NOTE 8 MATCH FUNDED ADVANCES (Detail) - (Table 1) (Residential mortgage loan, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Residential mortgage loan
Match Funded Advances [Line Items]
Principal and interest	$ 235,766	$ 1,577,808
Taxes and insurance	218,952	1,148,486
Foreclosures, bankruptcy, real estate and other	79,007	322,950
Match funded advances	$ 533,725	$ 3,049,244

Carrying amount of accumulated prepayments made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers for principal, interest, taxes (for example, property taxes) and insurance (for example, property and catastrophe) accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position at the end of each period presented.

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