Ready Capital Corp SEC Filings

Ready Capital Corporation filed its Q3 2025 10‑Q, detailing a smaller balance sheet and mixed operating results. Total assets were $8.33 billion, down from $10.14 billion at year‑end, as loans, net reached $4.36 billion and real estate owned rose to $632.99 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $147.51 million.

On the income side, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, interest income was $137.49 million and interest expense was $126.97 million, yielding net interest income of $10.52 million before credit costs. A $37.98 million provision for loan losses turned net interest income after provision to a loss of $27.46 million. Results were heavily influenced by fair‑value and portfolio actions: valuation recovery on loans held for sale was $178.23 million, offset by a $160.40 million net realized loss on financial instruments and real estate owned. The quarter also included a $24.47 million gain on bargain purchase.

Liability mix shifted with securitized debt of consolidated VIEs at $1.29 billion (from $3.58 billion) and senior secured notes at $721.15 million. Corporate debt stood at $666.62 million. Stockholders’ equity was $1.88 billion. Shares outstanding were 162,126,276 as of November 6, 2025.

Ready Capital Corporation furnished an update on its latest results. The company announced an earnings release for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and posted supplemental financial information on its investor relations website. Copies are provided as Exhibit 99.1 (earnings release) and Exhibit 99.2 (supplemental data). The information under Item 2.02 is being furnished and not deemed filed under the Exchange Act.

Ready Capital Corporation amended a prior report to disclose its chosen frequency for executive pay advisory votes. Following the shareholder advisory vote and the Board of Directors’ recommendation at the Annual Meeting held on June 25, 2025, the company determined it will hold Say‑on‑Pay votes every year until the next required advisory vote on frequency.

Ready Capital Corporation (RC) presents an amended annual report describing a diversified real estate finance platform focused on lower-to-middle-market (LMM) commercial real estate loans and government-guaranteed small business and USDA loans. The filing discloses that the Residential Mortgage Banking segment is classified as held for sale and presented as discontinued operations. As of June 30, 2024 the market value of RC common stock held by non-affiliates was $1,313.4 million, and 163,151,086 shares were outstanding as of February 28, 2025. Book value grew from $536 million at year-end 2017 to approximately $1.9 billion at December 31, 2024 (22% CAGR). Consolidated leverage was reported at 3.8x with recourse leverage of 1.3x (LMM 0.4x; Small Business Lending 0.1x). The filing details an expected merger with UDF IV where UDF IV shareholders would receive ~12.8 million RC shares (implied value ~$94 million or $3.07 per UDF IV share) and ~0.416 contingent value rights per UDF IV share, with closing targeted in H1 2025.

Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D reports that Howard Amster and affiliated entities are the beneficial owners of 11,615,200 shares of Ready Capital Corp common stock, representing 7.1% of the outstanding shares based on a 164,327,272-share denominator. The filing amends an initial Schedule 13D and discloses numerous open-market purchases between July 29, 2025 and August 27, 2025, including large blocks such as 690,000 and 684,000 shares, with purchase prices shown in the filing in the ~$4.18–$4.44 range. The cover pages allocate sole and shared voting and dispositive power across Mr. Amster and multiple trusts, partnerships and entities, and state that, other than the reporting persons, no one else is known to have rights to dividends or sale proceeds from these shares.

Ready Capital Corporation (RC) reported mixed results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, showing strong portfolio growth but a quarterly loss driven by lower interest income and valuation charges. Total assets were $9.31 billion, down from $10.14 billion at year-end, while net loans increased to $5.07 billion from $3.38 billion, and loans held for sale rose to $632.8 million from $241.6 million, reflecting active origination and acquisitions.

For the three months, interest income fell to $152.7 million (from $234.1 million), and net interest income after (provision for) recovery of loan losses was $8.3 million versus $69.8 million a year earlier. The company reported a net loss attributable to Ready Capital of $57.5 million for the quarter, though six-month results showed net income of $28.3 million. Key items included a $88.1 million bargain purchase gain from the UDF IV acquisition and significant valuation allowances on loans held for sale totaling $139.5 million year-to-date. Dividends declared per common share were reduced to $0.125 for the quarter (vs. $0.30 prior year quarter).

Howard Amster and 22 affiliated entities filed a Schedule 13D reporting ownership of 8,976,200 Ready Capital (RC) shares, equal to 5.3 % of the 170.5 M shares outstanding as of 8 May 2025. Amster holds 2.31 M shares directly, while the balance is spread across partnerships, trusts, foundations and corporations where he has sole or shared voting/dispositive power.

The group invested roughly $53.6 million to establish the position and disclosed recent open-market purchases: 63.9 K shares on 24-25 Jun 2025 at $4.48-4.50 and 542.6 K shares on 29 Jul 2025 at $4.36-4.48. Purchases were financed with personal funds/working capital and may be margined through RBC Capital Markets and Interactive Brokers.

Intent: investment purposes. While no specific plans are announced, the filing leaves open further buying, selling, hedging or engagement with RC’s board, including possible proposals on strategy, capital structure or governance.

No criminal or civil proceedings involve the filers, and no contracts other than a joint-filing agreement exist.