CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization

Chimera Investment Corporation, or the Company, was incorporated in Maryland on June 1, 2007 and started trading on the NYSE in November 2007. The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, or the Code.

The Company is a diversified, internally managed REIT, that serves the U.S. residential real estate market. Through its Investment Portfolio and Residential Origination segments, the Company acquires, manages, finances and originates residential mortgage and real estate-related assets, with the objective of delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns to shareholders.

The Company conducts its operations through various subsidiaries, including subsidiaries it treats as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, a TRS may hold assets and engage in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. The Company currently hasthirteen wholly-owned direct subsidiaries: Chimera RMBS Whole Pool LLC and Chimera RMBS LLC formed in June 2009; CIM Trading Company LLC, or CIM Trading, formed in July 2010; Chimera Funding TRS LLC, or CIM Funding TRS, a TRS formed in October 2013; Chimera CMBS Whole Pool LLC and Chimera RMBS Securities LLC formed in March 2015; Chimera RR Holding LLC formed in April 2016; NYH Funding LLC, a TRS formed in May 2019; Kali 2020 Holdings LLC formed in May 2020; Varuna Capital Partners LLC formed in September 2020; Aarna Holdings LLC formed in November 2020; CIM Advisory Holding TRS LLC formed in October 2024; and CIM XSMSR LLC formed in July 2025.

On December 2, 2024, the Company acquired The Palisades Group, LLC (“TPG”), Palisades Advisory Services, LLC (“PAS”), Palisades Technology Holdings, LLC, and their respective subsidiaries (the “Palisades Acquisition”). As a result of the Palisades Acquisition, the Company began providing investment management and advisory services primarily through TPG and PAS (together with TPG, “Palisades”). TPG is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), and PAS is a relying adviser with respect to TPG’s investment adviser registration. PAS is the asset manager for certain securitizations sponsored by the Company and received $33 thousand and $106 thousand for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and $87 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, in asset manager fees, respectively.

On June 8, 2026, PAS entered into a transition services agreement, effective April 1, 2026, to facilitate the transition of certain investment management and advisory services to a third-party service provider through December 31, 2027. Under the agreement, certain investment management and advisory fees are contractually allocated between PAS and the sub-advisor during the transition period. PAS recognizes the related fees on a gross basis within Investment management and advisory fees, with the amounts allocated to the sub-advisor recognized in Servicing and asset manager fees in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On October 1, 2025, the Company acquired HomeXpress Mortgage Corp. (the “HomeXpress Acquisition”). HomeXpress Mortgage Corp. (“HomeXpress”) is a leading originator of Non-QM residential mortgage loans (both consumer loans and Investor Loans) and other Non-Agency and Agency mortgage loan products with a nationwide presence across 47 states and D.C.

On May 18, 2022, the Company made a $75 million capital commitment to a fund managed by Kah Capital Management, LLC. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company did not make any additional fundings toward the commitment, and the total remained $57 million leaving an unfunded commitment of $18 million. The Company's investment in this fund, which had a carrying amount of $71 million as of September 30, 2026, is included within the Investment Portfolio segment and is accounted for under the equity method within Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company records any gains and losses associated with its equity method investments in Other investment gains (losses) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Kah Capital Management ceased to provide asset servicing oversight as of the end of the first quarter of 2025. There wereno mortgage asset servicing oversight fees paid to Kah Capital Management during the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company paid $118 thousand of mortgage asset servicing oversight fees to Kah Capital Management during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. These fees are reported within Other expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

2. Summary of the Significant Accounting Policies

(a)Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. In the opinion of the Company, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included. Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date.

The consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts, the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities, or VIEs, in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company uses securitization trusts considered to be VIEs in its securitization transactions. Additionally, the Company owns variable interests in entities that invest in Interests in MSR financing receivables. VIEs are defined as entities in which equity investors (i) do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, or (ii) do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The entity that consolidates a VIE is known as its primary beneficiary and is generally the entity with (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance, and (ii) the right to receive benefits from the VIE or the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. For VIEs that do not have substantial on-going activities, the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance may be determined by an entity’s involvement with the design and structure of the VIE.

The trusts are structured as entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the security holders. The assets held by the securitization entities are restricted in that they can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the securitization entity. The Company’s risks associated with its involvement with these VIEs are limited to its risks and rights as a holder of the security it has retained as well as certain risks associated with being the sponsor and depositor of and the seller, directly or indirectly to, the securitization entities.

Determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE requires judgment. The Company determined that for the securitizations it consolidates, its ownership provides the Company with the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. In addition, the Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance, or power, such as rights to replace the servicer without cause, or the Company was determined to have power in connection with its involvement with the structure and design of the VIE.

The Company’s interest in the assets held by these securitization vehicles, which are consolidated on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, is restricted by the structural provisions of these trusts, and a recovery of the Company’s investment in the vehicles will be limited by each entity’s distribution provisions. Generally, the securities retained by the Company are the most subordinate in the capital structure, which means those securities receive distributions after the senior securities have been paid. The liabilities of the securitization vehicles, which are also consolidated on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, are non-recourse to the Company, and can only be satisfied using proceeds from each securitization vehicle’s respective asset pool.

The assets of securitization entities are comprised of RMBS or residential mortgage loans. See Note 3, Note 4 and Note 10 for further discussion of the characteristics of the securities and loans in the Company’s portfolio.

The consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2026 (the “Annual Report”).

(b)Statements of Financial Condition Presentation

The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition include both the Company’s direct assets and liabilities and the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles. Retained beneficial interests of the consolidated securitization vehicles are eliminated in consolidation. Assets of each consolidated VIE can only be used to satisfy the obligations of that VIE, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to the Company. The Company is not obligated to provide, nor does it intend to provide, any financial support to these consolidated securitization vehicles. The notes to the consolidated financial statements describe the Company’s assets and liabilities including the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles. See Note 10 for additional information related to the Company’s investments in consolidated securitization vehicles. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.

(c)Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although the Company’s estimates contemplate current conditions and how it expects them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could be materially different than anticipated in those estimates, which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and its financial condition.

The Company has made significant estimates including in accounting for income recognition on Agency MBS, Non-Agency RMBS, IO MBS (Note 3) and residential mortgage loans (Note 4), valuation of Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS (Note 3 and Note 6), residential mortgage loans (Note 4 and Note 6), certain secured financing agreements (Note 6 and Note 7), securitized debt (Note 6 and Note 8), interests in MSR financing receivables (Note 6 and Note 11), goodwill and intangibles included in Other assets, contingent earn-out liability included in Accounts payable and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

(d)Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash deposited overnight in money market funds, which are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities generally of three months or less.

Cash consists of unrestricted cash balances available for general corporate purposes. Restricted cash consists of cash balances that are subject to contractual or other restrictions on the Company’s ability to withdraw or use such funds. The Company’s restricted cash primarily relates to amounts held in connection with its warehouse lines of credit and escrow funds associated with recent loan originations that are to be returned to borrowers.

Restricted cash balances of $8 million and $6 million as of September 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively, are included in Other assets on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition to the total amounts presented in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

(e)Income Taxes

The Company does not have any material unrecognized tax positions that would affect its financial statements or require disclosure. No accruals for penalties and interest were necessary as of September 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025.

(f)Goodwill & Intangible Assets

At September 30, 2026, the Company had recorded goodwill of $95 million representing the excess of the fair value of consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets acquired in connection with the Palisades and HomeXpress Acquisitions.

The amounts recorded in connection with the HomeXpress Acquisition remain subject to adjustment during the measurement period. The purchase price allocation for the Palisades Acquisition, which was completed in December 2024, has been finalized.

At September 30, 2026, the Company had intangible assets with a carrying amount of $90 million and $13 million of accumulated amortization, primarily comprised of asset management contracts and developed technology recognized as part of the Palisades Acquisition, and trade names, broker relationships, developed technology, and licenses recognized as part of the HomeXpress Acquisition. These intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range fromone toten years. Goodwill and intangible assets are included in Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Goodwill is not amortized but is assessed for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment upon the occurrence of triggering events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

During the first quarter of 2026, the Company identified a triggering event related to certain asset management contracts associated with the Palisades Acquisition, resulting from changes in expected future cash flows. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $5 million to reduce the carrying value of the related intangible assets to their estimated fair value. The impairment charge is included in Depreciation, amortization, and impairment expense of intangible assets on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the third quarter of 2026, following the execution of amended contractual arrangements with one of its customers, the Company reassessed the estimated remaining useful life of an asset management contract intangible asset acquired in the Palisades Acquisition. Based on the amended contractual arrangements and management's expectation that the existing sub-advisory agreement and related assets will not generate additional cash flows beyond December 31, 2027, the Company revised the estimated remaining useful life of the intangible asset to end on December 31, 2027. In connection with this reassessment, the Company performed a recoverability assessment as of July 31, 2026 and determined that the carrying amount of the intangible asset was recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows. Accordingly, no additional impairment charge was recognized, and the remaining carrying amount of the intangible asset is being amortized prospectively over its revised remaining useful life.

(g)Segment Reporting

The Company hastwo reportable segments under the guidance of ASC 280, Segment Reporting: (i) Investment Portfolio and (ii) Residential Origination. The Investment Portfolio segment consists of the Company’s investments and third-party advisory services activities, as well as the purchase and aggregation of LHFS from HomeXpress and third-party mortgage originators for future securitizations. The Residential Origination segment consists of the stand-alone mortgage origination business of HomeXpress that originates Non-QM residential mortgage loans (both consumer loans and Investor Loans), and other Non-Agency and Agency mortgage loan products.

The Company's Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The CODM uses net income and total assets in evaluating performance and determining how to allocate resources of the Company to each of its segments. Refer to Note 20 — Segment Reporting.

(h)TBA securities

The Company may purchase TBA securities as a means of investing in non-specified fixed-rate Agency RMBS and may purchase or sell TBA securities to economically hedge its investment portfolio or mortgage loan production. A TBA security is a forward contract for the purchase (“long position”) or sale (“short position”) of a fixed-rate Agency MBS at a predetermined price, with specified general collateral characteristics, including issuer, maturity, and coupon. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified until shortly before the settlement date.

The Company may hold long and/or short positions in TBA securities through transactions commonly referred to as “dollar roll” transactions. The Company accounts for all TBA securities as derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as it does not intend to take physical delivery of the underlying Agency RMBS and does not consider the contracts to be settled in the shortest period possible. Accordingly, TBA securities are carried at fair value.

For TBA securities held as part of the Company's Investment Portfolio segment, the economic results include (i) drop income (expense) and (ii) mark-to-market adjustments. For financial statement presentation purposes, drop income (expense) is reported within Periodic interest on derivatives, net, while mark-to-market adjustments are reported within Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives. Together with any realized gains and losses, these amounts are included in Net gains (losses) on derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For TBA securities used to economically hedge mortgage loan production within the Company's Residential Origination segment, realized and unrealized gains and losses are included within Gain on origination and sale of loans, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The fair value of TBA securities is based on observable market inputs, including quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, and is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. TBA positions are presented as Derivative assets or Derivative liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

(i) Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies included in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

(j)Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

The Company adopted ASU 2025-05 effective January 1, 2026, as previously disclosed in prior interim reporting periods. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, as subsequently amended by ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date. This standard requires public business entities to disclose additional disaggregated information about certain expense categories included in the income statement, including employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization, as applicable. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its related disclosures but does not expect adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The Company evaluated the provisions of ASU 2026-01, Equity (Topic 505): Initial Measurement of Paid-in-Kind Dividends on Equity-Classified Preferred Stock; ASU 2026-02, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818); and ASU 2026-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Investment Companies with Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The Company determined that these standards are not currently applicable to its operations or financial reporting. Specifically, ASU 2026-03 applies to investment companies within the scope of ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, and the Company is not within the scope of that guidance. Accordingly, the Company does not expect the adoption of these standards to have an impact on its unaudited consolidated financial statements, fair value measurement policies, or related disclosures.

