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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Credit Risk Ratings , Vintage Years and/or Gross Write-offs for Loans Held-for-Investment by Portfolio Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | $ 1,405,970 |  | $ 9,030,294
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,787,435 |  | 10,960,065
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 10,602,594 |  | 6,936,329
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,636,915 |  | 4,082,547
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,982,952 |  | 3,402,102
Prior | 8,686,624 |  | 5,723,462
Revolving Loans | 11,672,096 |  | 11,860,890
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 217,918 |  | 215,093
Total | 51,992,504 |  | 52,210,782
YTD gross write-offs Total | 1,000 | $ 273 |
Pass |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 1,405,955 |  | 8,877,690
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8,597,817 |  | 10,839,026
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 10,354,201 |  | 6,723,921
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,445,705 |  | 4,010,720
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,908,827 |  | 3,326,731
Prior | 8,339,265 |  | 5,504,224
Revolving Loans | 11,548,589 |  | 11,739,785
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 197,087 |  | 210,475
Total | 50,797,446 |  | 51,232,572
Pass | Federal Housing Administration Loan |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Nonaccrual Loans | 1,000 |  | 1,000
Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 15 |  | 145,219
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 164,267 |  | 111,430
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 219,586 |  | 207,962
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 186,971 |  | 64,855
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 66,214 |  | 67,738
Prior | 272,060 |  | 158,049
Revolving Loans | 122,375 |  | 119,744
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 16,041 |  | 1,089
Total | 1,047,529 |  | 876,086
Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 7,385
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 25,351 |  | 9,609
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 28,807 |  | 4,446
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,239 |  | 6,972
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,911 |  | 7,633
Prior | 75,299 |  | 61,189
Revolving Loans | 1,132 |  | 1,361
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 4,790 |  | 3,529
Total | 147,529 |  | 102,124
YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 350
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 221 |  | 10,454
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 12,774 |  | 424
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,047 |  | 3,758
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 488 |  | 9,748
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 3,932 |  | 4,021
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans |  |  | 1,593
YTD gross write-offs, including adjustments | (54) |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 6
YTD gross write-offs Total | 20,408 |  | 30,354
Consumer Loan |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Converted to term loan | 15,000 | 5,000 |
Commercial lending |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 851,967 |  | 5,827,011
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 5,693,591 |  | 7,589,913
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,287,010 |  | 4,647,905
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,392,125 |  | 2,481,175
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,416,369 |  | 2,414,789
Prior | 5,829,790 |  | 3,719,778
Revolving Loans | 10,084,427 |  | 10,280,425
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 88,751 |  | 84,195
Total | 36,644,030 |  | 37,045,191
Converted to term loan | 7,000 | $ 12,000 |
Commercial lending | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 350
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 221 |  | 10,454
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 12,774 |  | 424
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,047 |  | 3,758
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 488 |  | 9,748
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 3,932 |  | 3,980
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans |  |  | 1,593
YTD gross write-offs, including adjustments | (56) |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Total | 20,406 |  | 30,307
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 494,526 |  | 2,421,686
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,277,440 |  | 1,704,375
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,546,343 |  | 1,417,641
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,289,574 |  | 351,865
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 303,361 |  | 289,072
Prior | 436,645 |  | 204,394
Revolving Loans | 9,978,501 |  | 10,171,903
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 23,801 |  | 20,143
Total | 16,350,191 |  | 16,581,079
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Pass |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 494,511 |  | 2,314,463
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,181,627 |  | 1,628,560
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,390,042 |  | 1,296,936
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,162,380 |  | 331,982
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 290,790 |  | 245,173
Prior | 357,396 |  | 164,159
Revolving Loans | 9,858,874 |  | 10,053,757
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 23,801 |  | 20,143
Total | 15,759,421 |  | 16,055,173
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 15 |  | 105,119
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 80,137 |  | 67,899
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 146,122 |  | 120,574
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 126,563 |  | 15,064
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 8,378 |  | 40,920
Prior | 61,936 |  | 22,098
Revolving Loans | 118,657 |  | 117,196
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 541,808 |  | 488,870
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 2,104
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 15,676 |  | 7,916
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 10,179 |  | 131
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 631 |  | 4,819
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,193 |  | 2,979
Prior | 17,313 |  | 18,137
Revolving Loans | 970 |  | 950
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 48,962 |  | 37,036
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 350
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 221 |  | 10,454
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 11,550 |  | 424
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,047 |  | 3,758
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 488 |  | 9,748
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 1,528 |  | 2,648
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans |  |  | 1,593
YTD gross write-offs, including adjustments | (56) |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Total | 16,778 |  | 28,975
Commercial lending | CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 310,715 |  | 2,529,770
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,483,041 |  | 4,120,870
