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Residential Whole Loans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
Residential Whole Loans, at Carrying Value | The following table presents the components of the Company’s Residential whole loans, at carrying value at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(Dollars In Thousands) |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Purchased Performing Loans: |  |  |  |
Non-QM loans |  | $ | 3,706,857 |  |  | $ | 1,354,774 |
Rehabilitation loans |  | 1,023,766 |  |  | 494,576 |
Single-family rental loans |  | 460,679 |  |  | 145,327 |
Seasoned performing loans |  | 176,569 |  |  | 224,051 |
Total Purchased Performing Loans |  | 5,367,871 |  |  | 2,218,728 |
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans |  | 698,474 |  |  | 797,987 |
Total Residential whole loans, at carrying value |  | $ | 6,066,345 |  |  | $ | 3,016,715 |
Number of loans |  | 17,082 |  |  | 11,149 |
Schedule of Interest Income Components | The following table presents the components of interest income on the Company’s Residential whole loans, at carrying value for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Purchased Performing Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-QM loans |  | $ | 116,282 |  |  | $ | 31,036 |  |  | $ | 84 |
Rehabilitation loans |  | 54,419 |  |  | 15,975 |  |  | 431 |
Single-family rental loans |  | 17,742 |  |  | 3,315 |  |  | 15 |
Seasoned performing loans |  | 12,191 |  |  | 5,818 |  |  | — |
Total Purchased Performing Loans |  | 200,634 |  |  | 56,144 |  |  | 530 |
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans |  | 43,346 |  |  | 44,777 |  |  | 35,657 |
Total Residential whole loans, at carrying value |  | $ | 243,980 |  |  | $ | 100,921 |  |  | $ | 36,187 |
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators | The following table presents additional information regarding the Company’s Residential whole loans, at carrying value at December 31, 2019: December 31, 2019
|  | Carrying Value |  | Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) |  | Weighted Average Coupon (1) |  | Weighted Average Term to Maturity (Months) |  | Weighted Average LTV Ratio (2) |  | Weighted Average Original FICO (3) |  | Aging by UPB
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Past Due Days
(Dollars In Thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Current |  | 30-59 |  | 60-89 |  | 90+
Purchased Performing Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-QM loans (4) |  | $ | 3,707,245 |  |  | $ | 3,592,701 |  |  | 5.96 | % |  | 368 |  | 67 | % |  | 716 |  | $ | 3,492,533 |  |  | $ | 59,963 |  |  | $ | 19,605 |  |  | $ | 20,600 |
Rehabilitation loans (4) |  | 1,026,097 |  |  | 1,026,097 |  |  | 7.30 |  |  | 8 |  | 64 |  |  | 717 |  | 868,281 |  |  | 67,747 |  |  | 27,437 |  |  | 62,632 |
Single-family rental loans (4) |  | 460,741 |  |  | 457,146 |  |  | 6.29 |  |  | 324 |  | 70 |  |  | 734 |  | 432,936 |  |  | 15,948 |  |  | 2,047 |  |  | 6,215 |
Seasoned performing loans |  | 176,569 |  |  | 192,151 |  |  | 4.24 |  |  | 181 |  | 46 |  |  | 723 |  | 187,683 |  |  | 2,164 |  |  | 430 |  |  | 1,874 |
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans (5) |  | 698,474 |  |  | 873,326 |  |  | 4.46 |  |  | 294 |  | 81 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 108,998 |
Residential whole loans, at carrying value, total or weighted average |  | $ | 6,069,126 |  |  | $ | 6,141,421 |  |  | 5.96 | % |  | 288 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Weighted average is calculated based on the interest bearing principal balance of each loan within the related category. For loans acquired with servicing rights released by the seller, interest rates included in the calculation do not reflect loan servicing fees. For loans acquired with servicing rights retained by the seller, interest rates included in the calculation are net of servicing fees.
(2) | LTV represents the ratio of the total unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated value of the collateral securing the related loan as of the most recent date available, which may be the origination date. For Rehabilitation loans, the LTV presented is the ratio of the maximum unpaid principal balance of the loan, including unfunded commitments, to the estimated “after repaired” value of the collateral securing the related loan, where available. For certain Rehabilitation loans, totaling $269.2 million, an after repaired valuation was not obtained and the loan was underwritten based on an “as is” valuation. The weighted average LTV of these loans based on the current unpaid principal balance and the valuation obtained during underwriting, is 69%. Excluded from the calculation of weighted average LTV are certain low value loans secured by vacant lots, for which the LTV ratio is not meaningful.
