Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

REAL ESTATE RELATED AND OTHER LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS, AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS (Tables)

v2.4.0.8
REAL ESTATE RELATED AND OTHER LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS, AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Real Estate Related And Other Loans Residential Mortgage Loans And Subprime Mortgage Loans Tables  
Schedule of real estate related loans, residential mortgage loans and subprime mortgage loans

The following is a summary of real estate related and other loans, residential mortgage loans and subprime mortgage loans.

                                                                 
    December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012    
Loan Type     Outstanding
Face Amount
  Carrying
Value (A)
  Loan
Count
  Wtd.
Avg.
Yield
  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Weighted
Average
Maturity
(Years) (B)
  Floating Rate
Loans as a %
of Face
Amount
  Delinquent
Face Amount
(C)
  Carrying
Value
  Wtd. Avg.
Yield
   
Mezzanine Loans   $ 172,197   $ 139,720     9     6.63 %   7.00 %   1.3     77.5 % $ 12,000   $ 442,529     10.10 %  
Corporate Bank Loans     256,594     166,710     5     24.18 %   13.39 %   0.9     9.9 %   —     208,863     18.85 %  
B-Notes     109,323     101,385     4     10.12 %   5.30 %   1.5     79.3 %   —     161,610     10.40 %  
Whole Loans     29,715     29,715     2     3.65 %   3.72 %   0.0     98.0 %   —     30,130     5.21 %  
Total Real Estate Related and other Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (D)   $ 567,829   $ 437,530     20     13.92 %   9.39 %   1.1     48.4 % $ 12,000   $ 843,132     12.15 %  
Non-Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I   $ 501   $ 130     14     81.79 %   7.90 %   0.9     0.0 % $ —   $ 163     38.84 %  
Non-Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II     2,628     2,055     97     15.39 %   10.05 %   5.1     9.5 %   216     2,308     15.46 %  
Total Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (F)   $ 3,129   $ 2,185     111     19.34 %   9.71 %   4.4     8.0 % $ 216   $ 2,471     17.00 %  
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I   $ 102,681   $ 91,924     2,820     9.44 %   8.60 %   6.1     0.6 % $ 976   $ 100,124     9.48 %  
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II     128,975     128,117     4,653     8.11 %   9.62 %   4.9     16.5 %   1,998     150,123     7.54 %  
Residential Loans     45,968     35,409     172     7.49 %   2.26 %   5.2     100.0 %   6,756     42,214     7.41 %  
Total Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment, Net (E) (F)   $ 277,624   $ 255,450     7,645     8.50 %   8.02 %   5.4     24.4 % $ 9,730   $ 292,461     8.19 %  
Subprime Mortgage Loans Subject to Call Option   $ 406,217   $ 406,217                                       $ 405,814          

   
(A) The aggregate United States federal income tax basis for such assets at December 31, 2013 was approximately $748.5 million (unaudited), excluding the securitized subprime mortgage loans, which are fully consolidated for tax purposes. Carrying value includes interest receivable of $0.1 million for the residential housing loans and principal and interest receivable of $4.3 million for the manufactured housing loans.
(B) The weighted average maturity is based on the timing of expected principal reduction on the assets.
(C) Includes loans that are 60 days or more past due (including loans that are in foreclosure and borrowers in bankruptcy) or considered real estate owned (“REO”). As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $76.5 million and $137.7 million face amount of real estate related and other loans, respectively, was on non-accrual status.

         (D)   Loans which are more than 3% of the total current carrying value (or $13.1 million) at December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

                                       
        December 31, 2013  
Loan Type       Outstanding
Face Amount
  Carrying Value   Prior Liens
(1)
  Loan
Count
  Yield (2)   Coupon (2)   Weighted Average
Maturity (Years)
 
Individual Bank Loan   (3 ) $ 185,579   $ 155,579   573,000   1   24.90 % 15.55 % 0.6  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   52,169     49,236   2,013,921   1   12.00 % 3.04 % 0.8  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   36,016     34,395   742,473   1   7.00 % 7.00 % 1.3  
Individual Whole Loan   (5 )   29,117     29,117   —   1   3.65 % 3.65 % 0.0  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   28,939     28,939   169,933   1   7.00 % 8.00 % 0.6  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   24,581     24,581   311,649   1   9.00 % 9.00 % 3.3  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   24,500     24,500   75,000   1   6.00 % 8.17 % 0.9  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   21,500     21,500   36,000   1   7.00 % 8.48 % 0.3  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   22,629     18,795   128,897   1   12.00 % 7.32 % 5.0  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (6 )   14,205     14,205   —   1   3.42 % 3.31 % 0.0  
Others   (7 )   128,594     36,683       10   7.73 % 6.85 % 1.4  
        $ 567,829   $ 437,530       20   13.92 % 9.39 % 1.1  
     
