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Match Funded Advances
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
Match Funded Advances
Note 8 — Match Funded Advances
Match funded advances on residential loans we service for others are comprised of the following at December 31:
 
2015
 
2014
Principal and interest
$
948,376

 
$
1,349,048

Taxes and insurance
608,404

 
847,064

Foreclosures, bankruptcy, real estate and other
149,988

 
213,330

 
$
1,706,768

 
$
2,409,442


The following table summarizes the activity in match funded advances for the years ended December 31:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning balance
$
2,409,442

 
$
2,552,383

 
$
3,049,244

Acquisitions (1)
—

 
85,521

 
3,589,773

Transfers from advances (2)
—

 
10,156

 
142,286

Sales of advances
(308,990
)
 
—

 
(3,639,205
)
Collections of pledged advances, net of new advances and other
(393,684
)
 
(238,618
)
 
(589,715
)
Ending balance
$
1,706,768

 
$
2,409,442

 
$
2,552,383

(1)
Servicing advances acquired through business acquisitions and asset acquisitions in connection with the acquisition of MSRs, that were pledged to advance facilities at the date of acquisition.
(2)
New servicing advances initially classified as Advances at the date of payment and subsequently pledged to advance financing facilities.