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Amount of excess of issue price over par or stated value of stock and from other transaction involving stock or stockholder. Includes, but is not limited to, additional paid-in capital (APIC) for common and preferred stock.

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	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	$ 62,532		$ (63,442)
Allowance for Loss-Sharing Obligations
Period of a loan past due becomes delinquent	60 days
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Period following acquisition in which the entity finalizes the purchase price allocation of the real estate properties acquired	1 year
Aggregate increase to retained earnings	$ 62,532		$ (63,442)
Fannie Mae
Allowance for Loss-Sharing Obligations
Percentage of loss obligation on UPB	5.00%
Percentage of additional loss obligation on UPB	5.00%
Obligated funding percentage of mortgage delinquencies	100.00%
Loss sharing funding percentage of advances until final settlement	25.00%
ASU 2020-20 \| Cumulative-effect adjustment
Significant Accounting Policies
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		$ 6,200
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Aggregate increase to retained earnings		6,200
Aggregate decrease to additional paid-in capital		$ (8,700)
Impact of adopting CECL
Significant Accounting Policies
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)				$ 28,600
Deferred tax assets, net				3,600
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Aggregate increase to retained earnings				$ 28,600
Minimum
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Maximum number of days held-for-sale loans are generally transferred or sold	60 days
Minimum \| Interest Rate Swaps
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Derivative Swap Rate Period	5 years
Maximum
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Maximum number of days held-for-sale loans are generally transferred or sold	180 days
Maximum \| Fannie Mae
Allowance for Loss-Sharing Obligations
Percentage of loss obligation on UPB	20.00%
Maximum \| Interest Rate Swaps
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Derivative Swap Rate Period	10 years
Commercial Loans \| MSRs
Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights
Inflation rate used for adequate compensation	3.00%
Commercial Loans \| MSRs \| Discount rate \| Minimum
Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights
Discount rates to determine the present value of MSRs (as a percent)	8
Commercial Loans \| MSRs \| Discount rate \| Maximum
Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights
Discount rates to determine the present value of MSRs (as a percent)	13
Commercial Loans \| MSRs \| Discount rate \| Weighted average
Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights
Discount rates to determine the present value of MSRs (as a percent)	12