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LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT - Loan Portfolio Held for Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 12,675,398	$ 12,746,556
ACL for loans and finance leases	(247,269)	(243,942)	$ (263,592)	$ (261,843)
Loans held for investment, net	12,428,129	12,502,614
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	10,335,200	10,451,606
Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,340,198	2,294,950
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,837,846	2,828,431
ACL for loans and finance leases	(41,640)	(40,654)	(56,689)	(57,397)
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,334,653	2,323,205
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	503,193	505,226
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	234,441	228,396
ACL for loans and finance leases	(3,417)	(3,824)	(6,186)	(5,605)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	193,791	184,427
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	40,650	43,969
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,501,689	2,565,984
ACL for loans and finance leases	(24,143)	(22,447)	(32,661)	(32,631)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	1,781,402	1,867,894
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	720,287	698,090
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member}
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,359,868	3,366,038
ACL for loans and finance leases	(36,464)	(33,034)	(35,423)	(33,996)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member} \| Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,289,278	2,325,875
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member} \| Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	1,070,590	1,040,163
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,741,554	3,757,707
ACL for loans and finance leases	(141,605)	(143,983)	$ (132,633)	$ (132,214)
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands regions [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,736,076	3,750,205
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Florida region [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 5,478	$ 7,502