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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other real estate, fair value |  | $ 50.7 | $ 65.2
Non-QM Loans |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans net carrying amount | [1],[2] | $ 895.3 |
[1] | Includes Non-QM loans held-for-sale with an amortized cost of $965.5 million and a net carrying value of $895.3 million at March 31, 2020.
[2] | Includes approximately $185.9 million and $186.4 million of Residential whole loans, at carrying value and $516.4 million and $567.4 million of Residential whole loans, at fair value transferred to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Such assets can be used only to settle the obligations of each respective VIE

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