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Residential Whole Loans - Additional Credit Related Information (Details) - Residential whole loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025
Non-QM loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 5,672,020 | $ 5,346,693
Business purpose loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Total | 2,131,029 | 2,443,328
Seasoned RPL/NPL loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Total | 925,157 | 979,016
Carrying Value |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 1,012,195 |
Total | 1,012,195 |
Gross write-offs, 2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior | 8 |
Gross write-offs | 8 |
Carrying Value | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 967,173 |
Total | 967,173 |
Carrying Value | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 45,022 |
Total | 45,022 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 530,198 |
Total | 530,198 | 593,213
Gross write-offs, 2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior | 0 |
Gross write-offs | 0 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 527,764 |
Total | 527,764 |
Carrying Value | Non-QM loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 2,434 |
Total | 2,434 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 85,791 |
Total | 85,791 | 95,163
Gross write-offs, 2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior | 0 |
Gross write-offs | 0 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 83,643 |
Total | 83,643 |
Carrying Value | Business purpose loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 2,148 |
Total | 2,148 |
Carrying Value | Seasoned RPL/NPL loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 396,206 |
Total | 396,206 | $ 414,676
Gross write-offs, 2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Gross write-offs, prior | 8 |
Gross write-offs | 8 |
Carrying Value | Seasoned RPL/NPL loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Less Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 355,766 |
Total | 355,766 |
Carrying Value | Seasoned RPL/NPL loans | Debt-to-Value Ratio, Greater Than 80 Percent |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
2026 - 2022 | 0 |
Prior | 40,440 |
Total | $ 40,440 |

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