Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. We have evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2021. Based upon our evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in the Exchange Act, Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. Their report dated February 17, 2022, which is included herein, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
We will provide information that is responsive to certain portions of this Item 10 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, in either case under the captions “Information about Director Nominees,” “Information about the Executive Officers of the Company,” “Corporate Governance,” “Information about the Board and its Committees,” or under captions with similar meanings and possibly elsewhere therein. That information is incorporated into this Item 10 by reference.
Each year, the chief executive officer of each company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) must certify to the NYSE that he or she is not aware of any violation by us of NYSE corporate governance listing standards as of the date of certification, qualifying the certification to the extent necessary. Our chief executive officer submitted this certification to the NYSE in 2021 as required pursuant to Section 303A of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and will submit a similar certification within 30 days of our 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting. In addition, we have filed, as exhibits to this Report, the certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer required under Section 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 11 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, in either case under the captions “Information About the Board and Its Committees - Director Compensation,” “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” or under captions with similar meanings and possibly elsewhere therein. That information is incorporated into this Item 11 by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 12 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, in either case under the caption “Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders,” “Security Ownership of Management,” “Executive Compensation,” or under captions with similar meanings and possibly elsewhere therein. That information is incorporated into this Item 12 by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 13 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, in either case under the captions “Corporate Governance,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” “Information About Director Nominees,” “Related Person Transaction Policy,” or under captions with similar meanings and possibly elsewhere therein. That information is incorporated into this Item 13 by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 14 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, in either case under the captions “Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” “Pre-Approval Process and Policy,” or under captions with similar meanings and possibly elsewhere therein. That information is incorporated into this Item 14 by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)(1) Financial Statements: The financial statements contained herein are set forth on pages 79 - 113 of this Report.
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules: Refer to Index to Financial Statement Schedules contained herein on page 76 of this Report.
(a)(3) Exhibits: Refer to Exhibit Index starting on page 74 of this Report.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
Not applicable.
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. Description
3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 12, 2009.
3.2 Articles Supplementary of 7.75% Fixed-to-Floating Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014.
3.3 Articles Supplementary classifying 1,500,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock as additional Series B Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019).
3.4 Articles Supplementary of 7.50% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017.
3.5 Articles Supplementary classifying 4,000,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock as additional Series C Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019).
3.6 Articles Supplementary reclassifying 2,110,000 shares of authorized but unissued shares of Series A Preferred Stock as shares of Preferred Stock without designation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2021.
3.7 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017.
4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 8, filed with the SEC on June 18, 2009.
4.2 Specimen 7.75% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014.
4.3 Specimen 7.50% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017.
4.4 Description of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Securities.
10.1 Management Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2009, among Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formally known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and IAS Operating Partnership LP., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 12, 2009.
10.2 Amendment to Management Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2011, among Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formally known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., IAS Operating Partnership LP., and IAS Asset I LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.3 Second Amendment to Management Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2015, among Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and IAS Operating Partnership LP., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2015.
10.4 Third Amendment to Management Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2019, among Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and IAS Operating Partnership LP., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 7, 2019.
§ 10.5 Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2021.
10.6 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Non-Executive Directors under the Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (May 2021), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2021.
10.7 Equity Distribution Agreement with respect to the Series B Shares and Series C Shares, dated March 19, 2019, among Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., IAS Operating Partnership LP, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019.
10.8 Amendment No. 1 to the Equity Distribution Agreement, among Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., the Operating Partnership, the Manager and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2021.
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10.9 Equity Distribution Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, among Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., IAS Operating Partnership LP, Invesco Advisers, Inc., JMP Securities LLC and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 3, 2021.
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
31.1 Certification of John M. Anzalone pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of R. Lee Phegley, Jr. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of John M. Anzalone pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of R. Lee Phegley, Jr. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101 The following series of audited XBRL-formatted documents are collectively included herewith as Exhibit 101. The financial information is extracted from Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes that are included in this Form 10-K Report.
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
§ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(b) Exhibits : Refer to (a)(3) above.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules : Refer to (a)(2) above.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 238 )
77
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 202 1 and December 31, 20 20
79
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
80
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
81
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
82
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
83
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
84
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Page
Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2021
113
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income (loss), of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Valuation of Mortgage-Backed Securities, at fair value
As described in Notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s mortgage-backed securities, at fair value were $7.8 billion as of December 31, 2021. Management determines the fair value of mortgage-backed securities using an independent primary pricing service. If the primary pricing service cannot provide a price, management seeks a value from other pricing services. The pricing service uses two types of valuation approaches to determine the valuation of the Company’s various mortgage-backed securities: a market approach, which uses observable prices and other relevant information that is generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities; and an income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single, discounted present value amount.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of mortgage-backed securities, at fair value is a critical audit matter are the high degree of auditor effort in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence related to the fair value of the mortgage-backed securities.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the valuation of mortgage-backed securities, at fair value. These procedures also included, among others, (i) developing an independent range of prices for the securities by obtaining independent pricing from third party vendors; (ii) comparing management’s estimate of fair value to the independent range of prices to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimate; and (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of the data provided by management.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 17, 2022
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
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INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
$ in thousands except share amounts
ASSETS
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value (including pledged securities of $ 7,326,175 and $ 7,614,935 , respectively; net of allowance for credit losses of $ 1,768 as of December 31, 2020)
7,804,259 8,172,182
Cash and cash equivalents 357,134 148,011
Restricted cash 219,918 244,573
Due from counterparties 7,985 1,078
Investment related receivable 16,766 15,840
Derivative assets, at fair value 270 10,004
Other assets 37,509 41,163
Total assets 8,443,841 8,632,851
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements 6,987,834 7,228,699
Derivative liabilities, at fair value 14,356 6,344
Dividends payable 29,689 18,970
Investment related payable — 274
Accrued interest payable 1,171 823
Collateral held payable 280 3,546
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,887 1,448
Due to affiliate 6,489 5,589
Total liabilities 7,041,706 7,265,693
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized:
7.75 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: no shares and 5,600,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($ 140,000 aggregate liquidation preference as of December 31, 2020)
— 135,356
7.75 % Fixed-to-Floating Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: 6,200,000 shares issued and outstanding ($ 155,000 aggregate liquidation preference)
149,860 149,860
7.50 % Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock: 11,500,000 shares issued and outstanding ($ 287,500 aggregate liquidation preference)
278,108 278,108
Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share; 450,000,000 shares authorized; 329,874,780 and 203,222,108 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
3,299 2,032
Additional paid in capital 3,816,406 3,387,552
Accumulated other comprehensive income 37,286 58,605
Retained earnings (distributions in excess of earnings) ( 2,882,824 ) ( 2,644,355 )
Total stockholders’ equity 1,402,135 1,367,158
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 8,443,841 8,632,851
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
$ in thousands except share data
Interest income
Mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities 167,056 277,400 772,657
Commercial and other loans 2,146 2,766 5,710
Total interest income 169,202 280,166 778,367
Interest expense
Repurchase agreements (1)
( 11,290 ) 73,607 430,697
Secured loans — 8,655 41,623
Total interest expense ( 11,290 ) 82,262 472,320
Net interest income 180,492 197,904 306,047
Other income (loss)
Gain (loss) on investments, net ( 366,509 ) ( 961,938 ) 624,466
(Increase) decrease in provision for credit losses 1,768 ( 1,768 ) —
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures 870 1,163 2,224
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net 122,611 ( 851,050 ) ( 534,755 )
Realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net — ( 35,312 ) 8,343
Net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt — 14,742 —
Other investment income (loss), net 1 2,137 3,950
Total other income (loss) ( 241,259 ) ( 1,832,026 ) 104,228
Expenses
Management fee — related party 21,080 29,367 38,173
General and administrative 8,153 10,863 8,001
Total expenses 29,233 40,230 46,174
Net income (loss) attributable to Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. ( 90,000 ) ( 1,674,352 ) 364,101
Dividends to preferred stockholders 37,795 44,426 44,426
Issuance and redemption costs of redeemed preferred stock 4,682 — —
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders ( 132,477 ) ( 1,718,778 ) 319,675
Earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
Basic ( 0.48 ) ( 9.89 ) 2.42
Diluted ( 0.48 ) ( 9.89 ) 2.42
Weighted average number of shares of common stock:
Basic 275,132,233 173,730,389 132,305,568
Diluted 275,132,233 173,730,389 132,317,853
(1) Negative interest expense on repurchase agreements in 2021 is due to amortization of net deferred gains on de-designated interest rate swaps that exceeds current period interest expense on repurchase agreements. For further information on amortization of amounts classified in accumulated other comprehensive income before we discontinued hedge accounting, see Note 8 - “Derivatives and Hedging Activities” and Note 12 - “Stockholders' Equity” .
