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Principal-Only Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Principal-Only Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities  
Principal-Only Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities

Note 8— Principal-Only Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities

Following is a summary of activity in the Company’s investment in principal-only stripped MBS:

Quarter ended March 31, 

2026

2025

(in thousands)

Balance at beginning of quarter

$

722,528

$

825,865

Repayments

(58,069)

(37,738)

Changes in fair value included in income arising from:

Accrual of purchase discounts

(5,185)

11,335

Valuation adjustments

(39)

18,134

(5,224)

29,469

Balance at end of quarter

$

659,235

$

817,596

Following is a summary of the Company’s investment in principal-only stripped MBS:

March 31, 

December 31, 

2026

2025

(in thousands)

Principal balance

$

810,281

$

868,350

Unearned discount

(156,567)

(151,382)

Cumulative valuation change

5,521

5,560

Fair value

$

659,235

$

722,528

Fair value of principal-only stripped mortgage-backed securities pledged to secure Assets sold under agreements to repurchase

$

659,235

$

722,528

All of the Company’s principal-only stripped MBS have remaining contractual maturities of over ten years.