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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 2) (USD $) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Minimum Non-covered loans item | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Maximum Non-covered loans item | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Single-family Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2013 Residential Single-family Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Single-family Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2013 Residential Single-family Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Single-family Minimum Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Single-family Maximum Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Multifamily Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2013 Residential Multifamily Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Multifamily Minimum Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Multifamily Midrange Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Multifamily Maximum Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Home Equity Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2013 Residential Home Equity Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Home Equity Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2013 Residential Home Equity Non-covered loans | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Home Equity Minimum Non-covered loans item | Jun. 30, 2014 Residential Home Equity Maximum Non-covered loans item
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest on covered and non-covered loans receivable | $ 79,500,000 | $ 94,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covered and non-covered loans receivable pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank | 12,980,000,000 | 10,570,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units of residential property securing fixed and adjustable rate first mortgage loans |  |  | 1 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 4
New first mortgage loans originated |  |  |  |  | $ 229,800,000 | $ 413,400,000 | $ 411,400,000 | $ 676,500,000 |  |  | $ 154,700,000 | $ 104,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 244,500,000 | $ 195,400,000 | $ 493,400,000 | $ 284,600,000 |  |
Adjustable rate mortgage, term of initial fixed interest rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 3 years |  |  | 6 months | 3 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans to value ratio (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=d3e5086-111524 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6467456&loc=d3e113888-111728 + Details
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