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INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS AND CDO SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)

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INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS AND CDO SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Investments In Excess Mortgage Servicing Rights And Cdo Servicing Rights Tables  
Schedule of Excess Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs)
The following is a summary of Newcastle’s direct investments in Excess MSRs:

         
March 31, 2013
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 
   
Unpaid Principal
Balance
   
Amortized Cost
Basis (A)
   
Carrying
Value (B)
   
Weighted Average
Yield
   
Average
Maturity
(Years)
(C)
   
Changes in Fair Value
Recorded in Other
Income (Loss) (D)
 
MSR Pool 1
  $ 8,021,789     $ 29,329     $ 35,333       18.0 %     4.8     $ 266  
MSR Pool 1 - Recapture Agreement
          3,676       4,355       18.0 %     11.0       174  
MSR Pool 2
    9,038,057       32,345       33,695       17.3 %     5.0       306  
MSR Pool 2 - Recapture Agreement
          4,108       4,880       17.3 %     12.0       591  
MSR Pool 3
    8,758,689       26,502       30,126       17.6 %     4.7       768  
MSR Pool 3 - Recapture Agreement
          4,598       4,552       17.6 %     11.4       30  
MSR Pool 4
    5,586,851       10,809       11,969       17.9 %     4.6       141  
MSR Pool 4 - Recapture Agreement
          2,763       2,705       17.9 %     11.1       (43 )
MSR Pool 5
    41,917,506       102,718       104,507       17.5 %     4.7       (190 )
MSR Pool 5 - Recapture Agreement
          8,460       4,433       17.5 %     11.7       (185 )
    $ 73,322,892     $ 225,308     $ 236,555       17.6 %     5.4     $ 1,858  
 
(A)
The amortized cost basis of the Recapture Agreements is determined based on the relative fair values of the Recapture Agreements and related Excess MSRs at the time they were acquired.
(B)
Carrying value represents the fair value of the pools or Recapture Agreements, as applicable.
(C)
The weighted average maturity represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of cash flows of each investment.
(D)
The portion of the change in fair value of the Recapture Agreement relating to loans recaptured to date is reflected in the respective pool.
Schedule of the Geographic Distribution of the Residential Mortgage Loans for which Excess MSRs are held
The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the underlying residential mortgage loans of the Excess MSRs at March 31, 2013:

State Concentration
 
Percentage of Total
Outstanding
 
California
    31.7 %
Florida
    10.1 %
New York
    4.4 %
Washington
    4.3 %
Arizona
    3.8 %
Texas
    3.6 %
Colorado
    3.5 %
Maryland
    3.4 %
New Jersey
    3.2 %
Virginia
    3.0 %
Other U.S.
    29.0 %
      100.0 %
 
(A)
Based on the information provided by the loan servicer as of the most recent remittance.