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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Credit Risk Ratings and/or Vintage Years for Loans Held-for-Investment by Portfolio Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | $ 3,250,204 | $ 9,787,213
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,870,539 | 6,816,315
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,356,839 | 5,125,324
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,762,757 | 3,167,275
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,944,099 | 1,547,971
Prior | 4,549,488 | 3,277,221
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 8,541,074 | 8,390,152
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 313,748 | 279,484
Total | 39,588,748 | 38,390,955
Federal Housing Administration Loan |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing receivable, recorded investment, 90 days past due and still accruing, classified as pass | 647 | 747
Commercial lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,579,695 | 7,390,682
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,434,251 | 5,000,429
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,650,080 | 3,619,488
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,372,479 | 2,129,478
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,972,539 | 1,013,095
Prior | 3,073,789 | 2,244,535
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 7,033,649 | 6,993,769
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 53,431 | 48,551
Total | 29,169,913 | 28,440,027
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,716,561 | 4,034,455
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,190,361 | 1,577,608
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,322,029 | 562,750
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 436,496 | 283,807
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 261,763 | 75,933
Prior | 290,354 | 253,079
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,834,219 | 6,814,607
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,327 | 29,487
Total | 14,081,110 | 13,631,726
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,661,034 | 3,912,147
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,043,315 | 1,477,740
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,220,618 | 483,725
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 385,813 | 245,594
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 228,364 | 69,482
Prior | 280,748 | 245,615
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,492,230 | 6,431,003
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,327 | 29,487
Total | 13,341,449 | 12,894,793
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 55,239 | 120,183
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 145,506 | 74,601
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 83,989 | 56,785
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 29,315 | 19,426
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 18,541 | 1,487
Prior | 6,809 | 5,872
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 274,726 | 324,640
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 614,125 | 602,994
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 288 | 2,125
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,540 | 25,267
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 17,422 | 22,240
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 21,368 | 18,787
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 14,858 | 4,964
Prior | 2,797 | 1,592
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 67,263 | 58,964
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 125,536 | 133,939
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 693,541 | 2,344,108
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,337,933 | 2,465,790
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,418,618 | 2,396,262
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,320,640 | 1,427,625
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,351,490 | 734,788
Prior | 2,223,167 | 1,613,707
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 193,541 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,104 | 19,064
Total | 11,563,034 | 11,174,611
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 664,626 | 2,296,649
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,303,031 | 2,402,136
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,354,998 | 2,310,748
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,253,230 | 1,328,251
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,284,384 | 732,694
Prior | 2,128,975 | 1,529,681
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 193,541 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,104 | 19,064
Total | 11,206,889 | 10,792,490
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 28,915 | 47,459
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 34,902 | 63,654
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 63,620 | 43,447
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 25,343 | 98,259
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 61,238 | 2,094
Prior | 91,993 | 80,662
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 306,011 | 335,575
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 42,067
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 42,067 | 1,115
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,868 | 0
Prior | 2,199 | 3,364
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 50,134 | 46,546
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 160,470 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 764,482 | 784,324
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 762,732 | 503,764
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 493,979 | 418,046
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 359,286 | 181,477
Prior | 519,677 | 356,821
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 5,889 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,066,515 | 3,033,998
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 160,470 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 764,482 | 783,589
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 762,001 | 479,959
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 470,223 | 411,945
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 352,094 | 181,213
Prior | 488,260 | 348,751
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 5,889 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,003,419 | 2,995,023
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 735
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 731 | 22,330
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 22,309 | 6,101
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,067 | 264
Prior | 29,296 | 5,877
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 58,403 | 35,307
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,475
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,447 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,125 | 0
Prior | 2,121 | 2,193
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 4,693 | 3,668
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 9,123 | 228,448
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 141,475 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 146,701 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 121,364 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 40,591 | 20,928
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 459,254 | 599,692
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 5,642 | 224,924
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 141,475 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 146,701 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 121,364 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 20,691 | 1,028
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 435,873 | 576,268
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,481 | 3,524
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Prior | 0 | 19,900
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,481 | 23,424
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Prior | 19,900 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 19,900 | 0
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 863,134 | 3,356,227
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,243,890 | 3,422,821
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,328,051 | 3,056,738
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,935,983 | 1,845,671
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,710,776 | 937,162
Prior | 2,783,435 | 1,991,456
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 199,430 | 179,162
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,104 | 19,064
Total | 15,088,803 | 14,808,301
Consumer lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 670,509 | 2,396,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,436,288 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,706,759 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,390,278 | 1,037,797
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 971,560 | 534,876
Prior | 1,475,699 | 1,032,686
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,507,425 | 1,396,383
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 260,317 | 230,933
Total | 10,418,835 | 9,950,928
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 669,660 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,427,430 | 1,814,855
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,706,060 | 1,502,472
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,386,855 | 1,023,496
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 958,900 | 525,283
Prior | 1,375,382 | 933,994
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 8,524,287 | 8,185,953
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 669,660 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,427,430 | 1,813,200
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,704,855 | 1,501,660
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,385,623 | 1,021,707
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 956,307 | 523,170
Prior | 1,360,015 | 921,714
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 8,503,890 | 8,167,304
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,429
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 194 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 347 | 119
Prior | 2,207 | 1,034
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 2,748 | 2,582
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 226
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,205 | 812
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,038 | 1,789
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,246 | 1,994
Prior | 13,160 | 11,246
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 17,649 | 16,067
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,131
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 690 | 1,031
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 699 | 3,364
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,423 | 9,980
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 8,338 | 9,593
Prior | 16,770 | 15,437
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,458,935 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 260,317 | 230,933
Total | 1,749,172 | 1,601,716
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,131
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 690 | 880
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 548 | 2,879
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,235 | 5,363
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,319 | 8,433
Prior | 14,931 | 13,475
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,458,199 | 1,328,919
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 255,538 | 225,810
Total | 1,737,460 | 1,586,890
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 200
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 996
Prior | 1 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 287 | 1,328
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 547 | 606
Total | 835 | 3,130
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 151
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 151 | 285
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 188 | 4,617
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,019 | 164
Prior | 1,838 | 1,962
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 449 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 4,232 | 4,517
Total | 10,877 | 11,696
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 669,660 | 2,386,984
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,428,120 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,706,759 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,390,278 | 1,033,476
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 967,238 | 534,876
Prior | 1,392,152 | 949,431
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,458,935 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 260,317 | 230,933
Total | 10,273,459 | 9,787,669
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 849 | 9,547
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,168 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 4,321
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,322 | 0
Prior | 83,547 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 48,490 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 145,376 | 163,259
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 849 | 9,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,168 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,830
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,830 | 0
Prior | 83,547 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 48,455 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 142,849 | 160,752
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year |  | 16
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year |  | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year |  | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year |  | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year |  | 0
Prior |  | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis |  | 0
Total |  | 16
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 2,491
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,492 | 0
Prior | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 35 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | $ 2,527 | $ 2,491

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