Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac - PLS
Regulatory Net Worth and Agency Capital Requirements
Net worth	$ 8,325,354,000	$ 8,212,718,000
Capital Requirement	1,552,585,000	1,475,719,000
Liquidity	992,460,000	1,095,507,000
Liquidity requirement	$ 705,416,000	$ 689,782,000
Tangible net worth / Total assets ratio actual	28.00%	28.00%
Tangible net worth / Total assets ratio requirement	6.00%	6.00%
Ginnie Mae - Issuer - PLS
Regulatory Net Worth and Agency Capital Requirements
Net worth	$ 8,188,521,000	$ 8,002,181,000
Capital Requirement	$ 1,705,190,000	$ 1,616,380,000
Risk-based capital	40.00%	41.00%
Risk-based capital requirement	$ 6	$ 6
Liquidity	1,326,846,000	1,285,660,000
Liquidity requirement	$ 519,158,000	$ 512,613,000
Adjusted net worth / Total assets ratio actual	38.00%	37.00%
Adjusted net worth / Total assets ratio requirement	6.00%	6.00%
HUD - PLS
Regulatory Net Worth and Agency Capital Requirements
Net worth	$ 8,188,521,000	$ 8,002,181,000
Capital Requirement	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,500,000

The adjusted net worth to total assets ratio actual.

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The adjusted net worth to total assets ratio requirement.

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The amount of total liquidity as defined in the regulations.

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The lowest amount of liquidity required by secondary market investors or state-imposed regulatory mandates.

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The lowest amount of risk-based capital required by secondary market investors or state-imposed regulatory mandates.

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The amount of risk-based capital as defined in the regulations.

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The tangible net worth to total assets ratio actual.

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The tangible net worth to total assets ratio requirement.

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Amount of total capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of minimum net worth required for mortgage banking as defined by regulatory framework.

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