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Investment in Loans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of Investments in Loans | The following table is a summary of the Company's investments in loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
|  | As of
(In thousands) |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Loan Type |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value
Residential mortgage loans |  | $ | 1,150,303 |  |  | $ | 1,187,069 |  |  | $ | 911,705 |  |  | $ | 932,203 |
Commercial mortgage loans |  | 212,716 |  |  | 213,031 |  |  | 277,870 |  |  | 274,759 |
Consumer loans |  | 48,180 |  |  | 47,525 |  |  | 179,743 |  |  | 186,954 |
Corporate loans |  | 5,855 |  |  | 5,855 |  |  | 18,415 |  |  | 18,510 |
Total |  | $ | 1,417,054 |  |  | $ | 1,453,480 |  |  | $ | 1,387,733 |  |  | $ | 1,412,426 |
The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's residential mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. December 31, 2020:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Coupon |  | Yield |  | Life (Years)(1)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment(2) |  | $ | 1,150,303 |  |  | $ | 14,263 |  |  | $ | 1,164,566 |  |  | $ | 27,892 |  |  | $ | (5,389) |  |  | $ | 1,187,069 |  |  | 6.19 | % |  | 5.60 | % |  | 1.90
(1)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. (2)Includes $801.3 million of non-QM loans that have been securitized and are held in consolidated securitization trusts. Such loans had $24.8 million and $(0.1) million of gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses, respectively; such unrealized gains (losses) are included on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations in Unrealized gains (losses) on securities and loans, net. See Residential Mortgage Loan Securitizations in Note 10 for additional information. December 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Coupon |  | Yield |  | Life (Years)(1)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment(2) |  | $ | 911,705 |  |  | $ | 9,354 |  |  | $ | 921,059 |  |  | $ | 13,082 |  |  | $ | (1,938) |  |  | $ | 932,203 |  |  | 6.44 | % |  | 5.79 | % |  | 1.90
(1)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. (2)Includes $628.4 million of non-QM loans that have been securitized and are held in consolidated securitization trusts. Such loans had $11.3 million and $(0.1) million of gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses, respectively; such unrealized gains (losses) are included on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations in Unrealized gains (losses) on securities and loans, net. See Residential Mortgage Loan Securitizations in Note 10 for additional information. The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's commercial mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019: December 31, 2020:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Coupon |  | Yield(1) |  | Life (Years)(2)
Commercial mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  | $ | 212,716 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 213,006 |  |  | $ | 479 |  |  | $ | (454) |  |  | $ | 213,031 |  |  | 8.38 | % |  | 8.28 | % |  | 0.62
(1)Excludes non-performing commercial mortgage loans, in non-accrual status, with a fair value of $31.5 million. (2)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. December 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Coupon |  | Yield(1) |  | Life (Years)(2)
Commercial mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  | $ | 277,870 |  |  | $ | (3,302) |  |  | $ | 274,568 |  |  | $ | 253 |  |  | $ | (62) |  |  | $ | 274,759 |  |  | 7.65 | % |  | 8.58 | % |  | 1.07
(1)Excludes commercial mortgage loans, held at par in non-accrual status, with a fair value of $10.7 million. (2)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's consumer loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019: December 31, 2020:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value(1) |  | Life (Years)(2) |  | Delinquency (Days)
Consumer loans, held-for-investment |  | $ | 48,180 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 48,252 |  |  | $ | 1,160 |  |  | $ | (1,887) |  |  | $ | 47,525 |  |  | 1.04 |  | 7
(1)Includes $0.6 million of charged-off loans for which the Company has determined that it is probable the servicer will be able to collect principal and interest. (2)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. December 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Premium (Discount) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value(1) |  | Life (Years)(2) |  | Delinquency (Days)
Consumer loans, held-for-investment |  | $ | 179,743 |  |  | $ | 5,027 |  |  | $ | 184,770 |  |  | $ | 2,561 |  |  | $ | (377) |  |  | $ | 186,954 |  |  | 0.82 |  | 4
(1)Includes $0.6 million of charged-off loans for which the Company has determined that it is probable the servicer will be able to collect principal and interest. (2)Average lives of loans are generally shorter than stated contractual maturities. Average lives are affected by scheduled periodic payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments of principal. The tables below detail certain information regarding the Company's corporate loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019: December 31, 2020:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Rate |  | Remaining Term (Years)
Corporate loans, held-for-investment(1) |  | $ | 5,855 |  |  | $ | 5,855 |  |  | 20.00 | % |  | 1.75
(1)See Note 21 for further details on the Company's unfunded commitments related to certain of its corporate loans. December 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average
($ in thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Rate |  | Remaining Term (Years)
Corporate loans, held-for-investment(1)(2) |  | $ | 18,415 |  |  | $ | 18,510 |  |  | 17.62 | % |  | 0.87
(1)See Note 13 for further details on the Company's transactions involving a loan originator in which the Company also holds an equity investment. (2)See Note 21 for further details on the Company's unfunded commitments related to certain of its corporate loans.
