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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from a sale of loans, including adjustments to record loans classified as held-for-sale at the lower-of-cost-or-market and fair value adjustments to loan held for investment purposes.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Purchases, Sales, and Transfers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale			$ 0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale			(205,278)
Loss on interest rate swaps	$ 9,600			$ 9,583	$ 0
Net gain on sale of loans	2,826	$ 1,553	821	4,379	780
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale	0			0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale	(573)			(573)
Commercial \| Multifamily
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale	0		0	0	0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale	(752,087)		(71,449)	(752,087)	(71,449)
Loans sold	178,200			178,200
Net gain on sale of loans	2,900			2,900
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale	0			0	0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale	(883,975)			(1,127,339)	(211,824)
Consumer \| Single family residential mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale	0		0	0	0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale	(131,315)		(133,829)	(374,679)	(136,013)
Loans sold	131,500			374,700
Net gain on sale of loans	125			1,800
Consumer \| Other consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers from Held-For-Sale			0		0
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale			$ 0		$ (4,362)
Interest rate swap
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 543,400			543,400
Freddie Mac \| Commercial \| Multifamily
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfers (to) Held-For-Sale				$ (573,900)
Weighted average coupon (percent)				3.79%
Weighted average term to reset				3 years 6 months