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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Composition of Loans Held-for-Investment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 39,588,748 | $ 38,390,955 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (607,506) | (619,983) | $ (557,003) | $ (358,287)
Loans held-for-investment, net | 38,981,242 | 37,770,972 |  |
Net deferred loan fees, unearned fees, unamortized premiums and unaccreted discounts | (76,900) | (58,800) |  |
CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Net origination fees | (34,300) | (12,700) |  |
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 2,070,000 | 1,570,000 |  |
Commercial lending |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 29,169,913 | 28,440,027 |  |
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 14,081,110 | 13,631,726 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (394,084) | (398,040) | (362,629) | (238,376)
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 11,563,034 | 11,174,611 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (146,399) | (163,791) | (132,819) | (40,509)
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 3,066,515 | 3,033,998 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (27,407) | (27,573) | (16,530) | (22,826)
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 459,254 | 599,692 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (19,089) | (10,239) | (11,018) | (19,404)
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 15,088,803 | 14,808,301 |  |
Consumer lending |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,418,835 | 9,950,928 |  |
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 8,524,287 | 8,185,953 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (15,839) | (15,520) | (26,822) | (28,527)
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 1,749,172 | 1,601,716 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | (2,670) | (2,690) | (3,881) | (5,265)
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 10,273,459 | 9,787,669 |  |
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 145,376 | 163,259 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | $ (2,018) | $ (2,130) | $ (3,304) | $ (3,380)

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