866
|
|
Weighted average haircut on 3 Year Step-up securities
(1)
|
|
23.01
|
%
|
|
21.05
|
%
|
Repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Treasuries
|
|
$
|
500,930
|
|
|
$
|
504,760
|
|
Fair value of U.S. Treasuries pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
|
|
$
|
506,182
|
|
|
$
|
507,443
|
|
Weighted average haircut on U.S. Treasuries
(1)
|
|
1.59
|
%
|
|
1.60
|
%
|
Repurchase agreements secured by CRT securities
|
|
$
|
241,606
|
|
|
$
|
128,465
|
|
Fair value of CRT securities pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
|
|
$
|
320,852
|
|
|
$
|
170,352
|
|
Weighted average haircut on CRT securities
(1)
|
|
23.53
|
%
|
|
25.04
|
%
|
Repurchase agreements secured by residential whole loans
(3)
|
|
$
|
633,616
|
|
|
$
|
487,750
|
|
Fair value of residential whole loans pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements
|
|
$
|
896,946
|
|
|
$
|
684,136
|
|
Weighted average haircut on residential whole loans
(1)
|
|
25.69
|
%
|
|
27.69
|
%
|
|
|
(1)
|
Haircut represents the percentage amount by which the collateral value is contractually required to exceed the loan amount.
|
(2) Includes
$186.4 million
and
$570.5 million
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS acquired from consolidated VIEs at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively, that are eliminated from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3) Excludes
$207,000
and
$1.3 million
of unamortized debt issuance costs at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents repricing information about the Company’s borrowings under repurchase agreements, which does not reflect the impact of associated derivative hedging instruments, at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Balance
|
|
Weighted Average Interest Rate
|
Balance
|
|
Weighted Average Interest Rate
|
Time Until Interest Rate Reset
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within 30 days
|
|
$
|
7,538,487
|
|
|
1.46
|
%
|
|
$
|
7,054,483
|
|
|
1.44
|
%
|
Over 30 days to 3 months
|
|
760,615
|
|
|
2.07
|
|
|
734,955
|
|
|
1.79
|
|
Over 3 months to 12 months
|
|
183,861
|
|
|
2.20
|
|
|
99,464
|
|
|
2.36
|
|
Total repurchase agreements
|
|
8,482,963
|
|
|
1.53
|
%
|
|
7,888,902
|
|
|
1.48
|
%
|
Less debt issuance costs
|
|
207
|
|
|
|
|
1,280
|
|
|
|
Total repurchase agreements less debt
issuance costs
|
|
$
|
8,482,756
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,887,622
|
|
|
|
The following table presents contractual maturity information about the Company’s borrowings under repurchase agreements, all of which are accounted for as secured borrowings, at
September 30, 2016
, and does not reflect the impact of derivative contracts that hedge such repurchase agreements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
Contractual Maturity
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
Legacy
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
|
U.S. Treasuries
|
|
CRT Securities
|
|
Residential Whole Loans
|
|
Total
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average Interest Rate
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Overnight
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
Within 30 days
|
|
3,298,352
|
|
|
943,047
|
|
|
1,293,714
|
|
|
500,930
|
|
|
237,731
|
|
|
83,302
|
|
|
6,357,076
|
|
|
1.26
|
|
Over 30 days to 3 months
|
|
58,451
|
|
|
533,077
|
|
|
219,699
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,875
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
815,102
|
|
|
2.09
|
|
Over 3 months to 12 months
|
|
—
|
|
|
310,124
|
|
|
450,347
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
550,314
|
|
|
1,310,785
|
|
|
2.49
|
|
Over 12 months
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
3,356,803
|
|
|
$
|
1,786,248
|
|
|
$
|
1,963,760
|
|
|
$
|
500,930
|
|
|
$
|
241,606
|
|
|
$
|
633,616
|
|
|
$
|
8,482,963
|
|
|
1.53
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements in Note 8
|
|
$
|
8,482,963
|
|
|
|
Amounts related to repurchase agreements not included in offsetting disclosure in Note 8
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes
$207,000
of unamortized debt issuance costs at
September 30, 2016
.
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The Company had repurchase agreements with
28
and
27
counterparties at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively. The following table presents information with respect to each counterparty under repurchase agreements for which the Company had greater than
5%
of stockholders’ equity at risk in the aggregate at
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
Counterparty
Rating
(1)
|
|
Amount
at Risk
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average Months
to Maturity for
Repurchase Agreements
|
|
Percent of
Stockholders’ Equity
|
Counterparty
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wells Fargo
(3)
|
|
AA-/Aa2/AA
|
|
$
|
366,482
|
|
|
5
|
|
12.1
|
%
|
RBC
(4)
|
|
AA-/Aa3/AA
|
|
266,617
|
|
|
2
|
|
8.8
|
|
Credit Suisse
|
|
BBB+/Aa2/A-
|
|
266,047
|
|
|
1
|
|
8.8
|
|
Goldman Sachs
|
|
BBB+/A3/A
|
|
211,824
|
|
|
3
|
|
7.0
|
|
UBS
(5)
|
|
A+/A1/A+
|
|
167,084
|
|
|
11
|
|
5.5
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
As rated at
September 30, 2016
by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, Inc., respectively. The counterparty rating presented is the lowest published for these entities.
|
|
|
(2)
|
The amount at risk reflects the difference between (a) the amount loaned to the Company through repurchase agreements, including interest payable, and (b) the cash and the fair value of the securities pledged by the Company as collateral, including accrued interest receivable on such securities.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
$287.9 million
at risk with Wells Fargo Bank, NA and
$78.6 million
at risk with Wells Fargo Securities LLC.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
$225.3 million
at risk with RBC Barbados,
$35.3 million
at risk with Royal Bank of Canada and
$6.0 million
at risk with RBC Capital Markets LLC. Counterparty ratings are not published for RBC Barbados and RBC Capital Markets LLC.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Includes Non-Agency MBS pledged as collateral with contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements.
|
FHLB Advances
As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, MFA Insurance had
$215.0 million
and
$1.5 billion
in outstanding long-term secured FHLB advances with a weighted average borrowing rate of
0.54%
and
0.50%
, respectively. At
September 30, 2016
, the FHLB advances had a weighted average term to maturity of
3.94 years
. However, MFA Insurance is required by recent amendments to FHLB membership regulations to terminate its membership and repay the outstanding advances by February 19, 2017. Interest payable on outstanding FHLB advances at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
totaled approximately
$25,000
and
$508,000
, respectively, and is included in Other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
7.
Collateral Positions
The Company pledges securities or cash as collateral to its counterparties pursuant to its borrowings under repurchase agreements, FHLB advances and its derivative contracts that are in an unrealized loss position, and it receives securities or cash as collateral pursuant to financing provided under reverse repurchase agreements and certain of its derivative contracts in an unrealized gain position. The Company exchanges collateral with its counterparties based on changes in the fair value, notional amount and term of the associated repurchase agreements, FHLB advances and derivative contracts, as applicable. Through this margining process, either the Company or its counterparty may be required to pledge cash or securities as collateral. In addition, Swaps novated to and cleared by a central clearing house are subject to initial margin requirements. When the Company’s pledged collateral exceeds the required margin, the Company may initiate a reverse margin call, at which time the counterparty may either return the excess collateral or provide collateral to the Company in the form of cash or equivalent securities.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s collateral positions, which includes collateral pledged and collateral held, with respect to its borrowings under repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, derivative hedging instruments and FHLB advances at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Assets Pledged
|
|
Collateral Held
|
|
Assets Pledged
|
|
Collateral Held
|
Derivative Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
34,469
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
38,569
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Cash
(1)
|
|
115,487
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
70,573
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
149,956
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
109,142
|
|
|
—
|
|
Repurchase Agreement Borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
3,521,966
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,881,049
|
|
|
—
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
(2)(3)
|
|
2,545,212
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,818,968
|
|
|
—
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
2,523,227
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,625,866
|
|
|
—
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
—
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
320,852
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
170,352
|
|
|
—
|
|
Residential whole loans
|
|
896,946
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
684,136
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
(1)
|
|
7,169
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
965
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
10,321,554
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,688,779
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FHLB Advances:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
227,478
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,612,476
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
227,478
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,612,476
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reverse Repurchase Agreements:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
10,698,988
|
|
|
$
|
506,182
|
|
|
$
|
11,410,397
|
|
|
$
|
507,443
|
|
(1) Cash pledged as collateral is reported as “Restricted cash” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Includes
$186.4 million
and
$570.5 million
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS acquired in connection with resecuritization transactions from consolidated VIEs at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively, that are eliminated from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3) In addition, at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
,
$691.1 million
and
$726.7 million
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS, respectively, are pledged as collateral in connection with contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements entered into with a single counterparty.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents detailed information about the Company’s assets pledged as collateral pursuant to its borrowings under repurchase agreements and other advances, and derivative hedging instruments at
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
Assets Pledged Under Repurchase
Agreements and Other Advances
|
|
Assets Pledged Against Derivative
Hedging Instruments
|
|
Total Fair
Value of Assets Pledged and Accrued Interest
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Accrued
Interest on
Pledged
Assets
|
|
Fair Value/
Carrying
Value
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Accrued Interest on
Pledged
Assets
|
|
Agency MBS
(1)
|
|
$
|
3,749,444
|
|
|
$
|
3,706,053
|
|
|
$
|
9,068
|
|
|
$
|
34,469
|
|
|
$
|
34,503
|
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
$
|
3,793,050
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
(2)(3)
|
|
2,545,212
|
|
|
2,030,320
|
|
|
9,341
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,554,553
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
2,523,227
|
|
|
2,515,488
|
|
|
1,841
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,525,068
|
|
U.S. Treasuries
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
320,852
|
|
|
301,848
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
321,049
|
|
Residential whole loans
(4)
|
|
896,946
|
|
|
891,835
|
|
|
2,216
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
899,162
|
|
Cash
(5)
|
|
7,169
|
|
|
7,169
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115,487
|
|
|
115,487
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
122,656
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
10,549,032
|
|
|
$
|
9,958,895
|
|
|
$
|
22,663
|
|
|
$
|
149,956
|
|
|
$
|
149,990
|
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
$
|
10,721,720
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Includes Agency MBS pledged under FHLB advances with an aggregate fair value of
$227.5 million
, aggregate amortized cost of
$224.1 million
and aggregate accrued interest of approximately
$590,000
at
September 30, 2016
.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Includes
$186.4 million
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS acquired in connection with resecuritization transactions from consolidated VIEs at
September 30, 2016
, that are eliminated from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
|
|
(3)
|
In addition, at
September 30, 2016
,
$691.1 million
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS are pledged as collateral in connection with contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements entered into with a single counterparty.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Includes residential whole loans held at carrying value with an aggregate fair value of
$278.5 million
and aggregate amortized cost of
$273.4 million
and residential whole loans held at fair value with an aggregate fair value and amortized cost of
$618.4 million
.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Cash pledged as collateral is reported as “Restricted cash” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
8
.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The following tables present information about certain assets and liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements (or similar agreements) and may potentially be offset on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
|
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Net Amount
|
(In Thousands)
|
Financial
Instruments
|
|
Cash
Collateral
Received
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
(121
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
(121
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
|
|
$
|
1,127
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,127
|
|
|
$
|
(1,127
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,127
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,127
|
|
|
$
|
(1,127
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
|
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
Net Amount
|
(In Thousands)
|
Financial
Instruments
(1)
|
|
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(1)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
(2)
|
|
$
|
109,323
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
109,323
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(109,323
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Repurchase agreements and other advances
(3)(4)
|
|
8,697,963
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,697,963
|
|
|
(8,690,794
|
)
|
|
(7,169
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
8,807,286
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,807,286
|
|
|
$
|
(8,690,794
|
)
|
|
$
|
(116,492
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
(2)
|
|
$
|
70,526
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
70,526
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(70,526
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Repurchase agreements and other advances
(3)(4)
|
|
9,388,902
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,388,902
|
|
|
(9,387,937
|
)
|
|
(965
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
9,459,428
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
9,459,428
|
|
|
$
|
(9,387,937
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71,491
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(1) Amounts disclosed in the Financial Instruments column of the table above represent collateral pledged that is available to be offset against liability balances associated with repurchase agreements and other advances, and derivative transactions. Amounts disclosed in the Cash Collateral Pledged column of the table above represent amounts pledged as collateral against derivative transactions and repurchase agreements, and exclude excess collateral of
$6.2 million
and
$47,000
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(2) The fair value of securities pledged against the Company’s Swaps was
$34.5 million
and
$38.6 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(3) The fair value of financial instruments pledged against the Company’s repurchase agreements and other advances was
$10.5 billion
and
$11.3 billion
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(4) Excludes
$207,000
and
$1.3 million
of unamortized debt issuance costs at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Nature of Setoff Rights
In the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, all balances associated with the repurchase agreement and derivative transactions are presented on a gross basis.
Certain of the Company’s repurchase agreement and derivative transactions are governed by underlying agreements that generally provide for a right of setoff in the event of default or in the event of a bankruptcy of either party to the transaction. For
one
repurchase agreement counterparty, the underlying agreements provide for an unconditional right of setoff.
9
.
Senior Notes
On April 11, 2012, the Company issued
$100.0 million
in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes in an underwritten public offering. The total net proceeds to the Company from the offering of the Senior Notes were approximately
$96.6 million
, after deducting offering expenses and the underwriting discount. The Senior Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of
8.00%
per year, paid quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year and will mature on April 15, 2042. The Senior Notes have an effective interest rate, including the impact of amortization to interest expense of debt issuance costs, of
8.31%
. The Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2017, at a redemption price equal to
100%
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not excluding, the redemption date.
The Senior Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and are subordinate to all of the Company’s secured indebtedness, which includes the Company’s repurchase agreements, obligation to return securities obtained as collateral and other financing arrangements, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.
10
.
Other Liabilities
The following table presents the components of the Company’s Other liabilities at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Accrued interest payable
|
|
$
|
11,770
|
|
|
$
|
16,949
|
|
Swaps, at fair value
|
|
109,323
|
|
|
70,526
|
|
Dividends and dividend equivalents payable
|
|
74,556
|
|
|
74,575
|
|
Securitized debt
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,868
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
17,680
|
|
|
19,610
|
|
Total Other Liabilities
|
|
$
|
213,329
|
|
|
$
|
203,528
|
|
11
.
Commitments and Contingencies
(
a
)
Lease Commitments
The Company pays monthly rent pursuant to
two
operating leases. The lease term for the Company’s headquarters in New York, New York extends through May 31, 2020. The lease provides for aggregate cash payments ranging over time of approximately
$2.5 million
per year, paid on a monthly basis, exclusive of escalation charges. In addition, as part of this lease agreement, the Company has provided the landlord a
$785,000
irrevocable standby letter of credit fully collateralized by cash. The letter of credit may be drawn upon by the landlord in the event that the Company defaults under certain terms of the lease. In addition, the Company has a lease through December 31, 2016 for its off-site back-up facility located in Rockville Centre, New York, which provides for, among other things, lease payments totaling
$30,000
, annually.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
b
)
Residential Whole Loan Purchase Commitments
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company has agreed in principle, subject to completion of due diligence, to purchase residential whole loans at an aggregate estimated purchase price of
$204.0 million
, including
$111.2 million
of Residential whole loans at carrying value and
$92.8 million
of Residential whole loans at fair value. The expected settlement amounts are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets in Residential whole loans at carrying value and Residential whole loans at fair value, with a corresponding liability included in Payable for unsettled residential whole loans purchases.
12
.
Stockholders’ Equity
(
a
)
Preferred Stock
Issuance of 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”)
On April 15, 2013, the Company completed the issuance of
8.0 million
shares of its Series B Preferred Stock with a par value of
$0.01
per share, and a liquidation preference of
$25.00
per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, in an underwritten public offering. The Company’s Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to receive a dividend at a rate of
7.50%
per year on the
$25.00
liquidation preference before the Company’s common stock is paid any dividends and is senior to the Company’s common stock with respect to distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on or about March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. The Series B Preferred Stock is redeemable at
$25.00
per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) exclusively at the Company’s option commencing on April 15, 2018 (subject to the Company’s right, under limited circumstances, to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock prior to that date in order to preserve its qualification as a REIT and upon certain specified change in control transactions in which the Company’s common stock and the acquiring or surviving entity common securities would not be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the NYSE MKT or NASDAQ, or any successor exchange.
The Series B Preferred Stock generally does not have any voting rights, subject to an exception in the event the Company fails to pay dividends on such stock for
six
or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive). Under such circumstances, the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote to elect
two
additional directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), until all unpaid dividends have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. In addition, certain material and adverse changes to the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock cannot be made without the affirmative vote of holders of at least
66 2/3%
of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents cash dividends declared by the Company on its Series B Preferred Stock from January 1, 2016 through
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Declaration Date
|
Record Date
|
Payment Date
|
Dividend Per Share
|
August 12, 2016
|
September 2, 2016
|
September 30, 2016
|
$
|
0.46875
|
|
May 18, 2016
|
June 3, 2016
|
June 30, 2016
|
0.46875
|
|
February 12, 2016
|
February 29, 2016
|
March 31, 2016
|
0.46875
|
|
(
b
)
Dividends on Common Stock
The following table presents cash dividends declared by the Company on its common stock from January 1, 2016 through
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Declaration Date
(1)
|
Record Date
|
Payment Date
|
Dividend Per Share
|
September 15, 2016
|
September 28, 2016
|
October 31, 2016
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
(1)
|
June 14, 2016
|
June 28, 2016
|
July 29, 2016
|
0.20
|
|
|
March 11, 2016
|
March 28, 2016
|
April 29, 2016
|
0.20
|
|
|
(1) At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had accrued dividends and dividend equivalents payable of
$74.6 million
related to the common stock dividend declared on
September 15, 2016
.
(
c
)
Discount Waiver, Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRSPP”)
On September 16, 2016, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), for the purpose of registering additional common stock for sale through its DRSPP. Pursuant to Rule 462(e) of the 1933 Act, this shelf registration statement became effective automatically upon filing with the SEC and, when combined with the unused portion of the Company’s previous DRSPP shelf registration statements, registered an aggregate of
15 million
shares of common stock. The Company’s DRSPP is designed to provide existing stockholders and new investors with a convenient and economical way to purchase shares of common stock through the automatic reinvestment of dividends and/or optional cash investments. At
September 30, 2016
,
15.0 million
shares of common stock remained available for issuance pursuant to the DRSPP shelf registration statement.
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company issued
45,329
and
135,461
shares of common stock through the DRSPP, raising net proceeds of approximately
$341,000
and
$937,000
, respectively. From the inception of the DRSPP in September 2003 through
September 30, 2016
, the Company issued
30,864,453
shares pursuant to the DRSPP, raising net proceeds of
$259.2 million
.
