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Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale (Notes)

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Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale [Abstract]  
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Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, at Fair Value
Mortgage loans held-for-sale consists of residential mortgage loans carried at fair value as a result of a fair value option election. The following table presents the carrying value of the Company’s mortgage loans held-for-sale as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
(in thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Unpaid principal balance
$
688,620

 
$
56,976

Fair value adjustment
(128,883
)
 
1,631

Carrying value
$
559,737

 
$
58,607



At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company pledged mortgage loans with a carrying value of $19.0 million and $52.5 million, respectively, as collateral for repurchase agreements. See Note 16 - Repurchase Agreements.