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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Valuation Assumptions (Details) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) loan | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
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Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate owned ("REO") | $ 6,210 |  | $ 6,210 |  |  |
Amortized cost | 7,302,415 |  | 7,941,393 |  |  |
Loans held for sale, carrying value | 467,277 |  | 1,285,819 |  |  |
Loans held for sale, fair value | 467,277 |  | 1,285,819 |  |  |
Reserves related to impaired loans | 101,913 | $ 37,560 | 32,302 | $ 29,300 | $ 29,295 | $ 29,205
Mortgage servicing rights, valuation allowance | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Substandard |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 222,572 |  | 172,064 |  |  |
Collateral Dependent Loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 51,716 |  | 27,090 |  |  |
Reserves related to impaired loans | 18,335 |  | 697 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves related to impaired loans | 101,900 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans held for sale, fair value | $ 467,277 |  | $ 1,285,819 |  |  |
Percentage of principal balance loans held for sale | 89.70% |  | 97.40% |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Substandard |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal balance loans held for sale | 10.30% |  | 2.60% |  |  |
Number of loans held for sale | loan | 20 |  | 17 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Collateral Dependent Loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | $ 51,700 |  | $ 27,000 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Prepayment Rate | Financing Receivable With Fixed Interest Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, held-for-sale, measurement input | 0.05 |  | 0.05 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Prepayment Rate | Financing Receivable With Floating Interest Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, held-for-sale, measurement input | 0.20 |  | 0.15 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Prepayment Rate | Beneficial interests in FHLMC securitization |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investment measurement input | 0.20 |  | 0.20 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Prepayment Rate | Minimum | Mortgage Servicing Rights. |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investment measurement input | 0.20 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Prepayment Rate | Maximum | Mortgage Servicing Rights. |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investment measurement input | 0.30 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Discount Rate | Mortgage Servicing Rights. |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investment measurement input | 0.10 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Discount Rate | Beneficial interests in FHLMC securitization |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investment measurement input | 0.0583 |  | 0.0687 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Discount Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, held-for-sale, measurement input | 0.024 |  | 0.021 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Discount Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, held-for-sale, measurement input | 0.056 |  | 0.0625 |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Expected loss assumption rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, held-for-sale, measurement input | 0.0005 |  | 0.0005 |  |  |

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