  (1) Represents face amount of third party liens that are senior to Newcastle’s position.
  (2) For others, represents weighted average yield and weighted average coupon.
  (3) Interest accrued to principal balance over life to maturity with a discounted payoff option prior to April 2015. Following a public offering by the debt issuer in January 2014, Newcastle received cash of $83.3 million, which reduced the face of the loan to $99.4 million.
  (4) Interest only payments over life to maturity and balloon principal payment upon maturity.
  (5) Interest only payments over life to maturity with a discounted payoff option prior to April 2014. The borrower repaid the financing and received the discount in January 2014.
  (6) The borrower repaid the financing in January 2014.
  (7) Various terms of payment. This represents $71.0 million, $44.0 million, $13.0 million and $0.6 million face amounts of bank loans, mezzanine loans, B-notes and whole loans, respectively. Each of the ten loans had a carrying value of less than $13.1 million at December 31, 2013.
     
  (E) The following is an aging analysis of past due residential loans held-for-investment as of December 31, 2013:
                                             
    30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Over 90 Days
Past Due
  REO   Total Past
Due
  Current   Total Outstanding
Face Amount
 
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I   $ 655   $ 99   $ 550   $ 327   $ 1,631   $ 101,050   $ 102,681  
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II   $ 963   $ 390   $ 1,208   $ 400   $ 2,961   $ 126,014   $ 128,975  
Residential Loans   $ 392   $ 798   $ 4,832   $ 1,126   $ 7,148   $ 38,820   $ 45,968  
   
  Newcastle’s management monitors the credit qualities of the Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolios I and II and residential loans primarily by using the aging analysis, current trends in delinquencies and the actual loss incurrence rate.
     
  (F) Loans acquired at a discount for credit quality.
Schedule of large loans
Loans which are more than 3% of the total current carrying value (or $13.1 million) at December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

                                       
        December 31, 2013  
Loan Type       Outstanding
Face Amount
  Carrying Value   Prior Liens
(1)
  Loan
Count
  Yield (2)   Coupon (2)   Weighted Average
Maturity (Years)
 
Individual Bank Loan   (3 ) $ 185,579   $ 155,579   573,000   1   24.90 % 15.55 % 0.6  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   52,169     49,236   2,013,921   1   12.00 % 3.04 % 0.8  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   36,016     34,395   742,473   1   7.00 % 7.00 % 1.3  
Individual Whole Loan   (5 )   29,117     29,117   —   1   3.65 % 3.65 % 0.0  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   28,939     28,939   169,933   1   7.00 % 8.00 % 0.6  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   24,581     24,581   311,649   1   9.00 % 9.00 % 3.3  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (4 )   24,500     24,500   75,000   1   6.00 % 8.17 % 0.9  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   21,500     21,500   36,000   1   7.00 % 8.48 % 0.3  
Individual B-Note Loan   (4 )   22,629     18,795   128,897   1   12.00 % 7.32 % 5.0  
Individual Mezzanine Loan   (6 )   14,205     14,205   —   1   3.42 % 3.31 % 0.0  
Others   (7 )   128,594     36,683       10   7.73 % 6.85 % 1.4  
        $ 567,829   $ 437,530       20   13.92 % 9.39 % 1.1  
     
  (1) Represents face amount of third party liens that are senior to Newcastle’s position.
  (2) For others, represents weighted average yield and weighted average coupon.
  (3) Interest accrued to principal balance over life to maturity with a discounted payoff option prior to April 2015. Following a public offering by the debt issuer in January 2014, Newcastle received cash of $83.3 million, which reduced the face of the loan to $99.4 million.
  (4) Interest only payments over life to maturity and balloon principal payment upon maturity.
  (5) Interest only payments over life to maturity with a discounted payoff option prior to April 2014. The borrower repaid the financing and received the discount in January 2014.
  (6) The borrower repaid the financing in January 2014.
  (7) Various terms of payment. This represents $71.0 million, $44.0 million, $13.0 million and $0.6 million face amounts of bank loans, mezzanine loans, B-notes and whole loans, respectively. Each of the ten loans had a carrying value of less than $13.1 million at December 31, 2013.
Schedule of aging of past due residential loans held for investment
The following is an aging analysis of past due residential loans held-for-investment as of December 31, 2013:
                                             
