Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp is a U.S. residential real estate finance company organized as a mortgage REIT and focused on generating current income for stockholders. It builds and actively manages a portfolio centered on residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and servicing-related assets, especially mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and excess MSRs. The company became internally managed in November 2024 after previously being externally advised, which changed its operating structure but not its core investment focus. Its business is tied to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets, where asset values, prepayments, interest rates, and financing conditions drive returns.

— Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
%
Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)60% Agency RMBS, pass-through certificates, CMOs and TBA positions used to generate spread income and manage prepayment exposure.
Servicing related assets40% MSRs and excess MSRs that earn servicing fee income and are marked to fair value based on mortgage performance and prepayment assumptions.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp does not sell to end consumers; its economic counterparties are primarily the...

  • Mortgage market counterpartiesprimary

    Sells and buys RMBS and related mortgage assets through market transactions to generate spread income and manage portfolio risk.

  • Financing and hedging counterpartiesprimary

    Repo lenders, swap counterparties and TBA market participants that provide leverage, liquidity and interest-rate risk management.

  • Subservicers and mortgage administration partnerssecondary

    Third-party firms that service the loans underlying MSRs and collect the cash flows that support servicing fee income.

  • Homeowners underlying the mortgage poolprimary

    Borrowers whose payment behavior, prepayments and delinquencies determine the cash flow and fair value of MSRs and RMBS.

The company is focused on residential mortgage assets in the United States, and its portfolio, financing, and servicing...

  • •United States is the core market for all portfolio activity
  • •Maryland incorporation and New York Stock Exchange listing
  • •Mortgage assets and servicing exposure are tied to U.S. housing
  • •Returns depend on U.S. interest rates, prepayments and credit conditions
  • •No disclosed country revenue mix beyond the U.S.-focused business model

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp's strategy is to generate attractive current yield and risk-adjusted total return,...

01
Optimize portfolio mix between RMBS and servicing-related assetsshort-term

The company’s returns depend on balancing spread income, prepayment exposure and fair-value sensitivity across its two core asset classes.

02
Leverage internal management to improve execution and alignmentmedium-term

Internalization can reduce reliance on an external adviser and give management tighter control over portfolio construction and operating costs.

03
Preserve dividend capacity through disciplined risk managementmedium-term

As a mortgage REIT, the company must keep generating distributable income while managing rate, liquidity and prepayment volatility.

The company is exposed to the core risks of mortgage REIT investing: interest-rate volatility, prepayment behavior,...

high

Interest-rate volatility

RMBS and MSR values are highly sensitive to rate moves, which affect spreads, prepayments and hedge effectiveness.

Scope
Portfolio valuation and distributable income
Materiality
high
high

Prepayment and delinquency risk

Faster prepayments reduce MSR cash flows, while delinquencies can change servicing economics and valuation assumptions.

Scope
MSRs and excess MSRs
Materiality
high
high

Financing and liquidity risk

The company relies on market financing to support its mortgage asset portfolio, so funding stress can pressure returns and force deleveraging.

Scope
Repo and TBA funding
Materiality
high
high

U.S. housing-market deterioration

Weak home prices, higher unemployment or tighter credit can hurt mortgage performance and asset values.

Scope
Residential mortgage assets
Materiality
high
medium

Fair value estimation risk

MSRs are measured using Level 3 inputs and internally developed models, making reported results sensitive to assumptions.

Scope
MSR valuation and unrealized gains/losses
Materiality
high
Fair value option for MSRs
Can create significant quarterly volatility in net income
Fair value option for RMBS acquired after 2023
Increases earnings sensitivity to market price movements
Level 3 valuation inputs
Estimation uncertainty in asset carrying values
Revenue recognition on servicing fees
Affects the cadence of servicing revenue recognition

TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP.

TWO-PC · Real Estate Investment Trusts

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP

CIM · Real Estate Investment Trusts

REDWOOD TRUST INC

RWT · Real Estate Investment Trusts

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

IVR · Real Estate Investment Trusts

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

PMTW · Real Estate Investment Trusts

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

NLY · Real Estate Investment Trusts

: 28/04/2026