NEW
YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial,
Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 financial results update:
- MFA generated a GAAP loss for the first quarter of $(91.1) million, or ($0.86) per common share1.
Distributable Earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, which adjusts
GAAP earnings by removing unrealized gains and losses, primarily on
residential mortgage investments, associated financing liabilities
and hedges that are accounted for at fair value through earnings,
as well as certain non-cash expenses and securitization-related
transaction costs, was $66.0 million,
or $0.62 per common share.
- GAAP book value at March 31, 2022
was $17.84 per common share, while
Economic book value, a non-GAAP financial measure of MFA's
financial position that adjusts GAAP book value by the amount of
unrealized market value changes in residential whole loans and
securitized debt held at carrying value for GAAP reporting, was
$18.81 per common share at
quarter-end.
- Rapid increases in interest rates, combined with wider spreads,
resulted in losses on our residential whole loans that are measured
at fair value through earnings of $288.4
million. This was partially offset by net gains of
$158.2 million on derivatives used
for risk management purposes and on securitized debt measured at
fair value through earnings.
- Net interest income for the first quarter was $63.1 million. Interest income from
residential whole loans increased 10% over the immediately prior
quarter to $99.5 million. This
increase was largely offset by a $9.0
million decline in interest income from residential mortgage
securities, as the prior quarter included the impact of the early
repayment of an MSR bond. Interest expense was $7.6 million higher than the immediately prior
quarter, consistent with the rising rate environment, which
impacted both repurchase agreement funding and securitization
execution. For the first quarter, the overall net interest
spread generated by all of our interest-bearing assets, including
the carrying cost associated with swaps used for economic hedging
purposes, was 1.96%.
- During the quarter, we completed two securitizations of Non-QM
loans totaling $569.9 million, with a
weighted average coupon of bonds sold of 4.05%, providing longer
term, non-recourse, non-mark-to-market financing and $142.2 million of additional liquidity.
Subsequent to quarter end, we completed two securitizations of
Business Purpose loans, totaling $509.5
million, including our first securitization of approximately
$250.0 million of Rehabilitation
loans.
- Loan acquisition activity of $1.2
billion, resulted in net portfolio growth for the quarter of
approximately $330 million.
During the quarter we acquired, or committed to acquire,
approximately $615 million of Non-QM
loans. At Lima One, funded originations of Business Purpose
loans were more than $525 million
(over $660 million maximum loan
amount inclusive of undrawn amounts), reflecting record volumes for
the third consecutive quarter. In addition, draws funded
during the quarter on Rehabilitation loans were $63.1 million.
- On April 29, 2022, MFA paid a
regular cash dividend for the first quarter of $0.11 per share of common stock (based on the
number of shares held by stockholders at the record date
(March 22, 2022) and before giving
effect to the 1-for-4 reverse stock split effected on April 4, 2022).
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Except as otherwise
noted, for all periods presented all per share amounts and common
shares outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the Company's
1-for-4 reverse stock split which was effected following the close
of business on April 4, 2022.
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Commenting on the first quarter 2022, Craig Knutson, MFA's CEO and President said,
"The first quarter of 2022 was an extremely challenging period for
fixed income investors, and exceptionally so for mortgage
investors, including MFA. The magnitude of rate sell-off,
particularly in the short end of the yield curve, was the most
dramatic witnessed in over 30 years, eclipsing even the rate
increases in early 1994. We proactively addressed this
challenge by taking steps to further hedge our exposure to interest
rate risk, as well as bolster our cash position.
Specifically, we added $1.5 billion
in interest rate swaps and completed additional
securitizations. While higher absolute rates and materially
wider spreads on securitized mortgage assets pressured mortgage
loan pricing, the additional risk management measures taken did
mitigate the impact of the rate environment and resulted in a
moderate book value decline for MFA. Further, we
continued to take advantage of the strong housing market, with
another record quarter for loan originations at Lima One and
reductions in our REO portfolio. Additionally, we executed
two Non-QM securitizations in March and two Business Purpose loan
securitizations in April. While these executions were wider
than those achieved in 2021, we demonstrated that the
securitization market remains a viable durable financing source,
and these transactions generated added liquidity and freed up
additional balance sheet capacity.
Mr. Knutson added "During the quarter our cash position
increased by more than $100 million
and was approximately $410 million at
quarter-end. Overall leverage increased, mainly due to
declines in asset values and additional securitized debt, but
remains relatively low at 3.1 times debt to equity. Excluding
securitized debt, our recourse leverage is 1.9 times debt to
equity. Our net interest income for the first quarter
was $63.1 million, down from
$70.1 million in Q4 2021, but our Q4
interest income was bolstered by the pay-off of an MSR bond that
produced an approximately $8.2
million gain. We reported a GAAP loss of ($0.86) per common share in the first quarter, as
earnings were negatively impacted by market value decreases in our
loan portfolio held at fair value. Our GAAP book value
decreased $1.28 or 6.7% to
$17.84 per share, and our Economic
book value declined $1.77 or 8.6% to
$18.81 per share. The latter measure
was impacted by declines in prices of loans held at carrying
value."
Mr. Knutson continued, "We have introduced a new non-GAAP
metric, Distributable Earnings, to provide a measure of earnings
that primarily eliminates non-cash, unrealized gains and losses
that impact our GAAP earnings. For the first quarter of 2022,
MFA's Distributable Earnings were $66
million or $0.62 per common
share. Finally, we repurchased 3.2 million shares of our
common stock at an average price of $17.15 during the first quarter, and an
additional 2.8 million shares subsequent to quarter end as of
April 29 at an average price of
$14.48. These share repurchases
are accretive to both earnings and book value."
Q1 2022 Portfolio Activity
MFA's residential mortgage investment portfolio increased by
approximately $330 million during the
first quarter. Loan acquisitions were $1.2
billion, including $617.4
million of Non-QM loans and $589.4
million of funded originations (including draws on
Rehabilitation loans) of Business Purpose loans.
