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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) - Subsequent Event - Non-QM Loans $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended
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May 06, 2021 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Non-QM securitization | $ 394.2
Weighted Average Cost of Bonds Sold | 1.37%
Decrease in Finance Cost, Basis Points | 0.0203

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- Definition The recorded balance, net of any applicable reductions (for example, unamortized accretable yield and other-than-temporary impairments), for certain contractual rights to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates. This relates to loans accounted for as held-to-maturity debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121585399&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121614798&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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