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Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale	$ 368,066	$ 1,077,239
Fair value of future MSR	5,557	19,318
Unearned discount	(3,850)	(2,948)
Loans held-for-sale, net	354,070	1,093,609
Sale of loans held-for-sale excluding acquired loans	5,440,000	6,420,000	$ 6,590,000
Amount of securitizations	43,400	85,700
Unrealized impairment loss recorded	(15,703)
Amortized cost of loans on nonaccrual status	0
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Past Due	$ 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	$ 173,020	392,876
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Loans
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale, net	$ 8,938	112,561
Private Label
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Period of loans held for sale sold	180 days
Loans held-for-sale, net	$ 152,735	507,918
Sale of loans held-for-sale excluding acquired loans	489,300	985,100
FHA
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale, net	21,021	54,532
SFR - Fixed Rate
Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
Loans held-for-sale, net	$ 12,352	$ 9,352