Except as described above, there have been no material changes to the Company's assessment of accounting standards not yet adopted, as previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

3. Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Company classifies its Non-Agency RMBS as senior, subordinated, or interest-only. The Company also invests in Agency MBS which it classifies as Agency RMBS, to include residential and residential interest-only MBS, Pass-through securities, residential CMO, and Agency CMBS to include commercial and commercial interest-only MBS. Senior interests in Non-Agency RMBS are generally entitled to the first principal repayments in their pro-rata ownership interests at the acquisition date.

The tables below present amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, fair value and unrealized gains/losses of the Company's MBS investments as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of the Company’s MBS by length of time that such securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. All Non-Agency RMBS held as available-for-sale, and not accounted under the fair value option election in an unrealized loss position, have been evaluated by the Company for current expected credit losses.

At September 30, 2026, the Company did not intend to sell any of its Non-Agency MBS classified as available-for-sale that were in an unrealized loss position, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these MBS investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at their maturity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company sold certain securities, resulting in reductions to the unrealized losses associated with these securities totaling $3 million. With respect to RMBS held by consolidated VIEs, the ability of any entity to cause the sale by the VIE prior to the maturity of these RMBS is either expressly prohibited, not probable, or is limited to specified events of default, none of which have occurred as of September 30, 2026.

Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s Non-Agency RMBS (excluding Non-Agency RMBS which are reported at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings), net of any allowance for credit losses, were $7 million at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. After evaluating the securities and recording any allowance for credit losses, the Company concluded that the remaining unrealized losses reflected above were non-credit related and would be recovered from the securities' estimated future cash flows. The Company considered a number of factors in reaching this conclusion, including that it did not intend to sell the securities, it was not considered more likely than not that it would be required to sell the securities prior to recovering the amortized cost, and there were no material credit events that would have caused the Company to otherwise conclude that it would not recover the amortized cost. The allowance for credit losses is calculated by comparing the estimated future cash flows of each security discounted at the yield determined as of the initial acquisition date or, if since revised, as of the last date previously revised, to the net amortized cost basis. Significant judgment is used in projecting cash flows for Non-Agency RMBS.

The Company has reviewed its Non-Agency RMBS that are in an unrealized loss position to identify those securities with losses that are credit related based on an assessment of changes in cash flows expected to be collected for such RMBS, which considers recent bond performance and expected future performance of the underlying collateral. A summary of the credit losses allowance on available-for-sale securities for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025 are presented below.

The following table presents significant credit quality indicators used for the credit loss allowance on the Company’s Non-Agency RMBS investments as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The increase in the allowance for credit losses during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, is primarily due to a deterioration in cash flows on certain investments, compared to the same period of 2025. In addition, certain Non-Agency RMBS positions now have higher unrealized losses and resulted in the recognition of an allowance for credit losses which was previously limited by unrealized gains on these investments.

The following tables present a summary of unrealized gains and losses at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Changes in prepayments, actual cash flows, and cash flows expected to be collected, among other items, are affected by the collateral characteristics of each asset class. The Company chooses assets for the portfolio after carefully evaluating each investment’s risk profile.

The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s MBS portfolio at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.

(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.

Actual maturities of MBS are generally shorter than the stated contractual maturities. Actual maturities of the Company’s MBS are affected by the underlying mortgages, periodic payments of principal, realized losses and prepayments of principal. The following tables provide a summary of the fair value and amortized cost of the Company’s MBS at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 according to their estimated weighted-average life classifications. The weighted-average lives of the MBS in the tables below are based on lifetime expected prepayment rates using the Company's prepayment assumptions for the Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS. The prepayment model considers a variety of factors, including but not limited to current interest rates, forward interest rate projections, shape and steepness of the interest rate curve, current mortgage rates, mortgage rates of the outstanding loan, and other borrower, loan, property, or market-related characteristics that may influence prepayment behavior.

The Non-Agency RMBS investments are secured by pools of mortgage loans which are subject to credit risk. The following table summarizes the delinquency, bankruptcy, foreclosure and real estate owned, or REO, total of the pools of mortgage loans securing the Company’s investments in Non-Agency RMBS at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. When delinquency rates increase, it is expected that the Company may incur additional credit losses.

The Non-Agency RMBS in the Portfolio have the following collateral characteristics at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(1) Value represents appraised value of the collateral at the time of loan origination.

(2) FICO as determined at the time of loan origination.

The table below presents the origination year of the underlying loans related to the Company’s portfolio of Non-Agency RMBS at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Gross realized gains and losses are recorded in Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The proceeds and gross realized gains and gross realized losses from sales of investments for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:

4. Loans Held for Investment

The Loans held for investment are comprised primarily of seasoned reperforming residential mortgages. Additionally, it includes jumbo prime loans, Investor Loans, and RTLs.

The Investor Loans are loans to individuals securing non-primary residences as well as to individuals or businesses who rent out the residential properties secured by such loans. The Company purchases qualified mortgages, or QM, and non-qualified mortgages, or Non-QM, Investor Loans and securitizes them under its loan securitization program. The RTLs are loans to businesses that are secured by real property which will be renovated by the borrower. The RTLs tend to be short duration, often less than one year, and generally the coupon rate is higher than residential mortgage loans.

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, all Loans held for investment are carried at fair value. See Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements for a discussion on how the Company determines the fair values of the Loans held for investment. As changes in the fair value of these loans are reflected in earnings, the Company does not estimate or record a loan loss provision. The total amortized cost of the Company's Loans held for investment was $7.7 billion and $9.8 billion as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The total UPB of the Company's Loans held for investment was $7.9 billion and $10.0 billion as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the carrying value of Loans held for investment at fair value at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

The primary causes of the change in fair value are market demand, interest rates and changes in credit risk of mortgage loans. The Company didnot retain any beneficial interests on loan sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.

Residential mortgage loans

The following table presents the origination periods of the residential mortgage loan portfolio as a percentage of total current UPB:

The following table presents a summary of key characteristics of the residential loan portfolio at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

(1) Value represents appraised value of the collateral at the time of loan origination.

The following table summarizes the outstanding principal balance of the residential loan portfolio which are 30 days delinquent and greater as reported by the servicers at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The fair value of residential mortgage loans 90 days or more past due was $436 million and $558 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

5. Loans Held for Sale

LHFS consist of mortgage loans originated or acquired by the Company with the intent to sell into the secondary market. LHFS are measured and reported at fair value. See Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements for a discussion on how the Company determines the fair values of the LHFS. The Company’s fair value election for its LHFS is intended to more accurately reflect the underlying economics of the Company’s operations. With the election of the fair value option for LHFS, loan origination fees, and the related direct loan origination costs associated with the origination of LHFS are earned and expensed as incurred, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company continued to aggregate newly originated Non-QM residential mortgage loans from HomeXpress and unrelated third-party mortgage originators. The loans were acquired for subsequent sale or securitization and are classified as loans held for sale and measured at fair value.

The total UPB of the Company's LHFS was $2.0 billion and $872 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. LHFS consisted of the following as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

The primary causes of the change in fair value are market demand, interest rates and changes in credit risk of mortgage loans.

Revenue derived from the Company’s mortgage lending activities includes certain fees collected at the time of origination and gain or loss from the sale of LHFS. Loan origination income reflects the fees earned, net of lender credits from originating the loans. These consist of fees related to loan origination, discount points, underwriting, processing and other fees. Lender credits typically are related to rebates or concessions for certain loan origination costs.

Gain or loss from the sale and mark-to-market of LHFS includes both realized and unrealized gains and losses and are included in the Gain on origination and sale of loans, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The valuation of LHFS is intended to represent the value that could be obtained in a pooled whole loan sale that includes the related mortgage servicing rights, also known as a servicing released transaction.

The Company principally sells its LHFS to private investors. In addition, certain LHFS originated by HomeXpress are sold to other subsidiaries of the Company, that aggregate those loans with loans acquired from unrelated third-party mortgage originators and sellers in anticipation of future securitization transactions. The intercompany transfers are eliminated in consolidation. The Company evaluates its loan sales for sales treatment. To the extent the transfer of loans qualifies as a sale, the Company derecognizes the loans and records the gain or loss on the sale date. In the event the Company determines that the transfer of loans does not qualify as a sale, the transfer would be treated as a secured borrowing. Interest income from loans is recorded on the accrual basis. LHFS are placed on non-accrual status when any portion of the principal or interest is 90 days past due or earlier if factors indicate that the ultimate collectability of the principal or interest is not probable. Interest received from loans on non-accrual status is recorded as income when collected. Loans return to accrual status when the principal and interest become current, and it is probable that the amounts are fully collectible.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the carrying value of LHFS at fair value at September 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025:

The Company monitors the credit quality of LHFS through its underwriting and post-origination review processes. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $14 million of LHFS greater than 90 days delinquent with a net book value of $10 million.

Gain on Origination and Sale of Loans

The following table provides a summary of the composition of gain on origination and sale of loans, net, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026:

The Company did not hold LHFS during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and therefore did not record any gain on origination and sale` of loans, net.

6. Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies fair value guidance in accordance with GAAP to account for its financial instruments. The Company categorizes its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition or disclosed in the related notes are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to fair value.

Fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 are sensitive to changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value and such changes could result in a significant increase or decrease in the fair value. Any changes to the valuation methodology are reviewed by the Company to ensure the changes are appropriate. As markets and products evolve and the pricing for certain products becomes more transparent, the Company will continue to refine its valuation methodologies. The methodology utilized by the Company for the periods presented is unchanged. The methods used to produce a fair value calculation may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants. Using different methodologies, or assumptions, to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. The Company uses inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocation, during which price transparency may be reduced.

The Company determines the fair values of its investments using internally developed processes and validates them using a third-party pricing service. During times of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs can be difficult for certain investments. If the third-party pricing service is unable to provide a price for an asset, or if the price provided by them is deemed unreliable by the Company, then the asset will be valued at its fair value as determined by the Company without validation to third-party pricing. Illiquid investments typically experience greater price volatility as an active market does not exist. Observability of prices and inputs can vary significantly from period to period and may cause instruments to change classifications within the three level hierarchy.

A description of the methodologies utilized by the Company to estimate the fair value of its financial instruments by instrument class follows:

Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS

The Company determines the fair value of all of its investment securities based on discounted cash flows utilizing an internal pricing model that incorporates factors such as coupon, prepayment speeds, loan size, collateral composition, borrower characteristics, expected interest rates, lifetime interest rate caps on adjustable rate loans, periodic interest rate caps, adjustable interest rate reset dates, collateral seasoning, delinquency status and performance experience, expected losses, expected default frequency, expected loss severity, credit enhancement, and other pertinent factors. To corroborate that the estimates of fair values generated by these internal models are reflective of current market prices, the Company compares the fair values generated by the model to non-binding independent prices provided by an independent third-party pricing service. For certain highly liquid asset classes, such as Agency Pass-through bonds, the Company’s valuations are also compared to quoted prices for TBA securities.

Each quarter, the Company develops thresholds generally using market factors or other assumptions, as appropriate. If internally developed model prices differ from the independent third-party prices by greater than these thresholds for the period, the Company conducts a further review, both internally and with the third-party pricing service of the prices of such securities. First, the Company obtains the inputs used by the third-party pricing service and compares them to the Company’s inputs. The Company then updates its own inputs if the Company determines the third-party pricing inputs more accurately reflect the current market environment. If the Company believes that its internally developed inputs more accurately reflect the current market environment, it will request that the third-party pricing service review market factors that may not have been considered by the third-party pricing service and provide updated prices. The Company reconciles and resolves all pricing differences in excess of the thresholds before a final price is established. At September 30, 2026, an investment holding with an internally developed fair value of $17 million had a difference between the model generated price and the third-party price provided in excess of the threshold for the period. The internally developed price was $581 thousand higher than the third-party price provided of $16 million. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the investment at the higher internally developed price. No other differences were noted at September 30, 2026 in excess of the threshold for the period. At December 31, 2025, one investment holding with internally developed fair value of $5 million had a difference between the model generated price and third-party price provided in excess of the thresholds for the period. The internally developed price was $701 thousand higher than the third-party price provided of $5 million. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the investment at the higher internally developed price. No other differences were noted at December 31, 2025 in excess of the thresholds for the period.

