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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, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Loans held-for-investment |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | $ (10,088) | $ (21,233) | $ (14,891) | $ (33,572)
Loans held-for-investment | Commercial lending |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (10,047) | (21,314) | (14,850) | (33,738)
Loans held-for-investment | Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 366 | (15,265) | (4,437) | (30,011)
Loans held-for-investment | Commercial lending | CRE |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 0 | (118) | 0 | 2,212
Loans held-for-investment | Commercial lending | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | 0 | (5,931) | 0 | (5,939)
Loans held-for-investment | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (10,413) | 0 | (10,413) | 0
Loans held-for-investment | Consumer lending |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (41) | 81 | (41) | 166
Loans held-for-investment | Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (41) | 81 | (41) | 166
Tax credit investments |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | (790) | 0 | (1,577) | 0
Other nonperforming assets |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in value of assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (6,861)

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