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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 9) - Loans Receivable - Non-PCI loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 249,675 |  | $ 184,401
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 131,096 |  | 77,369
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 94,510 |  | 85,837
Total Recorded Investment | 225,606 |  | 163,206
Related Allowance | 18,265 |  | 20,338
Average Recorded Investment | 227,910 | $ 134,758 |
Recognized Interest Income | 993 | 639 |
CRE | Income producing |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 78,858 |  | 47,043
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 63,561 |  | 24,347
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 7,725 |  | 15,720
Total Recorded Investment | 71,286 |  | 40,067
Related Allowance | 351 |  | 3,148
Average Recorded Investment | 72,248 | 44,195 |
Recognized Interest Income | 391 | 141 |
CRE | Construction |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  | 66
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  | 14
Total Recorded Investment |  |  | 14
Related Allowance |  |  | 1
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 3,902 |
Recognized Interest Income | 0 | 0 |
CRE | Land |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 7,062 |  | 1,537
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 5,522 |  | 632
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,279 |  | 683
Total Recorded Investment | 6,801 |  | 1,315
Related Allowance | 111 |  | 118
Average Recorded Investment | 6,908 | 3,438 |
Recognized Interest Income | 9 | 10 |
C&I | Commercial business |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 105,973 |  | 81,720
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 31,716 |  | 31,045
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 61,401 |  | 40,111
Total Recorded Investment | 93,117 |  | 71,156
Related Allowance | 16,888 |  | 15,993
Average Recorded Investment | 92,707 | 39,310 |
Recognized Interest Income | 369 | 202 |
C&I | Trade finance |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 12,425 |  | 10,675
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 8,083 |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 4,318 |  | 10,675
Total Recorded Investment | 12,401 |  | 10,675
Related Allowance | 43 |  | 95
Average Recorded Investment | 13,756 | 245 |
Recognized Interest Income | 66 | 3 |
Residential | Single-family |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 19,759 |  | 16,486
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 6,085 |  | 4,401
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 12,077 |  | 10,611
Total Recorded Investment | 18,162 |  | 15,012
Related Allowance | 548 |  | 584
Average Recorded Investment | 18,318 | 15,423 |
Recognized Interest Income | 65 | 68 |
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 23,968 |  | 25,634
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 16,129 |  | 16,944
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 6,082 |  | 6,783
Total Recorded Investment | 22,211 |  | 23,727
Related Allowance | 267 |  | 339
Average Recorded Investment | 22,338 | 26,987 |
Recognized Interest Income | 77 | 203 |
Consumer |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,630 |  | 1,240
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,628 |  | 1,240
Total Recorded Investment | 1,628 |  | 1,240
Related Allowance | 57 |  | $ 60
Average Recorded Investment | 1,635 | 1,258 |
Recognized Interest Income | $ 16 | $ 12 |

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