OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Highlights

• Net income attributable to common stockholders of $54.4 million, or $0.43 per common share, including unallocated Corporate/Other income and expense items.
  • $74.2 million, or $0.59 per common share, from the investment portfolio segment.
  • $30.2 million, or $0.24 per common share, from Longbridge segment.
• Adjusted Distributable Earnings1 of $75.5 million, or $0.60 per common share, including unallocated Corporate/Other income and expense items.
  • $75.7 million, or $0.60 per common share, from the investment portfolio segment.
  • $28.9 million, or $0.23 per common share, from Longbridge segment.
• Book value per common share of $13.61 as of June 30, 2026, including the effects of dividends of $0.39 per common share for the quarter.
• Recourse debt-to-equity ratio2 of 1.9:1 as of June 30, 2026. Including all recourse and non-recourse borrowings, which primarily consist of securitization-related liabilities, debt-to-equity ratio of 9.2:12.
  • 29% of total recourse borrowings2 are long-term and non-mark-to-market
  • 17% of total recourse borrowings2 are unsecured
  • Weighted average remaining term of repo borrowings2 is 9.3 months
• Total unencumbered assets3 of $1.86 billion, consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $247.5 million and other unencumbered assets of $1.61 billion as of June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Results

"Ellington Financial delivered another standout quarter, with continued book value growth and adjusted distributable earnings well in excess of our dividends, reflecting the strength and increasing momentum of our platform," said Laurence Penn, Chief Executive Officer and President.

"Our second quarter results reflected positive trends that have steadily built over recent quarters. Credit performance remained strong across our loan portfolios, while our stable, flexible funding profile and expanding securitization platform further enhanced our balance sheet. Longbridge once again delivered exceptional performance, demonstrating the advantages of our vertically integrated reverse mortgage platform. Meanwhile, our other loan origination partners delivered solid results, and a growing pipeline of high-yielding, high-quality loans across our sourcing channels continued to provide attractive portfolio investments.

"Together, these factors drove strong performance throughout the first half of 2026, during which we generated an annualized economic return of 20%, increased book value per share by $0.45, and generated ADE of $1.15, comfortably covering dividends of $0.78.

"Looking ahead, we believe that our competitive advantages position us to sustain our momentum while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders, consistent with the prudent risk management that has long defined Ellington Financial."

Financial Results

Investment Portfolio Segment

The investment portfolio segment generated net income attributable to common stockholders of $74.2 million in the second quarter.

The total adjusted long portfolio4 increased by approximately 1% sequentially, to $4.50 billion as of June 30, 2026. Growth in our residential transition loan and commercial mortgage bridge loan portfolios, as well as retained RMBS, more than offset the impact of continued securitization activity.

Key Highlights5:

• Net interest income increased significantly quarter over quarter. Earnings from unconsolidated entities remained strong, while gains on hedges more than offset net realized and unrealized losses.
• Excellent performance across most of the portfolio, led by our residential credit strategies — including non-QM loans, Agency-eligible loans, residential transition loan retained tranches, closed-end second lien retained tranches, non-Agency RMBS, and forward MSR-related investments — as well as CLOs, corporate debt and equity, and equity investments in loan originators. Weaker results in CMBS, residential REO, and other loans and ABS.
• Strong credit performance across our loan businesses, including continued low life-to-date realized credit losses in both our residential and commercial loan portfolios.

During the quarter, the net interest margin6 on our investment portfolio declined slightly to 3.36% from 3.37%, as slightly higher asset yields were more than offset by slightly higher funding costs. We continued to benefit from positive carry on our interest rate swap hedges, driven by our interest rate swaps where our weighted average receive rate exceeded our weighted average pay rate, although this benefit moderated quarter over quarter.

Longbridge Segment

The Longbridge segment reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $30.2 million. Longbridge originated $589.7 million of loans during the quarter, up 38% from the same period in 2025. We also completed two proprietary reverse mortgage loan securitizations, and the loans securitized more than offset portfolio growth, resulting in a 7% sequential decline in the net Longbridge portfolio4 to $649.3 million as of June 30, 2026.

