Loans and Lease Finance Receivables and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Activity Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Performing TDRs [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 3,112	$ 3,594
New modifications	0	0
Payoffs/payments, net and other	(299)	(295)
TDRs returned to accrual status	0	0
TDRs placed on nonaccrual status	0	0
Ending balance	2,813	3,299
Nonperforming TDRs [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning balance	244	3,509
New modifications	0	0
Charge-offs	0	(78)
Transfer to OREO	0	(2,275)
Payoffs/payments, net and other	(244)	(879)
TDRs returned to accrual status	0	0
TDRs placed on nonaccrual status	0	0
Ending balance	0	277
Total TDRs	$ 2,813	$ 3,576

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The decrease in performing troubled debt restructurings financing receivables, because of the change in accrual status to nonaccrual.

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Financing Receivables Impaired Troubled Debt Restructuring Additions

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Value transferred from mortgage loans to real estate owned (REO) in noncash transactions.

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