Loan Servicing - Residential MSR Sensitivity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Residential MSRs
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Composition of loans serviced for others	100.00%	100.00%
Residential MSRs \| Min
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Prepayment speed	6.30%	6.30%
OAS	1.40%	1.80%
Residential MSRs \| Max
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Prepayment speed	13.50%	11.20%
OAS	12.20%	12.50%
Residential MSRs \| Weighted Average
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Prepayment speed	7.40%	7.10%
Effect on fair value of a 10% increase	$ (94)	$ (89)
Effect on fair value of a 20% increase	$ (181)	$ (172)
OAS	4.80%	4.80%
Effect on fair value of a 10% increase	$ (70)	$ (70)
Effect on fair value of a 20% increase	$ (137)	$ (138)
Weighted average life	7 years 6 months	7 years 7 months 6 days
Fixed-rate residential mortgage loans
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Composition of loans serviced for others	99.70%	99.70%
Adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Composition of loans serviced for others	0.30%	0.30%

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Composition Of Mortgage Loans Serviced For Others

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Effect on fair value of a 10% increase in weighted average OAS

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Effect on fair value of a 20% increase in weighted average OAS

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Weighted average life of securitized assets regardless of when the transfer occurred, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Estimated rate of prepayment of principal on financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 10 percent adverse change of prepayment speed on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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