The unpaid principal balance on loans serviced for others.

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The servicing fee as a percentage of each mortgage payment made by a borrower to a mortgage servicer as compensation for keeping a record of payments, collecting, and making escrow payments, passing principal and interest payments along to the note holder.

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The amount of mortgage servicing assets acquired in a business combination.

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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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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Percentage of contractually collectible principal associated with a financial asset expected not to be collected due to default by the borrower.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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The net increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for servicing assets subsequently measured using the amortization method.

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Mortage Servicing Rights - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Temporary impairment charge of mortgage servicing rights	$ (710)	$ (710)	$ (710)
Mortgage servicing rights			20,123
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Loans serviced for others unpaid principal balance	$ 3,552,292	$ 3,552,292	$ 3,552,292
Net servicing fee percentage	0.26%	0.26%	0.26%
Temporary impairment charge of mortgage servicing rights			$ (710)
Mortgage servicing rights		$ 20,123	$ 20,123
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Discount rate used in estimating the fair value of servicing rights			10.50%
Weighted average prepayment rates used in estimating the fair value of servicing rights			10.63%
Deliquency rate used in determning fair value of servicing rights			7.08%
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Discount rate used in estimating the fair value of servicing rights			12.91%
Weighted average prepayment rates used in estimating the fair value of servicing rights			14.40%
Deliquency rate used in determning fair value of servicing rights			15.66%
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Deliquency rate used in determning fair value of servicing rights			3.78%
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Loan Origination Commitments [Member] \| Median [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of mortgage servicing rights	$ 20,200	$ 20,200	$ 20,200