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Mortgage Banking and Invetsment Activities, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Mortgage Banking and Invetsment Activities, Net | Mortgage Banking and Investment Activities, Net The following table presents the components of mortgage banking and investment activities, net, recorded in our consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013. Table 18.1 – Mortgage Banking and Investment Activities
|  | Years Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Residential mortgage banking activities, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of: |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value (1) |  | $ | 3,712 |  |  | $ | 51,311 |  |  | $ | (10,455 | )
Real estate securities (2) |  | (15,261 | ) |  | (23,839 | ) |  | 42,451 |
Risk management derivatives (3) |  | 14,657 |  |  | (9,386 | ) |  | 47,387 |
Hedging allocation (2) |  | 1,120 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other income, net (4) |  | 4,040 |  |  | 3,468 |  |  | 48 |
Total residential mortgage banking activities, net: |  | 8,268 |  |  | 21,554 |  |  | 79,431 |
Commercial mortgage banking activities, net: |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of: |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial loans, at fair value |  | 10,265 |  |  | 20,789 |  |  | 8,694 |
Risk management derivatives (3) |  | (8,011 | ) |  | (7,890 | ) |  | 3,376 |
Net gains on commercial loan sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,031 |
Other income |  | 450 |  |  | 541 |  |  | — |
Total commercial mortgage banking activities, net: |  | 2,704 |  |  | 13,440 |  |  | 23,101 |
Investment activities, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of: |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential loans held-for-investment, at Redwood |  | (6,337 | ) |  | (697 | ) |  | — |
Real estate securities |  | (2,265 | ) |  | (923 | ) |  | (5,357 | )
Net investments in consolidated Sequoia entities |  | (1,192 | ) |  | (894 | ) |  | (613 | )
Risk sharing investments |  | (1,886 | ) |  | 104 |  |  | — |
Risk management derivatives |  | (8,557 | ) |  | (7,792 | ) |  | 223 |
Hedging allocation (2) |  | (1,120 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total investment activities: |  | (21,357 | ) |  | (10,202 | ) |  | (5,747 | )
Mortgage banking and investment activities, net |  | $ | (10,385 | ) |  | $ | 24,792 |  |  | $ | 96,785 |
(1) | Includes changes in fair value for associated loan purchase and forward sale commitments.
(2) | In the second quarter of 2015, we transferred securities previously utilized as hedges for our mortgage banking segment to our residential investments segment and began to record a hedging allocation between our business segments. See Note 2 for further discussion.
(3) | Represents market valuation changes of derivatives that are used to manage risks associated with our accumulation of residential and commercial loans.
(4) | Amounts in this line item include other fee income from loan acquisitions and the provision for repurchases expense, presented net.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for Mortgage Banking Activities, Net. Mortgage banking activities include the components of the contribution to net income from our residential and commercial loan business activities. This includes valuation changes related to residential and commercial loans and the derivatives used to manage certain risks associated with the residential and commercial loans we own or plan to acquire and securitize, valuation changes of retained Sequoia IO securities, and gains from mortgage loan sales. + References No definition available. + Details
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