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Mortgage banking activities -subnote (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Mortgage banking
Loss on repurchase of loans presented within the indemnity reserves		$ (0.7)		$ (2.4)
GNMA
Mortgage banking
Repurchased Loans			$ 753.0	$ 88.0
Loss for previously advanced interest on delinquent loans	$ (10.5)
GNMA | Bulk loan repurchase
Mortgage banking
Repurchased Loans	$ 687.9

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Represents gains or losses (including interest advances) from the repurchase of loans(s) not previously reserved and sold without credit recourse, which were previously presented within the indemnity reserves on loans sold component of non-interest income.

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Unpaid principal amount of loans repurchased.

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