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Other Assets (Real Estate Owned - Activity) (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Owned [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 411,659 | $ 249,413 |
Adjustments to record at lower of cost or fair value | (12,570) | (14,884) |
Transfer from residential whole loans | 96,766 | 257,701 | $ 215,038
Purchases and capital improvements, net | 10,198 | 20,746 |
Disposals | (256,354) | (101,317) |
Balance at end of period | $ 249,699 | $ 411,659 | $ 249,413
Number of properties | property | 946 | 1,652 |
Gain recorded on transfer from residential whole loans to real estate owned | $ 5,100 | $ 19,800 |
Properties sold during period property | property | 1,086 | 571 |
Gain on sales of real estate owned | $ 15,100 | $ 7,400 |
Proceeds from sale of real estate | $ 271,400 | $ 109,200 |

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