At March 31, 2022, our investments
in residential whole loans totaled $8.3
billion. Of this amount, $6.8
billion are Purchased Performing Loans, $496.9 million are Purchased Credit Deteriorated
Loans and $1.0 billion are Purchased
Non-performing Loans. During the quarter, we recognized
approximately $99.5 million of
Interest Income on residential whole loans in our consolidated
statements of operations, representing a yield of 4.94%.
Purchased Performing Loans generated a yield of 4.18%, Purchased
Credit Deteriorated Loans generated a yield of 6.79% and Purchased
Non-performing Loans generated a yield of 9.82%. Additional
acquisitions of Purchased Performing Loans drove a sequential
quarterly increase in interest income from our residential whole
loan portfolio of approximately $9.2
million. Overall delinquency rates across our residential
whole loan portfolio were lower than the prior quarter,
particularly on Business Purpose loans which saw declines in
absolute dollar amounts of delinquencies as well as when measured
as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance. In addition, the
amount of Purchased Credit Deteriorated Loans that were 90 or more
days delinquent, measured as a percentage of the unpaid principal
balance, remained unchanged during the quarter and was 18.3% at
March 31, 2022. The percentage amount
of Purchased Non-performing Loans that were 90 or more days
delinquent increased to 43.0% at March 31,
2022 from 42.4% at December 31,
2021, but declined in absolute dollar terms by approximately
6.5%.
Lima One had a third consecutive quarter of record origination
volumes, funding more than $526
million of business purpose loans with a maximum loan amount
of $660 million, and generating
approximately $14.5 million of
origination, servicing, and other fee income.
For the first quarter, a reversal of the provision for credit
losses of $3.5 million was recorded
on residential whole loans held at carrying value, primarily
reflecting continued run-off of the carrying value portfolio and
adjustments to certain macro-economic and loan prepayment speed
assumptions used in our credit loss forecasts. The total allowance
for credit losses recorded on residential whole loans held at
carrying value at March 31, 2022 was
$35.5 million.
Early in the first quarter we increased our position in interest
rate swaps to a notional amount of $2.4
billion and have maintained this position despite executing
over $1 billion of securitizations in
March and April of 2022. At March 31,
2022, these swaps had a weighted average fixed pay interest
rate of 1.29% and a weighted average variable receive interest rate
of 0.29%. After including the impact of these swaps and other
derivatives that have been entered into for economic hedging
purposes, as well as the effect of securitized and other fixed rate
debt, we estimate that the net effective duration of our investment
portfolio at March 31, 2022 was 1.09.
Our Purchased Non-performing Loans and certain of our Purchased
Performing Loans are measured at fair value as a result of the
election of the fair value option at acquisition, with changes in
the fair value and other non-interest related income from these
loans recorded in Other income, net each period. For the first
quarter, net losses of $288.4 million
were recorded, primarily reflecting unrealized fair value changes
in the underlying loans. These losses were partially offset by
$94.1 million of gains on derivatives
used for risk management purposes (which include positions in swaps
and short TBAs), as well as $64.1
million of mark-to-market gains on securitized debt held at
fair value through earnings.
We also continued to take advantage of a strong housing market
to reduce our REO portfolio, selling 135 properties in the first
quarter for aggregate proceeds of $41.5
million and generating $8.7
million of gains. Our REO portfolio was $145.6 million at March
31, 2022, a 34% decrease since March
31, 2021.
At the end of the first quarter, MFA held approximately
$250 million of Securities, at fair
value, including $154 million of
MSR-related assets and $96 million of
CRT securities.
General and Administrative and other expenses
For the three months ended March 31,
2022, MFA's costs for compensation and benefits and other
general and administrative expenses were $28.3 million. Expenses this quarter
include $12.2 million compensation
and other general and administrative expenses recorded at Lima
One.
Stock Repurchase Program
On March 11, 2022, the Company's
Board authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company
may repurchase up to $250 million of its common stock through
the end of 2023. Including the purchases made through
April 29, 2022, there is
approximately $209.7 million of
remaining capacity under the authorization as of such date.
The following table presents MFA's asset allocation as of
March 31, 2022, and the first quarter 2022 yield on average
interest-earning assets, average cost of funds and net interest
rate spread for the various asset types.
Table 1 - Asset Allocation
At March 31, 2022
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Purchased
Performing
Loans (1)
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Purchased
Credit
Deteriorated
Loans (2)
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Purchased
Non-
Performing
Loans
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Securities, at
fair value
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Real Estate Owned
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Other,
net (3)
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Total
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(Dollars in Millions)
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|
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|
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Fair Value/Carrying
Value
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$
6,777
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$ 497
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$ 988
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$ 250
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$ 146
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$
1,049
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$
9,707
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Payable for Unsettled
Purchases
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(29)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(300)
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|
(329)
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Financing Agreements
with Non-mark-to-market Collateral Provisions
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(668)
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(118)
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(203)
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|
—
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(12)
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|
—
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(1,001)
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Financing Agreements
with Mark-to-market Collateral Provisions
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(2,528)
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(105)
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(136)
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(159)
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(13)
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—
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(2,941)
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Less Securitized
Debt
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(2,353)
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(184)
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(301)
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—
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(21)
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—
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(2,859)
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Less Convertible Senior
Notes
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
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(228)
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(228)
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Net Equity
Allocated
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$
1,199
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$
90
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$ 348
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$
91
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$ 100
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$
521
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|
$
2,349
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Debt/Net Equity Ratio
(4)
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4.7 x
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4.5 x
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1.8 x
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1.7 x
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0.5 x
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|
|
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3.1 x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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For the Quarter Ended March 31,
2022
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|
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|
|
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Yield on Average
Interest Earning Assets (5)
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4.18 %
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6.79 %
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9.82 %
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10.13 %
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N/A
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|
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4.86 %
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Less Average Cost
of Funds (6)
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(2.74)
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(2.88)
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(3.09)
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(1.72)
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(2.91)
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|
|
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(2.90)
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Net Interest Rate
Spread
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1.44 %
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3.91 %
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6.73 %
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8.41 %
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(2.91) %
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1.96 %
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(1)
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Includes $3.6
billion of Non-QM loans, $885.2 million of Rehabilitation loans,
$1.2 billion of Single-family rental loans, $98.2 million of
Seasoned performing loans, and $1.0 billion of Agency eligible
investor loans. At March 31, 2022, the total fair value
of these loans is estimated to be approximately $6.7
billion.
