Guarantees and Indemnifications Guarantees (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Guarantees [Abstract]
Total of Loans Covered by Guarantees	$ 32.7	$ 21.1
Total of Guaranteed Loans Inquired About	0.6	0.6
Loan Repurchase Guarantee Liability	$ 0.3	$ 0.4

Maximum potential amount of future payments the guarantor could be required to make under the Company's subsidiary loan repurchase guarantees.

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