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Investment Securities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Investment securities were comprised of the following as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (amounts in thousands):


	Carrying Value as of
	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
RMBS, available-for-sale	$	174,281	$	189,576
RMBS, fair value option (1)		328,270		147,034
CMBS, fair value option (1), (2)		1,198,784		1,295,363
HTM debt securities, amortized cost net of credit loss allowance of $6,891 and $0		544,423		570,638
Equity security, fair value		9,791		12,664
Subtotal—Investment securities		2,255,549		2,215,275
VIE eliminations (1)		(1,503,524)		(1,405,037)
Total investment securities	$	752,025	$	810,238

(1)	Certain fair value option CMBS and RMBS are eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities pursuant to ASC 810.

(2)	Includes $174.7 million and $186.6 million of non-controlling interests in the consolidated entities which hold certain of these CMBS as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Schedule of purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities

Purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities were as follows (amounts in thousands):


	RMBS,		RMBS, fair		CMBS, fair		HTM		Equity		Securitization
	available-for-sale		value option		value option		Securities		Security		VIEs (1)		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Purchases/fundings	$	—	$	185,433	$	—	$	10,391	$	—	$	(185,433)	$	10,391
Sales		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Principal collections		6,014		11,532		927		30,713		—		(12,266)		36,920
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	38,951	$	—	$	—	$	(38,951)	$	—
Sales		—		41,501		25,795		—		—		(66,546)		750
Principal collections		6,417		3,058		12,072		53,462		—		(9,728)		65,281


	RMBS,		RMBS, fair		CMBS, fair		HTM		Equity		Securitization
	available-for-sale		value option		value option		Securities		Security		VIEs (1)		Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Purchases/fundings	$	—	$	214,725	$	7,661	$	16,120	$	—	$	(222,386)	$	16,120
Sales		—		—		32,316		—		—		(24,376)		7,940
Principal collections		12,563		20,104		17,450		37,351		—		(36,989)		50,479
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Purchases	$	—	$	26,272	$	52,213	$	—	$	—	$	(78,485)	$	—
Sales		—		41,501		62,701		—		—		(100,224)		3,978
Principal collections		12,777		5,092		21,909		54,668		—		(21,411)		73,035

(1)	Represents RMBS and CMBS, fair value option amounts eliminated due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs. These amounts are reflected as issuance or repayment of debt of, or distributions from, consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Summary of investments in available-for-sale RMBS

The tables below summarize various attributes of our investments in available-for-sale RMBS as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (amounts in thousands):


							Unrealized Gains or (Losses)
							Recognized in AOCI
			Credit				Gross		Gross		Net
	Amortized		Loss		Net		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair Value
	Cost		Allowance		Basis		Gains		Losses		Adjustment		Fair Value
June 30, 2020
RMBS	$	131,351	$	—	$	131,351	$	43,179	$	(249)	$	42,930	$	174,281
December 31, 2019
RMBS	$	138,580	$	N/A	$	138,580	$	51,310	$	(314)	$	50,996	$	189,576


	Weighted Average Coupon (1)		Weighted Average Rating	WAL (Years) (2)
June 30, 2020
RMBS	1.6	%	B+	5.8
December 31, 2019
RMBS	3.1	%	BB-	5.6

(1)	Calculated using the June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 one-month LIBOR rate of 0.1623% and 1.763%, respectively, for floating rate securities.

(2)	Represents the remaining WAL of each respective group of securities as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual security is calculated using projected amounts and projected timing of future principal payments.

Schedule of gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position, excluding CMBS where the fair value option is elected

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of any available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded (amounts in thousands):


	Estimated Fair Value				Unrealized Losses
	Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a
	loss less than		loss greater than		loss less than		loss greater than
	12 months		12 months		12 months		12 months
As of June 30, 2020
RMBS	$	675	$	1,173	$	(19)	$	(230)
As of December 31, 2019
RMBS	$	—	$	1,380	$	—	$	(314)

Held-to-maturity

Summary of investments in HTM securities

The table below summarizes our investments in HTM debt securities as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (amounts in thousands):


	Amortized		Credit Loss		Net Carrying		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
	Cost Basis		Allowance		Amount		Holding Gains		Holding Losses		Fair Value
June 30, 2020
CMBS	$	349,023	$	—	$	349,023	$	—	$	(24,236)	$	324,787
Preferred interests		158,971		(3,883)		155,088		—		(7,587)		147,501
Infrastructure bonds		43,320		(3,008)		40,312		174		(281)		40,205
Total	$	551,314	$	(6,891)	$	544,423	$	174	$	(32,104)	$	512,493

December 31, 2019
CMBS	$	383,473	$	—	$	383,473	$	946	$	(3,001)	$	381,418
Preferred interests		142,012		—		142,012		1,148		(353)		142,807
Infrastructure bonds		45,153		—		45,153		—		(651)		44,502
Total	$	570,638	$	—	$	570,638	$	2,094	$	(4,005)	$	568,727

Summary of activity in credit loss allowance for HTM debt securities

The following table presents the activity in our credit loss allowance for HTM debt securities (amounts in thousands):


							Total HTM
			Preferred		Infrastructure		Credit Loss
	CMBS		Interests		Bonds		Allowance
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Credit loss allowance at December 31, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cumulative effect of ASC 326 effective January 1, 2020:
Beginning accumulated deficit charge		—		1,114		179		1,293
Gross-up of PCD bond amortized cost basis		—		—		2,837		2,837
Credit loss provision, net		—		2,769		(8)		2,761
Charge-offs		—		—		—		—
Recoveries		—		—		—		—
Credit loss allowance at June 30, 2020	$	—	$	3,883	$	3,008	$	6,891

Summary of maturities of preferred equity interests in limited liability companies that own commercial real estate

The table below summarizes the maturities of our HTM debt securities by type as of June 30, 2020 (amounts in thousands):


			Preferred		Infrastructure
	CMBS		Interests		Bonds		Total
Less than one year	$	35,254	$	—	$	2,656	$	37,910
One to three years		313,769		140,515		—		454,284
Three to five years		—		14,573		—		14,573
Thereafter		—		—		37,656		37,656
Total	$	349,023	$	155,088	$	40,312	$	544,423