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Residential Whole Loans (Interest Income Components) (Details) - Residential whole loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | $ 83,486 | $ 49,620
Non-QM Loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | 49,070 | 22,414
Rehabilitation loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | 15,327 | 9,933
Single-family rental loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | 7,343 | 2,701
Seasoned performing loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | 2,600 | 3,173
Purchased Performing Loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | 74,340 | 38,221
Purchased credit impaired loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Interest income | $ 9,146 | $ 11,399

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- Definition The aggregate interest and fee income generated by: (1) loans the Entity has positive intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, including commercial and consumer loans, whether domestic or foreign, which may consist of: (a) industrial and agricultural; (b) real estate; and (c) real estate construction loans; (d) trade financing; (e) lease financing; (f) home equity lines-of-credit; (g) automobile and other vehicle loans; and (h) credit card and other revolving-type loans and (2) loans and leases held-for-sale which may include mortgage loans, direct financing, and sales-type leases. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 220 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116637391&loc=SL114874048-224260 + Details
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