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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, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | $ 7,514,619 | $ 10,680,884
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 9,462,023 | 6,294,357
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,431,280 | 5,104,045
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,417,353 | 3,678,223
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,228,387 | 2,400,331
Prior | 5,170,465 | 3,686,038
Revolving Loans | 11,056,032 | 9,612,862
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 221,917 | 237,041
Total | 46,502,076 | 41,693,781
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 | 1,200 | 1,600
Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 7,441,743 | 10,487,630
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 9,298,963 | 6,171,008
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,287,308 | 5,019,097
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,280,439 | 3,553,784
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,043,927 | 2,329,521
Prior | 4,975,025 | 3,569,404
Revolving Loans | 10,951,399 | 9,497,636
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 200,631 | 232,645
Total | 45,479,435 | 40,860,725
Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 69,634 | 159,448
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 153,722 | 120,557
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 127,048 | 82,632
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 133,916 | 119,845
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 169,863 | 48,919
Prior | 159,433 | 94,146
Revolving Loans | 102,894 | 115,174
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 17,421 | 708
Total | 933,931 | 741,429
Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,242 | 33,806
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 9,338 | 2,792
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 16,924 | 2,316
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,998 | 4,594
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 14,597 | 21,891
Prior | 36,007 | 22,488
Revolving Loans | 1,739 | 52
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 3,865 | 3,688
Total | 88,710 | 91,627
Commercial lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 5,528,949 | 8,046,445
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,876,455 | 4,177,452
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,511,628 | 3,721,211
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,217,750 | 2,590,956
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,316,405 | 1,622,234
Prior | 3,469,021 | 2,486,373
Revolving Loans | 8,923,437 | 7,647,844
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 59,781 | 35,231
Total | 33,903,426 | 30,327,746
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,700,425 | 4,026,214
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,996,403 | 1,253,234
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 835,989 | 701,797
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 556,885 | 239,265
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 199,955 | 156,829
Prior | 301,287 | 245,775
Revolving Loans | 8,757,698 | 7,498,652
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 28,475 | 28,842
Total | 15,377,117 | 14,150,608
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,632,575 | 3,911,722
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,948,526 | 1,133,085
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 769,887 | 629,007
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 524,311 | 187,195
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 170,119 | 132,392
Prior | 270,405 | 225,326
Revolving Loans | 8,656,225 | 7,383,485
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 28,475 | 28,842
Total | 15,000,523 | 13,631,054
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 64,608 | 85,036
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 43,748 | 117,357
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 50,746 | 72,277
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 32,574 | 51,553
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 24,206 | 15,136
Prior | 19,222 | 4,005
Revolving Loans | 101,437 | 115,167
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 336,541 | 460,531
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,242 | 29,456
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 4,129 | 2,792
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 15,356 | 513
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 517
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,630 | 9,301
Prior | 11,660 | 16,444
Revolving Loans | 36 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 40,053 | 59,023
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,643,050 | 2,867,598
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,679,840 | 2,093,703
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,885,049 | 2,239,696
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,007,262 | 1,884,558
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,699,430 | 1,150,285
Prior | 2,468,373 | 1,784,150
Revolving Loans | 152,438 | 128,668
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 31,306 | 6,389
Total | 13,566,748 | 12,155,047
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,638,027 | 2,792,193
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,565,665 | 2,090,503
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,815,298 | 2,230,520
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,907,721 | 1,863,481
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,598,242 | 1,120,682
Prior | 2,358,965 | 1,727,862
Revolving Loans | 150,983 | 128,668
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 14,498 | 6,389
Total | 13,049,399 | 11,960,298
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 5,023 | 71,055
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 109,974 | 3,200
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 69,751 | 9,176
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 99,541 | 21,077
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 101,188 | 24,851
Prior | 102,333 | 55,892
Revolving Loans | 1,455 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 16,808 | 0
Total | 506,073 | 185,251
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 4,350
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 4,201 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 4,752
Prior | 7,075 | 396
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 11,276 | 9,498
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,091,403 | 1,026,295
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 967,791 | 726,772
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 687,577 | 689,174
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 592,675 | 441,663
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 391,832 | 315,120
Prior | 699,125 | 456,057
Revolving Loans | 13,301 | 20,524
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 4,443,704 | 3,675,605
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,091,403 | 1,026,295
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 967,791 | 726,772
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 687,577 | 688,453
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 591,961 | 419,319
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 371,378 | 308,087
Prior | 661,082 | 424,947
Revolving Loans | 13,301 | 20,524
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 4,384,493 | 3,614,397
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year |  | 721
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 714 | 22,344
