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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of credit-related commitments | The following table summarizes the Company’s credit-related commitments:
($ in thousands) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Loan commitments |  | $ | 3,130,128 |  |  | $ | 3,856,625 |
Commercial and standby letters of credit (“SBLCs”) |  | $ | 1,250,339 |  |  | $ | 1,253,066 |

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