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Cash and due from banks - Interest bearing deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Unrestricted deposits with the Federal Reserve of the United States of America | $ 1,201,101 | $ 688,612 | $ 1,129,016 |
Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 3,507 | 4,331 | 8,078 |
Cash and interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 48,444 | 170,869 | 41,076 |
Cash and due from banks | 1,253,052 | 863,812 | 1,178,170 |
Less: |  |  |  |
Time deposits with original maturity over 90 days and other restricted deposits | 42,051 | 17,804 | 18,452 |
Total cash and due from banks in the consolidated statement of cash flows | $ 1,211,001 | $ 846,008 | $ 1,159,718 | $ 1,706,192

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