The Company’s estimate of prepayment, default and severity curves all involve judgment and assumptions that are deemed to be significant to the fair value measurement process. This subjective estimation process renders the Non-Agency RMBS fair value estimates as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As the fair values of Agency MBS are more observable, these investments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Loans Held for Investment

Loans held for investment is comprised primarily of seasoned reperforming residential mortgage loans. Loans held for investment also include jumbo prime, Investor Loans and RTLs.

Loans consisting of seasoned reperforming residential mortgage loans, jumbo prime loans and Investor Loans:

The Company estimates the fair value of its Loans held for investment consisting of seasoned reperforming residential mortgage loans, jumbo prime loans and Investor Loans on a loan by loan basis using an internally developed model which compares the loan held by the Company with a loan currently offered in the market. The loan price is adjusted in the model by considering the loan factors that would impact the value of a loan. These loan factors include loan coupon, credit score, LTV ratios, delinquency history, owner occupancy, and property type, among other factors. A baseline is developed for each significant loan factor and adjusts the price up or down depending on how that factor for each specific loan compares to the baseline characteristic. Generally, the most significant impact on loan value is the loan coupon rate as compared to coupon rates currently available in the market and delinquency history.

The Company also monitors market activity to identify trades that may be used to compare internally developed prices. However, as the portfolio of loans held at fair value is a seasoned reperforming pool of residential mortgage loans, comparable loan pools are not common or directly comparable. There are limited transactions in the marketplace to develop a comprehensive direct range of values.

The Company reviews the fair values generated by the model to determine whether prices are reflective of the current market by corroborating its estimates of fair value by comparing the results to non-binding independent prices provided by an independent third-party pricing service for the loan portfolio. Each quarter the Company develops thresholds generally using market factors or other assumptions as appropriate.

If the internally developed fair values of the loan pools differ from the independent third-party prices by greater than the threshold for the period, the Company highlights these differences for further review, both internally and with the third-party pricing service. The Company obtains certain inputs used by the third-party pricing service and evaluates them for reasonableness. Then the Company updates its own model if the Company determines the third-party pricing inputs more accurately reflect the current market environment or observed information from the third-party vendor. If the Company believes that its internally developed inputs more accurately reflect the current market environment, it will request that the third-party pricing service review market factors that may not have been considered by the third-party pricing service. The Company reconciles and resolves all pricing differences in excess of the thresholds before a final price is established.

At September 30, 2026, eleven loan pools with internally developed fair values of $3.5 billion had differences between the model generated prices and the third-party prices provided in excess of the threshold for the period. The internally developed prices were $184 million higher than the third-party prices provided of $3.3 billion. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the investment at the higher internally developed prices. No other differences were noted at September 30, 2026 in excess of the threshold for the period. At December 31, 2025, two loan pools with internally developed fair values of $272 million had differences between the model generated prices and third-party prices provided in excess of the threshold for the period. The internally developed prices were $17 million higher on a net basis than the third-party prices provided of $255 million. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the investment at the higher internally developed prices. No other differences were noted at December 31, 2025 in excess of the threshold for the period.

The Company’s estimates of fair value of Loans held for investment involve judgment and assumptions that are deemed to be significant to the fair value measurement process, which renders the resulting fair value estimates Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

RTLs:

RTLs are loans to businesses that are secured by real property that will be renovated by the borrower. Upon completion of the renovation the property will be either sold by the borrower or refinanced by the borrower who may subsequently sell or rent the property. Most, but not all, of the properties securing these loans are residential and a portion of the loan is used to cover renovation costs. The RTLs are included as a part of the Company's Loans held for investment portfolio and are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings. These loans often have maturities of less than one year, and generally the coupon rate is higher than the Company's typical residential mortgage loans. As the Company winds down its RTL investment strategy, the remaining portfolio consists primarily of loans that are delinquent or in various stages of workout. The Company estimates the fair value of these loans using assumptions that consider the delinquency and workout status of each loan, expected resolution timelines, anticipated recoveries, and other relevant factors. RTLs have a fair value of $27 million and $75 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The Company’s estimates of fair value of RTLs involve judgment and assumptions that are deemed to be significant to the fair value measurement process, which renders the resulting fair value estimates Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Loans Held For Sale

LHFS are measured and reported at fair value. The Company’s fair value election for its LHFS is intended to more accurately reflect the underlying economics of the Company’s operations. With the election of the fair value option for LHFS, loan origination fees, and the related direct loan origination costs associated with the origination of LHFS, are earned and expensed as incurred, respectively.

Revenue derived from the Company’s mortgage lending activities includes certain fees collected at the time of origination and gain or loss from the sale of LHFS. Loan origination income reflects the fees earned, net of lender credits from originating the loans. These consist of fees related to loan origination, discount points, underwriting, processing and other fees. Lender credits typically are related to rebates or concessions for certain loan origination costs.

Gain or loss from the sale and mark-to-market of LHFS includes both realized and unrealized gains and losses and are included in Gain on origination and sale of loans, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The valuation of LHFS approximates a whole-loan sales value, which includes the value of the related mortgage servicing rights. When LHFS are sold, servicing rights are released.

The Company hedges the changes in fair value associated with changes in interest rates related to uncommitted LHFS by utilizing a combination of derivatives, including U.S. Treasury futures and/or interest rate swaps for its Non-QM loans, and 30-year uniform mortgage-backed securities futures contracts for its FHA, VA, and Freddie Mac-insured loans (collectively the “Hedging Instruments”) until committed to an investor or securitized. The fair value of Hedging Instruments is subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates. The Company reports Hedging Instruments at fair value within Derivatives, at fair value, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition with changes in fair value recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations within Gain on origination and sale of loans, net.

The Company principally sells its LHFS to private investors. In addition, certain LHFS originated by HomeXpress are sold to other subsidiaries of the Company that aggregate those loans with loans acquired from unrelated third-party mortgage originators and sellers in anticipation of future securitization transactions. The intercompany transfers are eliminated in consolidation. The Company evaluates its loan sales for sales treatment. To the extent the transfer of loans qualifies as a sale, the Company derecognizes the loans and records the gain or loss on the sale date. In the event the Company determines that the transfer of loans does not qualify as a sale, the transfer would be treated as a secured borrowing. Interest income from loans is recorded on the accrual basis. LHFS are placed on non-accrual status when any portion of the principal or interest is 90 days past due or earlier if factors indicate that the ultimate collectability of the principal or interest is not probable. Interest received from loans on non-accrual status is recorded as income when collected. Loans return to accrual status when the principal and interest become current, and it is probable that the amounts are fully collectible.

LHFS are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as their fair value is derived from observed prices for similar instruments in active markets and other observable market-corroborated inputs. For loans not yet associated with an executed sales transaction, the Company estimates fair value using a market-based pricing methodology that incorporates prevailing interest rates, duration assumptions and other relevant valuation factors. The Company corroborates the resulting fair value estimates against observed prices from recent transactions involving Non-QM mortgage loans with comparable characteristics. This evaluation takes into consideration the relevance of such transactions to prevailing market conditions as of the measurement date. The Company has determined that the significant valuation inputs are observable or market-corroborated and that any unobservable inputs or adjustments are not significant to the fair value measurements in their entirety.

Securitized Debt, collateralized by Loans Held for Investment

The process for determining the fair value of securitized debt, collateralized by Loans held for investment is based on discounted cash flows utilizing an internal pricing model that incorporates factors such as coupon, prepayment speeds, loan size, collateral composition, borrower characteristics, expected interest rates, lifetime interest rate caps on adjustable rate loans, periodic interest rate caps, adjustable interest rate reset dates, collateral seasoning, delinquency status and performance experience, expected losses, expected default frequency, expected loss severity, credit enhancement, and other pertinent factors. This process, including the review process, is consistent with the process used for Non-Agency RMBS using internal models. For further discussion of the valuation process and benchmarking process, see Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS discussion herein. The primary cause of the change in fair value is due to market demand and changes in credit risk of mortgage loans collateralizing the related securitized debt.

At September 30, 2026, one securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment position with an internally developed fair value of $3.1 million had a difference between the model generated price and the third-party price provided in excess of the threshold for the period. The internally developed price was $283 thousand higher than the third-party price provided of $2.8 million. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the investment at the higher internally developed price. No other differences were noted at September 30, 2026 in excess of the threshold for the period. At December 31, 2025, one securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment position with an internally developed fair value of $3 million had a difference between the model generated price and third-party price provided in excess of the threshold for the period. The internally developed price was $183 thousand higher than the third-party price provided of $3 million. After review and discussion, the Company affirmed and valued the securitized debt positions at the higher internally developed prices. No other differences were noted at December 31, 2025 in excess of the threshold for the period.

The Company’s estimates of fair value of securitized debt, collateralized by Loans held for investment involve judgment and assumptions that are deemed to be significant to the fair value measurement process, which renders the resulting fair value estimates Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Securitized Debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS

The Company carries securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS at the principal balance outstanding plus unamortized premiums, less unaccreted discounts recorded in connection with the financing of the loans or RMBS with third parties. For disclosure purposes, the Company estimates the fair value of securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS by estimating the future cash flows associated with the underlying assets collateralizing the secured debt outstanding. The Company models the fair value of each underlying asset by considering, among other items, the structure of the underlying security, coupon, servicer, delinquency, actual and expected defaults, actual and expected loss severities, adjustable rate loan reset indices, and prepayment speeds in conjunction with market research for similar collateral performance and the Company's expectations of general economic conditions in the sector and other economic factors. This process, including the review process, is consistent with the process used for Non-Agency RMBS using internal models. For further discussion of the valuation process and benchmarking process, see Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS discussion herein.

The Company’s estimates of fair value of securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS involve judgment and assumptions that are deemed to be significant to the fair value measurement process, which renders the resulting fair value estimates Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives

Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions

The Company uses clearing exchange market prices to determine the fair value of its exchange cleared interest rate swaps. For bilateral swaps, the Company determines the fair value based on the net present value of expected future cash flows on the swap. The Company uses an option-pricing model to determine the fair value of its swaptions. For bilateral swaps and swaptions, the Company compares its own estimate of fair value with counterparty prices to evaluate for reasonableness. Both the clearing exchange and counterparty pricing quotes incorporate common market pricing methods, including a spread measurement to the Treasury yield curve or interest rate swap curve as well as underlying characteristics of the particular contract. Interest rate swaps and swaptions are modeled by the Company by incorporating such factors as the term to maturity, swap curve, overnight index swap rates, and the payment rates on the fixed portion of the interest rate swaps. The Company has classified the characteristics used to determine the fair value of interest rate swaps and swaptions as Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair values of swaps with cancellable features are determined using valuation techniques appropriate for over‑the‑counter derivatives, including models incorporating observable market inputs (such as yield curves and volatility estimates) and, where observable inputs are not available, unobservable inputs, with resulting fair value measurements classified within the fair value hierarchy. This valuation is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Treasury Futures

The fair value of U.S. Treasury futures is determined by quoted market prices in an active market. The Company has classified the characteristics used to determine the fair value of U.S. Treasury futures as Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of swap futures is determined using quoted settlement prices published by the Eris Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which reflect observable market data for standardized CME-cleared contracts. The Company has classified the characteristics used to determine the fair value of swap futures as Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of interest rate caps is determined using a discounted cash flow approach that considers the difference between the forward curve of the reference rate and the cap's strike rate. The expected future cash flows from each caplet are calculated and discounted to present value using observable market interest rates. The discounted cash flows contemplate both an intrinsic value based upon the strike rate in reference to the market reference rate as well as a time value based upon the implied volatility of the market reference rate forward curve projection. This valuation is based on market inputs and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company enters into IRLCs with prospective borrowers to originate mortgage loans at a specified interest rate. These IRLCs are accounted for as derivative instruments. The fair values of IRLCs utilize current secondary market prices for the underlying loans and estimated servicing value with similar coupons, maturity and credit quality, estimated remaining direct expense and market adjusted investor discounts, subject to the anticipated loan funding probability (“Pull-through Rate”). The fair value of IRLCs is subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates, credit spreads and the estimated Pull-through Rate. The Company reports IRLCs within Derivatives, at fair value, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition with changes in fair value being recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations within Gain on origination and sale of loans, net. This valuation requires significant judgment by management and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company hedges the changes in fair value associated with changes in interest rates related to IRLCs by utilizing Hedging Instruments until committed to an investor. The Hedging Instruments are typically entered into at the time the IRLC is made. The fair value of Hedging Instruments is subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates. The Company reports Hedging Instruments at fair value within Derivatives, at fair value, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition with changes in fair value recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations within Gain on origination and sale of loans, net.

