Commercial Mortgage Residual Interests Commercial Mortgage Residual Interests (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commercial Mortgage Residual Interests [Abstract]

Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure, Significant Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the key assumptions used in determining the value of the Residuals as of:



	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Discount rate	25	%	25	%
Average life equivalent CPR ⁽¹⁾ speeds range	0.80% to 20.42% CPR		2.18% to 18.57% CPR
Foreclosures:
Frequency curve default model	0.1% - 3.9% range		0.2% - 4.7% range
Loss severity of loans in foreclosure	20	%	20	%
Yield:
LIBOR	Forward 3-month curve		Forward 3-month curve
Prime	Forward curve		Forward curve

⁽¹⁾ Conditional prepayment rate.

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized As Unrealized Gains And Or Losses Recorded As Other Comprehensive Income And Other Than Temporary Valuation Impairments Recorded In Earnings [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the recognition of unrealized gains and/or losses recorded as other comprehensive income as well as other than temporary valuation impairments recorded in condensed consolidated statements of earnings (dollars in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Unrealized gains	$	213	$	599
Other than temporary valuation impairment	2,718		396