(
d
)
Stock Repurchase Program
As previously disclosed, in August 2005, the Company’s Board authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to
4.0 million
shares of its outstanding common stock. The Board reaffirmed such authorization in May 2010. In December 2013, the Board increased the number of shares authorized under the Repurchase Program to an aggregate of
10.0 million
. Such authorization does not have an expiration date and, at present, there is no intention to modify or otherwise rescind such authorization. Subject to applicable securities laws, repurchases of common stock under the Repurchase Program are made at times and in amounts as the Company deems appropriate, (including, in our discretion, through the use of one or more plans adopted under Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) using available cash resources. Shares of common stock repurchased by the Company under the Repurchase Program are cancelled and, until reissued by the Company, are deemed to be authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock. The Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time and without prior notice. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
. At
September 30, 2016
,
6,616,355
shares remained authorized for repurchase under the Repurchase Program.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
e
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
The following table presents changes in the balances of each component of the Company’s AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
AFS Securities
|
|
Net
Unrealized
(Loss)/Gain
on Swaps
|
|
Total AOCI
|
|
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
AFS Securities
|
|
Net
Unrealized Loss
on Swaps
|
|
Total AOCI
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
625,697
|
|
|
$
|
(131,971
|
)
|
|
$
|
493,726
|
|
|
$
|
585,250
|
|
|
$
|
(69,399
|
)
|
|
$
|
515,851
|
|
OCI before reclassifications
|
|
64,350
|
|
|
22,769
|
|
|
87,119
|
|
|
124,763
|
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
|
84,960
|
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
(1)
|
|
(7,314
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7,314
|
)
|
|
(27,280
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(27,280
|
)
|
Net OCI during the period
(2)
|
|
57,036
|
|
|
22,769
|
|
|
79,805
|
|
|
97,483
|
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
|
57,680
|
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
682,733
|
|
|
$
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
$
|
573,531
|
|
|
$
|
682,733
|
|
|
$
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
$
|
573,531
|
|
(1) See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.
(2) For further information regarding changes in OCI, see the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss).
The following table presents changes in the balances of each component of the Company’s AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
AFS Securities
|
|
Net
Unrealized Loss
on Swaps
|
|
Total AOCI
|
|
Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
AFS Securities
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Loss
on Swaps
|
|
Total AOCI
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
759,151
|
|
|
$
|
(64,571
|
)
|
|
$
|
694,580
|
|
|
$
|
813,515
|
|
|
$
|
(59,062
|
)
|
|
$
|
754,453
|
|
OCI before reclassifications
|
|
(44,039
|
)
|
|
(40,884
|
)
|
|
(84,923
|
)
|
|
(87,184
|
)
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
|
(133,577
|
)
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
(1)
|
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
(27,119
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(27,119
|
)
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,537
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,537
|
|
Net OCI during the period
(2)
|
|
(55,402
|
)
|
|
(40,884
|
)
|
|
(96,286
|
)
|
|
(109,766
|
)
|
|
(46,393
|
)
|
|
(156,159
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
703,749
|
|
|
$
|
(105,455
|
)
|
|
$
|
598,294
|
|
|
$
|
703,749
|
|
|
$
|
(105,455
|
)
|
|
$
|
598,294
|
|
(1) See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.
(2) For further information regarding changes in OCI, see the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss).
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents information about the significant amounts reclassified out of the Company’s AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
Details about AOCI Components
|
|
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
|
|
Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFS Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized gain on sale of securities
|
|
$
|
(6,829
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26,795
|
)
|
|
Gain on sales of MBS
|
OTTI recognized in earnings
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
Total AFS Securities
|
|
$
|
(7,314
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,280
|
)
|
|
|
Total reclassifications for period
|
|
$
|
(7,314
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,280
|
)
|
|
|
The following table presents information about the significant amounts reclassified out of the Company’s AOCI for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Details about AOCI Components
|
|
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
|
|
Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFS Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized gain on sale of securities
|
|
$
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26,414
|
)
|
|
Gain on sales of MBS
|
OTTI recognized in earnings
|
|
—
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
Total AFS Securities
|
|
$
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,119
|
)
|
|
|
Total reclassifications for period
|
|
$
|
(11,363
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,119
|
)
|
|
|
At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had unrealized losses recorded in AOCI of
$1.7 million
and
$1.3 million
, respectively, on securities for which OTTI had been recognized in earnings in prior periods.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
13
.
EPS Calculation
The following table presents a reconciliation of the earnings and shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
83,011
|
|
|
$
|
79,510
|
|
|
$
|
240,031
|
|
|
$
|
239,754
|
|
Dividends declared on preferred stock
|
|
(3,750
|
)
|
|
(3,750
|
)
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
|
(11,250
|
)
|
Dividends, dividend equivalents and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
|
|
(442
|
)
|
|
(396
|
)
|
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|
(1,183
|
)
|
Net income to common stockholders - basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
78,819
|
|
|
$
|
75,364
|
|
|
$
|
227,526
|
|
|
$
|
227,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares for basic and diluted earnings per share
(1)
|
|
373,141
|
|
|
372,178
|
|
|
373,011
|
|
|
372,056
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had an aggregate of
2.1 million
equity instruments outstanding that were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. These equity instruments were comprised of approximately
65,280
shares of restricted common stock with a weighted average grant date fair value of
$7.24
and approximately
2.1 million
RSUs with a weighted average grant date fair value of
$6.84
. These equity instruments may have a dilutive impact on future EPS.
|
14
.
Equity Compensation, Employment Agreements and Other Benefit Plans
(
a
)
Equity Compensation Plan
In accordance with the terms of the Company’s Equity Compensation Plan (the “Equity Plan”), which was adopted by the Company’s stockholders on May 21, 2015 (and which amended and restated the Company’s 2010 Equity Compensation Plan), directors, officers and employees of the Company and any of its subsidiaries and other persons expected to provide significant services for the Company and any of its subsidiaries are eligible to receive grants of stock options (“Options”), restricted stock, RSUs, dividend equivalent rights and other stock-based awards under the Equity Plan.
Subject to certain exceptions, stock-based awards relating to a maximum of
12.0 million
shares of common stock may be granted under the Equity Plan; forfeitures and/or awards that expire unexercised do not count towards this limit. At
September 30, 2016
, approximately
8.6 million
shares of common stock remained available for grant in connection with stock-based awards under the Equity Plan. A participant may generally not receive stock-based awards in excess of
1.5 million
shares of common stock in any
one year
and no award may be granted to any person who, assuming exercise of all Options and payment of all awards held by such person, would own or be deemed to own more than
9.8%
of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. Unless previously terminated by the Board, awards may be granted under the Equity Plan until May 20, 2025.
Dividend Equivalents
A dividend equivalent is a right to receive a distribution equal to the dividend distributions that would be paid on a share of the Company’s common stock. Dividend equivalents may be granted as a separate instrument or may be a right associated with the grant of another award (e.g., an RSU) under the Equity Plan, and they are paid in cash or other consideration at such times and in accordance with such rules, as the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) shall determine in its discretion. Payments made on the Company’s outstanding dividend equivalent rights that have been granted as a separate instrument are charged to Stockholders’ Equity when common stock dividends are declared to the extent that such equivalents are expected to vest. The Company made payments in respect of such separate instruments of approximately
$2,000
and
$5,000
during the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively, and approximately
$5,000
and
$15,000
during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively. At
September 30, 2016
, there were
no
dividend equivalent rights outstanding, which had been awarded separately from, but in connection with, grants of RSUs made in prior years.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Options
The Company did
not
grant any stock options during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had
no
stock options outstanding.
Restricted Stock
The Company did
no
t award any shares of restricted common stock during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and awarded
12,611
shares of restricted common stock during the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had unrecognized compensation expense of approximately
$349,000
and
$807,000
, respectively, related to the unvested shares of restricted common stock. The Company had accrued dividends payable of approximately
$98,000
and
$193,000
on unvested shares of restricted stock at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively. The unrecognized compensation expense at
September 30, 2016
is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
one year
.
Restricted Stock Units
Under the terms of the Equity Plan, RSUs are instruments that provide the holder with the right to receive, subject to the satisfaction of conditions set by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant, a payment of a specified value, which may be a share of the Company’s common stock, the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock, or such fair market value to the extent in excess of an established base value, on the applicable settlement date. Although the Equity Plan permits the Company to issue RSUs that can settle in cash, all of the Company’s outstanding RSUs as of
September 30, 2016
are designated to be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company did
no
t grant any RSUs during three months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
and granted
728,195
and
682,054
RSUs during the nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
an aggregate of
10,000
RSUs were forfeited. There were
7,500
RSUs forfeited during the three and
nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
. All RSUs outstanding at
September 30, 2016
may be entitled to receive dividend equivalent payments depending on the terms and conditions of the award either in cash at the time dividends are paid by the Company, or for certain performance-based RSU awards, as a grant of stock at the time such awards are settled. At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had unrecognized compensation expense of
$4.6 million
and
$4.0 million
, respectively, related to RSUs. The unrecognized compensation expense at
September 30, 2016
is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
1.8 years
. A
0%
forfeiture rate was assumed with respect to unvested RSUs at
September 30, 2016
.
Expense Recognized for Equity-Based Compensation Instruments
The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its equity-based compensation instruments for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Restricted shares of common stock
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
247
|
|
|
$
|
457
|
|
|
$
|
841
|
|
RSUs
|
|
948
|
|
|
764
|
|
|
3,642
|
|
|
2,698
|
|
Dividend equivalent rights
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
61
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,101
|
|
|
$
|
1,031
|
|
|
$
|
4,143
|
|
|
$
|
3,600
|
|
(
b
)
Employment Agreements
At
September 30, 2016
, the Company had employment agreements with
four
of its officers, with varying terms that provide for, among other things, base salary, bonus and change-in-control payments upon the occurrence of certain triggering events.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(
c
)
Deferred Compensation Plans
The Company administers deferred compensation plans for its senior officers and non-employee directors (collectively, the “Deferred Plans”), pursuant to which participants may elect to defer up to
100%
of certain cash compensation. The Deferred Plans are designed to align participants’ interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.
Amounts deferred under the Deferred Plans are considered to be converted into “stock units” of the Company. Stock units do not represent stock of the Company, but rather are a liability of the Company that changes in value as would equivalent shares of the Company’s common stock. Deferred compensation liabilities are settled in cash at the termination of the deferral period, based on the value of the stock units at that time. The Deferred Plans are non-qualified plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and, as such, are not funded. Prior to the time that the deferred accounts are settled, participants are unsecured creditors of the Company.
The Company’s liability for stock units in the Deferred Plans is based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at the measurement date. The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its Deferred Plans for its non-employee directors and senior officers for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Non-employee directors
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
(35
|
)
|
|
$
|
173
|
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
(35
|
)
|
|
$
|
173
|
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
The following table presents the aggregate amount of income deferred by participants of the Deferred Plans through
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
that had not been distributed and the Company’s associated liability for such deferrals at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
Undistributed Income Deferred
(1)
|
|
Liability Under Deferred Plans
|
Undistributed Income Deferred
(1)
|
|
Liability Under Deferred Plans
|
Non-employee directors
|
|
$
|
923
|
|
|
$
|
1,062
|
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
|
$
|
614
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
923
|
|
|
$
|
1,062
|
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
|
$
|
614
|
|
(1) Represents the cumulative amounts that were deferred by participants through
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, which had not been distributed through such respective date.
(
d
)
Savings Plan
The Company sponsors a tax-qualified employee savings plan (the “Savings Plan”) in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Code. Subject to certain restrictions, all of the Company’s employees are eligible to make tax-deferred contributions to the Savings Plan subject to limitations under applicable law. Participant’s accounts are self-directed and the Company bears the costs of administering the Savings Plan. The Company matches
100%
of the first
3%
of eligible compensation deferred by employees and
50%
of the next
2%
, subject to a maximum as provided by the Code. The Company has elected to operate the Savings Plan under the applicable safe harbor provisions of the Code, whereby among other things, the Company must make contributions for all participating employees and all matches contributed by the Company immediately vest
100%
. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, the Company recognized expenses for matching contributions of
$86,000
and
$75,000
, respectively, and
$259,000
and
$225,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
15
.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1
— Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2
— Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3
— Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following describes the valuation methodologies used for the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Securities Obtained and Pledged as Collateral/Obligation to Return Securities Obtained as Collateral
The fair value of U.S. Treasury securities obtained as collateral and the associated obligation to return securities obtained as collateral are based upon prices obtained from a third-party pricing service, which are indicative of market activity. Securities obtained as collateral are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
MBS and CRT securities
The Company determines the fair value of its Agency MBS, based upon prices obtained from third-party pricing services, which are indicative of market activity and repurchase agreement counterparties.
For Agency MBS, the valuation methodology of the Company’s third-party pricing services incorporate commonly used market pricing methods, trading activity observed in the marketplace and other data inputs. The methodology also considers the underlying characteristics of each security, which are also observable inputs, including: collateral vintage, coupon, maturity date, loan age, reset date, collateral type, periodic and life cap, geography, and prepayment speeds. Management analyzes pricing data received from third-party pricing services and compares it to other indications of fair value including data received from repurchase agreement counterparties and its own observations of trading activity observed in the marketplace.
In determining the fair value of its Non-Agency MBS and CRT securities, management considers a number of observable market data points, including prices obtained from pricing services and brokers as well as dialogue with market participants. In valuing Non-Agency MBS, the Company understands that pricing services use observable inputs that include, in addition to trading activity observed in the marketplace, loan delinquency data, credit enhancement levels and vintage, which are taken into account to assign pricing factors such as spread and prepayment assumptions. For tranches of Legacy Non-Agency MBS that are cross-collateralized, performance of all collateral groups involved in the tranche are considered. The Company collects and considers current market intelligence on all major markets, including benchmark security evaluations and bid-lists from various sources, when available.
The Company’s MBS and CRT securities are valued using various market data points as described above, which management considers directly or indirectly observable parameters. Accordingly, the Company’s MBS and CRT securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Residential Whole Loans, at Fair Value
The Company determines the fair value of its residential whole loans held at fair value after considering portfolio valuations obtained from a third-party who specializes in providing valuations of residential mortgage loans and trading activity observed in the market place. The Company’s residential whole loans held at fair value are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Swaps
The Company determines the fair value of non-centrally cleared Swaps by considering valuations obtained from a third-party pricing service. For Swaps that are cleared by a central clearing house, valuations provided by the clearing house are used. All valuations obtained are tested with internally developed models that apply readily observable market parameters. The Company considers the creditworthiness of both the Company and its counterparties, along with collateral provisions contained in each derivative agreement, from the perspective of both the Company and its counterparties. All of the Company’s Swaps are subject either to bilateral collateral arrangements, or for cleared Swaps, to the clearing house’s margin requirements. Consequently,
no
credit valuation adjustment was made in determining the fair value of such instruments. Swaps are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, on the consolidated balance sheets by the valuation hierarchy, as previously described:
Fair Value at
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
Non-Agency MBS, including MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
347,640
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
347,640
|
|
Securities obtained and pledged as collateral
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
797,191
|
|
|
797,191
|
|
Swaps
|
|
—
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
121
|
|
Total assets carried at fair value
|
|
$
|
506,182
|
|
|
$
|
10,278,111
|
|
|
$
|
797,191
|
|
|
$
|
11,581,484
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
109,323
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
109,323
|
|
Obligation to return securities obtained as collateral
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
Total liabilities carried at fair value
|
|
$
|
506,182
|
|
|
$
|
109,323
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
615,505
|
|
Fair Value at
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,752,244
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,752,244
|
|
Non-Agency MBS, including MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
183,582
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
183,582
|
|
Securities obtained and pledged as collateral
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
623,276
|
|
|
623,276
|
|
Swaps
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
Total assets carried at fair value
|
|
$
|
507,443
|
|
|
$
|
11,357,770
|
|
|
$
|
623,276
|
|
|
$
|
12,488,489
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
70,526
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
70,526
|
|
Obligation to return securities obtained as collateral
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
Total liabilities carried at fair value
|
|
$
|
507,443
|
|
|
$
|
70,526
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
577,969
|
|
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents additional information for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
about the Company’s residential whole loans, at fair value, which are classified as Level 3 and measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential Whole Loans, at Fair Value
(1)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
684,582
|
|
|
$
|
183,861
|
|
|
$
|
623,276
|
|
|
$
|
143,472
|
|
Purchases and capitalized advances
|
|
50,071
|
|
|
357,258
|
|
|
169,830
|
|
|
410,981
|
|
Changes in fair value recorded in Net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value
|
|
10,913
|
|
|
2,362
|
|
|
25,529
|
|
|
3,872
|
|
Collection of principal, net of liquidation gains/losses
|
|
(18,119
|
)
|
|
(7,152
|
)
|
|
(48,909
|
)
|
|
(15,716
|
)
|
Transfer to REO
|
|
(22,985
|
)
|
|
(4,792
|
)
|
|
(65,264
|
)
|
|
(11,072
|
)
|
Balance at end of period
|
|
$
|
704,462
|
|
|
$
|
531,537
|
|
|
$
|
704,462
|
|
|
$
|
531,537
|
|
(1) Excludes approximately
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities from one level to another during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents a summary of quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s residential whole loans held at fair value for which it has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
Fair Value Methodology for Level 3 Financial Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Fair Value
(1)
|
|
Valuation Technique
|
|
Unobservable Input
|
|
Weighted Average
(2)
|
|
Range
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
|
|
$
|
184,140
|
|
|
Discounted cash flow
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
6.6
|
%
|
|
5.0-7.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayment rate
|
|
7.4
|
%
|
|
0.0-12.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Default rate
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
|
0.0-9.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss severity
|
|
13.4
|
%
|
|
0.0-78.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
473,068
|
|
|
Liquidation model
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
7.6
|
%
|
|
6.8-42.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual change in home prices
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
(11.9)-7.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidation timeline
(in years)
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
0.1-4.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current value of underlying properties
(3)
|
|
$
|
703
|
|
|
$5-$4,900
|
Total
|
|
$
|
657,208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Fair Value
(1)
|
|
Valuation Technique
|
|
Unobservable Input
|
|
Weighted Average
(2)
|
|
Range
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
|
|
$
|
113,166
|
|
|
Discounted cash flow
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
7.0
|
%
|
|
6.0-8.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayment rate
|
|
6.6
|
%
|
|
0.3-11.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Default rate
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
0.0-9.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss severity
|
|
17.0
|
%
|
|
10.0-79.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
392,557
|
|
|
Liquidation model
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
6.9
|
%
|
|
6.8-10.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual change in home prices
|
|
1.3
|
%
|
|
(5.5)-6.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidation timeline
(in years)
|
|
1.6
|
|
|
0.7-4.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current value of underlying properties
(3)
|
|
$
|
626
|
|
|
$14-$3,500
|
Total
|
|
$
|
505,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Excludes approximately
$140.0 million
and
$117.6 million
of loans for which management considers the purchase price continues to reflect the fair value of such loans at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(2) Amounts are weighted based on the fair value of the underlying loan.
(3) The simple average value of the properties underlying residential whole loans held at fair value valued via a liquidation model was approximately
$357,000
and
$305,000
as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The following table presents the difference between the fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Company’s residential whole loans for which the fair value option was elected, at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unpaid Principal Balance
|
|
Difference
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unpaid Principal Balance
|
|
Difference
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans
|
|
$
|
704,462
|
|
|
$
|
840,964
|
|
|
$
|
(136,502
|
)
|
|
$
|
623,276
|
|
|
$
|
786,330
|
|
|
$
|
(163,054
|
)
|
Loans 90 days or more past due
|
|
$
|
504,337
|
|
|
$
|
613,824
|
|
|
$
|
(109,487
|
)
|
|
$
|
493,640
|
|
|
$
|
637,459
|
|
|
$
|
(143,819
|
)
|
(1) Excludes approximately
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
Changes to the valuation methodologies used with respect to the Company’s financial instruments are reviewed by management to ensure any such changes result in appropriate exit price valuations. The Company will refine its valuation methodologies as markets and products develop and pricing methodologies evolve. The methods described above may produce fair value estimates that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those used by market participants, the use of different methodologies, or assumptions, to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. The Company uses inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocation, during which price transparency may be reduced. The Company reviews the classification of its financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy on a quarterly basis, and management may conclude that its financial instruments should be reclassified to a different level in the future.
