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OTHER NON- INTEREST INCOME (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Non-interest Income [Abstract] |
Schedule of other non interest income [Table Text Block] |
| A detail of other non-interest income is as follows:
|  |  | Year Ended
|  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-deferrable loan fees |  | $ | 2,109 |  | $ | 3,346 |  | $ | 2,687
| Commissions and fees-broker-dealer-related |  |  | - |  |  | 789 |  |  | -
| Merchant-related income |  |  | 4,209 |  |  | 4,095 |  |  | 9,510
| ATM and POS fees |  |  | 8,929 |  |  | 8,462 |  |  | 7,213
| Credit and debit card interchange and other fees |  |  | 7,587 |  |  | 7,492 |  |  | 7,723
| Mail and cable transmission commissions |  |  | 1,729 |  |  | 1,740 |  |  | 1,552
| Other |  |  | 4,291 |  |  | 4,976 |  |  | 4,109
| Total |  | $ | 28,854 |  | $ | 30,900 |  | $ | 32,794

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