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Years Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
$ in thousands
Net income (loss) ( 90,000 ) ( 1,674,352 ) 364,101
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities, net 756 ( 223,416 ) 83,965
Reclassification of unrealized (gain) loss on sale of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities to gain (loss) on investments, net — 13,940 9,072
Reclassification of unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities to (increase) decrease in provision for credit losses — 1,768 —
Reclassification of amortization of net deferred (gain) loss on de-designated interest rate swaps to repurchase agreements interest expense ( 22,000 ) ( 23,794 ) ( 23,729 )
Currency translation adjustments on investment in unconsolidated venture ( 75 ) 1,144 ( 1,158 )
Total other comprehensive income (loss) ( 21,319 ) ( 230,358 ) 68,150
Comprehensive income (loss) ( 111,319 ) ( 1,904,710 ) 432,251
Less: Dividends to preferred stockholders ( 37,795 ) ( 44,426 ) ( 44,426 )
Less: Issuance and redemption costs of redeemed preferred stock ( 4,682 ) — —
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders ( 153,796 ) ( 1,949,136 ) 387,825
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ in thousands except share amounts Series A
Preferred Stock Series B
Preferred Stock Series C
Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional
Paid in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Retained Earnings (Distributions
in Excess
of Earnings) Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
Balance at December 31, 2018 5,600,000 135,356 6,200,000 149,860 11,500,000 278,108 111,584,996 1,115 2,383,532 220,813 ( 882,087 ) 2,286,697
Net income (loss) — — — — — — — — — — 364,101 364,101
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — — — — — — — — 68,150 — 68,150
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs — — — — — — 32,640,260 328 508,598 — — 508,926
Stock awards — — — — — — 31,101 — — — — —
Common stock dividends — — — — — — — — — — ( 252,071 ) ( 252,071 )
Preferred stock dividends — — — — — — — — — — ( 44,426 ) ( 44,426 )
Amortization of equity-based compensation — — — — — — — — 522 — — 522
Balance at December 31, 2019 5,600,000 135,356 6,200,000 149,860 11,500,000 278,108 144,256,357 1,443 2,892,652 288,963 ( 814,483 ) 2,931,899
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting principle — — — — — — — — — — 342 342
Net income (loss) — — — — — — — — — — ( 1,674,352 ) ( 1,674,352 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — — — — — — — — ( 230,358 ) — ( 230,358 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs — — — — — — 42,549,740 425 420,312 — — 420,737
Stock awards — — — — — — 77,500 1 — — — 1
Common stock dividends — — — — — — 16,338,511 163 74,071 — ( 111,436 ) ( 37,202 )
Preferred stock dividends — — — — — — — — — — ( 44,426 ) ( 44,426 )
Amortization of equity-based compensation — — — — — — — — 517 — — 517
Balance at December 31, 2020 5,600,000 135,356 6,200,000 149,860 11,500,000 278,108 203,222,108 2,032 3,387,552 58,605 ( 2,644,355 ) 1,367,158
Net income (loss) — — — — — — — — — ( 90,000 ) ( 90,000 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — — — — — ( 21,319 ) — ( 21,319 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs — — — — — — 126,469,020 1,265 428,239 — — 429,504
Stock awards — — — — — — 183,652 2 — — — 2
Common stock dividends — — — — — — — — — — ( 105,992 ) ( 105,992 )
Preferred stock dividends — — — — — — — — — — ( 37,795 ) ( 37,795 )
Redemption of preferred stock ( 5,600,000 ) ( 135,356 ) — — — — — — — — ( 4,682 ) ( 140,038 )
Amortization of equity-based compensation — — — — — — — — 615 — — 615
Balance at December 31, 2021 — — 6,200,000 149,860 11,500,000 278,108 329,874,780 3,299 3,816,406 37,286 ( 2,882,824 ) 1,402,135
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
$ in thousands Years Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income (loss) ( 90,000 ) ( 1,674,352 ) 364,101
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities premiums and (discounts), net 37,397 15,980 46,243
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net ( 138,414 ) 859,097 570,595
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on credit derivatives, net — 41,635 12,490
(Gain) loss on investments, net 366,509 961,938 ( 624,466 )
Increase (decrease) in provision for credit losses ( 1,768 ) 1,768 —
(Gain) loss from investments in unconsolidated ventures in excess of distributions received 9 229 ( 490 )
Other amortization ( 21,383 ) ( 23,276 ) ( 23,207 )
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt — ( 14,742 ) —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in operating assets ( 1,166 ) 51,645 ( 8,096 )
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities 1,108 ( 49,463 ) 6,189
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 152,292 170,459 343,359
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities ( 17,132,975 ) ( 13,613,447 ) ( 9,244,391 )
Distributions from (contributions to) investments in unconsolidated ventures, net 3,848 6,505 1,346
Change in other assets — 40,846 10,327
Principal payments from mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities 825,189 892,592 2,189,327
Proceeds from sale of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities 16,273,956 25,028,464 3,311,884
Payment on the sale of credit derivatives — ( 31,353 ) —
Settlement (termination) of futures, forwards, swaps, swaptions and TBAs, net 156,160 ( 844,577 ) ( 597,077 )
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock — 74,250 —
Net change in due from counterparties and collateral held payable on derivative instruments ( 5,430 ) 1,093 ( 3,174 )
Principal payments from commercial loans held-for-investment — 136 7,527
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 120,748 11,554,509 ( 4,324,231 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 430,496 420,737 509,075
Redemption of preferred stock ( 140,038 ) — —
Principal repayments of secured loans — ( 1,650,000 ) —
Proceeds from repurchase agreements 82,347,113 75,698,735 131,624,461
Principal repayments of repurchase agreements and related fees ( 82,587,978 ) ( 85,987,597 ) ( 127,694,642 )
Net change in due from counterparties and collateral held payable on repurchase agreements ( 4,743 ) 33,773 ( 32,557 )
Payments of deferred costs ( 354 ) ( 35 ) ( 346 )
Payments of dividends ( 133,068 ) ( 137,499 ) ( 271,234 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ( 88,572 ) ( 11,621,886 ) 4,134,757
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 184,468 103,082 153,885
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 392,584 289,502 135,617
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period 577,052 392,584 289,502
Supplement Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid 10,363 149,230 489,661
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities Information
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities 756 ( 207,708 ) 93,037
Dividends declared not paid 29,689 18,970 74,841
Increase (decrease) in Agency CMBS purchase commitments — ( 99,557 ) ( 32,530 )
Net change in investment related receivable (payable) excluding Agency CMBS purchase commitments 46 266 5,724
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment on other investments 75 ( 1,144 ) 1,158
Dividend paid in common stock — 74,234 —
Offering costs not paid 527 — 48
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – Organization and Business Operations
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) is a Maryland corporation primarily focused on investing in, financing and managing mortgage-backed securities ("MBS”) and other mortgage-related assets.
We currently invest in:
• Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) that are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), or a federally chartered corporation such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) (collectively “Agency RMBS”);
• Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) that are not guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or a federally chartered corporation (“non-Agency CMBS”);
• RMBS that are not guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or a federally chartered corporation (“non-Agency RMBS”);
• Commercial mortgage loans; and
• Other real estate-related financing agreements.
We have also historically invested in:
• CMBS that are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency such as Ginnie Mae or a federally chartered corporation such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (collectively “Agency CMBS”);
• Credit risk transfer securities that are unsecured obligations issued by government-sponsored enterprises (“GSE CRT”); and
• Residential mortgage loans.
We conduct our business through IAS Operating Partnership L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and have one operating segment. We are externally managed and advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (our “Manager”), a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (“Invesco”), a leading independent global investment management firm.
We elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. To maintain our REIT qualification, we are generally required to distribute at least 90 % of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders annually. We operate our business in a manner that permits our exclusion from the “Investment Company” definition under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and consolidate the financial statements of the Company and our controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions, balances, revenues and expenses are eliminated upon consolidation. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for a fair statement of our financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Examples of estimates include, but are not limited to, estimates of the fair values of financial instruments, interest income on mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities and allowances for credit losses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
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Translation of Foreign Currencies
The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is U.S. dollars. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the date of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured at the rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on revaluation are included in other investment income (loss), net on the consolidated statements of operations.
Our reporting currency is U.S. dollars. Upon consolidation, the assets and liabilities of our investment in an unconsolidated venture whose functional currency is the Euro is translated to U.S. dollars using the period-end exchange rates. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings during the year, which is the result of the income statement translation process. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using the weighted average exchange rate during the period. The cumulative translation adjustments associated with the investment in the unconsolidated venture are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of consolidated stockholders’ equity.
We generally hedge interest rate and foreign currency exposure with derivative financial instruments. Refer to Note 8 - “Derivatives and Hedging Activities” for further information.
Fair Value Measurements
We report our MBS and GSE CRTs and derivative assets and liabilities at fair value as determined by an independent pricing service. We generally obtain one price per instrument from our primary pricing service. If the primary pricing service cannot provide a price, we will seek a value from other pricing services.
The pricing service uses two types of valuation approaches to determine the valuation of our various mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities: a market approach, which uses observable prices and other relevant information that is generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities; and an income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single, discounted present value amount. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist, the pricing service may utilize proprietary valuation models that may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or market characteristics to estimate relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair values. Observable inputs may include a combination of benchmark yields, executed trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, bids, offers and benchmark securities. In addition, the valuation models utilized by pricing services may consider additional pool level information such as prepayment speeds, default frequencies and default severities, if applicable. We and the pricing service continuously monitor market indicators and economic events to determine whether they may have an impact on our valuations.
The pricing service values interest rate swaps, U.S. Treasury futures (“futures”), currency forward contracts and to-be-announced securities (“TBAs”) under the market approach through the use of quoted prices available in an active market.
Overrides of prices from pricing services are rare in the current market environment for the assets we hold. Examples of instances that would cause an override include if we recently traded the same security or there is an indication of market activity that would cause the pricing service price to no longer be indicative of fair value. In the rare instance where a price is adjusted, we have a control process to monitor the reason for such adjustment.
To gain comfort that pricing service prices are representative of current market information, we compare the transaction prices of security purchases and sales to the valuation levels provided by the pricing services. Price differences exceeding pre-defined tolerance levels are identified and investigated and may be challenged. Trends are monitored over time and if there are indications that the valuations are not comparable to market activity, the pricing services are asked to provide detailed information regarding their methodology and inputs. Transparency tools are also available from the pricing services which help us understand data points and/or market inputs used for pricing securities.
We also review daily price movements for interest rate swaps, futures, currency forward contracts and TBAs. Price movements exceeding pre-defined tolerance levels are investigated using an alternate price from another pricing service as well as available market information. Based on our findings, the primary pricing service may be challenged, or in rare cases, overridden with an alternate pricing source.
In addition, we perform due diligence procedures on all pricing services on at least an annual basis. A questionnaire is sent to pricing services which requests information such as changes in methodologies, business recovery preparedness, internal controls and confirmation that evaluations are generated based on market data. Physical visits are also made to each pricing service's office. Virtual visits may take place in lieu of physical visits given concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An independent pricing service values our commercial loan investment using a discounted cash flow analysis. The yield used in the discounted cash flow analysis is determined by comparing the features of the loan to the interest rates and terms required by lenders in the new loan origination market for similar loans and the yield required by investors acquiring mezzanine loans in the secondary market as well as a comparison of current market and collateral conditions to those present at origination.
As described in Note 10 - “Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” we evaluate the source used to fair value our assets and liabilities and make a determination on its categorization within the fair value hierarchy. If the price of a security is obtained from quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, the security is classified as a level 1 security. If the price of a security is obtained from quoted prices for similar instruments or model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable, the security is classified as a level 2 security. If the inputs appear to be unobservable, the security would be classified as a level 3 security. Transfers between levels, if any, are determined at the end of the reporting period.
Mortgage-Backed and Credit Risk Transfer Securities
We record our purchases of MBS and GSE CRTs on the trade date and report these securities at fair value as described above in the Fair Value Measurements section of this Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Approximately $ 7.7 billion ( 99 %) of our MBS are accounted for under the fair value option as of December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020: $ 8.1 billion or 99 %). Under the fair value option, we recognize changes in fair value in our consolidated statements of operations as unrealized gains and losses. In our view, this election more appropriately reflects the results of our operations because fair value changes are accounted for in the same manner as fair value changes in our economic hedging instruments. We elected the fair value option for all MBS purchased on or after September 1, 2016, GSE CRTs purchased on or after August 24, 2015 and all RMBS interest-only securities.
We classify the remaining balance of our MBS as available-for-sale ($ 70.2 million or 1 % as of December 31, 2021; $ 116.9 million or 1 % as of December 31, 2020). Unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders' equity, until sale or disposition of the investment. Upon sale or disposition, the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in stockholders' equity is recognized in income. Realized gains and losses from sales of MBS are determined based upon the specific identification method.
GSE CRTs purchased before August 24, 2015 were reported at fair value and accounted for as hybrid financial instruments consisting of a debt host contract and an embedded derivative. Unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of the debt host contract, excluding other-than-temporary impairment, were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income until sale or disposition of the investment. Upon sale or disposition of the debt host contract, the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in stockholders’ equity was recognized in income. Realized and unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of the embedded derivative were recognized in realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net in our consolidated statements of operations. We elected the fair value option for GSE CRTs purchased on or after August 24, 2015 due to the complexities associated with bifurcation of GSE CRTs into a debt host contract and an embedded derivative. Realized gains and losses from sales of GSE CRTs were determined based upon the specific identification method.
