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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of FOA and its controlled subsidiaries. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. SEC. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial condition as of March 31, 2026, its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at December 31, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period or for the full year. The condensed consolidated financial statements, including the significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The significant accounting policies, together with the other Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates regarding loans held for investment, HMBS related obligations, and nonrecourse debt are particularly subject to change. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions due to factors such as changes in the economy, interest rates, secondary market pricing, prepayment assumptions, home prices, or discrete events affecting specific borrowers, and such differences could be material.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance and Recently Issued Accounting Guidance, Not Yet Adopted
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
StandardDescriptionEffective DateEffect on Consolidated Financial Statements
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-04, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt InstrumentsIn November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2024-04, which is intended to clarify the requirements for determining whether to account for certain early settlements of convertible debt instruments as induced conversions or extinguishments.January 1, 2026The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract AssetsIn July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, which is intended to provide a practical expedient to measure credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets.January 1, 2026The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use SoftwareIn September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, which amends guidance related to accounting for the development costs of internal-use software.January 1, 2026The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance, Not Yet Adopted as of March 31, 2026
StandardDescriptionDate of Planned AdoptionEffect on Consolidated Financial Statements
ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement ExpensesIn November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which is intended to improve disclosures by providing more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions in the income statement.For the year ending December 31, 2027 and interim periods beginning in 2028.This ASU will result in additional expense disclosures, but the Company does not expect it will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Adoption of this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted.
Business Segment Reporting
The Company has identified two reportable segments: Retirement Solutions and Portfolio Management. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) are certain officers of the Company, which include the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Investment Officer. The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company’s segments based on net income (loss) before taxes. The CODM uses this reported measure along with periodic reviews of results and overall market activity to allocate resources to segments in the planning and forecasting process.
Retirement Solutions
Our Retirement Solutions segment conducts all of our Company’s loan origination activity, including the origination and acquisition of HECM loans and non-agency reverse mortgage loans through both the retail and third-party originator channels. The Retirement Solutions segment generates revenue from fees earned at the time of loan origination as well as from the initial estimate of net origination gains, with all originated loans accounted for at fair value. Once originated, the loans are transferred to our Portfolio Management segment, and any future fair value adjustments, including interest earned, on these originated loans are reflected in the revenues of our Portfolio Management segment until final disposition.
Portfolio Management
Our Portfolio Management segment provides product development, loan securitization, loan sales, risk management, servicing oversight, and asset management services to the Company. Our Portfolio Management team acts as the connector between borrowers and investors. The direct connections to investors, provided primarily by our Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registered broker-dealer, allow us to innovate and manage risk through better price and product discovery. Given our scale, we are able to work directly with investors and, where appropriate, retain assets on the balance sheet for attractive return opportunities. These retained investments are a source of growing and recurring interest and other servicing-related income. The Portfolio Management segment primarily generates revenue from the net interest income and fair value changes on portfolio assets, monetized through securitization, sale, or other financing of those assets.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other consists of our corporate services groups that support the operations of the Company, as well as certain inter-segment revenues and expenses that are eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s segments are based upon the Company’s organizational structure which focuses primarily on the services offered. Corporate functional expenses are allocated to individual segments based on actual cost of services performed based on a direct resource utilization, estimate of percentage use for shared services, or headcount percentage for certain functions. Non-allocated corporate expenses include administrative costs of executive management and other corporate functions that are not directly attributable to the Company’s reportable segments. Revenues generated on inter-segment services performed are valued based on similar services provided to external parties.