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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans Modified as TDRs that Subsequently Defaulted (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
Recorded Investment | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 14,909 | $ 11,431
Commercial lending |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
Recorded Investment | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 14,909 | $ 11,431
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1
Recorded Investment | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 13,901 | $ 11,431
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 0 |  | 1 |
Recorded Investment | $ | $ 0 |  | $ 1,008 |
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Non-PCI Loans | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  | 0 |  | 0
Recorded Investment | $ |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 0 |  | 1 |
Recorded Investment | $ | $ 0 |  | $ 1,008 |
Commercial lending | Total CRE | Non-PCI Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  | 0 |  | 0
Recorded Investment | $ |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0

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