Finance of America Companies Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Fair Value - Summary of Nonrecourse MSR Financing Liability (Details)

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Fair Value - Summary of Nonrecourse MSR Financing Liability (Details) - Non Recourse MSR Financing Liability [Member]	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
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Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Weighted average prepayment speed (CPR)	7.70%	6.90%
Minimum [Member] \| Discount rate
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Discount rate	10.10%	11.70%
Maximum [Member] \| Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR) [Member]
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Weighted average prepayment speed (CPR)	10.20%	12.70%
Maximum [Member] \| Discount rate
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Discount rate	10.40%	12.00%
Weighted Average [Member] \| Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR) [Member]
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Weighted average prepayment speed (CPR)	8.70%	11.60%
Weighted Average [Member] \| Discount rate
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Discount rate	10.30%	12.00%
Weighted Average [Member] \| Weighted average delinquency rate [Member]
Assumption for Fair Value as of Balance Sheet Date of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Weighted average delinquency rate	1.00%	1.80%

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Discount rate which is used to value residual cash flows generated by financial assets of a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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Rate at which principal will not be repaid on securitized financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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Estimated rate of prepayment of principal on financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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