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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND LONG-TERM DEBT |
Schedule of the components of long-term debt |
|  | December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In thousands)
Junior subordinated debt |  | $ | 145,848 |  |  | $ | 126,868 |
Term loan |  | 80,000 |  |  | 100,000 |
Total long-term debt |  | $ | 225,848 |  |  | $ | 226,868 |
Summary of pertinent information related to outstanding junior subordinated debt issued by each Trust |
Trust Name |  | Maturity Date (1) |  | Stated Interest Rate |  | Rate as of December 31, 2014 |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ($ in thousands)
East West Capital Trust IV |  | July 2034 |  | 3-month Libor + 2.55% |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,000 |
East West Capital Trust V |  | November 2034 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.80% |  | 2.03 | % |  | 15,000 |  |  | 15,000 |
East West Capital Trust VI |  | September 2035 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.50% |  | 1.74 | % |  | 20,000 |  |  | 20,000 |
East West Capital Trust VII |  | June 2036 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.35% |  | 1.59 | % |  | 30,000 |  |  | 30,000 |
East West Capital Trust VIII |  | June 2037 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.40% |  | 1.64 | % |  | 18,000 |  |  | 18,000 |
East West Capital Trust IX |  | September 2037 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.90% |  | 2.14 | % |  | 30,000 |  |  | 30,000 |
Metro Bank Trust |  | December 2035 |  | 3-month Libor + 1.55% |  | 1.79 | % |  | 35,000 |  |  | — |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 148,000 |  |  | $ | 123,000 |
(1) | All of the above debt instruments are subject to various call options.

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