Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other Assets (Notes)

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Other Assets (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Other Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Other Assets
Other assets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table:
(in thousands)
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Property and equipment at cost
$
1,937

 
$
1,034

Accumulated depreciation (1)
(507
)
 
(251
)
Net property and equipment
1,430

 
783

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
1,452

 

Prepaid expenses
1,065

 
1,411

Current income tax receivable

 
4,323

Deferred tax assets

 
44,184

Intangible assets
1,600

 

Servicing advances
4,881

 

Other receivables (2)
3,458

 
31,885

Total other assets
$
13,886

 
$
82,586

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(1)
Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $141,978 and $255,605, respectively.
(2)
The majority of other receivables at December 31, 2012 are amounts due from the Company's transfer agent for cash proceeds received upon exercise of warrants by warrantholders on December 31, 2012.

Mortgage Servicing Rights
On April 30, 2013, one of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries acquired a company that has seller-servicer approvals from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae to hold and manage MSRs. The MSRs acquired in conjunction with this acquisition represent the right to service mortgage loans. The Company and its subsidiaries do not originate or directly service mortgage loans, and instead contract with fully licensed subservicers to handle all servicing functions for the loans underlying the Company's MSRs. The following table summarizes activity related to MSRs, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Balance at beginning of period
$

 
$

Additions
1,497

 
1,497

Changes in fair value due to:
 
 
 
Changes in fair value assumptions

 

Other changes in fair value
(45
)
 
(45
)
Balance at end of period
$
1,452

 
$
1,452



The following table presents the components of servicing revenue recorded within other income on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013:
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Servicing fee income
$
215

 
$
215

Ancillary fee income
30

 
30

 
$
245

 
$
245