Debt
Repurchase Agreements

The Company, entered into two repurchase facilities whereby the Company acquires pools of residential mortgage loans which are then sold by the Company as “seller” to a counterparty, the “buyer.” As of December 31, 2025, only one facility is outstanding. Upon the time of the initial sale to the buyer, the Company, with a simultaneous agreement, also agreed to repurchase the pools of residential mortgage loans from the buyer. Mortgage loans sold under these facilities carry interest calculated based on a spread to one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is fixed for the term of the borrowing. The advance rate is between 75% and 90% of the asset’s acquisition price. The obligations of the Company to repurchase these mortgage loans at a future date are guaranteed by the Operating Partnership.

The Company has also entered into one repurchase facility, substantially similar to the residential loan repurchase facilities, but where the pledged assets are commercial loans. Interest is calculated based on a spread to one-month SOFR, subject to a floor. The advance rate is between 75% and 80% of the asset’s acquisition price.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has also entered into six repurchase facilities, substantially similar to the mortgage loan repurchase facilities, but where the pledged assets are the Company’s investments in bonds and bonds retained from the Company’s secured bonds payable. Each repurchase transaction represents its own borrowing. As such, the ceilings associated with these transactions are the amounts currently borrowed at any one time.

If the value of collateral underlying the repurchase financing agreements declines by more than a de minimis threshold, the counterparty could require the Company to post additional collateral, or margin, in the form of cash and cash equivalents.

The Company has effective control over the assets subject to all these transactions; therefore, the Company’s repurchase financing agreements are accounted for as financing arrangements. The Operating Partnership, as guarantor, will provide to the buyers a limited guaranty (“Guaranty”) of certain losses incurred by the buyers in connection with certain events and/or the seller’s obligations under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, following the breach of certain covenants by the seller, the occurrence of certain bad acts by the seller, the occurrence of certain insolvency events of the seller or other events specified in the Guaranty. As security for its obligations under the Guaranty, the guarantor will pledge the trust certificate representing the guarantor’s 100% beneficial interest in the seller.
The following tables set forth the details of the Company’s repurchase financing agreements and facilities:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2025
Maturity DateAmount OutstandingAmount of CollateralInterest Rate
Goldman Sachs - bonds(1)
$36,431 $42,767 4.58 %
A BondsJanuary 12, 20268,510 10,000 4.41 %
February 17, 202627,921 32,767 4.63 %
Goldman Sachs - loans (3)
December 12, 2027$11,148 $17,150 6.62 %
Lucid - bonds(1)
$50,829 $60,000 4.42 %
A bondsJanuary 12, 202629,543 35,000 4.47 %
January 15, 202621,286 25,000 4.36 %
Barclays - bonds(1)
$85,885 $109,816 4.65 %
A bondsJanuary 9, 202614,780 17,439 4.47 %
January 12, 202612,963 15,000 4.51 %
January 14, 202615,598 18,540 4.71 %
January 23, 202618,576 23,014 4.46 %
March 19, 202614,629 20,041 4.82 %
B bondsJanuary 23, 20264,195 6,531 5.18 %
March 19, 20264,573 8,129 5.20 %
M bondsJanuary 23, 202690 149 4.78 %
March 19, 2026481 973 5.00 %
Nomura - bonds(1)
$99,005 $178,102 (4)5.16 %
A BondsMarch 30, 20269,009 12,885 5.24 %
B BondsMarch 19, 20261,638 4,101 5.45 %
B BondsMarch 30, 202638,477 71,204 5.02 %
M BondsMarch 30, 202617,894 26,019 4.89 %
Beneficial Interests (5)
March 19, 202631,987 63,893 5.45 %
Nomura - loans(2)
February 27, 2026$20,543 $25,999 5.91 %
Santander bonds(1)
$103,231 $120,093 4.54 %
A BondsJanuary 12, 202621,396 25,000 4.41 %
January 15, 202681,835 95,093 4.58 %
Totals/Weighted Averages$407,072 $553,927 4.83 %
(1)Maximum borrowing capacity subject to pledging sufficient collateral is the equivalent of the amount outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
(2)Maximum borrowing capacity subject to pledging sufficient collateral as of December 31, 2025 was $400.0 million.
(3)Maximum borrowing capacity subject to pledging sufficient collateral as of December 31, 2025 was $200.0 million.
(4)Includes bonds that are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
(5)Collateral of beneficial interests presented at fair value, as disclosed in Note 6.
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2024
Maturity DateAmount OutstandingAmount of CollateralInterest Rate
Goldman Sachs - bonds(1)
$59,548 $70,000 5.18 %
A BondsJanuary 16, 202529,759 35,000 5.08 %
February 18, 202529,789 35,000 5.27 %
Lucid - bonds(1)
January 16, 2025$34,114 $40,000 5.05 %
A BondsJanuary 16, 202534,114 40,000 5.05 %
Barclays - bonds(1)
$86,956 $115,443 5.41 %
A BondsJanuary 10, 202517,065 20,000 5.20 %
January 13, 202516,917 19,952 5.19 %
January 31, 202525,123 32,280 5.43 %
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2024
Maturity DateAmount OutstandingAmount of CollateralInterest Rate
March 20, 202517,319 24,857 5.48 %
B BondsJanuary 31, 20254,298 6,232 6.12 %
March 20, 20255,003 9,667 5.86 %
M BondsJanuary 31, 2025305 512 5.72 %
March 20, 2025926 1,943 5.65 %
Nomura - bonds(1)
$66,445 $119,572 (3)5.67 %
A BondsMarch 31, 202510,687 15,615 5.87 %
B BondsMarch 31, 202535,563 70,709 5.66 %
M BondsMarch 31, 202520,195 33,248 5.56 %
Nomura - loans(2)
February 28, 2025$23,331 $31,821 6.97 %
Santander bonds(1)
$86,171 $99,000 5.11 %
A BondsJanuary 6, 202521,685 25,000 5.18 %
January 15, 202564,486 74,000 5.08 %
Totals/Weighted Averages
$356,565 $475,836 5.41 %
(1)Maximum borrowing capacity subject to pledging sufficient collateral is the equivalent of the amount outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
(2)Maximum borrowing capacity subject to pledging sufficient collateral as of December 31, 2024 was $400.0 million.
(3)Includes bonds that are consolidated on the Company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.

