Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DEBT OBLIGATIONS

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DEBT OBLIGATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
DEBT OBLIGATIONS

5. DEBT OBLIGATIONS

The following table presents certain information regarding Newcastle’s debt obligations and related hedges at June 30, 2011:

 

                                                  Collateral        

Debt
Obligation/
Collateral

  Month
Issued
    Outstanding
Face
Amount
    Carrying
Value
    Final
Stated
Maturity
    Unhedged
Weighted
Average
Funding
Cost (A)
  Weighted
Average
Funding
Cost (B)
    Weighted
Average
Maturity
(Years)
    Face
Amount
of
Floating
Rate Debt
    Outstanding
Face
Amount (C)
    Amortized
Cost Basis
(C)
    Carrying
Value (C)
    Weighted
Average
Maturity
(Years)
    Floating
Rate Face
Amount
(C)
    Aggregate
Notional
Amount
of
Current
Hedges
(D)
 

CDO Bonds Payable

                           

CDO IV (E)

    Mar 2004      $ 112,449      $ 112,227        Mar 2039      1.52%     4.89     2.0      $ 101,096      $ 224,762      $ 212,269      $ 194,038        3.0      $ 76,541      $ 101,096   

CDO VI (E)

    Apr 2005        90,927        90,927        Apr 2040      0.83%     5.35     4.2        88,132        314,263        159,253        191,449        3.3        79,825        88,132   

CDO VIII

    Nov 2006        618,313        617,105        Nov 2052      0.77%     2.04     2.8        610,713        741,974        528,322        554,833        3.4        433,957        161,655   

CDO IX

    May 2007        480,125        483,307        May 2052      0.54%     1.45     2.9        480,125        691,642        572,861        586,222        2.8        405,682        91,450   

CDO X

    Jul 2007        1,150,000        1,148,314        Jul 2052      0.54%     3.77     4.8        1,150,000        1,273,145        986,336        1,040,086        4.4        244,372        898,743   
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,451,814        2,451,880            2.99     3.8        2,430,066        3,245,786        2,459,041        2,566,628        3.7        1,240,377        1,341,076   
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Bonds and Notes Payable (F)

                           

MH loans Portfolio I

    Apr 2010        78,094        77,036        Jul 2035      5.39%     5.39     3.3        —          143,255        118,788        118,788        7.7        1,544        —     

MH loans Portfolio II (G)

    May 2011        138,780        137,201        Dec 2033      3.78%     3.78     3.7        —          191,009        187,717        187,717        6.1        33,174        —     

Residential Mortgage Loans (H)

    Aug 2006        5,722        5,722        Dec 2034      LIBOR+ 0.90%     1.09     7.9        5,722        5,722        5,722        5,722        7.9        5,722        —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      222,596        219,959            4.27     3.7        5,722        339,986        312,227        312,227        6.8        40,440        —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements

                           

Real estate securities, loans and properties (I)

    Dec 2010        14,438        14,438        Dec 2011      LIBOR+ 1.50%     1.69     0.5        14,438        —          —          —          —          —          —     

FNMA/FHLMC securities (J)

    Various        103,607        103,607        Aug 2011      0.29%     0.29     0.2        —          104,009        108,788        109,181        4.7        104,009        —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      118,045        118,045            0.46     0.2        14,438        104,009        108,788        109,181        4.7        104,009        —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate

                           

Junior subordinated notes payable

    Mar 2006        51,004        51,251        Apr 2035      7.57%(L)     7.41     23.8        —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      51,004        51,251            7.41     23.8        —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal debt obligations

      2,843,459        2,841,135            3.06     4.0      $ 2,450,226      $ 3,689,781      $ 2,880,056      $ 2,988,036        4.0      $ 1,384,826      $ 1,341,076   
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing on subprime mortgage loans subject to call option

    (K     406,217        404,239                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

                       

Total debt obligations

    $ 3,249,676      $ 3,245,374                         
   

 

 

   

 

 

                       

 

(A) Weighted average, including floating and fixed rate classes and including the amortization of deferred financing costs.
(B) Including the effect of applicable hedges.
(C) Including restricted cash held for reinvestment in CDOs.
(D) Including a $36.4 million notional amount of interest rate cap agreements in CDO X and a $101.1 million and $88.1 million notional amount of interest rate swap agreements in CDO IV and CDO VI, respectively, which were economic hedges not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
(E) These CDOs were not in compliance with their applicable over collateralization tests as of June 30, 2011. Newcastle is not receiving cash flows from these CDOs (other than senior management fees and cash flows on senior classes of bonds which were repurchased) and expects these CDOs to remain out of compliance for the foreseeable future.
(F) Excluding $36.9 million and $28.6 million of other bonds payable relating to MH loans Portfolio I and Portfolio II, respectively, retained by Newcastle or sold to certain Newcastle CDOs, which were eliminated in consolidation.
(G) See Note 12.
(H) Notes payable issued to CDO V, which is no longer eliminated since the deconsolidation of CDO V.
(I) The counterparty of this repurchase agreement is Bank of America. It is secured by $35.7 million face amount of senior notes issued by Newcastle CDO VI, which is eliminated on consolidation. The maximum recourse to Newcastle is $3.6 million.
(J) The counterparty on these repurchase agreements is Bank of America.
(K) Issued in April 2006 and July 2007. See Note 4 regarding the securitizations of Subprime Portfolios I and II.
(L) LIBOR + 2.25% after April 2016.

In the first six months of 2011, Newcastle repurchased $135.1 million face amount of CDO bonds and notes payable for $90.3 million. As a result, Newcastle extinguished $135.1 million face amount of CDO debt and notes payable and recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $44.5 million.