Financing
The following table presents a summary of the Company's financing as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 ($ in thousands).
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Weighted AverageCollateral Fair Value (1)(2)
Current FaceCarrying ValueStated MaturityFunding CostLife (Years)Carrying Value
Financing Arrangements by Asset Type (3)
Securitized Residential Mortgage Loans (4)
Non-Agency Loans$428,657 $428,657 Jan 2026 - May 20265.28 %0.16$641,399 $370,913 
Home Equity Loans67,752 67,752 Jan 2026 - Mar 20264.67 %0.1184,064 — 
Re- and Non-Performing Loans27,264 27,264 Jan 2026 - Mar 20265.89 %0.0741,438 31,798 
Residential Mortgage Loans (5)
Agency-Eligible Loans19,490 19,490 Sep 2026 - Dec 20265.43 %0.8721,149 95,688 
Home Equity Loans (6)58,951 58,951 Jun 2026 - Jul 20266.27 %0.47142,339 87,440 
Non-Agency Loans29,817 29,817 Jun 20265.73 %0.4435,108 7,615 
Legacy WMC Commercial Loans27,436 27,436 Mar 20266.73 %0.2355,376 47,222 
Non-Agency RMBS137,386 137,386 Jan 2026 - May 20264.64 %0.14173,891 78,978 
Legacy WMC CMBS18,540 18,540 Feb 2026 - Mar 20265.29 %0.1642,538 20,416 
Agency RMBS10,857 10,857 Jan 2026 - Mar 20264.32 %0.2015,465 2,038 
Other Assets244 244 Jun 20265.73 %0.44319 — 
Total Financing Arrangements$826,394 $826,394 5.27 %0.20$1,253,086 $742,108 
Securitized debt, at fair value (7)(8)
Non-Agency Loans (9)$6,432,326 $6,265,540 N/A5.37 %5.73N/A$5,391,413 
Home Equity Loans (9)784,881 817,889 N/A5.81 %2.64N/A— 
Re- and Non-Performing Loans99,930 94,494 N/A3.45 %3.27N/A100,554 
Total Securitized Debt$7,317,137 $7,177,923 5.39 %5.42N/A$5,491,967 
Senior Unsecured Notes (10)
February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes$34,500 $33,327 Feb 202910.79 %3.17N/A$33,028 
May 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes65,000 63,131 May 202910.52 %3.42N/A62,693 
Total Senior Unsecured Notes$99,500 $96,458 10.61 %3.33N/A$95,721 
Total Financing$8,243,031 $8,100,775 5.44 %5.05$1,253,086 $6,329,796 
(1)The Company also had $7.8 million and $10.6 million of cash pledged under repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(2)Under the terms of the Company’s financing agreements, the Company's financing counterparties may, in certain cases, sell or re-hypothecate the pledged collateral.
(3)Financing arrangements are recorded at amortized cost on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company's financing arrangements approximates the carrying value due to their floating interest rates and short-term maturities of generally one year or less. Financing arrangements are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
(4)Amounts pledged as collateral under Securitized residential mortgage loans include certain of the Company's retained interests in securitizations. Refer to Note 3 for more information on the Non-Agency VIEs, Home Equity VIEs, and RPL/NPL VIEs.
(5)The Company's Residential mortgage loan financing arrangements include a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.6 billion on facilities used to finance Agency-Eligible, Home Equity and Non-Agency Loans, of which $50 million is contractually committed.
(6)The collateral fair value pledged includes $69.7 million of Home Equity Loans, with an unpaid principal balance of $66.8 million, in which the Company has no outstanding financing but has the ability to borrow at an advance rate of 87.5% of unpaid principal balance pledged as collateral. Of this available financing, $50 million is contractually committed.
(7)The holders of the securitized debt have no recourse to the general credit of the Company. The Company generally has no obligation to provide any other explicit or implicit support to the Non-Agency VIEs, Home Equity VIEs, and RPL/NPL VIEs. Refer to Note 12 for commitments related to the undrawn portion of a borrowers' home equity line of credit for which the Company may be required to fund.
(8)The weighted average funding costs are calculated based on the amortized cost of the underlying securities.
(9)The current face on the Company's Securitized debt in the Company's Non-Agency VIEs and Home Equity VIEs excludes Interest Only classes which have no principal balances and bear interest based on a notional value. The notional value is used solely to determine interest distributions on the interest only classes of securities. As of December 31, 2025, the notional value of interest only classes of Securitized debt in the Non-Agency VIEs and Home Equity VIEs was $3.7 billion and $295.4 million, respectively.
(10)The Senior Unsecured Notes are recorded at amortized cost in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Senior Unsecured Notes was $101.7 million. The fair value of the Senior Unsecured Notes is based upon prices obtained from third-party pricing services or broker quotations and are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Senior Unsecured Notes

The Company’s Senior Unsecured Notes consist of $34.5 million principal amount 9.500% Senior Notes due February 2029 ("February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes") and $65.0 million principal amount 9.500% Senior Notes due May 2029 ("May 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes" and together with the February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes, the "Senior Unsecured Notes"). The February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes were issued on January 26, 2024 in a public offering for net proceeds of approximately $32.8 million and the May 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes were issued on May 15, 2024 in a public offering for net proceeds of approximately $62.4 million. The below table provides a summary of the Senior Unsecured Notes as of December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands).
Principal Amount (1)Carrying ValueMaturity
Date (2)
Redemption Date (3)Rate (4)
February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes
$34,500 $33,327 February 15, 2029February 15, 20269.500 %
May 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes
65,000 63,131 May 15, 2029May 15, 20269.500 %
(1)The Senior Unsecured Notes were issued at 100% of the principal amount.
(2)The Company has the option to redeem the Senior Unsecured Notes earlier than the maturity date.
(3)The Company may redeem the Senior Unsecured Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company’s option on or after the redemption date, upon not less than 30 days written notice to holders prior to the redemption date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(4)The Senior Unsecured Notes bear interest at a rate equal to 9.500% per year, payable in cash quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on the applicable first pay date.

