Residential Consumer Loans - Schedule of Activity of Residential Consumer Loans Held-for-Sale (Details) - Residential Consumer Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Principal balance of loans acquired	$ 7,043,177	$ 2,101,161
Principal balance of loans sold	1,650,357	270,482
Principal balance of loans transferred from HFS to HFI	5,208,677	1,703,442
Net market valuation gains recorded	$ 29,448	$ 20,560

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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