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Two Harbors Investment — Q1 2022 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Two Harbors Investment's earnings presentation, May 5, 2022

  1. Slide 1: An Agency + MSR Mortgage REIT First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call

    An Agency + MSR Mortgage REIT First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call MAY 5, 2022

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and,

  3. Slide 3: Executive Overview

    Executive Overview Hedge Benefits of MSR Offset Historic Spread Widening in RMBS During a Volatile Quarter Quarterly Summary • Reported book value of $5.53 per common share, representing a (2.9)% quarterly return on book value(1) • Generated Comprehensive Loss of $60.3 million, representing an annua

  4. Slide 4: Key Market Highlights

    Key Market Highlights HISTORIC MARKET REPRICING AS FEDERAL RESERVE AMPLIFIES EFFORTS TO TAME INFLATION I. INCREASING EXPECTATIONS OF RATE HIKES(1) • Market expectations have shifted significantly and rapidly ◦ The number of hikes priced in for 2022 rose from 3 to 9, and are expected to rise above ne

  5. Slide 5: Key Market Highlights

    Key Market Highlights RMBS ARE ATTRACTIVE ON A FUNDAMENTAL BASIS BUT TECHNICALS STILL WARRANT CAUTION I. CURRENT COUPON SPREADS CONTINUE TO WIDEN(1) • Current coupon OAS widened over 33 bps to 27 bps. In April, spreads widened another 11 bps and are now past historical averages and near the 90th per

  6. Slide 6: Book Value Summary

    Book Value Summary Q1-2022 • Book value of $5.53 per common share, resulting in Q1-2022 Book Value a (2.9)% quarterly return on book value(2) ($ millions, except per share data) Book Value per share ◦ Book value decline reflects impact of spread Beginning common stockholders’ equity $ 2,017.7 $ 5.87

  7. Slide 7: Earnings Available for Distribution

    Earnings Available for Distribution • First quarter EAD reflects: ($ millions, except per share data) Q4-2021 Q1-2022 Variance ◦ Higher interest income due to lower amortization as Interest income $ 33.0 $ 44.8 $ 11.8 prepayment speeds slowed and, to a lesser degree, Interest expense 20.2 22.3 (2.1)

  8. Slide 8: Portfolio Yields and Financing Costs

    Portfolio Yields and Financing Costs • Portfolio yield increased 18 bps to 3.90% primarily due to lower premium amortization on available-for-sale securities and higher yields on mortgage servicing rights • Net spread narrowed by (10) bps due to increased cost of financing mainly from added payer sw

  9. Slide 9: Financing Profile

    Financing Profile BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 AGENCY RMBS STRONG LIQUIDITY POSITION • $7.5 billion of outstanding repurchase agreements with 19 counterparties • Although repo term rates increased during the quarter in anticipation of rate hikes, spread to SOFR remains low 2019 2020 2021 2022

  10. Slide 10: Quarterly Activity and Portfolio Composition

    Quarterly Activity and Portfolio Composition PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION(1) LEVERAGE At March 31, 2022, $14.8 billion portfolio • Began to increase portfolio leverage in March at attractive spreads Includes $10.1 billion settled positions ◦ Portfolio leverage increased modestly to 5.1x 30 8.0x ◦ Average e

  11. Slide 11: Specified Pools

    Specified Pools QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS I. SPECIFIED POOL PORTFOLIO(1) • Specified pools widened materially across the coupon stack ◦ Higher coupon 4.5 and 5.0 collateral performed the best given their shorter cash flows and lower spread duration • Weighted average specified pool portfolio speeds decli

  12. Slide 12: Mortgage Servicing Rights

    Mortgage Servicing Rights QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS I. MSR PORTFOLIO(1) • Portfolio grew by $35.1 billion UPB 12/31/2021 3/31/2022 ◦ Buying opportunistically as bulk market activity remains Fair value ($ millions) $ 2,192 $ 3,090 robust Price multiple 4.2x 5.1x UPB ($ millions) $ 197,782 $ 232,864 ◦ Sett

  13. Slide 13: Agency + MSR Advantage

    Agency + MSR Advantage LOW EXPOSURE TO CURRENT COUPON SPREAD • The charts below illustrate a point-in-time view of risk exposure through the lens of: Agency RMBS paired with MSR (RMBS + MSR(1)) and Agency RMBS hedged with Rates (RMBS + RATES(2)) ◦ RMBS + MSR: The rates sell-off moved the effective s

  14. Slide 14: Risk Positioning

    Risk Positioning AGENCY + MSR DELIVERS BOOK VALUE STABILITY • Interest rate and curve exposure remains low and in line with historical positioning ◦ For an instantaneous parallel shift in rates, the estimated change in book value would be -1.3% for a 25 bps decline and -0.1% for a 25 bps increase ◦

  15. Slide 15: Two Harbors Outlook

    Two Harbors Outlook OPPORTUNITY SET IN TARGET ASSETS REMAINS ATTRACTIVE TODAY • Spread widening significantly improved the return profile of pools, and the paired MBS / MSR strategies • TBA static returns are showing outsized returns from high dollar rolls which are likely to subside later this year

