Ready Capital Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

Quarterly net interest income before credit provisions fell to $1,000 from $10.520 million a year earlier.

Rhea-AI Summary

Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) reported a third-quarter 2026 GAAP loss of $0.40 per common share as balance-sheet repositioning continued. The loss widened from $0.13 per share a year earlier. Distributable loss, a non-GAAP measure, was $0.53 per share, or $0.21 before realized investment losses.

The company issued $225.0 million of 10.00% senior secured notes due 2031 and retired its entire $350.0 million of 4.50% senior secured notes in September. Loan originations totaled $303.4 million. At September 30, book value was $6.44 per common share, with $157 million in cash, $606 million of unencumbered assets and total leverage of 2.8x. The quarterly common dividend was $0.01, versus $0.125 a year earlier. Management expects the scheduled November note repayment to retire the remaining 2026 corporate maturities and is prioritizing breakeven distributable earnings and free cash flow.

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• Major pointSeptember debt retirement eliminated the entire $350.0 million of 4.50% senior secured notes. 2× market cap
• Major pointNew senior secured notes raised $225.0 million in aggregate principal funding. 1.3× market cap
• Major pointTotal liabilities declined to $4.496 billion at September 30 from $6.118 billion at December 31, 2025.
• Moderate pointLoan originations totaled $303.4 million, including $132.9 million of LMM commercial real estate loans. 1.7× market cap
• Moderate pointQuarterly loan-loss provision declined to $12.659 million from $37.977 million a year earlier.
• Moderate pointQuarterly realized losses on financial instruments and real estate narrowed to $16.813 million from $160.396 million.
• Moderate pointQuarterly interest expense fell to $83.827 million from $126.971 million a year earlier.
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Management prioritizes breakeven distributable earnings and free cash flow and resolving remaining legacy non-performing commercial loans.

5 minor points

• Minor pointSmall Business Administration 7(a) loan originations contributed $109.3 million.
• Minor pointQuarterly other income increased to $21.138 million from $14.773 million a year earlier.
• Minor pointPortland Ritz condominium sales reached 52 units to date, representing 39% completion.
• Minor pointPortland Ritz hotel occupancy increased 18% year-over-year to 58%.
• Minor pointPortland Ritz room revenue per available room increased 35% to $271.

Negative

• Major pointNine-month net loss reached $361.962 million, versus $11.551 million net income a year earlier.
• Major pointReady Capital equity declined to $1.175 billion from $1.544 billion at December 31, 2025.
• Moderate pointQuarterly GAAP loss widened to $0.40 per common share from $0.13 a year earlier.
• Moderate pointQuarterly distributable loss was $0.53 per common share, including $0.21 before realized investment losses.
• Moderate pointQuarterly common dividend fell to $0.01 per share from $0.125 a year earlier.
• Moderate pointQuarterly net interest income before credit provisions fell to $1,000 from $10.520 million a year earlier.
• Moderate pointQuarterly interest income declined to $83.828 million from $137.491 million a year earlier.
• Moderate pointQuarterly valuation recovery on loans held for sale fell to $12.877 million from $178.225 million.
• Moderate pointCash and equivalents fell to $157.130 million from $207.841 million at December 31, 2025.
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Remaining 2026 corporate maturities depend on the scheduled November note repayment.

5 minor points

• Minor pointQuarterly servicing income declined to $6.123 million from $7.509 million a year earlier.
• Minor pointQuarterly joint-venture results swung to a $173,000 loss from $7.417 million income a year earlier.
• Minor pointQuarterly bargain-purchase gains were zero, versus $24.472 million a year earlier.
• Minor pointQuarterly non-interest expenses increased to $77.652 million from $74.339 million a year earlier.
• Minor pointNew secured notes carry a 10.00% coupon and mature in 2031.

News Explained

At September 30, 2026, Ready Capital had 165,168,630 common shares issued and outstanding, up from 163,010,012 on December 31, 2025; if holders’ share counts stayed the same, their proportional ownership declined as the share count rose.

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Key Figures

GAAP loss per common share: $(0.40) Distributable loss per common share: $(0.53) Distributable loss per common share before realized losses: $(0.21) +5 more

GAAP loss per common share

$(0.40)

Third quarter 2026

Distributable loss per common share

$(0.53)

Third quarter 2026

Distributable loss per common share before realized losses

$(0.21)

Third quarter 2026

Senior secured notes issued

$225.0 million at 10.00%

Due 2031

Senior secured notes retired

$350.0 million at 4.50%

Retired in September 2026

Loan originations

$303.4 million

Third quarter 2026

Book value per common share

$6.44

As of September 30, 2026

Cash

$157 million

Quarter-end

Previous Earnings Reports

2 past events · Latest: Aug 06

Same Type 2 events

1. Aug 06

   Q2 earnings results

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   +10.3%

   Reported per-share losses alongside cash generation, debt retirement and loan originations.

