Asset-Backed Securities Issued

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Through our Sequoia securitization program, we sponsor securitization transactions in which securities backed by residential mortgage loans (ABS) are issued by Sequoia entities. We consolidated the Legacy Sequoia and Sequoia Choice securitization entities as well as certain third-party Freddie Mac K-Series and SLST securitization entities that we determined were VIEs and for which we determined we were the primary beneficiary. Additionally, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019, we consolidated certain CAFL securitization entities that we determined were VIEs and for which we determined we were the primary beneficiary. Each consolidated securitization entity is independent of Redwood and of each other and the assets and liabilities of each entity are not owned by and are not legal obligations of Redwood. Our exposure to these entities is primarily through the financial interests we have retained, although we are exposed to certain financial risks associated with our role as a sponsor, servicing administrator, or depositor of these entities or as a result of our having sold assets directly or indirectly to these entities.

We account for the ABS issued under our consolidated entities at fair value, with periodic changes in fair value recorded in Investment fair value changes, net on our consolidated statements of income. Pursuant to the CFE guidelines, the market valuation changes on the loans in these securitizations are based on the estimated fair value of the associated ABS issued we present on our balance sheet as well as the securities retained or owned at the securitization entities. The net impact to our income statement associated with our economic investment in each of these securitization entities is presented in Note 5.

The ABS issued by these entities consist of various classes of securities that pay interest on a monthly basis. All ABS issued by the Sequoia Choice, Freddie Mac K-Series, and Freddie Mac SLST entities and substantially all the ABS issued by the CAFL entities pay fixed rates of interest. Substantially all ABS issued by the Legacy Sequoia entities pay variable rates of interest, which are indexed to one-, three-, or six-month LIBOR. ABS issued also includes some interest-only classes with coupons set at a fixed spread to a benchmark rate, or set at a spread to the interest rates earned on the assets less the interest rates paid on the liabilities of a securitization entity.

The carrying values of ABS issued by our consolidated securitization entities at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, along with other selected information, are summarized in the following table.

Table 14.1 – Asset-Backed Securities Issued



	December 31, 2019
(Dollars in Thousands)	Legacy Sequoia			Sequoia Choice		Freddie Mac SLST			Freddie Mac K-Series		CAFL		Total
Certificates with principal balance	$	420,056		$	1,979,719	$	1,842,682		$	3,844,789	$	1,875,007	$	9,962,253
Interest-only certificates	1,282			16,514		30,291			217,891		90,134		356,112
Market valuation adjustments	(18,873		)	40,965		45,349			93,559		36,110		197,110
ABS Issued, Net	$	402,465		$	2,037,198	$	1,918,322		$	4,156,239	$	2,001,251	$	10,515,475
Range of weighted average interest rates, by series	1.94% to 3.26%			4.40% to 5.05%		3.50		%	3.35% to 4.35%		3.25% to 5.36%
Stated maturities	2024 - 2036			2047 - 2049		2028 - 2029			2025 - 2049		2022 - 2048
Number of series	20			9		2			5		10



	December 31, 2018
(Dollars in Thousands)	Legacy Sequoia			Sequoia Choice		Freddie Mac SLST			Freddie Mac K-Series			CAFL			Total
Certificates with principal balance	$	540,456		$	1,838,758	$	993,659		$	1,936,691		$	—		$	5,309,564
Interest-only certificates	1,537			25,662		—			131,600			—			158,799
Market valuation adjustments	(29,753		)	20,590		89			(49,216		)	—			(58,290		)
ABS Issued, Net	$	512,240		$	1,885,010	$	993,748		$	2,019,075		$	—		$	5,410,073
Range of weighted average interest rates, by series	1.36% to 3.60%			4.46% to 4.97%		3.51		%	3.39% to 4.08%			—		%
Stated maturities	2024 - 2036			2047 - 2048		2028			2025 - 2049			—
Number of series	20			6		1			3			—

The actual maturity of each class of ABS issued is primarily determined by the rate of principal prepayments on the assets of the issuing entity. Each series is also subject to redemption prior to the stated maturity according to the terms of the respective governing documents of each ABS issuing entity. As a result, the actual maturity of ABS issued may occur earlier than its stated maturity. At December 31, 2019, the majority of the ABS issued and outstanding had contractual maturities beyond five years. The following table summarizes the accrued interest payable on ABS issued at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Interest due on consolidated ABS issued is payable monthly.

Table 14.2 – Accrued Interest Payable on Asset-Backed Securities Issued



(In Thousands)	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Legacy Sequoia	$	395	$	571
Sequoia Choice	7,732		7,180
Freddie Mac SLST	5,374		2,907
Freddie Mac K-Series	12,887		6,239
CAFL	7,298		—
Total Accrued Interest Payable on ABS Issued	$	33,686	$	16,897

The following table summarizes the carrying value components of the collateral for ABS issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Table 14.3 – Collateral for Asset-Backed Securities Issued



	December 31, 2019
(In Thousands)	Legacy Sequoia		Sequoia Choice		Freddie Mac SLST		Freddie Mac K-Series		CAFL		Total
Residential loans	$	407,890	$	2,291,463	$	2,367,215	$	—	$	—	$	5,066,568
Business purpose residential loans	—		—		—		—		2,192,552		2,192,552
Multifamily loans	—		—		—		4,408,524		—		4,408,524
Restricted cash	143		27		—		—		—		170
Accrued interest receivable	655		9,824		7,313		13,539		9,572		40,903
REO	460		—		445		—		1,795		2,700
Total Collateral for ABS Issued	$	409,148	$	2,301,314	$	2,374,973	$	4,422,063	$	2,203,919	$	11,711,417



	December 31, 2018
(In Thousands)	Legacy Sequoia		Sequoia Choice		Freddie Mac SLST		Freddie Mac K-Series		CAFL		Total
Residential loans	$	519,958	$	2,079,382	$	1,222,669	$	—	$	—	$	3,822,009
Multifamily loans	—		—		—		2,144,598		—		2,144,598
Restricted cash	146		1,022		—		—		—		1,168
Accrued interest receivable	822		8,988		3,926		6,595		—		20,331
REO	3,943		—		—		—		—		3,943
Total Collateral for ABS Issued	$	524,869	$	2,089,392	$	1,226,595	$	2,151,193	$	—	$	5,992,049