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Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Partnerships, Tax Credit and Other Investments, Net and Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Partnerships, Tax Credit and Other Investments, Net and Variable Interest Entities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investment in Affordable Housing and Tax Credit and Other Investments, Net and Related Unfunded Commitments | The following table presents investments and unfunded commitments of the Company’s qualified affordable housing partnerships, tax credit, and other investments as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
|  | September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
($ in thousands) |  | Assets |  | Liabilities - Unfunded Commitments (1) |  | Assets |  | Liabilities - Unfunded Commitments (1)
Investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, net |  | $ | 400,871 |  |  | $ | 254,700 |  |  | $ | 289,741 |  |  | $ | 146,152 |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  | 324,383 |  |  | 153,840 |  |  | 338,522 |  |  | 163,464 |
Total |  | $ | 725,254 |  |  | $ | 408,540 |  |  | $ | 628,263 |  |  | $ | 309,616 |
(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Schedule of Amortization of Affordable Housing and Tax Credit and Other Investments | The following table presents additional information related to the investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, tax credit and other investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
($ in thousands) |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Investments in qualified housing partnerships, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized |  | $ | 13,180 |  |  | $ | 11,361 |  |  | $ | 38,764 |  |  | $ | 34,083 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense included in income tax expense |  | $ | 10,431 |  |  | $ | 9,147 |  |  | $ | 30,498 |  |  | $ | 25,595 |  |  |  |  |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of tax credit and other investments |  | $ | 19,874 |  |  | $ | 38,008 |  |  | $ | 48,753 |  |  | $ | 90,657 |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized losses on equity securities with readily determinable values |  | $ | (1,014) |  |  | $ | (88) |  |  | $ | (2,958) |  |  | $ | (515) |  |  |  |  |
Impairment recoveries (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,250 |  |  |  |  |
(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, impairment recoveries were related to one historic tax credit and two energy tax credits.

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