Loan Servicing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loan Servicing
Balance, beginning of period	$ 77,844	$ 66,079	$ 53,670
Paydowns	(5,994)	(4,196)	(5,504)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model	(4,795)	1,848	2,950
Balance, end of period	74,387	77,844	66,079
Revenue from specified servicing fee	9,700	8,700	8,800
Escrow funds	459,300	412,400
Originated and purchased servicing
Loan Servicing
Additions	$ 7,332	14,113	10,993
MCS
Loan Servicing
Additions			$ 3,970
Mortgage Loans
Loan Servicing
Sliding scale to deter prepayments (in years)	10 years
Unpaid principal balances of mortgage and other loans serviced for others	$ 6,300,000	5,800,000
Unpaid principal balances of loans sub‑serviced for others	$ 3,800,000	$ 3,100,000

The amount of revenue from servicing the loans retained, purchased and sun-serviced by the company.

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The duration of sliding scale to deter prepayments.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of mortgage and other loans serviced for others.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of loans sub‑serviced for others.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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The value of new servicing assets, subsequently measured at fair value, acquired or created during the current period through purchases or from transfers of financial assets.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in fair value from changes in the inputs, assumptions, or model used to calculate the fair value of the contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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