SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 117,932
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	66,988
Carrying value of pledged securities	185,040	$ 287,270
Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	117,932
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	66,988
U.S. Treasury Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	22,320
U.S. Treasury Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	22,320
U.S. Agency Obligations
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	12,134
U.S. Agency Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	12,134
U.S. GSEs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	12,191
U.S. GSEs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	12,191
FHLB Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	34,476
FHLB Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	34,476
Agency MBSs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	24,798
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	14,111
Agency MBSs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	24,798
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	14,111
Agency CMBSs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	11,325
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	40,743
Agency CMBSs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	11,325
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	40,743
Agency CMOs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	12,822
Agency CMOs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 12,822

The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5086-111524

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