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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 6) - Non-PCI loans - Loans Receivable - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 203,119 |  | $ 203,119 |  | $ 194,456
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 81,288 |  | 81,288 |  | 93,077
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 93,350 |  | 93,350 |  | 71,655
Total Recorded Investment |  | 174,638 |  | 174,638 |  | 164,732
Related Allowance |  | 25,076 |  | 25,076 |  | 19,464
Average Recorded Investment |  | 177,402 | $ 172,844 | 176,918 | $ 173,828 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 1,226 | 813 | 2,511 | 1,693 |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 1,253 |  | 1,253 |  | 1,259
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 643 |  | 643 |  | 1,151
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 610 |  | 610 |  | 108
Total Recorded Investment |  | 1,253 |  | 1,253 |  | 1,259
Related Allowance |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 1
Average Recorded Investment |  | 1,256 | 755 | 1,258 | 752 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 12 | 7 | 23 | 14 |
Income producing | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 53,002 |  | 53,002 |  | 58,900
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 34,274 |  | 34,274 |  | 35,495
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 11,295 |  | 11,295 |  | 15,646
Total Recorded Investment |  | 45,569 |  | 45,569 |  | 51,141
Related Allowance |  | 1,447 |  | 1,447 |  | 1,581
Average Recorded Investment |  | 46,042 | 59,121 | 46,897 | 59,917 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 134 | 281 | 268 | 627 |
Construction | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 57 |  | 57 |  | 6,913
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  |  |  | 6,913
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 14 |  | 14 |  |
Total Recorded Investment |  | 14 |  | 14 |  | 6,913
Related Allowance |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Average Recorded Investment |  | 14 | 6,888 | 14 | 6,888 |
Land | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 10,755 |  | 10,755 |  | 13,291
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 4,455 |  | 4,455 |  | 2,838
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 1,354 |  | 1,354 |  | 5,622
Total Recorded Investment |  | 5,809 |  | 5,809 |  | 8,460
Related Allowance |  | 191 |  | 191 |  | 1,906
Average Recorded Investment |  | 5,876 | 12,128 | 5,951 | 12,179 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 10 | 75 | 20 | 149 |
Commercial business | C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 83,775 |  | 83,775 |  | 44,569
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 18,687 |  | 18,687 |  | 12,723
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 52,778 |  | 52,778 |  | 25,717
Total Recorded Investment |  | 71,465 |  | 71,465 |  | 38,440
Related Allowance |  | 22,584 |  | 22,584 |  | 15,174
Average Recorded Investment |  | 73,306 | 41,592 | 71,644 | 42,682 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 761 | 209 | 1,550 | 420 |
Trade finance | C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 11,452 |  | 11,452 |  | 12,967
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  |  |  | 6,431
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 11,452 |  | 11,452 |  | 274
Total Recorded Investment |  | 11,452 |  | 11,452 |  | 6,705
Related Allowance |  | 106 |  | 106 |  | 28
Average Recorded Investment |  | 11,623 | 546 | 11,739 | 559 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 51 | 4 | 134 | 8 |
Single-family | Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 16,926 |  | 16,926 |  | 18,908
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 5,930 |  | 5,930 |  | 6,003
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 9,606 |  | 9,606 |  | 11,398
Total Recorded Investment |  | 15,536 |  | 15,536 |  | 17,401
Related Allowance |  | 493 |  | 493 |  | 461
Average Recorded Investment |  | 15,595 | 15,131 | 15,658 | 14,034 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | 68 | 57 | 137 | 115 |
Multifamily | Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 25,899 |  | 25,899 |  | 37,649
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | 17,299 |  | 17,299 |  | 21,523
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | 6,241 |  | 6,241 |  | 12,890
Total Recorded Investment |  | 23,540 |  | 23,540 |  | 34,413
Related Allowance |  | 250 |  | 250 |  | $ 313
Average Recorded Investment |  | 23,690 | 36,683 | 23,757 | 36,817 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | [1] | $ 190 | $ 180 | $ 379 | $ 360 |
[1] | Includes interest recognized on accruing non-PCI TDRs. Interest payments received on nonaccrual non-PCI loans are generally reflected as a reduction of principal and not as interest income.

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