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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | $ (21,233) | $ (5,064) | $ (33,572) | $ (23,273)
Tax credit investments |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 877
Other nonperforming assets |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 0 | (43) | (6,861) | (3,933)
Commercial lending | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (21,314) | (5,067) | (33,738) | (20,776)
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (15,265) | (4,977) | (30,011) | (13,590)
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (118) | (106) | 2,212 | (7,186)
Commercial lending | Multifamily residential | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (5,931) | 16 | (5,939) | 0
Consumer lending | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 81 | 3 | 166 | (2,497)
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 81 | 3 | 166 | (6)
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (2,491)

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