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,994,487 |  | 2,246,593
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,151,816 |  | 1,476,974
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,466,014 |  | 1,625,725
Prior | 4,049,607 |  | 2,621,527
Revolving Loans | 90,300 |  | 92,851
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 63,675 |  | 62,771
Total | 14,609,655 |  | 14,777,081
Commercial lending | CRE | Pass |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 310,715 |  | 2,492,915
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,415,104 |  | 4,086,385
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,940,346 |  | 2,216,257
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,125,414 |  | 1,428,724
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,412,088 |  | 1,600,844
Prior | 3,815,741 |  | 2,494,382
Revolving Loans | 90,300 |  | 92,851
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 48,880 |  | 62,771
Total | 14,158,588 |  | 14,475,129
Commercial lending | CRE | Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 36,855
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 66,187 |  | 34,485
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 54,141 |  | 30,336
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 26,402 |  | 48,250
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 53,926 |  | 24,437
Prior | 200,610 |  | 104,340
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 14,795 |  | 0
Total | 416,061 |  | 278,703
Commercial lending | CRE | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,750 |  | 0
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 444
Prior | 33,256 |  | 22,805
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 35,006 |  | 23,249
Commercial lending | CRE | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 2,398 |  | 1,329
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Total | 2,398 |  | 1,329
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 43,746 |  | 665,780
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 666,886 |  | 1,484,517
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,482,963 |  | 862,947
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 825,905 |  | 612,408
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 645,391 |  | 499,184
Prior | 1,337,248 |  | 888,356
Revolving Loans | 6,831 |  | 8,690
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 1,275 |  | 1,281
Total | 5,010,245 |  | 5,023,163
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Pass | Multifamily residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 43,746 |  | 665,780
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 652,947 |  | 1,481,161
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,482,963 |  | 808,333
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 794,023 |  | 612,408
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 645,391 |  | 498,491
Prior | 1,329,341 |  | 857,713
Revolving Loans | 6,831 |  | 8,690
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 1,275 |  | 1,281
Total | 4,956,517 |  | 4,933,857
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Criticized (accrual) | Multifamily residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 13,939 |  | 3,356
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 54,614
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 31,882 |  | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 693
Prior | 3,261 |  | 25,974
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 49,082 |  | 84,637
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Criticized (nonaccrual) | Multifamily residential |  |  |
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 | 4,646 |  | 4,669
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 4,646 |  | 4,669
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | YTD gross write-offs | Multifamily residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 6 |  | 3
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Total | 6 |  | 3
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,980 |  | 209,775
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 266,224 |  | 280,151
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 263,217 |  | 120,724
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 124,830 |  | 39,928
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,603 |  | 808
Prior | 6,290 |  | 5,501
Revolving Loans | 8,795 |  | 6,981
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 673,939 |  | 663,868
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Pass |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 2,980 |  | 209,775
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 266,224 |  | 280,151
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 234,093 |  | 120,724
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 124,830 |  | 39,928
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,603 |  | 808
Prior | 6,290 |  | 5,501
Revolving Loans | 8,795 |  | 6,981
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 644,815 |  | 663,868
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 16,888 |  |
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Prior | 0 |  |
Revolving Loans | 0 |  |
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  |
Total | 16,888 |  |
Commercial lending | Construction and land | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 12,236 |  |
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Prior | 0 |  |
Revolving Loans | 0 |  |
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  |
Total | 12,236 |  |
Commercial lending | Construction and land | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,224 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Total | 1,224 |  |
Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 357,441 |  | 3,405,325
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,416,151 |  | 5,885,538
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,740,667 |  | 3,230,264
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,102,551 |  | 2,129,310
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,113,008 |  | 2,125,717
Prior | 5,393,145 |  | 3,515,384
Revolving Loans | 105,926 |  | 108,522
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 64,950 |  | 64,052
Total | 20,293,839 |  | 20,464,112
Commercial lending | Total CRE | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,224 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 2,404 |  | 1,332
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Total | 3,628 |  | 1,332
Consumer lending |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 554,003 |  | 3,203,283
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,093,844 |  | 3,370,152
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,315,584 |  | 2,288,424
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,244,790 |  | 1,601,372
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,566,583 |  | 987,313
Prior | 2,856,834 |  | 2,003,684
Revolving Loans | 1,587,669 |  | 1,580,465
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 129,167 |  | 130,898
Total | 15,348,474 |  | 15,165,591
Consumer lending | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
YTD gross write-offs Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 0 |  | 41
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 2 |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 6
YTD gross write-offs Total | 2 |  | 47
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 547,073 |  | 3,195,976
