Regulatory Requirements - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 182.5	$ 180.5
Total Liquidity	277.2
Available committed and uncommitted borrowing capacity	94.7
OMC
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth requirement	284.4
Net worth, reported	436.2
OMC \| FHFA
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Restrictive liquidity requirements	86.5
Liquidity, reported	140.5
OMC \| Ginnie Mae
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Restrictive liquidity requirements	84.8
Liquidity, reported	471.1
PAS
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth requirement	283.7
Net worth, reported	311.7
Restrictive liquidity requirements	88.7
Liquidity, reported	$ 203.6

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Total Liquidity

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