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(2)
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At March 31,
2022, the total fair value of these loans is estimated to be
approximately $566.3 million.
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(3)
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Includes $410.9
million of cash and cash equivalents, $144.6 million of restricted
cash, and $70.8 million of capital contributions made to loan
origination partners, as well as other assets and other
liabilities.
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(4)
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Total Debt/Net
Equity ratio represents the sum of borrowings under our financing
agreements noted above as a multiple of net equity allocated.
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(5)
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Yields reported on
our interest earning assets are calculated based on the interest
income recorded and the average amortized cost for the quarter of
the respective asset. At March 31, 2022, the amortized
cost of our securities, at fair value, was $209.4 million. In
addition, the yield for residential whole loans at carrying value
was 4.91%, net of three basis points of servicing fee expense
incurred during the quarter. For GAAP reporting purposes,
such expenses are included in Loan servicing and other related
operating expenses in our statement of operations.
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(6)
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Average cost of
funds includes interest on financing agreements, Convertible Senior
Notes and securitized debt. Cost of funding also includes the
impact of the net carrying cost (the amount by which swap interest
expense paid exceeds swap interest income received) on our Swaps.
While we have not elected hedge accounting treatment for Swaps and
accordingly the net carrying cost is not presented in interest
expense in our consolidated statement of operations, we believe it
is appropriate to allocate the net carrying cost to the cost of
funding to reflect the economic impact of our interest rate swap
agreements (or Swaps) on the funding costs shown in the table
above. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, this increased
the overall funding cost by 35 basis points for our Residential
whole loans, 33 basis points for our Purchased Performing Loans, 56
basis points for our Purchased Credit Deteriorated Loans, and 39
basis points for our Purchased Non-Performing Loans.
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The following table presents the activity
for our residential mortgage asset portfolio for the three months
ended March 31, 2022:
Table 2 - Investment Portfolio Activity Q1
2022
(In Millions)
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December 31,
2021
|
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Runoff
(1)
|
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Acquisitions
(2)
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Other
(3)
|
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March 31,
2022
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Change
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Residential whole loans
and REO
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$
8,069
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$
(582)
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$
1,207
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$
(287)
|
|
$
8,407
|
|
$
338
|
Securities, at fair
value
|
|
257
|
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
(6)
|
|
250
|
|
(7)
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Totals
|
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$
8,326
|
|
$
(583)
|
|
$
1,207
|
|
$
(293)
|
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$
8,657
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|
$
331
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(1)
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Primarily includes
principal repayments and sales of REO.
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(2)
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Includes draws on
previously originated Rehabilitation loans.
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(3)
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Primarily includes
changes in fair value and changes in the allowance for credit
losses.
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The following tables present information on our investments in
residential whole loans.
Residential Whole Loans at
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Table 3 - Portfolio composition
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Held at Carrying
Value
|
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Held at Fair
Value
|
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Total
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(Dollars
in Thousands)
|
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March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
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March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
Purchased Performing
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Non-QM loans
|
|
$
1,265,731
|
|
$
1,448,162
|
|
$
2,391,632
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|
$
2,013,369
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|
$
3,657,363
|
|
$
3,461,531
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Rehabilitation loans
|
|
154,508
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|
217,315
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|
735,849
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|
517,530
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|
890,357
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|
734,845
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Single-family rental loans
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|
283,090
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|
331,808
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|
870,407
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|
619,415
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|
1,153,497
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|
951,223
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Seasoned performing loans
|
|
98,269
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|
102,041
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
98,269
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|
102,041
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Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
991,633
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|
1,082,765
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|
991,633
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|
1,082,765
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Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
$
1,801,598
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|
$
2,099,326
|
|
$
4,989,521
|
|
$
4,233,079
|
|
$
6,791,119
|
|
$
6,332,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans
|
|
$ 518,450
|
|
$
547,772
|
|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
$ 518,450
