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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of fair value measurement inputs and valuation techniques | The following tables present a summary of quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s residential whole loans held at fair value for which it has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
|  | September 30, 2019
(Dollars in Thousands) |  | Fair Value (1) |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Weighted Average (2) |  | Range
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | $ | 797,467 |  |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Discount rate |  | 4.6 | % |  | 4.0-8.0%
|  |  |  |  |  | Prepayment rate |  | 4.8 | % |  | 0.2-17.8%
|  |  |  |  |  | Default rate |  | 4.2 | % |  | 0.0-24.5%
|  |  |  |  |  | Loss severity |  | 12.9 | % |  | 0.0-100.0%
|  | $ | 655,069 |  |  | Liquidation model |  | Discount rate |  | 8.0 | % |  | 6.0-50.0%
|  |  |  |  |  | Annual change in home prices |  | 3.7 | % |  | 2.5-7.3%
|  |  |  |  |  | Liquidation timeline (in years) |  | 1.8 |  |  | 0.1-4.5
|  |  |  |  |  | Current value of underlying properties (3) |  | $ | 688 |  |  | $4-$4,500
Total |  | $ | 1,452,536 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2018
(Dollars in Thousands) |  | Fair Value (1) |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Weighted Average (2) |  | Range
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | $ | 700,250 |  |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Discount rate |  | 5.2 | % |  | 4.5-8.0%
|  |  |  |  |  | Prepayment rate |  | 4.8 | % |  | 0.9-15.9%
|  |  |  |  |  | Default rate |  | 4.1 | % |  | 0.0-24.1%
|  |  |  |  |  | Loss severity |  | 12.9 | % |  | 0.0-100.0%
|  | $ | 683,252 |  |  | Liquidation model |  | Discount rate |  | 8.0 | % |  | 6.1-50.0%
|  |  |  |  |  | Annual change in home prices |  | 3.5 | % |  | (0.5)-12.2%
|  |  |  |  |  | Liquidation timeline (in years) |  | 1.8 |  |  | 0.1-4.5
|  |  |  |  |  | Current value of underlying properties (3) |  | $ | 802 |  |  | $2-$7,950
Total |  | $ | 1,383,502 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) Excludes approximately $633,000 and $282.5 million of loans for which management considers the purchase price continues to reflect the fair value of such loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. (2) Amounts are weighted based on the fair value of the underlying loan. (3) The simple average value of the properties underlying residential whole loans held at fair value valued via a liquidation model was approximately $357,000 and $400,000 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Changes in market conditions, as well as changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value, could result in a significant increase or decrease in the fair value of residential whole loans. The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, on the consolidated balance sheets by the valuation hierarchy, as previously described: Fair Value at September 30, 2019
(In Thousands) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency MBS |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,813,873 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,813,873 |
Non-Agency MBS |  | — |  |  | 2,397,789 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,397,789 |
CRT securities |  | — |  |  | 377,892 |  |  | — |  |  | 377,892 |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,453,169 |  |  | 1,453,169 |
Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  | — |  |  | 1,104,130 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,104,130 |
Total assets carried at fair value |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,693,684 |  |  | $ | 1,453,169 |  |  | $ | 7,146,853 |
Fair Value at December 31, 2018
(In Thousands) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency MBS |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,698,213 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,698,213 |
Non-Agency MBS |  | — |  |  | 3,318,299 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,318,299 |
CRT securities |  | — |  |  | 492,821 |  |  | — |  |  | 492,821 |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,665,978 |  |  | 1,665,978 |
Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 538,499 |  |  | 538,499 |
Total assets carried at fair value |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,509,333 |  |  | $ | 2,204,477 |  |  | $ | 8,713,810 |
Schedule of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of residential whole loans | The following table presents additional information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 about the Company’s Residential whole loans, at fair value, which are classified as Level 3 and measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|  | Residential Whole Loans, at Fair Value
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, (1) |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, (1)(2)
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1,438,827 |  |  | $ | 1,468,540 |  |  | $ | 1,471,263 |  |  | $ | 1,325,115 |
Purchases and capitalized advances (3) |  | 92,208 |  |  | 76,566 |  |  | 227,595 |  |  | 393,867 |
Changes in fair value recorded in Net gain on residential whole loans measured at fair value through earnings |  | 13,185 |  |  | 8,442 |  |  | 33,312 |  |  | 26,788 |
Collection of principal, net of liquidation gains/(losses) |  | (37,565 | ) |  | (54,331 | ) |  | (112,386 | ) |  | (155,199 | )
Repurchases |  | — |  |  | (561 | ) |  | (1,216 | ) |  | (1,623 | )
Transfer to REO |  | (53,486 | ) |  | (51,089 | ) |  | (165,399 | ) |  | (141,381 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 1,453,169 |  |  | $ | 1,447,567 |  |  | $ | 1,453,169 |  |  | $ | 1,447,567 |
(1) | Included in the activity presented for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are approximately $87.0 million and $34.4 million of loans the Company committed to purchase during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, but for which the closing of the purchase transaction occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(2) | Excludes approximately $1.8 million of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of September 30, 2018.