2. May 07

   Q1 earnings results

   24h Move

   -12.5%

   Reported per-share losses and rising delinquencies alongside balance-sheet repositioning.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

gaap, reit, mbs, cecl, +1 more

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gaap financial

"GAAP loss per common share of $(0.40)"

GAAP, or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, are a set of standardized rules and guidelines that companies follow when preparing their financial statements. They ensure consistency, transparency, and comparability across different companies, making it easier for investors to understand and compare financial information accurately. This helps investors make informed decisions based on trustworthy and uniform financial reports.

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reit financial

"To qualify as a REIT, the Company must distribute to its stockholders"

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing real estate, like shopping centers, apartments, or office buildings. For investors, REITs offer a way to invest in real estate without having to buy property directly, often providing regular income through dividends. They function like a mutual fund for real estate, making it easier for people to add property investments to their portfolio.

mbs financial

"unrealized gains and losses related to certain mortgage backed securities (“MBS”)"

MBS are collections of home loans bundled together and sold to investors as a single investment, so investors receive the mortgage payments made by many homeowners instead of owning individual loans. They matter because they provide regular income like interest payments but carry risks tied to interest rates and homeowners failing to pay; think of them as a shared basket of IOUs where changes in the housing market affect the basket’s value and yield.

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cecl financial

"Decrease in CECL reserve"

An accounting standard that requires banks and other lenders to estimate and record expected credit losses for loans and similar financial assets up front, based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable forecasts. It matters to investors because it changes how much a firm must set aside as a loss reserve, which directly affects reported profits, capital levels and perceived financial strength—think of it as stocking a reserve for future bad loans before the rain starts.

msrs financial

"realized gains or losses on commercial MSRs"

Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) are the contractual rights to collect fees and manage the day-to-day administration of a pool of mortgages, similar to operating a toll booth that collects small ongoing payments for handling loans. Investors care because MSRs create steady fee income but their value swings with interest rates and how quickly homeowners pay off or refinance loans, affecting a lender’s cash flow and reported earnings.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ready Capital Corporation (“Ready Capital” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RC), a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances, and services lower-to-middle-market (“LMM”) investor and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

“Following the scheduled repayment of our November notes, we will have retired all of our 2026 corporate maturities, a milestone which drove the Company's activities over the last year,” said Thomas Capasse, Ready Capital’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our immediate priorities now turn to bringing distributable earnings and free cash flow to breakeven and resolving the remaining legacy non-performing commercial loan portfolio.”

Financial Metrics

• GAAP loss per common share of $(0.40)
• Distributable loss per common share of $(0.53)
• Distributable loss per common share before realized losses of $(0.21)

Balance Sheet Repositioning

• Issued $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
• Retired the entire $350.0 million 4.50% Senior Secured Notes in September 2026

Portfolio & Credit

• Total loan originations of $303.4 million, including $132.9 million of LMM commercial real estate loans and $109.3 million of Small Business Administration 7(a) loans

Capitalization

• Book value of $6.44 per share of common stock as of September 30, 2026
• Ended the quarter with $157 million in cash and $606 million of unencumbered assets; total leverage of 2.8x with recourse leverage of 1.5x

Portland Ritz

• Sold 52 Ritz-Carlton branded condominium units to date totaling 39% completion
• Hotel occupancy increased 18% year-over-year to 58% along with a 35% increase in Room RevPar to $271

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to the results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release includes distributable earnings, formerly referred to as core earnings, which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. The Company defines distributable earnings as net income adjusted for unrealized gains and losses related to certain mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) not retained by us as part of our loan origination business, realized gains and losses on sales of certain MBS, unrealized changes in our current expected credit loss reserve and valuation allowance, unrealized gains or losses on de-designated cash flow hedges, unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange hedges, unrealized gains or losses on certain unconsolidated joint ventures, non-cash compensation expense related to our stock-based incentive plan, unrealized gains or losses on preferred equity, at fair value, unrealized gain or losses or other non-cash items related to real estate owned and one-time non-recurring gains or losses, such as gains or losses on discontinued operations, bargain purchase gains, or merger related expenses.

