Note 4 – Repurchase Agreements, Credit Facility and Mortgage Loan Payable

Commercial Mortgage Loans

On February 15, 2018, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a master repurchase agreement (the “Atlas Repo Facility”) with Column Financial, Inc. as administrative agent for certain of its affiliates. As the Company’s business grew, it extended the maturity date of the Atlas Repo Facility. The most recent extension was in November 2023 for a twelve-month term and the maximum advance amount was reduced to $100,000. On February 8, 2023, Column Financial, Inc. and affiliated parties sold and assigned their interest in the Atlas Repo Facility to Atlas Securitized Products Investments 2, L.P. (“Atlas”) with no changes to the terms of the Atlas Repo Facility. Advances under the Atlas Repo Facility accrued interest at a per annum annual rate equal to SOFR plus 2.50% to 3.00% with a 0.15% to 0.25% floor. The Company paid off the outstanding balance on the Atlas Repo Facility in May 2023. The Atlas Repo Facility matured on November 8, 2024 and the Company chose not to extend the facility.

On May 6, 2019, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an uncommitted master repurchase agreement (the “JPM Repo Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPM”). The JPM Repo Facility provides up to $150,000 in advances that the Company expects to use to finance the acquisition or origination of eligible loans and participation interests therein. Advances made prior to December 2021 under the JPM Repo Facility accrue interest at per annum rates equal to the sum of (i) the applicable one-month USD London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) index rate plus (ii) a margin of between 1.75% to 2.50% with no floor, depending on the attributes of the purchased assets. Advances made subsequent to December 2021 under the JPM Repo Facility accrue interest at per annum rates equal to the sum of SOFR plus an agreed upon margin. As of December 31, 2025, all of the advances made under the JPM Repo Facility were indexed to SOFR and have margins between 1.85% to 2.50% with a floor between 0.00% to 0.10%. In May 2022, the maturity date of the JPM Repo Facility was extended to May 6, 2023. On May 5, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment that extended the maturity date to May 6, 2026, with the option to extend the maturity date further to May 6, 2028 subject to two optional one-year extensions. The amendment also increased the maximum facility amount to $526,076. The Company used the increased capacity to pay off the balance on the Atlas Repo Facility. The JPM Repo Facility is subject to certain financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenant requirements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

On March 10, 2021, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a loan and security agreement and a promissory note (collectively, the “WA Credit Facility”) with Western Alliance Bank (“Western Alliance”). The WA Credit Facility provided for loan advances up to the lesser of $75,000 or the borrowing base. The borrowing base consisted of eligible assets pledged to and accepted by Western Alliance in its discretion up to the lower of (i) 60% to 70% of loan-to-unpaid balance or (ii) 45% to 50% of the loan-to-appraised value (depending on the property type underlying the asset, for both (i) and (ii)). Assets that would otherwise be eligible became ineligible after being pledged as part of the borrowing base for 36 months. Advances under the WA Credit Facility accrued interest at an annual rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.25% with a floor of 0.75%. The initial maturity date of the WA Credit Facility was March 10, 2023. On March 9, 2023, the Company extended the maturity date of the WA Credit Facility to March 10, 2025, modified that loan advances are up to the lesser of $40,000 or the borrowing base, and changed the index rate from LIBOR to SOFR. In addition, the spread increased to 3.50% and the floor to 2.50%. The Company had an option to convert the loan made pursuant to the WA Credit Facility upon its initial maturity to a term loan with the same interest rate and floor and a maturity of two years in exchange for, among other things, a conversion fee of 0.25% of the outstanding amount at the time of conversion. The WA Credit Facility required maintenance of an average unrestricted aggregate deposit account balance with Western Alliance of not less than $3,750, until the calendar quarter ended on June 30, 2023 and not less than $5,000 commencing with the calendar quarter ended on September 30, 2023. Failure to meet the minimum deposit balance resulted in, among other things, the interest rate of the WA Credit Facility increasing by 0.50% per annum for each quarter in which the compensating balances were not maintained. The Company paid off the outstanding balance on the WA Credit Facility in May 2024. The Company decided the WA Credit Facility was no longer necessary and chose not to renew it when it matured on March 10, 2025.

The JPM Repo Facility, Atlas Repo Facility (prior to its maturity) and WA Credit Facility (prior to its maturity) (collectively, the “Facilities”) have been, and continue to be (in the case of the JPM Repo Facility), used to finance eligible loans and each act in the manner of a revolving credit facility that can be repaid as the Company’s assets are paid off and re-drawn as advances against new assets.

Mortgage Loan Payable

On September 30, 2025, the Company entered into a mortgage loan agreement with Ladder Capital Finance LLC for an aggregate principal amount of $24,500. The mortgage loan is collateralized by the Company’s multifamily REO asset located in Kansas City, MO. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $24,500 outstanding under the mortgage loan. The mortgage loan bears interest at a rate equal to the greater of (a) SOFR plus 2.95% or (b) a floor rate of 6.20% per annum. The mortgage loan requires interest-only payments until the maturity date, at which point the outstanding principal and interest are due. The maturity date of the mortgage loan is October 6, 2027, and the Company has the option to extend the maturity date for up to three additional one-year periods, subject to the payment of an extension fee, certain costs and expenses and certain other conditions. The mortgage loan contains customary default provisions including failure to pay amounts when due.

Debt issuance costs for the mortgage loan are amortized as a component of interest expense. These costs are reported as a direct deduction to the Company’s outstanding mortgage loan payable. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the mortgage loan payable was $23,891.