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TWO Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Hedged MSR Strategy Drives High-Quality Returns in Dynamic Market

NEW YORK, January 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TWO (Two Harbors Investment Corp., NYSE: TWO), an MSR-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Quarterly Summary

  • Reported book value of $14.47 per common share, and declared a fourth quarter common stock dividend of $0.45 per share, representing a flat quarterly economic return on book value.(1)

  • Incurred Comprehensive Loss of $(1.6) million, or $(0.03) per weighted average basic common share.

  • Settled $2.5 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of MSR through bulk and flow-sale acquisitions and recapture.

  • MSR portfolio had 3-month CPR of 4.93%, weighted average gross coupon rate of 3.46%, and 60+ day delinquency rate of 0.90%.

  • Funded $42.0 million UPB in first lien loans and brokered $32.8 million UPB in second lien loans.

Annual Summary

  • Declared dividends of $1.80 per common share.

  • Generated 2024 total economic return on book value of 7.0%.(1)

  • Settled $9.2 billion in UPB of MSR, or 28,093 loans, through bulk and flow-sale acquisitions and recapture.

  • Launched direct-to-consumer recapture originations platform, funding $64.3 million UPB in first lien loans and brokering $40.2 million UPB in second lien loans.

  • Actively managed capital structure through repurchase of 485,609 shares(2) of preferred stock and $10.0 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2026.

"Our 2024 results highlight the benefits of our hedged MSR strategy," said Bill Greenberg, TWO’s President and CEO. "With two-thirds of our capital allocated to low coupon MSR, our portfolio generated stable and positive cashflows, despite large fluctuations in short-term interest rates. Additionally, our ongoing enhancements at RoundPoint uniquely position us to shape our return profile beyond just owning traditional Agency securities."

"Mortgage spread volatility has significantly decreased, enhancing our portfolio’s return outlook," stated Nick Letica, TWO’s Chief Investment Officer. "Mortgage rates are well above 6%, and prepayment rates are expected to remain slow in 2025, providing a strong positive tailwind for MSR. Combined with historically wide nominal current coupon spreads, we believe that our unique hedged MSR-centric strategy will continue to generate attractive levered returns in 2025 and beyond."

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(1)

Economic return on book value is defined as the increase (decrease) in common book value from the beginning to the end of the given period, plus dividends declared to common stockholders in the period, divided by common book value as of the beginning of the period.

(2)

Includes 35,047 Series A, 280,060 Series B and 170,502 Series C preferred shares for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Operating Performance

The following table summarizes the company’s GAAP and non-GAAP earnings measurements and key metrics for the fourth quarter of 2024 and third quarter of 2024: