Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS, SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS (Tables)

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REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS, SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Related Loans Residential Mortgage Loans Subprime Mortgage Loans Tables  
Schedule of Real Estate Loans and Other Receivables
   
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
                           
Weighted Average Coupon
   
Weighted Average Maturity
(Years) (B)
   
Floating Rate Loans as a % of Face Amount
                   
Loan Type
 
Outstanding
Face Amount
   
Carrying
Value (A)
   
Loan
Count
   
Wtd. Avg. Yield
   
Delinquent Face Amount (C)
   
Carrying
Value
   
Wtd. Avg. Yield
 
Mezzanine Loans
  $ 527,793     $ 442,529       17       10.10 %     8.57 %     2.2       67.0 %   $ 12,000     $ 469,326       10.35 %
Corporate Bank Loans
    391,904       208,863       7       18.85 %     8.66 %     3.6       47.8 %     -       161,153       21.79 %
B-Notes
    171,258       161,610       6       10.40 %     5.37 %     2.1       86.4 %     -       152,535       12.25 %
Whole Loans
    30,130       30,130       3       5.21 %     3.82 %     1.1       96.6 %     -       30,566       5.31 %
Total Real Estate Related Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (D)
  $ 1,121,085     $ 843,132       33       12.15 %     7.98 %     2.6       64.0 %   $ 12,000     $ 813,580       12.78 %
Non-Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I
  $ 573     $ 163       15       38.84 %     7.75 %     0.7       0.0 %   $ 103     $ 199       39.80 %
Non-Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II
    3,072       2,308       115       15.46 %     10.03 %     5.5       9.1 %     346       2,488       15.54 %
Total Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (F)
  $ 3,645     $ 2,471       130       17.00 %     9.67 %     4.7       7.7 %   $ 449     $ 2,687       17.34 %
                                                                                 
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio I
  $ 118,746     $ 100,124       3,172       9.48 %     8.66 %     6.8       0.8 %   $ 1,558     $ 112,316       9.51 %
Securitized Manufactured Housing Loan Portfolio II
    153,193       150,123       5,381       7.54 %     9.63 %     5.6       16.8 %     2,775       175,120       7.55 %
Residential Loans
    56,131       42,214       198       7.41 %     2.56 %     6.2       100.0 %     9,852       43,800       7.92 %
Total Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Investment, Net (E) (F)
  $ 328,070     $ 292,461       8,751       8.19 %     8.07 %     6.1       25.2 %   $ 14,185     $ 331,236       8.26 %
 
                                                                               
Subprime Mortgage Loans Subject to Call Option
  $ 406,217     $ 405,814                                                     $ 404,723          
 
Schedule of Large Loans
         
December 31, 2012
 
Loan Type
       
Outstanding
Face Amount
   
Carrying Value
   
Prior Liens (1)
   
Loan
Count
   
Yield (2)
   
Coupon (2)
   
Weighted Average Maturity (Years)
 
Individual Bank Loan
    (3)     $ 158,991     $ 128,991       607,130       1       24.85 %     15.55 %     6.50  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (5)       68,741       68,741       721,776       1       8.65 %     8.65 %     3.50  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       53,510       53,510       815,728       1       10.00 %     10.46 %     1.50  
Individual B-Note Loan
    (4)       50,000       50,000       225,000       1       8.54 %     5.93 %     3.25  
Individual Bank Loan
    (6)       128,230       47,637       -       1       6.28 %     2.22 %     1.66  
Individual B-Note Loan
    (4)       53,574       46,672       2,065,615       1       12.00 %     3.09 %     1.75  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       45,000       45,000       317,000       1       9.95 %     9.25 %     2.00  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       40,000       40,000       324,940       1       8.42 %     8.00 %     1.17  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       38,510       38,510       815,728       1       12.00 %     12.19 %     1.50  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       36,485       36,485       214,243       1       8.67 %     8.00 %     1.58  
Individual Mezzanine Loan
    (4)       36,667       35,017       745,600       1       8.00 %     7.00 %     3.25  
Individual Whole Loan
    (7)       29,117       29,117       -       1       5.15 %     3.69 %     1.12  
Others
    (8)       382,260       223,452               21       11.78 %     7.11 %     1.86  
            $ 1,121,085     $ 843,132               33       12.15 %     7.98 %     2.62  
 
Aging Schedule of Past Due Residential Loans Held For Investment
   
30-59 Days
   
60-89 Days
   
Over 90 Days
         
Total Past
         
Total Outstanding
 
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
REO
   
Due
   
Current
   
Face Amount
 
Securitized Manufactured
                                         
Housing Loan Portoflio I
  $ 690     $ 275     $ 791     $ 492     $ 2,248     $ 116,498     $ 118,746  
Securitized Manufactured
                                                       
Housing Loan Portoflio II
  $ 1,158     $ 501     $ 1,512     $ 762     $ 3,933     $ 149,260     $ 153,193  
Residential Loans
  $ -     $ 488     $ 9,250     $ 114     $ 9,852     $ 46,279     $ 56,131  
 
Schedule of Real Estate Related Loans By Maturity
   
Outstanding
         
Number of
 
Year of Maturity (1)
 
Face Amount
   
Carrying Value
   
Loans
 
Delinquent (2)
  $ 12,000     $ -       1  
2013
    96,942       44,850       4  
2014
    445,380       273,288       12  
2015
    59,907       56,185       5  
2016
    236,892       235,242       5  
2017
    95,359       90,161       4  
Thereafter
    174,605       143,406       2  
Total
  $ 1,121,085     $ 843,132       33  
 
Schedule of Activity in Carrying Value of Real Estate Loans and Residential Mortgage Loans
   