The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Estimated Fair Value
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Estimated Fair Value
|
(In Thousands)
|
Financial Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
$
|
4,752,244
|
|
|
$
|
4,752,244
|
|
Non-Agency MBS, including MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
347,640
|
|
|
347,640
|
|
|
183,582
|
|
|
183,582
|
|
Securities obtained and pledged as collateral
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
Residential whole loans, at carrying value
|
|
550,623
|
|
|
569,798
|
|
|
271,845
|
|
|
289,696
|
|
Residential whole loans, at fair value
|
|
797,191
|
|
|
797,191
|
|
|
623,276
|
|
|
623,276
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
288,698
|
|
|
288,698
|
|
|
165,007
|
|
|
165,007
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
122,656
|
|
|
122,656
|
|
|
71,538
|
|
|
71,538
|
|
Swaps
|
|
121
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
Financial Liabilities
(1)
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase agreements
|
|
8,482,756
|
|
|
8,482,532
|
|
|
7,887,622
|
|
|
7,828,115
|
|
FHLB advances
|
|
215,000
|
|
|
215,000
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
Securitized debt
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,868
|
|
|
22,057
|
|
Obligation to return securities obtained as collateral
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
506,182
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
|
507,443
|
|
Senior Notes
|
|
96,724
|
|
|
102,991
|
|
|
96,697
|
|
|
101,391
|
|
Swaps
|
|
109,323
|
|
|
109,323
|
|
|
70,526
|
|
|
70,526
|
|
(1) Carrying value of Senior Notes, Securitized debt and certain Repurchase agreements is net of associated debt issuance costs.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
In addition to the methodologies used to determine the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as previously described, the following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in arriving at the fair value of the Company’s other financial instruments presented in the above table:
Residential Whole Loans at Carrying Value:
The Company determines the fair value of its residential whole loans held at carrying value after considering portfolio valuations obtained from a third-party who specializes in providing valuations of residential mortgage loans and trading activity observed in the market place. The Company’s residential whole loans held at carrying value are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are comprised of cash held in overnight money market investments and demand deposit accounts. At
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company’s money market funds were invested in securities issued by the U.S. Government, or its agencies, instrumentalities, and sponsored entities, and repurchase agreements involving the securities described above. Given the overnight term and assessed credit risk, the Company’s investments in money market funds are determined to have a fair value equal to their carrying value.
Repurchase Agreements:
The fair value of repurchase agreements reflects the present value of the contractual cash flows discounted at market interest rates at the valuation date for repurchase agreements with a term equivalent to the remaining term to interest rate repricing, which may be at maturity. Such interest rates are estimated based on LIBOR rates observed in the market. The Company’s repurchase agreements are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
FHLB Advances:
FHLB advances reflect collateralized borrowings at variable market interest rates that reset on a monthly basis. Accordingly, the carrying amount of FHLB advances are considered to approximate fair value. The Company’s FHLB advances are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Securitized Debt:
In determining the fair value of securitized debt, management considers a number of observable market data points, including prices obtained from pricing services and brokers as well as dialogue with market participants. Accordingly, the Company’s securitized debt is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Senior Notes:
The fair value of the Senior Notes is determined using the end of day market price quoted on the NYSE at the reporting date. The Company’s Senior Notes are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
16
.
Use of Special Purpose Entities and Variable Interest Entities
A Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”) is an entity designed to fulfill a specific limited need of the company that organized it. SPEs are often used to facilitate transactions that involve securitizing financial assets or resecuritizing previously securitized financial assets. The objective of such transactions may include obtaining non-recourse financing, obtaining liquidity or refinancing the underlying securitized financial assets on improved terms. Securitization involves transferring assets to a SPE to convert all or a portion of those assets into cash before they would have been realized in the normal course of business, through the SPE’s issuance of debt or equity instruments. Investors in an SPE usually have recourse only to the assets in the SPE and, depending on the overall structure of the transaction, may benefit from various forms of credit enhancement such as over-collateralization in the form of excess assets in the SPE, priority with respect to receipt of cash flows relative to holders of other debt or equity instruments issued by the SPE, or a line of credit or other form of liquidity agreement that is designed with the objective of ensuring that investors receive principal and/or interest cash flow on the investment in accordance with the terms of their investment agreement.
Resecuritization transactions
The Company has in prior years entered into several resecuritization transactions that resulted in the Company consolidating as VIEs the SPEs that were created to facilitate the transactions and to which the underlying assets in connection with the resecuritizations were transferred. See Note
2
(
r
) for a discussion of the accounting policies applied to the consolidation of VIEs and transfers of financial assets in connection with resecuritization transactions.
The Company has engaged in resecuritization transactions primarily for the purpose of obtaining non-recourse financing on a portion of its Non-Agency MBS portfolio, as well as refinancing a portion of its Non-Agency MBS portfolio on improved terms. Notwithstanding the Company’s participation in these transactions, the risks facing the Company are largely unchanged as the Company remains economically exposed to the first loss position on the underlying MBS transferred to the VIEs.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The activities that can be performed by an entity created to facilitate a resecuritization transaction are generally specified in the entity’s formation documents. Those documents do not permit the entity, any beneficial interest holder in the entity, or any other party associated with the entity to cause the entity to sell or replace the assets held by the entity, or limit such ability to when specific events of default occur.
The Company concluded that the entities created to facilitate these resecuritization transactions are VIEs. The Company then completed an analysis of whether each VIE created to facilitate the resecuritization transaction should be consolidated by the Company, based on consideration of its involvement in each VIE, including the design and purpose of the SPE, and whether its involvement reflected a controlling financial interest that resulted in the Company being deemed the primary beneficiary of each VIE. In determining whether the Company would be considered the primary beneficiary, the following factors were assessed:
|
|
•
|
Whether the Company has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE; and
|
|
|
•
|
Whether the Company has a right to receive benefits or absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE.
|
Based on its evaluation of the factors discussed above, including its involvement in the purpose and design of the entity, the Company has determined that it is required to consolidate the remaining VIE created to facilitate the resecuritization transaction.
As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the aggregate fair value of the Non-Agency MBS that were resecuritized as described above was
$187.0 million
and
$598.3 million
, respectively. These assets are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and disclosed as “Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs, at fair value.” During the nine months ended
September 30, 2016
the principal balance for the WFMLT Series 2012-RR1 A1 Bond was paid-off, thereby reducing the aggregate outstanding balance of credit support provided for the senior Non-Agency MBS sold to third-party investors in resecuritization transactions (“Senior Bonds”) issued by consolidated VIEs to
zero
. As of
December 31, 2015
, the aggregate outstanding balance of Senior Bonds issued by consolidated VIEs was
$22.1 million
. These Senior Bonds are included in Other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and disclosed as “Securitized debt.”
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to amend the Trust Agreement of the DMSI 2010-RS2 Trust (the “Trust”) in order to facilitate the unwind of this resecuritization transaction. Concurrent with the amendment to the Trust Agreement, the Company entered into a transaction to exchange the remaining beneficial interests issued by the Trust and held by the Company for the underlying securities that had previously been transferred to and held by the Trust. During the third quarter of 2016 and subsequent to completion of any final Trust distributions, the remaining beneficial interests were cancelled and the Trust was terminated
.
For financial reporting purposes, the exchange transaction and termination of this financing structure did not result in any gain or loss to the Company as this resecuritization was accounted for as a financing transaction. However, for purposes of determining REIT taxable income, this resecuritization transaction was originally accounted for as a sale of the underlying securities to the Trust and acquisition of beneficial interests issued by the Trust. Because the fair value of the underlying securities received exceeded the Company’s tax basis in the remaining beneficial interests at the exchange date, the unwind of this resecuritization structure resulted in the Company recognizing taxable income currently estimated to be approximately
$70.9
million or
$0.19
per common share. In addition, the underlying securities originally transferred as part of this resecuritization are reported as Non-Agency MBS in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at
September 30, 2016
and interest income from the underlying securities from the date of exchange transaction through
September 30, 2016
is reported as Interest income from Non-Agency MBS in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Prior to the completion of the Company’s first resecuritization transaction in October 2010, the Company had not transferred assets to VIEs or QSPEs and, other than acquiring MBS issued by such entities, it had no other involvement with VIEs or QSPEs.
Residential Whole Loans
Included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
are
$1.3 billion
and
$895.1 million
of residential whole loans, of which approximately
$550.6 million
and
$271.8 million
are reported at carrying value and
$797.2 million
and
$623.3 million
are reported at fair value, respectively. The inclusion of these assets arises from the Company’s
100%
equity interest in certain trusts established to acquire the loans. Based on its evaluation of its
100%
interest in these trusts and other factors, the Company has determined that the trusts are required to be consolidated for financial reporting
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
purposes. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, the Company recognized interest income from residential whole loans reported at carrying value of approximately
$5.9 million
and
$16.1 million
, respectively. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company recognized interest income from residential whole loans reported at carrying value of approximately
$4.0 million
and
$11.8 million
, respectively. These amounts are included in Interest Income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. In addition, the Company recognized net gains on residential whole loans held at fair value during the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
of approximately
$18.7 million
and
$45.1 million
, respectively. During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
, the Company recognized net gains on residential whole loans held at fair value of
$5.6 million
and
$10.8 million
, respectively. These amounts are included in Other Income, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. (See Note
4
)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refer to MFA Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries as “the Company,” “MFA,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” unless we specifically state otherwise or the context otherwise indicates.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015
.
Forward Looking Statements
When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in future filings with the SEC or in press releases or other written or oral communications, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may” the negative of these words or similar expressions, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the 1933 Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results with respect to our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: changes in interest rates and the market value of our MBS; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans securing our MBS, an increase of which could result in a reduction of the yield on MBS in our portfolio and an increase of which could require us to reinvest the proceeds received by us as a result of such prepayments in MBS with lower coupons; credit risks underlying our assets, including changes in the default rates and management’s assumptions regarding default rates on the mortgage loans securing our Non-Agency MBS and relating to our residential whole loan portfolio; our ability to borrow to finance our assets and the terms, including the cost, maturity and other terms, of any such borrowings; implementation of or changes in government regulations or programs affecting our business; our estimates regarding taxable income the actual amount of which is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in the amount of interest income and financing costs, the method elected by us to accrete the market discount on Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans and the extent of prepayments, realized losses and changes in the composition of our Agency MBS, Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loan portfolios that may occur during the applicable tax period, including gain or loss on any MBS disposals and whole loan modification, foreclosure and liquidation; the timing and amount of distributions to stockholders, which are declared and paid at the discretion of our Board and will depend on, among other things, our taxable income, our financial results and overall financial condition and liquidity, maintenance of our REIT qualification and such other factors as the Board deems relevant; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (or the Investment Company Act), including statements regarding the concept release issued by the SEC relating to interpretive issues under the Investment Company Act with respect to the status under the Investment Company Act of certain companies that are engaged in the business of acquiring mortgages and mortgage-related interests; our ability to successfully implement our strategy to grow our residential whole loan portfolio; expected returns on our investments in non-performing residential whole loans (or NPLs), which are affected by, among other things, the length of time required to foreclose upon, sell, liquidate or otherwise reach a resolution of the property underlying the NPL, home price values, amounts advanced to carry the asset (e.g., taxes, insurance, maintenance expenses, etc. on the underlying property) and the amount ultimately realized upon resolution of the asset; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the annual, quarterly and current reports that we file with the SEC, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. All forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Business/General
We are a REIT primarily engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage assets, including Agency MBS, Non-Agency MBS, residential whole loans and CRT securities. Our principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. We selectively invest in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return.
At
September 30, 2016
, we had total assets of approximately
$12.8 billion
, of which
$9.9 billion
, or
77.9%
, represented our MBS portfolio. At such date, our MBS portfolio was comprised of
$4.0 billion
of Agency MBS and
$5.9 billion
of Non-Agency MBS which includes
$3.4 billion
of Legacy Non-Agency MBS and
$2.5 billion
of MBS that are structured with a contractual coupon step-up feature where the coupon steps-up 300 basis points at 36 months from issuance or sooner (or 3 Year Step-up securities). These 3 Year Step-up securities are backed by securitized re-performing and non-performing loans. In addition, at
September 30, 2016
, we had approximately
$1.3 billion
in residential whole loans acquired through our consolidated trusts, which represented approximately
10.6%
of our total assets. Our remaining investment-related assets were primarily comprised of collateral obtained in connection with reverse repurchase agreements, cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash), CRT securities, REO, MBS-related receivables and derivative instruments.
The results of our business operations are affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, and primarily depend on, among other things, the level of our net interest income, the market value of our assets, which is driven by numerous factors, including the supply and demand for residential mortgage assets in the marketplace, the terms and availability of adequate financing, general economic and real estate conditions (both on a national and local level), the impact of government actions in the real estate and mortgage sector, and the credit performance of our credit sensitive residential mortgage assets. Our net interest income varies primarily as a result of changes in interest rates, the slope of the yield curve (i.e., the differential between long-term and short-term interest rates), borrowing costs (i.e., our interest expense) and prepayment speeds on our MBS, the behavior of which involves various risks and uncertainties. Interest rates and conditional prepayment rates (or CPRs) (which measure the amount of unscheduled principal prepayment on a bond as a percentage of the bond balance), vary according to the type of investment, conditions in the financial markets, competition and other factors, none of which can be predicted with any certainty.
With respect to our business operations, increases in interest rates, in general, may over time cause: (i) the interest expense associated with our borrowings to increase; (ii) the value of our MBS portfolio and, correspondingly, our stockholders’ equity to decline; (iii) coupons on our ARM-MBS to reset, on a delayed basis, to higher interest rates; (iv) prepayments on our MBS to decline, thereby slowing the amortization of our MBS purchase premiums and the accretion of our purchase discounts; and (v) the value of our derivative hedging instruments and, correspondingly, our stockholders’ equity to increase. Conversely, decreases in interest rates, in general, may over time cause: (i) the interest expense associated with our borrowings to decrease; (ii) the value of our MBS portfolio and, correspondingly, our stockholders’ equity to increase; (iii) coupons on our ARM-MBS to reset, on a delayed basis, to lower interest rates; (iv) prepayments on our MBS to increase, thereby accelerating the amortization of our MBS purchase premiums and the accretion of our purchase discounts; and (v) the value of our derivative hedging instruments and, correspondingly, our stockholders’ equity to decrease. In addition, our borrowing costs and credit lines are further affected by the type of collateral we pledge and general conditions in the credit market.
We are exposed to credit risk in our Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans, generally meaning that we are subject to credit losses in these portfolios that correspond to the risk of delinquency, default and foreclosure on the underlying real estate collateral. We believe the discounted purchase prices paid on certain of these investments mitigate our risk of loss in the event that, as we expect on most such investments, we receive less than 100% of the par value of these securities or loans. Our investment process for credit sensitive assets focuses primarily on quantifying and pricing credit risk.
As of
September 30, 2016
, approximately
$6.4 billion
, or
64.6%
, of our MBS portfolio was in its contractual fixed-rate period or were fixed-rate MBS and approximately
$3.5 billion
, or
35.4%
, was in its contractual adjustable-rate period, or were floating rate MBS with interest rates that reset monthly. Our ARM-MBS in their contractual adjustable-rate period primarily include MBS collateralized by Hybrids for which the initial fixed-rate period has elapsed, such that the interest rate will typically adjust on an annual or semiannual basis.
Premiums arise when we acquire MBS at a price in excess of the principal balance of the mortgages securing such MBS (i.e., par value). Conversely, discounts arise when we acquire MBS at a price below the principal balance of the mortgages securing such MBS or acquire residential whole loans at a price below the principal balance of the mortgage. Premiums paid on our MBS are amortized against interest income and accretable purchase discounts on these investments are accreted to interest income. Purchase premiums on our MBS, which are primarily carried on our Agency MBS, are amortized against interest income over the life of each security using the effective yield method, adjusted for actual prepayment activity. An increase in the prepayment rate, as measured by the CPR, will typically accelerate the amortization of purchase premiums, thereby reducing the IRR/interest income earned on such assets.
CPR levels are impacted by, among other things, conditions in the housing market, new regulations, government and private sector initiatives, interest rates, availability of credit to home borrowers, underwriting standards and the economy in general. In particular, CPR reflects the conditional repayment rate (or CRR), which measures voluntary prepayments of mortgages collateralizing a particular MBS, and the conditional default rate (or CDR), which measures involuntary prepayments resulting
from defaults. CPRs on Agency MBS and Legacy Non-Agency MBS may differ significantly. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, our Agency MBS portfolio experienced a weighted average CPR of
16.7%
, and our Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio experienced a weighted average CPR of
15.9%
. Over the last consecutive eight quarters, ending with
September 30, 2016
, the monthly fair value weighted average CPR on our Agency and Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolios ranged from a high of
17.1%
experienced during the month ended September 30, 2016 to a low of
10.4%
, experienced during the month ended March 31, 2015, with an average CPR over such quarters of
13.7%
.
Our method of accounting for Non-Agency MBS purchased at significant discounts to par value, requires us to make assumptions with respect to each security. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, future interest rates, voluntary prepayment rates, default rates, mortgage modifications and loss severities. As part of our Non-Agency MBS surveillance process, we track and compare each security’s actual performance over time to the performance expected at the time of purchase or, if we have modified our original purchase assumptions, to our revised performance expectations. To the extent that actual performance or our expectation of future performance of our Non-Agency MBS deviates materially from our expected performance parameters, we may revise our performance expectations, such that the amount of purchase discount designated as credit discount may be increased or decreased over time. Nevertheless, credit losses greater than those anticipated or in excess of the recorded purchase discount could occur, which could materially adversely impact our operating results.
It is our business strategy to hold our MBS as long-term investments. On at least a quarterly basis, we assess our ability and intent to continue to hold each security and, as part of this process, we monitor our securities for other-than-temporary impairment. A change in our ability and/or intent to continue to hold any of our securities that are in an unrealized loss position, or a deterioration in the underlying characteristics of these securities, could result in our recognizing future impairment charges or a loss upon the sale of any such security. At
September 30, 2016
, we had net unrealized gains of
$46.6 million
on our Agency MBS, comprised of gross unrealized gains of
$56.7 million
and gross unrealized losses of
$10.0 million
and net unrealized gains on our Non-Agency MBS of
$627.3 million
, comprised of gross unrealized gains of
$632.2 million
and gross unrealized losses of
$4.9 million
. At
September 30, 2016
, we did not intend to sell any of our MBS that were in an unrealized loss position, and we believe it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell those securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at their maturity.
We rely primarily on borrowings under repurchase agreements to finance our MBS, residential whole loans and CRT securities. Our residential mortgage investments have longer-term contractual maturities than our borrowings under repurchase agreements. Even though the majority of our MBS have interest rates that adjust over time based on short-term changes in corresponding interest rate indices (typically following an initial fixed-rate period for our Hybrids), the interest rates we pay on our borrowings will typically change at a faster pace than the interest rates we earn on our MBS. In order to reduce this interest rate risk exposure, we may enter into derivative instruments, which at
September 30, 2016
were comprised of Swaps.
Our Swap derivative instruments are designated as cash-flow hedges against a portion of our current and forecasted LIBOR-based repurchase agreements. Our Swaps do not extend the maturities of our repurchase agreements; they do, however, lock in a fixed rate of interest over their term for the notional amount of the Swap corresponding to the hedged item. During the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, we did not enter into any new Swaps and had Swaps with an aggregate notional amount of
$50.0 million
and a weighted average fixed-pay rate of
2.13%
amortize and/or expire. At
September 30, 2016
, we had Swaps designated in hedging relationships with an aggregate notional amount of
$3.0 billion
with a weighted average fixed-pay rate of
1.82%
and a weighted average variable interest rate received of
0.53%
.
Recent Market Conditions and Our Strategy
During the
third
quarter of
2016
, we continued to invest in residential mortgage assets, including both MBS and, through consolidated trusts, residential whole loans. At
September 30, 2016
, our MBS portfolio was approximately
$9.9 billion
compared to
$11.2 billion
at
December 31, 2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, our total investment in residential whole loans was
$1.3 billion
compared to
$895.1 million
at
December 31, 2015
.
