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The total amount of income earned on loans serviced and subserviced for others during the period for which results of operations are presented.

No definition available.

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The total amount of net transaction costs earned on loans serviced and subserviced for others during the period for which results of operations are presented.

No definition available.

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Subservicing Asset At Fair Value, Charges On Subserviced Escrow Balances

No definition available.

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The amount of income earned from subservicing an asset at fair value.

No definition available.

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Amount of contractually specified servicing fee, late fee, and ancillary fee recognized as income for servicing asset and servicing liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Gain (loss) incurred in hedging activities.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from changes in fair value classified as other for a contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The increase (decrease) in the fair value of servicing assets that are subsequently measured at fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.