    30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Over 90 Days
Past Due
  REO   Total Past
Due
  Current   Total Outstanding
Face Amount
 
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I   $ 655   $ 99   $ 550   $ 327   $ 1,631   $ 101,050   $ 102,681  
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II   $ 963   $ 390   $ 1,208   $ 400   $ 2,961   $ 126,014   $ 128,975  
Residential Loans   $ 392   $ 798   $ 4,832   $ 1,126   $ 7,148   $ 38,820   $ 45,968  
   
Schedule of real estate related loans by maturity

The following is a summary of real estate related and other loans by maturity at December 31, 2013:
                     
Year of Maturity (1)   Outstanding
Face Amount
  Carrying Value   Number of
Loans
 
Delinquent (2)   $ 12,000   $ —     1  
2014     115,623     49,236     5  
2015     57,943     56,271     5  
2016     64,955     63,334     2  
2017     94,912     81,213     4  
2018     22,628     18,796     1  
Thereafter     199,768     168,680     2  
Total   $ 567,829   $ 437,530     20  
     
  (1) Based on the final extended maturity date of each loan investment as of December 31, 2013.
  (2) Includes loans that are non-performing, in foreclosure, or under bankruptcy.
Schedule of activity in carrying value of real estate loans and residential mortgage loans
   
Activities relating to the carrying value of real estate related and other loans and residential mortgage loans are as follows:
                           
    Held for Sale   Held for Investment  
   
Real Estate
Related Loans
  Residential
Mortgage Loans
  Residential
Mortgage Loans
  NPL Reverse
Mortgage Loans
 
December 31, 2010   $ 782,605   $ 253,213   $ 124,974     —  
Purchases / additional fundings     384,850     —     —     —  
Interest accrued to principal balance     19,507     —     —     —  
Principal paydowns     (270,767 )   (8,818 )   (30,514 )   —  
Sales     (125,141 )   —     —     —  
Transfer to held for investment     —     (238,721 )   238,721     —  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans     21,629     (2,864 )   (3,602 )   —  
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization     (7 )   —     2,371     —  
Other     904     (123 )   (714 )   —  
December 31, 2011   $ 813,580   $ 2,687   $ 331,236   $ —  
Purchases / additional fundings     109,491     —     —     —  
Interest accrued to principal balance     22,835     —     —     —  
Principal paydowns     (129,950 )   (686 )   (38,182 )   —  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans     28,213     493     (4,119 )   —  
Loss on repayment of loans held for sale     (1,614 )   —     —     —  
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization     —     —     4,002     —  
Other     577     (23 )   (476 )   —  
December 31, 2012   $ 843,132   $ 2,471   $ 292,461   $ —  
Purchases / additional fundings     315,296     —     —     35,138  
Interest accrued to principal balance     26,588     —     —     —  
Principal paydowns     (257,335 )   (373 )   (45,665 )   —  
Sales     (101,338 )   —     —     —  
New Residential spin-off     —     —     —     (35,865 )
Conversion to equity-GateHouse     (393,531 )   —     —     —  
Elimination after restructure-Golf     (29,412 )   —     —     —  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans     19,479     105     5,451     —  
Gain on repayment of loans held for sale     7,216     —     —     —  
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization     6,689     —     3,684     727  
Other     746     (18 )   (481 )   —  
December 31, 2013   $ 437,530   $ 2,185   $ 255,450   $ —  
Rollforward for loss allowance related to real estate loans

 

The following is a rollforward of the related loss allowance:

 

                     
    Held for Sale   Held for Investment  
    Real Estate Related and Other Loans   Residential Mortgage Loans   Residential Mortgage Loans (B)  
Balance at December 31, 2011   $ (228,017 ) $ (2,461 ) $ (26,075 )
Charge-offs (A)     17,742     896     7,716  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans     28,213     493     (4,119 )
Balance at December 31, 2012   $ (182,062 ) $ (1,072 ) $ (22,478 )
Charge-offs (A)     68,546     143     4,780  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans     19,479     105     5,451  
Balance at December 31, 2013   $ (94,037 ) $ (824 ) $ (12,247 )
     
  (A) The charge-offs for real estate related loans represent three and six loans which were written off, sold, restructured, or paid off at a discounted price during 2013 and 2012, respectively.
  (B) The allowance for credit losses was determined based on the guidance for loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
Schedule of geographic distribution of real estate related and other loans and residential mortgage loans