At
September 30, 2016
,
$5.9 billion
, or
59.5%
of our MBS portfolio, was invested in Non-Agency MBS. During the three months ended
September 30, 2016
, the fair value of our Non-Agency MBS holdings decreased by $196.1 million. The primary components of the change during the quarter in these Non-Agency MBS include
$673.3 million
of principal repayments and other principal reductions and the sale of Non-Agency MBS with a fair value of
$13.2 million
partially offset by
$413.5 million
of purchases (at a weighted average purchase price of 98.7%), and an increase reflecting Non-Agency MBS price changes of
$76.9 million
.
At
September 30, 2016
,
$4.0 billion
, or
40.5%
of our MBS portfolio, was invested in Agency MBS. During the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, the fair value of our Agency MBS
decreased
by $286.3 million. This was due to
$269.1 million
of principal repayments,
$10.3 million
of premium amortization and
$6.9 million
decrease
in net unrealized gains.
In this low interest rate environment, we continue to invest in more credit sensitive, less interest sensitive residential mortgage assets. During the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, we purchased, through consolidated trusts, approximately
$311.6 million
of residential whole loans with an unpaid principal balance of approximately
$379.4 million
. At
September 30, 2016
, our total recorded investment in residential whole loans was
$1.3 billion
. Of this amount,
$550.6 million
is presented as residential whole loans at carrying value and
$797.2 million
as residential whole loans at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, we recognized approximately
$5.9 million
of income on residential whole loans held at carrying value in Interest Income on our consolidated statements of operations, representing an effective yield of
6.09%
(excluding servicing costs). In addition, we recorded a net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value of
$18.7 million
in Other Income, net in our consolidated statements of operations for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
.
We currently expect to continue to seek more credit sensitive, less interest rate sensitive residential mortgage assets during the remainder of 2016, including residential whole loans and Non-Agency MBS. In order to achieve our current investment strategy, interest rate sensitive Agency MBS may continue to run off without reinvestment in this asset class.
In addition to our investments in Agency MBS, Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans, we invest in CRT securities, which are debt obligations issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. At
September 30, 2016
our investments in these securities totaled
$347.6 million
.
Our book value per common share was
$7.64
as of
September 30, 2016
. Book value per common share increased from
$7.41
as of
June 30, 2016
due primarily to the impact of fair value changes of Legacy Non-Agency MBS, CRT securities and Swaps, partially offset by the impact of discount accretion income on Legacy Non-Agency MBS that was recognized and declared as dividends during the quarter.
At the end of the
third
quarter of
2016
, the average coupon on mortgages underlying our Agency MBS was higher compared to the end of the
third
quarter of
2015
, due to upward resets on Hybrid and ARM-MBS within the portfolio. As a result, the coupon yield on our Agency MBS portfolio
increased
to
2.83%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, from
2.74%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2015
. The net Agency MBS yield
decreased
slightly to
1.83%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, from
1.84%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2015
. The net yield for our Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio was
8.09%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
compared to
7.60%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2015
. The
increase
in the net yield on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio reflects the impact of the cash proceeds received during the second quarter of 2016 in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts and the improved performance of loans underlying the Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio, which has resulted in credit reserve releases, in the current and prior year. The net yield for our 3 Year Step-up securities portfolio was
3.86%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
compared to
3.74%
for the
three months ended September 30, 2015
. The
increase
in the net yield on this portfolio is primarily due to the addition of higher yielding securities since the
third
quarter of
2015
. Despite heavy supply, spreads for 3 Year Step-up securities have tightened since the first quarter of 2016, as more buyers find these short-duration and well credit-protected assets attractive.
We believe that our
$715.0 million
Credit Reserve and OTTI appropriately factors in remaining uncertainties regarding underlying mortgage performance and the potential impact on future cash flows for our existing Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio. Home price appreciation and underlying mortgage loan amortization have decreased the LTV for many of the mortgages underlying our Legacy Non-Agency portfolio. Home price appreciation during the past few years has generally been driven by a combination of limited housing supply, low mortgage rates and demographic-driven U.S. household formation. We estimate that the average LTV of mortgage loans underlying our Legacy Non-Agency MBS has declined from approximately 105% as of January 2012 to approximately
67%
as of
September 30, 2016
. In addition, we estimate that the percentage of non-delinquent loans underlying our Legacy Non-Agency MBS that are underwater (with LTVs greater than 100%), has declined from approximately 52% as of January 2012 to
4%
at
September 30, 2016
. Lower LTVs lessen the likelihood of defaults and simultaneously decrease loss severities. Further, during
2015
and the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we have also observed faster voluntary prepayment (i.e., prepayment of loans in full with no loss) speeds than originally projected. The yields on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS that were purchased at a discount are positively impacted if prepayment rates on these securities exceed our prepayment assumptions. Based on these current conditions, we have reduced estimated future losses within our Legacy Non-Agency portfolio. As a result, during the
three months ended September 30, 2016
,
$6.8 million
was transferred from Credit Reserve to accretable discount. This increase in accretable discount is expected to increase the interest income realized over the remaining life of our Legacy Non-Agency MBS. The remaining average contractual life of such assets is approximately
20
years, but based on scheduled loan amortization and prepayments (both voluntary and involuntary), loan balances will decline substantially over
time. Consequently, we believe that the majority of the impact on interest income from the reduction in Credit Reserve will occur over the next ten years.
At
September 30, 2016
, we have access to various sources of liquidity which we estimate to be in excess of
$635.6 million
. This amount includes (i)
$288.7 million
of cash and cash equivalents; (ii)
$224.1 million
in estimated financing available from unpledged Agency MBS and from other Agency MBS collateral that is currently pledged in excess of contractual requirements; and (iii)
$122.8 million
in estimated financing available from unpledged Non-Agency MBS. Our sources of liquidity do not include restricted cash. We believe that we are positioned to continue to take advantage of investment opportunities within the residential mortgage marketplace. During the remainder of
2016
, we intend to continue to selectively acquire MBS and residential whole loans. In addition, while the majority of our Legacy Non-Agency MBS will not return their full face value due to loan defaults, we believe that they will deliver attractive loss adjusted yields due to our discounted average amortized cost of
73%
of face value at
September 30, 2016
.
Repurchase agreement funding for both Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS continues to be available to us from multiple counterparties. Typically, repurchase agreement funding involving Non-Agency MBS is available from fewer counterparties, at terms requiring higher collateralization and higher interest rates, than for repurchase agreement funding involving Agency MBS. In July 2015, our wholly-owned subsidiary, MFA Insurance, became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, further diversifying our potential sources of funding for residential mortgage investments. However, in January 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (or FHFA) released its final rule amending its regulation on FHLB membership, which, amongst other things, provided termination rules for current captive insurance members. As a result of such regulation, MFA Insurance will not be permitted new advances or renewal of existing advances and will be required to terminate its FHLB membership within one year of the rule’s effective date of February 19, 2016. During the
third
quarter of
2016
we reduced our FHLB advances by approximately $330.0 million to approximately
$215.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
. At
September 30, 2016
, our debt consisted of borrowings under repurchase agreements with
28
counterparties, FHLB advances, Senior Notes outstanding and obligation to return securities obtained as collateral, resulting in a debt-to-equity multiple of
3.1
times. (See table on page
73
under Results of Operations that presents our quarterly leverage multiples since
September 30, 2015
.)
Information About Our Assets
The tables below present certain information about our asset allocation at
September 30, 2016
:
ASSET ALLOCATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
Legacy
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
(1)
|
|
MBS Portfolio
|
|
Residential Whole Loans, at Carrying Value
(2)
|
|
Residential Whole Loans, at Fair Value
|
|
Other,
net
(3)
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value/Carrying Value
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
$
|
3,385,588
|
|
|
$
|
2,523,227
|
|
|
$
|
9,930,350
|
|
|
$
|
550,623
|
|
|
$
|
797,191
|
|
|
$
|
862,916
|
|
|
$
|
12,141,080
|
|
Less Payable for Unsettled
Purchases
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(111,232
|
)
|
|
(92,728
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(203,960
|
)
|
Less Repurchase Agreements
|
|
(3,356,803
|
)
|
|
(2,287,178
|
)
|
|
(1,963,760
|
)
|
|
(7,607,741
|
)
|
|
(213,781
|
)
|
|
(419,628
|
)
|
|
(241,606
|
)
|
|
(8,482,756
|
)
|
Less FHLB advances
|
|
(215,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(215,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(215,000
|
)
|
Less Senior Notes
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(96,724
|
)
|
|
(96,724
|
)
|
Equity Allocated
|
|
$
|
449,732
|
|
|
$
|
1,098,410
|
|
|
$
|
559,467
|
|
|
$
|
2,107,609
|
|
|
$
|
225,610
|
|
|
$
|
284,835
|
|
|
$
|
524,586
|
|
|
$
|
3,142,640
|
|
Less Swaps at Market Value
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
(109,202
|
)
|
Net Equity Allocated
|
|
$
|
449,732
|
|
|
$
|
1,098,410
|
|
|
$
|
559,467
|
|
|
$
|
2,107,609
|
|
|
$
|
225,610
|
|
|
$
|
284,835
|
|
|
$
|
415,384
|
|
|
$
|
3,033,438
|
|
Debt/Net Equity Ratio
(4)
|
|
7.9
|
x
|
|
2.1
|
x
|
|
3.5
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
x
|
|
1.8
|
x
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
x
|
|
|
(1)
|
3 Year Step-up securities are MBS that are backed by securitized re-performing and non-performing loans. The securities are structured such that the coupon steps up 300 basis points at 36 months from issuance or sooner. Included with the balance of Non-Agency MBS reported on our consolidated balance sheets.
|
|
|
(2)
|
The carrying value of such loans reflects the purchase price, accretion of income, cash received and provision for loan losses since acquisition. At
September 30, 2016
, the fair value of such loans is estimated to be approximately
$569.8 million
.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, securities obtained and pledged as collateral, CRT securities, other assets, obligation to return securities obtained as collateral of
$506.2 million
and other liabilities.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Represents the sum of borrowings under repurchase agreements, FHLB advances and payable for unsettled purchases as a multiple of net equity allocated. The numerator of our Total Debt/Net Equity Ratio also includes the obligation to return securities obtained as collateral of
$506.2 million
and Senior Notes.
|
Agency MBS
The following table presents certain information regarding the composition of our Agency MBS portfolio as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon
(2)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
15-Year Fixed Rate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low Loan Balance
(3)
|
|
$
|
1,235,084
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
104.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,293,282
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
2.97
|
%
|
|
11.6
|
%
|
HARP
(4)
|
|
124,216
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
|
104.8
|
|
|
130,125
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
2.97
|
|
|
11.3
|
|
Other (Post June 2009)
(5)
|
|
114,111
|
|
|
103.9
|
|
|
106.8
|
|
|
121,818
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
4.14
|
|
|
18.4
|
|
Other (Pre June 2009)
(6)
|
|
679
|
|
|
104.9
|
|
|
107.4
|
|
|
729
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
4.50
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
Total 15-Year Fixed Rate
|
|
$
|
1,474,090
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
104.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,545,954
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
3.06
|
%
|
|
12.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (Post June 2009)
(5)
|
|
$
|
1,474,277
|
|
|
104.4
|
%
|
|
105.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,547,451
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
2.98
|
%
|
|
22.9
|
%
|
Other (Pre June 2009)
(6)
|
|
778,114
|
|
|
101.7
|
|
|
105.4
|
|
|
820,425
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
2.87
|
|
|
14.5
|
|
Total Hybrid
|
|
$
|
2,252,391
|
|
|
103.5
|
%
|
|
105.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,367,876
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
2.94
|
%
|
|
20.0
|
%
|
CMO/Other
|
|
$
|
102,341
|
|
|
102.5
|
%
|
|
103.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
105,939
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
2.73
|
%
|
|
8.5
|
%
|
Total Portfolio
|
|
$
|
3,828,822
|
|
|
103.8
|
%
|
|
105.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,019,769
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
2.98
|
%
|
|
16.7
|
%
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon
(2)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
15-Year Fixed Rate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low Loan Balance
(3)
|
|
$
|
1,430,258
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
103.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,475,086
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
2.99
|
%
|
|
8.4
|
%
|
HARP
(4)
|
|
146,821
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
|
103.1
|
|
|
151,387
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
2.98
|
|
|
7.9
|
|
Other (Post June 2009)
(5)
|
|
144,596
|
|
|
103.9
|
|
|
106.1
|
|
|
153,477
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
4.14
|
|
|
16.1
|
|
Other (Pre June 2009)
(6)
|
|
745
|
|
|
104.9
|
|
|
106.8
|
|
|
796
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
4.50
|
|
|
28.9
|
|
Total 15-Year Fixed Rate
|
|
$
|
1,722,420
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
103.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,780,746
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
3.09
|
%
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (Post June 2009)
(5)
|
|
$
|
1,811,007
|
|
|
104.4
|
%
|
|
104.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,897,030
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
2.89
|
%
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
Other (Pre June 2009)
(6)
|
|
899,185
|
|
|
101.7
|
|
|
105.7
|
|
|
950,666
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
2.60
|
|
|
9.3
|
|
Total Hybrid
|
|
$
|
2,710,192
|
|
|
103.5
|
%
|
|
105.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,847,696
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
2.80
|
%
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
CMO/Other
|
|
$
|
117,791
|
|
|
102.5
|
%
|
|
104.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
122,771
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
2.52
|
%
|
|
12.2
|
%
|
Total Portfolio
|
|
$
|
4,550,403
|
|
|
103.8
|
%
|
|
104.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,751,213
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
2.90
|
%
|
|
11.8
|
%
|
(1) Does not include principal payments receivable of
$1.8 million
and
$1.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(2) Weighted average is based on MBS current face at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(3) Low loan balance represents MBS collateralized by mortgages with an original loan balance of less than or equal to $175,000.
(4) Home Affordable Refinance Program (or HARP) MBS are backed by refinanced loans with LTVs greater than or equal to 80% at origination.
(5) MBS issued in June 2009 or later. Majority of underlying loans are ineligible to refinance through the HARP program.
(6) MBS issued before June 2009.
The following table presents certain information regarding our 15-year fixed-rate Agency MBS as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Rate
|
|
Low Loan
Balance
and/or
HARP
(3)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15-Year Fixed Rate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.5%
|
|
$
|
735,330
|
|
|
104.0
|
%
|
|
103.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
762,586
|
|
|
45
|
|
3.04
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
9.9
|
%
|
3.0%
|
|
304,434
|
|
|
105.9
|
|
|
105.3
|
|
|
320,616
|
|
|
51
|
|
3.49
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
12.0
|
|
3.5%
|
|
7,771
|
|
|
103.5
|
|
|
105.6
|
|
|
8,208
|
|
|
71
|
|
4.18
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
11.8
|
|
4.0%
|
|
367,284
|
|
|
103.5
|
|
|
106.3
|
|
|
390,553
|
|
|
70
|
|
4.40
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
14.9
|
|
4.5%
|
|
59,271
|
|
|
105.2
|
|
|
108.0
|
|
|
63,991
|
|
|
74
|
|
4.88
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
22.7
|
|
Total 15-Year Fixed Rate
|
|
$
|
1,474,090
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
104.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,545,954
|
|
|
54
|
|
3.55
|
%
|
|
92
|
%
|
|
12.1
|
%
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Rate
|
|
Low Loan
Balance
and/or
HARP
(3)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15-Year Fixed Rate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.5%
|
|
$
|
834,689
|
|
|
104.0
|
%
|
|
101.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
846,925
|
|
|
36
|
|
3.04
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
6.9
|
%
|
3.0%
|
|
355,439
|
|
|
105.9
|
|
|
103.4
|
|
|
367,471
|
|
|
42
|
|
3.49
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
8.0
|
|
3.5%
|
|
9,238
|
|
|
103.5
|
|
|
104.9
|
|
|
9,691
|
|
|
62
|
|
4.18
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
12.6
|
|
4.0%
|
|
448,064
|
|
|
103.5
|
|
|
106.4
|
|
|
476,793
|
|
|
61
|
|
4.40
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
13.1
|
|
4.5%
|
|
74,990
|
|
|
105.2
|
|
|
106.5
|
|
|
79,866
|
|
|
65
|
|
4.88
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
13.3
|
|
Total 15-Year Fixed Rate
|
|
$
|
1,722,420
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
103.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,780,746
|
|
|
45
|
|
3.57
|
%
|
|
92
|
%
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
(1) Does not include principal payments receivable of
$1.8 million
and
$1.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(2) Weighted average is based on MBS current face at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(3) Low Loan Balance represents MBS collateralized by mortgages with an original loan balance less than or equal to $175,000. HARP MBS are backed by refinanced loans with LTVs greater than or equal to 80% at origination.
The following table presents certain information regarding our Hybrid Agency MBS as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
September 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Months to
Reset
(3)
|
|
Interest
Only
(4)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
Hybrid Post June 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency 5/1
|
|
$
|
588,444
|
|
|
104.3
|
%
|
|
105.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
619,994
|
|
|
2.88
|
%
|
|
73
|
|
7
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
24.4
|
%
|
Agency 7/1
|
|
673,590
|
|
|
104.5
|
|
|
104.5
|
|
|
704,216
|
|
|
3.02
|
|
|
60
|
|
23
|
|
23
|
|
|
23.7
|
|
Agency 10/1
|
|
212,243
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
|
105.2
|
|
|
223,241
|
|
|
3.15
|
|
|
55
|
|
64
|
|
63
|
|
|
16.0
|
|
Total Hybrids Post June 2009
|
|
$
|
1,474,277
|
|
|
104.4
|
%
|
|
105.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,547,451
|
|
|
2.98
|
%
|
|
64
|
|
23
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
22.9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Pre June 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon < 4.5%
(5)
|
|
$
|
745,520
|
|
|
101.7
|
%
|
|
105.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
785,883
|
|
|
2.75
|
%
|
|
118
|
|
5
|
|
43
|
%
|
|
14.5
|
%
|
Coupon >= 4.5%
(6)
|
|
32,594
|
|
|
101.5
|
|
|
106.0
|
|
|
34,542
|
|
|
5.70
|
|
|
109
|
|
10
|
|
71
|
|
|
13.7
|
|
Total Hybrids Pre June 2009
|
|
$
|
778,114
|
|
|
101.7
|
%
|
|
105.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
820,425
|
|
|
2.87
|
%
|
|
117
|
|
6
|
|
44
|
%
|
|
14.5
|
%
|
Total Hybrids
|
|
$
|
2,252,391
|
|
|
103.5
|
%
|
|
105.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,367,876
|
|
|
2.94
|
%
|
|
83
|
|
17
|
|
35
|
%
|
|
20.0
|
%
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Current
Face
|
|
Weighted
Average
Purchase
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Market
Price
|
|
Fair
Value
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Loan Age
(Months)
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Months to
Reset
(3)
|
|
Interest
Only
(4)
|
|
3 Month
Average
CPR
|
Hybrid Post June 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency 5/1
|
|
$
|
723,853
|
|
|
104.2
|
%
|
|
105.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
765,426
|
|
|
2.62
|
%
|
|
64
|
|
7
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
Agency 7/1
|
|
838,505
|
|
|
104.5
|
|
|
104.2
|
|
|
873,765
|
|
|
3.04
|
|
|
51
|
|
32
|
|
22
|
|
|
16.7
|
|
Agency 10/1
|
|
248,649
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
|
103.7
|
|
|
257,839
|
|
|
3.18
|
|
|
47
|
|
72
|
|
61
|
|
|
11.5
|
|
Total Hybrids Post June 2009
|
|
$
|
1,811,007
|
|
|
104.4
|
%
|
|
104.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,897,030
|
|
|
2.89
|
%
|
|
56
|
|
27
|
|
28
|
%
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Pre June 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coupon < 4.5%
(5)
|
|
$
|
853,168
|
|
|
101.7
|
%
|
|
105.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
901,870
|
|
|
2.43
|
%
|
|
109
|
|
6
|
|
59
|
%
|
|
8.9
|
%
|
Coupon >= 4.5%
(6)
|
|
46,017
|
|
|
101.5
|
|
|
106.0
|
|
|
48,796
|
|
|
5.73
|
|
|
102
|
|
18
|
|
73
|
|
|
17.4
|
|
Total Hybrids Pre June 2009
|
|
$
|
899,185
|
|
|
101.7
|
%
|
|
105.7
|
%
|
|
$
|
950,666
|
|
|
2.60
|
%
|
|
109
|
|
6
|
|
60
|
%
|
|
9.3
|
%
|
Total Hybrids
|
|
$
|
2,710,192
|
|
|
103.5
|
%
|
|
105.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,847,696
|
|
|
2.80
|
%
|
|
73
|
|
20
|
|
39
|
%
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
(1) Does not include principal payments receivable of
$1.8 million
and
$1.0 million
at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(2) Weighted average is based on MBS current face at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(3) Weighted average months to reset is the number of months remaining before the coupon interest rate resets. At reset, the MBS coupon will adjust based upon the underlying benchmark interest rate index, margin and periodic or lifetime caps. The months to reset do not reflect scheduled amortization or prepayments.
