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The percentage of cash flows that must be used to pay down notes and equity holders once the threshold percentage of UPB of loans against outstanding debt is reached.

No definition available.

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The purchase price of the portfolio of consumer loans.

No definition available.

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The amount of the purchase price of the portfolio of consumer loans financed via the issuance of asset-backed notes.

No definition available.

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The number of personal unsecured loans and personal homeowner loans included within the portfolio co-invested in by Newcastle.

No definition available.

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The percentage of par at which notes were sold.

No definition available.

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The percentage of the portfolio of consumer loans acquired by co-investors.

No definition available.

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The unpaid principal balance of underlying loans.

No definition available.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

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