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Ready Capital Executive Compensation (FY25)

RC · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
Paid by the manager
Thomas Capasse — Ready Capital Management
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 25, 2025
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): June 1, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Say-on-pay support: 85.1% → 88.2% (3.1 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ready Capital's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ready Capital is externally managed by Ready Capital Management; Thomas Capasse, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, is compensated by the manager, not the company, and the filing reports no company-paid total for fiscal 2025.
What was Ready Capital's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 88.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 25, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Ready Capital's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adamas Trust, Inc., AGNC Investment Corp., Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., BrightSpire Capital, Inc. and Chimera Investment Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Ahlborn
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Adam Zausmer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Taylor
Chief Executive Officer of ReadyCap Lending
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Zausmer
Former Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Ahlborn
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Taylor
Former Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Ahlborn
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Adam Zausmer
Former Chief Credit Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Taylor
Former Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Capasse
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
———————— not reported
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Ahlborn
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Taylor
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Adam Zausmer
Former Chief Credit Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Thomas Capasse
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
———————— not reported
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adam ZausmerPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Adam ZausmerRSU———◇——◇
Andrew AhlbornPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Andrew AhlbornRSU———◇——◇
Gary TaylorRSU———◇——◇
Gary TaylorPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Andrew AhlbornRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Adam ZausmerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gary TaylorRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominique Mielle
◇◇————◇
J. Mitchell Reese
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Todd M. Sinai
◇◇————◇
Gilbert E. Nathan
◇◇————◇
Meredith Marshall
◇◇————◇
Jack J. Ross and Thomas E. Capasse served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Rsas/Rsus.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adamas Trust, Inc. ADAM
  • AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC
  • Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ABR
  • BrightSpire Capital, Inc. BRSP
  • Chimera Investment Corporation CIM
  • Dynex Capital, Inc. DX
  • Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. HASI
  • Ladder Capital Corp. LADR
  • MFA Financial, Inc. MFA
  • Radian Group Inc. RDN
  • Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT
  • Rithm Capital RITM
  • Two Harbors Investment Corp. TWO
  • Walker & Dunlop, Inc. WD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024June 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023July 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2022August 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 23, 2022=◇◇◇
2020July 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2018July 10, 2019=◇◇◇

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Citations

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156 figures on this page: 149 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
149 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-039531
    Summary Compensation Table
  2. 0001628280-25-033766
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001104659-24-083972
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-23-094335
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001558370-23-011671
    Summary Compensation TABLE
  6. 0001104659-22-074747
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-21-093960
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001558370-20-008237
  9. 0001104659-19-040576
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Peers Ready Capital discloses

The companies named in RC's own disclosed peer group.

Adamas Trust, Inc.AGNC Investment Corp.Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.BrightSpire Capital, Inc.Chimera Investment CorporationDynex Capital, Inc.Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.Ladder Capital Corp.MFA Financial, Inc.Radian Group Inc.Redwood Trust, Inc.Rithm CapitalTwo Harbors Investment Corp.Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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