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Mortgage loans (Details 2) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Loan | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 3,536 | 3,249
Carrying value | [1] | $ 630,534 | $ 554,877
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 805,571 | $ 725,709
Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 1,539 | 1,161
Carrying value |  | $ 274,302 | $ 212,469
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 349,329 | $ 272,577
30 |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 578 | 479
Carrying value |  | $ 107,919 | $ 83,936
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 135,930 | $ 107,873
60 |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 298 | 338
Carrying value |  | $ 55,254 | $ 55,573
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 67,888 | $ 70,781
90 |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 733 | 867
Carrying value |  | $ 119,174 | $ 127,435
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 152,253 | $ 167,177
Foreclosure |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of loans | Loan |  | 388 | 404
Carrying value |  | $ 73,885 | $ 75,464
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ 100,171 | $ 107,301
[1] | Mortgage loans include $504,885 and $398,696 of loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, transferred to securitization trusts that are variable interest entities ("VIEs"); these loans can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. Secured borrowings consist of notes issued by VIEs that can only be settled with the assets and cash flows of the VIEs. The creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Great Ajax Corp.). See Note 8-Debt. Secured borrowings are presented net of deferred issuance costs.

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