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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 11) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | $ 189,635 |  | $ 235,040 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 108,562 |  | 167,147 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 47,547 |  | 33,349 |
Recorded investment | 156,109 | [1] | 200,496 | [1]
Related allowance | 12,633 |  | 11,527 |
Average recorded investment | 158,016 |  | 213,957 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 606 | [2] | 2,269 | [2]
Covered nonaccrual loans | 207,683 | [3],[4],[5] | 204,310 | [3],[4],[5]
Covered loans accounted for under ASC 310-10 |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Covered nonaccrual loans | 37,000 |  | 29,600 |
Residential | Single-family |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 14,583 |  | 19,318 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 11,591 |  | 15,610 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 2,036 |  | 2,598 |
Recorded investment | 13,627 | [1] | 18,208 | [1]
Related allowance | 408 |  | 721 |
Average recorded investment | 13,988 |  | 19,094 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 84 | [2] | 88 | [2]
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 40,932 |  | 57,464 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 27,730 |  | 45,511 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 10,946 |  | 8,756 |
Recorded investment | 38,676 | [1] | 54,267 | [1]
Related allowance | 629 |  | 2,410 |
Average recorded investment | 38,894 |  | 54,707 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 150 | [2] | 403 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 40,836 |  | 59,574 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 19,466 |  | 47,019 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 15,519 |  | 7,656 |
Recorded investment | 34,985 | [1] | 54,675 | [1]
Related allowance | 2,703 |  | 2,559 |
Average recorded investment | 35,591 |  | 57,854 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 230 | [2] | 304 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 30,298 |  | 30,815 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 25,530 |  | 25,530 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,515 |  | 1,509 |
Recorded investment | 27,045 | [1] | 27,039 | [1]
Related allowance | 148 |  | 142 |
Average recorded investment | 27,042 |  | 22,696 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) |  |  | 723 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 18,731 |  | 20,317 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 2,310 |  | 6,132 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 11,211 |  | 8,995 |
Recorded investment | 13,521 | [1] | 15,127 | [1]
Related allowance | 4,007 |  | 2,860 |
Average recorded investment | 13,579 |  | 17,769 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 12 | [2] | 76 | [2]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 37,120 |  | 38,630 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 17,611 |  | 20,235 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 5,448 |  | 3,835 |
Recorded investment | 23,059 | [1] | 24,070 | [1]
Related allowance | 4,234 |  | 2,835 |
Average recorded investment | 23,636 |  | 33,343 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 112 | [2] | 614 | [2]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 4,649 |  | 4,124 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 2,592 |  | 2,582 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 500 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 3,092 | [1] | 2,582 | [1]
Related allowance | 500 |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 3,120 |  | 3,863 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 16 | [2] | 48 | [2]
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 2,486 |  | 4,798 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 1,732 |  | 4,528 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 372 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 2,104 | [1] | 4,528 | [1]
Related allowance | 4 |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 2,166 |  | 4,631 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | $ 2 | [2] | $ 13 | [2]
[1] | Excludes $37.0 million and $29.6 million of covered non-accrual loans at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, accounted for under ASC 310-10, of which some loans have additional partial balances accounted for under ASC 310-30.
[2] | Excludes interest from performing TDRs.
[3] | Includes $37.0 million and $29.6 million of loans at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, accounted forunder ASC 310-10, of which some loans have additional partial balances accounted for under ASC 310-30.
[4] | Covered nonaccrual loans include loans that meet the criteria for nonaccrual but have a yield accreted through interest income under ASC 310-30 and all losses on covered loans are 80% reimbursed by the FDIC.
[5] | Represents principal balance net of discount.

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