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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 10) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | $ 264,959 |
Ending balance | 260,238 |
Unfunded Lending Commitments |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 20,360 | $ 12,712
Provision for unfunded credit reserves | 1,054 | 2,920
Ending balance | 21,414 | 15,632
CRE |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 81,538 |
Ending balance | 82,852 |
C&I |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 134,606 |
Ending balance | 134,087 |
Residential |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 39,295 |
Ending balance | 33,939 |
Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 9,520 |
Ending balance | 9,360 |
PCI Loans |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 359 |
Ending balance | 328 |
PCI Loans | CRE |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 347 |
Ending balance | 314 |
PCI Loans | C&I |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 9 |
Ending balance | 10 |
PCI Loans | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 3 |
Ending balance | 4 |
PCI Loans | Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 |
Loans Receivable |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 264,959 | 261,679
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 386 | 2,067
Charge-offs | (6,054) | (8,800)
Recoveries | 947 | 2,792
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (5,107) | (6,008)
Ending balance | 260,238 | 257,738
Loans Receivable | PCI Loans |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 359 | 714
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (31) | (71)
Charge-offs | 0 | 0
Recoveries | 0 | 0
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 328 | 643
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 264,600 | 260,965
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 417 | 2,138
Charge-offs | (6,054) | (8,800)
Recoveries | 947 | 2,792
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (5,107) | (6,008)
Ending balance | 259,910 | 257,095
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | CRE |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 81,191 | 72,263
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 1,306 | (2,333)
Charge-offs | (56) | (1,002)
Recoveries | 97 | 812
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 41 | (190)
Ending balance | 82,538 | 69,740
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | C&I |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 134,597 | 134,598
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 4,654 | 5,378
Charge-offs | (5,860) | (6,589)
Recoveries | 686 | 527
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (5,174) | (6,062)
Ending balance | 134,077 | 133,914
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 39,292 | 43,856
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (5,317) | (1,571)
Charge-offs | (137) | (746)
Recoveries | 97 | 1,451
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (40) | 705
Ending balance | 33,935 | 42,990
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |
Beginning balance | 9,520 | 10,248
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (226) | 664
Charge-offs | (1) | (463)
Recoveries | 67 | 2
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 66 | (461)
Ending balance | $ 9,360 | $ 10,451

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