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Fair Value - Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at fair value	$ 203,592	$ 208,752	$ 153,140	$ 176,525
Financial liabilities:
Match funded liabilities	625,951	679,109
HMBS-related borrowings	6,323,091	6,063,435
Financing liabilities:
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	623,049	972,595
Total Financing liabilities	6,946,140	7,036,030
Other secured borrowings:
Other secured borrowings, net (amounts related to VIEs $200,006 and $240,893)	797,615	1,025,791
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Senior notes, net	311,290	311,085
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	1,050,228	1,486,395	$ 1,400,191	$ 1,457,149
Carrying Value
Loans held for sale
Total Loans held for sale	246,015	275,269
Loans held for investment	6,591,382	6,292,938
Financing liabilities:
Total Financing liabilities	6,946,140	7,036,030
Other secured borrowings:
Other secured borrowings, net (amounts related to VIEs $200,006 and $240,893)	797,615	1,025,791
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Senior notes, net	311,290	311,085
Fair Value
Loans held for sale
Total Loans held for sale	246,015	275,269
Loans held for investment	6,591,382	6,292,938
Financing liabilities:
Total Financing liabilities	6,946,140	7,036,030
Other secured borrowings:
Other secured borrowings, net (amounts related to VIEs $200,006 and $240,893)	758,115	1,010,789
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Senior notes, net	253,281	270,022
Level 2 \| Carrying Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at fair value	203,592	208,752
Corporate bonds	211	441
Other secured borrowings:
Senior secured term loan	191,810	322,758
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	21,125	21,046
Senior secured notes	290,165	290,039
Derivative financial instruments assets (liabilities):
Interest rate lock commitments	10,478	4,878
Level 2 \| Fair Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at fair value	203,592	208,752
Corporate bonds	211	441
Other secured borrowings:
Senior secured term loan	177,546	324,643
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	14,902	13,821
Senior secured notes	238,379	256,201
Derivative financial instruments assets (liabilities):
Interest rate lock commitments	10,478	4,878
Level 3 \| Carrying Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value	42,423	66,517
Loans held for investment	6,568,821	6,269,596
Advances (including match funded)	1,024,807	1,056,523
Receivables, net	235,305	201,220
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value	1,670	2,075
Financial liabilities:
Match funded liabilities	625,951	679,109
HMBS-related borrowings	6,323,091	6,063,435
Other secured borrowings:
Other	605,805	703,033
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	1,050,228	1,486,395
Level 3 \| Fair Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value	42,423	66,517
Loans held for investment	6,568,821	6,269,596
Advances (including match funded)	1,024,807	1,056,523
Receivables, net	235,305	201,220
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value	1,670	2,075
Financial liabilities:
Match funded liabilities	631,247	679,507
HMBS-related borrowings	6,323,091	6,063,435
Other secured borrowings:
Other	580,569	686,146
Mortgage servicing rights
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	1,050,228	1,486,395
Level 1 \| Carrying Value
Derivative financial instruments assets (liabilities):
Forward mortgage-backed securities	(235)	(92)
Forward mortgage-backed securities (MBS) - Loans held for sale (a)	(2,999)	(1,121)
Level 1 \| Fair Value
Derivative financial instruments assets (liabilities):
Forward mortgage-backed securities	(235)	(92)
Forward mortgage-backed securities (MBS) - Loans held for sale (a)	(2,999)	(1,121)
Loans Held for Investment Securitization Trusts \| Level 3 \| Carrying Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment	22,561	23,342
Loans Held for Investment Securitization Trusts \| Level 3 \| Fair Value
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment	22,561	23,342
Financing Liability - MSRs Pledged
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Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	601,684	950,593
Financing Liability - MSRs Pledged \| Level 3 \| Carrying Value
Financing liabilities:
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	601,684	950,593
Financing Liability - MSRs Pledged \| Level 3 \| Fair Value
Financing liabilities:
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	601,684	950,593
Financing Liability Owed to Securitization Investors \| Level 3 \| Carrying Value
Financing liabilities:
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	21,365	22,002
Financing Liability Owed to Securitization Investors \| Level 3 \| Fair Value
Financing liabilities:
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)	$ 21,365	$ 22,002