Meritage Homes CORP 10-K

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Our fixed rate debt is made up primarily of $1.0 billion of our senior notes. Except in limited circumstances, we do not have an obligation to prepay our fixed-rate debt prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value should not have a significant impact on our fixed rate borrowings until we would be required to repay such debt. Our Credit Facility is subject to interest rate changes. We had maximum intra-period borrowings under the Credit Facility of up to $500.0 million and $90.0 million for years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, with none outstanding as of either December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. Interest charges resulting from the intra-period borrowings totaled $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The following table presents our long-term debt obligations, principal cash flows by maturity, weighted average interest rates and estimated fair market value for the year ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands): Fair Value at December 31, 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Thereafter Total 2020 (a) Senior Notes Fixed rate $ — $ 300.0 $ — $ — $ 400.0 $ 300.0 $ 1,000.0 $ 1,105.0 Weighted average interest rate n/a 7.000 % n/a n/a 6.000 % 5.125 % 6.040 % n/a Loans Payable and Other Borrowings Fixed rate $ 13.8 $ 8.8 $ 0.5 $ — $ — $ — $ 23.1 $ 23.1 Average interest rate 3.837 % 1.051 % — % n/a n/a n/a 2.330 % n/a (a) Fair value of our fixed rate debt at December 31, 2020, is derived from quoted market prices by independent dealers. Our operations are interest rate sensitive. As overall housing demand is adversely affected by increases in interest rates, an increase in mortgage interest rates may negatively affect the ability of homebuyers to secure adequate financing. Higher interest rates could adversely affect our revenues, gross margins and net income and would also increase our variable rate borrowing costs on our Credit Facility. We do not enter into, or intend to enter into, derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.