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SERVICING RIGHTS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
SERVICING RIGHTS
SERVICING RIGHTS

The Company retains mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) from certain of its sales of residential mortgage loans. MSRs on residential mortgage loans are reported at fair value. Income earned by the Company on its MSRs is derived primarily from contractually specified mortgage servicing fees and late fees, net of curtailment costs and third party subservicing costs. The Company retains servicing rights in connection with its SBA loan operations, which are measured using the amortization method.

Income from servicing rights was $2.0 million and $774 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.6 million and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in the three-month period was mainly due to an increase in unpaid principal balance of loans sold with servicing retained. The decrease in the six-month period was mainly due to a loss recognized on the fair value of servicing rights. These amounts are reported in Loan Servicing Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table presents a composition of servicing rights as of the dates indicated: 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(In thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
$
34,198

 
$
19,082

SBA servicing rights, at cost
744

 
484

Total
$
34,942

 
$
19,566



Mortgage loans sold with servicing retained are not reported as assets and are subserviced by a third party vendor. The unpaid principal balance of these loans at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $3.10 billion and $1.92 billion, respectively. Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with serviced loans were $17.7 million and $8.3 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $0 and $5.9 million of the mortgage servicing rights were valued based on a market bid that settled subsequent to each period end, which were classified as Level 3, respectively. The following table presents the key characteristics, inputs and economic assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the MSRs as of the dates indicated: 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
($ in thousands)
Fair value of retained MSRs
$
34,198

 
$
13,135

Discount rate
9.87
%
 
10.09
%
Constant prepayment rate
10.44
%
 
13.22
%
Weighted-average life (in years)
7.10

 
5.80



The following table presents activity in the MSRs for the periods indicated: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
21,165

 
$
18,553

 
$
19,082

 
$
13,535

Additions
13,699

 
5,996

 
23,891

 
11,136

Changes in fair value resulting from valuation inputs or assumptions
1,538

 
(565
)
 
1,010

 
(1,350
)
Sales of servicing rights
—

 
(13,397
)
 
(5,862
)
 
(12,150
)
Other—loans paid off
(2,204
)
 
(771
)
 
(3,923
)
 
(1,355
)
Balance at end of period
$
34,198

 
$
9,816

 
$
34,198

 
$
9,816


SBA Servicing Rights

The Company used a discount rate of 7.25 percent to calculate the present value of cash flows and an estimated prepayment speed based on prepayment data available. Discount rates and prepayment speeds are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as appropriate. The following table presents activity in the SBA servicing rights for the periods indicated: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
664

 
$
327

 
$
484

 
$
348

Additions
144

 
69

 
339

 
69

Amortization, including prepayments
(64
)
 
(21
)
 
(79
)
 
(42
)
Balance at end of period
$
744

 
$
375

 
$
744

 
$
375