Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Liabilities - MSRs and Related Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Forward MSRs - fair value	$ 2,663	$ 3,496
Mortgage servicing rights	2,669	3,502
Mortgage servicing liabilities - amortized cost	44	61
Excess spread financing - fair value	1,044	1,311
Mortgage servicing rights financing - fair value	47	37
MSR related liabilities - nonrecourse at fair value	1,091	1,348
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Forward MSRs - fair value	2,663	3,496
Reverse MSRs - amortized cost	6	6
Mortgage servicing rights	2,669	3,502
Mortgage servicing liabilities - amortized cost	$ 44	$ 61

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Mortgage Servicing Rights Liability Resulting from Sale or Securitization of Servicer Advances, Rights not Accounted for as a Sale

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Mortgage Servicing Rights [Line Items]

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

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Amortized amount of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Amortized amount of contract to service financial assets under which estimated future revenues from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenue are not expected to adequately compensate the servicer for performing the servicing.

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