The Company believes that this non-U.S. GAAP financial information, in addition to the related U.S. GAAP measures, provides investors greater transparency into the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, including the determination of dividends. However, because distributable earnings is an incomplete measure of the Company's financial performance and involves differences from net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, the Company's net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of the Company's financial performance. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of distributable earnings may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.

In calculating distributable earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS acquired by the Company in the secondary market but is not adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by Ready Capital as part of its loan origination businesses, where the Company transfers originated loans into an MBS securitization and the Company retains an interest in the securitization. In calculating distributable earnings, the Company does not adjust Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) to take into account unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by us as part of the loan origination businesses because the unrealized gains and losses that are generated in the loan origination and securitization process are considered to be a fundamental part of this business and an indicator of the ongoing performance and credit quality of the Company’s historical loan originations. In calculating distributable earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude realized gains and losses on certain MBS securities considered to be non-distributable. Certain MBS positions are considered to be non-distributable due to a variety of reasons which may include collateral type, duration, and size.

Servicing rights relating to the Company’s small business commercial business are accounted for under ASC 860, Transfer and Servicing. In calculating distributable earnings, the Company does not exclude realized gains or losses on commercial MSRs, as servicing income is a fundamental part of Ready Capital’s business and is an indicator of the ongoing performance.

To qualify as a REIT, the Company must distribute to its stockholders each calendar year at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (including certain items of non-cash income), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. There are certain items, including net income generated from the creation of MSRs, that are included in distributable earnings but are not included in the calculation of the current year’s taxable income. These differences may result in certain items that are recognized in the current period’s calculation of distributable earnings not being included in taxable income, and thus not subject to the REIT dividend distribution requirement until future years.

The table below reconciles Net Income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Distributable Earnings.

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
Net Loss	$	(62,192	)
Reconciling items:
Unrealized gain on joint ventures		(1,408	)
Decrease in CECL reserve		(16,057	)
Decrease in valuation allowance		(12,877	)
Non-recurring REO impairment		4,681
Non-cash compensation		1,712
Unrealized loss on preferred equity, at fair value		135
Merger transaction costs and other non-recurring expenses		2,758
Depreciation and amortization on real estate owned		1,580
Realized losses on sale of investments		53,870
Total reconciling items	$	34,394
Income tax adjustments		(3,407	)
Distributable loss before realized losses	$	(31,205	)
Realized losses on sale of investments, net of tax		(51,939	)
Distributable loss	$	(83,144	)
Less: Distributable earnings attributable to non-controlling interests		1,919
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		2,054
Distributable loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(87,117	)
Distributable loss before realized losses on investments, net of tax per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.21	)
Distributable loss per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.53	)

Webcast and Earnings Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 8:30am ET to provide a general business update and discuss the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. During the conference call, the Company may discuss and answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends that have occurred after quarter-end. The Company’s responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.

The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in. The webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.readycapital.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

To Participate in the Telephone Conference Call:

Dial in at least five minutes prior to start time.

Domestic: 1-877-407-0792
International: 1-201-689-8263

Conference Call Playback:

Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Replay Pin #: 13762583

The playback can be accessed through November 20, 2026.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements; the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, applicable regulatory changes; general volatility of the capital markets; changes in the Company’s investment objectives and business strategy; the availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in the interest rates or the general economy; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on investments; changes in interest rates, interest rate spreads, the yield curve or prepayment rates; changes in prepayments of Company’s assets; the degree and nature of competition, including competition for the Company's target assets; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

About Ready Capital Corporation

Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services lower-to-middle-market investor and owner occupied commercial real estate loans. The Company specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company employs over 400 professionals nationwide.

Contact
Investor Relations
Ready Capital Corporation
212-257-4666
InvestorRelations@readycapital.com

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.readycapital.com.

