Welcome to our dedicated page for Ready Capital news (Ticker: RC), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Ready Capital stock.
Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance REIT focused on lower-to-middle-market investor and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans and small-balance commercial lending. This news page aggregates company announcements, earnings releases, dividend declarations, and transaction updates related to Ready Capital’s lending, portfolio management, and capital markets activities.
Investors following RC news can review periodic earnings reports in which Ready Capital discusses GAAP results, its non-GAAP distributable earnings measure, loan originations in lower-to-middle-market commercial real estate and Small Business Lending, and actions taken to manage underperforming assets. These releases often describe portfolio sales, changes in loan and real estate exposure, and steps the company is taking to address balance sheet strength and liquidity.
News items also cover Ready Capital’s regular dividend declarations on its common stock and Operating Partnership units, as well as on its 6.25% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and 6.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. These announcements provide details on declared amounts, record dates, and payment dates, reflecting the company’s REIT distribution practices.
In addition, Ready Capital issues updates on specific transactions and assets, such as securing ownership of collateral properties through consensual deed-in-lieu arrangements, and on activities of subsidiaries like iBusiness Funding, LLC, which supports SBA lending with its LenderAI platform. Regulatory news filed on Form 8-K, including earnings releases, investor presentations, and annual meeting voting results, also appears in the company’s news flow.
By using this page, readers can follow Ready Capital’s reported financial performance, lending volumes, asset sales, capital structure developments, and governance-related announcements in one place.
Waterfall Asset Management has appointed Keerthi Raghavan as Co-Chief Investment Officer (Co-CIO), where he will work alongside current Co-CIO Brian Rebello to oversee all investment activities. Raghavan, who joined the firm in 2014, currently serves as Partner and Head of ABS Strategy and is a member of the Investment Committee.
The appointment follows the resignation of Patrick Lo, Partner and Co-CIO, after 19 years with the firm. Raghavan brings over 16 years of industry experience, including his previous role as Director for CMBS Credit Trading and Head of CMBS Research at Barclays Capital. His co-lead, Rebello, has been with Waterfall since 2010 and possesses over 25 years of industry experience.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) has completed its previously announced acquisition of United Development Funding IV (UDF IV). Under the merger terms, each UDF IV share was converted into 0.416 shares of Ready Capital common stock and 0.416 contingent value rights (CVRs).
The CVRs represent potential additional Ready Capital shares based on cash proceeds from five UDF IV loans over four periods: October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, and three subsequent calendar years. The combined entity continues to operate as Ready Capital and maintains its NYSE listing under 'RC'.
Ready Capital is a multi-strategy real estate finance company focusing on lower-to-middle-market commercial real estate loans, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, bridge, and SBA Section 7(a) loans. The company employs approximately 350 professionals nationwide.
NexPoint has issued an urgent update regarding the proposed merger between United Development Funding IV (UDF IV) and Ready Capital (RC), scheduled for shareholder vote on March 4, 2025. Following Ready Capital's concerning Q4 2024 earnings report, RC's stock price plummeted by over 25%, trading as low as $4.78 per share, which translates to $1.99 per UDF IV share under the merger terms.
The steep decline could potentially erase more than $30 million in value for UDF IV shareholders. NexPoint criticizes the UDF IV Board's hasty rejection of their competing proposal on February 28, 2025, and urges the Board to postpone the Special Meeting by one month to properly evaluate both transactions and Ready Capital's financial stability.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) reported challenging Q4 2024 results with a GAAP loss per share of $(1.80) and distributable loss per share of $(0.03). The company declared a reduced quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share for Q1 2025.
Key Q4 highlights include $436 million in LMM commercial real estate originations and $348 million in Small Business Lending originations. Book value stood at $10.61 per share. The company repurchased 5.8 million shares at an average price of $7.35.
For full-year 2024, Ready Capital posted a GAAP loss of $(2.52) per share and achieved total LMM and SBL originations of $2.4 billion. The company has taken strategic actions including fully reserving non-performing CRE loans and adjusting dividends to preserve capital for reinvestment and share repurchases.
Subsequently, the Board approved a new $150 million stock repurchase program, and the company closed a $220 million private placement of 9.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028.
NexPoint has submitted a competing proposal to UDF IV's Board of Trustees, challenging the planned merger with Ready Capital (RC). The proposal offers improved shareholder economics compared to the Ready Merger scheduled for March 4, 2025.
Key advantages of NexPoint's proposal include:
- Higher pre-closing dividend through enhanced balance sheet distributions
- 100% shareholder entitlement to CVR loan proceeds (vs. Ready's complex structure with shareholder benefits)
- Intent to recover improper indemnification payments with 100% of net recoveries going to shareholders
NexPoint, a major shareholder, will not vote at the March 4 Special Meeting and urges a one-month postponement for proper proposal evaluation. The company calls for shareholders to withhold voting until the UDF IV Board fully assesses their proposal.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) announced the closing of a private placement of $220.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 through its indirect subsidiary ReadyCap Holdings, on February 21, 2025.
The Notes are senior secured obligations backed by first-priority liens on specific assets and guaranteed by Ready Capital and several subsidiary entities. The company plans to use the net proceeds to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes.
Piper Sandler & Co. served as the placement agent, with Alston & Bird LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP providing legal counsel. The Notes and Guarantees are not registered under the Securities Act and cannot be offered or sold in the US without registration or applicable exemption.
NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities announced plans to submit a competing proposal against the proposed merger between United Development Funding IV (UDF IV) and Ready Capital (RC). NexPoint is urging UDF IV's Board to postpone the March 4, 2025 Special Meeting by 30 days to April 4, 2025, allowing proper review of competing proposals while maintaining the April 15 merger deadline.
NexPoint expressed significant concerns about the Ready Merger, citing questionable shareholder economics and disproportionate benefits to UDF IV insiders. The current deal structure would have UDF IV shareholders receive considerable RC stock, which has experienced declining operating cash flow and distribution cuts. The merger agreement includes extensive indemnification provisions that could limit shareholders' ability to seek repayment of misused funds.
NexPoint is deferring its vote and encourages shareholders to withhold or withdraw their votes to compel the Board to properly review any competing proposals.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) has scheduled the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results before the NYSE opens on Monday, March 3, 2025. The company will host a webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss the financial results and provide a business update.
The webcast will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of Ready Capital's website. A conference call option is available by dialing 877-407-0792 (domestic) or 201-689-8263 (international). A replay will be available until March 17, 2025, accessible via the website or by dialing 844-512-2921 (domestic) or 412-317-6671 (international) with pin number 13750356.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) has announced a new stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors. The program allows for the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of the company's common stock. As a multi-strategy real estate finance company, Ready Capital focuses on originating, acquiring, financing, and servicing lower-to-middle-market commercial real estate loans.
The repurchases can be executed through various channels, including open market, privately negotiated transactions, and under Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 plans. Management will determine the timing and volume of repurchases based on market conditions, share price, legal requirements, and other factors.
Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) has announced its fourth quarter 2024 dividend declarations. The company will pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock and Operating Partnership unit for Q4 2024, payable on January 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024.
Additionally, the company declared dividends on its preferred stocks: $0.390625 per share for Series C Preferred Stock and $0.40625 per share for Series E Preferred Stock, both payable in January 2025. Ready Capital is a multi-strategy real estate finance company focusing on lower-to-middle-market commercial real estate loans, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, bridge, and SBA Section 7(a) loans.