|
|
$
547,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for Credit
Losses
|
|
$ (35,457)
|
|
$ (39,447)
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|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
$ (35,457)
|
|
$ (39,447)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Non-Performing Loans
|
|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
$ 987,794
|
|
$
1,072,270
|
|
$ 987,794
|
|
$
1,072,270
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Residential Whole
Loans
|
|
$
2,284,591
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|
$
2,607,651
|
|
$
5,977,315
|
|
$
5,305,349
|
|
$
8,261,906
|
|
$
7,913,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
loans
|
|
8,506
|
|
9,361
|
|
16,706
|
|
14,734
|
|
25,212
|
|
24,095
|
Table 4 - Yields and average balances
|
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For the Three-Month
Period Ended
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(Dollars in
Thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
March 31,
2021
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
Average
Balance
|
|
Average
Yield
|
|
Interest
|
|
Average
Balance
|
|
Average
Yield
|
|
Interest
|
|
Average
Balance
|
|
Average
Yield
|
Purchased Performing
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-QM loans
|
|
$
32,952
|
|
$
3,658,912
|
|
3.60%
|
|
$ 28,902
|
|
$
3,002,644
|
|
3.85%
|
|
$
22,189
|
|
$
2,315,890
|
|
3.83%
|
Rehabilitation loans
|
|
14,861
|
|
814,055
|
|
7.30%
|
|
9,214
|
|
652,663
|
|
5.65%
|
|
6,668
|
|
540,549
|
|
4.93%
|
Single-family rental loans
|
|
13,325
|
|
1,024,731
|
|
5.20%
|
|
10,684
|
|
828,183
|
|
5.16%
|
|
7,081
|
|
447,585
|
|
6.33%
|
Seasoned performing loans
|
|
1,010
|
|
100,032
|
|
4.04%
|
|
1,423
|
|
106,065
|
|
5.37%
|
|
1,991
|
|
132,897
|
|
5.99%
|
Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
7,583
|
|
1,075,013
|
|
2.82%
|
|
8,046
|
|
1,065,062
|
|
3.02%
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
— %
|
Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
69,731
|
|
6,672,743
|
|
4.18%
|
|
58,269
|
|
5,654,617
|
|
4.12%
|
|
37,929
|
|
3,436,921
|
|
4.41%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans
|
|
9,009
|
|
530,828
|
|
6.79%
|
|
10,033
|
|
561,262
|
|
7.15%
|
|
8,290
|
|
662,924
|
|
5.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Non-Performing Loans
|
|
20,726
|
|
844,206
|
|
9.82%
|
|
22,010
|
|
895,472
|
|
9.83%
|
|
18,319
|
|
1,027,491
|
|
7.13%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Residential whole
loans
|
|
$
99,466
|
|
$
8,047,777
|
|
4.94%
|
|
$ 90,312
|
|
$
7,111,351
|
|
5.08%
|
|
$
64,538
|
|
$
5,127,336
|
|
5.03%
|
Table 5 - Net Interest Spread
|
|
For the Three-Month
Period Ended
|
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
March 31,
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Performing
Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
4.18%
|
|
4.12%
|
|
4.41%
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
2.74%
|
|
2.24%
|
|
2.46%
|
Net Interest
Spread
|
|
1.44%
|
|
1.88%
|
|
1.95%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
6.79%
|
|
7.15%
|
|
5.00%
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
2.88%
|
|
2.32%
|
|
2.86%
|
Net Interest
Spread
|
|
3.91%
|
|
4.83%
|
|
2.14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Non-Performing Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
9.82%
|
|
9.83%
|
|
7.13%
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
3.09%
|
|
2.53%
|
|
3.41%
|
Net Interest
Spread
|
|
6.73%
|
|
7.30%
|
|
3.72%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Residential
Whole Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Yield
(1)
|
|
4.94%
|
|
5.08%
|
|
5.03%
|
Cost of Funding
(2)
|
|
2.79%
|
|
2.28%
|
|
2.70%
|
Net Interest
Spread
|
|
2.15%
|
|
2.80%
|
|
2.33%
|
(1)
|
Reflects annualized
interest income on Residential whole loans divided by average
amortized cost of Residential whole loans. Excludes servicing
costs.
|
(2)
|
Reflects annualized
interest expense divided by average balance of repurchase
agreements, agreements with non-mark-to-market collateral
provisions, and securitized debt. Cost of funding shown in the
table above for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021 includes the impact of the net carrying cost (the
amount by which swap interest expense paid exceeds swap interest
income received) on our Swaps. While we have not elected hedge
accounting treatment for Swaps and accordingly the net carrying
cost is not presented in interest expense in our consolidated
statement of operations, we believe it is appropriate to allocate
the net carrying cost to the cost of funding to reflect the
economic impact of our Swaps on the funding costs shown in the
table above. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, this
increased the overall funding cost by 35 basis points for our
Residential whole loans, 33 basis points for our Purchased
Performing Loans, 56 basis points for our Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans, and 39 basis points for our Purchased
Non-Performing Loans. For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, this
increased the overall funding cost by 5 basis points for our
Residential whole loans, 5 basis points for our Purchased
Performing Loans, 9 basis points for our Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans, and 2 basis points for our Purchased
Non-Performing Loans.
|
Table 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table presents a roll-forward
of the allowance for credit losses on the Company's Residential
Whole Loans, at Carrying Value:
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
|
(Dollars In
Thousands)
|
|
Non-QM
Loans
|
|
Rehabilitation
Loans (1)(2)
|
|
Single-family
Rental Loans
|
|
Seasoned
Performing
Loans
|
|
Purchased
Credit
Deteriorated
Loans (3)
|
|
Totals
|
Allowance for credit
losses at
December 31, 2021
|
|
$
8,289
|
|
$
6,881
|
|
$
1,451
|
|
$
46
|
|
$
22,780
|
|
$
39,447
|
Current
provision
|
|
(909)
|
|
(1,460)
|
|
(122)
|
|
(1)
|
|
(975)
|
|
(3,467)
|
Write-offs
|
|
(51)
|
|
(219)
|
|
(27)
|
|
—
|
|
(226)
|
|
(523)
|
Allowance for credit
losses at March
31, 2022
|
|
$
7,329
|
|
$
5,202
|
|
$
1,302
|
|
$
45
|
|
$
21,579
|
|
$
35,457
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
|
(Dollars In Thousands)
|
|
Non-QM
Loans
|
|
Rehabilitation
Loans (1)(2)
|
|
Single-family
Rental Loans
|
|
Seasoned
Performing
Loans
|
|
Purchased
Credit
Deteriorated
Loans (3)
|
|
Totals
|
Allowance for credit
losses at
December 31, 2020
|
|
$
21,068
|
|
$
18,371
|
|
$
3,918
|
|
$
107
|
|
$
43,369
|
|
$
86,833
|
Current
provision
|
|
(6,523)
|
|
(3,700)
|
|
(1,172)
|
|
(41)
|
|
(10,936)
|
|
(22,372)
|
Write-offs
|
|
—
|
|
(1,003)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(214)
|
|
(1,217)
|
Allowance for credit
losses at March
31, 2021
|
|
$
14,545
|
|
$
13,668
|
|
$
2,746
|
|
$
66
|
|
$
32,219
|
|
$
63,244
|
(1)
|
In connection with
purchased Rehabilitation loans at carrying value, the Company had
unfunded commitments of $12.9 million and $54.4 million as of
March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, with an allowance for
credit losses of $156,000 and $795,905 at March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively. Such allowance is included in "Other
liabilities" in the Company's consolidated balance sheets (see Note
7).
