Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-006426
Chunk: 434

Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 434
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 ended December 31, 2023. The increase in net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily driven by an increase in net gains on derivatives of $35 million, a decrease in net losses on sales of investments of $26 million, and a decrease in transactions expenses of $8 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, we had net interest income of $265 million, unrealized gains on financial instruments at fair value of $11 million, net gains on derivatives of $5 million, investment and asset management fees of $3 million, and other investment gains of $10 million, offset in part by operating expenses of $102 million, preferred stock dividend of $86 million, and realized losses on sales of investments of $5 million. 

Interest Income 

Interest income decreased by $12 million, or 1.5%, to $761 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $773 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease in our interest income during the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily driven by a decrease in our average interest earning assets as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. We reduced our Loans held for investments by $877 million and Agency CMBS positions by $127 million offset by an increase in our Agency RMBS balance by $613 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. However, during the year ended December 31, 2024, the yields on our average interest earning assets increased by 10 basis points to 5.8%, as compared to 5.7% for the year ended December 31, 2023, which partially offset the effects of lower interest earning asset balances. 

Due to these changes in our portfolio, our interest income on Loans held for investment and Agency CMBS decreased by $28 million and $5 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was offset in part by an increase in interest income of $23 million on our Agency RMBS portfolio driven by our Agency CMO purchases during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 202