Mortgage Loans Held for Sale - Activities of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Reconciliation to Cash Flow [Roll Forward]
Balance - beginning of year	$ 4,381	$ 5,720
Loans sold	(34,731)	(96,077)
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees	28,309	84,684
Repurchase of loans out of Ginnie Mae securitizations(1)	3,067	10,156
Net change in unrealized (loss) on retained loans held for sale	(132)	(107)
Net transfers of mortgage loans held for sale(2)	(1)	5
Balance - end of year	$ 893	$ 4,381

Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Transfer from(to) Other Assets

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

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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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