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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Valuation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / loan | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 28,484 | $ 0
ABS Issued Securities |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued |  | $ 2,439,663 |
ABS Issued Securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.17 |
ABS Issued Securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.43 |
ABS Issued Securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.26 |
ABS Issued Securities | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
ABS Issued Securities | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
ABS Issued Securities | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.04 |
ABS Issued Securities | Default rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
ABS Issued Securities | Default rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.07 |
ABS Issued Securities | Default rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
ABS Issued Securities | Loss severity | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
ABS Issued Securities | Loss severity | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.65 |
ABS Issued Securities | Loss severity | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.01 |
Freddie Mac SLST |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued |  | $ 1,918,322 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.06 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.06 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.06 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.13 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Default rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.17 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Default rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.18 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Default rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.17 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Loss severity | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Loss severity | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
Freddie Mac SLST | Loss severity | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
Freddie Mac K-Series |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued |  | $ 4,156,239 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.01 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.09 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Non-IO prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Non-IO prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | Non-IO prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | IO prepayment rate (annual CPY/CPP) | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | IO prepayment rate (annual CPY/CPP) | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 1 |
Freddie Mac K-Series | IO prepayment rate (annual CPY/CPP) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.94 |
CAFL |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued |  | $ 2,001,251 |
CAFL | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
CAFL | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
CAFL | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
CAFL | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.02 |
CAFL | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
CAFL | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
ABS issued, measurement inputs |  | 0.04 |
Contingent Consideration |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 28,484 |
Contingent Consideration | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 0.23 |
Contingent Consideration | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 0.23 |
Contingent Consideration | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 0.23 |
Contingent Consideration | Probability of outcomes | Minimum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1 |
Contingent Consideration | Probability of outcomes | Maximum |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1 |
Contingent Consideration | Probability of outcomes | Weighted Average |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Contingent consideration, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 2,113,977 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.20 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.20 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.20 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 0.53 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1.63 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1.62 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0095 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0375 |
Jumbo fixed rate loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0170 |
Jumbo hybrid loans |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 326,336 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0080 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0345 |
Jumbo hybrid loans | Whole loan spread to swap rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0134 |
Jumbo loans committed to sell |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 207,864 |
Jumbo loans committed to sell | Whole loan committed sales price | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 101.85 |
Jumbo loans committed to sell | Whole loan committed sales price | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 102.96 |
Jumbo loans committed to sell | Whole loan committed sales price | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 102.41 |
Business purpose residential loans | Senior Credit Spread | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0100 |
Business purpose residential loans | Senior Credit Spread | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0105 |
Business purpose residential loans | Senior Credit Spread | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0103 |
Business purpose residential loans | Subordinate Credit Spread | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0135 |
Business purpose residential loans | Subordinate Credit Spread | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.1400 |
Business purpose residential loans | Subordinate Credit Spread | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.0299 |
Legacy Sequoia |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 407,890 |
Sequoia Choice |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | 2,291,463 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Fair value of securities owned |  | 264,000 |
Freddie Mac SLST |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | 2,367,215 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Fair value of securities owned |  | 449,000 |
Single-family rental loans |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 569,185 |
Single-family rental loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Single-family rental loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Single-family rental loans | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Single-family rental loans | Senior credit support | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.33 |
Single-family rental loans | Senior credit support | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.40 |
Single-family rental loans | Senior credit support | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.34 |
Single-family rental loans | IO discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.06 |
Single-family rental loans | IO discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.09 |
Single-family rental loans | IO discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.08 |
CAFL |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 2,192,552 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Fair value of securities owned |  | 191,000 |
Residential bridge loans held-for-investment |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 745,006 |
Residential bridge loans held-for-investment | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.06 |
Residential bridge loans held-for-investment | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.10 |
Residential bridge loans held-for-investment | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.07 |
Freddie Mac K-Series |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, at fair value |  | $ 4,408,524 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Fair value of securities owned |  | 252,000 |
Trading and AFS securities |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities |  | $ 1,099,874 |
Trading and AFS securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Trading and AFS securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.50 |
Trading and AFS securities | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.16 |
Trading and AFS securities | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Trading and AFS securities | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.40 |
Trading and AFS securities | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Trading and AFS securities | Default rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Trading and AFS securities | Default rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.07 |
Trading and AFS securities | Default rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.01 |
Trading and AFS securities | Loss severity | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0 |
Trading and AFS securities | Loss severity | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
Trading and AFS securities | Loss severity | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Trading and AFS securities, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Servicer advance investments |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets |  | $ 169,204 |
Servicer advance investments | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Expected remaining life | 2 years |  |
Servicer advance investments | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Expected remaining life | 2 years |  |
Servicer advance investments | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Expected remaining life | 2 years |  |
Servicer advance investments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.08 |
Servicer advance investments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Servicer advance investments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.14 |
Servicer advance investments | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Servicer advance investments | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
Servicer advance investments | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
MSRs |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets |  | $ 42,224 |
MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.44 |
MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
MSRs | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
MSRs | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.12 |
MSRs | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
MSRs | Per loan annual cost to service | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 82 |
MSRs | Per loan annual cost to service | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 82 |
MSRs | Per loan annual cost to service | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 82 |
Excess MSRs |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets |  | $ 31,814 |
Excess MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.09 |
Excess MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.14 |
Excess MSRs | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Excess MSRs | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Excess MSRs | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.16 |
Excess MSRs | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.14 |
Excess MSRs | Excess mortgage servicing amount | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.0008 |
Excess MSRs | Excess mortgage servicing amount | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.0018 |
Excess MSRs | Excess mortgage servicing amount | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Servicing assets, measurement inputs |  | 0.0013 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options |  | $ 45,085 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.10 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.30 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.23 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Home price appreciation | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Home price appreciation | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Shared Home Appreciation Options | Home price appreciation | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Shared home appreciation options, measurement inputs |  | 0.03 |
Guarantee asset |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset |  | $ 1,686 |
Guarantee asset | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Guarantee asset | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Guarantee asset | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Guarantee asset | Discount rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Guarantee asset | Discount rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
Guarantee asset | Discount rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Guarantee asset, measurement inputs |  | 0.11 |
REO |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
REO |  | $ 4,051 |
REO | Loss severity | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
REO, measurement inputs |  | 0.17 |
REO | Loss severity | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
REO, measurement inputs |  | 0.55 |
REO | Loss severity | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
REO, measurement inputs |  | 0.26 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net |  | $ 8,419 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.15 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.20 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Prepayment rate (annual CPR) | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.20 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 0.53 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1.63 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to TBA price | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs | $ / loan |  | 1.62 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Mortgage servicing income | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net, measurement inputs |  | 0.0008 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Mortgage servicing income | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net, measurement inputs |  | 0.0013 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Mortgage servicing income | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net, measurement inputs |  | 0.001 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | MSR multiple | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.7 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | MSR multiple | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 4.3 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | MSR multiple | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 2.8 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Pull-through rate | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.08 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Pull-through rate | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 1 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Pull-through rate | Weighted Average |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.75 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to swap - fixed | Minimum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net, measurement inputs |  | 0.0115 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to swap - fixed | Maximum |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net, measurement inputs |  | 0.0375 |
Loan purchase and interest rate lock commitments | Whole loan spread to swap - fixed | Weighted Average |  |  |
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Assets |  |  |
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Assets |  |  |
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Single-family loan purchase commitments |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Loan purchase commitments, net |  | $ 440 |
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Assets |  |  |
Residential loans, measurement inputs |  | 0.05 |
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Assets |  |  |
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