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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 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | $ 5,908,830 | $ 9,787,213
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 7,688,732 | 6,816,315
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,963,358 | 5,125,324
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,435,471 | 3,167,275
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,733,322 | 1,547,971
Prior | 4,280,854 | 3,277,221
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 8,756,455 | 8,390,152
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 304,477 | 279,484
Total | 40,071,499 | 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 | 4,376,921 | 7,390,682
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 5,359,896 | 5,000,429
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,392,351 | 3,619,488
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,155,950 | 2,129,478
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,839,800 | 1,013,095
Prior | 2,890,575 | 2,244,535
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 7,113,563 | 6,993,769
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 53,248 | 48,551
Total | 29,182,304 | 28,440,027
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,553,506 | 4,034,455
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,249,548 | 1,577,608
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,152,728 | 562,750
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 368,014 | 283,807
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 216,643 | 75,933
Prior | 267,472 | 253,079
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,953,375 | 6,814,607
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,175 | 29,487
Total | 13,790,461 | 13,631,726
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,473,716 | 3,912,147
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,133,586 | 1,477,740
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,062,978 | 483,725
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 333,190 | 245,594
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 200,711 | 69,482
Prior | 261,156 | 245,615
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,706,592 | 6,431,003
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,175 | 29,487
Total | 13,201,104 | 12,894,793
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 63,030 | 120,183
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 115,148 | 74,601
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 87,636 | 56,785
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 13,847 | 19,426
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,184 | 1,487
Prior | 4,939 | 5,872
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 218,348 | 324,640
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 506,132 | 602,994
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 16,760 | 2,125
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 814 | 25,267
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,114 | 22,240
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 20,977 | 18,787
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 12,748 | 4,964
Prior | 1,377 | 1,592
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 28,435 | 58,964
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 83,225 | 133,939
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,381,266 | 2,344,108
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,229,224 | 2,465,790
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,364,424 | 2,396,262
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,198,614 | 1,427,625
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,278,421 | 734,788
Prior | 2,081,589 | 1,613,707
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 153,758 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,073 | 19,064
Total | 11,711,369 | 11,174,611
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,296,562 | 2,296,649
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,215,380 | 2,402,136
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,316,293 | 2,310,748
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,142,042 | 1,328,251
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,239,195 | 732,694
Prior | 2,021,101 | 1,529,681
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 153,758 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,073 | 19,064
Total | 11,408,404 | 10,792,490
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 80,204 | 47,459
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 13,844 | 63,654
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 48,131 | 43,447
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 9,743 | 98,259
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 33,358 | 2,094
Prior | 58,905 | 80,662
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 244,185 | 335,575
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,500 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 42,067
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 46,829 | 1,115
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,868 | 0
Prior | 1,583 | 3,364
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 58,780 | 46,546
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 384,655 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 760,226 | 784,324
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 744,497 | 503,764
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 478,210 | 418,046
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 344,736 | 181,477
Prior | 501,042 | 356,821
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,430 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,219,796 | 3,033,998
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 384,655 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 760,226 | 783,589
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 743,769 | 479,959
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 454,684 | 411,945
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 338,701 | 181,213
Prior | 469,340 | 348,751
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,430 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,157,805 | 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 | 728 | 22,330
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 22,337 | 6,101
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,035 | 264
Prior | 29,998 | 5,877
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 59,098 | 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 | 1,189 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Prior | 1,704 | 2,193
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 2,893 | 3,668
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 57,494 | 228,448
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 120,898 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 130,702 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 111,112 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 40,472 | 20,928
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 460,678 | 599,692
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 54,054 | 224,924
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 120,898 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 130,702 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 111,112 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 1,421 | 1,028
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 418,187 | 576,268
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,440 | 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 | 19,151 | 19,900
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 22,591 | 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 | 1,823,415 | 3,356,227
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,110,348 | 3,422,821
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,239,623 | 3,056,738
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,787,936 | 1,845,671
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,623,157 | 937,162
Prior | 2,623,103 | 1,991,456
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 160,188 | 179,162
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 24,073 | 19,064
Total | 15,391,843 | 14,808,301
Consumer lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,531,909 | 2,396,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,328,836 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,571,007 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,279,521 | 1,037,797
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 893,522 | 534,876
Prior | 1,390,279 | 1,032,686
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,642,892 | 1,396,383
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 251,229 | 230,933
Total | 10,889,195 | 9,950,928
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,527,794 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,319,670 | 1,814,855
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,568,888 | 1,502,472
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,277,308 | 1,023,496
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 881,249 | 525,283
Prior | 1,294,461 | 933,994
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 8,869,370 | 8,185,953
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,526,669 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,319,273 | 1,813,200
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,567,312 | 1,501,660
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,273,541 | 1,021,707
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 879,004 | 523,170
Prior | 1,282,396 | 921,714
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 8,848,195 | 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 | 397 | 1,429
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 156 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,100 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 119
Prior | 0 | 1,034
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 1,653 | 2,582
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,125 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 226
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,420 | 812
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,667 | 1,789
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,245 | 1,994
Prior | 12,065 | 11,246
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 19,522 | 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 | 1,938 | 1,031
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,119 | 3,364
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,213 | 9,980
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 8,041 | 9,593
Prior | 13,912 | 15,437
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,592,714 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 251,229 | 230,933
Total | 1,872,166 | 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 | 1,938 | 880
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,501 | 2,879
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,824 | 5,363
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,508 | 8,433
Prior | 11,385 | 13,475
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,592,348 | 1,328,919
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 247,174 | 225,810
Total | 1,860,678 | 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 | 201 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 996
Prior | 600 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 366 | 1,328
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 606
Total | 1,167 | 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 | 618 | 285
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 188 | 4,617
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,533 | 164
Prior | 1,927 | 1,962
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 4,055 | 4,517
Total | 10,321 | 11,696
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,527,794 | 2,386,984
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,321,608 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,571,007 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,279,521 | 1,033,476
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 889,290 | 534,876
Prior | 1,308,373 | 949,431
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,592,714 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 251,229 | 230,933
Total | 10,741,536 | 9,787,669
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,115 | 9,547
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 7,228 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 4,321
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,232 | 0
Prior | 81,906 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 50,178 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 147,659 | 163,259
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,096 | 9,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 7,228 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,830
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,741 | 0
Prior | 81,906 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 50,166 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 145,137 | 160,752
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 19 | 16
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 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 19 | 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 | 2,491 | 0
Prior | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 12 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | $ 2,503 | $ 2,491

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