TBAs

TBA securities are valued based on executed trade levels for positions entered into and subsequently rolled, as well as observable market prices obtained from brokers for open positions at each reporting date. Valuations are corroborated using market data for comparable instruments with similar coupon and maturity characteristics, as this is a highly liquid and actively trade market. TBAs are classified as Level 2 within fair value hierarchy, as valuations are based on observable inputs, including quoted prices from independent pricing services and, where applicable third-party broker quotes.

Secured Financing Agreements

Secured financing agreements for the investment portfolio are collateralized financing transactions utilized by the Company to acquire investment securities. For both short and long term secured financing agreements and longer term floating rate secured financing agreements, the Company estimates fair value using the contractual obligation plus accrued interest payable. The Company has classified the characteristics used to determine the fair value of secured financing agreements as Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Secured Financing Agreements, at fair value

Fair value for certain secured financing agreements that are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings are valued at the price that the Company would pay to transfer the liability to a market participant at the reporting date in an orderly transaction. The Company evaluates recent trades of financial liabilities made by the Company, which includes an element of non-performance risk, as well as changes in market interest rates to determine the fair value of the secured financing agreements. The primary factor in determining the fair value is the change in market interest rates from the transaction date of the secured financing agreements and the reporting date. As these rates are observable, the secured financing agreements are reported as Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accrued interest receivable, dividends payable, payable for investments purchased, and accrued interest payable are considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short term nature and low credit risk of these short-term financial instruments.

Interests in MSR Financing Receivables

The Company classifies its Interests in MSR financing receivables as Level 3 in the fair value measurements hierarchy. Fair value estimates for these investments are obtained from models, which use significant unobservable inputs in their valuations. These valuations primarily utilize discounted cash flow models that incorporate unobservable market data inputs including interest rates, discount rates, and prepayment rates. Model valuations are then compared to valuations obtained from third party pricing providers. Management reviews the valuations received from third party pricing providers and uses them as a point of comparison to modeled values. The valuation of Interests in MSR financing receivables require significant judgment by management and the third party pricing providers. Assumptions used for which there is a lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Long-Term Debt

The fair value of the Company's Senior Unsecured Notes is based upon prices obtained from third-party pricing services or broker quotations and are classified as Level 2.

Equity Method Investments

The Company has made investments in entities or funds. For these investments where the Company has a non-controlling interest; but are deemed to be able to exert significant influence over the affairs of these entities or funds, the Company utilizes the equity method of accounting. These investments are not carried at fair value. The carrying value of the Company's equity method investments is determined using cost accumulation method. The Company adjusts the carrying value of its equity method investments for its share of earnings or losses, dividends or return of capital on a quarterly basis. The fair value of equity method investments is based on the fund valuation received from the manager of the fund. The Company has classified the characteristics used to determine the fair value of equity method investments as Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The equity method investments are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Fair Value Option

The table below shows the unpaid principal and fair value of the financial instruments carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings under the fair value option election as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively:

(1) Includes Interests in MSR financing receivables of $41 million carried at fair value.

(2) The Company recorded $4 million unrealized gain and $2 million unrealized loss for contingent earn-out liability as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The contingent earn-out liability balance is included in Accounts payable and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The table below shows the impact of change in fair value on each of the financial instruments carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings under the fair value option election in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:

(1) The Company recorded $100 thousand unrealized loss and $4 million unrealized gain for contingent earn-out liability during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively. The Company recorded $367 thousand and $2 million unrealized losses for contingent earn-out liability during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. The contingent earn-out liability balance is included in Accounts payable and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis, including the level in the fair value hierarchy, at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are presented below.

The table below provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of financial instruments classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company transferred approximately $27 million of RTLs from Level 2 to Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The transfer was primarily attributable to increased reliance on significant unobservable inputs in valuing the remaining RTL portfolio, which consists primarily of delinquent loans and loans in various stages of remediation. There wereno other transfers into or out of Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, or the year ended December 31, 2025.

Qualitative and Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

Unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about assumptions that market participants would use to price the related assets or liabilities. Because significant unobservable inputs require judgment, different assumptions or valuation methodologies could result in different fair value estimates. The sensitivities discussed below generally reflect changes in one assumption at a time; in practice, inputs may be interrelated, and simultaneous changes may have nonlinear or offsetting effects.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s Non-Agency RMBS and securitized debt are the weighted average discount rates, prepayment rate, constant default rate, and the loss severity. For Loans held for investment, significant loan-level inputs include coupon, credit score, loan-to-value ratio, occupancy status, property type, loan seasoning and performance history. For IRLCs, the significant unobservable input is the Pull-through Rate. For Interests in MSR financing receivables, the significant unobservable inputs are discount rates and prepayment rate.

Discount Rate

The discount rate refers to the interest rate used in the discounted cash flow analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows. The discount rate takes into account not just the time value of money, but also the risk or uncertainty of future cash flows. An increased uncertainty of future cash flows results in a higher discount rate. The discount rate used to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows is based on the discount rate implicit in the security as of the last measurement date. As discount rates move up, the values of the discounted cash flows are reduced.

The discount rates applied to the expected cash flows to determine fair value are derived from a range of observable prices on securities backed by similar collateral. As the market becomes more or less liquid, the availability of these observable inputs will change.

Prepayment Rate

The prepayment rate specifies the percentage of the collateral balance that is expected to prepay at each point in the future. The prepayment rate is based on factors such as interest rates, LTV ratio, debt-to-income ratio, and is scaled up or down to reflect recent collateral-specific prepayment experience as obtained from remittance reports and market data services.

Constant Default Rate

Constant default rate represents an annualized rate of default on a group of mortgages. The default rate is based on factors such as collateral characteristics, interest rates, payment shock, borrower credit attributes, payment history, delinquency experience, LTV ratio, debt-to-income ratio and is scaled up or down to reflect recent collateral-specific default experience. When default rates increase, expected cash flows on the underlying collateral decreases.

Loss Severity

Loss severity rates reflect the amount of loss expected from a foreclosure and liquidation of the underlying collateral in the mortgage loan pool. When a mortgage loan is foreclosed, the collateral is sold and the resulting proceeds are used to settle the outstanding obligation. In many circumstances, the proceeds from the sale do not fully repay the outstanding obligation. In these cases, a loss is incurred by the lender. Loss severity is used to predict how costly future losses are likely to be. An increase in loss severity results in a decrease in expected future cash flows. A decrease in loss severity results in an increase in expected future cash flows.

The curve generated to reflect the Company’s expected loss severity is based on collateral-specific experience with consideration given to other mitigating collateral characteristics. Collateral characteristics such as loan size, LTV, seasoning or loan age and geographic location of collateral also affect loss severity.

Sensitivity of Significant Inputs – Non-Agency RMBS and securitized debt, collateralized by Loans held for investment

Prepayment rates vary according to interest rates, the type of financial instrument, conditions in financial markets, and other factors, none of which can be predicted with any certainty. In general, when interest rates rise, it is relatively less attractive for borrowers to refinance their mortgage loans, and as a result, prepayment speeds tend to decrease. When interest rates fall, prepayment speeds tend to increase. For RMBS investments purchased at a premium, as prepayment rates increase, the amount of income the Company earns decreases as the purchase premium on the bonds amortizes faster than expected. Conversely, decreases in prepayment rates result in increased income and can extend the period over which the Company amortizes the purchase premium. For RMBS investments purchased at a discount, as prepayment rates increase, the amount of income the Company earns increases from the acceleration of the accretion of the purchase discount into interest income. Conversely, decreases in prepayment rates result in decreased income as the accretion of the purchase discount into interest income occurs over a longer period.

For securitized debt carried at fair value issued at a premium, as prepayment rates increase, the amount of interest expense the Company recognizes decreases as the issued premium on the debt amortizes faster than expected. Conversely, decreases in prepayment rates result in increased expense and can extend the period over which the Company amortizes the premium.

For debt issued at a discount, as prepayment rates increase, the amount of interest the Company expenses increases from the acceleration of the accretion of the discount into interest expense. Conversely, decreases in prepayment rates result in decreased expense as the accretion of the discount into interest expense occurs over a longer period.

A summary of the significant inputs used to estimate the fair value of Level 3 Non-Agency RMBS held for investment at fair value as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 follows. The weighted average discount rates are based on fair value.

A summary of the significant inputs used to estimate the fair value of securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by Loans held for investment, as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 follows:

All of the significant inputs listed have some degree of market observability based on the Company’s knowledge of the market, information available to market participants, and use of common market data sources. Collateral default and loss severity projections are in the form of “curves” that are updated quarterly to reflect the Company’s collateral cash flow projections. Methods used to develop these projections conform to industry conventions. The Company uses assumptions it considers to be the best estimate of future cash flows for each security.

Sensitivity of Significant Inputs – Loans held for investment

The Loans held for investment are primarily comprised of loans collateralized by seasoned reperforming residential mortgages. Additionally, it includes non-conforming, single family, owner occupied, investor owned, and jumbo prime residential mortgages. The significant unobservable factors used to estimate the fair value of the Loans held for investment collateralized by seasoned reperforming residential mortgage loans, as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, include coupon, FICO score at origination, LTV, or LTV ratios, owner occupancy status, and property type. A summary of the significant factors used to estimate the fair value of Loans held for investment collateralized primarily by seasoned reperforming residential mortgages at fair value as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows:

The loan factors are generally not observable for the individual loans and the base rates developed by the Company’s internal model are subjective and change as market conditions evolve. The impact of the loan coupon on the value of the loan is dependent on the loan history of delinquent payments. Loans with no history of delinquent payments would result in a higher overall value than those with a history of delinquent payments. Similarly, a higher FICO score and a lower LTV ratio result in increases in the fair market value of the loan and a lower FICO score and a higher LTV ratio result in a lower value. See Note 4 — Loans Held for Investment for delinquency details related to the Loans held for investment portfolio.

Property types also affect the overall loan values. Property types include single family, manufactured housing and multi-family/mixed use and other types of properties. Single family homes represent properties that house one to four family units. Manufactured homes include mobile homes and modular homes. Loan values for properties that are investor or secondary homes have a reduced value as compared to the baseline loan value. Additionally, single family homes will result in an increase to the loan value, whereas manufactured and multi-family/mixed use and other properties will result in a decrease to the loan value, as compared to the baseline.

Sensitivity of Significant Inputs for IRLC - Pull-through Rates

Interest rate lock commitments do not trade in an active market. Accordingly, the Company estimates the fair value of IRLCs based on the price an investor would be expected to pay to acquire such commitments, using current secondary market pricing for mortgage loans with similar characteristics.

The valuation incorporates observable market inputs, including loan type, underlying loan balance, borrower credit score, LTV ratio, note rate, loan program, expected loan sale date, and prevailing market conditions. The estimated fair value is adjusted at the individual loan level to reflect the servicing release premium, investor-specific pricing adjustments applicable to each loan, and the estimated direct costs required to convert the IRLC into a funded loan.