|
(2)
|
Includes $80.2
million and $149.2 million of loans that were assessed for
credit losses based on a collateral dependent methodology as of
March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
|
(3)
|
Includes $69.1
million and $87.7 million of loans that were assessed for
credit losses based on a collateral dependent methodology as of
March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
|
Table 7 - Credit related metrics/Residential Whole
Loans
March 31, 2022
|
|
Fair Value /
Carrying
Value
|
|
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
("UPB")
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon (1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Term to
Maturity
(Months)
|
|
Weighted
Average
LTV Ratio
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Original
FICO (3)
|
|
Aging by UPB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Past Due Days
|
(Dollars In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
30-59
|
|
60-89
|
|
90+
|
Purchased Performing
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-QM loans (4)
|
|
$
3,621,124
|
|
$
3,670,937
|
|
4.92%
|
|
356
|
|
65%
|
|
733
|
|
$
3,431,011
|
|
$ 119,445
|
|
$ 30,355
|
|
$
90,126
|
Rehabilitation loans
|
|
885,155
|
|
886,942
|
|
7.11
|
|
12
|
|
67
|
|
740
|
|
783,366
|
|
14,118
|
|
3,178
|
|
86,280
|
Single-family rental loans
|
|
1,152,195
|
|
1,168,778
|
|
5.26
|
|
324
|
|
70
|
|
735
|
|
1,133,996
|
|
13,436
|
|
547
|
|
20,799
|
Seasoned performing loans
|
|
98,224
|
|
107,624
|
|
2.71
|
|
159
|
|
36
|
|
722
|
|
98,569
|
|
634
|
|
97
|
|
8,324
|
Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
991,633
|
|
1,034,815
|
|
3.40
|
|
351
|
|
62
|
|
767
|
|
1,026,214
|
|
7,595
|
|
814
|
|
192
|
Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
6,748,331
|
|
$
6,869,096
|
|
5.00%
|
|
302
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans
|
|
$
496,871
|
|
$
610,651
|
|
4.57%
|
|
280
|
|
69%
|
|
N/A
|
|
428,302
|
|
51,517
|
|
18,942
|
|
111,890
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Non-Performing Loans
|
|
$ 987,794
|
|
$
1,017,658
|
|
4.89%
|
|
280
|
|
73%
|
|
N/A
|
|
$
464,770
|
|
$
85,856
|
|
$ 40,454
|
|
$
426,578
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole
loans, total or weighted
average
|
|
$
8,232,996
|
|
$
8,497,405
|
|
4.96%
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
Fair Value /
Carrying
Value
|
|
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
("UPB")
|
|
Weighted
Average
Coupon (1)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Term to
Maturity
(Months)
|
|
Weighted
Average
LTV Ratio
(2)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Original
FICO (3)
|
|
Aging by UPB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Past Due Days
|
(Dollars In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
30-59
|
|
60-89
|
|
90+
|
Purchased Performing
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-QM loans
|
|
$
3,453,242
|
|
$
3,361,164
|
|
5.07%
|
|
355
|
|
66%
|
|
731
|
|
$
3,165,964
|
|
$
77,581
|
|
$ 22,864
|
|
$
94,755
|
Rehabilitation loans
|
|
727,964
|
|
731,154
|
|
7.18
|
|
11
|
|
67
|
|
735
|
|
616,733
|
|
5,834
|
|
5,553
|
|
103,034
|
Single-family rental loans
|
|
949,772
|
|
924,498
|
|
5.46
|
|
329
|
|
70
|
|
732
|
|
898,166
|
|
2,150
|
|
695
|
|
23,487
|
Seasoned performing loans
|
|
101,995
|
|
111,710
|
|
2.76
|
|
162
|
|
37
|
|
722
|
|
102,047
|
|
938
|
|
481
|
|
8,244
|
Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
1,082,765
|
|
1,060,486
|
|
3.40
|
|
354
|
|
62
|
|
767
|
|
1,039,257
|
|
21,229
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
$
6,315,738
|
|
$
6,189,012
|
|
5.05%
|
|
307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans
|
|
$
524,992
|
|
$
643,187
|
|
4.55%
|
|
283
|
|
69
|
|
N/A
|
|
456,924
|
|
50,048
|
|
18,736
|
|
117,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased
Non-Performing Loans
|
|
$
1,072,270
|
|
$
1,073,544
|
|
4.87%
|
|
283
|
|
73
|
|
N/A
|
|
492,481
|
|
87,041
|
|
40,876
|
|
453,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole
loans, total or weighted
average
|
|
$
7,913,000
|
|
$
7,905,743
|
|
4.99%
|
|
301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Weighted average is
calculated based on the interest bearing principal balance of each
loan within the related category. For loans acquired with
servicing rights released by the seller, interest rates included in
the calculation do not reflect loan servicing fees. For loans
acquired with servicing rights retained by the seller, interest
rates included in the calculation are net of servicing
fees.
|
(2)
|
LTV represents the
ratio of the total unpaid principal balance of the loan to the
estimated value of the collateral securing the related loan as of
the most recent date available, which may be the origination
date. For Rehabilitation loans, the LTV presented is the
ratio of the maximum unpaid principal balance of the loan,
including unfunded commitments, to the estimated "after repaired"
value of the collateral securing the related loan, where
available. For certain Rehabilitation loans, totaling $160.5
million and $137.3 million at March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively, an after repaired valuation
was not obtained and the loan was underwritten based on an "as is"
valuation. The weighted average LTV of these loans based on
the current unpaid principal balance and the valuation obtained
during underwriting, is 74% and 71% at March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively. Excluded from the
calculation of weighted average LTV are certain low value loans
secured by vacant lots, for which the LTV ratio is not
meaningful.
|
(3)
|
Excludes loans for
which no Fair Isaac Corporation ("FICO") score is
available.
