Company: ADAMM
Filing Date: 2025-05-02
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001273685-25-000047
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Company: ADAMAS TRUST, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-02
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
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 government may borrow to meet its existing obligations. The U.S. government reached the debt limit in the middle of January 2025 and the U.S. Treasury began taking “extraordinary measures” to keep the U.S. from breaching its obligations. The U.S. Congress must approve any increases to or suspensions of the U.S. debt limit. If the U.S. debt limit is not increased or suspended before the effectiveness of such extraordinary measures is exhausted, which some estimate will be sometime between mid-July and early October of 2025, the U.S. government may default on its obligations causing severe economic consequences. A default of the U.S. government on its obligations may also cause yields on U.S. Treasuries, and interest rates broadly, to rise, among other things. A weakened economy and/or higher interest rates may put pressure on the ability of our operating partners, tenants and borrowers to meet their obligations to us, and would likely adversely impact the value of our assets, among other things, any of which could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

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In September 2008, the U.S. Government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the conservatorship of the FHFA in order to preserve and conserve their assets and property and restore them to a sound and solvent condition so they can continue to fulfill their statutory missions. In President Trump’s first term, his administration sought to end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but so far into his second term, President Trump’s administration has indicated openness to ending the conservatorships but has not otherwise explicitly expressed its intentions with respect to the conservatorships. However, some market and political commentators believe President Trump may seek to end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Together, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee a significant amount of the nearly $13 trillion U.S. Home loan market. If the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were ended, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may need to hold additional capital against riskier loans which may, in turn, cause Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to charge borrowers higher mortgage rates or to lessen the amount of their lending, among other things. We invest in Agency RMBS and other mortgage-related assets that may be guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Higher interest rates tend to put pressure on our investments, mortgage borrowers, tenants, our operating partners and economic growth generally. For further discussion, please see the risk factor titled “