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	Feb. 28, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Warehouse notes payable
Liabilities associated with loans held for sale due to a repurchase option		$ 0	$ 189,452,000
Total Borrowings		1,420,272,000	781,706,000
Interest expense		61,702,000	47,091,000	$ 50,338,000
Warehouse Facilities
Warehouse notes payable
Interest expense		61,700,000	47,100,000	50,300,000
Facility fees		2,100,000	2,400,000	$ 3,200,000
Loans held for sale
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount			1,650,000,000
Uncommitted Amount			3,650,000,000
Total Facility Capacity			5,300,000,000
Total Borrowings			781,972,000
Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		1,600,000,000	1,650,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		3,700,000,000	3,650,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		5,300,000,000	5,300,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 1,420,663,000	592,520,000
National Banks \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Number of credit facilities \| facility		5
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 1,600,000,000	1,650,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		2,200,000,000	2,150,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		3,800,000,000	3,800,000,000
Outstanding Balance		747,764,000	387,978,000
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		325,000,000	325,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		250,000,000	250,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		575,000,000	575,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 77,825,000	$ 69,401,000
Percentage added to reference rate		1.30%	1.30%
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Maturity date		Aug. 26, 2026
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		100.00%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #2 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		300,000,000	300,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
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Maturity date		Apr. 10, 2026
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		100.00%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #2 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| Subsequent Event
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate	1.20%
Debt instrument, Variable interest rate, Type	us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #3 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 425,000,000	$ 425,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		425,000,000	425,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		850,000,000	850,000,000
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Maturity date		May 15, 2026
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		100.00%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		225,000,000	225,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		375,000,000	375,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 122,711,000	$ 66,861,000
Maturity date		Jun. 22, 2026
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		100.00%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.30%	1.30%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| Maximum
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.35%	1.35%
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| Facility Committed Amount
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.35%
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Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.30%
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National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4, Defaulted FHA Sublimit \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 75,000,000
National Banks \| Loans held for sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #5 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		0	$ 50,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		1,000,000,000	950,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
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Percentage added to reference rate		1.45%	1.45%
Debt instrument, Variable interest rate, Type		us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember
Maturity date		Sep. 10, 2026
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		100.00%
National Banks \| Committed investments in tax credit equity \| Tax Credit Equity Warehouse Facility \| Warehouse Facilities
Warehouse notes payable
Outstanding Balance		$ 26,000,000
Percentage added to reference rate		2.80%
Debt instrument, Variable interest rate, Type		us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember
Fannie Mae \| Loans held for sale \| Fannie Mae Repurchase Agreement, Uncommitted Line and Open Maturity \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Uncommitted Amount		$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 672,899,000	$ 204,542,000
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance		99.00%