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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral Dependent Loans Individually Evaluated to Determine Credit Losses and Related ACL Allocated to Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | $ 7,302,415 |  | $ 7,941,393 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 101,913 | $ 37,560 | 32,302 | $ 29,300 | $ 29,295 | $ 29,205
Residential properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 41,945 | 6,780 | 7,216 | 7,003 | 9,013 | 9,921
Multifamily |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 3,277,811 |  | 3,347,445 |  |  |
Single family |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 826,578 |  | 876,956 |  |  |
Commercial real estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 745,670 |  | 903,681 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 9,916 | 6,390 | 6,683 | 6,579 | 6,086 | 4,148
Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 2,413,096 |  | 2,743,014 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 49,953 | $ 24,284 | 18,333 | $ 15,652 | $ 14,104 | $ 14,796
Collateral Dependent Loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 51,716 |  | 27,090 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 18,335 |  | 697 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 24,703 |  | 23,155 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Equipment/Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 27,013 |  | 3,935 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Multifamily |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 1,429 |  | 2,802 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Multifamily | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 1,429 |  | 2,802 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Single family |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 17,672 |  | 15,856 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Single family | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 17,672 |  | 15,856 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 5,427 |  | 4,497 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 1,343 |  |  |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 5,427 |  | 4,497 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 27,188 |  | 3,935 |  |  |
Total Allowance for Credit Losses | 16,992 |  | 697 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial | Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 175 |  |  |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial | Equipment/Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | $ 27,013 |  | $ 3,935 |  |  |

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