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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from a sale of loans, including adjustments to record loans classified as held-for-sale at the lower-of-cost-or-market and fair value adjustments to loan held for investment purposes.

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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held-for-sale	$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000		$ 8,100,000
Proceeds from sales of loans held-for-sale			45,003,000	$ 0
Gain on sale of loans	196,000	$ 15,000	328,000	15,000
Proceeds from sales of loans receivable		3,700,000	2,483,000	3,695,000
Proceeds from sale of loans receivable, gross losses		$ 0		0
Proceeds from sale of loans receivable, gross gains				15,000
Purchases of loans receivable			$ 29,885,000	$ 4,715,000
Threshold period, past due status of financial receivables			30 days
Threshold period, past due for nonperforming status of financial receivables			90 days
Financing receivable, nonaccrual	6,694,000		$ 6,694,000		2,789,000
Financing receivable, 90 days or more past due, still accruing	0		0
Real estate owned	$ 0		$ 0		$ 92,000
Mortgage loans in process of foreclosure, number of loans \| loan	5		5		14
Mortgage loans in process of foreclosure, amount	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000		$ 1,600,000
Specific allowance for loan losses attributable to impaired loans	1,309,000		1,309,000		915,000
Impaired loans for which there are no related allowance for loan losses	9,228,000		9,228,000		11,647,000
Financing receivable, modifications, recorded investment	$ 19,500,000		$ 19,500,000		16,000,000
Number of Loans \| loan	0	3	1	5
Real estate loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Carrying value of servicing liability	$ 503,900,000		$ 503,900,000		462,700,000
Home equity loans and advances
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of loans receivable	2,500,000		2,500,000
Multifamily and commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Purchases of loans receivable	24,900,000	$ 2,100,000	24,900,000	$ 2,100,000
Residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of loans receivable, gross losses		0
Proceeds from sale of loans receivable, gross gains		15,000
Purchases of loans receivable	2,600,000	$ 2,600,000	5,000,000	$ 2,600,000
Real estate loans \| Multifamily and commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, nonaccrual	451,000		451,000		154,000
Specific allowance for loan losses attributable to impaired loans	2,000		2,000		0
Impaired loans for which there are no related allowance for loan losses	1,528,000		$ 1,528,000		2,695,000
Number of Loans \| loan			1	0
Real estate loans \| Residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of loans held-for-sale	27,600,000		$ 45,000,000
Gain on sale of loans	196,000		328,000
Financing receivable, nonaccrual	2,567,000		2,567,000		819,000
Specific allowance for loan losses attributable to impaired loans	520,000		520,000		537,000
Impaired loans for which there are no related allowance for loan losses	$ 3,657,000		$ 3,657,000		4,156,000
Number of Loans \| loan	0	3	0	4
Less Than 90 Days
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, nonaccrual	$ 2,700,000		$ 2,700,000
Financial receivable, number of loans in nonaccrual status \| loan			9
30-59 Days
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, modifications, recorded investment	436,000		$ 436,000		$ 1,000,000
Number of Loans \| loan			1		7
90 Days or More
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, modifications, recorded investment					$ 101,000
Number of Loans \| loan					1
Freddie Mac
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of loans receivable	15,600,000	$ 0	$ 21,600,000	$ 0
One Borrower
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, nonaccrual	$ 2,400,000		$ 2,400,000
Financial receivable, number of loans in nonaccrual status \| loan			3