The resulting base value is further adjusted for the anticipated Pull-through Rate, which represents the probability that a locked loan will ultimately fund. The anticipated Pull-through Rate is an unobservable input derived from the Company’s historical funding experience and current pipeline characteristics. An increase in the anticipated Pull-through Rate results in an increase in the estimated fair value of IRLCs, while a decrease in the anticipated Pull-through Rate results in a decrease in estimated fair value. Due to the significance of this unobservable input, IRLCs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

Sensitivity of Significant Inputs – Interests in MSR financing receivables

For the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables, an increase in either the discount rate or mortgage prepayment rate generally reduces estimated fair value, holding other inputs constant. A decline in interest rates may cause higher-than-expected mortgage prepayments and similarly reduce estimated fair value.

The tables below present the ranges and weighted averages of discount and prepayment rates used to measure the Company’s Level 3 Interests in MSR financing receivables at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. They do not reflect risk management activities that may offset certain valuation risks.

Financial instruments not carried at fair value

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value, as described above, of the Company’s financial instruments not carried at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(1) Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(1) Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

7. Secured Financing Agreements

Secured financing agreements include short-term repurchase agreements with original maturity dates of less than one year, long-term financing agreements with original maturity dates of more than one year, loan warehouse credit facilities collateralized by loans acquired by the Company that are classified as repurchase agreements, and loan warehouse credit facilities used to fund, and secured by, the residential mortgage loans originated by the Company which are classified as loans held-for-sale. The Company accounts for repurchase agreements and other similar collateralized financing arrangements as secured borrowings. Under its repurchase agreements and other forms of collateralized financing, the Company pledges financial assets as collateral to secure the related borrowings, generally in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the fair value of the pledged assets. The Company retains beneficial ownership of the pledged assets, including the right to receive principal and interest cash flows, subject to the terms of the respective agreements.

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the repurchase agreements are collateralized by Agency and Non-Agency mortgage-backed securities, LHFS, and loans held for investment with interest rates generally indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The maturity dates on the repurchase agreements are all less than one year and generally are less than 180 days. The collateral pledged as security on the repurchase agreements may include the Company’s investments in bonds issued by consolidated VIEs, which are eliminated in consolidation.

The long-term financing agreements include secured financing arrangements with an original term of one year or greater which are secured by Non-Agency RMBS and Loans held for investment pledged as collateral. These long-term secured financing agreements have maturity dates of February 2027 and July 2028. The collateral pledged as security on the long-term financing agreements may include the Company’s investments in bonds issued by consolidated VIEs, which are eliminated in consolidation.

The warehouse credit facilities collateralized by loans held for investment are repurchase agreements intended to finance loans until they can be sold into a longer-term securitization structure. The maturity dates on the warehouse credit facilities range from three months toone year with interest rates indexed to SOFR.

The secured financing agreements generally require the Company to post collateral at a specific rate in excess of the UPB of the agreement. For certain secured financing agreements, this may require the Company to post additional margin if the fair value of the assets were to decline. To mitigate this risk, the Company has negotiated several long-term financing agreements which are not subject to additional margin requirements upon a decline in the fair value of the collateral pledged or until the decline is greater than a threshold. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $835 million and $890 million, respectively, of secured financing agreements that are not subject to additional margin requirements upon a change in the fair value of the collateral pledged. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $402 million and $402 million, respectively, of secured financing agreements that are not subject to additional margin requirements until the decline in the fair value of collateral is greater than a threshold. Repurchase agreements may allow the credit counterparty to avoid the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, in the event of a bankruptcy of the Company, and take possession of, and liquidate, the collateral under such repurchase agreements without delay.

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company pledged $153 million and $17 million of margin cash collateral to the Company's secured financing agreement counterparties. At September 30, 2026, the weighted average haircut on the Company’s secured financing agreements collateralized by Agency RMBS was 4.2%, Agency CMBS was 4.0%, LHFS was 8.7% and Non-Agency RMBS and Loans held for investment was 25.7%. At December 31, 2025, the weighted average haircut on the Company’s secured financing agreements collateralized by Agency RMBS was 4.4%, Agency CMBS was 5.4%, LHFS was 7.3%, and Non-Agency RMBS and Loans held for investment was 27.1%.

At September 30, 2026, the Company had amounts at risk with Nomura Securities International, Inc., or Nomura, of 15% of its equity related to the collateral posted on secured financing agreements. The weighted average maturities of the secured financing agreements with Nomura were 209 days. The amount at risk with Nomura was $321 million. At December 31, 2025, the Company had amounts at risk with Nomura of 18% of its equity related to the collateral posted on secured financing agreements. The weighted average maturities of the secured financing agreements with Nomura were 287 days. The amount at risk with Nomura was $459 million.

Investment Portfolio Covenants

Certain of the long-term financing agreements and warehouse credit facilities are subject to certain covenants. These covenants include that the Company maintain its REIT status as well as maintain a net asset value or GAAP equity greater than a certain level. If the Company fails to comply with these covenants at any time, the financing may become immediately due in full. Additionally, certain financing agreements become immediately due if the total stockholders' equity of the Company drops by 50% from the most recent year end. Currently, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and does not expect to be in violation of these covenants within the next twelve months. The Company has a total of $1.9 billion unused uncommitted warehouse credit facilities as of September 30, 2026.

The secured financing agreements principal outstanding, weighted average borrowing rates, weighted average remaining maturities, average balances and the fair value of the collateral pledged for the Investment Portfolio segment as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were:

Residential Origination Covenants

The Residential Origination segment hasseven warehouse financing facilities under master repurchase agreements with various lenders. These warehouse facilities are used to fund, and are secured by, the residential mortgage loans originated by the Company which are classified as loans held-for-sale. Two of the master repurchase agreements required the establishment of the LLCs to facilitate the warehouse fundings. These LLCs are consolidated as part of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The master repurchase agreements contain various affirmative, negative, and financial covenants. The covenants include leverage restrictions, minimum levels of liquidity and net worth, and profitability. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2026. These financing agreements are non-recourse to the Company's other segments and operations, and do not contain cross-default or cross-collateralization provisions.

The secured financing agreements principal outstanding, weighted average borrowing rates, weighted average remaining maturities, average balances and the fair value of the collateral pledged for the Residential Origination segment as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were:

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the secured financing agreements collateralized by MBS, Loans held for investment, and LHFS had the following remaining maturities and borrowing rates.

Secured Financing Agreements at fair value

The Company has a secured financing agreement for which the Company has elected fair value option. The Company believes electing fair value for this financial instrument better reflects the transactional economics. The total principal balance outstanding on this secured financing at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $283 million and $306 million, respectively. The fair value of collateral pledged was $320 million and $360 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company carries this secured financing instrument at fair value of $267 million and $299 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the weighted average borrowing rate on secured financing agreements at fair value was 5.0%, respectively. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the haircut for the secured financing agreements at fair value was 8.0%, respectively. At September 30, 2026, the maturity on the secured financing agreements at fair value was more thanone year.

8. Securitized Debt

All of the Company’s securitized debt is collateralized by residential mortgage loans or Non-Agency RMBS. For financial reporting purposes, the Company’s securitized debt is accounted for as secured borrowings. Thus, the residential mortgage loans or RMBS held as collateral are recorded in the assets of the Company as Loans held for investment or Non-Agency RMBS and the securitized debt is recorded as a non-recourse liability in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Securitized Debt Collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s securitized debt collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS was carried at amortized cost and had a principal balance of $110 million. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the debt carried a weighted average coupon of 6.7%. As of September 30, 2026, the maturities of the debt range between the years 2036 and 2037. None of the Company’s securitized debt collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS is callable.

The Company did not acquire any securitized debt collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.

The following table presents the estimated principal repayment schedule of the securitized debt collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, based on expected cash flows of the RMBS, as adjusted for projected losses on the underlying collateral of the debt. All of the securitized debt recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition is non-recourse to the Company.

Maturities of the Company’s securitized debt collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS are dependent upon cash flows received from the underlying collateral. The estimate of their repayment is based on scheduled principal payments on the underlying collateral. This estimate will differ from actual amounts to the extent prepayments or losses are experienced. See Note 3 — Mortgage-Backed Securities for a more detailed discussion of the securities collateralizing the securitized debt.

Securitized Debt Collateralized by Loans Held for Investment

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment had a principal balance of $5.5 billion and $7.1 billion, respectively. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the total securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment carried a weighted average coupon of 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively. As of September 30, 2026, the maturities of the debt range between the years 2038 and 2099.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company did not acquire any securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment, and accordingly, no gain or loss on extinguishment of debt was recognized in connection with such transactions.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company redeemed eight securitizations collateralized by $1.5 billion of fully valued reperforming loans. The Company sold $1.2 billion of these seasoned reperforming loans and retained $287 million in Loans held for investment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company acquired securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment with an amortized cost balance of $1.1 billion for $1.2 billion. These transactions resulted in net loss on extinguishment of debt of $42 million.

The Company did not acquire any securitized debt collateralized by loans held for investment during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company acquired securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment with an amortized cost balance of $314 million for $312 million, which resulted in net gain on extinguishment of debt of $2 million.

The following table presents the estimated principal repayment schedule of the securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, based on expected cash flows of the residential mortgage loans or

RMBS, as adjusted for projected losses on the underlying collateral of the debt. All of the securitized debt recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition is non-recourse to the Company.

Maturities of the Company’s securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment are dependent upon cash flows received from the underlying loans. The estimate of their repayment is based on scheduled principal payments on the underlying loans. This estimate will differ from actual amounts to the extent prepayments or loan losses are experienced. See Note 4 — Loans Held for Investment for a more detailed discussion of the loans collateralizing the securitized debt.

Certain of the securitized debt collateralized by Loans held for investment contain call provisions at the option of the Company at a specific date. Other securitized debt issued by the Company contain clean-up call provisions. A clean-up call provision is a right to call the outstanding debt at pre-defined terms when the collateral falls below a certain percentage of the original balance, typically 10%. Generally, these clean-up call rights are shared with other parties to the debt, including the loan servicers and the paying agents. Clean-up calls are generally put in place to reduce the administrative burdens when a loan pool balance becomes de minimis hence uneconomical to manage. The following table presents the par value of the callable debt by year as of September 30, 2026, excluding any debt issued by the Company where the Company only has a clean-up call.

9. Long Term Debt

Senior Notes

On May 22, 2024, the Company completed its registered underwritten public offering of $65 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% senior notes due 2029 (the “9.00% Notes”). The 9.00% Notes were issued at 100% of the principal amount, bear interest at a rate equal to 9.00% per year, payable in cash on a quarterly basis, and are expected to mature on May 15, 2029. After deducting the underwriting discount and other debt issuance costs, the Company received approximately $62 million.

On August 19, 2024, the Company completed its registered underwritten public offering of $65 million aggregate principal amount of 9.25% senior notes due 2029 (the “9.25% Notes”). The 9.25% Notes were issued at 100% of the principal amount, bear interest at a rate equal to 9.25% per year, payable in cash on a quarterly basis, and are expected to mature on August 15, 2029. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $10 million aggregate principal amount of the 9.25% Notes to cover over-allotments, which was fully exercised by the underwriters. The Company issued $75 million of total principal amount under this offering and after deducting the underwriting discount and other debt issuance costs, the Company received approximately $72 million.

On September 16, 2025, the Company completed a registered underwritten public offering of $120 million (including $5 million from the exercise of an over-allotment option) aggregate principal amount of 8.875% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “8.875% Notes”). The 8.875% Notes were issued at 100% of the principal amount, bear interest at a rate equal to 8.875% per year, payable in cash on a quarterly basis, and are expected to mature on August 15, 2030. The Company issued $120 million of total principal amount under this offering and after deducting the underwriting discount and other debt issuance costs, the Company received approximately $116 million.

At September 30, 2026, the outstanding principal amount of these notes was $260 million and the accrued interest payable on this debt was $3 million. At September 30, 2026, the unamortized deferred debt issuance cost was $7 million. The net interest expense was $6 million and $19 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively. At

December 31, 2025, the outstanding principal amount of these notes was $260 million and the accrued interest payable on this debt was $3 million. At December 31, 2025, the unamortized deferred debt issuance cost was $8 million. The net interest expense was $17 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. The unamortized deferred debt issuance costs will be amortized until maturity, which will be no later than May 15, 2029, August 15, 2029, and August 15, 2030 for the 9.00% Notes,9.25% Notes, and 8.875% Notes, respectively.

