INVESTMENT IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Investment In Residential Mortgage Loans Tables

Schedule of residential mortgage loans

The following is a summary of residential mortgage loans as of December 31, 2013, all of which are classified as held for investment:

	December 31, 2013
Loan Type	Outstanding Face Amount (A)		Carrying Value (A)		Loan Count		Wtd. Avg. Yield			Weighted Average Coupon (B)			Weighted Average Life (Years) (C)		Floating Rate Loans as a % of Face Amount			Delinquent Face Amount (A)(D)
Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment (E)	$	57,552	$	33,539		328		10.3	%		5.1	%		3.7		22.0	%	$	48,696

(A) Represents a 70% interest New Residential holds in the reverse mortgage loans, which had an aggregate United States federal income tax basis of $33.9 million. The average loan balance outstanding based on total UPB is $0.2 million.

(B) Represents the stated interest rate on the loans. Accrued interest on reverse mortgage loans is generally added to the principal balance and paid when the loan is resolved.

(C) The weighted average life is based on the expected timing of the receipt of cash flows.

(D) Includes loans that have either experienced (i) a termination event or (ii) an event of default, substantially all of which are more than 90 days past the time at which they were considered delinquent or real estate owned (“REO”). Collateral value underlying loans considered delinquent is generally sufficient, however $1.6 million face amount of REO loans, representing New Residential’s 70% interest therein, was on non-accrual status resulting from the uncertainty of cash collections as of December 31, 2013.

(E) 82% of these loans have reached a termination event. As a result, the borrower can no longer make draws on these loans. Each loan matures upon the occurrence of a termination event.

Schedule of activity in carrying value and valuation allowance of residential mortgage loans

Activities related to the carrying value of residential mortgage loans are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	—
Purchases/additional fundings		35,138
Proceeds from repayments		(3,788	)
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization		2,650
Valuation allowance		(461	)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	33,539

	Residential Mortgage Loans
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	—
Charge-offs		—
Valuation allowance on loans		—
Balance as of December 31, 2012		—
Charge-offs		—
Valuation allowance on loans		461
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	461

Schedule of geographic distribution of residential mortgage loans

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the underlying residential mortgage loans as of December 31, 2013:

State Concentration	Percentage of Total Outstanding Unpaid Principal Amount
New York		22.0	%
Florida		21.2	%
Illinois		7.7	%
New Jersey		6.9	%
California		5.7	%
Massachusetts		4.1	%
Washington		3.9	%
Connecticut		3.9	%
Virginia		3.3	%
Texas		2.8	%
Other U.S.		18.5	%
		100.0	%