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Loans Held-for-Investment - Method of Evaluation by Class of Loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	$ 53	$ 55
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	12,064	9,023
Total loans	12,117	9,078
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	13	11
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	94	117
Total allowance for loan losses	107	128	$ 140	$ 142
Residential first mortgage
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	3,145	2,991
Total allowance for loan losses	22	38	47	65
Home equity
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	1,021	729
Total allowance for loan losses	14	15	22	24
Other consumer
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	729	314
Total allowance for loan losses	6	3	1	1
Commercial real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	2,828	2,152
Total allowance for loan losses	38	48	45	28
Commercial and industrial
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	1,634	1,433
Total allowance for loan losses	22	18	19	17
Warehouse lending
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Total loans	2,760	1,459
Total allowance for loan losses	5	6	$ 6	$ 7
Other consumer \| Residential first mortgage
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	32	32
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	3,113	2,959
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	5	4
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	17	34
Total allowance for loan losses		38
Other consumer \| Home equity
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	20	23
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	1,001	706
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	7	7
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	7	8
Total allowance for loan losses		15
Other consumer \| Other consumer
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	1	0
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	728	314
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	1	0
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	5	3
Total allowance for loan losses		3
Commercial portfolio segment \| Commercial real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	0	0
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	2,828	2,152
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	0	0
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	38	48
Total allowance for loan losses		48
Commercial portfolio segment \| Commercial and industrial
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	0	0
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	1,634	1,433
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	0	0
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	22	18
Total allowance for loan losses		18
Commercial portfolio segment \| Warehouse lending
Allowance for Loan Losses, Additional Disclosure
Loans held-for-investment, individually evaluated	0	0
Loans held-for-investment, collectively evaluated	2,760	1,459
Allowance for loan losses, individually evaluated	0	0
Allowance for loan losses, collectively evaluated	$ 5	6
Total allowance for loan losses		$ 6