MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS  
Schedule of other mortgage notes serviced and chages in our mortgage servicing rights

A summary of mortgage loans serviced for others as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Commercial FHA mortgage loans

    

$

3,811,066

    

$

3,649,524

 

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

1,833,443

 

 

1,826,280

 

Total loans serviced for others

 

$

5,644,509

 

$

5,475,804

 

 

 

Changes in our mortgage servicing rights were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

 

Mortgage servicing rights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

67,218

 

$

62,900

 

$

2,522

 

Servicing rights acquired – commercial FHA mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

45,544

 

Servicing rights acquired – residential mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14,791

 

Servicing rights capitalized – commercial FHA mortgage loans

 

 

6,805

 

 

4,318

 

 

 —

 

Servicing rights capitalized – residential mortgage loans

 

 

3,828

 

 

5,015

 

 

464

 

Amortization – commercial FHA mortgage loans

 

 

(2,388)

 

 

(2,272)

 

 

 —

 

Amortization – residential mortgage loans

 

 

(3,753)

 

 

(2,743)

 

 

(421)

 

Balance at end of period

 

 

71,710

 

 

67,218

 

 

62,900

 

Valuation allowances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

 

567

 

 

119

 

 

202

 

Additions

 

 

6,962

 

 

1,630

 

 

92

 

Reductions

 

 

(3,827)

 

 

(1,182)

 

 

(175)

 

Balance at end of period

 

 

3,702

 

 

567

 

 

119

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net

 

$

68,008

 

$

66,651

 

$

62,781

 

Fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period

 

$

66,700

 

$

62,781

 

$

2,320

 

At end of period

 

$

68,008

 

$

66,700

 

$

62,781

 

 

Schedule of summary of key assumptions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

Remaining

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Servicing

 

Interest

 

Years to

    

Prepayment

 

Servicing

    

Discount

 

 

Fee

 

Rate

 

 Maturity

    

Rate

 

Cost

    

Rate

December 31, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial FHA mortgage loans

 

0.13

%

 

3.72

%

 

30.2

 

8.31

%

 

$

1,000

 

10 - 13

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

0.26

%

 

3.89

%

 

24.2

 

9.72

%

 

$

60.27

 

9 - 11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial FHA mortgage loans

 

0.12

%

 

3.85

%

 

30.6

 

8.53

%

 

$

1,000

 

10 - 13

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

0.27

%

 

3.96

%

 

24.4

 

11.22

%

 

$

73.66

 

9 - 11

%