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Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Guarantees Outstanding (Details) - Loans Sold or Securitized With Recourse - Loans Sold or Securitized with Recourse - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Guarantor obligation, maximum potential future payment [Abstract]
Expire After One Year Through Three Years	$ 18
Expire After Three Years Through Five Years	288
Expire After Five Years	18,673
Total	18,979	$ 19,371
Carrying value	20,722	22,145
Single Family Residential
Guarantor obligation, maximum potential future payment [Abstract]
Expire After One Year Through Three Years	18
Expire After Three Years Through Five Years	152
Expire After Five Years	3,813
Total	3,983	4,375
Carrying value	3,983	4,375
Multifamily residential
Guarantor obligation, maximum potential future payment [Abstract]
Expire After One Year Through Three Years	0
Expire After Three Years Through Five Years	136
Expire After Five Years	14,860
Total	14,996	14,996
Carrying value	$ 16,739	$ 17,770

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Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted, Expire After Year Five

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Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted, Expire in Year Two Through Three

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-4

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-4

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