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NON COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 6) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 D | Dec. 31, 2010
NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Minimum days past due for the deficiency of the impaired loan to be charged-off against the allowance for loan losses | 90 |  |  |
Maximum days past due for the deficiency to be recorded as a specific reserve | 90 |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | $ 279,181,000 |  | $ 317,828,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 219,580,000 |  | 281,006,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 13,041,000 |  | 10,024,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 252,418,000 |  | 317,160,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 3,519,000 | [2] | 7,204,000 | [1],[2]
Performing TDR included in unpaid principal balance |  |  | 122,000,000 |
With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 30,405,000 |  | 20,593,000 | [1]
No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 189,175,000 |  | 260,413,000 | [1]
Residential | Single-family |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 10,248,000 |  | 19,769,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 9,113,000 |  | 18,876,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,131,000 |  | 219,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 9,408,000 |  | 21,212,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 65,000 | [2] | 209,000 | [1],[2]
Residential | Single-family | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 2,535,000 |  | 355,000 | [1]
Residential | Single-family | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 6,578,000 |  | 18,521,000 | [1]
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 37,450,000 |  | 34,708,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 31,792,000 |  | 32,643,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,124,000 |  | 90,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 35,855,000 |  | 39,350,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 473,000 | [2] | 540,000 | [1],[2]
Residential | Multifamily | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 3,520,000 |  | 631,000 | [1]
Residential | Multifamily | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 28,272,000 |  | 32,012,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 69,664,000 |  | 95,899,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 63,642,000 |  | 88,699,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,187,000 |  | 1,557,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 68,087,000 |  | 100,004,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 1,030,000 | [2] | 2,174,000 | [1],[2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 7,941,000 |  | 6,354,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 55,701,000 |  | 82,345,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 75,714,000 |  | 88,586,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 46,480,000 |  | 84,225,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 815,000 |  | 1,366,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 64,398,000 |  | 95,324,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 1,099,000 | [2] | 1,728,000 | [1],[2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 1,067,000 |  | 2,436,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 45,413,000 |  | 81,789,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 40,615,000 |  | 39,937,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 34,498,000 |  | 29,002,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 3,949,000 |  | 4,324,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 36,002,000 |  | 32,820,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 341,000 | [2] | 1,326,000 | [1],[2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 8,692,000 |  | 6,920,000 | [1]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 25,806,000 |  | 22,082,000 | [1]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 38,857,000 |  | 37,668,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 27,422,000 |  | 26,941,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 4,835,000 |  | 2,468,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 32,033,000 |  | 27,378,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 484,000 | [2] | 1,199,000 | [1],[2]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | With Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 6,650,000 |  | 3,897,000 | [1]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 20,772,000 |  | 23,044,000 | [1]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 4,127,000 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 4,127,000 |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 4,127,000 |  |  |
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 4,127,000 |  |  |
Consumer | Student loans |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 257,000 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 257,000 |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 257,000 |  |  |
Consumer | Student loans | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 257,000 |  |  |
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 2,249,000 |  | 1,261,000 | [1]
Recorded investment | 2,249,000 |  | 620,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 2,251,000 |  | 1,072,000 | [1]
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 27,000 | [2] | 28,000 | [1],[2]
Consumer | Other Consumer | No Related Allowance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | $ 2,249,000 |  | $ 620,000 | [1]
[1] | The table has been corrected to include performing TDRs in the prior period presentation. Previously, the Company did not include performing TDRs as impaired loans. The amount of performing TDR's as of December 31, 2010 totaled approximately $122 million.
[2] | Excludes interest from performing TDRs.

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