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Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment in Securitization Trusts, at Fair Value (Notes)

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Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment in Securitization Trusts, at Fair Value (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment in Securitization Trusts, at Fair Value [Abstract]  
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment [Text Block]
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment in Securitization Trusts, at Fair Value
The Company purchases subordinated debt and excess servicing rights from securitization trusts sponsored by either third parties or the Company’s subsidiaries. The underlying residential mortgage loans held by the trusts, which are consolidated on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, are classified as mortgage loans held-for-investment in securitization trusts and carried at fair value as a result of a fair value option election. See Note 3 - Variable Interest Entities for additional information regarding consolidation of the securitization trusts. The following table presents the carrying value of the Company’s mortgage loans held-for-investment in securitization trusts as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
(in thousands)
December 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Unpaid principal balance
$
1,699,748

 
$
812,538

Fair value adjustment
44,998

 
(20,148
)
Carrying value
$
1,744,746

 
$
792,390