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COVERED ASSETS AND FDIC INDEMNIFICATION ASSET (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans | Dec. 31, 2013 Covered loans | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans Commercial | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans Residential Single-family | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans United Commercial Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans United Commercial Bank Minimum | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans United Commercial Bank Maximum | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans Washington First International Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 Covered loans Washington First International Bank Minimum
Schedule Of Covered Assets - disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of loans receivable acquired covered by shared-loss agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.00%
Percentage of eligible losses for which the FDIC is obligated to reimburse the Company | 80.00% | 80.00% |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  | 80.00% |
Percentage of eligible losses in excess of a specified amount for which the FDIC is obligated to reimburse the Company |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |
Amount of eligible losses over which the FDIC is obligated to reimburse a higher percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,050,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage obligation to reimburse the FDIC for eligible recoveries related to covered assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% | 95.00% |  |
Term of loan shared-loss agreement |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Term of loss recovery provisions for loans |  |  |  |  | 8 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Effective period to term of loan shared-loss agreement and loss recovery provisions for loans |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of days following the 10th anniversary of the acquisition date upon which the Company will be required to pay a calculated amount to the FDIC |  |  | 45 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of excess resulting from the calculation of liability to the FDIC |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of the Intrinsic Loss Estimate used in the calculation of the liability to the FDIC |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of the asset discount used in the calculation of the liability to the FDIC |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of the Cumulative Shared-Loss Payments used in the calculation of the liability to the FDIC |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated liability that will be due to the FDIC based on specific thresholds of losses not being reached |  |  | $ 96,300,000 | $ 74,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The period of time for commercial loan shared-loss agreements are in effect |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The estimated liability that will be due to the FDIC forty-five days after the tenth anniversary of the acquisition of Washington First International Bank (WFIB) and United Commercial Bank (UCB). This liability is based on specific thresholds of losses no. + References No definition available. + Details
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