|
(4)
|
Excluded from the
table above are approximately $28.9 million of Residential whole
loans, at fair value for which the closing of the purchase
transaction had not occurred as of March 31,
2022.
|
Table 8 - LTV 90+ Days Delinquencies
The following table presents certain
information regarding the Company's Residential whole loans that
are 90 days or more delinquent:
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
(Dollars In
Thousands)
|
|
Carrying Value /
Fair
Value
|
|
UPB
|
|
LTV
(1)
|
Purchased Performing
Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-QM loans
|
|
$
91,200
|
|
$
90,126
|
|
65.6%
|
Rehabilitation loans
|
|
$
86,272
|
|
$
86,280
|
|
73.3%
|
Single-family rental loans
|
|
$
20,845
|
|
$
20,799
|
|
73.5%
|
Seasoned performing loans
|
|
$
7,780
|
|
$
8,324
|
|
43.7%
|
Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
$
180
|
|
$
192
|
|
73.7%
|
Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
$
206,277
|
|
$
205,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit Deteriorated Loans
|
|
$
90,190
|
|
$
111,890
|
|
78.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Non-Performing Loans
|
|
$
424,871
|
|
$
426,578
|
|
79.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Residential whole
loans
|
|
$
721,338
|
|
$
744,189
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
(Dollars In
Thousands)
|
|
Carrying Value /
Fair
Value
|
|
UPB
|
|
LTV
(1)
|
Purchased Performing
Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-QM loans
|
|
$
96,473
|
|
$
94,755
|
|
64.6%
|
Rehabilitation loans
|
|
$
103,166
|
|
$
103,034
|
|
67.6%
|
Single-family rental loans
|
|
$
23,524
|
|
$
23,487
|
|
73.4%
|
Seasoned performing loans
|
|
$
7,740
|
|
$
8,244
|
|
45.6%
|
Agency eligible investor loans
|
|
$
—
|
|
$
—
|
|
— %
|
Total Purchased
Performing Loans
|
|
$
230,903
|
|
$
229,520
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Credit Deteriorated Loans
|
|
$
95,899
|
|
$
117,479
|
|
79.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Non-Performing Loans
|
|
$
454,443
|
|
$
453,146
|
|
80.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Residential whole
loans
|
|
$
781,245
|
|
$
800,145
|
|
|
(1)
|
LTV represents the
ratio of the total unpaid principal balance of the loan to the
estimated value of the collateral securing the related loan as of
the most recent date available, which may be the origination
date. For Rehabilitation loans, the LTV presented is the
ratio of the maximum unpaid principal balance of the loan,
including unfunded commitments, to the estimated "after repaired"
value of the collateral securing the related loan, where
available. For certain Rehabilitation loans, an after
repaired valuation was not obtained and the loan was underwritten
based on an "as is" valuation. Excluded from the calculation
of weighted average LTV are certain low value loans secured by
vacant lots, for which the LTV ratio is not
meaningful.
|
Table 9 - Shock Table
The information presented in the following
"Shock Table" projects the potential impact of sudden parallel
changes in interest rates on the value of our portfolio, including
the impact of Swaps and short positions in TBA securities (if any),
over the next 12 months based on the assets in our investment
portfolio at March 31, 2022. Changes
in portfolio value are measured as the percentage change when
comparing the projected portfolio value to the base interest rate
scenario at March 31, 2022.
Change in Interest Rates
|
|
Percentage
Change
in Portfolio
Value
|
|
Percentage
Change
in
Equity
|
+100 Basis Point
Increase
|
|
(1.49)%
|
|
(6.05)%
|
+ 50 Basis Point
Increase
|
|
(0.64)%
|
|
(2.60)%
|
Actual at March 31,
2022
|
|
—%
|
|
—%
|
- 50 Basis Point
Decrease
|
|
0.44%
|
|
1.77%
|
-100 Basis Point
Decrease
|
|
0.67%
|
|
2.70%
|
Webcast
MFA Financial, Inc. plans to host a live audio
webcast of its investor conference call on Wednesday, May 4,
2022, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to
discuss its first quarter 2022 financial results. The live audio
webcast will be accessible to the general public over the internet
at http://www.mfafinancial.com through the "Webcasts &
Presentations" link on MFA's home page. To listen to the
conference call over the internet, please go to the MFA website at
least 15 minutes before the call to register and to download and
install any needed audio software. Earnings presentation
materials will be posted on the MFA website prior to the conference
call and an audio replay will be available on the website following
the call.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
When used in this press release 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 Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, 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
(i.e., fair) value of MFA's residential whole loans, MBS and other
assets; changes in the prepayment rates on residential mortgage
assets, an increase of which could result in a reduction of the
yield on certain investments in MFA's portfolio and could require
MFA to reinvest the proceeds received by it as a result of such
prepayments in investments with lower coupons, while a decrease in
which could result in an increase in the interest rate duration of
certain investments in MFA's portfolio making their valuation more
sensitive to changes in interest rates and could result in lower
forecasted cash flows; credit risks underlying MFA's assets,
including changes in the default rates and management's assumptions
regarding default rates on the mortgage loans in MFA's residential
whole loan portfolio; MFA's ability to borrow to finance its 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 MFA's business; MFA's 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 MFA to accrete the market discount on residential whole
loans and the extent of prepayments, realized losses and changes in
the composition of MFA's residential whole loan portfolios that may
occur during the applicable tax period, including gain or loss on
any MBS disposals and whole loan modifications, foreclosures and
liquidations; the timing and amount of distributions to
stockholders, which are declared and paid at the discretion of
MFA's Board and will depend on, among other things, MFA's taxable
income, its financial results and overall financial condition and
liquidity, maintenance of its REIT qualification and such other
factors as MFA's Board deems relevant; MFA's ability to maintain
its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; MFA's
ability to maintain its 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 Securities and Exchange Commission ("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; MFA's ability to continue growing
its residential whole loan portfolio, which is dependent on, among
other things, the supply of loans offered for sale in the market;
expected returns on MFA's investments in nonperforming residential
whole loans ("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; targeted or expected returns on MFA's investments in
recently-originated loans, the performance of which is, similar to
MFA's other mortgage loan investments, subject to, among other