The below table details the total interest expense incurred on the Senior Unsecured Notes during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands).
Years Ended
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Coupon interest expense
$9,453 $6,926 
Amortization expense
737 504 
Total interest expense$10,190 $7,430 

Legacy WMC Convertible Notes

In connection with the WMC acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company assumed, and the Company guaranteed, $86.25 million aggregate principal amount of Legacy WMC Convertible Notes. The Legacy WMC Convertible Notes had an interest rate of 6.75% and interest was paid semiannually. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased $7.1 million of principal amount of its outstanding Legacy WMC Convertible Notes. The Company paid off the remaining principal amount outstanding of the Legacy WMC Convertible Notes at maturity in September 2024.

There was no interest expense incurred during the year ended December 31, 2025 as the Legacy WMC Convertible Notes matured in September 2024. The below table details the total interest expense incurred on the Legacy WMC Convertible Notes during the year ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands).
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
Coupon interest expense
$3,805 
Amortization expense
912 
Total interest expense$4,717 
Contractual maturities

The following table allocates the current face of the Company's borrowings under financing arrangements and the Senior Unsecured Notes as of December 31, 2025 by contractual maturity (in thousands). Securitized debt is excluded from the below table as it does not have a contractual maturity.

Within 30 DaysOver 30 Days to 3 MonthsOver 3 Months to 12 MonthsOver 12 MonthsTotal
Financing Arrangements by Asset Type
Securitized Residential Mortgage Loans
Non-Agency Loans$154,556 $242,563 $31,538 $— $428,657 
Home Equity Loans38,620 29,132 — — 67,752 
Re- and Non-Performing Loans10,518 16,746 — — 27,264 
Residential Mortgage Loans
Agency-Eligible Loans— — 19,490 — 19,490 
Home Equity Loans— — 58,951 — 58,951 
Non-Agency Loans— — 29,817 — 29,817 
Legacy WMC Commercial Loans (1)— 27,436 — — 27,436 
Non-Agency RMBS41,828 92,153 3,405 — 137,386 
Legacy WMC CMBS— 18,540 — — 18,540 
Agency RMBS923 9,934 — — 10,857 
Other Assets— — 244 — 244 
Total Financing Arrangements$246,445 $436,504 $143,445 $— $826,394 
Senior Unsecured Notes
February 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes$— $— $— $34,500 $34,500 
May 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes— — — 65,000 65,000 
Total Senior Unsecured Notes$— $— $— $99,500 $99,500 
(1)The borrowers for the Company’s Legacy WMC Commercial Loans are in maturity default as of December 31, 2025. Due to these defaults, the lender on the Company’s financing arrangements is permitted to request full repayment of the debt with respect to such assets. The Company does not currently expect the lender to require repayment of the related outstanding financing arrangements prior to its scheduled maturity in March 2026.
 
Counterparties

The Company had outstanding financing arrangements with six counterparties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table presents information as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 with respect to each counterparty that provides the Company with financing for which the Company had greater than 5% of its stockholders’ equity at risk, excluding stockholders’ equity at risk under financing through affiliated entities ($ in thousands).
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
CounterpartyStockholders' Equity
at Risk
Weighted Average
Maturity (days)
Percentage of
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity
at Risk
Weighted Average
Maturity (days)
Percentage of
Stockholders' Equity
Goldman Sachs Bank USA$153,393 10327.4 %$92,220 11817.1 %
BofA Securities, Inc150,267 6826.8 %135,141 8225.0 %
Barclays Capital Inc.80,721 7314.4 %75,516 2014.0 %
JP Morgan Securities, LLC29,992 315.3 %(1)(1)(1)
Various (2)(2)(2)(2)81,855 21115.2 %
(1)As of December 31, 2024, the Company had less than 5% of its equity at risk under financing arrangements with JP Morgan Securities, LLC.
(2)As of December 31, 2024, certain retained interests in securitizations are held in WMC RR 2023-1 Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. WMC RR 2023-1 Trust issued certificates which were sold to various third-party investors. WMC RR 2023-1 Trust matured and was paid off in July 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no equity at risk under WMC RR 2023-1 Trust.
Financial Covenants

The Company’s financing arrangements generally include customary representations, warranties, and covenants, but may also contain more restrictive supplemental terms and conditions. Although specific to each financing arrangement, typical supplemental terms include requirements of minimum equity and liquidity, leverage ratios, and performance triggers. In
addition, some of the financing arrangements contain cross default features, whereby default under an agreement with one lender simultaneously causes default under agreements with other lenders. To the extent that the Company fails to comply with the covenants contained in these financing arrangements or is otherwise found to be in default under the terms of such agreements, the counterparty has the right to accelerate amounts due under the associated agreement. Financings pursuant to financing arrangements are generally recourse to the Company. As of December 31, 2025, the Company is in compliance with all of its financial covenants.

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