(4) Interest only represents MBS backed by mortgages currently in their interest-only period. Percentage is based on MBS current face at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, respectively.
(5) Agency 3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 10/1 Hybrid ARM-MBS with a coupon less than 4.5%.
(6) Agency 3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 10/1 Hybrid ARM-MBS with a coupon greater than or equal to 4.5%.
Non-Agency MBS
The following table presents information with respect to our Non-Agency MBS at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Face/Par
|
|
$
|
6,292,190
|
|
|
$
|
6,961,493
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
6,420,817
|
|
|
Amortized Cost
|
|
5,281,514
|
|
|
5,861,843
|
|
|
Purchase Discount Designated as Credit Reserve and OTTI
|
|
(714,958
|
)
|
(1)
|
(787,541
|
)
|
(2)
|
Purchase Discount Designated as Accretable
|
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
(312,182
|
)
|
|
Purchase Premiums
|
|
63
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
(1) Includes discount designated as Credit Reserve of
$694.0 million
and OTTI of
$20.9 million
.
(2) Includes discount designated as Credit Reserve of $766.0 million and OTTI of $21.5 million.
Purchase Discounts on Non-Agency MBS
The following table presents the changes in the components of purchase discount on Non-Agency MBS with respect to purchase discount designated as Credit Reserve and OTTI, and accretable purchase discount, for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
September 30, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and
OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and
OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
(724,198
|
)
|
|
$
|
(325,548
|
)
|
|
$
|
(847,017
|
)
|
|
$
|
(362,946
|
)
|
Accretion of discount
|
|
—
|
|
|
20,236
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,805
|
|
Realized credit losses
|
|
15,629
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,527
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases
|
|
(15,124
|
)
|
|
9,830
|
|
|
(455
|
)
|
|
113
|
|
Sales
|
|
2,398
|
|
|
6,523
|
|
|
3,676
|
|
|
11,193
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transfers/release of credit reserve
|
|
6,822
|
|
|
(6,822
|
)
|
|
6,872
|
|
|
(6,872
|
)
|
Balance at the end of period
|
|
$
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
$
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
$
|
(815,397
|
)
|
|
$
|
(335,707
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and
OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
|
Discount
Designated as
Credit Reserve and
OTTI
|
|
Accretable
Discount
(1)
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
(787,541
|
)
|
|
$
|
(312,182
|
)
|
|
$
|
(900,557
|
)
|
|
$
|
(399,564
|
)
|
Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of revised accounting standard for repurchase agreement financing
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(15,543
|
)
|
|
1,832
|
|
Impact of RMBS Issuer Settlement
(2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(52,881
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accretion of discount
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,153
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
71,700
|
|
Realized credit losses
|
|
49,408
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62,377
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases
|
|
(25,999
|
)
|
|
13,210
|
|
|
(1,200
|
)
|
|
(4,012
|
)
|
Sales
|
|
16,281
|
|
|
28,297
|
|
|
5,573
|
|
|
28,995
|
|
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
|
(485
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Transfers/release of credit reserve
|
|
33,378
|
|
|
(33,378
|
)
|
|
34,658
|
|
|
(34,658
|
)
|
Balance at the end of period
|
|
$
|
(714,958
|
)
|
|
$
|
(295,781
|
)
|
|
$
|
(815,397
|
)
|
|
$
|
(335,707
|
)
|
(1) Together with coupon interest, accretable purchase discount is recognized as interest income over the life of the security.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes the impact of approximately
$61.8 million
of cash proceeds (a one-time payment) received by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts.
|
The following table presents information with respect to the yield components of our Non-Agency MBS for the three months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Legacy
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
|
Legacy
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
5.28
|
%
|
|
3.83
|
%
|
|
5.10
|
%
|
|
3.62
|
%
|
Effective Yield Adjustment
(2)
|
|
2.81
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
Net Yield
|
|
8.09
|
%
|
|
3.86
|
%
|
|
7.60
|
%
|
|
3.74
|
%
|
(1) Reflects the annualized coupon interest income divided by the average amortized cost. The discounted purchase price on Legacy Non-Agency MBS causes the coupon yield to be higher than the pass-through coupon interest rate.
(2) The effective yield adjustment is the difference between the net yield, calculated utilizing management’s estimates of timing and amount of future cash flows for Legacy Non-Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities, less the current coupon yield.
Actual maturities of MBS are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities because actual maturities of MBS are affected by the contractual lives of the underlying mortgage loans, periodic payments of principal and prepayments of principal. The following table presents certain information regarding the amortized costs, weighted average yields and contractual maturities of our MBS at
September 30, 2016
and does not reflect the effect of prepayments or scheduled principal amortization on our MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within One Year
|
|
One to Five Years
|
|
Five to Ten Years
|
|
Over Ten Years
|
|
Total MBS
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Weighted
Average
Yield
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Weighted
Average
Yield
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Weighted
Average
Yield
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Weighted
Average
Yield
|
|
Total
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Total Fair
Value
|
|
Weighted
Average
Yield
|
Agency MBS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
0.17
|
%
|
|
$
|
443
|
|
|
2.47
|
%
|
|
$
|
314,229
|
|
|
2.54
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,885,598
|
|
|
1.65
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,200,292
|
|
|
$
|
3,242,427
|
|
|
1.74
|
%
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
135,730
|
|
|
2.49
|
|
|
630,934
|
|
|
1.68
|
|
|
766,664
|
|
|
771,016
|
|
|
1.83
|
|
Ginnie Mae
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,940
|
|
|
1.83
|
|
|
7,940
|
|
|
8,092
|
|
|
1.83
|
|
Total Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
0.17
|
%
|
|
$
|
443
|
|
|
2.47
|
%
|
|
$
|
449,959
|
|
|
2.53
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,524,472
|
|
|
1.66
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,974,896
|
|
|
$
|
4,021,535
|
|
|
1.76
|
%
|
Non-Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
138,705
|
|
|
4.20
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,654
|
|
|
7.91
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,139,155
|
|
|
6.34
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,281,514
|
|
|
$
|
5,908,815
|
|
|
6.29
|
%
|
Total MBS
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
0.17
|
%
|
|
$
|
139,148
|
|
|
4.19
|
%
|
|
$
|
453,613
|
|
|
2.57
|
%
|
|
$
|
8,663,627
|
|
|
4.44
|
%
|
|
$
|
9,256,410
|
|
|
$
|
9,930,350
|
|
|
4.34
|
%
|
At
September 30, 2016
, our CRT securities had an amortized cost of
$327.9 million
, a fair value of
$347.6 million
, a weighted average yield of 5.13% and weighted average time to maturity of 8.0 years.
Residential Whole Loans
The following table presents the contractual maturities of our residential whole loans held by consolidated trusts at
September 30, 2016
and does not reflect estimates of prepayments or scheduled amortization. For residential whole loans at carrying value, amounts presented are estimated based on the underlying loan contractual amounts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Residential Whole Loans
at Carrying Value
(1)
|
|
Residential Whole Loans
at Fair Value
(2)
|
Amount due:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within one year
|
|
$
|
2,479
|
|
|
$
|
6,524
|
|
After one year:
|
|
|
|
|
Over one to five years
|
|
2,917
|
|
|
4,800
|
|
Over five years
|
|
433,996
|
|
|
693,138
|
|
Total due after one year
|
|
$
|
436,913
|
|
|
$
|
697,938
|
|
Total residential whole loans
|
|
$
|
439,392
|
|
|
$
|
704,462
|
|
(1) Excludes approximately
$111.2 million
of residential whole loans held at carrying value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
(2) Excludes approximately
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
The following table presents at
September 30, 2016
, the dollar amount of our residential whole loans at fair value, contractually maturing after one year, and indicates whether the loans have fixed interest rates or adjustable interest rates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Residential Whole Loans
at Fair Value
(1)(2)
|
Interest rates:
|
|
|
|
Fixed
|
|
$
|
442,767
|
|
Adjustable
|
|
255,171
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
697,938
|
|
(1) Includes loans on which borrowers have defaulted and are not making payments of principal and/or interest as of
September 30, 2016
.
(2) Excludes approximately
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
Information is not presented for residential whole loans at carrying value as income is recognized based on pools of assets with similar risk characteristics using an estimated yield based on cash flows expected to be collected over the lives of the loans in such pools rather than on the contractual coupons of the underlying loans.
The following table presents additional information regarding our residential whole loans at fair value at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential Whole Loans,
at Fair Value
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Loans 90 days or more past due
(1)
:
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Loans
|
|
2,150
|
|
|
2,426
|
|
Aggregate Amount Outstanding
|
|
$
|
504,337
|
|
|
$
|
493,640
|
|
(1) Excludes loans which are 90 or more days past due at September 30, 2016 from the
$92.8 million
of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of
September 30, 2016
.
Income on residential whole loans at carrying value is recognized based on pools of assets with similar credit risk characteristics using an estimated yield based on cash flows expected to be collected over the lives of the loans in such pools rather than the contractual coupons of the underlying loans. As the unit of account is at the pool level rather than the individual loan level, none of our residential whole loans at carrying value are currently considered 90 days or more past due.
Exposure to Financial Counterparties
We finance a significant portion of our residential mortgage assets with repurchase agreements and other advances. In connection with these financing arrangements, we pledge our assets as collateral to secure the borrowing. The amount of collateral pledged will typically exceed the amount of the financing with the extent of over-collateralization ranging from
1%
-
5%
of the amount borrowed (U.S. Treasury and Agency MBS collateral) to up to
60%
(Non-Agency MBS collateral). Consequently, while repurchase agreement financing results in us recording a liability to the counterparty in our consolidated balance sheets, we are exposed to the counterparty, if during the term of the repurchase agreement financing, a lender should default on its obligation and we are not able to recover our pledged assets. The amount of this exposure is the difference between the amount loaned to us plus interest due to the counterparty and the fair value of the collateral pledged by us to the lender including accrued interest receivable on such collateral.
In addition, we use Swaps to manage interest rate risk exposure in connection with our repurchase agreement financings. We will make cash payments or pledge securities as collateral as part of a margin arrangement in connection with interest rate Swaps that are in an unrealized loss position. In the event a counterparty for a Swap that is not subject to central clearing were to default on its obligation, we would be exposed to a loss to a Swap counterparty to the extent that the amount of cash or securities pledged exceeded the unrealized loss on the associated Swaps and we were not able to recover the excess collateral.
The table below summarizes our exposure to our counterparties at
September 30, 2016
, by country:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country
|
|
Number of
Counterparties
|
|
Repurchase
Agreement
Financing and Other Advances
|
|
Swaps at Fair
Value
|
|
Exposure
(1)
|
|
Exposure as a
Percentage of
MFA Total
Assets
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Countries:
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland
(3)
|
|
2
|
|
$
|
1,308,752
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
471,944
|
|
|
3.70
|
%
|
United Kingdom
|
|
2
|
|
294,051
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
151,773
|
|
|
1.19
|
|
France
|
|
3
|
|
1,465,010
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
143,644
|
|
|
1.13
|
|
Holland
|
|
1
|
|
232,588
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,393
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
Germany
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
(107
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
9
|
|
3,300,401
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
780,647
|
|
|
6.13
|
%
|
Other Countries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
(4)
|
|
14
|
|
$
|
3,672,204
|
|
|
$
|
(109,259
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,061,854
|
|
|
8.33
|
%
|
Canada
(5)
|
|
4
|
|
1,319,644
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
335,005
|
|
|
2.63
|
|
Japan
(6)
|
|
3
|
|
481,839
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27,126
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
China
(6)
|
|
1
|
|
423,874
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,019
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
Total
|
|
22
|
|
5,897,561
|
|
|
(109,259
|
)
|
|
1,438,004
|
|
|
11.28
|
%
|
Total Counterparty Exposure
|
|
31
|
|
$
|
9,197,962
|
|
(7)
|
$
|
(109,202
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,218,651
|
|
|
17.41
|
%
|
|
|
(1)
|
Represents for each counterparty the amount of cash and/or securities pledged as collateral less the aggregate of repurchase agreement financing and other advances, Swaps at fair value, and net interest receivable/payable on all such instruments.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Includes European-based counterparties as well as U.S.-domiciled subsidiaries of the European parent entity.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes London branch of one counterparty and Cayman Islands branch of the other counterparty.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Includes one counterparty that is a central clearing house for our Swaps.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Includes Canada-based counterparties as well as U.S.-domiciled subsidiaries of Canadian parent entities. In the case of one counterparty, also includes exposure of
$279.2 million
to Barbados-based affiliate of the Canadian parent entity.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Exposure is to U.S.-domiciled subsidiary of the Japanese or Chinese parent entity, as the case may be.
|
|
|
(7)
|
Includes
$500.0 million
of repurchase agreements entered into in connection with contemporaneous repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with a single counterparty.
|
At
September 30, 2016
, we did not use credit default swaps or other forms of credit protection to hedge the exposures summarized in the table above.
Uncertainty in the global financial market and weak economic conditions in Europe, including as a result of the United Kingdom’s recent vote to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) could potentially impact our major European financial counterparties, with the possibility that this would also impact the operations of their U.S. domiciled subsidiaries. This could adversely affect our financing and operations as well as those of the entire mortgage sector in general. Management monitors our exposure to our repurchase agreement and Swap counterparties on a regular basis, using various methods, including review of recent rating agency actions or other developments and by monitoring the amount of cash and securities collateral pledged and the associated loan amount under repurchase agreements and/or the fair value of Swaps with our counterparties. We intend to make reverse margin calls on our counterparties to recover excess collateral as permitted by the agreements governing our financing arrangements, or take other necessary actions to reduce the amount of our exposure to a counterparty when such actions are considered necessary.
Tax Considerations
Current period estimated taxable and items expected to impact future taxable income
We estimate that for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, our taxable income was approximately
$288.5 million
. Based on dividends paid or declared during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we have undistributed taxable income of approximately
$58.5 million
, or
$0.16
per share. We have until the filing of our 2016 tax return (due not later than September 15, 2017) to declare the distribution of any 2016 REIT taxable income not previously distributed.
We anticipate during the first quarter of 2017 to unwind our remaining resecuritization transaction. We currently estimate that the unwind will generate taxable income (but not GAAP income) of an amount in excess of $0.10 per share.
Key differences between GAAP net income and REIT Taxable Income for Non-Agency MBS and Residential Whole Loans
Our total Non-Agency MBS portfolio for tax differs from our portfolio reported for GAAP primarily due to the fact that for tax purposes; (i) certain of the MBS contributed to the VIEs used to facilitate resecuritization transactions were deemed to be sold; and (ii) the tax portfolio includes certain securities issued by these VIEs. In addition, for our Non-Agency MBS tax portfolio, potential timing differences arise with respect to the accretion of market discount into income and recognition of realized losses for tax purposes as compared to GAAP. Consequently, our REIT taxable income calculated in a given period may differ significantly from our GAAP net income.
The determination of taxable income attributable to Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans is dependent on a number of factors, including principal payments, defaults, loss mitigation efforts and loss severities. In projecting taxable income for Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans during the year, management considers estimates of the amount of discount expected to be accreted. Such estimates require significant judgment and actual results may differ from these estimates. Moreover, the deductibility of realized losses from Non-Agency MBS and residential whole loans, and their effect on market discount accretion is analyzed on an asset-by-asset basis and while they will result in a reduction of taxable income, this reduction tends to occur gradually and primarily for Non-Agency MBS in periods after the realized losses are reported.
Resecuritization transactions result in differences between GAAP net income and REIT Taxable Income
For tax purposes, depending on the transaction structure, a resecuritization transaction may be treated either as a sale or a financing of the underlying MBS. Income recognized from resecuritization transactions will differ for tax and GAAP. For tax purposes, we own and may in the future acquire interests in resecuritization trusts, in which several of the classes of securities are or will be issued with Original Issue Discount (or OID). As the holder of the retained interests in the trust, we generally will be required to include OID in our current gross interest income over the term of the applicable securities as the OID accrues. The rate at which the OID is recognized into taxable income is calculated using a constant rate of yield to maturity, with realized losses impacting the amount of OID recognized in REIT taxable income once they are actually incurred. For tax purposes, REIT taxable income may be recognized in excess of economic income (i.e., OID) or in advance of the corresponding cash flow from these assets, thereby effecting our dividend distribution requirement to stockholders. In addition, for resecuritization transactions that were treated as a sale of the underlying MBS for tax purposes, the unwind of any such transaction will likely result in a taxable gain or loss that is likely not recognized in GAAP net income as resecuritization transactions are typically accounted for as financing transactions for GAAP purposes.
Regulatory Developments
The U.S. Congress, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, U.S. Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, SEC and other governmental and regulatory bodies have taken and continue to consider additional actions in response to the 2007-2008 financial crisis. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (or the Dodd-Frank Act) created a new regulator, an independent bureau housed within the Federal Reserve System and known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (or the CFPB). The CFPB has broad authority over a wide range of consumer financial products and services, including mortgage lending. One portion of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (or Mortgage Reform Act), contains underwriting and servicing standards for the mortgage industry, as well as restrictions on compensation for mortgage originators. In addition, the Mortgage Reform Act grants broad discretionary regulatory authority to the CFPB to prohibit or condition terms, acts or practices relating to residential mortgage loans that the CFPB finds abusive, unfair, deceptive or predatory, as well as to take other actions that the CFPB finds are necessary or proper to ensure responsible affordable mortgage credit remains available to consumers. The Dodd-Frank Act also affects the securitization of mortgages (and other assets) with requirements for risk retention by securitizers and requirements for regulating Rating Agencies.
The Dodd-Frank Act requires that numerous regulations be issued, many of which (including those mentioned above regarding underwriting and mortgage originator compensation) have only recently been implemented and operationalized. As a result, we are unable to fully predict at this time how the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as other laws that may be adopted in the future, will affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, or the environment for repurchase financing and other forms of borrowing, the investing environment for Agency MBS, Non-Agency MBS and/or residential mortgage loans, the securitization industry, Swaps and other derivatives. However, at a minimum, we believe that the Dodd-Frank Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder are likely to continue to increase the economic and compliance costs for participants in the mortgage and securitization industries, including us.
