ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AOMR), (the “Company,” “we,” and “our”), a leading real estate finance company focused on acquiring and investing in first-lien non-QM loans and other mortgage-related assets in the U.S. mortgage market, announces its participation in AOMT 2024-13, a $288.9 million scheduled principal balance securitization backed by a pool of residential mortgage loans to which AOMR contributed a scheduled unpaid principal balance of $167.2 million. AOMR participated in AOMT 2024-13 alongside other Angel Oak entities. The senior tranche received an AAA rating from Fitch Ratings.
Key Highlights
- In total, AOMT 2024-13 consists of 627 loans. The securitization has a weighted average mortgage rate of 7.37%, a weighted average original credit score of 754, a weighted average original loan-to-value ratio of 69.9%, and a weighted average non-zero debt-to-income ratio of 33.8%.
- AOMR contributed loans with a scheduled unpaid principal balance of $167.2 million, against which it carried $141.5 million of warehouse financing.
- AOMR will retain its pro-rata share of the unsold bonds in the securitization.
- The Company plans to deploy capital released from the deal to continue accretive purchases of high-quality non-QM loans to drive incremental net interest income.
Forward Looking Statements
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About Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. is a real estate finance company focused on acquiring and investing in first lien non-QM loans and other mortgage-related assets in the U.S. mortgage market. The Company’s objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its stockholders through cash distributions and capital appreciation across interest rate and credit cycles. The Company is externally managed and advised by an affiliate of Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, which, collectively with its affiliates, is a leading alternative credit manager with market leadership in mortgage credit that includes asset management, lending, and capital markets. Additional information about the Company is available at www.angeloakreit.com.