FBRT News & Events

Michael Comparato, Chief Executive Officer of FBRT, said, "2025 was a year of transition for FBRT. We have diversified our business lines with the NewPoint acquisition and we have been sorting through the remaining legacy 2021 and 2022 assets. While we have managed through the credit cycle with minimal losses, it has taken longer to resolve and sell the real estate than we originally planned. This has led to over-distributing capital to investors. In order to stabilize our book value and match the earnings power of our company to distributions, our Board reset the quarterly dividend to $0.20. Our earnings power to support a meaningfully higher dividend remains unchanged, and the team is working tirelessly to position us for higher earnings. In the near term, our priority is delivering durable book value growth and matching our yields to our distributions."

Franklin BSP Realty Trust announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Michael Comparato, currently the company's President, as Chief Executive Officer and Brian Buffone as President, effective immediately. Richard Byrne will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Byrne commented: "I am excited to welcome Mike Comparato in his new role. Mike is a highly respected industry leader who has been instrumental in building and scaling Benefit Street Partners' real estate platform. I am also proud to welcome Brian Buffone as President. Brian is a seasoned real estate veteran and long-time member of our investment team. Together, these appointments represent a natural evolution of FBRT's leadership and leave us well positioned to execute our strategy in a dynamic market environment."