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Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. reports developments tied to its real estate investment trust platform for commercial real estate debt secured by properties in the United States. News commonly covers quarterly results, loan originations and repayments, credit watch list activity, dividend decisions, and the resolution or sale of real estate owned assets.
The company’s updates also include activity in its Agency Business through NewPoint, including loan commitments under Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD programs, as well as commercial real estate mortgage securitizations and managed CRE CLO transactions. Corporate news includes leadership changes and integration steps involving its commercial real estate financing and servicing operations.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) declared its third quarter 2026 common dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on or about October 13, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026.
The company also declared a third quarter dividend on its convertible Series H preferred stock equal to the as-converted common dividend, and a $0.46875 per share dividend on its 7.50% Series E preferred stock, payable October 15, 2026 to holders of record on September 30, 2026. In addition, the Board reauthorized a $50 million share repurchase program, available for buybacks through December 31, 2026.
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Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) reported second quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $16.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and Distributable Earnings of $28.3 million, or $0.25 per diluted share on a fully converted basis, exceeding its $0.20 dividend.
Book value rose to $14.24 per fully converted diluted share, with adjusted fully converted book value at $14.74. FBRT repurchased 1.84 million shares for $16.0 million, boosting book value by $0.11 per share, and its Board reauthorized a $50.0 million buyback through December 31, 2026.
The core loan portfolio totaled $4.3 billion across 172 loans, while the Agency Business servicing portfolio expanded to $59.8 billion. The company closed an $880.4 million FL13 CRE CLO providing $778.1 million of financing and reported total liquidity of $796.7 million, including $136.3 million of cash.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, after the NYSE close. A conference call and live webcast to discuss the results is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET, with access and replay links available on the company’s website.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) declared its second quarter 2026 dividends. The Board approved a $0.20 per common share dividend, payable on or about July 10, 2026 to holders of record on June 30, 2026.
The Company also declared a Q2 2026 dividend on its convertible Series H Preferred Stock equal to the as-converted common dividend amount, and a $0.46875 per share dividend on its 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: FBRTPRE), payable on July 15, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2026.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) reported Q1 2026 results: GAAP net income $12.3M ($0.07/share) and Distributable Earnings $13.5M ($0.09/share fully converted). Core portfolio principal rose $173.8M to $4.6B across 177 loans. Closed $467.9M of new commitments and funded $496.3M. Repurchased 4.36M shares for $39.8M; total liquidity $521.0M (cash $115.6M). Declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend. Book value $14.18; adjusted book value $14.58. Agency servicing portfolio grew to $58.1B; MSRs valued at $211.9M.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) will release first quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, after NYSE close, and will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Registration, dial‑in, webcast links, a slide presentation, and a 90‑day audio replay will be available via the company website. Participants are encouraged to pre‑register and to call at least five minutes early.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) closed sale of its largest foreclosure REO asset, a multifamily property in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 1, 2026. The company sold the asset at a discount to carrying value but provided financing to the buyer, immediately converting the REO into a performing, income-generating investment and positioning capital for redeployment into higher-yielding loans.
Management said the transaction advances legacy-asset resolution, should help earnings in the near term, and supports additional REO resolutions tied to remediation of 2021–2022 originations.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) priced BSPRT 2026-FL13, an $880.4 million managed commercial real estate CLO expected to settle on April 15, 2026. FL13 carries a 30-month reinvestment period, an initial advance rate of 88.375%, and a weighted average interest cost of 1M CME Term SOFR+1.76%. The CLO features approximately 84% multifamily exposure. FBRT said it will call a CLO issued in 2022 concurrent with FL13’s settlement. J.P. Morgan served as sole structuring agent; several banks acted as co-leads and joint bookrunners.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE: FBRT) reported GAAP net income of $18.4M for Q4 2025 and $84.1M for full year 2025. Q4 GAAP EPS was $0.13; full year EPS $0.64. Distributable Earnings for Q4 were $17.9M and $67.3M for the year.
Key operational items: closed $528.3M of new core loan commitments in Q4; funded $549.4M; closed a $1.1B managed CRE CLO (FL12) financing $947.2M; acquired NewPoint (July 1, 2025) with $5.5B originations; total liquidity of $820.6M; book value $14.15.