Our interest income recognition policies for MBS and GSE CRTs are described below in the Interest Income Recognition section of this Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
Allowances for Credit Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities
We are not required to measure expected credit losses for situations in which historic credit loss information, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, results in an expectation that nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero. We consider our Agency portfolio to have zero loss expectation because (i) there have been no historical credit losses, (ii) full and timely payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the GSEs and (iii) the yields, while not risk free, generally trade based on prepayment and liquidity risk as opposed to credit risk.
For non-Agency RMBS and non-Agency CMBS, we use a discounted cash flow method to estimate and recognize an allowance for credit losses. We calculate the allowance for credit losses as the difference between the investment's amortized cost basis and expected cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate used to recognize interest income on the investment. In developing an expectation of credit losses, we use internal models that analyze the loans underlying each investment and evaluate factors including, but not limited to, delinquency status, loan-to-value ratios, borrower credit scores, occupancy status and geographic concentration. We place reliance on these internal models in determining credit quality.
We record an allowance for credit losses as a contra-asset on the consolidated balance sheets and a provision for credit losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Credit losses are accreted into earnings over time at the effective interest rate used to recognize interest income. Subsequent favorable or adverse changes in the amount of expected credit losses are recognized immediately in earnings. If the allowance for credit losses has been reduced to zero, we reflect the remaining favorable changes as a prospective adjustment to the effective interest rate of the investment. The allowance for credit losses is limited to the amount by which the investment’s amortized cost exceeds fair value. When the allowance for credit losses is
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limited, the effective interest rate used to recognize interest income and accrete credit losses is prospectively adjusted. We do not record an allowance for credit losses when an investment’s fair value exceeds its amortized cost. Recoveries of amounts previously written off relating to improvements in cash flows are recognized in earnings when received. We record provisions for credit losses, reductions in provisions for credit losses, accretion of credit losses, and recoveries of amounts previously written off within (increase) decrease in provision for credit losses in our consolidated statements of operations.
When we determine that we intend to sell, or more likely than not will be required to sell, an available-for-sale security in an unrealized loss position before we recover its amortized cost, we write off any allowance for credit losses and write down the investment’s amortized cost to its fair value. We record the write off of the allowance for credit losses within (increase) decrease in provision for credit losses on our consolidated statements of operations and write down of the available-for-sale security within gain (loss) on investments, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
We present accrued interest receivable separately from our investment portfolio on our consolidated balance sheets. We do not estimate an allowance for credit losses on accrued interest receivable because we write off accrued interest receivable as a reduction to interest income if it is not received when due.
Commercial Loans Held-For-Investment
As of January 1, 2020, we report our commercial loan investment at fair value as described in the Fair Value Measurements section of this Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. We record changes in fair value within gain (loss) on investments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. Before January 1, 2020, we carried commercial loans held-for-investment at amortized cost, net of any provision for loan losses.
Interest Income Recognition
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Interest income on MBS is accrued based on the outstanding principal or notional balance of the securities and their contractual terms. Premiums or discounts are amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the investment using the effective interest method.
Interest income on our MBS where we may not recover substantially all of our initial investment is based on estimated future cash flows. We estimate future expected cash flows at the time of purchase and determine the effective interest rate based on these estimated cash flows and our purchase price. Over the life of the investments, we update these estimated future cash flows and compute a revised yield based on the current amortized cost of the investment, unless those changes are reflected in an allowance for credit losses. In situations where an allowance for credit losses is limited by the fair value of the investment, we compute the yield as the rate that equates expected future cash flows to the current fair value of the investment. In estimating these future cash flows, there are a number of assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and contingencies, including but not limited to the rate and timing of principal payments (prepayments, repurchases, defaults and liquidations), the pass through or coupon rate, and interest rate fluctuations. These uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may impact our estimate and our interest income. Changes in our original or most recent cash flow projections may result in a prospective change in interest income recognized on these securities, or the amortized cost of these securities, including write-offs of amortized cost when certain amounts are deemed uncollectible. For non-Agency RMBS not of high credit quality, when actual cash flows vary from expected cash flows, the difference is recorded as an adjustment to the amortized cost of the security, unless those changes are reflected in an allowance for credit losses, and the security's yield is revised prospectively.
For Agency RMBS and Agency CMBS that cannot be prepaid in such a way that we would not recover substantially all of our initial investment, interest income recognition is based on contractual cash flows. We do not estimate prepayments in applying the effective interest method.
Credit Risk Transfer Securities
Interest income on GSE CRTs purchased before August 24, 2015 was accrued based on the coupon rate of the debt host contract which reflected the credit risk of GSE unsecured senior debt with a similar maturity. Premiums or discounts associated with the purchase of GSE CRTs were amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the debt host contract using the effective interest method. The difference between the coupon rate on the hybrid instrument and the coupon rate on the debt host contract was considered premium income associated with the embedded derivative and was recorded in realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net in our consolidated statements of operations. Interest income on GSE CRTs purchased on or after August 24, 2015 was based on estimated future cash flows.
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Commercial and Other Loans
We recognize interest income from commercial and other loans when earned and deemed collectible, or until a loan becomes past due based on the terms of the loan agreement. Any related origination fees or costs on commercial and others loans for which we have elected the fair value option are recognized immediately in earnings. Before our decision to elect the fair value option for commercial and other loans, any related origination fees, net of origination cost were amortized into interest income using the effective interest method over the life of the loan. Interest received after a loan becomes past due or impaired is used to reduce the outstanding loan principal balance. When a delinquent loan previously placed on nonaccrual status has cured, meaning all delinquent principal and interest have been remitted by the borrower, the loan is placed back on accrual status. Alternately, loans that have been individually impaired may be placed back on accrual status if restructured and after the loan is considered re-performing. A restructured loan is considered re-performing when the loan has been current for at least 12 months.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments that have original or remaining maturity dates of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents in excess of the FDIC deposit insurance limit of $ 250,000 per institution. We mitigate our risk of loss by actively monitoring our counterparties.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents cash posted with counterparties as collateral for various derivative instruments. Cash posted with counterparties as collateral is not available for general corporate purposes.
Due from Counterparties / Collateral Held Payable
Due from counterparties represents cash posted with our counterparties as collateral for our derivatives and repurchase agreements. Collateral held payable represents cash posted with us by counterparties as collateral under our derivatives and repurchase agreements. If we receive collateral other than cash from our counterparties, such assets are not included in our consolidated balance sheets. If we either sell such assets or pledge the assets as collateral under a repurchase agreement, the cash received and the corresponding liability is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets .
Investment Related Receivable / Investment Related Payable
Investment related receivable consists of receivables for mortgage-backed securities that we have sold but have not settled with the buyer and accrued interest and principal paydowns on mortgage-backed securities. Accrued interest receivable was $ 16.8 million and $ 15.6 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Investment related payable consists of liabilities for mortgage-backed securities that we have purchased but have not settled with the seller.
Investments in Unconsolidated Ventures
Our non-controlling investments in unconsolidated ventures are included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets and are accounted for under the equity method. Capital contributions, distributions, profits and losses of the entities are allocated in accordance with the terms of the entities’ operating agreements. Such allocations may differ from the stated percentage interests, if any, as a result of preferred returns and allocation formulas as described in the entities' operating agreements.
Repurchase Agreements
We finance our purchases of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities primarily through the use of repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions and are carried at their contractual amounts, including accrued interest, as specified in the respective agreements.
We record the mortgage-backed securities and the related repurchase agreement financing on a gross basis in our consolidated balance sheets, and the corresponding interest income and interest expense on a gross basis in our consolidated statements of operations.
Secured Loans
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, IAS Services LLC, was a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBI”). As a member of the FHLBI, IAS Services LLC borrowed funds from the FHLBI in the form of secured advances. FHLBI advances were treated as secured financing transactions and carried at their contractual amounts. During the year ended
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December 31, 2020, we fully repaid our outstanding secured loans from the FHLBI and terminated our membership. IAS Services LLC was dissolved in December 2020.
Dividends Payable
Dividends payable represent dividends declared at the balance sheet date which are payable to common stockholders and preferred stockholders.
Earnings (Loss) per Share
We calculate basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of our common stock outstanding for that period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the effect of dilutive instruments, such as unvested restricted stock awards, and uses the average share price for the period in determining the number of incremental shares that are to be added to the weighted-average number of shares outstanding.
Share-Based Compensation
Under the terms of our 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), our independent directors are eligible to receive stock awards as part of their compensation for serving as directors, In addition, we may compensate the officers and employees of our Manager and its affiliates under the Incentive Plan under the terms of our management agreement.
Share-based compensation arrangements may include share options, restricted and non-restricted share awards, performance-based awards and share appreciation rights. Compensation related to stock awards is recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued on the date of grant.
Underwriting Commissions and Offering Costs
Underwriting commissions and direct costs incurred in connection with our common and preferred stock offerings are recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital and preferred stock, respectively.
Comprehensive Income
Our comprehensive income consists of net income, as presented in the consolidated statements of operations, adjusted for unrealized gains and losses on MBS purchased before September 1, 2016 and the debt host contract associated with GSE CRTs purchased before August 24, 2015; reclassification of unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities to (increase) decrease in provision for credit losses; reclassification of amortization of net deferred gains and losses on de-designated interest rate swaps to repurchase agreements interest expense and currency translation adjustments on an investment in an unconsolidated venture. Unrealized gains and losses on our MBS purchased before September 1, 2016 and the debt host contract associated with GSE CRTs purchased before August 24, 2015 are reclassified into net income upon their sale.
Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
We record all derivatives on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value. At the inception of a derivative contract, we determine whether the instrument will be part of a qualifying hedge accounting relationship or whether we will account for the contract as a trading instrument. We have elected not to apply hedge accounting to all new derivative contracts entered into after January 1, 2014. Changes in the fair value of our derivatives are recorded in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. Net interest paid or received under our interest rate swaps is also recognized in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
Before 2014, we applied hedge accounting to our interest rate swap agreements. Effective December 31, 2013, we voluntarily discontinued hedge accounting for our interest rate swap agreements by de-designating the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. As long as we expect the forecasted transactions that were being hedged (i.e., rollovers of our repurchase agreement borrowings) to still occur, the balance recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) from the interest rate swap activity through December 31, 2013 will remain in AOCI and be recognized in our consolidated statements of operations as interest expense over the remaining term of the interest rate swaps.
Prior to December 31, 2020, we were a party to hybrid financial instruments that contained embedded derivative instruments and for which we did not elect the fair value option. We assessed at inception whether the economic characteristics of the embedded derivative instruments were clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the debt host contract), whether the financial instrument was remeasured to fair value through earnings and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it was determined that (1) the embedded instrument possessed economic
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characteristics that were not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the debt host contract, (2) the financial instrument was not remeasured to fair value through earnings and (3) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualified as an embedded derivative that was separated from the debt host contract. The embedded derivative was recorded at fair value, and changes in fair value were recorded in realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net in our consolidated statements of operations.
