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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 11) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | $ 200,466,000 |  |  | $ 200,466,000 |  |  | $ 212,637,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 103,303,000 |  |  | 103,303,000 |  |  | 110,004,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 65,661,000 |  |  | 65,661,000 |  |  | 73,473,000 |
Recorded investment | 168,964,000 | [1] |  | 168,964,000 | [1] |  | 183,477,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 24,841,000 |  |  | 24,841,000 |  |  | 24,143,000 |
Average recorded investment | 172,844,000 |  | 160,728,000 | 173,828,000 |  | 163,339,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 855,000 |  | 2,008,000 | 1,687,000 |  | 2,643,000 |  |
Covered loans accounted for under ASC 310-10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covered nonaccrual loans | 14,300,000 |  |  | 14,300,000 |  |  | 17,700,000 |
Residential | Single-family | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 16,220,000 |  |  | 16,220,000 |  |  | 15,814,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 13,427,000 |  |  | 13,427,000 |  |  | 13,585,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,067,000 |  |  | 1,067,000 |  |  | 1,588,000 |
Recorded investment | 14,494,000 | [1] |  | 14,494,000 | [1] |  | 15,173,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 192,000 |  |  | 192,000 |  |  | 207,000 |
Average recorded investment | 15,131,000 |  | 11,219,000 | 14,034,000 |  | 11,497,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 65,000 |  | 38,000 | 115,000 |  | 77,000 |  |
Residential | Multifamily | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 39,108,000 |  |  | 39,108,000 |  |  | 43,821,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 27,617,000 |  |  | 27,617,000 |  |  | 30,899,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 9,139,000 |  |  | 9,139,000 |  |  | 10,215,000 |
Recorded investment | 36,756,000 | [1] |  | 36,756,000 | [1] |  | 41,114,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,185,000 |  |  | 1,185,000 |  |  | 1,339,000 |
Average recorded investment | 36,683,000 |  | 45,230,000 | 36,817,000 |  | 45,407,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 184,000 |  | 247,000 | 360,000 |  | 456,000 |  |
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 65,663,000 |  |  | 65,663,000 |  |  | 73,777,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 39,638,000 |  |  | 39,638,000 |  |  | 39,745,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 18,135,000 |  |  | 18,135,000 |  |  | 25,523,000 |
Recorded investment | 57,773,000 | [1] |  | 57,773,000 | [1] |  | 65,268,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 2,555,000 |  |  | 2,555,000 |  |  | 5,976,000 |
Average recorded investment | 59,121,000 |  | 57,105,000 | 59,917,000 |  | 58,098,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 303,000 |  | 1,529,000 | 627,000 |  | 1,738,000 |  |
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 6,888,000 |  |  | 6,888,000 |  |  | 6,888,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 6,888,000 |  |  | 6,888,000 |  |  | 6,888,000 |
Recorded investment | 6,888,000 | [1] |  | 6,888,000 | [1] |  | 6,888,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 6,888,000 |  | 6,888,000 | 6,888,000 |  | 6,888,000 |  |
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 17,059,000 |  |  | 17,059,000 |  |  | 17,390,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 4,217,000 |  |  | 4,217,000 |  |  | 4,372,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 7,865,000 |  |  | 7,865,000 |  |  | 7,908,000 |
Recorded investment | 12,082,000 | [1] |  | 12,082,000 | [1] |  | 12,280,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,991,000 |  |  | 1,991,000 |  |  | 2,082,000 |
Average recorded investment | 12,128,000 |  | 13,231,000 | 12,179,000 |  | 13,285,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 75,000 |  | 124,000 | 149,000 |  | 247,000 |  |
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 54,236,000 |  |  | 54,236,000 |  |  | 48,482,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 10,497,000 |  |  | 10,497,000 |  |  | 10,850,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 29,182,000 |  |  | 29,182,000 |  |  | 27,487,000 |
Recorded investment | 39,679,000 | [1] |  | 39,679,000 | [1] |  | 38,337,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 18,645,000 |  |  | 18,645,000 |  |  | 13,787,000 |
Average recorded investment | 41,592,000 |  | 23,448,000 | 42,682,000 |  | 24,200,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 211,000 |  | 59,000 | 414,000 |  | 104,000 |  |
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 529,000 |  |  | 529,000 |  |  | 2,771,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 256,000 |  |  | 256,000 |  |  | 438,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 273,000 |  |  | 273,000 |  |  | 752,000 |
Recorded investment | 529,000 | [1] |  | 529,000 | [1] |  | 1,190,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 273,000 |  |  | 273,000 |  |  | 752,000 |
Average recorded investment | 546,000 |  | 2,052,000 | 559,000 |  | 2,367,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 4,000 |  | 4,000 | 8,000 |  | 7,000 |  |
Consumer | Other Consumer | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 763,000 |  |  | 763,000 |  |  | 1,945,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 763,000 |  |  | 763,000 |  |  | 1,546,000 |
Recorded investment | 763,000 | [1] |  | 763,000 | [1] |  | 1,546,000 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 755,000 |  | 1,555,000 | 752,000 |  | 1,597,000 |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 13,000 |  | 7,000 | 14,000 |  | 14,000 |  |
Consumer | Student loans | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,749,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,681,000 |
Recorded investment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,681,000 | [1]
[1] | Excludes $14.3 million and $17.7 million of covered non-accrual loans at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, accounted for under ASC 310-10, of which some loans have additional partial balances accounted for under ASC 310-30.

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