Investment Portfolio - As of September 30, 2023, the total investment portfolio amounted to 4,700,071,000,reflectinganincreaseof1,146,642,000 in acquisitions during the quarter[226] - The company reported a total of 1,602,215,000ininvestmentsecuritiesavailableforsaleasofSeptember30,2023,afteraccountingforvariouschangesandsales[226]−TheconsolidatedSLSTinvestmentsecuritiesownedbythecompanydecreasedfrom170,008,000 to 154,428,000,adeclineofapproximately9.23.424 billion as of September 30, 2023, from 1.032billionattheendof2022,primarilyduetopurchasesofAgencyRMBS[346][347]−Thecompanyreportedatotalof2.486 billion in Agency RMBS, with a fair value of 1.535billionasofSeptember30,2023[346]FinancialPerformance−ForthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,thenetlossattributabletothecompany′scommonstockholderswas94,819,000, resulting in a loss per share of 1.04[253]−Thecompanyreportedinterestincomeof65,195,000 and interest expense of 48,406,000forthesameperiod,leadingtoanetinterestincomeof16,789,000[253] - The economic return on book value for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was reported at (7.61)%[253] - The Company reported a basic loss per common share of 1.04forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,animprovementof0.29 from 1.33in2022,andfortheninemonths,itwas1.33, up 1.75from3.08[263] - The Company’s net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was 16,789,adecreaseof13,568 from 30,357in2022,andfortheninemonths,itwas49,726, down 56,948from106,674[263] Asset Management - The company aims to deliver long-term stable distributions to stockholders through a combination of net interest spread and capital gains from a diversified investment portfolio[228] - The company expects to continue to dispose of assets opportunistically and focus on acquiring less price-sensitive assets like Agency RMBS[235] - The company announced a strategic repositioning in September 2022, focusing on the opportunistic disposition of joint venture equity investments in multi-family properties[227] - The Company plans to opportunistically dispose of its joint venture equity investments in multi-family properties to reallocate capital to targeted assets[336] Market Conditions - The U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2023, marking five consecutive quarters of growth[239] - The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.8% at the end of September 2023, slightly up from 3.6% at the end of June 2023[240] - The Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate a total of 5.25% from March 2022 through November 1, 2023, reaching the highest level in over 22 years[241] - The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.63% as of October 19, 2023, up 0.94% year-over-year[243] Risk Management - The company utilizes interest rate caps and swaps to manage interest rate risk, aiming to optimize earnings while maintaining stable portfolio values[393] - The company faces "margin call" risk on repurchase agreements, which could adversely affect liquidity if asset values decrease[399] - Credit risk is heightened due to potential economic recession, which may lead to increased delinquencies and defaults on credit-sensitive assets[408] - The company actively manages its portfolio to mitigate prepayment risk, which can impact the yield on residential mortgage assets[405] Shareholder Equity - The Company’s stockholders' equity as of September 30, 2023, was 1,575,228thousand,adecreasefrom1,767,216 thousand as of December 31, 2022[358] - The Company declared dividends totaling 27.6millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,equatingto0.30 per share[285] - The company repurchased common stock worth 5.0millionduringthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2023[285]LoanPerformance−Thecompany′stotalresidentialloansamountedto2.99 billion as of September 30, 2023, a decrease of 15.0% from 3.53billionasofDecember31,2022[315]−Thedelinquencystatusshowedthat87.016.9 million[365] - The net cash flows used in investing activities during the same period were 822.5million,primarilyduetopurchasesofinvestmentsecuritiesandresidentialloans[366]−ThenetcashflowsfromfinancingactivitiesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2023,were780.2 million, mainly from proceeds of repurchase agreements[369] Debt Management - The Company had 221.2millionofavailablecashandcashequivalentsasofSeptember30,2023[361]−TheCompany’sSeniorUnsecuredNotesoutstandingasofSeptember30,2023,totaled100 million with a total cost of approximately 6.64%[356] - The company had longer-term debt, including residential loan securitization CDOs, with a carrying value of $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2023[373]