We evaluate the terms and conditions of our holdings of swaptions, futures contracts, currency forward contracts and TBAs to determine if an instrument has the characteristics of an investment or should be considered a derivative under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, futures contracts, currency forward contracts and TBAs having the characteristics of derivatives are accounted for at fair value with such changes recognized in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of these futures contracts, currency forward contracts and TBAs is included in derivative assets or derivative liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Income Taxes
We elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2009. Accordingly, we will generally not be subject to U.S. federal and applicable state and local corporate income tax to the extent that we make qualifying distributions to our stockholders, and provided we satisfy on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, the REIT requirements including certain asset, income, distribution and stock ownership tests. If we fail to qualify as a REIT and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, we will be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which we lost our REIT qualification. Accordingly, our failure to qualify as a REIT could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and amounts available for distribution to stockholders.
Our dividends paid deduction for qualifying dividends to our stockholders is computed using our REIT taxable income as opposed to net income reported on the consolidated financial statements. REIT taxable income will generally differ from net income because the determination of REIT taxable income is based on tax regulations and not financial accounting principles.
We have elected to treat two of our subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). In general, TRSs may hold assets and engage in activities that we cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate-related business. TRSs are subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes. Our TRSs did not generate material taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
We do not have any accruals for uncertain tax positions. We would recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as income tax expense, which would be included in general and administrative expenses.
Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) expanded existing accounting guidance for evaluating the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. The new guidance expands the temporary optional expedients and exceptions to U.S. GAAP for contract modifications, hedge accounting and other relationships that reference London Interbank Overnight Financing Rate (“LIBOR”) to apply to all derivative instruments affected by the market-wide change in the interest rates used for discounting, margining or contract price alignment (commonly referred to as the discounting transition). The new guidance can be applied through December 31, 2022.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we transitioned our interest rate swaps that were indexed to LIBOR to interest rate swaps that are indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) in a manner that allowed us to qualify for contract modification relief and maintain the same accounting for and presentation of interest rate swaps that was in place prior to modification. The modifications did not have a material effect on our financial statements.
We have an investment in a commercial loan indexed to LIBOR that is scheduled to mature in 2022. In addition, our 7.75 % Fixed-to-Floating Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and our 7.50 % Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock each become callable at the time the stock begins to pay a LIBOR-based rate. Our Series B and Series C Preferred Stock are governed by New York state law that provides for U.S. dollar LIBOR-linked contracts to transition to an alternative reference rate. We do not currently intend to amend our Series B or Series C Preferred Stock to change the existing LIBOR cessation fallback language.
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Note 3 – Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)
Our maximum risk of loss in VIEs in which we are not the primary beneficiary at December 31, 2021 is presented in the table below.
$ in thousands Carrying
Amount Company's Maximum Risk of Loss
Non-Agency CMBS 62,909 62,909
Non-Agency RMBS 9,070 9,070
Investments in unconsolidated ventures 12,476 12,476
Total 84,455 84,455
Refer to Note 4 - “Mortgage-Backed and Credit Risk Transfer Securities” and Note 5 - “Other Assets” for additional details regarding these investments.
Note 4 – Mortgage-Backed and Credit Risk Transfer Securities
During the first half of 2020, we experienced unprecedented market conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and sold a substantial portion of our MBS and GSE CRT portfolio to generate liquidity and reduce leverage. We resumed investing in Agency RMBS in July 2020.
The following tables summarize our MBS portfolio by asset type at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
December 31, 2021
$ in thousands Principal/ Notional
Balance Unamortized
Premium
(Discount) Amortized
Cost Unrealized
Gain/
(Loss), net Fair
Value Period-
end
Weighted
Average
Yield (1)
Agency RMBS:
30 year fixed-rate 7,514,229 246,183 7,760,412 ( 58,889 ) 7,701,523 2.07 %
Total Agency RMBS pass-through 7,514,229 246,183 7,760,412 ( 58,889 ) 7,701,523 2.07 %
Agency-CMO (2)
235,216 ( 203,180 ) 32,036 ( 1,279 ) 30,757 6.47 %
Non-Agency CMBS 61,427 ( 3,096 ) 58,331 4,578 62,909 8.63 %
Non-Agency RMBS (3)(4)(5)
392,543 ( 383,591 ) 8,952 118 9,070 5.26 %
Total 8,203,415 ( 343,684 ) 7,859,731 ( 55,472 ) 7,804,259 2.14 %
(1) Period-end weighted average yield is based on amortized cost as of December 31, 2021 and incorporates future prepayment and loss assumptions.
(2) All Agency collateralized mortgage obligation (“Agency-CMO”) are interest-only securities (“Agency IO”).
(3) Non-Agency RMBS is 35.6 % variable rate, 63.5 % fixed rate and 0.9 % floating rate based on fair value. Coupon payments on variable rate investments are based upon changes in the underlying Hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) loan coupons, while coupon payments on floating rate investments are based upon a spread to a reference index.
(4) Of the total discount in non-Agency RMBS, $ 2.1 million is non-accretable calculated using the principal/notional balance and based on estimated future cash flows of the securities.
(5) Non-Agency RMBS includes interest-only securities (“non-Agency IO”) which represent 97.7 % of principal/notional balance, 44.8 % of amortized cost and 19.9 % of fair value.
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December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Principal/ Notional
Balance Unamortized
Premium
(Discount) Amortized
Cost Allowance for Credit Losses Unrealized
Gain/
(Loss), net Fair Value Period-
end
Weighted
Average
Yield (1)
Agency RMBS:
30 year fixed-rate 7,635,107 391,644 8,026,751 — 24,115 8,050,866 1.86 %
Total Agency RMBS pass-through 7,635,107 391,644 8,026,751 — 24,115 8,050,866 1.86 %
Agency-CMO (2)
19,634 ( 19,634 ) — — — — — %
Non-Agency CMBS 112,549 ( 5,791 ) 106,758 ( 1,768 ) 4,593 109,583 9.40 %
Non-Agency RMBS (3)(4)(5)
790,627 ( 779,660 ) 10,967 — 766 11,733 7.83 %
Total 8,557,917 ( 413,441 ) 8,144,476 ( 1,768 ) 29,474 8,172,182 1.97 %
(1) Period-end weighted average yield is based on amortized cost as of December 31, 2020 and incorporates future prepayment and loss assumptions.
(2) All Agency-CMO are interest-only securities Agency IO.
(3) Non-Agency RMBS is 31.8 % variable rate, 67.3 % fixed rate and 0.9 % floating rate based on fair value. Coupon payments on variable rate investments are based upon changes in the underlying Hybrid ARM loan coupons, while coupon payments on floating rate investments are based upon a spread to a reference index.
(4) Of the total discount in non-Agency RMBS, $ 2.1 million is non-accretable calculated using the principal/notional balance and based on estimated future cash flows of the securities.
(5) Non-Agency RMBS includes non-Agency IO which represent 98.8 % of principal/notional balance, 49.3 % of amortized cost and 41.5 % of fair value.
The following table presents the fair value of our available-for-sale securities and securities accounted for under the fair value option by asset type as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. We have elected the fair value option for all of our RMBS interest-only securities and our MBS purchased on or after September 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately 99 % of our MBS are accounted for under the fair value option.
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Available-for-sale Securities Securities under Fair Value Option Total
Fair Value Available-for-sale Securities Securities under Fair Value Option Total
Fair Value
Agency RMBS:
30 year fixed-rate — 7,701,523 7,701,523 — 8,050,866 8,050,866
Total Agency RMBS pass-through — 7,701,523 7,701,523 — 8,050,866 8,050,866
Agency-CMO — 30,757 30,757 — — —
Non-Agency CMBS 62,909 — 62,909 109,583 — 109,583
Non-Agency RMBS 7,288 1,782 9,070 7,267 4,466 11,733
Total 70,197 7,734,062 7,804,259 116,850 8,055,332 8,172,182
The components of the carrying value of our MBS portfolio at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below.
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
$ in thousands MBS Interest-Only Securities Total MBS Interest-Only Securities Total
Principal/notional balance 7,584,812 618,603 8,203,415 7,757,491 800,426 8,557,917
Unamortized premium 250,771 — 250,771 391,644 — 391,644
Unamortized discount ( 11,902 ) ( 582,553 ) ( 594,455 ) ( 10,067 ) ( 795,018 ) ( 805,085 )
Allowance for credit losses — — — ( 1,768 ) — ( 1,768 )
Gross unrealized gains (1)
8,754 109 8,863 34,539 103 34,642
Gross unrealized losses (1)
( 60,741 ) ( 3,594 ) ( 64,335 ) ( 4,527 ) ( 641 ) ( 5,168 )
Fair value 7,771,694 32,565 7,804,259 8,167,312 4,870 8,172,182
(1) Gross unrealized gains and losses includes gains (losses) recognized in net income for securities accounted for under the fair value option as well as gains (losses) for available-for-sale securities which are recognized as adjustments to other comprehensive income. Realization occurs upon sale or settlement of such securities. Further detail on the components of our total gains (losses) on investments, net for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is provided below within this Note 4.
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The following table summarizes our MBS portfolio according to estimated weighted average life classifications as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
$ in thousands December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Less than one year 23,150 22,112
Greater than one year and less than five years 891,510 5,303,917
Greater than or equal to five years 6,889,599 2,846,153
Total 7,804,259 8,172,182
The following tables present the estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses of our MBS by length of time that such securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
December 31, 2021 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
$ in thousands Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities
Agency RMBS:
30 year fixed-rate 6,838,999 ( 60,741 ) 54 — — — 6,838,999 ( 60,741 ) 54
Total Agency RMBS pass-through (1)
6,838,999 ( 60,741 ) 54 — — — 6,838,999 ( 60,741 ) 54
Agency-CMO (1)
21,810 ( 1,389 ) 5 — — — 21,810 ( 1,389 ) 5
Non-Agency RMBS (2)
767 ( 1,132 ) 5 1,042 ( 1,073 ) 9 1,809 ( 2,205 ) 14
Total 6,861,576 ( 63,262 ) 64 1,042 ( 1,073 ) 9 6,862,618 ( 64,335 ) 73
(1) Fair value option has been elected for all Agency securities in an unrealized loss position.
(2) Includes non-Agency IO with fair value of $ 1.7 million for which the fair value option has been elected. Such securities have unrealized losses of $ 2.1 million. The remaining $ 136,000 of unrealized losses on non-Agency RMBS are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. These losses are not reflected in an allowance for credit losses based on a comparison of discounted expected cash flows to current amortized cost basis.
December 31, 2020 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
$ in thousands Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities Fair
Value Unrealized
Losses Number of Securities
Agency RMBS:
30 year fixed-rate 1,496,279 ( 4,108 ) 20 — — — 1,496,279 ( 4,108 ) 20
Total Agency RMBS pass-through (1)
1,496,279 ( 4,108 ) 20 — — — 1,496,279 ( 4,108 ) 20
Non-Agency CMBS (2)
27,069 ( 419 ) 1 — — — 27,069 ( 419 ) 1
Non-Agency RMBS (3)
2,681 ( 438 ) 6 1,612 ( 203 ) 7 4,293 ( 641 ) 13
Total 1,526,029 ( 4,965 ) 27 1,612 ( 203 ) 7 1,527,641 ( 5,168 ) 34
(1) Fair value option has been elected for all Agency RMBS in an unrealized loss position.