Key Highlights5:

• Strong contribution from originations, supported by net gains related to two proprietary reverse mortgage loan securitizations completed during the quarter, and continued robust origination volumes and margins.
• Positive contribution from servicing, reflecting strong tail securitization executions and steady base servicing net income.
• Net gains on enterprise interest rate hedges intended to mitigate the potential impact of higher interest rates on origination profits.
• Longbridge's HMBS market share reached a new high of 29% for the quarter, ranking it as the #2 issuer in the market, according to Bloomberg.

Corporate/Other Summary

The net loss in Corporate/Other increased quarter over quarter, as a substantial unrealized loss on our unsecured debt more than offset a significantly lower incentive fee accrual. The primary driver of the unrealized loss on our unsecured debt was credit spread tightening, which reversed much of the credit spread widening experienced in the first quarter, and which was partially offset by the impact of higher interest rates. Higher interest rates also led to losses on the fixed receiver interest rate swaps used to hedge the fixed payments on our unsecured notes and preferred equity.

Investment Portfolio(1)

The following table summarizes our long investment portfolio holdings as of June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

Longbridge Portfolio

Longbridge originates reverse mortgage loans, including (i) home equity conversion mortgage loans, or "HECMs," which are insured by the FHA, and (ii) "proprietary reverse mortgage loans," which are not FHA-insured. HECMs are eligible for inclusion in GNMA-guaranteed HECM-backed MBS, or "HMBS." Upon securitization, the HECMs remain on our balance sheet under GAAP. We have securitized certain proprietary reverse mortgage loans originated by Longbridge and have retained certain related securitization tranches in compliance with credit risk retention rules. Longbridge has typically retained the MSRs associated with the loans it has originated. Longbridge also originates home equity lines of credit, or "HELOCs," designed for homeowners aged 62 or older.

The following table summarizes loan-related assets(1) in the Longbridge segment as of June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

The following table summarizes Longbridge's origination volumes by product and channel for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, HECM loans remain on our balance sheet after securitization. The carrying value of the HMBS assets net of the HMBS liabilities, approximates the value of the HMBS MSR. The following table presents a rollforward of the HMBS MSR for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

The following table presents the net profit (loss) related to the HMBS MSR, as discussed above, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

The following table presents a rollforward of our purchased MSRs and MSRs retained on certain proprietary reverse mortgage loans, which are reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

The following table presents the net profit (loss) on our MSRs, as discussed above, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

Financing

Key Highlights:

• Recourse Debt-to-Equity Ratio, excluding borrowings collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities and adjusted for unsettled purchases and sales, was unchanged at 1.9:1 as of both June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026, as higher repo borrowings were largely offset by growth in total equity.
• Overall Debt-to-Equity Ratio, excluding borrowings collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities and adjusted for unsettled purchases and sales, increased modestly to 9.2:1 as of June 30, 2026 from 9.0:1 as of March 31, 2026, primarily reflecting higher non-recourse borrowings associated with recent securitization activity.

The following table summarizes our outstanding borrowings and debt-to-equity ratios as of June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026:

Operating Results

The following table summarizes our operating results by segment for the three-month period ended June 30, 2026:

The following table summarizes our operating results by segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026:

About Ellington Financial

Ellington Financial invests in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, reverse mortgage loans, mortgage servicing rights and related investments, consumer loans, asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, non-mortgage and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments. Ellington Financial is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.

Conference Call

We will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 7, 2026, to discuss our financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial (800) 343-4136 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time and reference the conference ID EFCQ226. International callers should dial (203) 518-9843 and reference the same conference ID. The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via the "For Investors" section of our web site at www.ellingtonfinancial.com. To listen to the live webcast, please visit www.ellingtonfinancial.com at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install necessary audio software. In connection with the release of these financial results, we also posted an investor presentation, that will accompany the conference call, on our website at www.ellingtonfinancial.com under "For Investors—Presentations."

