Mortgage Servicing Rights - Sensitivity to Changes in Interest Rates of the Fair Value of MSR Portfolio and Related Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	$ 333	$ 325
Fair value 50 basis points change	158	147
Fair value 25 basis points change	77	69
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	(10)	15
Fair value 50 basis points change	(3)	3
Fair value 25 basis points change	(1)	0
Down \| MSR portfolio
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	(343)	(310)
Fair value 50 basis points change	(161)	(144)
Fair value 25 basis points change	(78)	(69)
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	(226)	(220)
Fair value 50 basis points change	(128)	(118)
Fair value 25 basis points change	(69)	(61)
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	24	(3)
Fair value 50 basis points change	9	2
Fair value 25 basis points change	2	2
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Fair value 100 basis points change	250	217
Fair value 50 basis points change	137	120
Fair value 25 basis points change	$ 71	$ 63

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