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Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale	$ 552,306		$ 552,306		$ 1,077,239
Fair value of future MSR	7,411		7,411		19,318
Unrealized impairment loss	(12,163)		(12,163)
Unearned discount	(3,678)		(3,678)		(2,948)
Loans held-for-sale, net	543,876		543,876		1,093,609
Sale of loans held-for-sale excluding acquired loans	1,080,000	$ 1,010,000	3,700,000	$ 4,330,000
Amount of securitizations	43,400	$ 38,200	43,400	38,200
Unrealized impairment loss recorded	7,800		12,200
Amortized cost of loans on nonaccrual status	0		0		0
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Past Due	0		$ 0		0
US Government Sponsored-Enterprise Insured Loans
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Period of loans held for sale sold			60 days
Fannie Mae
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale, net	201,325		$ 201,325		392,876
Freddie Mac
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale	160,718		$ 160,718		112,561
Private Label
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Period of loans held for sale sold			180 days
Loans held-for-sale, net	127,106		$ 127,106		507,918
Sale of loans held-for-sale excluding acquired loans			489,300	$ 449,900
FHA
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale	54,395		54,395		54,532
SFR - Fixed Rate
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale, net	$ 8,762		$ 8,762		$ 9,352