MORTGAGE BANKING OPERATIONS - Revenue from Mortgage Servicing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Servicing income, net:
Servicing fees and other	$ 6,562	$ 6,592	$ 12,916	$ 13,261
Amortization of multifamily and SBA MSRs			(2,861)	(2,989)
Net servicing income	3,390	3,531	6,914	6,962
Risk management, single family MSRs:
Changes in fair value of MSRs due to assumptions	529	1,320	1,147	1,009
Mortgage servicing rights, risk management	20	(272)	(472)	(664)
Loan servicing income	3,410	3,259	$ 6,442	6,298
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Other Change in Fair Value Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income Extensible Enumeration Not Disclosed Flag			Changes in fair value of MSRs due to assumptions (2)
Interest income, securities, US treasury	300	500	$ 600	900
Single family
Servicing income, net:
Amortization of single family MSRs	1,713	1,626	3,141	3,310
Risk management, single family MSRs:
Changes in fair value of MSRs due to assumptions	529	1,320	1,147	1,009
Single family \| Residential Portfolio Segment
Servicing income, net:
Amortization of single family MSRs	(1,713)	(1,626)	(3,141)	(3,310)
Multifamily
Servicing income, net:
Amortization of single family MSRs			(2,861)	(2,989)
Multifamily \| Residential Portfolio Segment
Servicing income, net:
Amortization of single family MSRs	(1,459)	(1,435)
Servicing contracts
Risk management, single family MSRs:
Net gain (loss) from economic hedging	$ (509)	$ (1,592)	$ (1,619)	$ (1,673)

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Changes in MSR fair value due to changes in model inputs and assumptions, net of risk management derivatives.

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The periodic amortization (in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss) of capitalized servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Interest income on US treasury securities. US treasury securities are negotiable debt obligations of the US government, secured by its full faith and credit and issued at various schedules and maturities. The income from treasury securities is exempt from state and local, but not federal, taxes. There are three types of securities issued by the US treasury (bonds, bills, and notes), which are distinguished by the amount of time from the initial sale of the bond to maturity.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from changes in fair value classified as other for a contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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