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During a period of rising interest rates, our borrowing costs generally will increase while the yields earned on our existing portfolio of leveraged fixed-rate assets will largely remain static.
−Removed: This can result in a decline in our net interest spread.
+Added: This can result in a decline in our
+Added: net interest spread.
Changes in the level of interest rates can also affect the rate of mortgage prepayments and the value of our assets.
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Duration measures the estimated percentage change in market value of an instrument that would be caused by a parallel change in short and long-term interest rates.
−Removed: The duration of our assets will vary with changes in interest rates and tends to increase when interest rates rise
−Removed: and decrease when interest rates fall.
+Added: The duration of our assets will vary with changes in interest rates and tends to increase when interest rates rise and decrease when interest rates fall.
This "negative convexity" generally increases the interest rate exposure of our investment portfolio in excess of what is measured by duration alone.
We estimate the duration and convexity of our assets using a third-party risk management system and market data.
−Removed: We review the estimates for reasonableness, giving consideration to any unique characteristics of our securities, market conditions and other factors likely to impact these estimates, and based on our judgement we may make adjustments to the third-party estimates.
−Removed: Our estimated duration gap, which is a measure of the difference between the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and our liabilities, inclusive of interest rate hedges, was 0.3 years as of December 31, 2024, compared to -0.5 years as of 2023.
+Added: We review the estimates for reasonableness, giving consideration to any unique characteristics of our securities, market conditions and other factors likely to impact these estimates, and based on our judgment we may make adjustments to the third-party estimates.
+Added: Our estimated duration gap, which is a measure of the difference between the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and our liabilities, inclusive of interest rate hedges, was 0.4 years as of December 31, 2025, compared to 0.3 years as of December 31, 2024.
The table below quantifies the estimated changes in the fair value of our investment portfolio (including derivatives and other securities used for hedging purposes) and in our tangible net book value per common share as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 should interest rates go up or down by 25, 50 and 75 basis points, assuming instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve and including the impact of both duration and convexity.
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We also amortize or accrete premiums and discounts we pay or receive at purchase relative to the stated principal of our assets into interest income over their projected lives using the effective interest method.
−Removed: If the actual and estimated future prepayment experience differs from our prior estimates, we are required to record an adjustment to interest income for the impact of the cumulative difference in the effective yield.
+Added: If the actual and estimated future prepayment experience differs from our prior estimates, we are required to record a current period adjustment to interest income for the impact of the cumulative difference in the effective yield.
Extension risk is the risk that our assets will be repaid at a slower rate than anticipated and generally increases when interest rates rise.
−Removed: In a rising or higher interest rate environment, we may be required to finance our investments at potentially higher costs without the ability to reinvest principal into higher yielding securities as a result of borrowers prepaying their
−Removed: mortgages at a slower pace than originally anticipated, adversely impacting our net interest spread, and thus our net interest income.
+Added: In a rising or higher interest rate environment, we may be required to finance our investments at potentially higher costs without the ability to reinvest principal into higher yielding securities as a result of borrowers prepaying their mortgages at a slower pace than originally anticipated, adversely impacting our net interest spread, and thus our net interest income.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our investment securities (excluding TBAs) had a weighted average projected CPR of 9.6% and 7.7%, respectively, and a weighted average yield of 4.93% and 4.77%, respectively.
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The estimated impact of changes in spreads is in addition to our interest rate shock sensitivity included in the interest rate shock table above.
−Removed: The table below assumes a spread duration of 5.1 and 4.7 years as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, based on interest rates and prices as of such dates;
+Added: The table below assumes a spread duration of 5.0 and 5.1 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, based on interest rates and prices as of such dates;
however, our portfolio's sensitivity to mortgage spread changes will vary with changes in interest rates and in the size and composition of our portfolio.
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Our liquidity risk principally arises from financing long-term fixed rate assets with shorter-term variable rate borrowings.
−Removed: Future borrowings are dependent upon the willingness of lenders to finance our investments, lender collateral requirements and the lenders’ determination of the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral, which fluctuates with changes in interest rates and liquidity conditions within the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries.
+Added: Future borrowings are dependent upon the willingness of lenders to finance our investments, lender collateral requirements and the lenders' determination of the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral.
+Added: These factors can change over time in response to interest rate movements, overall market liquidity, shifts in credit quality and changes in bank regulatory requirements.
+Added: Borrowings under centrally cleared repo also depend on Bethesda Securities' remaining compliant with regulatory and FICC membership requirements and maintaining its risk exposure within limits established by the FICC.
As of December 31, 2025, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources available to execute our business strategy (see Liquidity and Capital Resources in this Form 10-K for additional details).
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Furthermore, there is no assurance that we will always be able to renew (or roll) our short-term funding liabilities.
−Removed: In addition, our counterparties have the option to increase our haircuts (margin requirements) on the assets we pledge against our funding liabilities, thereby reducing the amount that can be borrowed against an asset even if they agree to renew or roll our funding liabilities.
−Removed: Significantly higher haircuts can reduce our ability to leverage our portfolio or may even force us to sell assets, especially if correlated with asset price declines or faster prepayment rates on our assets.
+Added: In addition, our bilateral counterparties have the option to increase our haircuts (margin requirements) on the assets we pledge against our funding liabilities, and our central clearing counterparties may adjust their risk models impacting the amount of initial margin we are required to post, thereby reducing the amount that can be borrowed against our assets even if they agree to renew or roll our funding liabilities.
+Added: Significantly higher haircuts or initial margin requirements can reduce our ability to leverage our portfolio or may even force us to sell assets, especially if correlated with asset price declines or faster prepayment rates on our assets.
Our credit sensitive investments, such as CRT and non-Agency securities, expose us to the risk of nonpayment of principal, interest or other remuneration we are contractually entitled to.
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Additionally, we may vary the mix of our interest rate and credit sensitive assets or our duration gap to adjust our credit exposure and/or improve the return profile of our assets, such as when we believe credit performance is inversely correlated with changes in interest rates.
−Removed: Our credit risk related to derivative and repurchase agreement transactions is largely mitigated by limiting our counterparties to major financial institutions with acceptable credit ratings or to registered central clearinghouses and monitoring concentration levels with any one counterparty.
+Added: Our credit risk related to derivative and repurchase agreement transactions is largely mitigated by limiting our counterparties to regulated financial institutions with acceptable credit ratings or to registered central clearinghouses and monitoring concentration levels with any one counterparty.
We also continuously monitor and adjust the amount of collateral pledged based on changes in market value.
However, our efforts to manage credit risk may be unsuccessful and we could suffer losses as a result.
−Removed: Excluding central clearing exchanges, as of December 31, 2024, our maximum amount at risk with any counterparty related to our repurchase agreements and derivative agreements was less than 2% and less than 1%, respectively, of tangible stockholders' equity.
+Added: Excluding central clearing exchanges, as of December 31, 2025, our maximum amount at risk with any counterparty related to our
+Added: repurchase agreements and derivative agreements was less than 2% and less than 1%, respectively, of tangible stockholders' equity.
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