Deposits - total deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Deposits [Abstract]
Savings accounts	$ 15,168,450	$ 14,746,329
NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits	22,438,462	23,738,940
Total savings, NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits	37,606,912	38,485,269
Certificates of deposit:
Under $250,000	4,690,631	4,235,651
$250,000 and over	2,715,495	2,545,750
Total certificates of deposit	7,406,126	6,781,401
Total interest bearing deposits	45,013,038	45,266,670
Noninterest Bearing Deposit Liabilities	15,940,850	15,960,557
Total deposits	$ 60,953,888	$ 61,227,227

Deposits, Savings, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW), Money Market Account and Other Demand Deposits

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of $250,000 or more.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of less than $250,000.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts. Also includes amount of deposits in interest-bearing transaction accounts at banks or savings and loans, that are restricted in regard to ownership and can usually only be held by individuals, nonprofit entities and governments. Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts differ from money market demand accounts as they typically have higher reserve requirements and no limit on the number of checks that can be written.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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