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table Text Block] | The following table provides details, by accrual status, for loans that are 90 days or more past due as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
|  | As of
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
(In thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value
90 days or more past due—non-accrual status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential mortgage loans |  | $ | 64,509 |  |  | $ | 60,381 |  |  | $ | 22,092 |  |  | $ | 19,401 |
Commercial mortgage loans |  | 44,233 |  |  | 44,052 |  |  | 28,936 |  |  | 26,545 |
Consumer loans |  | 1,015 |  |  | 930 |  |  | 5,633 |  |  | 5,225 |
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block] | The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the real estate collateral underlying the Company's residential mortgage loans as a percentage of total outstanding unpaid principal balance as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Property Location by U.S. State |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
California |  | 43.1 | % |  | 46.6 | %
Florida |  | 14.8 | % |  | 11.9 | %
Texas |  | 10.2 | % |  | 11.9 | %
Colorado |  | 3.1 | % |  | 3.2 | %
Massachusetts |  | 2.6 | % |  | 2.9 | %
Oregon |  | 2.2 | % |  | 2.2 | %
Arizona |  | 2.0 | % |  | 2.4 | %
Nevada |  | 1.9 | % |  | 1.6 | %
Illinois |  | 1.8 | % |  | 1.7 | %
Utah |  | 1.7 | % |  | 1.9 | %
New York |  | 1.6 | % |  | 1.3 | %
Washington |  | 1.4 | % |  | 1.6 | %
New Jersey |  | 1.4 | % |  | 1.1 | %
Georgia |  | 1.3 | % |  | 0.7 | %
North Carolina |  | 1.1 | % |  | 0.8 | %
Maryland |  | 1.0 | % |  | 1.1 | %
Other |  | 8.8 | % |  | 7.1 | %
|  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %
The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the real estate collateral underlying the Company's commercial mortgage loans as a percentage of total outstanding unpaid principal balance as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Property Location by U.S. State |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Florida |  | 23.8 | % |  | 31.7 | %
New York |  | 15.2 | % |  | 17.7 | %
Connecticut |  | 11.2 | % |  | 8.2 | %
Missouri |  | 7.9 | % |  | 4.6 | %
Ohio |  | 7.3 | % |  | — | %
California |  | 5.9 | % |  | — | %
Massachusetts |  | 6.1 | % |  | 4.7 | %
New Jersey |  | 5.8 | % |  | 13.3 | %
Arizona |  | 4.3 | % |  | 3.8 | %
Virginia |  | 4.2 | % |  | 6.8 | %
Indiana |  | 2.8 | % |  | 2.1 | %
North Carolina |  | 2.2 | % |  | 1.8 | %
Nevada |  | 1.9 | % |  | 1.5 | %
Tennessee |  | — | % |  | 1.5 | %
Illinois |  | 1.4 | % |  | 1.2 | %
Other |  | — | % |  | 1.1 | %
|  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %
The following table summarizes the Company's exposure to counterparty risk as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. December 31, 2020:
|  | Amount of Exposure |  | Number of Counterparties with Exposure |  | Maximum Percentage of Exposure to a Single Counterparty(1)
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 111,647 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 40.1 | %
Collateral on repurchase agreements held by dealers(2) |  | 1,860,059 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 15.3 | %
Due from brokers |  | 63,147 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 28.9 | %
Receivable for securities sold(3) |  | 1,416 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 94.5 | %
(1)Each counterparty is a large creditworthy financial institution. (2)Includes securities, loans, and REO as well as cash posted as collateral for repurchase agreements. (3)Included in Investment related receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. December 31, 2019:
|  | Amount of Exposure |  | Number of Counterparties with Exposure |  | Maximum Percentage of Exposure to a Single Counterparty(1)
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 72,302 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 42.2 | %
Collateral on repurchase agreements held by dealers(2) |  | 2,793,696 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 13.8 | %
Due from brokers |  | 79,829 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 30.9 | %
Receivable for securities sold(3) |  | 69,995 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 62.3 | %
(1)Each counterparty is a large creditworthy financial institution. (2)Includes securities, loans, and REO as well as cash posted as collateral for repurchase agreements. (3)Included in Investment related receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block] | The following table presents information on the Company's residential mortgage loans by re-performing or non-performing status, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
|  | As of
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
(In thousands) |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Unpaid Principal Balance |  | Fair Value
Re-performing |  | $ | 18,120 |  |  | $ | 16,741 |  |  | $ | 27,663 |  |  | $ | 25,323 |
Non-performing |  | 62,009 |  |  | 58,169 |  |  | 17,757 |  |  | 15,580 |
Consumer Loans, Delinquency Status [Table Text Block] | The table below provides details on the delinquency status as a percentage of total unpaid principal balance of the Company's consumer loans, which the Company uses as an indicator of credit quality, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Days Past Due |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Current |  | 90.4 | % |  | 95.3 | %
30-59 Days |  | 3.4 | % |  | 2.1 | %
60-89 Days |  | 3.3 | % |  | 1.4 | %
90-119 Days |  | 2.8 | % |  | 1.2 | %
>120 Days |  | 0.1 | % |  | — | %
|  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %

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