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 20,454 | 7,033
Prior | 36,577 | 30,666
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 57,745 | 60,764
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One 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 | 1,466 | 444
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 1,466 | 444
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 94,071 | 126,338
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 232,421 | 103,743
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 103,013 | 90,544
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 60,928 | 25,470
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 25,188 | 0
Prior | 236 | 391
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 515,857 | 346,486
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 94,071 | 122,983
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 232,421 | 103,743
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 98,608 | 90,544
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 60,928 | 3,412
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,332 | 0
Prior | 236 | 391
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 489,596 | 321,073
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 3,355
One Year before Current Fiscal Year |  | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,405 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 22,058
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 21,856 | 0
Prior | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 26,261 | 25,413
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One 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 | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 0 | 0
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3,828,524 | 4,020,231
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,880,052 | 2,924,218
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,675,639 | 3,019,414
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,660,865 | 2,351,691
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,116,450 | 1,465,405
Prior | 3,167,734 | 2,240,598
Revolving Loans | 165,739 | 149,192
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 31,306 | 6,389
Total | 18,526,309 | 16,177,138
Consumer lending |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,985,670 | 2,634,439
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,585,568 | 2,116,905
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,919,652 | 1,382,834
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,199,603 | 1,087,267
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 911,982 | 778,097
Prior | 1,701,444 | 1,199,665
Revolving Loans | 2,132,595 | 1,965,018
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 162,136 | 201,810
Total | 12,598,650 | 11,366,035
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,983,527 | 2,616,958
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,565,374 | 2,108,370
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,906,720 | 1,378,138
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,198,130 | 1,085,732
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 909,431 | 769,545
Prior | 1,671,291 | 1,134,959
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 10,234,473 | 9,093,702
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,983,527 | 2,616,958
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,565,374 | 2,108,370
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,903,821 | 1,375,929
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,194,265 | 1,079,030
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 898,768 | 763,351
Prior | 1,655,824 | 1,127,516
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 10,201,579 | 9,071,154
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,146 | 458
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,087 | 2,813
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,159 | 1,899
Prior | 1,301 | 3,212
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 6,693 | 8,382
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 753 | 1,751
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,778 | 3,889
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 8,504 | 4,295
Prior | 14,166 | 4,231
Revolving Loans | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 26,201 | 14,166
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 929 | 648
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 7,122 | 3,277
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,674 | 4,696
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,473 | 1,535
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,551 | 6,811
Prior | 14,980 | 12,559
Revolving Loans | 2,083,215 | 1,913,485
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 162,136 | 201,810
Total | 2,280,080 | 2,144,821
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 929 | 648
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,114 | 3,277
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,859 | 4,644
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,253 | 1,347
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,088 | 3,268
Prior | 13,340 | 11,215
Revolving Loans | 2,081,521 | 1,913,478
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 157,658 | 197,414
Total | 2,269,762 | 2,135,291
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One 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 |  | 371
Revolving Loans | 2 | 7
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 613 | 708
Total | 615 | 1,086
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,008 | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 815 | 52
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 220 | 188
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 463 | 3,543
Prior | 1,640 | 973
Revolving Loans | 1,692 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 3,865 | 3,688
Total | 9,703 | 8,444
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,984,456 | 2,617,606
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,572,496 | 2,111,647
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,914,394 | 1,382,834
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,199,603 | 1,087,267
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 911,982 | 776,356
Prior | 1,686,271 | 1,147,518
Revolving Loans | 2,083,215 | 1,913,485
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 162,136 | 201,810
Total | 12,514,553 | 11,238,523
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,214 | 16,833
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 13,072 | 5,258
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,258 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,741
Prior | 15,173 | 52,147
Revolving Loans | 49,380 | 51,533
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 84,097 | 127,512
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,211 | 16,831
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 13,072 | 5,258
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,258 | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 1,741
Prior | 15,173 | 52,147
Revolving Loans | 49,369 | 51,481
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 84,083 | 127,458
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (accrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 3 | 2
One 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 | 0 | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | 3 | 2
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0
One 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 | 11 | 52
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 | 0
Total | $ 11 | $ 52

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