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Debt Obligations, Net - Schedule of Debt Obligations, Net (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) facility | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) facility | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 3,762,938 | $ 3,482,175 |
Carrying value of collateral | 3,972,697 | 3,701,592 |
Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | 3,744,868 | 3,462,880 |
Debt issuance costs | $ 18,000 | $ 20,000 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential consumer loan warehouse facilities | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 8 | 7 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 1,264,287 | $ 956,010 |
Facility Capacity | $ 2,956,740 | $ 2,175,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 6.19% | 6.24% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 1,349,510 | $ 1,005,926 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential consumer loan warehouse facilities | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 1,264,287 | $ 956,010 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential investor loan warehouse facilities | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 4 | 2 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 350,799 | $ 223,975 |
Facility Capacity | $ 1,150,000 | $ 800,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.16% | 7.31% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 479,164 | $ 300,843 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential investor loan warehouse facilities | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 350,668 | $ 223,876 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Real estate securities repurchase facilities | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 4 | 6 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 57,410 | $ 210,352 |
Facility Capacity | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.76% | 5.81% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 77,118 | $ 281,997 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Real estate securities repurchase facilities | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 57,410 | $ 210,352 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Real estate securities repurchase facilities IO | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 35,388 |  |
Facility Capacity | $ 75,000 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.45% |  |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 90,020 |  |
Short-Term Facilities: | Real estate securities repurchase facilities IO | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 35,388 |  |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential MSR warehouse facility | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 85,438 | $ 58,164 |
Facility Capacity | $ 125,000 | $ 75,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.57% | 7.65% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 193,198 | $ 91,506 |
Short-Term Facilities: | Residential MSR warehouse facility | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 85,438 | $ 58,164 |
Short-Term Facilities: | HEI warehouse facility | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 89,938 | $ 97,497 |
Facility Capacity | $ 150,000 | $ 150,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 8.83% | 9.00% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 170,544 | $ 207,097 |
Short-Term Facilities: | HEI warehouse facility | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 89,938 | $ 97,497 |
Recourse Subordinate Securities Financing: | CAFL securities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 265,097 | $ 268,240 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.56% | 7.54% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 330,340 | $ 318,106 |
Recourse Subordinate Securities Financing: | CAFL securities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 264,202 | $ 267,140 |
Recourse Subordinate Securities Financing: | Sequoia and other third-party securities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 92,500 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.27% |  |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 118,277 |  |
Recourse Subordinate Securities Financing: | Sequoia and other third-party securities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 92,500 |  |
Long-Term Facilities: | Residential investor loan warehouse facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 3 | 5 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 353,557 | $ 615,036 |
Facility Capacity | $ 1,030,000 | $ 1,530,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 8.14% | 7.83% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 533,663 | $ 889,901 |
Long-Term Facilities: | Residential investor loan warehouse facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 352,166 | $ 613,129 |
Long-Term Facilities: | Servicer advance financing |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 161,900 | $ 159,798 |
Facility Capacity | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 6.27% | 6.32% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 227,518 | $ 233,820 |
Long-Term Facilities: | Servicer advance financing | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 161,166 | $ 159,031 |
Corporate Debt: | Secured revolving financing facility | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 250,000 | $ 225,000 |
Facility Capacity | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 9.29% | 9.50% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 403,345 | $ 372,396 |
Corporate Debt: | Secured revolving financing facility | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 247,140 | $ 220,234 |
Corporate Debt: | Promissory notes | Facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 3 | 3 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 11,380 | $ 12,859 |
Facility Capacity | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.07% | 7.06% |
Carrying value of collateral | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Corporate Debt: | Promissory notes | Facilities | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 11,380 | $ 12,859 |
Corporate Debt: | 5.75% exchangeable senior notes | Exchangeable Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 123,574 | $ 123,574 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.75% | 5.75% |
Corporate Debt: | 5.75% exchangeable senior notes | Exchangeable Senior Notes | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 123,534 | $ 123,087 |
Corporate Debt: | 7.75% convertible senior notes | Convertible Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 247,170 | $ 247,170 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 7.75% | 7.75% |
Corporate Debt: | 7.75% convertible senior notes | Convertible Debt | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 243,487 | $ 242,652 |
Corporate Debt: | Trust preferred securities and subordinated notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 2 | 2 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 139,500 | $ 139,500 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 6.79% | 7.10% |
Corporate Debt: | Trust preferred securities and subordinated notes | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 138,883 | $ 138,860 |
Corporate Debt: | 9.125% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 60,000 | $ 60,000 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 9.125% | 9.125% |
Corporate Debt: | 9.125% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 58,087 | $ 57,877 |
Corporate Debt: | 9.0% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 | 1 |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 85,000 | $ 85,000 | $ 90,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 9.00% | 9.00% | 9.125%
Corporate Debt: | 9.0% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 82,362 | $ 82,112 |
Corporate Debt: | 9.125% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Facilities or Issuances | facility | 1 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 90,000 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 9.125% |  |
Corporate Debt: | 9.125% Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt | Carrying Value |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 86,832 |  |

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