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)	September 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	157,130			$	207,841
Restricted cash		50,775				39,746
Loans, net (including $382 and $737 held at fair value)		3,122,504				3,500,298
Loans, held for sale (including $67,123 and $73,094 held at fair value and net of valuation allowance of $56,734 and $67,612)		112,766				585,820
Mortgage-backed securities		32,143				34,501
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (including $5,068 and $5,737 held at fair value)		155,086				161,424
Derivative instruments		3,232				6,740
Servicing rights		115,015				126,279
Real estate owned		563,512				620,225
Other assets		466,283				508,238
Assets of consolidated VIEs		1,004,891				1,978,684
Total Assets	$	5,783,337			$	7,769,796
Liabilities
Secured borrowings		1,691,519				2,788,926
Securitized debt obligations of consolidated VIEs, net		607,600				1,174,785
Senior secured notes, net		598,739				722,729
Corporate debt, net		446,097				652,487
Guaranteed loan financing		911,288				524,091
Contingent consideration		23,008				18,698
Derivative instruments		340				1,432
Dividends payable		3,687				3,633
Loan participations sold		56,616				56,616
Due to third parties		4,289				3,135
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		152,643				171,636
Total Liabilities	$	4,495,826			$	6,118,168
Preferred stock Series C, liquidation preference $25.00 per share		8,361				8,361
Commitments & contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock Series E, liquidation preference $25.00 per share		111,378				111,378
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 165,168,630 and 163,010,012 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		17				17
Additional paid-in capital		2,268,714				2,264,355
Retained deficit		(1,185,833	)			(807,522	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(19,755	)			(24,196	)
Total Ready Capital Corporation equity		1,174,521				1,544,032
Non-controlling interests		104,629				99,235
Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	1,279,150			$	1,643,267
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity	$	5,783,337			$	7,769,796

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except share data)	2026				2025				2026				2025
Interest income	$	83,828			$	137,491			$	242,959			$	445,193
Interest expense		(83,827	)			(126,971	)			(263,514	)			(403,274	)
Net interest income (loss) before (provision for) recovery of loan losses	$	1			$	10,520			$	(20,555	)		$	41,919
(Provision for) recovery of loan losses		(12,659	)			(37,977	)			(105,120	)			62,951
Net interest income (loss) after (provision for) recovery of loan losses	$	(12,658	)		$	(27,457	)		$	(125,675	)		$	104,870
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		(16,813	)			(160,396	)			(99,119	)			(131,513	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		2,174				2,914				(8,919	)			(450	)
Valuation recovery, loans held for sale		12,877				178,225				8,767				38,761
Servicing income, net of amortization and impairment of $5,704 and $23,498 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, and $4,514 and $22,682 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively		6,123				7,509				11,616				13,661
Gain on bargain purchase		—				24,472				—				112,562
Income (loss) on unconsolidated joint ventures		(173	)			7,417				3,162				3,291
Other income		21,138				14,773				53,417				37,667
Total non-interest income (expense)	$	25,326			$	74,914			$	(31,076	)		$	73,979
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(21,878	)			(21,151	)			(70,316	)			(65,564	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(3,600	)			(3,602	)			(10,576	)			(10,478	)
Professional fees		(5,630	)			(6,008	)			(19,956	)			(17,864	)
Management fees – related party		(3,711	)			(5,156	)			(11,552	)			(15,805	)
Loan servicing expense		(7,720	)			(9,771	)			(26,833	)			(36,653	)
Transaction related expenses		(471	)			(1,910	)			(1,318	)			(5,243	)
Impairment on real estate		(4,681	)			(1,862	)			(5,164	)			(8,476	)
Other operating expenses		(29,961	)			(24,879	)			(92,243	)			(57,135	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(77,652	)		$	(74,339	)		$	(237,958	)		$	(217,218	)
Loss from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes		(64,984	)			(26,882	)			(394,709	)			(38,369	)
Income tax benefit		2,792				9,935				32,747				55,081
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(62,192	)		$	(16,947	)		$	(361,962	)		$	16,712
Discontinued operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before benefit (provision) for income taxes		—				280				—				(6,881	)
Income tax benefit (provision)		—				(70	)			—				1,720
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	—			$	210			$	—			$	(5,161	)
Net income (loss)	$	(62,192	)		$	(16,737	)		$	(361,962	)		$	11,551
Less: Dividends on preferred stock		1,999				1,999				5,997				5,997
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		1,957				2,008				5,447				6,282
Net loss attributable to Ready Capital Corporation	$	(66,148	)		$	(20,744	)		$	(373,406	)		$	(728	)
Earnings per common share from continuing operations - basic	$	(0.40	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(2.27	)		$	0.02
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations - basic	$	0.00			$	0.00			$	0.00			$	(0.03	)
Total earnings per common share - basic	$	(0.40	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(2.27	)		$	(0.01	)
Earnings per common share from continuing operations - diluted	$	(0.40	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(2.27	)		$	0.02
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations - diluted	$	0.00			$	0.00			$	0.00			$	(0.03	)
Total earnings per common share - diluted	$	(0.40	)		$	(0.13	)		$	(2.27	)		$	(0.01	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic		165,101,912				163,574,703				164,614,035				165,491,135
Diluted		173,301,133				165,873,807				172,264,093				167,790,240
Dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.01			$	0.125			$	0.03			$	0.375

