Debt - Warehouse Lines of Credit (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing Capacity	$ 105,000,000	$ 105,000,000
Outstanding Borrowings	40,663,000	39,029,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing Capacity	105,000,000
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 40,663,000	$ 39,029,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate on Outstanding Borrowings	0.00%	0.00%
Western Alliance Bank \| Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 15,853,000	$ 18,277,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate on Outstanding Borrowings	3.25%	3.25%
Texas Capital Bank, N.A. \| Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing Capacity	$ 40,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 17,971,000	$ 12,903,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate on Outstanding Borrowings	3.35%	3.35%
Flagstar Bank, FSB \| Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 6,839,000	$ 7,849,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate on Outstanding Borrowings	3.00%	3.00%

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the outstanding short-term borrowings under a revolving line of credit used by mortgage bankers to finance the origination or purchase of loans.

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