Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-03-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001766478-25-000019
Chunk: 33

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 33
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 to identify other originators that are able or willing to originate non-QM loans and other target assets that meet our standards on favorable terms or at all. General economic factors, such as recession, declining home values, unemployment, and high interest rates, may limit the supply of available non-QM loans and other target assets. Moreover, competition for non-QM loans and other target assets may drive down supply or drive up prices, making it uneconomical to purchase such loans or other target assets. For instance, in acquiring non-QM loans and other target assets from unaffiliated parties, we compete with a broad spectrum of institutional investors. Increased competition for, or a reduction in the available supply of, qualifying investments could result in higher prices for (and thus lower yields on) such investments, which could narrow the yield spread over borrowing costs. Competition may also reduce the number of investment opportunities available to us and may adversely affect the terms upon which investments can be made. We may incur due diligence or other costs on investments which may not be successful or may not be completed at all. As a result, we may incur additional costs to acquire a sufficient volume of non-QM loans and other target assets or be unable to acquire such loans and other target assets at reasonable prices or at all. There can be no assurance that attractive investments will be available for us or that available investments will meet our strategies. If we cannot source an adequate volume of desirable non-QM loans and other target assets on attractive terms or at all, we may be materially and adversely affected.

Difficult conditions in the residential mortgage and residential real estate markets as well as general market concerns, including macroeconomic events, may adversely affect the value of residential mortgage loans, including non-QM loans, and other target assets in which we invest.

Our business is materially affected by conditions in the residential mortgage market, the residential real estate market, the financial markets, and the economy, including increasing inflation, energy costs, unemployment, geopolitical issues, pandemics, endemics, concerns over the creditworthiness of governments worldwide and the stability of the global banking system. In particular, the residential mortgage market in the United States has experienced, in the past, a variety of difficulties and challenging economic conditions, including defaults, credit losses, and liquidity concerns. Certain commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, and mortgage-related investment vehicles (including publicly traded mortgage REITs) have incurred extensive losses from exposure to the residential mortgage market as a result of these difficulties and conditions. Continuing concerns over these factors have