things, differences in prepayment risk, credit risk and financing
cost associated with such investments; risks associated with MFA's
investments in MSR-related assets, including servicing, regulatory
and economic risks, risks associated with our investments in loan
originators, risks associated with investing in real estate assets,
including changes in business conditions and the general economy
and risks associated with the integration and ongoing operation of
Lima One Holdings, LLC (including, without limitation,
unanticipated expenditures relating to or liabilities arising from
the transaction and/or the inability to obtain, or delays in
obtaining, expected benefits (including expected growth in loan
origination volumes) from the transaction). These and other
risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the
annual, quarterly and current reports that MFA files with the SEC,
could cause MFA's actual results to differ materially from those
projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All
forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, assumptions and
expectations of MFA's 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 MFA. Except as required
by law, MFA is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole
loans, net ($5,977,315 and $5,305,349 held at fair value,
respectively) (1)
|
|
$
8,261,905
|
|
$
7,913,000
|
Securities, at fair
value
|
|
250,171
|
|
256,685
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
410,939
|
|
304,696
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
144,600
|
|
99,751
|
Other assets
|
|
857,343
|
|
565,556
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
9,924,958
|
|
$
9,139,688
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Financing agreements
($3,804,906 and $3,266,773 held at fair value,
respectively)
|
|
$
7,028,211
|
|
$
6,378,782
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
547,792
|
|
218,058
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
$
7,576,003
|
|
$
6,596,840
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.01
par value; 7.5% Series B cumulative redeemable; 8,050 shares
authorized; 8,000 shares issued and
outstanding ($200,000 aggregate liquidation preference)
|
|
$
80
|
|
$
80
|
Preferred stock, $0.01
par value; 6.5% Series C fixed-to-floating rate cumulative
redeemable; 12,650 shares authorized; 11,000
shares issued and outstanding ($275,000 aggregate liquidation
preference)
|
|
110
|
|
110
|
Common stock, $0.01 par
value; 874,300 and 874,300 shares authorized; 105,036 and 108,138
shares issued
and outstanding,
respectively
|
|
1,050
|
|
1,082
|
Additional paid-in
capital, in excess of par
|
|
3,722,974
|
|
3,775,482
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
(1,417,115)
|
|
(1,279,484)
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive income
|
|
41,856
|
|
45,578
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
$
2,348,955
|
|
$
2,542,848
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
|
$
9,924,958
|
|
$
9,139,688
|
(1)
|
Includes
approximately $3.2 billion and $3.0 billion of Residential whole
loans transferred to consolidated variable interest entities
("VIEs") at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively. Such assets can be used only to settle the
obligations of each respective VIE.
|
MFA FINANCIAL,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
2022
|
|
2021
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Interest Income:
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole
loans
|
|
$
99,466
|
|
$
64,538
|
Securities, at fair
value
|
|
5,275
|
|
16,459
|
Other interest-earning
assets
|
|
1,506
|
|
—
|
Cash and cash
equivalent investments
|
|
102
|
|
54
|
Interest
Income
|
|
$
106,349
|
|
$
81,051
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-backed and other
collateralized financing arrangements
|
|
$
39,365
|
|
$
26,050
|
Other interest
expense
|
|
3,931
|
|
4,020
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
$
43,296
|
|
$
30,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Interest
Income
|
|
$
63,053
|
|
$
50,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reversal of Provision for Credit Losses on
Residential Whole Loans
|
|
$
3,511
|
|
$
22,750
|
Net Interest Income after Reversal of Provision for
Credit Losses
|
|
$
66,564
|
|
$
73,731
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Income, net:
|
|
|
|
|
Net mark-to-market and
other net (loss)/gain on residential whole loans measured at fair
value
|
|
$
(288,375)
|
|
$
31,490
|
Net gains on
derivatives used for risk management purposes
|
|
94,101
|
|
—
|
Net mark-to-market on
Securitized debt measured at fair value
|
|
64,117
|
|
(1,011)
|
Net gain on real estate
owned
|
|
8,732
|
|
2,440
|
Lima One - origination,
servicing and other fee income
|
|
14,494
|
|
—
|
Other, net
|
|
(585)
|
|
1,400
|
Other (Loss)/Income,
net
|
|
$
(107,516)
|
|
$
34,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and Other Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation and
benefits
|
|
$
19,556
|
|
$
8,437
|
Other general and
administrative expense
|
|
8,697
|
|
6,792
|
Loan servicing,
financing and other related costs
|
|
10,401
|
|
7,299
|
Amortization of
intangible assets
|
|
3,300
|
|
—
|
Operating and Other
Expense
|
|
$
41,954
|
|
$
22,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (Loss)/Income
|
|
$
(82,906)
|
|
$
85,522
|
Less Preferred Stock
Dividend Requirement
|
|
$
8,219
|
|
$
8,219
|
Net (Loss)/Income Available to
Common Stock and Participating Securities
|
|
$
(91,125)
|
|
$
77,303
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic (Loss)/Earnings per Common
Share
|
|
$
(0.86)
|
|
$
0.68
|
Diluted (Loss)/Earnings per Common
Share
|
|
$
(0.86)
|
|
$
0.67
|
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to non-GAAP Distributable
Earnings
"Distributable earnings" is a non-GAAP
financial measure of our operating performance, within the meaning
of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Distributable
earnings is determined by adjusting GAAP net income/(loss) by
removing certain unrealized gains and losses, primarily on
residential mortgage investments, associated debt, and hedges that
are, in each case, accounted for at fair value through earnings, as
well as certain non-cash expenses and securitization-related
transaction costs. Management believes that the adjustments
made to GAAP earnings result in the removal of (i) income or
expenses that are driven by changes in market valuations and are
not reflective of the longer term performance of our investment
portfolio, (ii) certain non-cash expenses, and (iii) expense items
required to be recognized solely due to the election of the fair
value option on certain related residential mortgage assets and
associated liabilities. Distributable earnings is one of the
factors that our Board of Directors considers when evaluating
distributions to our shareholders. Accordingly, we believe
that the adjustments to compute Distributable earnings specified
below provide investors and analysts with additional information to
evaluate our financial results.
