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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 8) - Loans Receivable - Non-PCI loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 184,401 | $ 194,456 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 77,369 | 93,077 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 85,837 | 71,655 |
Total Recorded Investment | 163,206 | 164,732 |
Related Allowance | 20,338 | 19,464 |
Average Recorded Investment | 172,279 | 161,729 | $ 185,440
Recognized Interest Income | 1,714 | 3,614 | 4,730
CRE | Income producing |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 47,043 | 58,900 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 24,347 | 35,495 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 15,720 | 15,646 |
Total Recorded Investment | 40,067 | 51,141 |
Related Allowance | 3,148 | 1,581 |
Average Recorded Investment | 44,043 | 54,544 | 71,856
Recognized Interest Income | 536 | 1,249 | 2,480
CRE | Construction |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 66 | 6,913 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 | 6,913 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 14 | 0 |
Total Recorded Investment | 14 | 6,913 |
Related Allowance | 1 | 0 |
Average Recorded Investment | 14 | 6,888 | 6,888
Recognized Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0
CRE | Land |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,537 | 13,291 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 632 | 2,838 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 683 | 5,622 |
Total Recorded Investment | 1,315 | 8,460 |
Related Allowance | 118 | 1,906 |
Average Recorded Investment | 2,708 | 8,633 | 12,453
Recognized Interest Income | 39 | 298 | 496
C&I | Commercial business |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 81,720 | 44,569 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 31,045 | 12,723 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 40,111 | 25,717 |
Total Recorded Investment | 71,156 | 38,440 |
Related Allowance | 15,993 | 15,174 |
Average Recorded Investment | 73,513 | 36,528 | 38,294
Recognized Interest Income | 315 | 833 | 735
C&I | Trade finance |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 10,675 | 12,967 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 | 6,431 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 10,675 | 274 |
Total Recorded Investment | 10,675 | 6,705 |
Related Allowance | 95 | 28 |
Average Recorded Investment | 11,402 | 336 | 1,603
Recognized Interest Income | 223 | 15 | 11
Residential | Single-family |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 16,486 | 18,908 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 4,401 | 6,003 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 10,611 | 11,398 |
Total Recorded Investment | 15,012 | 17,401 |
Related Allowance | 584 | 461 |
Average Recorded Investment | 15,347 | 16,413 | 15,322
Recognized Interest Income | 242 | 342 | 154
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 25,634 | 37,649 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 16,944 | 21,523 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 6,783 | 12,890 |
Total Recorded Investment | 23,727 | 34,413 |
Related Allowance | 339 | 313 |
Average Recorded Investment | 24,001 | 37,128 | 35,799
Recognized Interest Income | 312 | 830 | 850
Consumer |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,240 | 1,259 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 | 1,151 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,240 | 108 |
Total Recorded Investment | 1,240 | 1,259 |
Related Allowance | 60 | 1 |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,251 | 1,259 | 3,225
Recognized Interest Income | $ 47 | $ 47 | $ 4

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