(2) Unrealized losses on non-Agency CMBS are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. These losses are not reflected in an allowance for credit losses based on a comparison of discounted expected cash flows to current amortized cost basis.
(3) Fair value option has been elected for all non-Agency RMBS in an unrealized loss position.
On January 1, 2020, we adopted accounting guidance that requires us to estimate an allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions. As of December 31, 2020, we had recorded an allowance for credit losses of $ 1.8 million on a single non-Agency CMBS on our consolidated balance sheet. We recorded a $ 1.8 million decrease in the provision for credit losses on our consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, we do no t have an allowance for credit losses recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded impairments of $ 94.1 million on our consolidated statement of operations because we intended to sell or more likely than not would be required to sell the securities before recovery of amortized cost basis. The following table presents a roll-forward of our allowance for credit losses.
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$ in thousands Years Ended December 31,
2021 2020
Beginning allowance for credit losses ( 1,768 ) —
Additions to the allowance for credit losses on securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded — ( 1,768 )
Additional increases or decreases in the allowance for credit losses on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period 1,768 —
Ending allowance for credit losses — ( 1,768 )
Before January 1, 2020, we assessed our investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on a quarterly basis. When the fair value of an investment was less than its amortized cost at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which impairment is assessed, the impairment is designated as either “temporary” or “other-than-temporary.” This analysis included a determination of estimated future cash flows through an evaluation of the characteristics of the underlying loans and the structural features of the investment. Underlying loan characteristics reviewed included, but were not limited to, delinquency status, loan-to-value ratios, borrower credit scores, occupancy status and geographic concentration.
The following table represents OTTI included in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Year Ended December 31,
$ in thousands 2019
RMBS interest-only securities 6,707
Non-Agency RMBS (1)
1,024
Total 7,731
(1) Amounts disclosed relate to credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income.
OTTI on RMBS interest-only securities was recorded as a reclassification from an unrealized to realized loss within gain (loss) on investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations because we account for these securities under the fair value option.
The following table summarizes the components of our total gain (loss) on investments, net for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Years Ended December 31,
$ in thousands 2021 2020 2019
Gross realized gains on sale of investments 3,297 656,915 24,721
Gross realized losses on sale of investments ( 284,521 ) ( 1,020,696 ) ( 16,682 )
Impairment of investments the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery of amortized cost basis and other impairments — ( 101,138 ) —
Other-than-temporary impairment losses — — ( 7,731 )
Net unrealized gains (losses) on MBS and GSE CRT accounted for under the fair value option ( 85,702 ) ( 492,047 ) 624,158
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commercial loan 417 ( 1,164 ) —
Realized loss on loan participation interest — ( 3,808 ) —
Total gain (loss) on investments, net ( 366,509 ) ( 961,938 ) 624,466
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The following tables present components of interest income recognized on our MBS and GSE CRT portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. GSE CRT interest income excludes coupon interest associated with embedded derivatives not accounted for under the fair value option of $ 6.3 million and $ 20.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that was recorded as realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net.
For the Year ended December 31, 2021
$ in thousands Coupon
Interest Net (Premium
Amortization)/ Discount Accretion Interest
Income
Agency RMBS 201,694 ( 41,881 ) 159,813
Non-Agency CMBS 3,841 2,695 6,536
Non-Agency RMBS 1,950 ( 1,264 ) 686
Other 21 — 21
Total 207,506 ( 40,450 ) 167,056
For the Year ended December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Coupon
Interest Net (Premium Amortization)/Discount Accretion Interest
Income
Agency RMBS 161,845 ( 32,737 ) 129,108
Agency CMBS 35,822 ( 1,744 ) 34,078
Non-Agency CMBS 76,068 14,721 90,789
Non-Agency RMBS 13,895 1,107 15,002
GSE CRT 10,232 ( 2,560 ) 7,672
Other 751 — 751
Total 298,613 ( 21,213 ) 277,400
For the Year ended December 31, 2019
$ in thousands Coupon
Interest Net (Premium Amortization)/Discount Accretion Interest
Income
Agency RMBS 488,650 ( 76,676 ) 411,974
Agency CMBS 88,462 ( 4,712 ) 83,750
Non-Agency CMBS 163,326 15,347 178,673
Non-Agency RMBS 52,857 13,164 66,021
GSE CRT 37,032 ( 7,842 ) 29,190
Other 3,049 — 3,049
Total 833,376 ( 60,719 ) 772,657
Note 5 – Other Assets
The following table summarizes our other assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
$ in thousands December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Commercial loan, held-for-investment 23,515 23,098
Investments in unconsolidated ventures 12,476 16,408
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,518 1,657
Total 37,509 41,163
In March 2021, we agreed to extend the contractual maturity of our commercial loan investment from February 2021 to February 2022 at the request of the borrower. The borrower continues to make current interest payments on the loan and posted additional cash reserves in connection with the loan modification. The loan had a principal balance of $ 23.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and a weighted average coupon rate of 8.60 % as of December 31, 2021 and 8.65 % as of
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December 31, 2020. We recorded unrealized gains of $ 417,000 and unrealized losses of $ 1.2 million on this loan in our consolidated statements of operations during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
In February 2022, we received a request from the borrower to extend the contractual maturity of our commercial loan investment to May 29, 2022. Refer to Note 15 - "Subsequent Events" for additional information.
We have invested in unconsolidated ventures that are managed by an affiliate of our Manager. The unconsolidated ventures invest in our target assets. Refer to Note 14 - “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional details regarding our commitments to these unconsolidated ventures.
Note 6 – Borrowings
We have historically financed the majority of our investment portfolio through repurchase agreements and secured loans. We fully repaid our secured loans during the year ended December 31, 2020. The following tables summarize certain characteristics of our borrowings at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Refer to Note 7 - “Collateral Positions” for collateral pledged and held under our repurchase agreements and secured loans.
December 31, 2021
$ in thousands Amount
Outstanding Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate Weighted
Average
Remaining
Maturity
(days)
Repurchase Agreements - Agency RMBS 6,987,834 0.14 % 29
Total Borrowings 6,987,834 0.14 % 29
December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Amount
Outstanding Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate Weighted
Average
Remaining
Maturity
(days)
Repurchase Agreements - Agency RMBS 7,228,699 0.21 % 14
Total Borrowings 7,228,699 0.21 % 14
Repurchase Agreements
In the first half of 2020, we experienced unprecedented market conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We received an unusually high number of margin calls from our repurchase agreement counterparties during March 2020 following significant spread widening in both Agency and non-Agency securities. As a result, we were unable to meet margin calls and were not in compliance with all of the financial covenants of our repurchase agreements as of March 31, 2020. While certain of our repurchase agreement counterparties permitted our repurchase agreements to remain outstanding while we were not in compliance, other counterparties seized and sold securities that we had posted as collateral for our repurchase agreements. As of May 7, 2020, we repaid all of our repurchase agreements that may have been in default. Gains and losses associated with the termination of these repurchase agreements during the year ended December 31, 2020 are reported as net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt in our consolidated statement of operations.
We resumed financing the purchase of Agency RMBS with repurchase agreements in July 2020. These repurchase agreements generally bear interest at a contractually agreed upon rate and have maturities of approximately one to six months . Repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings since we maintain effective control of the financed assets. The repurchase agreements are subject to certain financial covenants. We were in compliance with all of these covenants as of December 31, 2021.
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Note 7 – Collateral Positions
The following table summarizes the fair value of collateral that we pledged and held under our repurchase agreements, interest rate swaps, currency forward contracts, and TBAs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. Refer to Note 2 - “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements” for a description of how we determine fair value. MBS collateral pledged is included in mortgage-backed securities on our consolidated balance sheets. Cash collateral pledged on centrally cleared interest rate swaps and currency forward contracts is classified as restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets. Cash collateral pledged on repurchase agreements and TBAs accounted for as derivatives is classified as due from counterparties on our consolidated balance sheets.
Cash collateral held that is not restricted for use is included in cash and cash equivalents on our consolidated balance sheets and the liability to return the collateral is included in collateral held payable. Non-cash collateral held is only recognized if the counterparty defaults or if we sell the pledged collateral. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we did not recognize any non-cash collateral held on our consolidated balance sheets.
$ in thousands As of
Collateral Pledged December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Repurchase Agreements:
Agency RMBS 7,326,175 7,614,935
Cash 3,527 700
Total repurchase agreements collateral pledged 7,329,702 7,615,635
Derivative instruments:
Cash 4,458 378
Restricted cash 219,918 244,573
Total derivative instruments collateral pledged 224,376 244,951
Total collateral pledged:
Agency RMBS 7,326,175 7,614,935
Cash 7,985 1,078
Restricted cash 219,918 244,573
Total collateral pledged 7,554,078 7,860,586
Collateral Held December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Repurchase Agreements:
Cash — 1,916
Non-cash collateral 248 4,226
Total repurchase agreements collateral held 248 6,142
Derivative instruments:
Cash 280 1,630
Total derivative instruments collateral held 280 1,630
Total collateral held:
Cash 280 3,546
Non-cash collateral 248 4,226
Total collateral held 528 7,772
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Repurchase Agreements
Collateral pledged with our repurchase agreement counterparties is segregated in our books and records. The repurchase agreement counterparties have the right to resell and repledge the collateral posted but have the obligation to return the pledged collateral, or substantially the same collateral if agreed to by us, upon maturity of the repurchase agreement. Under the repurchase agreements, the respective lender retains the contractual right to mark the underlying collateral to fair value. We would be required to provide additional collateral to fund margin calls if the value of pledged assets declined. We intend to maintain a level of liquidity that will enable us to meet margin calls.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, our repurchase agreement collateral ratio (MBS pledged as collateral/ repurchase agreement amount outstanding) was 105 %.
Interest Rate Swaps
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, all of our interest rate swaps were centrally cleared by a registered clearing organization such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) and LCH Limited (“LCH”) through a Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”). We are required to pledge initial margin and daily variation margin for our centrally cleared interest rate swaps that is based on the fair value of our contracts as determined by our FCM. Collateral pledged with our FCM is segregated in our books and records and can be in the form of cash or securities. Daily variation margin for centrally cleared interest rate swaps is characterized as settlement of the derivative itself rather than collateral and is recorded as gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. Certain of our FCM agreements include cross default provisions.
TBAs and Currency Forward Contracts
Our TBAs and currency forward contracts provide for bilateral collateral pledging based on market value as determined by our counterparties. Collateral pledged with our TBA and currency forward counterparties is segregated in our books and records and can be in the form of cash or securities. Our counterparties have the right to repledge the collateral posted and have the obligation to return the pledged collateral, or substantially the same collateral, if agreed to by us, as the market value of the contracts changes.
