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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Business Combinations - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 19, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets:
Real estate, held for sale	$ 42,495		$ 43,434
ANH
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 110,545
Mortgage backed securities, at fair value		2,010,504
Loans, held for sale, at fair value		102,798
Real estate, held for sale		26,107
Accrued interest		8,453
Other assets		38,707
Total assets acquired		2,297,114
Liabilities:
Secured borrowings		1,784,047
Corporate debt		36,250
Derivative instruments, at fair value		60,719
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		4,811
Total liabilities assumed		1,885,827
Net assets acquired		411,287
Gross contractual principal of acquired loan receivables.		$ 98,300