Distributable earnings should be used in
conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.
Distributable earnings does not represent and should not be
considered as a substitute for net income or cash flows from
operating activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP,
and our calculation of this measure may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following table provides a
reconciliation of our GAAP net (loss)/income used in the
calculation of basic EPS to our non-GAAP Distributable earnings for
the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
(In Thousands,
Except Per Share Amounts)
|
|
March 31,
2022
|
|
December 31,
2021
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
June 30,
2021
|
|
March 31,
2021
|
GAAP Net (loss)/income
used in the calculation of Basic EPS
|
|
$
(91,266)
|
|
$
35,734
|
|
$
123,858
|
|
$
58,290
|
|
$
77,029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains and losses on:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential whole loans held at
fair value
|
|
287,935
|
|
42,564
|
|
(20,494)
|
|
(6,226)
|
|
(32,088)
|
Securities held at fair
value
|
|
2,934
|
|
364
|
|
(494)
|
|
(1,374)
|
|
(100)
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
(80,753)
|
|
(71)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Securitized debt held at fair
value
|
|
(62,855)
|
|
(6,137)
|
|
(857)
|
|
232
|
|
(7,629)
|
Investments in loan origination
partners
|
|
780
|
|
(23,956)
|
|
(48,933)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Expense items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of intangible
assets
|
|
3,300
|
|
3,300
|
|
3,300
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Equity based
compensation
|
|
2,645
|
|
2,306
|
|
2,306
|
|
2,744
|
|
1,688
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Securitization-related
transaction costs
|
|
3,233
|
|
5,178
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
Total
adjustments
|
|
157,219
|
|
23,548
|
|
(65,172)
|
|
(4,624)
|
|
(38,127)
|
Distributable
earnings
|
|
$
65,953
|
|
$
59,282
|
|
$
58,686
|
|
$
53,666
|
|
$
38,902
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP (loss)/earnings
per basic common share
|
|
$
(0.86)
|
|
$
0.33
|
|
$
1.12
|
|
$
0.53
|
|
$
0.68
|
Distributable earnings
per basic common share
|
|
$
0.62
|
|
$
0.54
|
|
$
0.53
|
|
$
0.49
|
|
$
0.34
|
Weighted average common
shares for basic earnings per share
|
|
106,568
|
|
109,468
|
|
110,222
|
|
110,383
|
|
112,784
|
Reconciliation of GAAP Book Value per Common Share to
non-GAAP Economic Book Value per Common Share
"Economic book value" is a non-GAAP
financial measure of our financial position. To calculate our
Economic book value, our portfolios of Residential whole loans and
securitized debt held at carrying value are adjusted to their fair
value, rather than the carrying value that is required to be
reported under the GAAP accounting model applied to these financial
instruments. These adjustments are also reflected in the
table below in our end of period stockholders' equity. Management
considers that Economic book value provides investors with a useful
supplemental measure to evaluate our financial position as it
reflects the impact of fair value changes for all of our
residential mortgage investments and certain associated financing
arrangements, irrespective of the accounting model applied for GAAP
reporting purposes. Economic book value does not represent
and should not be considered as a substitute for Stockholders'
Equity, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation
of this measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
reported by other companies.
The following table provides a
reconciliation of our GAAP book value per common share to our
non-GAAP Economic book value per common share as of the quarterly
periods below:
|
|
Quarter Ended:
|
(In Millions, Except Per Share
Amounts)
|
|
March 31, 2022
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
March 31, 2021
|
GAAP Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
$
2,349.0
|
|
$
2,542.8
|
|
$
2,601.1
|
|
$
2,526.5
|
|
$
2,542.3
|
Preferred Stock,
liquidation preference
|
|
(475.0)
|
|
(475.0)
|
|
(475.0)
|
|
(475.0)
|
|
(475.0)
|
GAAP Stockholders'
Equity for book value per common share
|
|
1,874.0
|
|
2,067.8
|
|
2,126.1
|
|
2,051.5
|
|
2,067.3
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value adjustment
to Residential whole loans, at carrying value
|
|
54.0
|
|
153.5
|
|
198.8
|
|
206.2
|
|
203.0
|
Fair value adjustment
to Securitized debt, at carrying value (1)
|
|
47.7
|
|
4.3
|
|
(8.0)
|
|
(8.9)
|
|
(3.6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity
including fair value adjustments to Residential
whole loans and Securitized debt held at carrying value
(Economic
book value) (1)
|
|
$
1,975.7
|
|
$
2,225.6
|
|
$
2,316.9
|
|
$
2,248.8
|
|
$
2,266.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP book value per
common share
|
|
$
17.84
|
|
$
19.12
|
|
$
19.29
|
|
$
18.62
|
|
$
18.54
|
Economic book value per
common share (1)
|
|
$
18.81
|
|
$
20.58
|
|
$
21.02
|
|
$
20.41
|
|
$
20.32
|
Number of shares of
common stock outstanding
|
|
105.0
|
|
108.1
|
|
110.2
|
|
110.2
|
|
111.5
|
(1)
|
Economic book value
per common share for periods prior to December 31, 2021 have been
restated to include the impact of fair value changes in securitized
debt held at carrying value.
|
INVESTOR
CONTACT:
|
InvestorRelations@mfafinancial.com
|
|
212-207-6488
|
|
www.mfafinancial.com
|
|
|
MEDIA
CONTACT:
|
Abernathy
MacGregor
|
|
Tom Johnson
|
|
212-371-5999
|
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