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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Composition of Non-PCI and PCI Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 29,555,248 | $ 28,975,718
Allowance for loan losses | (297,654) | (287,128)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 29,257,594 | 28,688,590
Commercial lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 22,465,245 | 22,210,001
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,818,304 | 10,697,231
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 9,022,746 | 8,936,897
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,954,855 | 1,916,176
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 669,340 | 659,697
Consumer lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 7,090,003 | 6,765,717
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 4,930,580 | 4,646,289
Consumer lending | Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,775,443 | 1,782,924
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 383,980 | 336,504
PCI Loans |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 452,403 | 482,287
Allowance for loan losses | (47) | (58)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 452,356 | 482,229
Discount related to ASC 310-30 | 32,200 | 35,300
PCI Loans | Commercial lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 327,260 | 350,902
PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 11,042 | 11,795
PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 259,836 | 277,688
PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 56,338 | 61,048
PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 44 | 371
PCI Loans | Consumer lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 125,143 | 131,385
PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 112,486 | 117,378
PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 12,657 | 14,007
PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Non-PCI Loans |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 29,102,845 | 28,493,431
Allowance for loan losses | (297,607) | (287,070)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 28,805,238 | 28,206,361
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net | (36,600) | (34,000)
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 22,137,985 | 21,859,099
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,807,262 | 10,685,436
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 8,762,910 | 8,659,209
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,898,517 | 1,855,128
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 669,296 | 659,326
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 6,964,860 | 6,634,332
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 4,818,094 | 4,528,911
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”) |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,762,786 | 1,768,917
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 383,980 | $ 336,504

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