In addition to the regulatory actions being implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, on August 31, 2011, the SEC issued a concept release under which it is reviewing interpretive issues related to Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act. Section 3(c)(5)(C) excludes from the definition of “investment company” entities that are primarily engaged in, among other things, “purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate.” Many companies that engage in the business of acquiring mortgages and mortgage-related instruments seek to rely on existing interpretations of the SEC Staff with respect to Section 3(c)(5)(C) so as not to be deemed an investment company for the purpose of regulation under the Investment Company Act. In connection with the concept release, the SEC requested comments on, among other things, whether it should reconsider its existing interpretation of Section 3(c)(5)(C). To date the SEC has not taken or otherwise announced any further action in connection with the concept release.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (or FHFA) and both houses of Congress have discussed and considered separate measures intended to restructure the U.S. housing finance system and the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Congress may continue to consider legislation that would significantly reform the country’s mortgage finance system, including, among other things, eliminating Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and replacing them with a single new MBS insurance agency. Many details remain unsettled, including the scope and costs of the agencies’ guarantee and their affordable housing mission, some of which could be addressed even in the absence of large-scale reform. While the likelihood of enactment of major mortgage finance system reform in the short term remains uncertain, it is possible that the adoption of any such reforms could adversely affect the types of assets we can buy, the costs of these assets and our business operations. As the FHFA and both houses of Congress continue to consider various measures intended to dramatically restructure the U.S. housing finance system and the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we expect debate and discussion on the topic to continue throughout the remainder of 2016and well into 2017. However, we cannot be certain if any housing and/or mortgage-related legislation will emerge from committee, or be approved by Congress, and if so, what the effect will be on our business.
Results of Operations
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2016
Compared to the Quarter Ended
September 30, 2015
General
For the
third
quarter of
2016
, we had net income available to our common stock and participating securities of
$79.3 million
, or
$0.21
per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income available to common stock and participating securities of
$75.8 million
, or
$0.20
per basic and diluted common share, for the
third
quarter of
2015
. The increase in net income available to our common stock and participating securities, and the increase of this item on a per share basis reflects higher net gains on residential whole loans held at fair value, unrealized gains on CRT securities accounted for at fair value and higher net interest income on CRT securities, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS and Agency MBS and lower gains on sales on MBS.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends primarily upon the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the corresponding interest rates earned or paid. Our net interest income varies primarily as a result of changes in interest rates, the slope of the yield curve (i.e., the differential between long-term and short-term interest rates), borrowing costs (i.e., our interest expense) and prepayment speeds on our MBS. Interest rates and CPRs (which measure the amount of unscheduled principal prepayment on a bond as a percentage of the bond balance) vary according to the type of investment, conditions in the financial markets, and other factors, none of which can be predicted with any certainty.
The changes in average interest-earning assets and average interest-bearing liabilities and their related yields and costs are discussed in greater detail below under “Interest Income” and “Interest Expense.”
For the
third
quarter of
2016
, our net interest spread and margin were
2.13%
and
2.46%
, respectively, compared to a net interest spread and margin of
2.24%
and
2.58%
, respectively, for the
third
quarter of
2015
. Our net interest income
decreased
by
$11.5 million
, or
15.1%
, to
$64.5 million
from
$76.0 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. Current quarter net interest income from Agency MBS and Legacy Non-Agency MBS
declined
compared to the
third
quarter of
2015
by approximately
$11.8 million
, primarily due to lower average balances of these securities and associated MBS repurchase agreement financings, partially offset by higher yields earned on Legacy Non-Agency MBS. In addition, net interest income for the current quarter compared to the
third
quarter of
2015
was approximately
$1.5 million
lower
due to higher average balances of repurchase agreement financings associated with residential whole loans. This was partially offset by
higher
net interest income on CRT securities of approximately
$1.7 million
.
Analysis of Net Interest Income
The following table sets forth certain information about the average balances of our assets and liabilities and their related yields and costs for the three months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
Average yields are derived by dividing annualized interest income by the average amortized cost of the related assets, and average costs are derived by dividing annualized interest expense by the daily average balance of the related liabilities, for the periods shown. The yields and costs include premium amortization and purchase discount accretion which are considered adjustments to interest rates.
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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2016
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2015
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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Average Balance
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Interest
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Average Yield/Cost
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Average Balance
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Interest
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Average Yield/Cost
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Assets:
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Interest-earning assets:
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Agency MBS
(1)
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$
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4,143,523
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$
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18,957
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1.83
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%
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$
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5,126,092
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$
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23,618
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1.84
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%
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Legacy Non-Agency MBS
(1)
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2,858,731
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57,818
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8.09
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3,514,904
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66,779
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7.60
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3 Year Step-up securities
(1)
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2,673,527
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25,820
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3.86
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2,527,573
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23,651
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3.74
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Total MBS
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9,675,781
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102,595
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4.24
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11,168,569
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114,048
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4.08
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CRT securities
(1)
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294,704
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3,983
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5.41
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128,727
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1,593
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4.95
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Residential whole loans, at carrying value
(2)
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388,601
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5,917
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6.09
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247,281
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4,033
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6.52
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Cash and cash equivalents
(3)
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307,147
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221
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0.29
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272,691
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32
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0.05
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Total interest-earning assets
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10,666,233
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112,716
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4.23
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11,817,268
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119,706
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4.05
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Total non-interest-earning assets
(2)
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2,146,677
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1,814,073
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Total assets
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$
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12,812,910
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$
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13,631,341
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
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Agency repurchase agreements and FHLB advances
(4)
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$
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3,710,403
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$
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12,164
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1.28
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%
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$
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4,550,939
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$
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12,911
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1.13
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%
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Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements
(4)
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2,283,551
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17,375
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2.98
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2,599,349
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18,102
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2.76
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3 Year Step-up securities repurchase agreements
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2,091,877
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10,947
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2.05
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2,010,103
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8,759
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1.73
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CRT securities repurchase agreements
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214,802
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1,128
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2.05
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91,352
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398
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1.73
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Residential whole loan repurchase agreements
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567,540
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4,544
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3.13
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171,139
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1,161
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2.69
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Total repurchase agreements and other advances
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8,868,173
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46,158
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2.04
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9,422,882
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41,331
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1.74
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Securitized debt
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—
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—
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—
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50,691
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363
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2.82
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Senior Notes
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96,718
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2,009
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8.31
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96,683
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2,009
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8.31
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Total interest-bearing liabilities
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8,964,891
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48,167
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2.10
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9,570,256
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43,703
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1.81
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Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
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842,227
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942,319
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Total liabilities
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9,807,118
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10,512,575
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Stockholders’ equity
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3,005,792
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3,118,766
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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12,812,910
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$
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13,631,341
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Net interest income/net interest rate spread
(5)
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$
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64,549
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2.13
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%
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$
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76,003
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2.24
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%
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Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin
(6)
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$
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1,701,342
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2.46
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%
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$
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2,247,012
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2.58
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%
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Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-bearing liabilities
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1.19
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x
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1.23
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x
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(1)
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Yields presented throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are calculated using average amortized cost data for securities which excludes unrealized gains and losses and includes principal payments receivable on securities. For GAAP reporting purposes, purchases and sales are reported on the trade date. Average amortized cost data used to determine yields is calculated based on the settlement date of the associated purchase or sale as interest income is not earned on purchased assets and continues to be earned on sold assets until settlement date. Includes Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs.
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(2)
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Excludes residential whole loans held at fair value that are reported as a component of total non-interest-earning assets.
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(3)
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Includes average interest-earning cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
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(4)
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Average cost of repurchase agreements includes the cost of Swaps allocated based on the proportionate share of the overall estimated weighted average portfolio duration.
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(5)
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Net interest rate spread reflects the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and average cost of funds.
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(6)
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Net interest margin reflects annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates (yield/cost) and changes in the volume (average balance) of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) the changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in average balance multiplied by prior rate); (ii) the changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior average balance); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately, based on absolute values, to the changes due to rate and volume.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
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Compared to
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
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Increase/(Decrease) due to
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Total Net
Change in
Interest Income/Expense
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(In Thousands)
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Volume
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Rate
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Interest-earning assets:
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Agency MBS
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$
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(4,495
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$
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(166
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$
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(4,661
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Legacy Non-Agency MBS
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(13,065
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)
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4,104
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(8,961
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3 Year Step-up securities
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1,407
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762
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2,169
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CRT securities
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2,230
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160
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2,390
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Residential whole loans, at carrying value
(1)
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2,168
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(284
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1,884
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Cash and cash equivalents
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4
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185
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189
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Total net change in income from interest-earning assets
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$
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(11,751
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$
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4,761
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$
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(6,990
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)
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
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Agency repurchase agreements and FHLB advances
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$
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(2,326
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$
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1,579
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$
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(747
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Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements
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(2,193
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1,466
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(727
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3 Year Step-up securities repurchase agreements
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395
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1,793
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2,188
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CRT securities repurchase agreements
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641
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89
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730
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Residential whole loan repurchase agreements
(2)
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3,159
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224
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3,383
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Securitized debt
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(363
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—
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(363
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)
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Total net change in expense of interest-bearing liabilities
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$
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(687
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$
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5,151
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$
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4,464
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Net change in net interest income
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$
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(11,064
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)
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$
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(390
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$
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(11,454
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)
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(1)
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Excludes residential whole loans held at fair value which are reported as a component of non-interest-earning assets.
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(2)
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Includes repurchase agreements on residential whole loans accounted for at carrying value and fair value.
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The following table presents certain quarterly information regarding our net interest spread and net interest margin for the quarterly periods presented:
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Total Interest-Earning Assets and Interest-
Bearing Liabilities
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Net Interest
Spread
(1)
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Net Interest
Margin
(2)
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Quarter Ended
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September 30, 2016
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2.13
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%
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2.46
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%
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June 30, 2016
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2.14
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2.46
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March 31, 2016
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2.18
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2.51
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December 31, 2015
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2.22
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2.54
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September 30, 2015
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2.24
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2.58
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(1) Reflects the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and average cost of funds.
(2) Reflects annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
The following table presents the components of the net interest spread earned on our Agency MBS, Legacy Non-Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities for the quarterly periods presented:
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Agency MBS
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Legacy Non-Agency MBS
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3 Year Step-up Securities
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Total MBS
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Quarter Ended
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Net
Yield
(1)
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Cost of
Funding
(2)
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Net Interest
Rate
Spread
(3)
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Net
Yield
(1)
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Cost of
Funding
(2)
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Net Interest
Rate
Spread
(3)
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Net
Yield
(1)
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Cost of
Funding
(2)
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Net Interest
Rate
Spread
(3)
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Net
Yield
(1)
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Cost of
Funding
(2)
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Net Interest
Rate
Spread
(3)
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September 30, 2016
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1.83
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%
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1.28
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%
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0.55
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%
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8.09
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%
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2.98
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%
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5.11
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%
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3.86
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2.05
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1.81
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%
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4.24
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%
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1.96
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%
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2.28
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%
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June 30, 2016
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1.96
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1.26
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0.70
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7.72
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2.88
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4.84
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3.83
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2.01
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1.82
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4.19
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1.91
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2.28
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March 31, 2016
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2.07
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1.27
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0.80
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7.61
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2.86
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4.75
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3.97
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2.07
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1.90
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4.23
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1.91
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2.32
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December 31, 2015
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2.04
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1.17
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0.87
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7.64
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2.90
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4.74
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|
3.70
|
|
|
1.81
|
|
|
1.89
|
|
|
4.17
|
|
|
1.81
|
|
|
2.36
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
1.84
|
|
|
1.13
|
|
|
0.71
|
|
|
7.60
|
|
|
2.76
|
|
|
4.84
|
|
|
3.74
|
|
|
1.73
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|
|
2.01
|
|
|
4.08
|
|
|
1.73
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|
|
2.35
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|
(1)
|
Reflects annualized interest income on MBS divided by average amortized cost of MBS.
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(2)
|
Reflects annualized interest expense divided by average balance of repurchase agreements and other advances, including the cost of Swaps allocated based on the proportionate share of the overall estimated weighted average portfolio duration and securitized debt. Agency cost of funding includes
62
, 63, 65, 74 and 74 basis points and Legacy Non-Agency cost of funding includes
74
, 69, 65, 69 and 66 basis points associated with Swaps to hedge interest rate sensitivity on these assets for the quarters ended
September 30, 2016
,
June 30, 2016
,
March 31, 2016
,
December 31, 2015
and
September 30, 2015
, respectively.
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|
(3)
|
Reflects the difference between the net yield on average MBS and average cost of funds on MBS.
|
Interest Income
Interest income on our Agency MBS for the
third
quarter of
2016
decreased
by
$4.7 million
, or
19.7%
to
$19.0 million
from
$23.6 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. This change primarily reflects a
$982.6 million
decrease
in the average amortized cost of our Agency MBS portfolio to
$4.1 billion
for the
third
quarter of
2016
from
$5.1 billion
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. In addition, the net yield on our Agency MBS
decreased
to
1.83%
for the
third
quarter of
2016
from
1.84%
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. At the end of the
third
quarter of
2016
, the average coupon on mortgages underlying our Agency MBS was higher compared to the end of the
third
quarter of
2015
. The coupon yield on our Agency MBS portfolio
increased
to
2.83%
for the
third
quarter of
2016
from
2.74%
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. During the
third
quarter of
2016
, our Agency MBS portfolio experienced a
16.7%
CPR and we recognized
$10.3 million
of net premium amortization compared to a CPR of
15.4%
and
$11.5 million
of net premium amortization for the
third
quarter of
2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, we had net purchase premiums on our Agency MBS of
$144.3 million
, or
3.8%
of current par value, compared to net purchase premiums of
$172.0 million
, or
3.8%
of par value at
December 31, 2015
.
Interest income on our Non-Agency MBS (which includes Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs)
decreased
$6.8 million
, or
7.5%
, for the
third
quarter of
2016
to
$83.6 million
compared to
$90.4 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. This
decrease
is primarily due to the
decrease
in the average amortized cost of our Non-Agency MBS portfolio of
$510.2 million
or
8.4%
, to
$5.5 billion
from
$6.0 billion
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. Our Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio yielded
8.09%
for the
third
quarter of
2016
compared to
7.60%
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. The
increase
in the yield on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS reflects the impact of the cash proceeds (a one-time payment) received during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts, and the improved performance of loans underlying the Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio, resulting in credit reserve releases, in the current and prior year. Our 3 Year Step-up securities portfolio yielded
3.86%
for the
third
quarter of
2016
compared to
3.74%
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. The
increase
in the net yield on this portfolio is primarily due to the addition of higher yielding securities since the
third
quarter of
2015
.
During the
third
quarter of
2016
, we recognized net purchase discount accretion of
$20.2 million
on our Non-Agency MBS, compared to
$22.7 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, we had net purchase discounts of
$1.0 billion
, including Credit Reserve and previously recognized OTTI of
$715.0 million
, on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS, or
26.7%
of par value. During the
third
quarter of
2016
we reallocated
$6.8 million
of purchase discount designated as Credit Reserve to accretable purchase discount.
The following table presents the components of the coupon yield and net yields earned on our Agency MBS, Legacy Non-Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities and weighted average CPR experienced for such MBS for the quarterly periods presented:
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Agency MBS
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
3 Month Average CPR
(3)
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
3 Month Average CPR
(3)
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
3 Month Average Bond CPR
(4)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
2.83
|
%
|
|
1.83
|
%
|
|
16.7
|
%
|
|
5.28
|
%
|
|
8.09
|
%
|
|
15.9
|
%
|
|
3.83
|
%
|
|
3.86
|
%
|
|
32.2
|
%
|
June 30, 2016
|
|
2.80
|
|
|
1.96
|
|
|
13.9
|
|
|
5.19
|
|
|
7.72
|
|
|
16.1
|
|
|
3.81
|
|
|
3.83
|
|
|
25.4
|
|
March 31, 2016
|
|
2.78
|
|
|
2.07
|
|
|
11.7
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
7.61
|
|
|
13.3
|
|
|
3.73
|
|
|
3.97
|
|
|
23.0
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
2.76
|
|
|
2.04
|
|
|
11.8
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
7.64
|
|
|
14.6
|
|
|
3.68
|
|
|
3.70
|
|
|
21.5
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
2.74
|
|
|
1.84
|
|
|
15.4
|
|
|
5.10
|
|
|
7.60
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
|
3.62
|
|
|
3.74
|
|
|
29.5
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects the annualized coupon interest income divided by the average amortized cost. The discounted purchase price on Legacy Non-Agency MBS causes the coupon yield to be higher than the pass-through coupon interest rate.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects annualized interest income on MBS divided by average amortized cost of MBS.
|
|
|
(3)
|
3 month average CPR weighted by positions as of the beginning of each month in the quarter.
|
|
|
(4)
|
All principal payments are considered to be prepayments for CPR purposes.
|
Interest Expense
Our interest expense for the
third
quarter of
2016
increased
by
$4.5 million
, or
10.2%
, to
$48.2 million
, from
$43.7 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. This
increase
primarily reflects increased financing rates on our repurchase agreement financings,
an increase in our average borrowings to finance residential whole loans, CRT securities and 3 Year Step-up securities, and utilization of FHLB advances, which was partially offset by a decrease in our average repurchase agreement borrowings to finance Agency MBS and Legacy Non-Agency MBS and a decrease in the average balance of securitized debt.
At
September 30, 2016
, we had repurchase agreement borrowings of
$8.5 billion
, of which
$3.0 billion
was hedged with Swaps and FHLB advances of
$215.0 million
. At
September 30, 2016
, our Swaps designated in hedging relationships had a weighted average fixed-pay rate of
1.82%
and extended
37 months
on average with a maximum remaining term of approximately
83 months
.
The effective interest rate paid on our borrowings
increased
to
2.10%
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2016
, from
1.81%
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2015
. This
increase
reflects higher financing rates on our repurchase agreement financings and the increase in our average balance of repurchase agreements to finance residential whole loans, CRT securities and 3 Year Step-up securities, partially offset by the lower average balance of Agency and Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements and securitized debt.
Payments made and/or received on our Swaps are a component of our borrowing costs and accounted for interest expense of
$10.2 million
, or
44
basis points, for the
third
quarter of
2016
, as compared to interest expense of
$12.7 million
, or
53
basis points, for the
third
quarter of
2015
. The weighted average fixed-pay rate on our Swaps designated as hedges remained unchanged at
1.82%
for the quarters ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
. The weighted average variable interest rate received on our Swaps
increased
to
0.49%
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2016
from
0.19%
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2015
. During the quarter ended
September 30, 2016
, we did not enter into any new Swaps and had no Swaps amortize and/or expire.
We expect that our interest expense and funding costs for the remainder of
2016
will be impacted by market interest rates, the amount of our borrowings and incremental hedging activity, existing and future interest rates on our hedging instruments and the extent to which we execute additional longer-term structured financing transactions. As a result of these variables, our borrowing costs cannot be predicted with certainty. (See Notes
5
(
b
),
6
and
15
to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.)
OTTI
During the
third
quarter of
2016
, we recognized OTTI charges through earnings against certain of our Non-Agency MBS of
$485,000
. We did not recognize any OTTI charges through earnings against our Non-Agency MBS during the
third
quarter of
2015
. These impairment charges reflected changes in our estimated cash flows for such securities based on an updated assessment of the estimated future performance of the underlying collateral, including the expected principal loss over the term of the securities
and changes in the expected timing of receipt of cash flows. At
September 30, 2016
, we had
289
Agency MBS with a gross unrealized loss of
$10.0 million
and
43
Non-Agency MBS with a gross unrealized loss of
$4.9 million
. Impairments on Agency MBS in an unrealized loss position at
September 30, 2016
are considered temporary and not credit related. Unrealized losses on Non-Agency MBS for which no OTTI was recorded during the quarter are considered temporary based on an assessment of changes in the expected cash flows for such securities, which considers recent bond performance and expected future performance of the underlying collateral. Significant judgment is used both in our analysis of expected cash flows for our Legacy Non-Agency MBS and any determination of the credit component of OTTI.