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of real estate related and other loans and residential loans at December 31, 2013:

                           
    Real Estate Related and Other Loans   Residential Mortgage Loans  
Geographic Location   Outstanding Face Amount   Percentage   Outstanding Face Amount   Percentage  
Western U.S.   $ 94,204     29.9 % $ 168,132     59.9 %
Northeastern U.S.     34,847     11.0 %   9,014     3.2 %
Southeastern U.S.     52,178     16.5 %   61,646     22.0 %
Midwestern U.S.     11,296     3.6 %   10,490     3.7 %
Southwestern U.S.     32,005     10.1 %   31,424     11.2 %
Foreign     91,129     28.9 %   47     0.0 %
    $ 315,659     100.0 % $ 280,753     100.0 %
Other     252,170   (A)              
    $ 567,829                    
     
  (A) Includes corporate bank loans which are not directly secured by real estate assets.
Schedule of holdings in subprime mortgage loans
       
    Subprime Portfolio
    I   II
Date of acquisition   March 2006   March 2007
Original number of loans (approximate)   11,300   7,300
Predominant origination date of loans   2005   2006
Original face amount of purchase   $1.5 billion   $1.3 billion
Pre-securitization loan write-down   ($4.1 million)   ($5.8 million)
Gain on pre-securitization hedge   $5.5 million   $5.8 million
Gain on sale   Less than $0.1 million   $0.1 million
Securitization date   April 2006   July 2007
Face amount of loans at securitization   $1.5 billion   $1.1 billion
Face amount of notes sold by trust   $1.4 billion   $1.0 billion
Stated maturity of notes   March 2036   April 2037
Face amount of notes retained by Newcastle   $37.6 million   $38.8 million
Fair value of equity retained by Newcastle   $62.4 million (A)   $46.7 million (A)
Key assumptions in measuring such fair value (A):        
Weighted average life (years)   3.1   3.8
Expected credit losses   5.3%   8.0%
Weighted average constant prepayment rate   28.0%   30.1%
Discount rate   18.8%   22.5%
  (A) As of the date of transfer.

The following table presents information on the retained interests in the securitizations of Subprime Portfolios I and II at December 31, 2013:

                     
    Subprime Portfolio  
    I   II   Total  
Total securitized loans (unpaid principal balance) (A)   $ 372,661   $ 506,620   $ 879,281  
Loans subject to call option (carrying value)   $ 299,176   $ 107,041   $ 406,217  
Retained interests (fair value) (B)   $ 2,485   $ —   $ 2,485  
  (A) Average loan seasoning of 101 months and 83 months for Subprime Portfolios I and II, respectively, at December 31, 2013.
  (B) The retained interests include retained bonds of the securitizations. Their fair value is estimated based on pricing models. Newcastle’s residual interests were written off in 2010. The weighted average yield of the retained note was 24.53% as of December 31, 2013.
Schedule of details regarding subprime mortgage loans

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the underlying subprime mortgage loans, and related financing, in the securitizations as of December 31, 2013 (unaudited, except stated otherwise):

               
    Subprime Portfolio  
    I   II  
Loan unpaid principal balance (UPB) (A)   $ 372,661   $ 506,620  
Weighted average coupon rate of loans     5.88 %   5.19 %
Delinquencies of 60 or more days (UPB) (B)   $ 110,539   $ 204,653  
Net credit losses for year ended              
December 31, 2013   $ 26,388   $ 44,855  
December 31, 2012   $ 27,548   $ 34,866  
Cumulative net credit losses   $ 246,805   $ 301,574  
Cumulative net credit losses as a % of original UPB     16.4 %   27.7 %
Percentage of ARM loans (C)     51.5 %   57.0 %
Percentage of loans with loan-to-value ratio >90%     9.4 %   7.7 %
Percentage of interest-only loans     11.4 %   14.2 %
Face amount of debt (A) (D)   $ 368,661   $ 506,620  
Weighted average funding cost of debt (E)     0.53 %   0.45 %
     
  (A) Audited.
  (B) Delinquencies include loans 60 or more days past due, in foreclosure, under bankruptcy filing or real estate owned.
  (C) ARM loans are adjustable-rate mortgage loans. An option ARM is an adjustable-rate mortgage that provides the borrower with an option to choose from several payment amounts each month for a specified period of the loan term. None of the loans in the subprime portfolios are option ARMs.
  (D) Excludes face amount of $4.0 million of retained notes for Subprime Portfolio I at December 31, 2013.
  (E) Includes the effect of applicable hedges.