DEPOSITS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Summary of Deposit Balances [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes deposit balances:
	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Type of account and interest rate:
Non-interest-bearing checking accounts	$	900,616	$	851,212
Savings accounts - 0.05% to 0.85% (2013- 0.20% to 1.00%)		2,450,484		2,334,831
Interest-bearing checking accounts - 0.10% to 1.06%
(2013- 0.25% to 1.06%)		1,054,136		1,167,480
Certificates of deposit- 0.10% to 5.05% (2013- 0.10% to 5.05%)		2,191,663		2,384,378
Brokered certificates of deposit- 0.20% to 4.70% (2013- 0.45% to 4.94%)		2,887,046		3,142,023
	$	9,483,945	$	9,879,924

Brokered Certificates Of Deposit Mature [Table Text Block]

Brokered CD's mature as follows:
	December 31,
	2014
	(In thousands)
One to ninety days	$	361,594
Over ninety days to one year		1,473,840
One to three years		956,783
Three to five years		58,795
Over five years		36,034
Total	$	2,887,046

Schedule of cash deposits maturity [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a summary of CDs, including brokered CDs, with a remaining term of more than one year as of December 31, 2014:
		Total
		(In thousands)
Over one year to two years	$	1,304,563
Over two years to three years		326,771
Over three years to four years		133,303
Over four years to five years		45,670
Over five years		36,256
Total	$	1,846,563

Schedule of Interest Expenses on Deposits [Table Text Block]

A table showing interest expense on deposits follows:
		Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
				(In thousands)
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	6,446	$	8,419	$	9,421
Savings		15,416		15,852		17,382
Certificates of deposit		26,371		29,264		34,602
Brokered certificates of deposit		29,894		38,252		66,854
Total	$	78,127	$	91,787	$	128,259