Note 8 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
We are exposed to certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. We principally manage our exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of our core business activities. We manage economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, credit and foreign exchange rate risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of our investments, borrowings, and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, we use derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates or foreign exchange rates. Our derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of our known or expected cash receipts and our known or expected cash payments principally related to our investments and borrowings.
The following table summarizes changes in the notional amount of our derivative instruments during 2021:
$ in thousands Notional Amount as of December 31, 2020 Additions (1)
Settlement,
Termination,
Expiration
or Exercise (1)
Notional Amount as
of December 31, 2021
Interest Rate Swaps (2)(3)
6,300,000 4,250,000 ( 2,500,000 ) 8,050,000
Interest Rate Swaptions — 1,000,000 ( 1,000,000 ) —
Currency Forward Contracts 33,084 65,279 ( 84,767 ) 13,596
TBA Purchase Contracts 1,700,000 23,125,000 ( 23,225,000 ) 1,600,000
TBA Sale Contracts — ( 23,225,000 ) 23,225,000 —
Total 8,033,084 5,215,279 ( 3,584,767 ) 9,663,596
(1) Excludes $ 7.3 billion of additions and terminations related to the transition of our interest rate swaps that were indexed to LIBOR to interest rate swaps that are indexed to SOFR. These transactions were accounted for under the FASB's reference rate reform relief. Refer to Note 2 - “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information.
(2) Notional amount as of December 31, 2021 excludes $ 1.3 billion of interest rate swaps with forward start dates.
(3) Notional amount as of December 31, 2021 includes $ 6.3 billion of interest rate swaps whereby we pay interest at a fixed rate and receive interest at a floating rate and $ 1.8 billion of interest rate swaps whereby we pay interest at a floating rate and receive interest at a fixed rate.
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Refer to Note 7 - “Collateral Positions” for further information regarding our collateral pledged to and received from our derivative counterparties.
Interest Rate Swaps
Our repurchase agreements are usually settled on a short-term basis ranging from one month to six months . At each settlement date, we typically refinance each repurchase agreement at the market interest rate at that time. Our objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposures to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, we primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Under the terms of the majority of our interest rate swap contracts, we make fixed-rate payments to a counterparty in exchange for the receipt of variable-rate amounts over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. To a lesser extent, we also enter into interest rate swap contracts whereby we make floating-rate payments to a counterparty in exchange for the receipt of fixed-rate amounts as part of our overall risk management strategy.
Amounts recorded in AOCI before we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for our interest rate swaps are reclassified to interest expense on repurchase agreements on the consolidated statements of operations as interest is accrued and paid on the related repurchase agreements over the remaining life of the interest rate swap agreements. We reclassified $ 22.0 million as a decrease (2020: $ 23.8 million as a decrease; 2019: $ 23.7 million as a decrease) to interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. During the next 12 months, we estimate that $ 19.7 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense, repurchase agreements. As of December 31, 2021, $ 30.1 million (2020: $ 52.1 million) of net unrealized gains on discontinued cash flow hedges are still included in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to interest expense, repurchase agreements over a period of time through December 15, 2023.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had interest rate swaps whereby we pay interest at a fixed rate and receive interest at a floating rate, excluding interest rate swaps with forward start dates, with maturities as shown in the table below. Floating rate interest on swaps held as of December 31, 2021 was based on SOFR and floating rate interest on swaps held as of December 31, 2020 was based on 1-month LIBOR.
$ in thousands As of December 31, 2021
Maturities Notional Amount Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate Weighted Average Floating Receive Rate Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Less than 3 years 1,000,000 0.06 % 0.05 % 2.6
3 to 5 years 1,250,000 0.12 % 0.05 % 3.6
5 to 7 years 2,225,000 0.32 % 0.05 % 5.9
7 to 10 years 1,825,000 0.52 % 0.05 % 8.6
Total 6,300,000 0.30 % 0.05 % 5.7
$ in thousands As of December 31, 2020
Maturities Notional Amount Weighted Average Fixed Pay Rate Weighted Average Floating Receive Rate Weighted Average Years to Maturity
3 to 5 years 2,250,000 0.20 % 0.15 % 4.2
5 to 7 years 1,775,000 0.43 % 0.15 % 6.7
7 to 10 years 2,275,000 0.60 % 0.15 % 9.2
Total 6,300,000 0.41 % 0.15 % 6.7
As of December 31, 2021, we held $ 1.3 billion notional amount of interest rate swaps with forward start dates that will receive floating interest based on SOFR with a weighted average maturity of 20.8 years and a weighted average fixed pay rate of 0.99 %. We did not hold any interest rate swaps with forward start dates as of December 31, 2020.
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As of December 31, 2021, we had interest rate swaps whereby we pay floating interest based on SOFR and receive interest at a fixed rate with maturities as shown in the table below. We did not hold any interest rate swaps that paid floating interest as of December 31, 2020.
$ in thousands As of December 31, 2021
Maturities Notional Amounts Weighted Average Floating Pay Rate Weighted Average Fixed Receive Rate Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Less than 3 years 1,000,000 0.05 % 0.77 % 2.6
5 to 7 years 500,000 0.05 % 1.26 % 6.9
7 to 10 years 250,000 0.05 % 1.27 % 10.0
Total 1,750,000 0.05 % 0.98 % 4.9
Swaptions, Futures and Currency Forward Contracts
We periodically purchase interest rate swaptions to help mitigate the potential impact of increases or decreases in interest rates on the performance of our Agency RMBS portfolio (referred to as “convexity risk”). The interest rate swaptions provide us the option to enter into interest rate swap agreements for a predetermined notional amount, stated term and pay and receive interest rates in the future. The premium paid for interest rate swaptions is reported as a derivative asset in our consolidated balance sheets. The premium is valued at an amount equal to the fair value of the swaption that would have the effect of closing the position adjusted for nonperformance risk, if any. The difference between the premium and the fair value of the swaption is reported in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. If an interest rate swaption expires unexercised, the loss on the interest rate swaption would equal the premium paid. If we sell or exercise an interest rate swaption, the realized gain or loss on the interest rate swaption would equal the difference between the cash or the fair value of the underlying interest rate swap received and the premium paid.
We purchase or sell futures contracts to help mitigate the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the performance of our investment portfolio. We recognize realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with the purchases or sales of futures contracts in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. We did not have any futures contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
We use currency forward contracts to help mitigate the potential impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our investments denominated in foreign currencies. We recognize realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with the purchases or sales of currency forward contracts in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2021, we had $ 13.6 million (December 31, 2020: $ 33.1 million) of notional amount of currency forward contracts related to an investment in an unconsolidated venture denominated in euro.
Credit Derivatives
Our GSE CRTs purchased before August 24, 2015 were accounted for as hybrid financial instruments consisting of a debt host contract and an embedded credit derivative. Embedded derivatives associated with GSE CRTs were recorded within mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities, at fair value, on our consolidated balance sheets. We did not hold any GSE CRTs that were accounted for as hybrid financial instruments as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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TBAs
We primarily use TBAs that we do not intend to physically settle on the contractual settlement date as an alternative means of investing in and financing Agency RMBS. The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our TBAs accounted for as derivatives as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
$ in thousands As of December 31, 2021
Notional Amount Implied Cost Basis Implied Market Value Net Carrying Value
TBA purchase contracts 1,600,000 1,636,906 1,633,955 ( 2,951 )
$ in thousands As of December 31, 2020
Notional Amount Implied Cost Basis Implied Market Value Net Carrying Value
TBA purchase contracts 1,700,000 1,772,211 1,782,104 9,893
Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet
The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
$ in thousands
Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
As of December 31, 2021 As of December 31, 2020 As of December 31, 2021 As of December 31, 2020
Balance
Sheet Fair Value Fair Value Balance
Sheet Fair Value Fair Value
Interest Rate Swaps Asset — — Interest Rate Swaps Liability 11,405 5,537
Currency Forward Contracts 270 111 Currency Forward Contracts — 807
TBAs — 9,893 TBAs 2,951 —
Total Derivative Assets 270 10,004 Total Derivative Liabilities 14,356 6,344
Tabular Disclosure of the Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement
The tables below present the effect of our credit derivatives on our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
$ in thousands Year ended December 31, 2020
Derivative
not designated as
hedging instrument Realized gain (loss), net GSE CRT embedded derivative coupon interest Unrealized
gain (loss), net Realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net
GSE CRT Embedded Derivatives ( 31,354 ) 6,323 ( 10,281 ) ( 35,312 )
$ in thousands Year Ended December 31, 2019
Derivative
not designated as
hedging instrument Realized gain (loss), net GSE CRT embedded derivative coupon interest Unrealized
gain (loss), net Realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net
GSE CRT Embedded Derivatives — 20,833 ( 12,490 ) 8,343
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The following tables summarize the effect of interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures contracts, currency forward contracts and TBAs reported in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
$ in thousands Year ended December 31, 2021
Derivative
not designated as
hedging instrument Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net Contractual net
interest income (expense) Unrealized
gain (loss), net Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
Interest Rate Swaps 185,232 ( 15,803 ) ( 5,869 ) 163,560
Interest Rate Swaptions ( 553 ) — — ( 553 )
Currency Forward Contracts 209 — 970 1,179
TBAs ( 28,731 ) — ( 12,844 ) ( 41,575 )
Total 156,157 ( 15,803 ) ( 17,743 ) 122,611
$ in thousands Year ended December 31, 2020
Derivative
not designated as
hedging instrument Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net Contractual net
interest income (expense) Unrealized
gain (loss), net Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
Interest Rate Swaps ( 857,753 ) 8,047 ( 24,068 ) ( 873,774 )
Currency Forward Contracts ( 1,301 ) — ( 345 ) ( 1,646 )
TBAs 14,477 — 9,893 24,370
Total ( 844,577 ) 8,047 ( 14,520 ) ( 851,050 )
$ in thousands Year ended December 31, 2019
Derivative
not designated as
hedging instrument Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net Contractual net
interest income (expense) Unrealized
gain (loss), net Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
Interest Rate Swaps ( 440,626 ) 35,840 18,826 ( 385,960 )
Futures Contracts ( 157,929 ) — 7,836 ( 150,093 )
Currency Forward Contracts 1,478 — ( 180 ) 1,298
Total ( 597,077 ) 35,840 26,482 ( 534,755 )
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Note 9 – Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Certain of our repurchase agreements and derivative transactions are governed by underlying agreements that generally provide for a right of offset under master netting arrangements (or similar agreements) in the event of default or in the event of bankruptcy of either party to the transactions. Assets and liabilities subject to such arrangements are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheets.
The following tables present information about the assets and liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements (or similar agreements) and can potentially be offset on our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The daily variation margin payment for centrally cleared interest rate swaps is characterized as settlement of the derivative itself rather than collateral. Our derivative liability of $ 11.4 million at December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020: liability of $ 5.5 million) related to centrally cleared interest rate swaps is not included in the table below as a result of this characterization of daily variation margin.
