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Loans and Leases Held for Investment, Net of Allowance For Loan and Lease Losses - Schedule of Components of Portfolio Segment by Class of Financing Receivable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	$ 2,370,126		$ 0
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(71,081)	$ (36,132)	0
Loans and leases held for investment, net	2,299,045		0
Consumer Portfolio Segment
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	1,255,341
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(54,058)	(19,785)	0
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Unsecured personal
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	776,338
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Residential mortgages
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	152,528
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Secured consumer
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	326,318
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Other consumer
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	157
Commercial Portfolio Segment
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	1,114,785
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(17,023)	$ (16,347)	$ 0
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Equipment finance
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	161,465
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Commercial real estate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	294,954
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Commercial and industrial
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	658,366
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Commercial and industrial \| Paycheck Protection Program, CARES Act
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans and leases held for investment	$ 507,600