Search Elements:
- Taxonomy
- us-gaap
- Name
- PaymentsToAcquireMortgageServicingRightsMSR
- Label
- Payments to Acquire Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR)
- Period Type
- duration
- Balance Type
- credit
- Type
- xbrli:monetaryItemType
- Definition
- The cash outflow to obtain servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. Rights may be obtained via (1) acquisition or assumption of a servicing obligation that does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates; or (2) by originating mortgage loans and then (a) transferring the loans to a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) in a transaction that meets the necessary transfer and classification requirements, or (b) transferring the loans in a transaction that meets the requirements for sale accounting.