  16. Slide 16: Appendix

    Appendix 16

  17. Slide 17: Financial Performance

    Financial Performance COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME QUARTERLY RETURN ON BOOK VALUE(1) DIVIDEND YIELD(2) BOOK VALUE AND DIVIDEND PER COMMON SHARE(2) $0.17 $0.17 $0.17 $0.17 $0.17 17

  18. Slide 18: Q1-2022 Operating Performance

    Q1-2022 Operating Performance Q1-2022 Earnings Available Realized Gains $ millions, except for per common share data) for Distribution(1) (Losses) Unrealized MTM Total Interest income $ 44.8 $ — $ — $ 44.8 Interest expense 22.3 — — 22.3 Net interest income 22.5 — — 22.5 (Loss) gain on investment sec

  19. Slide 19: Q4-2021 Operating Performance

    Q4-2021 Operating Performance Q4-2021 Earnings Available Realized Gains ($ millions, except for per common share data) for Distribution(1) (Losses) Unrealized MTM Total Interest income $ 33.0 $ — $ — $ 33.0 Interest expense 20.2 — — 20.2 Net interest income 12.8 — — 12.8 Gain (loss) on investment se

  20. Slide 20: GAAP to EAD Reconciliation

    GAAP to EAD Reconciliation Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Information Three Months Ended Three Months Ended ($ thousands, except for per common share data) December 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders $ (128,594) $ (60,322) Adjustment for other comprehe

  21. Slide 21: Agency RMBS Portfolio

    Agency RMBS Portfolio Amortized Weighted Par Value Market Value Weighted % Prepay Cost Basis Gross Weighted Average Age ($ millions) ($ millions) Average CPR(1) Protected(2) ($ millions) Average Coupon (Months) 30-Year fixed 2.5% & below $ — $ — —% —% $ — —% — 3.0% 1,907 1,874 8.8 % 100.0 % 1,999 3.

  22. Slide 22: Mortgage Servicing Rights Portfolio

    Mortgage Servicing Rights Portfolio(1) Unpaid Principal Number of Balance Gross Current Loan Size Loan Age Original 60+ Day Net Servicing Loans ($ millions) Coupon Rate ($ thousands) (months) FICO(2) Original LTV Delinquencies 3-Month CPR Fee (bps) 30-Year Fixed < 3.25% 321,221 $ 105,218 2.8% $ 386

  23. Slide 23: Mortgage Servicing Rights UPB Roll-Forward

    Mortgage Servicing Rights UPB Roll-Forward $ millions Q1-2021 Q2-2021 Q3-2021 Q4-2021 Q1-2022 UPB at beginning of period $ 177,861 $ 179,014 $ 185,210 $ 194,394 $ 193,771 Bulk purchases of mortgage servicing rights 1,088 6,548 15,328 3,214 37,197 Flow purchases of mortgage servicing rights 21,302 16

  24. Slide 24: Financing

    Financing $ millions Repurchase Revolving Credit Total Outstanding Outstanding Borrowings and Maturities(1) Agreements Facilities Term Notes Payable Convertible Notes Borrowings Percent (%) Within 30 days $ 2,183.2 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,183.2 23.9 % 30 to 59 days 1,083.8 — — — 1,083.8 11.9 % 60 to 89 days

  25. Slide 25: Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions

    Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions INTEREST RATE SWAPS Maturities Notional Amounts ($B) Average Fixed Pay Rate Average Receive Rate Average Maturity (Years) Payers 2022 $ 7.4 0.042 % 0.330 % 0.4 2023 2.6 0.113 % 0.325 % 1.3 2024 0.5 0.948 % 0.290 % 1.8 2025 0.4 1.030 % 0.290 % 3.7 2026 and Thereafter

  26. Slide 26: Futures and Options on Futures

    Futures and Options on Futures FUTURES Weighted Notional Amount Carrying Value Average Days to Type & Maturity ($ thousands) ($ thousands) Expiration U.S. Treasury futures - 10 year $ (238,400) $ — 91 Eurodollar futures - 3 month < 1 year (4,707,000) — 232 > 1 and < 2 years (2,238,250) — 550 > 2 and

  27. Slide 27: End Notes

    End Notes PAGE 3 - Executive Overview 1. Return on book value is defined as the increase (decrease) in book value per common share from the beginning to the end of the given period, plus dividends declared in the period, divided by book value as of the beginning of the period. 2. Earnings Available

  28. Slide 28: End Notes (continued)

    End Notes (continued) PAGE 8 - Portfolio Yields and Financing Costs 1. Portfolio yields on the portfolio held as of March 31, 2022 and projected over the remaining life of the investments. Assumes a static portfolio and, as a result, does not represent a projection of future yields due to excluding

  29. Slide 29: End Notes (continued)

    End Notes (continued) PAGE 12 - Mortgage Servicing Rights 1. MSR portfolio based on the loans underlying the MSR reported by subservicers on a month lag, adjusted for current month purchases. Portfolio metrics, other than fair value and UPB, represent averages weighted by UPB. 2. FICO represents a m

  30. Slide 30: End Notes (continued)

    End Notes (continued) PAGE 19 - Q4-2021 Operating Performance 1. Earnings Available for Distribution, or EAD, is a non-GAAP measure. Please see Appendix slide 20 for a definition of Earnings Available for Distribution and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information. PAGE 20 - GAAP to

  31. Slide 31: Two Harbors Investment Corp.

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