Securitizations and Financings - Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs (Details) - Residential mortgage - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	$ 889	$ 606
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	1,039	383
Restricted cash
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	155	111
Advances and other receivables, net
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	734	495
Payables and other liabilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	2	1
Warehouse & MSR Facilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	464	0
Advance Facilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	$ 573	$ 382

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