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Mortgage Backed Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Mortgage Backed Securities  
Mortgage Backed Securities

NOTE 3. MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

On March 31, 2020, we designated our Non-Agency MBS as trading securities and they are carried at fair value. See the section about Non-Agency MBS under the caption of MBS in the Significant Accounting Policies section in Note 1.

The following tables summarize our Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, which are carried at their fair value:

June 30, 2020

Total

Non-Agency

Total

By Agency

    

Freddie Mac

    

Fannie Mae

    

Agency MBS

    

MBS

    

MBS

(in thousands)

Amortized cost/carrying value

$

763,496

$

993,360

$

1,756,856

$

192,032

$

1,948,888

Paydowns receivable(1)

 

7,417

 

 

7,417

 

 

7,417

Unrealized gains

 

29,592

 

34,126

 

63,718

 

 

63,718

Unrealized losses

 

(96)

 

(118)

 

(214)

 

 

(214)

Fair value

$

800,409

$

1,027,368

$

1,827,777

$

192,032

$

2,019,809

15-Year

20-Year

30-Year

Total

Non-Agency

Total

By Security Type

   

ARMs

   

Hybrids

   

Fixed-Rate

   

Fixed-Rate

   

Fixed-Rate

   

Agency MBS

   

MBS

   

MBS

(in thousands)

Amortized cost/carrying value

$

403,543

$

229,753

$

40,631

$

173,654

$

909,275

$

1,756,856

$

192,032

$

1,948,888

Paydowns receivable(1)

 

5,463

 

1,954

 

 

 

 

7,417

 

 

7,417

Unrealized gains

 

7,111

 

4,711

 

1,443

 

6,189

 

44,264

 

63,718

 

 

63,718

Unrealized losses

 

(214)

 

 

 

 

 

(214)

 

 

(214)

Fair value

$

415,903

$

236,418

$

42,074

$

179,843

$

953,539

$

1,827,777

$

192,032

$

2,019,809

(1)Paydowns receivable on Agency MBS are generated when the Company receives notice from Freddie Mac of prepayments but does not receive the actual cash with respect to such prepayments until the 15th day of the following month.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we sold approximately $0.4 billion of Agency MBS and realized gross and net gains of approximately $10.1 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we sold approximately $1.4 billion of Agency MBS, including Agency MBS trading securities, and realized gross and net gains of approximately $19.8 million During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we sold approximately $1.34 billion of AFS Agency MBS and realized gross gains of approximately $5.0 million and gross losses of approximately $4.3 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we sold approximately $2.24 billion of AFS Agency MBS and realized gross losses of approximately $20.5 million and gross gains of approximately $7.7 million.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not have any Agency MBS trading investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we had unrealized losses on Agency MBS trading investments of approximately $1.1 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we had unrealized gains on Agency MBS trading investments of approximately $1.0 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we had unrealized gains on Agency MBS trading investments of approximately $15.9 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we had net gains on Non-Agency MBS trading securities of approximately $25.7 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we had net losses on Non-Agency MBS trading securities of approximately $89.7 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we had no Non-Agency MBS classified as trading securities. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, no Non-Agency MBS were sold. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, Non-Agency MBS of approximately $20 million were called and we realized a gross gain of approximately $22 thousand. At March 31, 2020, we changed the designation of our Non-Agency MBS from available-for-sale to trading securities. Unrealized changes in the fair value of these securities are recorded in earnings. At December 31, 2019, we had an unrealized gain in other comprehensive income of approximately $30 million. This was reclassified out of other comprehensive income at March 31, 2020.

