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Mortgage Banking Activities, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Mortgage Banking [Abstract] |
Mortgage Banking Activities, Net | Mortgage Banking Activities, Net The following table presents the components of Mortgage banking activities, net, recorded in our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Table 17.1 – Mortgage Banking Activities
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Mortgage Banking Activities, Net |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of: |  |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value (1) |  | $ | (2,194 | ) |  | $ | 18,797 |
Risk management derivatives (2) |  | 28,432 |  |  | (1,400 | )
Other income, net (3) |  | 338 |  |  | 207 |
Mortgage Banking Activities, Net |  | $ | 26,576 |  |  | $ | 17,604 |
(1) | Includes changes in fair value for associated loan purchase and forward sale commitments.
(2) | Represents market valuation changes of derivatives that were used to manage risks associated with our accumulation of residential loans.
(3) | Amounts in this line item include other fee income from loan acquisitions and the provision for repurchases expense, presented net.

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