SERVICING RIGHTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commercial loans
Commercial Loans
Commercial Loans	$ 43,200	$ 63,000
Servicing rights	$ 147	170
Mortgage loans
Mortgage Loans
Annual constant prepayment speed (as a percent)	9.45%
Discount rate (as a percent)	8.97%
Changes in mortgage servicing rights capitalized and amortized, along with the aggregate activity in related valuation allowances
Balance at beginning of period	$ 1,965	1,994
Additions from loans sold with servicing retained		585
Acquired MSRs	207
Amortization	(495)	(614)
Balance at end of period	1,677	1,965
Balance of loan servicing portfolio	$ 233,356	$ 224,612
Mortgage servicing rights as % of portfolio	0.72%	0.87%

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Represents the amount of guaranteed portion of the commercial loans which was sold to a third party with servicing retained.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans the entity has an obligation to service.

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The cash outflow to obtain servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. Rights may be obtained via (1) acquisition or assumption of a servicing obligation that does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates; or (2) by originating mortgage loans and then (a) transferring the loans to a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) in a transaction that meets the necessary transfer and classification requirements, or (b) transferring the loans in a transaction that meets the requirements for sale accounting.

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Amount of amortization of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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The value of new servicing assets, subsequently measured at fair value, acquired or created during the current period through purchases or from transfers of financial assets.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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