10. Consolidated Securitization Vehicles and Other Variable Interest Entities

Since its inception, the Company has utilized VIEs for the purpose of securitizing whole mortgage loans or re-securitizing RMBS and obtaining long-term, non-recourse financing. The Company continuously evaluates its interest in each VIE to determine if it is the primary beneficiary.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company consolidated approximately $487 million UPB of residential mortgage loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company consolidated approximately $934 million UPB of seasoned reperforming residential mortgage loans.

VIEs for Which the Company is the Primary Beneficiary

The retained beneficial interests in VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary are typically the subordinated tranches of these securitizations and in some cases the Company may hold interests in additional tranches. Additionally, the Company owns variable interests in entities that invest in Interests in MSR financing receivables. These entities are VIEs because they do not have sufficient equity at risk to finance their activities and the Company has the right to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and hold substantially all of the variable interests in the entities.

The table below reflects the assets and liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition related to the consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(1) September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 balances include allowance for credit losses of $25 million and $17 million, respectively.

Income and expense amounts related to consolidated VIEs recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented in the tables below.

VIEs for Which the Company is Not the Primary Beneficiary

The Company is not required to consolidate VIEs in which it has concluded it does not have a controlling financial interest and thus is not the primary beneficiary. In such cases, the Company does not have both the power to direct the entities’ most significant activities, such as rights to replace the servicer without cause, and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. The Company’s investments in these unconsolidated VIEs are carried in Non-Agency RMBS on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and include senior and subordinated bonds issued by the VIEs.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in each unconsolidated VIEs at September 30, 2026, ranged from less than $1 million to $21 million with an aggregate amount of $489 million. The fair value of the Company’s investments in each unconsolidated VIEs at December 31, 2025, ranged from less than $1 million to $22 million, with an aggregate amount of $607 million. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from these unconsolidated VIEs was $510 million and $582 million at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The maximum exposure to loss was determined as the amortized cost of the unconsolidated VIE, which represents the purchase price of the investment adjusted by any unamortized premiums or discounts as of the reporting date.

11. Interests in MSR Financing Receivables

The Company does not hold the requisite licenses to purchase or hold MSRs directly. In 2025, the Company entered into purchase agreements to acquire base and excess servicing compensation rights, known as MSRs, associated with a $6.5 billion portfolio of mortgage loans from a licensed, GSE-approved residential mortgage loan servicer, which enables the Company to garner the economic return of an investment in an MSR purchased by the mortgage servicing counterparty through an MSR financing transaction. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Reference Spread Agreement for Agency Loans to purchase the base servicing fee on the mortgage servicing loans at a rate of 12.5 basis points less the cost of servicing and other ancillary fees and income. In addition, the Company, through a consolidated VIE, purchased an interest in the true excess servicing fees (“ESS”) from the mortgage servicing counterparty as outlined by a True Excess Spread Agreement (“TESPA”). Under the terms of the TESPA, the Company (i) purchased the ESS from the mortgage servicing counterparty, entitling the Company to monthly distributions of the servicing fees collected by the mortgage loan servicer in excess of 12.5 basis points per annum (and to distributions of corresponding proceeds from the sale of the MSRs), and (ii) will fund the balance of the MSR purchase price to the parent company of the mortgage loan servicer and, in exchange, has an unsecured right to payment of certain amounts determined by reference to the MSR, generally equal to the servicing fee revenue less the ESS and the costs of servicing (and to distributions of corresponding proceeds from the sale of the MSRs). The Company's investment in MSRs, net of any related financing obtained by the mortgage loan servicer, was $38 million.

As a means to increase potential returns to the Company, at the Company’s election, it can request the mortgage servicing counterparty to utilize leverage on the MSRs to which the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables are referenced, or to finance the purchase of additional MSRs. As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s counterparty had drawn $59 million of financing secured by the MSRs to which the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables are referenced.

The Company accounts for transactions executed under its arrangement with the mortgage servicing counterparty as financing transactions and reflects the associated financing receivables in the line item “Interests in MSR financing receivables” on its Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company has elected to account for its Interests in MSR financing receivables at fair value with changes in fair value recognized as a component of “Net unrealized gains on financial instruments at fair value” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and changes attributed to interest income, expense, and amortization through “Interest income from investment in MSR financing receivables, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company recognized interest income from investments in MSR financing receivables, net of amortization, of approximately $777 thousand and $500 thousand for the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $4 million and $500 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 includes amounts attributable to early payoff protection associated with the MSR acquired in 2025.

As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables was approximately $41 million and $37 million, respectively.

The following table presents changes in the carrying value of the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables for the periods indicated:

12. Derivative Instruments

In connection with the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy, the Company may seek to economically hedge a portion of its interest rate risk by entering into derivative financial instrument contracts in the form of interest rate swaps, swaptions, U.S. Treasury futures, swap futures and interest rate caps. Swaps are used to lock in a fixed rate related to a portion of the Company's current and anticipated payments on secured financing agreements. The Company typically agrees to pay a fixed rate of interest, or pay rate, in exchange for the right to receive a floating rate of interest, or receive rate, over a specified period of time. The Company’s swaps are centrally cleared. Interest rate swaptions provide the option to enter into an interest rate swap agreement for a predetermined notional amount, stated term and pay and receive interest rates in the future. The Company’s swaptions are not centrally cleared. U.S. Treasury futures are derivatives that track the prices of generic benchmark U.S. Treasury securities with identical maturities and are traded on an active exchange. It is generally the Company’s policy to close out any U.S. Treasury futures positions prior to delivering the underlying security. U.S. Treasury futures lock in a fixed rate related to a portion of its current and anticipated payments on its secured financing agreements. The Company’s U.S. Treasury futures are centrally cleared. Swap futures are exchange-traded contracts that mirror the economics of an interest rate swap, where one party pays a fixed rate and the other pays a floating rate based on the SOFR. Swap futures are marked-to-market daily, with prices published by the CME Group. The Company’s swap futures are centrally cleared. Interest rate caps are used to protect against rising floating interest rates related to a portion of the Company’s current and anticipated payments on secured financing arrangements, with the Company receiving payments when SOFR exceeds the strike rate over a specified term. The Company’s interest rate caps are not centrally cleared. The Company enters into IRLCs with prospective borrowers to originate mortgage loans at a specified interest rate. Total gains, inclusive of both realized and unrealized amounts, are included in the Company’s Gain on origination and sale of loans, net, within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company’s derivatives are recorded as either assets or liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and measured at fair value. These derivative financial instrument contracts are not designated as hedges for GAAP; therefore, all changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. The Company elects to net the fair value of its derivative contracts by counterparty when appropriate. These contracts contain legally enforceable provisions that allow for netting or setting off of all individual derivative receivables and payables with each counterparty and therefore, the fair values of those derivative contracts are reported net by the counterparty.

The use of derivatives creates exposure to credit risk relating to potential losses that could be recognized if the counterparties to these instruments fail to perform their obligations under the contracts. In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Company could have difficulty obtaining its RMBS or cash pledged as collateral for these derivative instruments. The Company periodically monitors the credit profiles of its counterparties to determine if it is exposed to counterparty credit risk. See Note 17 — Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk for further discussion of counterparty credit risk.

The weighted average pay rate on the Company’s interest rate swaps at September 30, 2026 was 4.06% and the weighted average receive rate was 3.82%. At September 30, 2026, the weighted average maturity on the Company’s interest rate swaps was less thanten years. The weighted average pay rate on the Company’s interest rate swaps at December 31, 2025 was 3.44% and the weighted average receive rate was 3.87%. At December 31, 2025, the weighted average maturity on the Company’s interest rate swaps was less thansix years.

The Company had a $72 million net realized gain relating to swap terminations during the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and $80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company had net realized gains of $2 million related to swap terminations during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The Company had net realized losses of $10 million related to the termination and maturity of swaps during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company had swap futures with a notional of $340 million. The Company had no swap futures terminations during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company entered into $365 million notional amount oftwo-year SOFR swap future contracts, $230 million notional amount offive-year SOFR swap futures contracts, and $60 million notional amount often-year SOFR swap futures contracts. The weighted average par rate equivalent pay-fixed was 3.70% for the quarter end. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company entered into $705 million notional amount of swap future contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had swap futures with a notional of $340 million.

Swaptions

During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company hadno open swaption positions. The Company didnot recognize any net realized gains related to swaptions during the quarter ended September 30, 2026, and recognized net realized gains of $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company boughttwo $300 million notional swaptions with 18-month expiries and 2-year underlying swap tenors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company had net realized losses of $6 million related to the sale of 29 swaption contracts. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company exercised a swaption contract with $500 million notional and entered into a less thanone-year swap with $500 million notional with a 3.45% fixed pay rate.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company entered intotwo interest rate caps. The Company paid $16 million for $800 million notionaltwo-year interest rate caps with strike rates of 3.00% with SOFR as the market reference rate. The Company held $3.1 billion notionaltwo-year, three-year andfive-year interest rate caps with a weighted average strike rate of 3.00% on SOFR as the market reference rate and weighted average maturity of 2 years. During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company terminatedtwo notional interest rate caps totaling $1.1 billion with strike rates of 3.00% and 3.30% resulting in a realized gain of $3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company terminated three interest rate caps consisting of $2.1 billion notional with strike rates of 3.00%,3.30% and 3.95% for a realized loss of $4 million. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company had no terminations or maturities resulting in realized gains/losses.

U.S. Treasury Futures Contracts

For the Investment Portfolio segment, during the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company had no open U.S. Treasury future positions. For the Investment Portfolio segment, during the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company had no realized gains or losses. For the Investment Portfolio segment, during the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company covered its open short position of 1,000 two-year U.S. Treasury Futures contracts for a net realized gain of $82 thousand.

For the Residential Origination segment, during the period ended September 30, 2026, the Company entered into 546 short five-year and 2,199 shorttwo-year U.S. Treasury futures contracts with notional amounts of $55 million and $440 million, respectively, which it subsequently covered for a realized gain of $1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company’s Residential Origination segment had a realized gain of $3 million. The Company is short 417 five-year and 1,674 two-year U.S. Treasury futures contracts at September 30, 2026. At December 31, 2025, the Company was short 197 five-year and 765 two-year U.S. Treasury futures contracts.

For the Residential Origination segment, the Company enters into IRLCs with prospective borrowers to originate mortgage loans at a specified interest rate. At September 30, 2026, the notional amount of the locked pipeline was $317 million with a fair value of $1 million. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company had net realized loss of $3 million and $3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2025, the notional amount of the locked pipeline was $200 million with a fair value of $4 million. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025 the Company hadno realized gains or losses from IRLCs. The Company’s IRLCs are not centrally cleared.

TBAs

The Company may purchase TBA securities as a means of investing in non-specified fixed-rate Agency RMBS, and may also sell TBA securities to economically hedge its portfolio. A TBA security is a forward contract for the purchase (“long position”) or sale (“short position”) of a fixed-rate Agency MBS at a predetermined price, with specified general collateral characteristics, including issuer, maturity, and coupon. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified until shortly before the settlement date. The Company’s TBAs are not centrally cleared.

The Company may establish long, short, or combined positions in TBA securities through a series of transactions, commonly referred to as “dollar roll” transactions. A dollar roll transaction effectively delays the settlement of a forward purchase (or sale) of a non-specified Agency RMBS by entering into an offsetting TBA position, net settling the paired-off positions in cash, and simultaneously entering into an identical TBA long (or short) position with a later settlement date. TBA securities purchased or sold for a forward settlement date are generally priced at a discount relative to those settling in the current month as the holder of a current settlement position will receive coupon payments sooner than those settling in the forward month. This price difference, referred to as “drop income (expense),” represents the economic equivalent of net interest income (interest income less implied financing cost) on the underlying Agency security from the trade date to settlement date.