The Guaranty establishes a master netting arrangement; however, the arrangement does not meet the criteria for offsetting within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. A master netting arrangement derives from contractual agreements entered into by two parties to multiple contracts that provides for the net settlement of all contracts covered by the agreements in the event of default under any one contract.

The amount outstanding on the Company’s repurchase facilities and the carrying value of the Company’s loans pledged as collateral are presented as gross amounts on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, in the table below:
($ in thousands)
Gross amounts not offset on balance sheet
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Gross amount of recognized liabilities $407,072 $356,565 
Gross amount of loans and securities pledged as collateral553,927 475,836 
Net Collateral Amount$146,855 $119,271 

Secured Bonds Payable

The Company uses securitization as a primary financing structure and refers to the transactions as secured bonds payable. The bonds payable are generally structured as debt financings. The loans included in the secured bonds payable remain on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as the Company is the primary beneficiary of the securitization trusts, which are VIEs. The securitization VIEs are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying mortgages and distribute those payments to the holders of the notes. The Company’s exposure to the obligations of the VIEs is generally limited to its investments in the entities. The notes that are issued by the securitization trusts are secured solely by the mortgages held by the applicable trusts and not by any of the Company’s other assets. The residential mortgage loans of the applicable trusts are the only source of repayment and interest on the notes issued by such trusts. The Company does not guarantee any of the obligations of the trusts under the terms of the agreement governing the notes or otherwise.

