Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (Details Narrative)

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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (Details Narrative) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Retained bonds, within principal subordination rate, face amount from Securitization Trust 2006 $ 4,000
Retained interests (fair value) 1,437 [1]
Non-Agency RMBS Purchased, face amount 784,300
Non-Agency RMBS Purchased, carrying value 518,600
CDO Bonds issued by Third party carrying value 62,500
Carrying Value of Newcastle's Investment 5,254 [2]
CDO Bonds isued by C-BASS carrying value 3,900
Total Outstanding face amount of fixed rate securities 500,000
Total Outstanding face amount of floating rate securities 2,400,000
Other Than Temporary Impairment Charges in period 400
Gross OTTI charges recognized in OCI 100
Real estate securities acquired during the period with credit quality deterioration, face amount 368,700
Real estate securities acquired during the period with credit quality deterioration, purchase price 222,800
Real estate securities acquired during the period with credit quality deterioration, expected cash flows 280,400
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Non-Agency RMBS Purchased, face amount 644,700
Non-Agency RMBS Purchased, carrying value 440,100
Principal balance of underlying loans $ 8,300,000
[1] (B) The retained interests include retained bonds of the securitizations. Their fair value is estimated based on pricing models. Newcastle's residual interests were written off in 2010. The yield of the retained note was 8.35% as of March 31, 2013.
[2] (C) This amount represents Newcastle's maximum exposure to loss from this entity, which was the fair value at March 31, 2013, related to $17.8 million face amount of CDO V Class I, III and IV-FL notes.