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Libor Floor

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Date the credit facility terminates, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the outstanding short-term borrowings under a revolving line of credit used by mortgage bankers to finance the origination or purchase of loans.

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Debt MIF Warehousing Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Nov. 15, 2021	Sep. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Availability under all Credit Lines	$ 300,000	$ 300,000			$ 275,000
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	211,281	$ 211,281			$ 225,634
Repurchase Agreement-Third Amendment to Second Amendment and Restated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		Oct. 25, 2021
Libor Floor		1.00%
Warehousing Agreement - Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 175,000	$ 175,000	$ 235,000	$ 210,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		May 27, 2022
Basis point spread on variable rate under warehouse	1.90%	1.90%
Libor Floor		0.50%
Repurchase Agreement-Fourth Amendment to Second Amendment and Restated
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 90,000	$ 90,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Oct. 24, 2022
Libor Floor	0.75%
Fourth Amendment to Repurchase Agreement Initiation Date	Oct. 25, 2021
Libor Floor- Loan Type 2	0.625%
Minimum [Member] \| Repurchase Agreement-Third Amendment to Second Amendment and Restated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis point spread on variable rate under warehouse	1.75%	1.75%
Maximum [Member] \| Repurchase Agreement-Third Amendment to Second Amendment and Restated [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis point spread on variable rate under warehouse	2.00%	2.00%