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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 28,525,357 | $ 25,503,139
Allowance for loan losses | (285,926) | (260,520)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 28,239,431 | 25,242,619
CRE |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 9,527,180 | 8,690,863
CRE | Income producing |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 8,843,776 | 8,016,109
CRE | Construction |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 572,027 | 551,560
CRE | Land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 111,377 | 123,194
C&I |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,645,156 | 9,640,563
C&I | Commercial business |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 9,776,254 | 8,959,633
C&I | Trade finance |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 868,902 | 680,930
Residential |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 6,232,965 | 5,095,718
Residential | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 4,356,009 | 3,509,779
Residential | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,876,956 | 1,585,939
Consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 2,120,056 | 2,075,995
Non-PCI Loans |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 27,993,084 | 24,860,694
Allowance for loan losses | (285,858) | (260,402)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 27,707,226 | 24,600,292
Net deferred loan fees, unearned income, unamortized premiums and unaccreted discounts | (29,200) | 1,200
Non-PCI Loans | CRE |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 9,213,552 | 8,340,497
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Income producing |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 8,530,519 | 7,667,661
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Construction |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 572,027 | 551,560
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 111,006 | 121,276
Non-PCI Loans | C&I |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,632,590 | 9,602,176
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Commercial business |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 9,763,688 | 8,921,246
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Trade finance |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 868,902 | 680,930
Non-PCI Loans | Residential |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 6,042,328 | 4,860,954
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 4,234,017 | 3,370,669
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,808,311 | 1,490,285
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 2,104,614 | 2,057,067
PCI Loans |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 532,273 | 642,445
Allowance for loan losses | (68) | (118)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 532,205 | 642,327
PCI Loans | CRE |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 313,628 | 350,366
PCI Loans | CRE | Income producing |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 313,257 | 348,448
PCI Loans | CRE | Construction |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
PCI Loans | CRE | Land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 371 | 1,918
PCI Loans | C&I |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 12,566 | 38,387
PCI Loans | C&I | Commercial business |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 12,566 | 38,387
PCI Loans | C&I | Trade finance |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
PCI Loans | Residential |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 190,637 | 234,764
PCI Loans | Residential | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 121,992 | 139,110
PCI Loans | Residential | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 68,645 | 95,654
PCI Loans | Consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 15,442 | $ 18,928

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