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED SEGMENT REPORTING
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
(in thousands)	LMM Commercial Real Estate				Small Business Lending				Corporate-Other				Consolidated
Interest income	$	51,884			$	31,944			$	—			$	83,828
Interest expense		(59,185	)			(24,642	)			—				(83,827	)
Net interest income (loss) before provision for loan losses	$	(7,301	)		$	7,302			$	—			$	1
Provision for loan losses		(9,461	)			(3,198	)			—				(12,659	)
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	$	(16,762	)		$	4,104			$	—			$	(12,658	)
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		(24,919	)			8,106				—				(16,813	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		374				1,800				—				2,174
Valuation recovery, loans held for sale		12,877				—				—				12,877
Servicing income, net		1,258				4,865				—				6,123
Loss on unconsolidated joint ventures		(173	)			—				—				(173	)
Other income		13,544				6,195				1,399				21,138
Total non-interest income	$	2,961			$	20,966			$	1,399			$	25,326
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(5,640	)			(13,733	)			(2,505	)			(21,878	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(360	)			—				(3,240	)			(3,600	)
Professional fees		(812	)			(116	)			(4,702	)			(5,630	)
Management fees – related party		—				—				(3,711	)			(3,711	)
Loan servicing expense		(4,536	)			(3,184	)			—				(7,720	)
Transaction related expenses		—				—				(471	)			(471	)
Impairment on real estate		(4,681	)			—				—				(4,681	)
Other operating expenses		(19,148	)			(8,893	)			(1,920	)			(29,961	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(35,177	)		$	(25,926	)		$	(16,549	)		$	(77,652	)
Loss before provision for income taxes	$	(48,978	)		$	(856	)		$	(15,150	)		$	(64,984	)
Total assets	$	3,621,747			$	1,688,794			$	472,796			$	5,783,337

READY CAPITAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED SEGMENT REPORTING
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
(in thousands)	LMM Commercial Real Estate				Small Business Lending				Corporate-Other				Consolidated
Interest income	$	164,718			$	78,241			$	—			$	242,959
Interest expense		(205,102	)			(58,412	)			—				(263,514	)
Net interest income (loss) before provision for loan losses	$	(40,384	)		$	19,829			$	—			$	(20,555	)
Provision for loan losses		(89,673	)			(15,447	)			—				(105,120	)
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	$	(130,057	)		$	4,382			$	—			$	(125,675	)
Non-interest income
Net realized gain (loss) on financial instruments and real estate owned		(125,126	)			26,007				—				(99,119	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(11,042	)			2,123				—				(8,919	)
Valuation recovery, loans held for sale		8,767				—				—				8,767
Servicing income, net		4,229				7,387				—				11,616
Income on unconsolidated joint ventures		3,151				11				—				3,162
Other income		35,697				14,580				3,140				53,417
Total non-interest income (loss)	$	(84,324	)		$	50,108			$	3,140			$	(31,076	)
Non-interest expense
Employee compensation and benefits		(19,506	)			(43,121	)			(7,689	)			(70,316	)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party		(1,058	)			—				(9,518	)			(10,576	)
Professional fees		(3,215	)			(7,301	)			(9,440	)			(19,956	)
Management fees – related party		—				—				(11,552	)			(11,552	)
Loan servicing expense		(21,213	)			(5,620	)			—				(26,833	)
Transaction related expenses		—				—				(1,318	)			(1,318	)
Impairment on real estate		(5,164	)			—				—				(5,164	)
Other operating expenses		(58,706	)			(27,266	)			(6,271	)			(92,243	)
Total non-interest expense	$	(108,862	)		$	(83,308	)		$	(45,788	)		$	(237,958	)
Loss before provision for income taxes	$	(323,243	)		$	(28,818	)		$	(42,648	)		$	(394,709	)
Total assets	$	3,621,747			$	1,688,794			$	472,796			$	5,783,337

FAQ

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What were Ready Capital's third-quarter 2026 earnings per share?

Ready Capital reported a GAAP loss of $0.40 per common share, compared with a $0.13 loss a year earlier. Its non-GAAP distributable loss was $0.53 per common share, or $0.21 before realized investment losses.

What debt did Ready Capital issue and retire in the third quarter of 2026?

Ready Capital issued $225.0 million of 10.00% senior secured notes due 2031 and retired its entire $350.0 million of 4.50% senior secured notes in September 2026. Management expects the scheduled November note repayment to complete retirement of its 2026 corporate maturities.

What leverage did Ready Capital report at September 30, 2026?

Ready Capital reported total leverage of 2.8x and recourse leverage of 1.5x at quarter-end.