FSBW vs NREF Comparison

FS Bancorp Inc is the holding company of First Security Bank, a diversified lender with a focus on the origination of commercial real estate, one-to-four-family, and home equity loans, consumer loans, including a variety of indirect home improvement (fixture secured loans), and marine loans, and commercial business loans. The company has two operating segments; The commercial and consumer banking segment provides diversified financial products and services to its commercial and consumer customers through Bank branches, automated teller machines, online banking platforms, mobile banking apps, and telephone banking; and The home lending segment originates one-to-four-family residential mortgage loans for sale in the secondary markets as well as loans held for investment.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Inc is a real estate investment trust. The company provides structured financing solutions by investing in mid-sized multifamily, storage and select-service, and extended-stay hospitality properties. Its investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns for stockholders over the long term. The Company is focused on originating, structuring and investing in first-lien mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, convertible notes, multifamily properties, and common equity investments, as well as multi-family and single-family rental ("SFR") commercial mortgage-backed securities securitizations ("CMBS securitizations"), multifamily structured credit risk notes ("MSCR Notes") and mortgage-backed securities.