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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of credit-related commitments | The following table presents the Company’s credit-related commitments as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
($ in thousands) |  | March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Loan commitments |  | $ | 4,818,815 |  |  | $ | 5,075,480 |
Commercial letters of credit and SBLCs |  | $ | 1,632,585 |  |  | $ | 1,655,897 |

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