Servicing Assets and Liabilities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Servicing Asset [Line Items]
Servicing liability	$ 363	$ 207
SBA/USDA
Schedule Of Servicing Asset [Line Items]
Servicing of asset for others, amount not included in balance sheet	411,000	386,000
Contractually specified servicing fees earned by United on servicing rights	3,820	3,440	$ 2,600
Residential mortgage servicing rights
Schedule Of Servicing Asset [Line Items]
Servicing of asset for others, amount not included in balance sheet	1,600,000	1,210,000
Contractually specified servicing fees earned by United on servicing rights	3,670	2,370	$ 1,720
Equipment financing loans
Schedule Of Servicing Asset [Line Items]
Servicing of asset for others, amount not included in balance sheet	$ 42,400	$ 28,400

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Amount of contractually specified servicing fee, late fee, and ancillary fee recognized as income for servicing asset and servicing liability.

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Amount of transferred financial assets in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction that have been derecognized. Continuing involvement includes, but is not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets.

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Aggregate amount of servicing liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value and servicing liabilities that are subsequently measured using the amortization method.

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