CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Interest income	$ 51,612	$ 33,525
Interest expense	33,387	19,437
Net interest income	18,225	14,088
Other revenue:
Gain on sales, including fee-based services, net	18,193	19,171
Mortgage servicing rights	19,634	20,030
Servicing revenue, net	9,547	4,794
Property operating income	2,910	3,223
Other income, net	2,878	(886)
Total other revenue	53,162	46,332
Other expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	29,494	19,841
Selling and administrative	8,915	7,695
Property operating expenses	2,796	2,638
Depreciation and amortization	1,846	1,897
Impairment loss on real estate owned		1,200
Provision for loss sharing (net of recoveries)	473	1,679
Provision for loan losses (net of recoveries)	325	(696)
Management fee - related party		4,000
Total other expenses	43,849	38,254
Income before gain on extinguishment of debt, income from equity affiliates and income taxes	27,538	22,166
Gain on extinguishment of debt		7,116
Income from equity affiliates	746	763
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	8,784	(6,101)
Net income	37,068	23,944
Preferred stock dividends	1,888	1,888
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,991	6,442
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 26,189	$ 15,614
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.30
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	61,842,336	51,461,156
Diluted (in shares)	84,699,735	73,730,068
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.17