FAIR VALUE (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
FAIR VALUE.
Number of times a sample of prices supplied by the pricing agent is validated by comparison to prices obtained from other third party sources	2
Servicing Rights
Quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value
PSA (as a percent)	190.00%	174.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%
Minimum \| Impaired Loans
Quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value
Adjustments for differences between the comparable sales and income (as a percent)	0.00%
Minimum \| Other real estate owned
Quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value
Adjustments for differences between the comparable sales and income (as a percent)	0.00%
Maximum \| Impaired Loans
Quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value
Adjustments for differences between the comparable sales and income (as a percent)	50.00%
Maximum \| Other real estate owned
Quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value
Adjustments for differences between the comparable sales and income (as a percent)	50.00%

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Percentage of adjustment to the observed price for a similar asset or liability when an identical transaction does not exist, used as an input to measure fair value.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Rate at which loans or a loan portfolio are expected to prepay principal balances, used as an input to measure fair value.

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