Represent the settlement period of loan held for sale.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of mortgage loan securitized and sold during the period.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of mortgage loan sold during the period.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of mortgage loan securitized and sold during the period with servicing rights retained by the company.

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- Definition

Amount, after valuation allowance, of financing receivable held for sale and not part of disposal group. Excludes loan covered under loss sharing agreement and loan classified as investment in debt security.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124259787&loc=d3e4428-111522

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124265262&loc=d3e48678-111004

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Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination, and Loans Held for Sale - Mandatory cash forwards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loan sales	$ 272,800	$ 612,500	$ 1,400,000	$ 2,400,000
Loan securitizations and loan sales	$ 216,100	$ 489,800	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,900,000
Percentage of loan securitizations and loan sales	79.20%	80.00%	77.20%	79.50%
Loans held for sale	$ 34,477		$ 34,477		$ 191,723
Minimum
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loans held for sale, settlement period			15 days
Maximum
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loans held for sale, settlement period			45 days