(3) | Excludes loans for which no Fair Issac Corporation (“FICO”) score is available.
(4) | Carrying value of Non-QM, Rehabilitation and Single-family rental loans excludes an allowance for loan losses of $388,000, $2.3 million and $62,000, respectively, at December 31, 2019.
(5) Purchased Credit Impaired Loans tend to be characterized by varying performance of the underlying borrowers over time, including loans where multiple months of payments are received in a period to bring the loan to current status, followed by months where no payments are received. Accordingly, delinquency information is presented for loans that are more than 90 days past due that are considered to be seriously delinquent.
Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses, Residential Whole Loans | The following table presents the activity in the Company’s allowance for loan losses on its Purchased Credit Impaired Loans held at carrying value for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance at the beginning of period |  | $ | 968 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 990 |
(Reversal of provisions)/provisions for loan losses |  | (724 | ) |  | 638 |  |  | (660 | )
Balance at the end of period |  | $ | 244 |  |  | $ | 968 |  |  | $ | 330 |
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities Acquired During Period | The following table presents information regarding the estimates of the contractually required payments, the cash flows expected to be collected, and the estimated fair value of the Purchased Credit Impaired loans held at carrying value acquired by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2018
Contractually required principal and interest |  | $ | 154,911 |
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (non-accretable yield) |  | (15,378 | )
Expected cash flows to be collected |  | 139,533 |
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield) |  | (41,947 | )
Fair value at the date of acquisition |  | $ | 97,586 |
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield Movement | The following table presents accretable yield activity for the Company’s Purchased Credit Impaired Loans held at carrying value for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 415,329 |  |  | $ | 421,872 |
Additions |  | — |  |  | 41,947 |
Accretion |  | (43,346 | ) |  | (44,777 | )
Liquidations and other |  | (42,538 | ) |  | (35,156 | )
Reclassifications from non-accretable difference, net |  | 40,356 |  |  | 31,443 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 369,801 |  |  | $ | 415,329 |
Residential Whole Loans, Fair Value | The following table presents information regarding the Company’s residential whole loans held at fair value at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(Dollars in Thousands) |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 (1)
Less than 60 Days Past Due: |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal balance |  | $ | 666,026 |  |  | $ | 610,290 |
Aggregate fair value |  | $ | 641,616 |  |  | $ | 561,770 |
Weighted Average LTV Ratio (2) |  | 76.69 | % |  | 76.18 | %
Number of loans |  | 3,159 |  |  | 2,898 |
60 Days to 89 Days Past Due: |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal balance |  | $ | 58,160 |  |  | $ | 63,938 |
Aggregate fair value |  | $ | 53,485 |  |  | $ | 54,947 |
Weighted Average LTV Ratio (2) |  | 79.48 | % |  | 82.86 | %
Number of loans |  | 313 |  |  | 285 |
90 Days or More Past Due: |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal balance |  | $ | 767,320 |  |  | $ | 970,758 |
Aggregate fair value |  | $ | 686,482 |  |  | $ | 854,545 |
Weighted Average LTV Ratio (2) |  | 89.69 | % |  | 90.24 | %
Number of loans |  | 2,983 |  |  | 3,531 |
Total Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | $ | 1,381,583 |  |  | $ | 1,471,262 |
(1) | Excluded from the table above are approximately $194.7 million of residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing of the purchase transaction had not occurred as of December 31, 2018.
(2) LTV represents the ratio of the total unpaid principal balance of the loan, to the estimated value of the collateral securing the related loan. Excluded from the calculation of weighted average LTV are certain low value loans secured by vacant lots, for which the LTV ratio is not meaningful.
Residential Whole Loans, Fair Value, Component of Net gain on residential whole loans | The following table presents the components of Net gain on residential whole loans measured at fair value through earnings for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Coupon payments and other income received (1) |  | $ | 82,168 |  |  | $ | 70,515 |  |  | $ | 41,399 |
Net unrealized gains |  | 47,849 |  |  | 36,725 |  |  | 33,617 |
Net gain on payoff/liquidation of loans |  | 9,270 |  |  | 11,087 |  |  | 4,958 |
Net gain on transfers to REO |  | 19,043 |  |  | 19,292 |  |  | 10,071 |
Total |  | $ | 158,330 |  |  | $ | 137,619 |  |  | $ | 90,045 |
(1) | Primarily includes recovery of delinquent interest upon the liquidation of non-performing loans, recurring coupon interest payments received on mortgage loans that are contractually current, and cash payments received from private mortgage insurance on liquidated loans.

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