A dial-in replay of the conference call will be available on Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time through Friday, August 14, 2026 at approximately 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access this replay, please dial (800) 723-5759. International callers should dial (402) 220-2662. A replay of the conference call will also be archived on our web site at www.ellingtonfinancial.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ from our beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "goal," "objective," "will," "may," "seek" or similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future operations, business strategies, performance, financial condition, liquidity and prospects, taking into account information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and strategies may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of our investments, market volatility, changes in mortgage default rates and prepayment rates, our ability to borrow to finance our assets, changes in government regulations affecting our business, our ability to maintain our exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust, or "REIT," and other changes in market conditions and economic trends, such as changes to fiscal or monetary policy, heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, and currency fluctuations. Furthermore, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which can be accessed through our website at www.ellingtonfinancial.com or at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected may be described from time to time in reports we file with the SEC, including reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

This release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer of any securities or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Distributable Earnings

We calculate Adjusted Distributable Earnings as U.S. GAAP net income (loss) as adjusted for: (i) realized and unrealized gain (loss) on securities and loans, REO, mortgage servicing rights, financial derivatives (excluding periodic settlements on interest rate swaps), any borrowings carried at fair value, and foreign currency transactions; (ii) incentive fee to affiliate; (iii) Catch-up Amortization Adjustment (as defined below); (iv) non-cash equity compensation expense; (v) provision for income taxes; (vi) certain non-capitalized transaction costs; and (vii) other income or loss items that are of a non-recurring nature. For certain investments in unconsolidated entities, we include the relevant components of net operating income in Adjusted Distributable Earnings. The incentive fee is calculated based on Adjusted Net Income, a measure defined in our management agreement, rather than on Adjusted Distributable Earnings. Adjusted Net Income takes into account realized and unrealized gains and losses from our investment portfolio, any extraordinary items and certain other items, all of which are excluded from Adjusted Distributable Earnings. The Catch-up Amortization Adjustment is a quarterly adjustment to premium amortization or discount accretion triggered by changes in actual and projected prepayments on our Agency RMBS (accompanied by a corresponding offsetting adjustment to realized and unrealized gains and losses). The adjustment is calculated as of the beginning of each quarter based on our then-current assumptions about cashflows and prepayments, and can vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Non-capitalized transaction costs include expenses, generally professional fees, incurred in connection with the acquisition of an investment or issuance of long-term debt. We also include in Adjusted Distributable Earnings, for all loans that we originate through Longbridge, any realized and unrealized gains (losses) on such loans up to the point of loan sale or securitization, net of sale or securitization costs; and any realized and unrealized gains (losses) on HECM buyout loans and REO related to Longbridge's servicing activities.

Adjusted Distributable Earnings is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Distributable Earnings provides information useful to investors, because: (i) we believe that it is a useful indicator of both current and projected long-term financial performance, in that it excludes the impact of certain current-period earnings components that we believe are less useful in forecasting long-term performance and dividend-paying ability; (ii) we use it to evaluate the effective net yield provided (a) by our investment portfolio, after the effects of financial leverage, and (b) by Longbridge, to reflect the earnings from its reverse mortgage origination and servicing operations; and (iii) we believe that presenting Adjusted Distributable Earnings assists investors in measuring and evaluating our operating performance, and comparing our operating performance to that of our residential mortgage REIT and mortgage originator peers. Please note, however, that: (I) our calculation of Adjusted Distributable Earnings may differ from the calculation of similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures by our peers, with the result that these non-GAAP financial measures might not be directly comparable; and (II) Adjusted Distributable Earnings excludes certain items that may impact the amount of cash that is actually available for distribution.

In addition, because Adjusted Distributable Earnings is an incomplete measure of our financial results and differs from net income (loss) computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered supplementary to, and not as a substitute for, net income (loss) computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Furthermore, Adjusted Distributable Earnings is different from REIT taxable income. As a result, the determination of whether we have met the requirement to distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to our stockholders, in order to maintain our qualification as a REIT, is not based on whether we distributed 90% of our Adjusted Distributable Earnings.

In setting our dividends, our Board of Directors considers our earnings, liquidity, financial condition, REIT distribution requirements, and financial covenants, along with other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant from time to time.

The following table reconciles, for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and March 31, 2026, our Adjusted Distributable Earnings to the line on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations entitled Net Income (Loss), which we believe is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure:

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