v3.26.1
USE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
The carrying values of the Company's total assets and liabilities related to the LMF 2023-1 Financing and LMNT 2025-FL3 CLO as of December 31, 2025 and 2021-FL1 CLO and LMF 2023-1 Financing as of December 31, 2024 included the following VIE assets and liabilities:
ASSETSDecember 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$2,253,630 $2,391,042 
Other assets524,278 — 
Accrued interest receivable4,309,202 5,861,355 
Investment related receivable15,449,323 — 
Loans held for investment856,064,489 1,049,886,009 
Real estate owned, held-for-sale10,906,169 — 
Total Assets$889,507,091 $1,058,138,406 
LIABILITIES
Accrued interest payable$1,445,867 $2,611,416 
Collateralized loan obligations(1)
748,433,484 828,390,189 
Other liabilities395,205 — 
Total Liabilities$750,274,556 $831,001,605 
Equity139,232,535 227,136,801 
Total liabilities and equity$889,507,091 $1,058,138,406 
(1)     The stated maturity of the collateral loan obligations per the terms of the underlying collateralized loan obligation agreement is June 14, 2039 for the 2021-FL1 CLO and July 20, 2043 for the LMNT 2025-FL3 CLO and the stated maturity of the secured financing per the terms of the underlying indenture is July 20, 2032.
Schedule of Loan and Borrowing Characteristics
The following tables present certain loan and borrowing characteristics of LMF 2023-1 Financing and LMNT 2025-FL3 CLO as of December 31, 2025 and 2021-FL1 CLO and LMF 2023-1 Financing as of December 31, 2024:

As of December 31, 2025
Collateralized Loan ObligationsCount
Principal Value(1)
Carrying Value(2)
Wtd. Avg. Coupon(3)
Collateral (loan investments)44873,054,065 856,064,489 7.11 %
Collateral (REO assets)111,467,505 10,906,169 N/A
Financings provided2754,638,462 748,433,484 5.98 %
 
As of December 31, 2024
Collateralized Loan ObligationsCountPrincipal Value
Carrying Value(2)
Wtd. Avg. Coupon(3)
Collateral (loan investments)651,065,563,646 1,049,886,009 8.08 %
Financings provided2830,698,696 828,390,189 6.66 %
(1)    The principal value for Collateral (REO assets) is the initial loan exposure.
(2)     The carrying value of the collateral is net of unaccreted purchase discounts of $1,595,224 and $3,577,206 and allowance for credit losses of $15,394,353 and $6,059,006 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The carrying value for LMF 2023-1 Financing is net of debt issuance costs of $1,292,096 and $2,308,507 for December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively and the carrying value for LMNT 2025-FL3 is net of debt issuance costs of $4,912,883 as of December 31, 2025.
(3)    Weighted average coupon for loan investments assumes applicable 30-day term SOFR of 3.86% and 4.51% as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, inclusive of weighted average interest rate floor of 2.55% and 0.63%, and spreads of 3.27% and 3.53%, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 100.0% of the investments by total exposure earned a floating rate indexed to 30-day term SOFR. Weighted average coupon for the financings assumes applicable 30-day term SOFR of 3.74% and 4.40% as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively and spreads of 2.24% and 2.26% for December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
The statement of operations related to the 2021-FL1 CLO, LMF 2023-1 Financing and LMNT 2025-FL3 CLO at December 31, 2025 and to the 2021-FL1 CLO and LMF 2023-1 Financing at December 31, 2024 include the following income and expense items:
Statements of OperationsDecember 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Interest income$67,452,892 $112,323,619 
Interest expense(47,577,230)(77,002,847)
Net interest income$19,875,662 $35,320,772 
Less:
(Provision for) credit losses$(11,337,395)$(5,261,214)
Net income from real estate owned operations175,657 — 
Depreciation and amortization from real estate owned operations(626,522)— 
General and administrative fees(622,974)(912,755)
Net income$7,464,428 $29,146,803