As of December 31, 2021
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
$ in thousands Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets (Liabilities) Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets Net Amounts
of Assets (Liabilities)
presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets Financial
Instruments
Cash Collateral
(Received) Pledged Net Amount
Assets
Derivatives (1) (2)
270 — 270 — ( 270 ) —
Total Assets 270 — 270 — ( 270 ) —
Liabilities
Derivatives (1) (2)
( 2,951 ) — ( 2,951 ) — 2,951 —
Repurchase Agreements (3)
( 6,987,834 ) — ( 6,987,834 ) 6,987,834 — —
Total Liabilities ( 6,990,785 ) — ( 6,990,785 ) 6,987,834 2,951 —
As of December 31, 2020
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
$ in thousands Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets (Liabilities) Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets Net Amounts
of Assets (Liabilities)
presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets Financial
Instruments Cash Collateral
(Received) Pledged Net Amount
Assets
Derivatives (1) (2)
10,004 — 10,004 ( 111 ) ( 1,630 ) 8,263
Total Assets 10,004 — 10,004 ( 111 ) ( 1,630 ) 8,263
Liabilities
Derivatives (1) (2)
( 807 ) — ( 807 ) 111 610 ( 86 )
Repurchase Agreements (3)
( 7,228,699 ) — ( 7,228,699 ) 7,228,699 — —
Total Liabilities ( 7,229,506 ) — ( 7,229,506 ) 7,228,810 610 ( 86 )
(1) Amounts represent derivative assets and derivative liabilities which could potentially be offset against other derivative assets, derivative liabilities and cash collateral pledged or received.
(2) Cash collateral pledged by us on our currency forward contracts, TBAs and centrally cleared interest rate swaps was $ 224.4 million and $ 245.0 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Cash collateral pledged on our centrally cleared interest rate swaps is settled against the fair value of these swaps and is therefore excluded from the tables above. We held cash collateral on our derivatives of $ 280,000 and $ 1.6 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(3) The fair value of securities pledged against our borrowing under repurchase agreements was $ 7.3 billion and $ 7.6 billion at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We pledged cash collateral of $ 3.5 million and $ 700,000 under repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We held no cash collateral and $ 1.9 million of cash collateral under repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
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Note 10 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
A three-level valuation hierarchy exists for disclosure of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. The three levels are defined as follows:
• Level 1 Inputs – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
• Level 2 Inputs – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
• Level 3 Inputs – Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.
The following tables present our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
December 31, 2021
Fair Value Measurements Using:
$ in thousands Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 NAV as a practical expedient (2)
Total at
Fair Value
Assets:
Mortgage-backed securities (1)
— 7,804,259 — — 7,804,259
Derivative assets — 270 — — 270
Other assets (3)
— — 23,515 12,476 35,991
Total assets — 7,804,529 23,515 12,476 7,840,520
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities — 14,356 — — 14,356
Total liabilities — 14,356 — — 14,356
December 31, 2020
Fair Value Measurements Using:
$ in thousands Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 NAV as a practical expedient (2)
Total at
Fair Value
Assets:
Mortgage-backed securities (1)
— 8,172,182 — — 8,172,182
Derivative assets — 10,004 — — 10,004
Other assets (3)
— — 23,098 16,408 39,506
Total assets — 8,182,186 23,098 16,408 8,221,692
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities — 6,344 — — 6,344
Total liabilities — 6,344 — — 6,344
(1) For more detail about the fair value of our MBS, refer to Note 4 - “Mortgage-Backed and Credit Risk Transfer Securities.”
(2) Investments in unconsolidated ventures are valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) as a practical expedient and are not subject to redemption, although investors may sell or transfer their interest at the approval of the general partner of the underlying funds. As of December 31, 2021, both of the unconsolidated ventures are in liquidation and plan to sell or settle their remaining investments as expeditiously as possible.
(3) Includes $ 23.5 million and $ 23.1 million of a commercial loan investment as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We elected the fair value option for our commercial loan investment as of January 1, 2020 and valued the loan based on a third party appraisal as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value measurements of our GSE CRT embedded derivatives which we valued utilizing Level 3 inputs:
Year Ended
$ in thousands December 31, 2020
Beginning balance 10,281
Sales and settlements 31,354
Total net credit derivative gains (losses) included in net income:
Realized credit derivative gains (losses), net ( 31,354 )
Unrealized credit derivative gains (losses), net ( 10,281 )
Ending balance —
The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value measurements of our loan participation interest which we valued utilizing Level 3 inputs:
Year Ended
$ in thousands December 31, 2020
Beginning balance 44,654
Purchases/Advances —
Repayments ( 19,269 )
Sales ( 21,577 )
Total net gains (losses) included in net income:
Realized losses ( 3,808 )
Ending balance —
Realized losses on our loan participation interest were included in gain (loss) on investments, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of our commercial loan investment which we have valued utilizing Level 3 inputs:
Years Ended
$ in thousands December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Beginning balance 23,098 24,055
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting principle — 342
Repayments — ( 136 )
Total net unrealized gains (losses) included in net income:
Unrealized gain (loss) 417 ( 1,163 )
Ending balance 23,515 23,098
Unrealized gain (loss) on our commercial loan investment are included in gain (loss) on investments, net in our consolidated statements of operations. We elected the fair value option for this loan on January 1, 2020 when we implemented the new accounting guidance for how entities report credit losses for assets measured at amortized cost.
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The following table summarizes the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of our commercial loan investment:
Fair Value at Valuation Unobservable
$ in thousands December 31, 2021 Technique Input Rate
Commercial Loan 23,515 Discounted Cash Flow Discount rate 18.8 %
Fair Value at Valuation Unobservable
$ in thousands December 31, 2020 Technique Input Rate
Commercial Loan 23,098 Discounted Cash Flow Discount rate 29.9 %
The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Carrying
Value Estimated
Fair Value Carrying
Value Estimated
Fair Value
Financial Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements 6,987,834 6,987,806 7,228,699 7,228,719
Total 6,987,834 6,987,806 7,228,699 7,228,719
The following describes our methods for estimating the fair value for financial instruments not carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.
• The estimated fair value of repurchase agreements is a Level 3 fair value measurement based on an expected present value technique. This method discounts future estimated cash flows using rates we determined best reflect current market interest rates that would be offered for repurchase agreements with similar characteristics and credit quality.
Note 11 – Related Party Transactions
Our Manager is at all times subject to the supervision and oversight of our Board of Directors and has only such functions and authority as we delegate to it. Under the terms of our management agreement, our Manager and its affiliates provide us with our management team, including our officers and appropriate support personnel. Each of our officers is an employee of our Manager or one of its affiliates. We do not have any employees. Our Manager is not obligated to dedicate any of its employees exclusively to us, nor is our Manager obligated to dedicate any specific portion of time to our business. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we reimbursed our Manager $ 1.1 million (2020: $ 1.1 million; 2019: $ 917,000 ) for costs of support personnel.
We invested $ 1.9 million in money market or mutual funds managed by affiliates of our Manager as of December 31, 2020. The investments are reported as cash and cash equivalents on our consolidated balance sheets as they are highly liquid and have original or remaining maturities of three months or less when purchased. We did not have any investments in money market of mutual funds managed by affiliates of our Manager as of December 31, 2021.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold non-Agency CMBS to affiliates of our Manager for cash proceeds of $ 40.0 million and recognized a realized gain of $ 4.1 million.
Management Fee
We pay our Manager a fee equal to 1.50 % of our stockholders' equity per annum. For purposes of calculating the management fee, stockholders' equity is calculated as average month-end stockholders' equity for the prior calendar quarter as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Stockholders' equity may exclude one-time events due to changes in U.S. GAAP and certain non-cash items upon approval by a majority of our independent directors.
We do not pay any management fees on our investments in unconsolidated ventures that are managed by an affiliate of our Manager.
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Expense Reimbursement
We are required to reimburse our Manager for operating expenses incurred on our behalf, including directors and officers insurance, accounting services, auditing and tax services, legal services, filing fees, and miscellaneous general and administrative costs. Our reimbursement obligation is not subject to any dollar limitation.
The following table summarizes the costs incurred on our behalf by our Manager for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Years ended December 31,
$ in thousands 2021 2020 2019
Incurred costs, prepaid or expensed 7,108 10,845 7,343
Incurred costs, charged against equity as a cost of raising capital 692 239 950
Total incurred costs, originally paid by our Manager 7,800 11,084 8,293
Termination Fee
If we terminate our management agreement, we owe our Manager a termination fee equal to three times the sum of our average annual management fee during the 24 -month period before termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter.
Note 12 – Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
On June 16, 2021, we redeemed all issued and outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock for $ 140.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The cash redemption price for each share of Series A Preferred Stock was $ 25.00 . The excess of the consideration transferred over carrying value was accounted for as a deemed dividend and resulted in a reduction of $ 4.7 million in net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2021. Prior to redemption, holders of our Series A Preferred Stock were entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 7.75 % of the liquidation preference of $ 25.00 per share or $ 1.9375 per share per annum. Dividends were cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.
Holders of our Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 7.75 % of the liquidation preference of $ 25.00 per share or $ 1.9375 per share per annum until December 27, 2024. After December 27, 2024, holders are entitled to receive dividends at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 5.18 % of the $ 25.00 liquidation preference per annum. Dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.
Holders of our Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 7.50 % of the liquidation preference of $ 25.00 per share or $ 1.875 per share per annum until September 27, 2027. After September 27, 2027, holders are entitled to receive dividends at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 5.289 % of the $ 25.00 liquidation preference per annum. Dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears.
We have the option to redeem shares of our Series B Preferred Stock after December 27, 2024 and shares of our Series C Preferred Stock after September 27, 2027 for $ 25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends through the date of the redemption. Shares of Series B and Series C Preferred Stock are not redeemable, convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any other securities of the Company before those times, except under circumstances intended to preserve our qualification as a REIT or upon the occurrence of a change in control.
As of December 31, 2021, we may sell up to 5,500,000 shares of our preferred stock from time to time in at-the-market or privately negotiated transactions under an equity distribution agreement with a placement agent. These shares are registered with the SEC under our shelf registration statement (as amended and/or supplemented). We have not sold any shares of preferred stock under the equity distribution agreement.
Common Stock
In February 2021, we completed a public offering of 27,600,000 shares of common stock at the price of $ 3.75 per share. Total net proceeds were approximately $ 103.1 million after deducting offering expenses.
In June 2021, we completed a public offering of 43,125,000 shares of common stock at the price of $ 3.39 per share. Total net proceeds were approximately $ 145.9 million after deducting offering expenses.
As of December 31, 2021, we may sell up to 56,865,980 shares of our common stock from time to time in at-the-market or privately negotiated transactions under our equity distribution agreement with placement agents. These shares are registered
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with the SEC under our shelf registration statement (as amended and/or supplemented). During the year ended December 31, 2021, we sold 55,744,020 shares (2020: 21,849,740 shares) of common stock under our equity distribution agreements for proceeds of $ 180.5 million (2020: $ 73.7 million) net of approximately $ 2.6 million (2020: $ 1.2 million) in commissions and fees.
