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Repurchase Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS [Abstract]  
Repurchase Agreements
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
    
The following tables present the components of the Company’s repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 by the fair value and type of securities pledged as collateral to the repurchase agreements:
 
 
December 31, 2013
Collateral Type
 
Balance
 
Weighted
Average Rate
 
Fair Value of
Collateral Pledged
Agency RMBS
 
$
2,522,503

 
0.42
%
 
2,598,158

Agency CMBS
 
246,849

 
0.39
%
 
306,318

Agency CMBS IOs
 
369,948

 
1.16
%
 
449,072

Non-Agency RMBS
 
10,569

 
1.80
%
 
12,746

Non-Agency CMBS
 
303,674

 
1.27
%
 
367,859

Non-Agency CMBS IO
 
106,803

 
1.27
%
 
136,227

Securitization financing bonds
 
20,651

 
1.59
%
 
19,686

Deferred costs
 
(243
)
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
 
$
3,580,754

 
0.61
%
 
$
3,890,066


 
 
December 31, 2012
Collateral Type
 
Balance
 
Weighted
Average Rate
 
Fair Value of Collateral Pledged
Agency RMBS
 
$
2,365,982

 
0.48
%
 
$
2,458,200

Agency CMBS
 
248,771

 
0.47
%
 
291,445

Agency CMBS IOs
 
443,540

 
1.22
%
 
565,494

Non-Agency RMBS
 
7,808

 
1.84
%
 
9,634

Non-Agency CMBS
 
382,352

 
1.34
%
 
465,306

Non-Agency CMBS IOs
 
88,221

 
1.46
%
 
113,942

Securitization financing bonds
 
28,113

 
1.64
%
 
31,483

Deferred costs
 
(659
)
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
 
$
3,564,128

 
0.70
%
 
$
3,935,504



The combined weighted average original term to maturity for the Company’s repurchase agreements increased to 114 days as of December 31, 2013 from 67 days as of December 31, 2012. The Company has been able to extend the average term to maturity of its repurchase agreements due to discontinuing cash flow hedge accounting effective June 30, 2013. The following table provides a summary of the original maturities as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Original Maturity
 
December 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
30 days or less
 
$
206,112

 
$
622,957

31 to 60 days
 
492,145

 
1,263,105

61 to 90 days
 
665,020

 
298,660

91 to 120 days
 
783,371

 
1,092,681

121 to 190 days
 
1,434,349

 
287,384

 
 
$
3,580,997

 
$
3,564,787



As of December 31, 2013, the Company had approximately $91,769 of its shareholders' equity at risk (defined as the excess of collateral pledged over the borrowing outstanding) with Wells Fargo Bank National Association together with its affiliate Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The borrowings outstanding with that counterparty and its affiliates as of December 31, 2013 were $371,753 with a weighted average borrowing rate of 1.21%. Of the amount outstanding with this counterparty and its affiliate, $171,769 is under a two-year repurchase facility with Wells Fargo Bank National Association. The facility provides an aggregate maximum borrowing capacity of $250,000 and matures on August 6, 2015, subject to early termination provisions contained in the master repurchase agreement. The facility is collateralized primarily by CMBS IO, and its weighted average borrowing rate as of December 31, 2013 was 1.43%. Shareholders' equity at risk did not exceed 10% for any of the Company's other counterparties.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had repurchase agreement amounts outstanding with 22 of its 31 available counterparties. The Company's counterparties, as set forth in the master repurchase agreement with the counterparty, require the Company to comply with various customary operating and financial covenants, including, but not limited to, minimum net worth, maximum declines in net worth in a given period, and maximum leverage requirements as well as maintaining the Company's REIT status.  In addition, some of the agreements contain cross default features, whereby default under an agreement with one lender simultaneously causes default under agreements with other lenders.  To the extent that the Company fails to comply with the covenants contained in these financing agreements or is otherwise found to be in default under the terms of such agreements, the counterparty has the right to accelerate amounts due under the master repurchase agreement. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2013.