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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
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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