Mortgage Loans Held for Sale - Reconciliation to Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Reconciliation to Cash Flow [Roll Forward]
Balance - beginning of period	$ 5,720	$ 4,077
Loans sold	(73,822)	(42,185)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	67,507	38,709
Repurchase of loans out of Ginnie Mae securitizations	8,530	3,173
Net change in unrealized gain on retained loans held for sale	1	36
Net transfers of mortgage loans held for sale(1)	3	7
Balance - end of period	$ 7,939	$ 3,817

Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Changes in Fair Value

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Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Transfer from Held-for-sale to Held For Investment or Other Assets

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Repurchase of Ginnie Mae Receivables

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Amount, before valuation allowance, of financing receivable classified as held-for-sale.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of additions to loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of deductions to loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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