At September 30, 2026, the Company had no TBA purchase contracts and had TBA sales contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $2.4 billion, resulting in a net short TBA notional position of $2.4 billion. The Company hadno realized gains or losses from TBA derivative transactions during the quarter ended September 30, 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company recognized realized gains of $9 million related to TBA derivative transactions.

There wasno drop expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Drop expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $1 million, and is reported within Periodic interest on derivatives, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Investment Portfolio segment had open short TBAs as of September 30, 2026. The Investment Portfolio segment did not own TBAs as of September 30, 2025.

For the Residential Origination segment, during the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company entered into 22 Agency TBA contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $25 million. These contracts were subsequently covered, resulting in a realized gain of $135 thousand, which is included within Gain on origination and sale of loans, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2026, the Company held 13 open Agency TBA positions.

The Company also maintains collateral in the form of cash margin from its counterparties to its derivative contracts. In accordance with the Company's netting policy, the Company presents the fair value of its derivative contracts net of cash margin received. See Note 17 — Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk for additional details on derivative netting.

The table below summarizes the location and fair value of the derivatives reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition after counterparty netting and posting of cash collateral as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The effect of the Company’s derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, is presented below.

When the Company enters into derivative contracts, they are typically subject to International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreements or other similar agreements, such agreements may contain provisions that grant counterparties certain rights with respect to the applicable agreement upon the occurrence of certain events such as (i) a decline in stockholders’ equity in excess of specified thresholds or dollar amounts over set periods of time, (ii) the Company’s failure to maintain its REIT status, (iii) the Company’s failure to comply with limits on the amount of leverage, and (iv) the Company’s stock being delisted from the NYSE. Upon the occurrence of any one of items (i) through (iv), or another default under the agreement, the counterparty to the applicable agreement has a right to terminate the agreement in accordance with its provisions. If the Company breaches any of these provisions, it will be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination values, which approximates fair value.

13. Capital Stock

Preferred Stock

The Company declared dividends to Series A preferred stockholders of $3 million and $9 million, or $0.50 and $1.50 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company declared dividends to Series A preferred stockholders of $3 million and $9 million, or $0.50 and $1.50 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

The Company declared dividends to Series B preferred stockholders of $8 million and $24 million, or $0.61 and $1.83 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company declared dividends to Series B preferred stockholders of $8 million and $25 million, or $0.65 and $1.94 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

The Company declared dividends to Series C preferred stockholders of $6 million and $17 million, or $0.56 and $1.66 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company declared dividends to Series C preferred stockholders of $5 million and $15 million, or $0.48 and $1.45 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

The Company declared dividends to Series D preferred stockholders of $5 million and $14 million, or $0.60 and $1.78 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company declared dividends to Series D preferred stockholders of $5 million and $15 million, or $0.63 and $1.89 per preferred share, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

On October 30, 2021, all 5,800,000 issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an outstanding liquidation preference of $145 million became callable at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends through, but not including, the redemption date.

On March 30, 2024, all 13,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock with an outstanding liquidation preference of $325 million became callable at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends through, but not including, the redemption date.

On March 30, 2024, all 8,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock with an outstanding liquidation preference of $200 million became callable at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends through, but not including, the redemption date.

On September 30, 2025, all 10,400,000 issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock with an outstanding liquidation preference of $260 million became callable at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends through, but not including, the redemption date.

Common Stock

In January 2024, the Company's Board of Directors updated the authorization of the Company’s share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) to include the Company's preferred stock and increased the authorization by $33 million to $250 million. Such authorization does not have an expiration date, and at present, there is no intention to modify or otherwise rescind such authorization. Shares of the Company's common stock and preferred stock may be purchased in the open market, including through block purchases, through privately negotiated transactions, or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined at the Company's discretion and the program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time, for any reason. Among other factors, the Company intends to only consider repurchasing shares of its common stock when the purchase price is less than the last publicly reported book value per common share. In addition, the Company does not intend to repurchase any shares from directors, officers or other affiliates. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares, and all repurchases will be made in accordance with Rule 10b-18, which sets certain restrictions on the method, timing, price and volume of stock repurchases.

The Company didnot repurchase any of its common stock during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program is $250 million as of September 30, 2026.

In 2022, the Company entered into separate Distribution Agency Agreements (the “Existing Sales Agreements”) with each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, JMP Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. In February 2023, the Company amended the Existing Sales Agreements and entered into separate Distribution Agency Agreements (together with the Existing Sales Agreements, as amended, the “Sales Agreements”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC (replacing Credit Suisse Securities LLC) to include J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC as additional sales agents. Pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreements, the Company may offer and sell shares of our common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $500 million, from time to time in “at the market” offerings through any of the sales agents under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company did not issue any shares under the at-the-market sales program during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be issued under our at-the-market sales program is $426 million as of September 30, 2026.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company declared dividends to common shareholders of $39 million, or $0.45 per share, and $116 million, or $1.35 per share, respectively. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company declared dividends to common shareholders of $31 million, or $0.37 per share, and $92 million, or $1.11 per share, respectively.

Earnings per Share (EPS)

EPS for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 are computed as follows:

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company reported net losses. Accordingly, all potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The weighted-average number of potential common shares attributable to outstanding equity awards excluded from these computations was 2,049,249 and 2,040,180 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company reported a net loss; therefore all potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The weighted-average number of potential common shares attributable to outstanding equity awards excluded from these computations was 1,377,857 for the three months ended September 30, 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company reported net income, and diluted earnings per share included the effect of potentially dilutive common shares.

14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, or the AOCI, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:

The amounts reclassified from AOCI balance comprised of $3 million and $2 million net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively.

15. Equity Compensation, Employment Agreements and Other Benefit Plans

On June 14, 2023, the Board of Directors recommended and shareholders approved the Chimera Investment Corporation 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). It authorized the issuance of up to 6,666,667 shares of our common stock for the grant of awards under the 2023 Plan (adjusted on a retroactive basis to reflect our 1-for-3 reverse stock split effected on May 21, 2024). The 2023 Plan replaced our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective December 10, 2015 (the “Prior Plan”), and no new awards will be granted under the Prior Plan. Any awards outstanding under the Prior Plan will remain subject to and be paid under the Prior Plan. Any shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan that expire, terminate, or are surrendered or forfeited for any reason without issuance of shares will automatically become available for issuance under the 2023 Plan. Also, shares withheld for tax withholding requirements after stockholder approval of the 2023 Plan for full value awards originally granted under the Prior Plan (such as the RSUs and PSUs awarded to our named executive officers) will automatically become available for issuance under the 2023 Plan.

As of September 30, 2026, approximately 3 million shares were available for future grants under the 2023 Plan.

Awards under the 2023 Plan may include stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, dividend equivalent rights (“DERs”) and other share-based awards (including RSUs). Under the 2023 Plan, any of these awards may be performance awards that are conditioned on the attainment of performance goals.

In addition, in connection with the HomeXpress Acquisition, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) adopted the Chimera Investment Corporation 2025 Inducement Award Plan (the “2025 Inducement Award Plan”), pursuant to which the Company reserved 540,000 shares of Chimera’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share for issuance under the 2025 Inducement Award Plan solely to individuals who were not previously employees of Chimera or any subsidiary of Chimera (or who are returning to employment following a bona fide period of interruption of employment with Chimera), in accordance with NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08. The 2025 Inducement Award Plan was approved by the Compensation Committee without shareholder approval pursuant to NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08. The Compensation Committee also adopted a form of restricted stock unit award agreement for use with the 2025 Inducement Award Plan. The Company issued restricted stock units to certain employees of HomeXpress as a material inducement for such employees to continue their employment with HomeXpress following the completion of the HomeXpress Acquisition. Effective April 1, 2026, the Company amended the settlement provisions applicable to DERs issued under its 2025 Inducement Award Plan to permit settlement in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's discretion.

The Compensation Committee had previously approved a Stock Award Deferral Program, or the Deferral Program. The Deferral Program consisted oftwo distinct non-qualified deferred compensation plans within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as amended, one for non-employee directors (the “Director Plan”) and one for certain executive officers (the “Executive Officer Plan”). Under the Deferral Program, non-employee directors and certain executive officers could elect to defer payment of certain stock awards made pursuant to the 2023 Plan. Deferred awards are treated as deferred stock units and paid at the earlier of separation from service or a date elected by the participant who is separating. Payments are generally made in a lump sum or, if elected by the participant, infive annual installments. Deferred awards receive dividend equivalents during the deferral period in the form of additional deferred stock units. Amounts are paid at the end of the deferral period by delivery of shares from the 2023 Plan (plus cash for any fractional deferred stock units), less any applicable tax withholdings. Deferral elections do not alter any vesting requirements applicable to the underlying stock award. On November 5, 2024, the Compensation Committee irrevocably terminated the Executive Officer Plan and suspended new deferral elections under the Director Plan. The Executive Officer Plan was liquidated as of November 30, 2025, and all amounts outstanding under the Executive Officer Plan on the liquidation date were paid at that time in accordance with applicable tax rules. All deferrals previously made under the Director Plan will remain outstanding, and all deferrals pursuant to prior elections made by directors will be paid on the originally scheduled payment dates. At both September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there are approximately 92 thousand shares for which payments have been deferred until separation or a date elected by the participant. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there are approximately 417 thousand and 269 thousand DERs earned but not yet delivered, respectively.

Grants of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

During the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted RSU awards under the 2023 Plan to senior management, employees and directors. These RSU awards are designed to reward senior management, employees of the Company and directors for services provided to the Company. Generally, the RSU awards vest equally over athree-year period and will fully vest after three years. Under the 2023 Plan, the service period for employees who are retirement elig ible, defined as years of service to the Company plus age that is equal to or greater than 65, is considered to be fulfilled and all grants are expensed immediately. For senior management who are retirement eligible, defined as having attained age 55 and the sum of his or her age plus his or her years of service is equal or greater than 65, the service period is considered to be fulfilled and all grants are expensed immediately. The RSU awards are valued at the market price of our common stock on the grant date and generally the employees must be employed by the Company on the vesting dates to receive the RSU awards. The Company did not grant any RSU awards during the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. The Company granted 522 thousand RSU awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 with a grant date fair value of $7 million which include stock grants to Chimera employees and two HomeXpress employees who did not receive awards under the 2025 Inducement Award Plan for the 2026 performance year. The Company granted 362 thousand RSU awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 with a grant date fair value of $5 million for the 2025 performance year.

In connection with the HomeXpress Acquisition, the Company issued restricted stock units under the 2025 Inducement Award Plan to certain employees of HomeXpress as a material inducement for such employees to continue their employment with HomeXpress following the completion of the HomeXpress Acquisition. In connection with this transaction, stock-based compensation expense of $7 million will be recognized on a straight-line basis over thethree-year vesting period.

Following the amendment of the settlement provisions applicable to awards made under the 2025 Inducement Award Plan effective April 1, 2026, the Company evaluated the amended terms under ASC 718 and concluded that the DERs are liability-classified awards. Accordingly, the Company reclassified the outstanding DERs from equity to liabilities on the modification date and will subsequently remeasure the liability at fair value each reporting period until settlement. The amendment did not affect the accounting for the underlying restricted stock units, which continue to be classified as equity awards. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company recognized $62 thousand and $120 thousand, respectively, of stock compensation expense related to DERs issued.

Grants of Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)

PSU awards made under the 2023 Plan are designed to align compensation with the Company’s future performance. The PSU awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 include athree-year performance period ending on December 31, 2028. For the PSU awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the final number of shares awarded will be between 0% and 150% of the PSUs granted based on share price performance compared to a peer group. The PSU awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, include athree-year performance period ending on December 31, 2027. For the PSU awards granted during thenine months ended September 30, 2025, the final number of shares awarded will be between 0% and 200% of the PSUs granted based equally on the Company Economic Return and share price performance compared to a peer group.