Held for Sale
   
Held for Investment
 
   
Real Estate Related Loans
   
Residential Mortgage Loans
   
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
December 31, 2009
  $ 573,862     $ 383,647     $ -  
Purchases / additional fundings
    113,733       -       -  
Interest accrued to principal balance
    12,535       -       -  
Principal paydowns
    (136,078 )     (34,781 )     (10,916 )
Sales
    (51,225 )     -       -  
Transfer to held for investment
    -       (135,942 )     135,942  
Transfer to other investments
    (24,907 )     -       -  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans
    299,620       41,227       (960 )
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization
    -       -       1,035  
Deconsolidation of CDO VII
    (5,453 )     -       -  
Other
    518       (938 )     (127 )
December 31, 2010
  $ 782,605     $ 253,213     $ 124,974  
Purchases / additional fundings
    384,850       -       -  
Interest accrued to principal balance
    19,507       -       -  
Principal paydowns
    (270,767 )     (8,818 )     (30,514 )
Sales
    (125,141 )     -       -  
Transfer to held for investment
    -       (238,721 )     238,721  
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans
    21,629       (2,864 )     (3,602 )
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization
    (7 )     -       2,371  
Other
    904       (123 )     (714 )
December 31, 2011
  $ 813,580     $ 2,687     $ 331,236  
Purchases / additional fundings
    109,491       -       -  
Interest accrued to principal balance
    22,835       -       -  
Principal paydowns
    (129,950 )     (686 )     (38,182 )
Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans
    28,213       493       (4,119 )
Loss on repayment of loans held for sale
    (1,614 )     -       -  
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization
    -       -       4,002  
Other
    577       (23 )     (476 )
December 31, 2012
  $ 843,132     $ 2,471     $ 292,461  
 
Rollforward for loss allowance related to real estate loans
The following is a rollforward of the related loss allowance:
 
   
Held for Sale
   
Held for Investment
 
   
Real Estate Related Loans
   
Residential Mortgage Loans
   
Residential Mortgage Loans (C)
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
  $ (321,591 )   $ (25,193 )   $ (21,350 )
   Charge-offs (A)
    71,945       4,232       5,802  
   Reclassified as accretable discount (B)
    -       -       14,439  
   Transfer to held-for-investment
    -       21,364       (21,364 )
   Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans
    21,629       (2,864 )     (3,602 )
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ (228,017 )   $ (2,461 )   $ (26,075 )
   Charge-offs (A)
    17,742       896       7,716  
   Valuation (allowance) reversal on loans
    28,213       493       (4,119 )
Balance at December 31, 2012
  $ (182,062 )   $ (1,072 )   $ (22,478 )
 
Schedule of details subprime mortgage loans
 
 
Subprime Portfolio
 
       I    
II
 
Date of acquisition
 
March 2006
   
March 2007
 
Original number of loans (approximate)
  11,300       7,300  
Predominant origination date of loans
  2005       2006  
Original face amount of purchase
 
$1.5 billion
   
$1.3 billion
 
                 
Pre-securitization loan write-down
 
($4.1 million)
   
($5.8 million)
 
Gain on pre-securitization hedge
 
$5.5 million
   
$5.8 million
 
Gain on sale
 
Less than $0.1 million
   
$0.1 million
 
                 
Securitization date
 
April 2006
   
July 2007
 
Face amount of loans at securitization
 
$1.5 billion
   
$1.1 billion
 
Face amount of notes sold by trust
 
$1.4 billion
   
$1.0 billion
 
Stated maturity of notes
 
March 2036
   
April 2037
 
Face amount of notes retained by Newcastle
 
$37.6 million
   
$38.8 million
 
Fair value of equity retained by Newcastle
 
$62.4 million (A)
   
$46.7 million (A)
 
Key assumptions in measuring such fair value (A):
               
Weighted average life (years)
    3.1       3.8  
Expected credit losses
    5.3 %     8.0 %
Weighted average constant prepayment rate
    28.0 %     30.1 %
Discount rate
    18.8 %     22.5 %
 
Schedule of Holdings in Subprime Mortgage Loans
   
Subprime Portfolio
       
      I    
II
   
Total
 
Total securitized loans (unpaid principal balance) (A)
  $ 423,872     $ 564,569     $ 988,441  
Loans subject to call option (carrying value)
  $ 299,176     $ 106,638     $ 405,814  
Retained interests (fair value) (B)
  $ 1,344     $ -     $ 1,344  
 
Schedule of details regarding subprime mortgage loans
 
Subprime Portfolio
 
      I    
II
 
Loan unpaid principal balance (UPB) (A)
  $ 423,872     $ 564,569  
Weighted average coupon rate of loans
    5.59 %     4.71 %
Delinquencies of 60 or more days (UPB) (B)
  $ 109,213     $ 200,253  
Net credit losses for year ended
               
December 31, 2012
  $ 27,548     $ 34,866  
December 31, 2011
  $ 29,460     $ 54,217  
Cumulative net credit losses
  $ 220,417     $ 256,719  
Cumulative net credit losses as a % of original UPB
    14.7 %     23.6 %
Percentage of ARM loans (C)
    51.0 %     64.4 %
Percentage of loans with loan-to-value ratio >90%
    10.4 %     17.2 %
Percentage of interest-only loans
    20.8 %     4.1 %
Face amount of debt (A) (D)
  $ 418,906     $ 564,569  
Weighted average funding cost of debt (E)
    0.57 %     1.11 %
 
Schedule of Cash Flows of Subprime Mortgage Holdings
 
Suprime Portfolio
 
      I    
II
 
Net cash inflows from retained interests
             
   Year Ended December 31, 2012
  $ -     $ -  
                 
   Year Ended December 31, 2011
  $ 29     $ 77  
                 
   Year Ended December 31, 2010
  $ 315     $ 629