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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 11) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | $ 201,021,000 |  |  |  | $ 201,021,000 |  |  |  | $ 212,637,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 97,573,000 |  |  |  | 97,573,000 |  |  |  | 110,004,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 79,139,000 |  |  |  | 79,139,000 |  |  |  | 73,473,000 |
Recorded investment | 176,712,000 | [1] |  |  | 176,712,000 | [1] |  |  | 183,477,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 26,958,000 |  |  |  | 26,958,000 |  |  |  | 24,143,000 |
Average recorded investment | 178,116,000 |  | 182,828,000 |  | 179,411,000 |  | 192,265,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 835,000 | [2] | 1,002,000 | [2] | 2,622,000 | [2] | 3,874,000 | [2] |  |
Covered loans accounted for under ASC 310-10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covered nonaccrual loans | 9,200,000 |  |  |  | 9,200,000 |  |  |  | 17,700,000 |
Residential | Single-family | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 20,954,000 |  |  |  | 20,954,000 |  |  |  | 15,814,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 12,697,000 |  |  |  | 12,697,000 |  |  |  | 13,585,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 6,911,000 |  |  |  | 6,911,000 |  |  |  | 1,588,000 |
Recorded investment | 19,608,000 | [1] |  |  | 19,608,000 | [1] |  |  | 15,173,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 413,000 |  |  |  | 413,000 |  |  |  | 207,000 |
Average recorded investment | 19,668,000 |  | 13,131,000 |  | 19,372,000 |  | 13,464,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 87,000 | [2] | 37,000 | [2] | 263,000 | [2] | 117,000 | [2] |  |
Residential | Multifamily | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 37,873,000 |  |  |  | 37,873,000 |  |  |  | 43,821,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 20,610,000 |  |  |  | 20,610,000 |  |  |  | 30,899,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 14,899,000 |  |  |  | 14,899,000 |  |  |  | 10,215,000 |
Recorded investment | 35,509,000 | [1] |  |  | 35,509,000 | [1] |  |  | 41,114,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,467,000 |  |  |  | 1,467,000 |  |  |  | 1,339,000 |
Average recorded investment | 35,547,000 |  | 43,452,000 |  | 35,610,000 |  | 43,465,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 177,000 | [2] | 224,000 | [2] | 529,000 | [2] | 680,000 | [2] |  |
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 70,152,000 |  |  |  | 70,152,000 |  |  |  | 73,777,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 45,456,000 |  |  |  | 45,456,000 |  |  |  | 39,745,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 16,496,000 |  |  |  | 16,496,000 |  |  |  | 25,523,000 |
Recorded investment | 61,952,000 | [1] |  |  | 61,952,000 | [1] |  |  | 65,268,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 2,349,000 |  |  |  | 2,349,000 |  |  |  | 5,976,000 |
Average recorded investment | 62,973,000 |  | 64,130,000 |  | 64,820,000 |  | 68,336,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 273,000 | [2] | 406,000 | [2] | 940,000 | [2] | 2,113,000 | [2] |  |
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 | 13,334,000 |  |  |  | 13,334,000 |  |  |  | 17,390,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 2,860,000 |  |  |  | 2,860,000 |  |  |  | 4,372,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 5,649,000 |  |  |  | 5,649,000 |  |  |  | 7,908,000 |
Recorded investment | 8,509,000 | [1] |  |  | 8,509,000 | [1] |  |  | 12,280,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,931,000 |  |  |  | 1,931,000 |  |  |  | 2,082,000 |
Average recorded investment | 8,581,000 |  | 12,943,000 |  | 8,676,000 |  | 13,049,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 75,000 | [2] | 124,000 | [2] | 224,000 | [2] | 371,000 | [2] |  |
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 50,191,000 |  |  |  | 50,191,000 |  |  |  | 48,482,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 7,909,000 |  |  |  | 7,909,000 |  |  |  | 10,850,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 34,713,000 |  |  |  | 34,713,000 |  |  |  | 27,487,000 |
Recorded investment | 42,622,000 | [1] |  |  | 42,622,000 | [1] |  |  | 38,337,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 20,750,000 |  |  |  | 20,750,000 |  |  |  | 13,787,000 |
Average recorded investment | 42,832,000 |  | 38,604,000 |  | 42,403,000 |  | 42,612,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 207,000 | [2] | 200,000 | [2] | 619,000 | [2] | 564,000 | [2] |  |
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 368,000 |  |  |  | 368,000 |  |  |  | 2,771,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 438,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 363,000 |  |  |  | 363,000 |  |  |  | 752,000 |
Recorded investment | 363,000 | [1] |  |  | 363,000 | [1] |  |  | 1,190,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 47,000 |  |  |  | 47,000 |  |  |  | 752,000 |
Average recorded investment | 363,000 |  | 1,088,000 |  | 383,000 |  | 2,029,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 4,000 | [2] | 4,000 | [2] | 12,000 | [2] | 8,000 | [2] |  |
Consumer | Other Consumer | Non-covered loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 1,261,000 |  |  |  | 1,261,000 |  |  |  | 1,945,000 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 1,153,000 |  |  |  | 1,153,000 |  |  |  | 1,546,000 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 108,000 |  |  |  | 108,000 |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 1,261,000 | [1] |  |  | 1,261,000 | [1] |  |  | 1,546,000 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,000 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 1,264,000 |  | 1,516,000 |  | 1,259,000 |  | 1,553,000 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (accrual basis) | 12,000 | [2] | 7,000 | [2] | 35,000 | [2] | 21,000 | [2] |  |
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]
Average recorded investment |  |  | $ 1,076,000 |  |  |  | $ 869,000 |  |  |
[1] | Excludes $9.2 million and $17.7 million of covered non-accrual loans at September 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.
[2] | Includes interest recognized on accruing TDRs. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are generally reflected as a reduction of principal and not as interest income.

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