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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 5) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 M note | Jun. 30, 2012 Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Performing loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Performing loan A/B Note Splits | Dec. 31, 2011 Performing loan A/B Note Splits | Jun. 30, 2012 Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Nonperforming loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential D | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Modifications using principal and/or interest deferment, and/or rate reduction | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Modifications using extensions and/or A/B note splits | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Performing loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Nonperforming loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Residential Single-family contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Residential Single-family contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Residential Multifamily contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Residential Residential Multifamily contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") D | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") TDR (Types of Modifications) | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Performing loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Nonperforming loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Income producing contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Income producing contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Land contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") D | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") TDR (Types of Modifications) | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Performing loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Nonperforming loan | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Commercial Business contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Commercial Business contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Consumer D | Jun. 30, 2012 Consumer Other Consumer contract | Jun. 30, 2012 Consumer Other Consumer contract
Restructured loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of notes into which A/B notes are split | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of consecutive months of payments considered demonstration of sustained period of performance | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance of restructured loans |  | $ 69,800,000 | $ 99,600,000 | $ 11,200,000 | $ 22,800,000 | $ 13,400,000 | $ 38,900,000 |  | $ 4,100,000 | $ 7,600,000 | $ 21,500,000 | $ 19,100,000 | $ 6,700,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,100,000 | $ 43,700,000 | $ 60,200,000 | $ 4,800,000 | $ 34,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 | $ 4,500,000 | $ 20,300,000 | $ 1,900,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 6 |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 4 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 11 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 965,000 |  | 1,267,000 |  | 10,289,000 |  | 10,687,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,146,000 |  | 4,465,000 |  | 432,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,940,000 |  | 4,465,000 |  |  | 108,000 |  | 108,000 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 960,000 | [1] | 1,165,000 | [1] | 10,162,000 | [1] | 10,549,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,144,000 | [1] | 4,040,000 | [1] | 70,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,931,000 | [1] | 4,333,000 | [1] |  | 108,000 | [1] | 108,000 | [1]
Financial Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207,000 | [2] | 302,000 | [2] | 861,000 | [2] | 861,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 469,000 | [2] | 76,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 399,000 | [2] | 689,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures on loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period beyond which a TDR generally becomes delinquent (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance of loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,916,000 | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 337,000 |  | 793,000 | [3] |  |  |  |  |
Investments charged off and recorded in loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted | 456,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for troubled debt restructurings loans receivable |  | $ 4,500,000 | $ 10,500,000 |  |  | $ 688,000 | $ 139,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Includes subsequent payments after modification and reflects the balance as of June 30, 2012.
[2] | The financial impact includes charge-offs and specific reserves recorded at modification date.
[3] | Included in the six months ended table is $456 thousand of recorded investment which has been charged-off and is not included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.

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