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,088,684 |  | 3,346,097
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,291,136 |  | 2,284,270
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,241,260 |  | 1,598,046
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,561,476 |  | 985,815
Prior | 2,834,109 |  | 1,972,856
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 13,563,738 |  | 13,383,060
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Pass | Single-family residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 547,073 |  | 3,188,830
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,077,628 |  | 3,340,789
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,285,262 |  | 2,279,802
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,236,107 |  | 1,594,525
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,553,848 |  | 980,686
Prior | 2,814,348 |  | 1,959,974
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 13,514,266 |  | 13,344,606
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Criticized (accrual) | Single-family residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 2,680
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,196 |  | 4,471
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 566
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,764 |  | 1,440
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,910 |  | 1,503
Prior | 5,583 |  | 4,167
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 14,453 |  | 14,827
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Criticized (nonaccrual) | Single-family residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 4,466
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 7,860 |  | 837
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,874 |  | 3,902
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,389 |  | 2,081
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,718 |  | 3,626
Prior | 14,178 |  | 8,715
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 35,019 |  | 23,627
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,798 |  | 5,021
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 4,528 |  | 5,957
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,347 |  | 4,019
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,396 |  | 3,326
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,107 |  | 1,498
Prior | 15,864 |  | 17,584
Revolving Loans | 1,562,026 |  | 1,553,901
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 129,167 |  | 130,898
Total | 1,731,233 |  | 1,722,204
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Pass |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 4,798 |  | 3,641
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,655 |  | 3,882
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,394 |  | 1,734
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,817 |  | 3,153
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,107 |  | 729
Prior | 9,288 |  | 9,251
Revolving Loans | 1,561,308 |  | 1,551,074
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 123,131 |  | 126,280
Total | 1,713,498 |  | 1,699,744
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 565
One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 808 |  | 1,219
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,435 |  | 1,872
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 360 |  | 101
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 185
Prior | 670 |  | 1,470
Revolving Loans | 718 |  | 2,548
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 1,246 |  | 1,089
Total | 6,237 |  | 9,049
Consumer lending | HELOCs | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
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One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 65 |  | 856
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 518 |  | 413
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 219 |  | 72
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 584
Prior | 5,906 |  | 6,863
Revolving Loans | 0 |  | 279
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 4,790 |  | 3,529
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YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior |  |  | 41
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans |  |  | 6
YTD gross write-offs Total |  |  | 47
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |  |
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One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 3,093,212 |  | 3,352,054
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,297,483 |  | 2,288,289
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,244,656 |  | 1,601,372
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,566,583 |  | 987,313
Prior | 2,849,973 |  | 1,990,440
Revolving Loans | 1,562,026 |  | 1,553,901
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 129,167 |  | 130,898
Total | 15,294,971 |  | 15,105,264
Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
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YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Prior |  |  | 41
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans |  |  | 0
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans |  |  | 6
YTD gross write-offs Total |  |  | 47
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |  |
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One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 632 |  | 18,098
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 18,101 |  | 135
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 134 |  | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
Prior | 6,861 |  | 13,244
Revolving Loans | 25,643 |  | 26,564
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 53,503 |  | 60,327
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Pass |  |  |
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One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 632 |  | 18,098
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 18,101 |  | 135
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 134 |  | 0
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  | 0
Prior | 6,861 |  | 13,244
Revolving Loans | 22,481 |  | 26,432
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 50,341 |  | 60,195
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (accrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
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One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Prior | 0 |  |
Revolving Loans | 3,000 |  |
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  |
Total | 3,000 |  |
Consumer lending | Other consumer | Criticized (nonaccrual) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
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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 | 162 |  | 132
Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  | 0
Total | 162 |  | $ 132
Consumer lending | Other consumer | YTD gross write-offs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Vintage Year/Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
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YTD gross write-offs One Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Prior | 0 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans | 2 |  |
YTD gross write-offs Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | 0 |  |
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