FSFG vs NREF Comparison

First Savings Financial Group Inc provides various banking services to individuals and business customers in southern Indiana. The bank accepts deposits from the general public & uses those funds, along with other borrowings, mainly to originate a residential mortgage, commercial mortgage, construction, commercial business, & consumer loans, and to a lesser extent, to invest in mortgage-backed securities and other debt securities. The company conducts lending and deposit activities mainly with individuals and small businesses in its market area. The bank operates in two segments: core banking, which accounts for the majority of revenue, and SBA lending.

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.