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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule Of Carrying Value Of Loans Transferred, Loans Sold and Purchased For the Held-For-Investment Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | $ 659,322 | $ 739,379 | $ 623,777
Loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment |  |  | 631
Sales | 663,388 | 769,822 | 595,767
Purchases | 999,993 | 599,775 | 657,270
Write-offs of allowance for loan losses related to loans transferred to held-for-sale | 2,000 | 5,000 | 3,000
Originated |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Sales | 508,000 | 513,000 | 388,000
Loans sold in secondary market | Purchased |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Sales | 156,000 | 256,000 | 208,000
Commercial Lending | C&I |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 649,187 | 647,943 | 530,524
Loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment |  |  | 0
Sales | 650,256 | 674,919 | 501,289
Purchases | 612,364 | 106,493 | 363,549
Commercial Lending | CRE |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 9,417 | 83,282 | 88,075
Loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment |  |  | 0
Sales | 9,417 | 86,749 | 88,075
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0
Commercial Lending | Construction and land |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 718 | 8,154 | 0
Loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment |  |  | 0
Sales | 718 | 8,154 | 0
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer Lending | Single-Family Residential |  |  |
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |
Loans transferred from held-for-investment to held-for-sale | 0 | 0 | 5,178
Loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment |  |  | 631
Sales | 2,997 | 0 | 6,403
Purchases | $ 387,629 | $ 493,282 | $ 293,721

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