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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 6) - Loans Receivable - Non-PCI loans $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 41,084 | $ 1,278
CRE |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 13,753 | $ 833
CRE | Income producing |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 2 | 1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 13,775 | $ 828
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 13,753 | 833
Financial Impact | 0 | 0
C&I |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 26,715 | $ 164
C&I | Commercial business |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 4 | 1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 21,614 | $ 167
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 18,632 | 164
Financial Impact | $ 97 | 32
C&I | Trade finance |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 2 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 7,901 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 8,083 |
Financial Impact | 0 |
Residential |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 273 | $ 281
Residential | Single-family |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 1 | 1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 276 | $ 281
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 273 | 281
Financial Impact | $ 0 | 2
Consumer |  |
Loans Modified as TDRs |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 1 |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 344 |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 343 | $ 0
Financial Impact | $ 1 |

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