Held For Investment Mortgage Finance Receivables Exited Interest Only Mortgage Loans

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Held for investment mortgage finance receivables interest only mortgage loans.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of current interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Amount of deferred fees paid by borrowers and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Finance Receivables and Loans, Net (Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	$ 118,028,000,000	$ 128,231,000,000	$ 128,609,000,000
Unamortized premiums and discounts and deferred fees and costs	2,100,000,000
Consumer portfolio segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	90,160,000,000	89,924,000,000
Consumer portfolio segment \| Automotive loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	73,761,000,000	72,390,000,000	73,071,000,000
Consumer portfolio segment \| Real estate-backed loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	16,072,000,000	17,322,000,000	17,010,000,000
Consumer portfolio segment \| Mortgage Finance operations
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	15,168,000,000	16,181,000,000
Interest-only mortgage loans	8,000,000	11,000,000
Consumer portfolio segment \| Mortgage - Legacy
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	904,000,000	1,141,000,000
Interest-only mortgage loans	$ 156,000,000	212,000,000
Interest-only mortgage loans having exited the interest-only period	99000000.00%
Consumer portfolio segment \| Other loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	$ 327,000,000	212,000,000
Loans receivable, fair value	8,000,000	11,000,000
Commercial portfolio segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	27,868,000,000	38,307,000,000	$ 38,528,000,000
Commercial portfolio segment \| Automotive loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	17,886,000,000	28,332,000,000
Commercial portfolio segment \| Real estate-backed loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	4,851,000,000	4,961,000,000
Commercial portfolio segment \| Other loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Finance receivables and loans, net	5,131,000,000	5,014,000,000
Finance receivables and loans, net
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued interest receivable	$ 711,000,000	$ 488,000,000