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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 5) - Loans Receivable $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) contract | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) contract | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) contract | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) contract | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Period beyond which a TDR generally becomes delinquent |  |  |  | 90 days |  |
Non-PCI loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted | contract |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Non-PCI loans | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 100 | $ 5,300 | $ 918 | $ 5,300 |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted | contract |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Balance of loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700 |
Non-PCI loans | CRE | Income producing |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 5,318 | $ 828 | $ 5,318 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | [1] |  | 5,254 | $ 818 | 5,254 |
Non-PCI loans | CRE | Land |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 171 |  | $ 171 |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | [1] | 100 |  | 100 |  |
Financial Impact | [2] | 102 |  | 102 |  |
Non-PCI loans | C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 38,100 | $ 1,200 | $ 38,300 | $ 2,800 |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted | contract |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Balance of loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  | $ 500 |  | $ 500 |
Non-PCI loans | C&I | Commercial business |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  | 12 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 37,924 | $ 1,165 | $ 38,090 | $ 2,886 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | [1] | 38,117 | 1,155 | 38,280 | 2,828 |
Financial Impact | [2] | 5,465 | 563 | 5,497 | 1,811 |
Non-PCI loans | Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 4,000 | $ 281 | $ 8,100 |
Non-PCI loans | Residential | Single-family |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  |  | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 1,032 | $ 281 | $ 6,855 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | [1] |  | $ 1,030 | 281 | $ 5,105 |
Financial Impact | [2] |  |  | 2 |  |
Non-PCI loans | Residential | Multifamily |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Contracts | contract |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 2,513 |  | $ 2,513 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | [1] |  | $ 2,973 |  | $ 2,973 |
Performing loan | A/B Note Splits |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance of restructured loans |  | $ 2,800 |  | $ 2,800 |  | $ 2,900
[1] | Includes subsequent payments after modification and reflects the balance as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.
[2] | The financial impact includes charge-offs and specific reserves recorded at modification date.

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