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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 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | $ 8,122,458 | $ 9,787,213
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,886,022 | 6,816,315
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,487,019 | 5,125,324
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,983,548 | 3,167,275
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,563,182 | 1,547,971
Prior | 3,953,468 | 3,277,221
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 9,222,611 | 8,390,152
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 263,397 | 279,484
Total | 40,481,705 | 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 | 5,973,751 | 7,390,682
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 4,664,319 | 5,000,429
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,018,446 | 3,619,488
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,810,180 | 2,129,478
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,724,163 | 1,013,095
Prior | 2,679,994 | 2,244,535
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 7,460,680 | 6,993,769
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 35,480 | 48,551
Total | 29,367,013 | 28,440,027
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,217,627 | 4,034,455
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,622,914 | 1,577,608
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 915,627 | 562,750
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 313,102 | 283,807
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 189,682 | 75,933
Prior | 250,461 | 253,079
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 7,293,183 | 6,814,607
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,053 | 29,487
Total | 13,831,649 | 13,631,726
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,136,513 | 3,912,147
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,454,547 | 1,477,740
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 787,238 | 483,725
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 279,254 | 245,594
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 175,669 | 69,482
Prior | 244,616 | 245,615
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 7,069,657 | 6,431,003
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 29,053 | 29,487
Total | 13,176,547 | 12,894,793
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 75,943 | 120,183
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 168,029 | 74,601
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 110,500 | 56,785
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 13,700 | 19,426
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,475 | 1,487
Prior | 4,489 | 5,872
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 183,809 | 324,640
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 557,945 | 602,994
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 5,171 | 2,125
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 338 | 25,267
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 17,889 | 22,240
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 20,148 | 18,787
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 12,538 | 4,964
Prior | 1,356 | 1,592
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 39,717 | 58,964
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 97,157 | 133,939
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,038,668 | 2,344,108
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,189,370 | 2,465,790
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,297,907 | 2,396,262
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,001,465 | 1,427,625
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,210,948 | 734,788
Prior | 1,925,203 | 1,613,707
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 148,077 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,427 | 19,064
Total | 11,818,065 | 11,174,611
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,956,957 | 2,296,649
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,181,275 | 2,402,136
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,288,701 | 2,310,748
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,965,724 | 1,328,251
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,181,060 | 732,694
Prior | 1,869,183 | 1,529,681
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 148,077 | 173,267
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,427 | 19,064
Total | 11,597,404 | 10,792,490
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 77,286 | 47,459
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,095 | 63,654
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 9,206 | 43,447
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 31,093 | 98,259
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 25,136 | 2,094
Prior | 55,609 | 80,662
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 206,425 | 335,575
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (Nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,425 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 42,067
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,648 | 1,115
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,752 | 0
Prior | 411 | 3,364
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 14,236 | 46,546
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 611,439 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 752,178 | 784,324
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 693,305 | 503,764
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 456,471 | 418,046
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 323,533 | 181,477
Prior | 484,032 | 356,821
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 19,420 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,340,378 | 3,033,998
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 611,439 | 783,671
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 752,178 | 783,589
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 692,580 | 479,959
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 432,959 | 411,945
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 316,412 | 181,213
Prior | 451,180 | 348,751
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 19,420 | 5,895
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,276,168 | 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 | 725 | 22,330
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 23,512 | 6,101
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,121 | 264
Prior | 31,729 | 5,877
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 63,087 | 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 | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Prior | 1,123 | 2,193
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 1,123 | 3,668
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 106,017 | 228,448
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 99,857 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 111,607 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 39,142 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 20,298 | 20,928
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 376,921 | 599,692
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 102,619 | 224,924
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 99,857 | 172,707
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 111,607 | 156,712
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 16,986 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 20,897
Prior | 1,252 | 1,028
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 332,321 | 576,268
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,398 | 3,524
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 22,156 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Prior | 19,046 | 19,900
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 44,600 | 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 | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 0 | 0
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,756,124 | 3,356,227
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,041,405 | 3,422,821
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,102,819 | 3,056,738
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,497,078 | 1,845,671
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,534,481 | 937,162
Prior | 2,429,533 | 1,991,456
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 167,497 | 179,162
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 6,427 | 19,064
Total | 15,535,364 | 14,808,301
Consumer lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,148,707 | 2,396,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,221,703 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,468,573 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,173,368 | 1,037,797
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 839,019 | 534,876
Prior | 1,273,474 | 1,032,686
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,761,931 | 1,396,383
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 227,917 | 230,933
Total | 11,114,692 | 9,950,928
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,131,943 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,214,522 | 1,814,855
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,468,164 | 1,502,472
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,171,685 | 1,023,496
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 827,921 | 525,283
Prior | 1,207,566 | 933,994
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 9,021,801 | 8,185,953
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,131,943 | 2,385,853
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,214,125 | 1,813,200
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,465,612 | 1,501,660
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,169,483 | 1,021,707
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 825,120 | 523,170
Prior | 1,203,031 | 921,714
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 9,009,314 | 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 | 374 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 490 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,633 | 119
Prior | 1,214 | 1,034
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 3,711 | 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 | 397 | 226
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,178 | 812
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,712 | 1,789
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,168 | 1,994
Prior | 3,321 | 11,246
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 8,776 | 16,067
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 27 | 1,131
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,799 | 1,031
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 409 | 3,364
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,683 | 9,980
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,866 | 9,593
Prior | 14,379 | 15,437
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,710,542 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 227,917 | 230,933
Total | 1,963,622 | 1,601,716
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 20 | 1,131
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,799 | 880
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 258 | 2,879
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,295 | 5,363
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,343 | 8,433
Prior | 12,578 | 13,475
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,710,540 | 1,328,919
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 223,057 | 225,810
Total | 1,952,890 | 1,586,890
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 7 | 0
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 200
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 200 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 996
Prior | 222 | 0
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 2 | 1,328
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,570 | 606
Total | 2,001 | 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 | 3,523 | 164
Prior | 1,579 | 1,962
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 3,290 | 4,517
Total | 8,731 | 11,696
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,131,970 | 2,386,984
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,216,321 | 1,815,886
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,468,573 | 1,505,836
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,173,368 | 1,033,476
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 834,787 | 534,876
Prior | 1,221,945 | 949,431
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 1,710,542 | 1,330,247
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 227,917 | 230,933
Total | 10,985,423 | 9,787,669
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 16,737 | 9,547
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 5,382 | 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 | 51,529 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 51,389 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 129,269 | 163,259
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 16,737 | 9,531
Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 5,382 | 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 | 51,529 | 83,255
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 51,389 | 66,136
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | 126,778 | 160,752
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (Accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | 0 | 0
Total | $ 2,491 | $ 2,491

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