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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Loan Purchases, Sales and Transfers) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | $ 110,223,000 | $ 92,228,000
Sales | 114,865,000 | 94,743,000
Purchases | 133,180,000 | 147,814,000
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | 0 | 73,000
Net gains from sales of loans held-for-sale during the period | 950,000 | 915,000
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | 12,000,000.0 |
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Originated |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Sales | 114,900,000 | 76,500,000
Loans sold in secondary market | Purchased |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Sales | 0 | 18,200,000
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 102,973,000 | 75,573,000
Sales | 102,973,000 | 75,646,000
Purchases | 130,583,000 | 107,194,000
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | 11,977,000 |
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 7,250,000 | 16,655,000
Sales | 7,250,000 | 16,655,000
Purchases | 0 | 0
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | 954,000 |
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0
Purchases | 1,513,000 | 4,218,000
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | 0 |
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 0 | 0
Sales | 4,642,000 | 2,442,000
Purchases | 1,084,000 | $ 36,402,000
Write-down of loans transferred from loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale recorded to allowance for loan losses | $ 0 |

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