Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Payment Protection Program, CARES Act

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Loans receivable mortgage warehouse, carrying amount of loans made to mortgage companies under master lending agreements, usually in the form of a revolving line of credit used by the borrower to originate and purchase and sell mortgage loans.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of unamortized loan commitment, origination, and other costs (fees) and purchase premium (discount) on financing receivable recognized as adjustment to yield. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Loans and Leases Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases - Schedule of Loans and Leases Receivable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, mortgage warehouse, at fair value	$ 1,569,090		$ 2,284,325
Loans receivable, PPP	1,154,632		3,250,008
Loans and leases receivable	12,607,742		9,018,298
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	(130,197)	$ (156,530)	(137,804)	$ (131,496)	$ (125,436)	$ (144,176)
Total loans and leases receivable, net of allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	15,201,267		14,414,827
Deferred (fees) costs and unamortized (discounts) premiums, net	(21,000)		(52,000)
Multi-family
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	2,263,268		1,486,308
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	(14,244)	(9,765)	(4,477)	(4,397)	(5,028)	(12,620)
Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	136,133		198,981
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	(1,614)	(1,179)	(692)	(886)	(2,643)	(5,871)
Residential real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	465,772		334,730
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	(5,453)	(5,578)	(2,383)	(1,912)	(2,299)	(3,977)
Manufactured housing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	46,990		52,861
Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	(4,482)	$ (4,080)	(4,278)	$ (4,410)	$ (4,372)	$ (5,190)
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	10,697,085		6,886,232
Commercial \| Specialty lending
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	5,103,974		2,403,991
Commercial \| Other commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	1,203,829		1,020,792
Commercial \| Multi-family
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	2,263,268		1,486,308
Commercial \| Commercial real estate owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	726,670		654,922
Commercial \| Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	1,263,211		1,121,238
Commercial \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	136,133		198,981
Commercial \| Direct finance equipment leases
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	145,600		146,500
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	1,910,657		2,132,066
Consumer \| Residential real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	465,772		334,730
Consumer \| Manufactured housing
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	46,990		52,861
Consumer \| Personal
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	1,056,432		1,392,862
Consumer \| Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	$ 341,463		$ 351,613