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Securities - Schedule of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | $ 1,375,852 | $ 2,735,499
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | (7,107) | (16,861)
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 4,071,829 | 4,413,878
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (468,528) | (657,376)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 5,447,681 | 7,149,377
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (475,635) | (674,237)
U.S. Treasury securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 323,019 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | (1,627) | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 575,638 | 638,265
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (15,350) | (38,035)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 898,657 | 638,265
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (16,977) | (38,035)
U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 257,654 | 262,587
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (30,033) | (45,633)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 257,654 | 262,587
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (30,033) | (45,633)
U.S. government agency and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Commercial mortgage-backed securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 2,741
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | (30)
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 256,503 | 377,756
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (27,312) | (47,177)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 256,503 | 380,497
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (27,312) | (47,207)
U.S. government agency and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Residential mortgage-backed securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 1,052,833 | 2,719,228
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | (5,480) | (16,404)
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 1,582,952 | 1,528,252
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (182,169) | (232,382)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 2,635,785 | 4,247,480
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (187,649) | (248,786)
Municipal securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 2,763
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | (95)
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 237,214 | 245,360
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (34,193) | (37,091)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 237,214 | 248,123
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (34,193) | (37,186)
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 10,767
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | (332)
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 190,948 | 235,668
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (22,139) | (35,435)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 190,948 | 246,435
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (22,139) | (35,767)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 393,787 | 433,608
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (58,421) | (80,919)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 393,787 | 433,608
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (58,421) | (80,919)
Corporate debt securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 454,975 | 526,166
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (89,183) | (127,334)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 454,975 | 526,166
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (89,183) | (127,334)
Foreign government bonds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 90,769 | 87,008
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (9,231) | (12,992)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 90,769 | 87,008
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | (9,231) | (12,992)
Asset-backed securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value | 31,389 | 34,715
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months | (497) | (371)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total | 31,389 | 34,715
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total | $ (497) | (371)
Collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Debt Securities |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Less than 12 Months |  | 0
Available-for-sale debt securities, More than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 44,493
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, More than 12 Months |  | (7)
Available-for-sale debt securities fair value, Total |  | 44,493
Available-for-sale debt securities, Gross Unrealized Loss, Total |  | $ (7)

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