The Company’s three-year Company Economic Return is equal to the Company’s change in book value per common share plus common stock dividends. Share price performance equals change in share price plus common stock dividends. Compensation expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis over thethree-year vesting period based on an estimate of the Company Economic Return and share price performance in relation to the entities in the peer group and will be adjusted each period based on the Company’s best estimate of the actual number of shares awarded. The Company did not grant any PSU awards during the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company granted 415 thousand PSU awards to senior management with a grant date fair value of $5 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted 296 thousand PSU awards to senior management with a grant date fair value of $4 million.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $3 million and $11 million which includes stock grants to both Chimera and HomeXpress employees for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2 million and $8 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

The Company also maintains a qualified 401(k) plan. The plan is a retirement savings plan that allows eligible employees to contribute a portion of their wages on a tax-deferred basis under Section 401(k) of the Code. Employees may contribute, through payroll deductions, up to $24,500 if under the age of 50 years and an additional $8,000 “catch-up” contribution for employees 50 years or older. The Company matches 100% of the first 6% of the eligible compensation deferred by employee contributions. The employer funds the 401(k) matching contributions in the form of cash, and participants may direct the Company match to an investment of their choice. The benefit of the Company’s contributions vests immediately. Generally, a participating employee is entitled to distributions from the plan upon termination of employment, retirement, death or disability. The 401(k) expense related to the Company’s qualified plan for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $562 thousand and $2 million, respectively. The 401(k) expense related to the Company’s qualified plan for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $194 thousand and $670 thousand, respectively.

16. Income Taxes

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company qualified to be taxed as a REIT under Code Sections 856 through 860. As a REIT, the Company is not subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent that it makes qualifying distributions of taxable income to its stockholders. To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company must distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its shareholders and meet certain other requirements such as assets it may hold, income it may generate and its shareholder composition. It is generally the Company’s policy to distribute to its shareholders all of the Company’s taxable income.

The state and local tax jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to tax-filing obligations recognize the Company’s status as a REIT and, therefore, the Company generally does not pay income tax in such jurisdictions. The Company may, however, be subject to certain minimum state and local tax filing fees and its TRSs are subject to U.S. federal, state, and local taxes.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $306 thousand and $3 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively. The Company recorded income tax expense of $251 thousand and $2 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively.

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal corporate statutory tax rate of 21 percent primarily due to the deduction of dividend distributions required to be paid under Code Section 857(a).

The Company’s U.S. federal, state and local tax returns for the tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023 remain open for examination.

17. Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s primary components of market risk are credit risk and interest rate risk. The Company is subject to interest rate risk in connection with its investments in Agency MBS and Non-Agency RMBS, residential mortgage loans, borrowings under secured financing agreements and securitized debt. When the Company assumes interest rate risk, it attempts to minimize interest rate risk through asset selection, hedging and matching the income earned on mortgage assets with the cost of related financing.

The Company attempts to manage credit risk through due diligence, asset selection and portfolio monitoring. The Company may invest in a variety of residential loan products, including but not limited to, Non-QM, QM, jumbo prime, RTLs, Investor Loans and reperforming residential mortgage loans. The Company seeks to manage credit risk through ensuring loans are originated in compliance with regulatory requirements, serviced in accordance with acceptable servicing practices, diversified geographically, and contain loan characteristics sufficiently aligned with borrower credit attributes.

By using derivative instruments and secured financing agreements, the Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk if counterparties to the contracts do not perform as expected. If a counterparty fails to perform on a derivative instrument, the Company’s counterparty credit risk is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on its balance sheet to the extent that amount exceeds collateral obtained from the counterparty or, if in a net liability position, the extent to which collateral posted exceeds the liability to the counterparty. The amounts reported as a derivative asset/(liability) are derivative contracts in a gain/(loss) position, and to the extent subject to master netting arrangements, net of derivatives in a loss/(gain) position with the same counterparty and collateral received/(pledged). If the counterparty fails to perform on a secured financing agreement, the Company is exposed to a loss to the extent that the fair value of collateral pledged exceeds the liability to the counterparty. The Company attempts to minimize counterparty credit risk by evaluating and monitoring the counterparty’s credit, executing master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral, and executing contracts and agreements with multiple counterparties to reduce exposure to a single counterparty.

The Company's secured financing transactions are governed by underlying agreements that provide for a right of setoff by the lender, including in the event of default or bankruptcy of the borrowing party to the transactions. The Company's derivative transactions are governed by underlying agreements that provide for a right of setoff under master netting arrangements, including in the event of default or bankruptcy of either party to the transactions. The Company presents its assets and liabilities subject to such arrangements on a net basis in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities that are subject to such arrangements and can potentially be offset on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(1) Included in Other assets

(2) Includes Futures with underlying Eris Secured Overnight Financing Rate Swaps and U.S. Treasuries

(1) Included in Other assets

(2) Includes Futures with underlying Eris Secured Overnight Financing Rate Swaps and U.S. Treasuries

18. Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In connection with certain securitization transactions engaged in by the Company, it has the obligation under certain circumstances to repurchase assets from the VIE upon breach of certain representations and warranties.

Interests in MSR Financing Receivable Commitments

The Company is party to agreements with a licensed, GSE-approved residential mortgage loan servicer that enables it to garner the economic return of an investment in an MSR purchased by the mortgage servicing counterparty through an MSR financing transaction. The Company has committed to invest a total minimum of $38.2 million of capital. The Company has the option to request the mortgage servicing counterparty to sell the related MSR investments and repay the Company amounts owed to it under the MSR financing transaction less a minimum fee the mortgage servicing counterparty would have earned over the remaining original commitment periods.

At the Company’s election, it can request the mortgage servicing counterparty to utilize leverage on the MSRs related to its Interests in MSR financing receivables. As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s mortgage servicing counterparty has a $100 million credit facility that is secured by certain MSRs, including MSRs to which the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables are referenced. As of September 30, 2026, the mortgage servicing counterparty had drawn $58.5 million of availability under its credit facility. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had the ability to utilize approximately 41.5% of its mortgage servicing counterparty’s available undrawn capacity under its credit facility. In general, the mortgage servicing counterparty can obtain advances of up to 65% of the fair value of the MSR collateral value pledged. Under the mortgage servicing counterparty’s credit facility, if the fair value of the pledged MSR collateral declines and the lender demands additional collateral from our mortgage servicing counterparty through a margin call, the Company would be required to provide the mortgage servicing counterparty with additional funds to meet such margin call. If the Company were unable to satisfy such margin call, the lender could liquidate the MSR collateral position to which the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables are referenced to satisfy the loan obligation, thereby reducing the value of the Company’s Interests in MSR financing receivables. Draws under the facility bear interest at term SOFR plus 3.00% with a floor of 5.50% and a maturity date of July 31, 2027 with aone-year borrower extension option.

Under the arrangement, the Company is obligated to provide funds to the mortgage servicing counterparty to fund its advances of payments on the serviced pool of mortgage loans within the referenced MSR. The mortgage servicing counterparty is required to return to the Company any subsequent servicing advances collected or reimbursed by the GSEs. At the Company’s option, it could request the mortgage servicing counterparty to fund any servicing advances with draws under its credit facility, subject to available borrowing capacity, but the Company would be required to fund such financing costs.

Repurchase reserves

When the Company sells mortgage loans it makes customary representations and warranties to the purchasers about various characteristics of each loan such as the origination and underwriting guidelines, including, but not limited to the validity of the lien securing the loan, property eligibility, borrower credit, income and asset requirements, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local law. The whole loan sale agreements generally require the Company to repurchase loans if a representation or warranty is breached. In addition, the Company could also be required to repurchase loans as a result of borrower fraud or if a payment default occurs on a mortgage loan shortly after its sale. In the event of a breach of its representations and warranties, the Company may be required to either repurchase the mortgage loans with the identified defects or indemnify the investor or insurer for any loss. The Company’s loss may be reduced by proceeds from the sale or liquidation of the repurchased loan. In such event, the Company may have the right to seek a recovery of related repurchase losses from the referring mortgage broker.

In the case of early loan payoffs and early defaults on certain loans, the Company may be required to repay all, or a portion, of the premium initially paid by the investor. The estimated obligation associated with early loan payoffs and early defaults is calculated based on current market conditions and historical loss experience by type of loan.

The Company records a provision or a benefit for losses relating to such representations and warranties as part of its loan sale transactions. The provision for estimated repurchase losses and premium recaptures is included in Gain on origination and sale of loans, net, on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The method used to estimate the liability for representations and warranties is a function of the representations and warranties given and considers a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, estimated future default and loan repurchase rates, the potential severity of loss in the event of default including any loss on sale or liquidation of the repurchased loan, and the probability of reimbursement by the referring mortgage broker. The Company establishes a liability at the time loans are sold and updates its estimated repurchase liability based on actual and industry performance characteristics, and loan decrement (amortization and prepayment) estimates. The level of the repurchase liability is difficult to estimate and requires considerable management judgment. Given that the level of mortgage loan repurchase losses is dependent on economic factors, investor demands for loan repurchases and other external conditions that may change over the lives of the underlying loans, market expectations around losses related to the Company’s obligations could vary significantly from the obligation recorded as of the balance sheet dates.

The settlements, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, were primarily related to the repayment of premiums on early loan payoffs. Repurchase reserves are included within Accounts payable and other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The activity related to the Company’s loan repurchase reserves for previously sold loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, and year ended December 31, 2025, is as follows:

19. Business Combination

Measurement Period Considerations

As of September 30, 2026, the Company was within the measurement period for the HomeXpress Acquisition, which extends up to one year from the acquisition date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company did not record any measurement period adjustments related to the HomeXpress Acquisition. Accordingly, the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, including amounts recorded as goodwill and intangible assets, remains unchanged from that reported as of December 31, 2025.

Goodwill and intangible assets recognized in connection with the HomeXpress Acquisition are included in Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. See Note 2 — Summary of the Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

20. Segment Reporting

At September 30, 2026, the Company's reportable segments include (i) Investment Portfolio and (ii) Residential Origination.

Residential Origination segment

The Residential Origination segment consists of the stand-alone mortgage origination business of HomeXpress that originates Non-QM residential mortgage loans (both consumer loans and Investor Loans), and other Non-Agency and Agency mortgage loan products. This segment includes the related goodwill and intangible assets, operating revenues and expenses, and certain assets directly associated with the origination platform, including HomeXpress-related residential whole loans and real estate owned.

The Investment Portfolio segment consists of the Company's investment and third-party advisory services activities, as well as the purchase and aggregation of LHFS from HomeXpress and third-party mortgage originators for future securitizations. The segment's investment activities encompass (i) residential mortgage loans and properties, (ii) real estate-related securities, (iii) consumer loans, (iv) MSR-related investments and (v) certain ancillary and equity method investments, together with associated financing and hedging activities and allocable expenses. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2025, these activities comprised the Company’s single reportable segment.

Chief Operating Decision Maker and Performance Measures

The Company's segment reporting aligns with the information reviewed by the Company’s CODM for purposes of performance assessment and resource allocation. The Company identifies its CODM as the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates performance and makes investment and operating decisions based on each segment's contribution to net income. This measure is also used in the Company’s annual budgeting and forecasting process and in assessing budget-to-actual variances when allocating capital and personnel to the segments throughout the year.

Basis of Presentation and Recast of Prior Period

The segment information presented below reflects the Company's current reportable segment structure.

The Company completed its acquisition of HomeXpress on October 1, 2025, which resulted in the establishment of the Residential Origination segment. As a result, no revenues or expenses are presented for the Residential Origination segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. Accordingly, the segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are not directly comparable to those of the prior year period.

Segment Results

The following tables present, for each reportable segment, revenues, the measure of segment profit or loss, and significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the CODM. Segment results are prepared on the same basis as the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are reconciled to consolidated amounts below:

Gain on origination and sale of loans, net

The following table presents the components of gain on origination and sale of loans, net by reportable segment, including the elimination of intersegment activity related to transfers of loans held for sale between the Company's Residential Origination and Investment Portfolio segments.

Segment Assets

The CODM reviews total assets by segment in evaluating performance and allocating resources. Segment assets are presented on the same basis as the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are reconciled to consolidated total assets below.

21. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require recognition or adjustment to the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.