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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents (includes pledged assets of $1,764,012 and $1,581,775, respectively) (2) | [1] | $ 1,982,311 | $ 1,735,749 | [2]
Securities (includes pledged assets of $113,624,573 and $87,193,316, respectively) (3) | [3] | 119,926,869 | 92,623,788 | [2]
Loans, net (includes pledged assets of $2,614,982 and $2,997,051, respectively) (4) | [4] | 3,546,468 | 4,585,975 | [2]
Mortgage servicing rights (includes pledged assets of $2,982 and $3,616, respectively) |  | 425,328 | 557,813 | [2]
Assets transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles |  | 4,211,582 | 3,833,200 | [2]
Real estate, net |  | 733,196 | 739,473 | [2]
Derivative assets |  | 75,142 | 200,503 | [2]
Reverse repurchase agreements |  | 0 | 650,040 | [2]
Receivable for unsettled trades |  | 5,322 | 68,779 | [2]
Interest receivable |  | 440,940 | 357,365 | [2]
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |  | 96,591 | 100,854 | [2]
Other assets |  | 357,027 | 333,988 | [2]
Total assets |  | 131,800,776 | 105,787,527 | [2]
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Repurchase agreements |  | 105,181,241 | 81,115,874 | [2]
Other secured financing |  | 4,127,989 | 4,183,311 | [2]
Debt issued by securitization vehicles |  | 3,470,168 | 3,347,062 | [2]
Mortgages payable |  | 498,772 | 511,056 | [2]
Derivative liabilities |  | 1,043,197 | 889,750 | [2]
Payable for unsettled trades |  | 620,784 | 583,036 | [2]
Interest payable |  | 691,327 | 570,928 | [2]
Dividends payable |  | 364,066 | 394,129 | [2]
Other liabilities |  | 95,825 | 74,580 | [2]
Total liabilities |  | 116,093,369 | 91,669,726 | [2]
Stockholders’ equity |  |  |  |
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock |  | 2,110,346 | 1,778,168 | [2]
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 2,907,850,000 and 1,924,050,000 authorized, 1,456,263,410 and 1,313,763,450 issued and outstanding, respectively |  | 14,562 | 13,138 | [2]
Additional paid-in capital |  | 20,195,419 | 18,794,331 | [2]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1,365,003 | (1,979,865) | [2]
Accumulated deficit |  | (7,982,649) | (4,493,660) | [2]
Total stockholders’ equity |  | 15,702,681 | 14,112,112 | [2]
Noncontrolling interests |  | 4,726 | 5,689 | [2]
Total equity |  | 15,707,407 | 14,117,801 | [2]
Total liabilities and equity |  | 131,800,776 | 105,787,527 | [2]
Consolidated VIEs |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents (includes pledged assets of $1,764,012 and $1,581,775, respectively) (2) |  | 48,300 | 30,400 |
Consolidation, Eliminations | Consolidated VIEs |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Securities (includes pledged assets of $113,624,573 and $87,193,316, respectively) (3) |  | 168,000 | 224,300 |
Non-Agency Mortgage-backed Securities | Consolidated VIEs |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Securities (includes pledged assets of $113,624,573 and $87,193,316, respectively) (3) |  | 327,900 | 83,600 |
Residential Mortgage |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Loans, net (includes pledged assets of $2,614,982 and $2,997,051, respectively) (4) |  | 119,700 | 97,500 |
Total assets |  | 1,100,000 |  |
Commercial Mortgage Loan |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Loans, net (includes pledged assets of $2,614,982 and $2,997,051, respectively) (4) |  | 41,900 | 42,200 |
Corporate Loans |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Loans, net (includes pledged assets of $2,614,982 and $2,997,051, respectively) (4) |  | $ 26,900 | $ 0 |
[1] | (2) Includes cash of consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) of $48.3 million and $30.4 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
[2] | (1) Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2018.
[3] | (3) Excludes $327.9 million and $83.6 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of non-Agency mortgage-backed securities and $168.0 million and $224.3 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of commercial mortgage-backed securities in consolidated VIEs pledged as collateral and eliminated from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
[4] | (4) Includes $119.7 million and $97.5 million of residential mortgage loans held for sale, $41.9 million and $42.2 million of commercial mortgage loans held for sale and $26.9 million and $0 of corporate loans held for sale at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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