REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]

Repurchase Agreements and Other Borrowings

NOTE 3. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER BORROWINGS

The Company pledges certain of its RMBS as collateral under repurchase agreements with financial institutions. Interest rates are generally fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is generally paid at the termination of a borrowing. If the fair value of the pledged securities declines, lenders will typically require the Company to post additional collateral or pay down borrowings to re-establish agreed upon collateral requirements, referred to as "margin calls." Similarly, if the fair value of the pledged securities increases, lenders may release collateral back to the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had met all margin call requirements.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $3,533.8 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 1.54%. These agreements were collateralized by RMBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $3,726.5 million, and cash pledged to the counterparties of approximately $25.3 million. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding repurchase obligations of approximately $2,793.7 million with a net weighted average borrowing rate of 1.00%. These agreements were collateralized by RMBS with a fair value, including accrued interest, of approximately $2,970.9 million, and cash pledged to the counterparties of approximately $10.8 million.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s repurchase agreements had remaining maturities as summarized below:

($ in thousands)
		OVERNIGHT		BETWEEN 2		BETWEEN 31			GREATER
		(1 DAY OR		AND		AND			THAN
		LESS)		30 DAYS		90 DAYS			90 DAYS		TOTAL
December 31, 2017
Fair market value of securities pledged, including
	accrued interest receivable	$	-	$	1,983,958	$	1,266,590	$	475,975	$	3,726,523
Repurchase agreement liabilities associated with
	these securities	$	-	$	1,871,833	$	1,208,518	$	453,435	$	3,533,786
Net weighted average borrowing rate			-		1.53%		1.53%		1.57%		1.54%
December 31, 2016
Fair market value of securities pledged, including
	accrued interest receivable	$	-	$	2,284,815	$	686,065	$	-	$	2,970,880
Repurchase agreement liabilities associated with
	these securities	$	-	$	2,154,766	$	638,939	$	-	$	2,793,705
Net weighted average borrowing rate			-		1.01%		0.96%		-		1.00%

If, during the term of a repurchase agreement, a lender files for bankruptcy, the Company might experience difficulty recovering its pledged assets, which could result in an unsecured claim against the lender for the difference between the amount loaned to the Company plus interest due to the counterparty and the fair value of the collateral pledged to such lender, including the accrued interest receivable and cash posted by the Company as collateral. At December 31, 2017, the Company had an aggregate amount at risk (the difference between the amount loaned to the Company, including interest payable and securities posted by the counterparty (if any), and the fair value of securities and cash pledged (if any), including accrued interest on such securities) with all counterparties of approximately $213.4 million. The Company did not have an amount at risk with any individual counterparty greater than 10% of the Company’s equity at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016