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Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Facility RenewalOption	Jul. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Maturities of Long-Term Borrowings [Abstract]
Long-term debt, maturity, year one		$ 64,500		$ 69,127
Long-term debt, maturity, year two		595		7,868
Long-term debt, maturity, year three		7,438		8,538
Long-term debt, maturity, year four		8,018		98,967
Long-term debt, maturity, year five		89,949		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year six		0		0
Long-term borrowings		$ 170,500		184,500
MSR Financing Facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Number of separate MSR financing facilities \| Facility		2
Fannie Mae MSR Financing Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Debt instrument term of variable rate		1 year
Freddie Mac MSR Revolver [Member]
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing amount						$ 100,000	$ 45,000	$ 25,000	$ 100,000
Debt instrument term		364 days
Number of borrowers option renewals \| RenewalOption		2
Term out feature of credit facility		1 year
Debt instrument, amortization period	24 months	24 months
Weighted average interest rate	7.80%		7.70%
Additional borrowing capacity								$ 5,000
Number of borrowers option additional renewals \| RenewalOption		1
Maturities of Long-Term Borrowings [Abstract]
Long-term debt, maturity, year one		$ 64,500		68,500
Long-term debt, maturity, year two		0		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year three		0		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year four		0		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year five		0		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year six		0		0
Long-term borrowings		64,500		68,500
Fannie Mae MSR Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing amount		$ 150,000			$ 150,000
Debt instrument term		24 months
Term out feature of credit facility		3 years
Maturities of Long-Term Borrowings [Abstract]
Long-term debt, maturity, year one		$ 0		627
Long-term debt, maturity, year two		595		7,868
Long-term debt, maturity, year three		7,438		8,538
Long-term debt, maturity, year four		8,018		98,967
Long-term debt, maturity, year five		89,949		0
Long-term debt, maturity, year six		0		0
Long-term borrowings		$ 106,000		$ 116,000