December 31, 2019

Total

Non-Agency

Total

By Agency

    

Freddie Mac

    

Fannie Mae

    

Agency MBS(1)

    

MBS

    

MBS

(in thousands)

Amortized cost

$

864,452

$

2,590,775

$

3,455,227

$

613,576

$

4,068,803

Paydowns receivable(2)

 

9,727

 

 

9,727

 

 

9,727

Unrealized gains

 

19,487

 

27,256

 

46,743

 

34,188

 

80,931

Unrealized losses

 

(699)

 

(947)

 

(1,646)

 

(4,154)

 

(5,800)

Fair value

$

892,967

$

2,617,084

$

3,510,051

$

643,610

$

4,153,661

Total

15-Year

20-Year

30-Year

Agency

Non-Agency

Total

By Security Type

    

ARMs 

    

Hybrids  

    

Fixed-Rate(1)

    

Fixed-Rate

    

Fixed-Rate

    

 MBS 

    

MBS

    

MBS 

(in thousands)

Amortized cost

$

473,935

$

296,890

$

47,248

$

193,303

$

2,443,851

$

3,455,227

$

613,576

$

4,068,803

Paydowns receivable(2)

 

8,328

 

1,399

 

 

 

 

9,727

 

 

9,727

Unrealized gains

 

10,279

 

202

 

978

 

1,274

 

34,010

 

46,743

 

34,188

 

80,931

Unrealized losses

 

(69)

 

(1,496)

 

 

 

(81)

 

(1,646)

 

(4,154)

 

(5,800)

Fair value

$

492,473

$

296,995

$

48,226

$

194,577

$

2,477,780

$

3,510,051

$

643,610

$

4,153,661

(1)Included in the 15-year fixed-rate MBS are Trading Agency MBS. These have an amortized cost of $655.8 million, an unrealized gain of $1.1 million, and a fair value of $656.9 million.
(2)Paydowns receivable on Agency MBS are generated when the Company receives notice from Freddie Mac of prepayments but does not receive the actual cash with respect to such prepayments until the 15th day of the following month.

The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of those individual securities in our MBS portfolio that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time:

June 30, 2020

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or More

Total

Description

Number

Number

Number

of

of

Fair

Unrealized

of

Fair

Unrealized

of

Fair

Unrealized

Securities

    

Securities

  

 Value

  

 Losses

  

Securities

  

 Value

  

Losses

  

Securities

  

Value

  

Losses

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

Agency MBS

28

$

24,427

$

(118)

16

$

8,387

$

(96)

44

$

32,814

$

(214)

December 31, 2019

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or More

Total

Description

Number

Number

Number

of

of

Fair

Unrealized

of

Fair

Unrealized

of

Fair

Unrealized

Securities

    

Securities

  

 Value

  

 Losses

  

Securities

  

 Value

  

Losses

  

Securities

  

Value

  

Losses

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

Agency MBS

10

$

270,737

$

(419)

38

$

168,095

$

(1,227)

48

$

438,832

$

(1,646)

Non-Agency MBS

18

$

49,281

$

(1,507)

12

$

75,926

$

(2,647)

30

$

125,207

$

(4,154)

We do not consider those available-for-sale Agency MBS, or AFS MBS, that have been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or more to be other-than-temporarily impaired. The unrealized losses on our investments in AFS MBS were caused by fluctuations in interest rates. We purchased the AFS MBS primarily at a premium relative to their face value and the contractual cash flows of those investments are guaranteed by the GSEs. Since September 2008, the GSEs have been in the conservatorship of the U.S. government. At June 30, 2020, we did not expect to sell the AFS MBS at a price less than the amortized cost basis of our investments. The decline in market value of the AFS MBS was attributable to changes in interest rates and not the credit quality of the AFS MBS in our portfolio. We did not have the intent to sell these investments, nor is it more likely than not that we will be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. The payments of principal and interest on these securities are guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are under the conservatorship of the U.S. government. Accordingly, there is currently zero loss expectation on these securities, and no allowance for credit loss has been recorded.

Upon the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, we determined that the unrealized losses on our investments in Non-Agency MBS were primarily caused by fluctuations in interest rates. We purchased the Non-Agency MBS primarily at a discount relative to their face value. At March 31, 2020, we designated these securities as trading securities. See the section on Non-Agency MBS under the caption, “Mortgage-Backed Securities,” in Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1.