The Company’s rated secured bonds payable are generally structured as “REIT TMP” transactions which allow the Company to issue multiple classes of securities without using a real estate mortgage investment conduit structure or being subject to an entity level tax. The Company’s rated secured bonds payable generally issue classes of debt from AAA through mezzanine. The Company generally retains the mezzanine and residual certificates in the transactions. The Company has retained the applicable mezzanine and residual certificates from the four rated secured bonds payable outstanding at December 31, 2025.
Servicing for the residential mortgage loans in the Company’s secured bonds payable is provided by Newrez, an affiliate of the Company, at a servicing fee of 0.42% of outstanding unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) and is paid monthly.

The following table sets forth the status of the notes held by others as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the original balance at the securitization cutoff date:
($ in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2025Balances at December 31, 2024Original balances at
securitization cutoff date
Class of NotesCarrying value of mortgagesBond principal balancePercentage of collateral coverageCarrying value of mortgagesBond principal balancePercentage of collateral coverageMortgage UPBBond principal balance
2019-D$85,105 $52,508 162 %$91,118 $58,942 155 %$193,301 $156,670 
2019-F81,025 41,676 194 %89,179 50,028 178 %170,876 127,673 
2020-B86,096 48,894 176 %95,090 57,277 166 %156,468 114,534 
2021-A109,382 83,816 131 %119,180 93,412 128 %206,506 175,116 
$361,608 $226,894 (1)159 %$394,567 $259,659 (1)152 %$727,151 $573,993 
(1)This represents the gross amount of secured bonds payable and excludes the impact of deferred issuance costs of $0.7 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Corporate Debt

Unsecured Notes, Net (2027 Notes)

In August 2022, the Operating Partnership issued $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”). The 2027 Notes have a five year term, were issued at 99.009% of par value and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The 2027 Notes are included in the Company’s liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1. The 2027 Notes will mature on September 1, 2027. Net proceeds from the sale of the 2027 Notes totaled approximately $106.1 million, after deducting the discount, commissions, and offering expenses which will be amortized over the term of the 2027 Notes using the effective interest method. The Company used $90.0 million of the proceeds to repurchase and retire a portion of its outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (each as defined in Note 14) at a discount and a proportionate amount of outstanding 2020 Warrants. The remainder of the proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

On June 30, 2024, the Company received notification that the 2027 Notes were downgraded from BBB- to BB+. Under the terms of the indenture governing the 2027 Notes, the downgrade resulted in a 100 basis point increase in the interest rate from 8.875% to 9.875% beginning on September 1, 2024.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes was $110.0 million, and discount and deferred expenses in aggregate were $1.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

The following table presents interest expense on the 2027 Notes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
($ in thousands)
Year ended December 31,
20252024
Interest expense$10,862 $10,129 
Amortization of discount and deferred expenses
861 860 
Total Interest Expense on 2027 Notes$11,723 $10,989 
The indenture governing the 2027 Notes restricts, among other things, the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur certain additional debt, make certain investments or acquisitions, sell certain assets, and merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of its assets. Additionally, the indenture governing the 2027 Notes requires the Company to comply with certain maintenance requirements, including certain levels of cash and liquidity, such as: (i) Net Asset Value (as defined in the indenture agreement) as of the close of business on the last day of each of its fiscal quarters must be equal to or greater than $240.0 million, plus the greater of (x) zero dollars and (y) 65% of the Company’s net equity capital activity; (ii) the ratio of the Adjusted Unencumbered Assets (as defined in the indenture agreement) as of the close of business on the last day of each of its fiscal quarters to the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes outstanding as of each such date must be equal to or greater than 1.6:1.0; (iii) the ratio of the debt to equity as of the close of business on the last day of each of its fiscal quarters must be less than 4.0:1.0, (iv) a quarterly minimum liquidity covenant of $30.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company is in compliance with all covenants.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 18, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 18, 2025
2023Feb 28, 2024
2022Mar 3, 2023
2021Mar 4, 2022
2020Mar 5, 2021
2019Mar 4, 2020
2018Mar 6, 2019
2017Mar 8, 2018
2016Mar 2, 2017
2015Mar 29, 2016

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