DEPOSITS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Summary of Deposit Balances [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes deposit balances as of the dates indicated:
	December 31,
	2016		2015
(In thousands)
Type of account and interest rate:
Non-interest-bearing checking accounts	$	1,484,155	$	1,336,559
Interest-bearing savings accounts - 0.05% to 0.40% (2015- 0.05% to 0.70%)		2,518,496		2,459,186
Interest-bearing checking accounts - 0.05% to 1.00%
(2015- 0.10% to 1.06%)		1,075,929		1,088,651
Certificates of deposit- 0.10% to 4.00% (2015- 0.10% to 5.05%)		2,312,928		2,356,245
Brokered certificates of deposit- 0.60% to 2.80% (2015- 0.45% to 2.80%)		1,439,697		2,097,483
	$	8,831,205	$	9,338,124

Brokered Certificates Of Deposit Mature [Table Text Block]

Brokered CDs mature as follows:
	December 31,
	2016
(In thousands)
Three months or less	$	253,475
Over three months to six months		150,627
Over six months to one year		394,710
One to three years		540,566
Three to five years		98,755
Over five years		1,564
Total	$	1,439,697

Schedule of cash deposits maturity [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the contractual maturities of CDs, including brokered CDs, as of December 31, 2016:
		Total
(In thousands)
Three months or less	$	609,994
Over three months to six months		410,852
Over six months to one year		961,619
Over one year to two years		1,052,030
Over two years to three years		402,077
Over three years to four years		115,771
Over four years to five years		193,899
Over five years		6,383
Total	$	3,752,625

Schedule of Interest Expenses on Deposits [Table Text Block]

A table showing interest expense on deposits follows:
		Year Ended December 31,
		2016		2015		2014
(In thousands)
Interest-bearing checking accounts	$	4,914	$	5,440	$	6,446
Savings		12,392		13,660		15,416
Certificates of deposit		28,068		25,246		26,371
Brokered certificates of deposit		21,928		24,904		29,894
Total	$	67,302	$	69,250	$	78,127