In May 2021, we granted 127,115 restricted shares of common stock to our independent directors. The restricted shares will become unrestricted shares of common stock on the first anniversary of the grant date unless forfeited, subject to certain conditions that accelerate vesting.
Share Repurchase Program
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2021, we had authority to purchase 18,163,982 shares of our common stock through our share repurchase program.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following tables present the components of total other comprehensive income (loss), net and accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The tables exclude gains and losses on MBS and GSE CRTs that are accounted for under the fair value option.
December 31, 2021
$ in thousands Equity method investments Available-for-sale securities Derivatives and hedging Total
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities, net — 756 — 756
Reclassification of amortization of net deferred (gain) loss on de-designated interest rate swaps to repurchase agreements interest expense — — ( 22,000 ) ( 22,000 )
Currency translation adjustments on investment in unconsolidated venture ( 75 ) — — ( 75 )
Total other comprehensive income (loss) ( 75 ) 756 ( 22,000 ) ( 21,319 )
AOCI balance at beginning of period 499 5,993 52,113 58,605
Total other comprehensive income (loss) ( 75 ) 756 ( 22,000 ) ( 21,319 )
AOCI balance at end of period 424 6,749 30,113 37,286
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December 31, 2020
$ in thousands Equity method investments Available-for-sale securities Derivatives and hedging Total
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities, net — ( 223,416 ) — ( 223,416 )
Reclassification of unrealized (gain) loss on sale of mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities to gain (loss) on investments, net — 13,940 — 13,940
Reclassification of unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities to (increase) decrease in provision for credit losses — 1,768 — 1,768
Reclassification of amortization of net deferred (gain) loss on de-designated interest rate swaps to repurchase agreements interest expense — — ( 23,794 ) ( 23,794 )
Currency translation adjustments on investment in unconsolidated venture 1,144 — — 1,144
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 1,144 ( 207,708 ) ( 23,794 ) ( 230,358 )
AOCI balance at beginning of period ( 645 ) 213,701 75,907 288,963
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 1,144 ( 207,708 ) ( 23,794 ) ( 230,358 )
AOCI balance at end of period 499 5,993 52,113 58,605
Amounts recorded in AOCI before we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for our interest rate swaps are reclassified to interest expense on repurchase agreements on the consolidated statements of operations as interest is accrued and paid on the related repurchase agreements over the remaining original life of the interest rate swap agreements.
Dividends
We declared the following dividends during 2021 and 2020:
$ in thousands, except per share amounts Dividends Declared
Series A Preferred Stock Per Share In Aggregate Date of Payment
2021 (1)
February 19, 2021 0.4844 2,713 April 26, 2021
2020
November 5, 2020 0.4844 2,713 January 25, 2021
September 10, 2020 0.4844 2,713 October 26, 2020
June 17, 2020 0.4844 2,712 July 27, 2020
March 17, 2020 0.4844 2,713 May 22, 2020
(1) On June 16, 2021, we paid a final dividend of $ 0.2691 per share ($ 1.5 million in aggregate) in connection with the redemption of our Series A Preferred Stock. The final dividend was treated as a component of the redemption price for tax purposes.
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$ in thousands, except per share amounts Dividends Declared
Series B Preferred Stock Per Share In Aggregate Date of Payment
2021
November 2, 2021 0.4844 3,003 December 27, 2021
August 3, 2021 0.4844 3,003 September 27, 2021
May 4, 2021 0.4844 3,004 June 28, 2021
February 19, 2021 0.4844 3,003 March 29, 2021
2020
November 5, 2020 0.4844 3,003 December 28, 2020
August 5, 2020 0.4844 3,003 September 28, 2020
May 9, 2020 0.4844 3,004 June 29, 2020
February 18, 2020 0.4844 3,003 May 22, 2020
$ in thousands, except per share amounts Dividends Declared
Series C Preferred Stock Per Share In Aggregate Date of Payment
2021
November 2, 2021 0.46875 5,391 December 27, 2021
August 3, 2021 0.46875 5,391 September 27, 2021
May 4, 2021 0.46875 5,390 June 28, 2021
February 19, 2021 0.46875 5,391 March 29, 2021
2020
November 5, 2020 0.46875 5,391 December 28, 2020
August 5, 2020 0.46875 5,391 September 28, 2020
May 9, 2020 0.46875 5,390 June 29, 2020
February 18, 2020 0.46875 5,391 May 22, 2020
$ in thousands, except per share amounts Dividends Declared
Common Stock Per Share In Aggregate Date of Payment
2021
December 27, 2021 0.09 29,689 January 27, 2022
September 28, 2021 0.09 28,057 October 26, 2021
June 23, 2021 0.09 26,071 July 27, 2021
March 26, 2021 0.09 22,176 April 27, 2021
2020
December 28, 2020 0.08 16,258 January 26, 2021
September 30, 2020 0.05 9,070 October 27, 2020
June 17, 2020 0.02 3,626 July 28, 2020
March 17, 2020 0.50 82,483 June 30, 2020
On May 9, 2020, our board of directors approved payment of our common stock dividend that was declared on March 17, 2020 in a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. Stockholders had the opportunity to elect payment of the dividend all in cash or all in common shares, subject to a limit of 10 % or approximately $ 8.2 million of cash in the aggregate (excluding any cash paid in lieu of issuing fractional shares). On June 30, 2020, we paid the dividend through the issuance of 16,338,511 shares of common stock and the payment of approximately $ 8.2 million in cash. The number of shares included in the dividend was calculated based on the $ 4.5435 volume weighted average trading price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 17, 18 and 19, 2020.
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The following table sets forth the dividends declared per share of our preferred and common stock and their related tax characterization for the fiscal tax years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Tax Characterization of Dividends
Fiscal Tax Year Dividends Declared in Prior Year and Taxable in Current Year Dividends Declared and Taxable in Current Year Ordinary Dividends Return of Capital Capital Gain Distribution
Series A Preferred Stock Dividends
Fiscal tax year 2021
0.484400 0.484400 0.968800 — —
Fiscal tax year 2020 (1)
0.484400 1.453200 — 1.937600 —
Series B Preferred Stock Dividends
Fiscal tax year 2021 — 1.936700 1.936700 — —
Fiscal tax year 2020 — 1.937600 — 1.937600 —
Series C Preferred Stock Dividends
Fiscal tax year 2021 — 1.875000 0.590720 1.284280 —
Fiscal tax year 2020 — 1.875000 — 1.875000 —
Common Stock Dividends
Fiscal tax year 2021 (2)
0.080000 0.270000 — 0.350000 —
Fiscal tax year 2020 (3)
0.500000 0.570000 — 1.070000 —
(1) Excludes preferred stock dividend of $ 0.4844 per share declared on November 5, 2020 that had a record date of January 1, 2021. This dividend is a 2021 dividend for federal income tax purposes.
(2) Excludes common stock dividend of $ 0.09 per share declared on December 27, 2021 that had a record date of January 11, 2022. This dividend is a 2022 dividend for federal income tax purposes.
(3) Excludes common stock dividend of $ 0.08 per share declared on December 28, 2020 that had a record date of January 12, 2021. This dividend is a 2021 dividend for federal income tax purposes.
Note 13 – Earnings per Common Share
Earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is computed as follows:
In thousands except per share amounts Years Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
Numerator (Income)
Basic Earnings:
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders ( 132,477 ) ( 1,718,778 ) 319,675
Denominator (Weighted Average Shares)
Basic Earnings:
Shares available to common stockholders 275,132 173,730 132,306
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards — — 12
Dilutive Shares 275,132 173,730 132,318
Earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
Basic ( 0.48 ) ( 9.89 ) 2.42
Diluted ( 0.48 ) ( 9.89 ) 2.42
The following potential weighted average shares were excluded from diluted earnings per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 16,061 shares for restricted stock awards. (December 31, 2020: 11,017 for restricted stock awards).
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Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and contingencies may arise in the ordinary course of business. Our material off balance sheet commitments and contingencies as of December 31, 2021 are discussed below.
As discussed in Note 5 - “Other Assets”, we have invested in unconsolidated ventures that are sponsored by an affiliate of our Manager. The unconsolidated ventures are structured as partnerships, and we invested in the partnerships as a limited partner. Both of the unconsolidated ventures are in liquidation and plan to sell or settle their remaining investments as expeditiously as possible. Until the ventures complete their liquidation, we are committed to fund $ 6.5 million in additional capital to cover future expenses should they occur.
Note 15 – Subsequent Events
Dividends
We declared the following dividends on February 16, 2022: a Series B Preferred Stock dividend of $ 0.4844 per share payable on March 28, 2022 to our stockholders of record as of March 5, 2022, and a Series C Preferred Stock dividend of $ 0.46875 per share payable on March 28, 2022 to our stockholders of record on March 5, 2022.
Modification of Commercial Loan Investment
In February 2022, we received a request from the borrower to extend the contractual maturity of our commercial loan investment to May 29, 2022. We are currently negotiating the terms of the modification and expect to extend the maturity date.
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INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule IV
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
As of December 31, 2021
$ in thousands
Asset Type Property Type Location Interest Rate Maturity Date Periodic Payment Terms (1)
Prior Liens Face Amount of Mortgages Carrying Amount of Mortgages Principal Amount of Loans Subject to Delinquent Principal or Interest
Mezzanine Loan Hotel TX L+ 8.50 %
2/28/2022 I — 23,919 23,515 —
23,919 23,515 (2) —
(1) Interest (“I”) only until stated maturity of the loan.
(2) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $ 23.9 million.
Reconciliation of Carrying Value of Mortgage Loans on Real Estate:
2021 2020 2019
Beginning balance 23,098 24,055 31,582
Additions:
Unrealized gain 417 — —
Deductions:
Collection of principal — 136 7,527
Unrealized loss — 821 —
Ending balance 23,515 23,098 24,055
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
By: /s/ John M. Anzalone
John M. Anzalone
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 17, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures (1)
Title Date
By: /s/ John M. Anzalone Chief Executive Officer February 17, 2022
John M. Anzalone (principal executive officer)
By: /s/ R. Lee Phegley, Jr. Chief Financial Officer February 17, 2022
R. Lee Phegley, Jr. (principal financial officer)
By: /s/ Roseann M. Perlis Chief Accounting Officer February 17, 2022
Roseann M. Perlis (principal accounting officer)
By: /s/ John S. Day Director February 17, 2022
John S. Day
By: /s/ Carolyn B. Handlon Director February 17, 2022
Carolyn B. Handlon
By: /s/ Edward J. Hardin Director February 17, 2022
Edward J. Hardin
By: /s/ James R. Lientz, Jr. Director February 17, 2022
James R. Lientz, Jr.
By: /s/ Dennis P. Lockhart Director February 17, 2022
Dennis P. Lockhart
By: /s/ Gregory G. McGreevey Director February 17, 2022
Gregory G. McGreevey
By: /s/ Beth A. Zayicek Director February 17, 2022
Beth A. Zayicek
(1) Don H. Liu was appointed to the Board of Directors effective February 16, 2022 and accordingly did not sign this Report.
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