Other Income, net
For the
third
quarter of
2016
, Other Income, net
increased
by
$17.4 million
, or
105.4%
, to
$33.9 million
compared to
$16.5 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
. This
increase
primarily reflects a
$18.7 million
net gain recorded on residential whole loans held at fair value, $7.7 million of unrealized gains on CRT securities accounted for at fair value and
$7.1 million
of gross gains realized on the sale of
$13.2 million
Non-Agency MBS. During the
three months ended September 30, 2015
, we sold Non-Agency MBS for
$23.5 million
, realizing gross gains of
$11.2 million
, and recorded a net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value of
$5.6 million
.
Operating and Other Expense
For the
third
quarter of
2016
, we had compensation and benefits and other general and administrative expense of
$10.8 million
, or
1.44%
of average equity, compared to
$10.0 million
, or
1.29%
of average equity, for the
third
quarter of
2015
. Compensation and benefits expense
increased
$596,000
to
$7.1 million
for the
third
quarter of
2016
, compared to
$6.5 million
for the
third
quarter of
2015
, primarily reflecting higher headcount and recognition for accounting purposes of additional expense associated with long term incentive awards. Our other general and administrative expenses
increased
by
$171,000
to
$3.7 million
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2016
compared to
$3.5 million
for the quarter ended
September 30, 2015
primarily due to higher IT development and related expenses.
Operating and Other Expense for the
third
quarter of
2016
also includes
$4.2 million
of loan servicing and other related operating expenses related to our residential whole loan activities. These expenses
increased
compared to the prior year period by approximately
$1.2 million
, consistent with the overall growth in this asset class during 2016. The overall
increase
is primarily due to increased loan servicing related fees and non-recoverable advances on REO and carrying value loans which were partially offset by a decrease in the provision for loan losses recognized and lower loan acquisition related expenses this quarter.
Selected Financial Ratios
The following table presents information regarding certain of our financial ratios at or for the dates presented:
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|
At or for the Quarter Ended
|
|
Return on
Average Total
Assets
(1)
|
|
Return on
Average Total
Stockholders’
Equity
(2)
|
|
Total Average
Stockholders’
Equity to Total
Average Assets
(3)
|
|
Dividend
Payout
Ratio
(4)
|
|
Leverage Multiple
(5)
|
|
Book Value
per Share
of Common
Stock
(6)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
2.47
|
%
|
|
11.05
|
%
|
|
23.46
|
%
|
|
0.95
|
|
3.1
|
|
$
|
7.64
|
|
June 30, 2016
|
|
2.33
|
|
|
10.83
|
|
|
22.58
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
3.3
|
|
7.41
|
|
March 31, 2016
|
|
2.29
|
|
|
10.82
|
|
|
22.19
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
3.4
|
|
7.17
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
2.10
|
|
|
9.80
|
|
|
22.56
|
|
|
1.05
|
|
3.4
|
|
7.47
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
2.22
|
|
|
10.21
|
|
|
22.85
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
3.3
|
|
7.70
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects annualized net income available to common stock and participating securities divided by average total assets.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects annualized net income divided by average total stockholders’ equity.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Reflects total average stockholders’ equity divided by total average assets.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Reflects dividends declared per share of common stock divided by earnings per share.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Represents the sum of borrowings under repurchase agreements, FHLB advances, securitized debt, payable for unsettled purchases, and obligations to return securities obtained as collateral and Senior Notes divided by stockholders’ equity.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Reflects total stockholders’ equity less the preferred stock liquidation preference divided by total shares of common stock outstanding.
|
Nine
Month Period Ended
September 30, 2016
Compared to the
Nine
Month Period Ended
September 30, 2015
General
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we had net income available to common stock and participating securities of
$228.8 million
, or
$0.61
per basic and diluted common share, compared to net income available to common stock and participating securities of
$228.5 million
, or
$0.61
per basic and diluted common share, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
.
Net Interest Income
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, our net interest spread and margin were
2.16%
and
2.49%
, respectively, compared to a net interest spread and margin of
2.33%
and
2.67%
, respectively, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. Our net interest income
decreased
by
$42.0 million
, or
17.3%
, to
$201.2 million
from
$243.2 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. For the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, net interest income from Agency and Legacy Non-Agency MBS
declined
compared to the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
, by approximately
$42.9 million
, primarily due to lower average balances of these securities and associated MBS repurchase agreement financings, as well as lower yields earned on Agency MBS. In addition, net interest income for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
compared to the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
was approximately
$6.1 million
lower
due to higher average balances of repurchase agreement financings associated with residential whole loans. This was partially offset by
higher
net interest income on 3 Year Step-up securities and CRT securities of approximately
$6.5 million
.
Analysis of Net Interest Income
The following table sets forth certain information about the average balances of our assets and liabilities and their related yields and costs for the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
.
Average yields are derived by dividing annualized interest income by the average amortized cost of the related assets, and average costs are derived by dividing annualized interest expense by the daily average balance of the related liabilities, for the periods shown. The yields and costs include premium amortization and purchase discount accretion which are considered adjustments to interest rates.
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Average Balance
|
|
Interest
|
|
Average Yield/Cost
|
|
Average Balance
|
|
Interest
|
|
Average Yield/Cost
|
(Dollars in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-earning assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
(1)
|
|
$
|
4,389,672
|
|
|
$
|
64,546
|
|
|
1.96
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,427,140
|
|
|
$
|
81,030
|
|
|
1.99
|
%
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
(1)
|
|
3,023,239
|
|
|
176,890
|
|
|
7.80
|
|
|
3,694,750
|
|
|
210,968
|
|
|
7.61
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
(1)
|
|
2,630,475
|
|
|
76,665
|
|
|
3.89
|
|
|
2,366,794
|
|
|
65,264
|
|
|
3.68
|
|
Total MBS
|
|
10,043,386
|
|
|
318,101
|
|
|
4.22
|
|
|
11,488,684
|
|
|
357,262
|
|
|
4.15
|
|
CRT securities
(1)
|
|
243,776
|
|
|
9,897
|
|
|
5.41
|
|
|
123,032
|
|
|
4,477
|
|
|
4.85
|
|
Residential whole loans, at carrying value
(2)
|
|
346,013
|
|
|
16,112
|
|
|
6.21
|
|
|
237,785
|
|
|
11,817
|
|
|
6.63
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
(3)
|
|
270,297
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
|
257,554
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
Total interest-earning assets
|
|
10,903,472
|
|
|
344,641
|
|
|
4.21
|
|
|
12,107,055
|
|
|
373,644
|
|
|
4.11
|
|
Total non-interest-earning assets
(2)
|
|
2,007,033
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,673,507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
12,910,505
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,780,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency repurchase agreements and FHLB advances
(4)
|
|
$
|
3,945,759
|
|
|
$
|
37,970
|
|
|
1.26
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,847,123
|
|
|
$
|
39,990
|
|
|
1.10
|
%
|
Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements
(4)
|
|
2,362,389
|
|
|
51,819
|
|
|
2.88
|
|
|
2,685,260
|
|
|
56,093
|
|
|
2.79
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities repurchase agreements
|
|
2,043,932
|
|
|
31,569
|
|
|
2.03
|
|
|
1,882,084
|
|
|
22,814
|
|
|
1.62
|
|
CRT securities repurchase agreements
|
|
173,809
|
|
|
2,675
|
|
|
2.02
|
|
|
89,315
|
|
|
1,148
|
|
|
1.72
|
|
Residential whole loans repurchase agreements
|
|
543,176
|
|
|
13,094
|
|
|
3.17
|
|
|
149,302
|
|
|
2,691
|
|
|
2.41
|
|
Total repurchase agreements and other advances
|
|
9,069,065
|
|
|
137,127
|
|
|
1.99
|
|
|
9,653,084
|
|
|
122,736
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
Securitized debt
|
|
8,949
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
4.89
|
|
|
77,892
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
2.97
|
|
Senior Notes
|
|
96,709
|
|
|
6,027
|
|
|
8.31
|
|
|
96,676
|
|
|
6,025
|
|
|
8.31
|
|
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
9,174,723
|
|
|
143,487
|
|
|
2.05
|
|
|
9,827,652
|
|
|
130,492
|
|
|
1.78
|
|
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
799,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
783,527
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
9,974,161
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,611,179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity
|
|
2,936,344
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,169,383
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
12,910,505
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,780,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income/ net interest rate spread
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
201,154
|
|
|
2.16
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
243,152
|
|
|
2.33
|
%
|
Net interest-earning assets/ net interest margin
(6)
|
|
$
|
1,728,749
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.49
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,279,403
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.67
|
%
|
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
1.19
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.23
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Yields presented throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are calculated using average amortized cost data for MBS which excludes unrealized gains and losses and includes principal payments receivable on MBS. For GAAP reporting purposes, purchases and sales are reported on the trade date. Average amortized cost data used to determine yields is calculated based on the settlement date of the associated purchase or sale as interest income is not earned on purchased assets and continues to be earned on sold assets until settlement date. Includes Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Excludes residential whole loans held at fair value that are reported as a component of total non-interest-earning assets.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes average interest-earning cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Average cost of repurchase agreements includes the cost of Swaps allocated based on the proportionate share of the overall estimated weighted average portfolio duration.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Net interest rate spread reflects the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and average cost of funds.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Net interest margin reflects annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
|
Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates (yield/cost) and changes in the volume (average balance) of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) the changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in average balance multiplied by prior rate); (ii) the changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior average balance); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately, based on absolute values, to the changes due to rate and volume.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
|
|
Compared to
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) due to
|
|
Total Net
Change in
Interest Income/Expense
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
Volume
|
|
Rate
|
|
Interest-earning assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
$
|
(15,272
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,212
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,484
|
)
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
(39,177
|
)
|
|
5,099
|
|
|
(34,078
|
)
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
7,545
|
|
|
3,856
|
|
|
11,401
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
4,848
|
|
|
572
|
|
|
5,420
|
|
Residential whole loans, at carrying value
(1)
|
|
5,081
|
|
|
(786
|
)
|
|
4,295
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
5
|
|
|
438
|
|
|
443
|
|
Total net change in income from interest-earning assets
|
|
$
|
(36,970
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,967
|
|
|
$
|
(29,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency repurchase agreements and FHLB advances
|
|
$
|
(7,793
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,773
|
|
|
$
|
(2,020
|
)
|
Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements
|
|
(6,256
|
)
|
|
1,982
|
|
|
(4,274
|
)
|
3 Year Step-up securities repurchase agreements
|
|
2,227
|
|
|
6,528
|
|
|
8,755
|
|
CRT securities repurchase agreements
|
|
1,287
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
1,527
|
|
Residential whole loan repurchase agreements
(2)
|
|
9,295
|
|
|
1,108
|
|
|
10,403
|
|
Securitized debt
|
|
(2,123
|
)
|
|
725
|
|
|
(1,398
|
)
|
Senior Notes
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
Total net change in expense of interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
$
|
(3,361
|
)
|
|
$
|
16,356
|
|
|
$
|
12,995
|
|
Net change in net interest income
|
|
$
|
(33,609
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8,389
|
)
|
|
$
|
(41,998
|
)
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes residential whole loans held at fair value which are reported as a component of non-interest-earning assets.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Includes repurchase agreements on residential whole loans accounted for at carrying value and fair value.
|
The following table presents the components of the net interest spread earned on our Agency MBS, Legacy Non-Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities for the periods presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
|
Total MBS
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
Net Interest Spread
(3)
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
Net Interest Spread
(3)
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
Net Interest Spread
(3)
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
Net Interest Spread
(3)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
1.96
|
%
|
|
1.26
|
%
|
|
0.70
|
%
|
|
7.80
|
%
|
|
2.89
|
%
|
|
4.91
|
%
|
|
3.89
|
%
|
|
2.03
|
%
|
|
1.86
|
%
|
|
4.22
|
%
|
|
1.91
|
%
|
|
2.31
|
%
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
1.99
|
%
|
|
1.10
|
%
|
|
0.89
|
%
|
|
7.61
|
%
|
|
2.79
|
%
|
|
4.82
|
%
|
|
3.68
|
%
|
|
1.62
|
%
|
|
2.06
|
%
|
|
4.15
|
%
|
|
1.69
|
%
|
|
2.46
|
%
|
(1) Reflects annualized interest income on MBS divided by average amortized cost of MBS.
(2) Reflects annualized interest expense divided by average balance of repurchase agreements and other advances, including the cost of Swaps allocated based on the proportionate share of the overall estimated weighted average portfolio duration, and securitized debt. Agency cost of funding includes 63 and 74 basis points and Legacy Non-Agency cost of funding includes 69 and 71 basis points associated with Swaps to hedge interest rate sensitivity on these assets for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively.
(3) Reflects the difference between the net yield on average MBS and average cost of funds on MBS.
Interest Income
Interest income on our Agency MBS for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
decreased
by
$16.5 million
, or
20.3%
, to
$64.5 million
from
$81.0 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. This change primarily reflects a
$1.0 billion
decrease
in the average amortized cost of our Agency MBS portfolio to
$4.4 billion
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
from
$5.4 billion
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. In addition, the net yield on our Agency MBS
decreased
to
1.96%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
from
1.99%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. At the end of the
third
quarter of
2016
, the average coupon on mortgages underlying our Agency MBS was higher compared to the end of the
third
quarter of
2015
. The coupon yield on our Agency MBS portfolio
increased
slightly to
2.80%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
from
2.79%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, our Agency MBS portfolio experienced an
12.7%
CPR and we recognized
$27.7 million
of net premium amortization compared to a CPR of
12.3%
and
$32.5 million
of net premium amortization for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, we had net purchase premiums on our Agency MBS of
$144.3 million
, or
3.8%
of current par value, compared to net purchase premiums of
$172.0 million
, or
3.8%
of par value at
December 31, 2015
.
Interest income on our Non-Agency MBS (which includes Non-Agency MBS transferred to consolidated VIEs)
decreased
by
$22.7 million
, or
8.2%
, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
to
$253.6 million
compared to
$276.2 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
, primarily due to the
decrease
in the average amortized cost of our Non-Agency portfolio of
$407.8 million
or
6.7%
, to
$5.7 billion
from
$6.1 billion
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. Our Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio yielded
7.80%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
compared to
7.61%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. The
increase
in the yield on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS reflects the impact of the cash proceeds (a one-time payment) received during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts, and the improved performance of loans underlying the Legacy Non-Agency MBS portfolio, resulting in credit reserve releases, in the current and prior year, which was partially offset by prepayments on higher yielding assets in the portfolio. Our 3 Year Step-up securities portfolio yielded
3.89%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
compared to
3.68%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. The
increase
in the net yield on this portfolio is primarily due to the addition of higher yielding securities since the
third
quarter of 2015 and the impact of redemptions during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
of certain securities that had been previously purchased at a discount.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we recognized net purchase discount accretion of
$61.2 million
on our Non-Agency MBS, compared to
$71.5 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, we had net purchase discounts of
$1.0 billion
, including Credit Reserve and previously recognized OTTI of
$715.0 million
, on our Legacy Non-Agency MBS, or
26.7%
of par value. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
we reallocated
$33.4 million
of purchased discount designated as Credit Reserve to accretable purchase discount.
The following table presents the coupon yields and net yields earned on our Agency MBS, Legacy Non-Agency MBS and 3 Year Step-up securities and weighted average CPRs experienced for such MBS for the periods presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
3 Year Step-up Securities
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
9 Month Average CPR
(3)
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
9 Month Average CPR
(3)
|
|
Coupon Yield
(1)
|
|
Net Yield
(2)
|
|
9 Month Average Bond CPR
(4)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
2.80
|
%
|
|
1.96
|
%
|
|
12.7
|
%
|
|
5.19
|
%
|
|
7.80
|
%
|
|
13.7
|
%
|
|
3.79
|
%
|
|
3.89
|
%
|
|
26.9
|
%
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
2.79
|
|
|
1.99
|
|
|
12.3
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
7.61
|
|
|
12.7
|
|
|
3.58
|
|
|
3.68
|
|
|
26.5
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects the annualized coupon interest income divided by the average amortized cost. The discounted purchase price on Legacy Non-Agency MBS causes the coupon yield to be higher than the pass-through coupon interest rate.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects annualized interest income on MBS divided by average amortized cost of MBS.
|
|
|
(3)
|
6 month average CPR weighted by positions as of the beginning of each month in the quarter.
|
|
|
(4)
|
All principal payments are considered to be prepayments for CPR purposes.
|
Interest Expense
Our interest expense for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
increased
by
$13.0 million
, or
10.0%
, to
$143.5 million
, from
$130.5 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. This
increase
primarily reflects an increase in our average borrowings to finance residential whole loans, 3 Year Step-up securities and CRT securities, an increase in financing rates on our repurchase agreement financings, and utilization of FHLB advances, which was partially offset by a decrease in our average
repurchase agreement borrowings to finance Agency MBS and Legacy Non-Agency MBS and a decrease in the average balance of securitized debt.
At
September 30, 2016
, we had repurchase agreement borrowings of
$8.5 billion
, of which
$3.0 billion
was hedged with Swaps and FHLB advances of
$215.0 million
. At
September 30, 2016
, our Swaps designated in hedging relationships had a weighted average fixed-pay rate of
1.82%
and extended
37 months
on average with a maximum remaining term of approximately
83 months
.
The effective interest rate paid on our borrowings
increased
to
2.05%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, from
1.78%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. This
increase
reflects higher financing rates on our repurchase agreement financings, the increase in our average balance of repurchase agreements to finance residential whole loans, 3 Year Step-up securities and CRT securities, partially offset by the lower average balance of Agency and Legacy Non-Agency repurchase agreements and securitized debt.
Payments made and/or received on our Swaps are a component of our borrowing costs and accounted for interest expense of
$31.3 million
, or
45
basis points, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, compared to interest expense of
$41.3 million
, or 56 basis points, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. The weighted average fixed-pay rate on our Swaps designated as hedges
decreased
slightly to
1.82%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
from
1.83%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. The weighted average variable interest rate received on our Swaps designated as hedges
increased
to
0.45%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
from
0.18%
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we did not enter into any new Swaps and had Swaps with an aggregate notional amount of
$50.0 million
and a weighted average fixed-pay rate of
2.13%
amortize and/or expire.
We expect that our interest expense and funding costs for the remainder of
2016
will be impacted by market interest rates, the amount of our borrowings and incremental hedging activity, existing and future interest rates on our hedging instruments and the extent to which we execute additional longer-term structured financing transactions. As a result of these variables, our borrowing costs cannot be predicted with any certainty. (See Notes
5
(
b
),
6
and
15
to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.)
OTTI
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
, we recognized OTTI charges through earnings against certain of our Non-Agency MBS of
$485,000
and
$705,000
, respectively. These impairment charges reflected changes in our estimated cash flows for such securities based on an updated assessment of the estimated future performance of the underlying collateral, including the expected principal loss over the term of the securities and changes in the expected timing of receipt of cash flows. At
September 30, 2016
, we had
289
Agency MBS with a gross unrealized loss of
$10.0 million
and
43
Non-Agency MBS with a gross unrealized loss of
$4.9 million
. Impairments on Agency MBS in an unrealized loss position at
September 30, 2016
are considered temporary and not credit related. Unrealized losses on Non-Agency MBS for which no OTTI was recorded during the quarter are considered temporary based on an assessment of changes in the expected cash flows for such securities, which considers recent bond performance and expected future performance of the underlying collateral. Significant judgment is used both in our analysis of expected cash flows for our Legacy Non-Agency MBS and in any determination of the credit component of OTTI.
