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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Valuation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / loan
ABS Issued |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 944,288,000
ABS Issued | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 11.00%
Loss severity | 20.00%
Discount rate | 3.00%
Default rate | 0.00%
ABS Issued | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 20.00%
Loss severity | 32.00%
Discount rate | 15.00%
Default rate | 12.00%
ABS Issued | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 18.00%
Loss severity | 26.00%
Discount rate | 4.00%
Default rate | 5.00%
Residential Loans Priced To Securitization and Whole Loan Market, Uncommitted to Sell |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 2,450,845,000
Residential Loans Priced To Securitization and Whole Loan Market, Uncommitted to Sell | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 2.13
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 1.80%
Residential Loans Priced To Securitization and Whole Loan Market, Uncommitted to Sell | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 3.15
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 2.70%
Residential Loans Priced To Securitization and Whole Loan Market, Uncommitted to Sell | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 3.13
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 2.65%
Residential Jumbo Hybrid Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market Uncommitted To Sell |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 168,138,000
Residential Jumbo Hybrid Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market Uncommitted To Sell | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 1.00%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
Residential Jumbo Hybrid Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market Uncommitted To Sell | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 1.90%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
Residential Jumbo Hybrid Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market Uncommitted To Sell | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 1.63%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
Residential Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market and Committed to Sell |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 574,413,000
Residential Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market and Committed to Sell | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan committed sales price (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 102.42
Residential Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market and Committed to Sell | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan committed sales price (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 103.08
Residential Loans Priced To Whole Loan Market and Committed to Sell | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan committed sales price (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 102.89
Legacy Sequoia |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 673,134,000
Sequoia Choice |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | 317,303,000
Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 866,000
Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 13.00%
Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 30.00%
Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 18.00%
Investment Securities |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 1,356,272,000
Investment Securities | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 0.00%
Loss severity | 0.00%
Discount rate | 2.00%
Default rate | 0.00%
Investment Securities | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 50.00%
Loss severity | 40.00%
Discount rate | 25.00%
Default rate | 32.00%
Investment Securities | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 10.00%
Loss severity | 22.00%
Discount rate | 5.00%
Default rate | 3.00%
MSRs |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 62,928,000
MSRs | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 5.00%
Discount rate | 10.00%
Per loan annual cost to service | $ 82
MSRs | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 31.00%
Discount rate | 35.00%
Per loan annual cost to service | $ 84
MSRs | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 9.00%
Discount rate | 11.00%
Per loan annual cost to service | $ 82
Guarantee asset |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 3,049,000
Guarantee asset | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 14.00%
Discount rate | 11.00%
Guarantee asset | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 14.00%
Discount rate | 11.00%
Guarantee asset | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 14.00%
Discount rate | 11.00%
REO |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 1,725,000
REO | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 4.00%
REO | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 39.00%
REO | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Loss severity | 18.00%
Loan purchase commitments |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 2,121,000
Loan purchase commitments | Minimum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 2.13
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 1.80%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
MSR Multiple | 1.9
Pull-through rate | 13.00%
Whole loan spread to swap rate - hybrid | 1.00%
Loan purchase commitments | Maximum |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 3.10
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 2.70%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
MSR Multiple | 5.1
Pull-through rate | 100.00%
Whole loan spread to swap rate - hybrid | 1.90%
Loan purchase commitments | Weighted Average |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Whole loan spread to TBA (in dollars per loan) | $ / loan | 3.07
Whole loan spread to swap rate | 2.68%
Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | 15.00%
MSR Multiple | 3.8
Pull-through rate | 72.00%
Whole loan spread to swap rate - hybrid | 1.33%

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