CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Interest Income
Residential loans	$ 63,265	$ 38,541	$ 169,010	$ 109,538
Business purpose loans	1,445	0	1,445	0
Multifamily loans	5,578	0	5,578	0
Real estate securities	27,063	23,425	79,054	65,068
Other interest income	2,046	771	3,905	1,983
Total interest income	99,397	62,737	258,992	176,589
Interest Expense
Short-term debt	(14,146)	(10,182)	(40,756)	(23,985)
Asset-backed securities issued	(27,421)	(3,956)	(55,171)	(11,191)
Long-term debt	(22,784)	(13,305)	(58,151)	(37,532)
Total Interest Expense	(64,351)	(27,443)	(154,078)	(72,708)
Net Interest Income	35,046	35,294	104,914	103,881
Non-interest Income
Mortgage banking activities, net	11,224	21,200	48,396	50,850
Investment fair value changes, net	10,332	324	12,830	9,990
Other income, net	3,453	2,812	8,893	9,473
Realized gains, net	7,275	1,734	21,352	8,809
Total non-interest income, net	32,284	26,070	91,471	79,122
Operating expenses	(21,490)	(19,922)	(63,529)	(56,789)
Net Income before Provision for Income Taxes	45,840	41,442	132,856	126,214
Provision for income taxes	(4,919)	(5,262)	(12,343)	(16,741)
Net Income	$ 40,921	$ 36,180	$ 120,513	$ 109,473
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.46	$ 1.51	$ 1.39
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	0.42	0.41	1.30	1.26
Regular dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.28	$ 0.88	$ 0.84
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	80,796,856	76,850,830	77,211,188	76,803,324
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	114,682,688	102,703,108	107,792,029	99,397,866