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Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities, discount on acquired loans.

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For Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as a Debt Security, the aggregate excess of the loans cash flow expected to be collected over the investors initial investment in the loans for loans acquired in the period.

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Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt security, at acquisition date, the amount of cash flow in excess of initial investment.

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Investments in distressed loans.

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Amount of depreciation expense for the period related to real estate owned held-and-used.

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Amount of increase to total real estate owned during the period from acquisitions and/or transfers from loans receivable

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Amount by which the recorded investment in REO exceeds the REO's fair value and is recorded as an impairment.

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Sales of Real estate owned.

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Increases in the aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan due to the acquisition of similar loans accounted for as debt securities during the period. This relates to loans accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The amount of the loan's contractually required payments receivable in excess of the amount of its cash flows expected to be collected. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of reduction, resulting from a sale or transfer of a loan, in the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of contractually required payments receivable at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement.

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