Mortgage-Backed Securities | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES The following tables provide details on the Company’s MBS by investment type as of the dates indicated: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 ($s in thousands) Par Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Par Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Agency RMBS $ 6,022,502 $ 5,993,922 $ 5,763,532 $ 3,104,498 $ 3,150,873 $ 2,762,878 Agency CMBS 121,293 121,799 115,595 131,578 132,333 124,690 CMBS IO (1) n/a 167,314 159,718 n/a 238,841 224,985 Non-Agency other 150 150 103 209 209 152 Total $ 6,143,945 $ 6,283,185 $ 6,038,948 $ 3,236,285 $ 3,522,256 $ 3,112,705 (1) The notional balance for Agency CMBS IO and non-Agency CMBS IO was $7,723,379 and $3,860,007, respectively, as of December 31, 2023, and $9,711,981 and $6,280,761, respectively, as of December 31, 2022. December 31, 2023 ($s in thousands) Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value MBS measured at fair value through OCI: Agency RMBS $ 898,420 $ — $ (148,606) $ 749,814 Agency CMBS 106,527 28 (5,159) 101,396 CMBS IO 126,672 1,296 (6,014) 121,954 Non-Agency other 150 — (47) 103 Total $ 1,131,769 $ 1,324 $ (159,826) $ 973,267 MBS measured at fair value through net income: Agency RMBS $ 5,095,502 $ 48,459 $ (130,243) $ 5,013,718 Agency CMBS 15,272 — (1,073) 14,199 CMBS IO 40,642 2 (2,880) 37,764 Total $ 5,151,416 $ 48,461 $ (134,196) $ 5,065,681 December 31, 2022 ($s in thousands) Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gain Gross Unrealized Loss Fair Value MBS measured at fair value through OCI: Agency RMBS $ 977,624 $ — $ (164,949) $ 812,675 Agency CMBS 117,031 — (6,474) 110,557 CMBS IO 193,405 507 (10,373) 183,539 Non-Agency other 209 — (57) 152 Total $ 1,288,269 $ 507 $ (181,853) $ 1,106,923 MBS measured at fair value through net income: Agency RMBS $ 2,173,249 $ — $ (223,046) $ 1,950,203 Agency CMBS 15,302 — (1,169) 14,133 CMBS IO 45,436 — (3,990) 41,446 Total $ 2,233,987 $ — $ (228,205) $ 2,005,782 The majority of the Company’s MBS are pledged as collateral for the Company’s repurchase agreements, which are disclosed in Note 4 . Actual maturities of MBS are affected by the contractual lives of the underlying mortgage collateral, periodic payments of principal, prepayments of principal, and the payment priority structure of the security; therefore, actual maturities are generally shorter than the securities' stated contractual maturities. The following table presents information regarding unrealized gains and losses on investments reported within net income (loss) on the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods indicated: Year Ended December 31, ($s in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 Agency RMBS $ 141,263 $ (208,129) $ (14,917) Agency CMBS 96 (1,169) — CMBS IO 1,111 (3,924) (65) Other assets 31 200 168 Total unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net $ 142,501 $ (213,022) $ (14,814) The following table presents information regarding realized gains and losses on sales of MBS reported in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods indicated: Year Ended December 31, ($s in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 Realized gains on sales of MBS - AFS $ — $ — $ 7,516 Realized losses on sales of MBS - AFS — (13,988) (811) Realized losses on sales of MBS - FVO (74,916) (75,079) — Total realized (loss) gain on sales of investments, net $ (74,916) $ (89,067) $ 6,705 The following table presents certain information for MBS designated as AFS that were in an unrealized loss position as of the dates indicated: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 ($s in thousands) Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses # of Securities Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses # of Securities Continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months: Agency MBS $ 3,926 $ 149 4 $ 346,064 $ 22,808 79 Non-Agency MBS 1,736 37 8 42,162 1,787 56 Continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer: Agency MBS $ 932,682 $ 158,651 78 $ 697,514 $ 156,411 17 Non-Agency MBS 21,704 989 41 12,195 847 22 The unrealized losses on the Company’s MBS designated as AFS were the result of rising interests rates and declines in market prices and were not credit related; therefore, the Company did not have any allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022. Although the unrealized losses are not credit related, the Company assesses its ability and intent to hold any MBS with an unrealized loss until the recovery in its value. This assessment is based on the amount of the unrealized loss and significance of the related investment as well as the Company’s leverage and liquidity position. In addition, for its non-Agency MBS, the Company reviews the credit ratings, the credit characteristics of the mortgage loans collateralizing these securities, and the estimated future cash flows including projected collateral losses. |