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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

GAAP defines fair value and provides a consistent framework for measuring fair value under GAAP. ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement” expands fair value financial statement disclosure requirements. ASC 820 does not require any new fair value measurements and only applies to accounting pronouncements that already require or permit fair value measures, except for standards that relate to share-based payments.
Valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 Inputs – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 Inputs – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 Inputs – Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s assets and liabilities at fair value within the fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Quoted prices in
active markets
for identical assets
Level 1
 
Significant
other observable
inputs
Level 2
 
Unobservable
inputs
Level 3
 
Balance as of
March 31, 2018
Assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
 
$

 
$
1,095,189,264

 
$

 
$
1,095,189,264

Multi-Family mortgage loans held in securitization trusts
 

 
1,106,592,612

 

 
1,106,592,612

Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts
 

 
111,764,070

 

 
111,764,070

Mortgage servicing rights
 

 

 
3,021,549

 
3,021,549

Futures (Short positions)
 
18,132,700

 

 

 
18,132,700

Total
 
$
18,132,700

 
$
2,313,545,946

 
$
3,021,549

 
$
2,334,700,195

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Multi-family securitized debt obligations
 
$

 
$
(1,086,279,589
)
 
$

 
$
(1,086,279,589
)
Residential securitized debt obligations
 

 
(106,676,747
)
 

 
(106,676,747
)
Total
 
$

 
$
(1,192,956,336
)
 
$

 
$
(1,192,956,336
)

 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Quoted prices in
active markets
for identical assets
Level 1
 
Significant
other observable
inputs
Level 2
 
Unobservable
inputs
Level 3
 
Balance as of
December 31, 2017
Assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
 
$

 
$
1,290,825,648

 
$

 
$
1,290,825,648

Multi-Family mortgage loans held in securitization trusts
 

 
1,130,874,274

 

 
1,130,874,274

Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts
 

 
119,756,455

 

 
119,756,455

Mortgage servicing rights
 

 

 
2,963,861

 
2,963,861

Futures (Short positions)
 
5,349,613

 

 

 
5,349,613

Total
 
$
5,349,613

 
$
2,541,456,377

 
$
2,963,861

 
$
2,549,769,851

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Multi-family securitized debt obligations
 
$

 
$
(1,109,204,743
)
 
$

 
$
(1,109,204,743
)
Residential securitized debt obligations
 

 
(114,418,318
)
 

 
(114,418,318
)
Total
 
$

 
$
(1,223,623,061
)
 
$

 
$
(1,223,623,061
)

(a)
For more detail about the fair value of the Company’s MBS and type of securities, see Note 3 and Note 4.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had no transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy. Transfers between levels are deemed to take place on the last day of the reporting period in which the transfer takes place.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $3,021,549 and $2,963,861, respectively, in Level 3 assets. The Company’s Level 3 assets are comprised of MSRs. Accordingly, for more detail about Level 3 assets, also see Note 11.

The following table provides quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s MSRs classified as Level 3 fair value assets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

As of March 31, 2018
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range
 
Weighted Average
Discounted cash flow
 
Constant prepayment rate
 
8.0 - 24.2%

 
12.2
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
12.0
%
 
12.0
%
As of December 31, 2017
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range
 
Weighted Average
Discounted cash flow
 
Constant prepayment rate
 
8.0 - 25.4%

 
12.8
%
 
 
Discount rate
 
12.0
%
 
12.0
%