Other Income, net
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, Other income, net
increased
by
$48.2 million
, or
136.0%
, to
$83.6 million
compared to
$35.4 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. Other income, net for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
primarily reflects a
$45.1 million
net gain recorded on residential whole loans held at fair value, and
$26.1 million
of gross gains realized on the sale of
$65.1 million
Non-Agency MBS and $10.7 million of unrealized gains on CRT securities accounted for at fair value. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
, we sold Non-Agency MBS for
$50.7 million
, realizing gross gains of
$25.2 million
, recorded a net gain on residential whole loans held at fair value of
$10.8 million
and a $1.9 million adjustment to the carrying value of residential REO.
Operating and Other Expense
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we had compensation and benefits and other general and administrative expenses of
$34.0 million
, or
1.54%
of average equity, compared to
$31.4 million
, or
1.32%
of average equity, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
. Compensation and benefits expense
increased
$1.7 million
to
$21.5 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, compared to
$19.8 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
, which primarily reflects higher headcount and recognition for accounting purposes of additional expense associated with long term incentive awards. Our other
general and administrative expenses
increased
by
$835,000
to
$12.5 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
compared to
$11.7 million
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2015
, primarily due to higher IT development and related expenses and costs associated with the unwind of a resecuritization transaction.
Operating and Other Expense during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
also includes
$10.3 million
of loan servicing and other related operating expenses related to our residential whole loan activities. These expenses
increased
compared to the same period in the prior year by approximately
$3.6 million
, consistent with the overall growth in this asset class during 2016. The overall
increase
is primarily due to increased loan servicing and modification fees and non-recoverable advances on REO and carrying value loans which were partially offset by a decrease in the provision for loan losses recognized and lower loan acquisition related expenses for the nine month period.
Selected Financial Ratios
The following table presents information regarding certain of our financial ratios at or for the dates presented:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At or for the Nine Months Ended
|
|
Return on
Average Total
Assets
(1)
|
|
Return on
Average Total
Stockholders’
Equity
(2)
|
|
Total Average
Stockholders’
Equity to Total
Average Assets
(3)
|
|
Dividend
Payout
Ratio (4)
|
|
Leverage Multiple (5)
|
|
Book Value
per Share
of Common
Stock
(6)
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
2.36
|
%
|
|
10.90
|
%
|
|
22.74
|
%
|
|
0.98
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
$
|
7.64
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
10.09
|
|
|
23.00
|
|
|
0.98
|
|
3.3
|
|
|
7.70
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects annualized net income available to common stock and participating securities divided by average total assets.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects annualized net income divided by average total stockholders’ equity.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Reflects total average stockholders’ equity divided by total average assets.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Reflects dividends declared per share of common stock divided by earnings per share.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Represents the sum of borrowings under repurchase agreements, FHLB advances, securitized debt, payable for unsettled purchases, and obligations to return securities obtained as collateral and Senior Notes divided by stockholders’ equity.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Reflects total stockholders’ equity less the preferred stock liquidation preference divided by total shares of common stock outstanding.
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Recent Accounting Standards to be Adopted in Future Periods
Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15,
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
(or ASU 2016-15). The amendments in ASU 2016-15 provide guidance for eight specific cash flow classification issues, certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted, provided that all of the amendments are adopted in the same period. The amendments of this ASU should generally be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-15 to have a significant impact on our financial position or financial statement disclosures.
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,
Measurements of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
(or ASU 2016-13). The amendments in ASU 2016-13 require entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Entities will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 also requires enhanced financial statement disclosures to help financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. Under ASU 2016-13 credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP. However, the amendments in this ASU require that credit losses be recorded through an allowance for credit losses, which will allow subsequent reversals in credit loss estimates to be recognized in current income. In addition, the allowance on available-for-sale debt securities will be limited to the extent that the fair value is less than the amortized cost.
ASU 2016-13 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein. The amendments in this ASU are required to be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. A prospective transition approach is
required for debt securities for which an OTTI had been recognized before the effective date. We are currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Compensation - Stock Compensation - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,
Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
(or ASU 2016-09). The amendments of this ASU will require all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. It will also allow an employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares than it can today for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. ASU 2016-09 is effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-09 to have a significant impact on our financial position or financial statement disclosures.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,
Leases
(or ASU 2016-02). The amendments in this ASU establish a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. We are currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Financial Instruments - Overall - Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01,
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
(or ASU 2016-01). The amendments in this ASU affect all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities, and address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The classification and measurement guidance of investments in debt securities and loans are not affected by the amendments in this ASU. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted for public business entities, except for a provision related to financial statements of fiscal years or interim periods that have not yet been issued, to recognize in other comprehensive income, the change in fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk measured using the fair value option. The amendments in this ASU are required to be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-01 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
(or ASU 2014-15). The amendments in this ASU provide guidance in GAAP about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is a substantial doubt about an entity’s going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. We do not expect adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a significant impact on our financial position or financial statement disclosures.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(or ASU 2014-09). The ASU requires an entity to recognize revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2014-09 is effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. On April 29, 2015, the FASB proposed a one-year deferral of the effective date for ASU 2014-09. On July 9, 2015 the FASB affirmed its proposal to defer the effective date of the new revenue standard for all entities by one year. As a result, public entities would apply the new revenue standard to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods therein. The FASB would also permit entities to adopt the standard early, but not before the original public entity effective date. We are currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
Proposed Accounting Standards
The FASB has recently issued or discussed a number of proposed standards on such topics as hedge accounting, classification of certain cash flows, and disclosures about liquidity risk and interest rate risk. Some of the proposed changes are potentially significant and could have a material impact on our reporting. We have not yet fully evaluated the potential impact of these proposals but will make such an evaluation as the standards are finalized.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal sources of cash generally consist of borrowings under repurchase agreements and other collateralized financings, payments of principal and interest we receive on our investment portfolio, cash generated from our operating results and, to the extent such transactions are entered into, proceeds from capital market and structured financing transactions. Our most significant uses of cash are generally to pay principal and interest on our financing transactions, to purchase securities and residential whole loans, to make dividend payments on our capital stock, to fund our operations and to make other investments that we consider appropriate.
We seek to employ a diverse capital raising strategy under which we may issue capital stock and other types of securities. To the extent we raise additional funds through capital market transactions, we currently anticipate using the net proceeds from such transactions to acquire additional securities and residential whole loans, consistent with our investment policy, and for working capital, which may include, among other things, the repayment of our financing transactions. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to access the capital markets at any particular time or on any particular terms. We have available for issuance an unlimited amount (subject to the terms and limitations of our charter) of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares representing preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, rights and/or units pursuant to our automatic shelf registration statement and, at
September 30, 2016
, we had
15.0 million
shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to our DRSPP shelf registration statement. During the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, we issued
135,461
shares of common stock through our DRSPP, raising net proceeds of approximately
$937,000
.
Our borrowings under repurchase agreements are uncommitted and renewable at the discretion of our lenders and, as such, our lenders could determine to reduce or terminate our access to future borrowings at virtually any time. The terms of the repurchase transaction borrowings under our master repurchase agreements, as such terms relate to repayment, margin requirements and the segregation of all securities that are the subject of repurchase transactions, generally conform to the terms contained in the standard master repurchase agreement published by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (or SIFMA) or the global master repurchase agreement published by SIFMA and the International Capital Market Association. In addition, each lender typically requires that we include supplemental terms and conditions to the standard master repurchase agreement. Typical supplemental terms and conditions, which differ by lender, may include changes to the margin maintenance requirements, required haircuts (as defined below), purchase price maintenance requirements, requirements that all controversies related to the repurchase agreement be litigated in a particular jurisdiction and cross default and setoff provisions.
With respect to margin maintenance requirements for repurchase agreements with Non-Agency MBS as collateral, margin calls are typically determined by our counterparties based on their assessment of changes in the fair value of the underlying collateral and in accordance with the agreed upon haircuts specified in the transaction confirmation with the counterparty. We address margin
call requests in accordance with the required terms specified in the applicable repurchase agreement and such requests are typically satisfied by posting additional cash or collateral on the same business day. We review margin calls made by counterparties and assess them for reasonableness by comparing the counterparty valuation against our valuation determination. When we believe that a margin call is unnecessary because our assessment of collateral value differs from the counterparty valuation, we typically hold discussions with the counterparty and are able to resolve the matter. In the unlikely event that resolution cannot be reached, we will look to resolve the dispute based on the remedies available to us under the terms of the repurchase agreement, which in some instances may include the engagement of a third party to review collateral valuations. For other agreements that do not include such provisions, we could resolve the matter by substituting collateral as permitted in accordance with the agreement or otherwise request the counterparty to return the collateral in exchange for cash to unwind the financing.
The following table presents information regarding the margin requirements, or the percentage amount by which the collateral value is contractually required to exceed the loan amount (this difference is referred to as the “haircut”), on our repurchase agreements at
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2016
|
|
Weighted
Average
Haircut
|
|
Low
|
|
High
|
Repurchase agreement borrowings secured by:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
4.61
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
24.18
|
|
|
15.00
|
|
|
60.00
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
23.01
|
|
|
17.50
|
|
|
30.00
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
|
1.59
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
23.53
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
|
Residential whole loans
|
|
25.69
|
|
|
22.00
|
|
|
40.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2015
|
|
Weighted
Average
Haircut
|
|
Low
|
|
High
|
Repurchase agreement borrowings secured by:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency MBS
|
|
4.67
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
Legacy Non-Agency MBS
|
|
25.84
|
|
|
10.00
|
|
|
63.50
|
|
3 Year Step-up securities
|
|
21.05
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
|
1.60
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
CRT securities
|
|
25.04
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
|
Residential whole loans
|
|
27.69
|
|
|
25.00
|
|
|
36.00
|
|
Over the course of
2016
the weighted average haircut requirements for the respective underlying collateral types for our repurchase agreements have remained fairly consistent compared to the end of
2015
. Weighted average haircuts have decreased on Legacy Non-Agency MBS, CRT securities and residential whole loans and increased on 3 Year Step-up securities.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, the financial market environment was impacted by continued accommodative monetary policy. Repurchase agreement funding for both Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS has been available to us at generally attractive market terms from multiple counterparties. Typically, due to the credit risk inherent to Non-Agency MBS, repurchase agreement funding involving Non-Agency MBS is available from fewer counterparties, at terms requiring higher collateralization and higher interest rates, than repurchase agreement funding secured by Agency MBS and U.S. Treasury securities. Therefore, we generally expect to be able to finance our acquisitions of Agency MBS on more favorable terms than financing for Non-Agency MBS.
In July 2015, our wholly-owned subsidiary, MFA Insurance became a member of the FHLB. As a member of the FHLB, MFA Insurance had access to a variety of products and services offered by the FHLB, including secured advances (subject to our continued creditworthiness, pledging of sufficient eligible collateral to secure advances, and compliance with certain agreements with the FHLB). The weighted average haircut on our FHLB advances at
September 30, 2016
was 6.55% compared to 7.00% as of December 31, 2015. However, in January, 2016, the FHFA amended its regulation on FHLB membership, which, among other things, provided termination rules for current captive insurance members. As a result, MFA Insurance will not be permitted new advances or renewal of existing advances and will be required to terminate its FHLB membership and repay any outstanding
advances by no later than February 19, 2017. As of
September 30, 2016
, MFA Insurance had approximately
$215.0 million
in outstanding advances (backed by Agency MBS) compared to $1.5 billion as of December 31, 2015.
We maintain cash and cash equivalents, unpledged Agency and Non-Agency MBS and collateral in excess of margin requirements held by our counterparties (or collectively, “cash and other unpledged collateral”) to meet routine margin calls and protect against unforeseen reductions in our borrowing capabilities. Our ability to meet future margin calls will be impacted by our ability to use cash or obtain financing from unpledged collateral, which can vary based on the market value of such collateral, our cash position and margin requirements. Our cash position fluctuates based on the timing of our operating, investing and financing activities and is managed based on our anticipated cash needs. (See our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Interest Rate Risk” included under Item 3 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.)
At
September 30, 2016
, we had a total of
$10.3 billion
of MBS, U.S. Treasury securities, CRT securities and residential whole loans and
$122.7 million
of restricted cash pledged against our repurchase agreements and Swaps. In addition, at
September 30, 2016
, we had
$227.5 million
of Agency MBS pledged against our FHLB advances. At
September 30, 2016
, we have access to various sources of liquidity which we estimate exceeds
$635.6 million
. This includes (i)
$288.7 million
of cash and cash equivalents; (ii)
$224.1 million
in estimated financing available from unpledged Agency MBS and other Agency MBS collateral that is currently pledged in excess of contractual requirements; and (iii)
$122.8 million
in estimated financing available from unpledged Non-Agency MBS. Our sources of liquidity do not include restricted cash.
The table below presents certain information about our borrowings under repurchase agreements and other advances, and securitized debt:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase Agreements and Other Advances
|
|
Securitized Debt
|
Quarter Ended
(1)
|
|
Quarterly
Average
Balance
|
|
End of Period
Balance
|
|
Maximum
Balance at Any
Month-End
|
|
Quarterly
Average
Balance
|
|
End of Period
Balance
|
|
Maximum
Balance at Any
Month-End
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
8,868,173
|
|
|
$
|
8,697,756
|
|
|
$
|
8,917,550
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
June 30, 2016
|
|
9,102,457
|
|
|
9,038,087
|
|
|
9,114,859
|
|
|
8,520
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,568
|
|
March 31, 2016
|
|
9,238,772
|
|
|
9,143,645
|
|
|
9,205,547
|
|
|
18,425
|
|
|
11,821
|
|
|
18,247
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
9,428,211
|
|
|
9,387,622
|
|
|
9,413,189
|
|
|
28,009
|
|
|
21,868
|
|
|
27,686
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
9,422,882
|
|
|
9,475,834
|
|
|
9,486,357
|
|
|
50,691
|
|
|
31,940
|
|
|
49,941
|
|
(1) The information presented in the table above excludes Senior Notes issued in April 2012. The outstanding balance of Senior Notes has been unchanged at $100.0 million since issuance.
Cash Flows and Liquidity For the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Our cash and cash equivalents
increased
by
$123.7 million
during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, reflecting:
$1.0 billion
provided by our investing activities;
$98.8 million
provided by our operating activities; and
$997.2 million
used in our financing activities.
At
September 30, 2016
, our debt-to-equity multiple was
3.1
times, as compared to 3.4 times at
December 31, 2015
. At
September 30, 2016
, we had borrowings under repurchase agreements of
$8.5 billion
with
28
counterparties, of which
$3.4 billion
was secured by Agency MBS,
$1.8 billion
was secured by Legacy Non-Agency MBS,
$2.0 billion
was secured by 3 Year Step-up securities,
$500.9 million
was secured by U.S. Treasuries,
$241.6 million
was secured by CRT securities and
$633.6 million
was secured by residential whole loans. In addition, at
September 30, 2016
we had
$215.0 million
in outstanding FHLB advances, secured by Agency MBS. We continue to have available capacity under our repurchase agreement credit lines. At
December 31, 2015
, we had borrowings under repurchase agreements of $7.9 billion with 27 counterparties, of which $2.7 billion was secured by Agency MBS, $2.0 billion was secured by Legacy Non-Agency MBS, $2.1 billion was secured by 3 Year Step-up securities, $504.8 million was secured by U.S. Treasuries, $128.5 million by CRT securities and $487.8 million was secured by residential whole loans. In addition, at December 31, 2015 we had $1.5 billion in outstanding FHLB advances, secured by Agency MBS.
During the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, we made principal payments of
$22.1 million
to pay off the balance of our securitized debt.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
,
$1.0 billion
was provided through our investing activities. We received cash of
$2.6 billion
from prepayments and scheduled amortization on our MBS, of which
$720.8 million
was attributable to Agency MBS and
$1.9 billion
was from Non-Agency MBS (which includes approximately $61.8 million of cash proceeds (a one-time payment) received during the three months ended June 30, 2016 in connection with the settlement of litigation related to certain Countrywide Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization Trusts). We purchased
$1.3 billion
of Non-Agency MBS and
$140.4 million
of CRT securities funded with cash and repurchase agreement borrowings. While we generally intend to hold our MBS as long-term investments, we may sell certain of our securities in order to manage our interest rate risk and liquidity needs, meet other operating objectives and adapt to market conditions. In addition, during the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
we sold certain of our Non-Agency MBS for
$65.1 million
, realizing gross gains of
$26.1 million
.
In connection with our repurchase agreement borrowings and Swaps, we routinely receive margin calls/reverse margin calls from our counterparties and make margin calls to our counterparties. Margin calls and reverse margin calls, which requirements vary over time, may occur daily between us and any of our counterparties when the value of collateral pledged changes from the amount contractually required. The value of securities pledged as collateral fluctuates reflecting changes in: (i) the face (or par) value of our MBS; (ii) market interest rates and/or other market conditions; and (iii) the market value of our Swaps. Margin calls/reverse margin calls are satisfied when we pledge/receive additional collateral in the form of additional securities and/or cash.
The table below summarizes our margin activity with respect to our repurchase agreement financings and derivative hedging instruments for the quarterly periods presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateral Pledged to Meet Margin Calls
|
|
Cash and
Securities Received for
Reverse Margin Calls
|
|
Net Assets
Received/(Pledged) for Margin Activity
|
For the Quarter Ended
|
|
Fair Value of
Securities
Pledged
|
|
Cash Pledged
|
|
Aggregate Assets
Pledged For
Margin Calls
|
|
|
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
343,351
|
|
|
$
|
28,700
|
|
|
$
|
372,051
|
|
|
$
|
343,139
|
|
|
$
|
(28,912
|
)
|
June 30, 2016
|
|
326,555
|
|
|
63,600
|
|
|
390,155
|
|
|
281,912
|
|
|
(108,243
|
)
|
March 31, 2016
|
|
269,027
|
|
|
117,800
|
|
|
386,827
|
|
|
325,233
|
|
|
(61,594
|
)
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
225,323
|
|
|
32,200
|
|
|
257,523
|
|
|
276,596
|
|
|
19,073
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
|
397,763
|
|
|
86,300
|
|
|
484,063
|
|
|
433,003
|
|
|
(51,060
|
)
|
We are subject to various financial covenants under our repurchase agreements and derivative contracts, which include minimum net worth and/or profitability requirements, maximum debt-to-equity ratios and minimum market capitalization requirements. We have maintained compliance with all of our financial covenants through
September 30, 2016
.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, we paid
$223.4 million
for cash dividends on our common stock and dividend equivalents and paid cash dividends of
$11.3 million
on our preferred stock. On
September 15, 2016
, we declared our
third
quarter
2016
dividend on our common stock of
$0.20
per share; on
October 31, 2016
, we paid this dividend, which totaled approximately
$74.5 million
, including dividend equivalents of approximately
$239,000
.
We believe that we have adequate financial resources to meet our current obligations, including margin calls, as they come due, to fund dividends we declare and to actively pursue our investment strategies. However, should the value of our MBS suddenly decrease, significant margin calls on our repurchase agreement borrowings could result and our liquidity position could be materially and adversely affected. Further, should market liquidity tighten, our repurchase agreement counterparties may increase our margin requirements on new financings, reducing our ability to use leverage. Access to financing may also be negatively impacted by the ongoing volatility in the world financial markets, potentially adversely impacting our current or potential lenders’ ability or willingness to provide us with financing. In addition, there is no assurance that favorable market conditions will continue to permit us to consummate additional securitization transactions if we determine to seek that form of financing.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.
Inflation
Substantially all of our assets and liabilities are financial in nature. As a result, changes in interest rates and other factors impact our performance far more than does inflation. Our results of operations and reported assets, liabilities and equity are measured with reference to historical cost or fair value without considering inflation.