Securitizations and Financings - Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs (Details) - Residential mortgage - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	$ 994	$ 1,208
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	1,631	1,296
Restricted cash
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	134	188
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	860	1,020
Payables and other liabilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	3	3
Advance Facilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	680	824
Warehouse Facilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	478	0
MSR Facilities
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Liabilities - transfers accounted for as secured borrowings	$ 470	$ 469

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