(3) | Included in the activity presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is an adjustment of $70.6 million for loans the Company committed to purchase during the three months ended December 31, 2018, but for which the closing of the purchase transaction occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The adjustment was required following the finalization of due diligence performed prior to the closing of the purchase transaction and resulted in a downward revision to the prior estimate of the loan purchase amount.
The following table presents additional information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 about the Company’s investments in term notes backed by MSR-related collateral, which were classified as Level 3 prior to September 30, 2019 and measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|  | Term Notes Backed by MSR Related Collateral
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1,106,026 |  |  | $ | 381,390 |  |  | $ | 538,499 |  |  | $ | 381,804 |
Purchases |  | — |  |  | 290,042 |  |  | 573,137 |  |  | 439,392 |
Collection of principal |  | (3,920 | ) |  | (166,120 | ) |  | (12,897 | ) |  | (316,120 | )
Changes in unrealized gain/(losses) |  | 2,024 |  |  | (117 | ) |  | 5,391 |  |  | 119 |
Transfer to Level 2 |  | (1,104,130 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,104,130 | ) |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 505,195 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 505,195 |
Schedule of carrying value and fair value of financial instruments | The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
|  | Level in Fair Value Hierarchy |  | September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value
(In Thousands)
Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency MBS |  | 2 |  | $ | 1,813,873 |  |  | $ | 1,813,873 |  |  | $ | 2,698,213 |  |  | $ | 2,698,213 |
Non-Agency MBS |  | 2 |  | 2,397,789 |  |  | 2,397,789 |  |  | 3,318,299 |  |  | 3,318,299 |
CRT securities |  | 2 |  | 377,892 |  |  | 377,892 |  |  | 492,821 |  |  | 492,821 |
Residential whole loans, at carrying value |  | 3 |  | 4,969,414 |  |  | 5,115,221 |  |  | 3,016,715 |  |  | 3,104,401 |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | 3 |  | 1,453,169 |  |  | 1,453,169 |  |  | 1,665,978 |  |  | 1,665,978 |
MSR-related assets |  | 2 |  | 1,164,284 |  |  | 1,164,284 |  |  | 611,807 |  |  | 611,807 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1 |  | 154,193 |  |  | 154,193 |  |  | 51,965 |  |  | 51,965 |
Restricted cash |  | 1 |  | 38,998 |  |  | 38,998 |  |  | 36,744 |  |  | 36,744 |
Financial Liabilities (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase agreements |  | 2 |  | 8,571,422 |  |  | 8,590,674 |  |  | 7,879,087 |  |  | 7,896,672 |
Securitized debt |  | 2 |  | 605,712 |  |  | 609,899 |  |  | 684,420 |  |  | 680,209 |
Convertible Senior Notes |  | 2 |  | 223,684 |  |  | 238,050 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Senior Notes |  | 1 |  | 96,850 |  |  | 104,311 |  |  | 96,816 |  |  | 99,951 |
(1) | Carrying value of securitized debt, Convertible Senior Notes, Senior Notes and certain repurchase agreements is net of associated debt issuance costs.

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