COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantees
Recourse reserve related to loan sales and securitizations totaled	$ 4,300,000	$ 4,800,000
Other Commitments
Other Commitments	78,800,000	84,600,000
Loans Sold or Securitized with Recourse
Guarantees
Principal amount of loans sold or securitized	421,500,000	461,800,000
Recourse reserve related to loan sales and securitizations totaled	4,300,000	4,800,000
Loans Sold or Securitized with Recourse \| Single-family Loans with Full Recourse
Guarantees
Principal amount of loans sold or securitized	46,800,000	48,400,000
Loans Sold or Securitized with Recourse \| Multi-family Loans with Limited Recourse
Guarantees
Principal amount of loans sold or securitized	374,700,000	413,400,000
Recourse provision limitation, maximum percentage of the top loss on the underlying loans	4.00%	4.00%
Loans Sold without Recourse
Guarantees
Principal amount of loans sold or securitized	901,800,000	953,200,000
Loans Securitized without Recourse
Guarantees
Principal amount of loans sold or securitized	227,400,000	235,800,000
Commitment to repurchase the loan	$ 0

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The maximum percentage of the top loss on the underlying loans to which the recourse provision on multifamily loans is limited.

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The portion of the allowance for unfunded loan commitments, off-balance sheet credit exposures and recourse provisions specifically related to off-balance sheet loans sold and securitized.

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This is the principal amount outstanding for sold or securitized loans only (across all types of loans).

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The amount of unfunded commitments for which the entity is obligated, to those certain investments for which net asset value per share is calculated (including by unit, membership interest, or other equity (ownership interest) unit measure) (alternative investments).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 6A

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=SL6742756-110258

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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