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Residential Whole Loans - Additional Credit Related Information (Details) - Residential whole loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross write-offs | $ 142 | $ 1,036 | $ 616 | $ 672 | $ 5,262 | $ 379 |  |
Non-QM loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 5,122,926 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,122,926 | $ 4,291,086
Gross write-offs | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Business purpose loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 2,642,818 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,642,818 | 3,396,181
Legacy RPL/NPL loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,006,236 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,006,236 | 1,082,549
Gross write-offs | 74 | $ 14 | $ 180 | $ 52 | $ 170 | $ 22 |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 42,447 |  |  |  |  |  | 42,447 |
Prior | 1,096,605 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,096,605 |
Total | 1,139,052 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,139,052 |
Gross write-offs, 2025 - 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 |
Gross write-offs, prior |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,764 |
Gross write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,795 |
Carrying Value | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 41,093 |  |  |  |  |  | 41,093 |
Prior | 1,040,779 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,040,779 |
Total | 1,081,872 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,081,872 |
Carrying Value | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 1,354 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,354 |
Prior | 55,826 |  |  |  |  |  | 55,826 |
Total | 57,180 |  |  |  |  |  | 57,180 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 36,728 |  |  |  |  |  | 36,728 |
Prior | 578,733 |  |  |  |  |  | 578,733 |
Total | 615,461 |  |  |  |  |  | 615,461 | 722,392
Gross write-offs, 2025 - 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |
Gross write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 35,374 |  |  |  |  |  | 35,374 |
Prior | 571,818 |  |  |  |  |  | 571,818 |
Total | 607,192 |  |  |  |  |  | 607,192 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 1,354 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,354 |
Prior | 6,915 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,915 |
Total | 8,269 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,269 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 5,719 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,719 |
Prior | 93,355 |  |  |  |  |  | 93,355 |
Total | 99,074 |  |  |  |  |  | 99,074 | 130,633
Gross write-offs, 2025 - 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 |
Gross write-offs, prior |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,459 |
Gross write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,490 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 5,719 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,719 |
Prior | 91,206 |  |  |  |  |  | 91,206 |
Total | 96,925 |  |  |  |  |  | 96,925 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior | 2,149 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,149 |
Total | 2,149 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,149 |
Carrying Value | Legacy RPL/NPL loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior | 424,517 |  |  |  |  |  | 424,517 |
Total | 424,517 |  |  |  |  |  | 424,517 | $ 457,654
Gross write-offs, 2025 - 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268 |
Gross write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268 |
Carrying Value | Legacy RPL/NPL loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior | 377,755 |  |  |  |  |  | 377,755 |
Total | 377,755 |  |  |  |  |  | 377,755 |
Carrying Value | Legacy RPL/NPL loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 - 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
2021 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior | 46,762 |  |  |  |  |  | 46,762 |
Total | $ 46,762 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,762 |

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