Allowance for Loan Losses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the aggregate activity for the portion of the allowance for loan losses that relates to the securitized mortgage loan portfolio for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012						2011
	Commercial			Single-family			Commercial			Single-family
Allowance at beginning of period	$	1,355		$	231		$	3,069		$	208
Provision for loan losses	(36		)	146			300			—
Credit losses, net of recoveries	(1,169		)	(110		)	(1,196		)	—
Allowance at end of period	$	150		$	267		$	2,173		$	208

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012						2011
	Commercial			Single-family			Commercial			Single-family
Allowance at beginning of period	$	2,268		$	231		$	4,200		$	270
Provision for loan losses	24			146			750			—
Credit losses, net of recoveries	(2,142		)	(110		)	(2,777		)	(62		)
Allowance at end of period	$	150		$	267		$	2,173		$	208

Schedule of Participating Mortgage Loans [Table Text Block]

The following table presents certain information on impaired securitized commercial and single-family mortgage loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Commercial			Single-family			Commercial			Single-family
Unpaid principal balance of impaired securitized loans	$	—		$	3,382		$	4,724		$	3,000
Basis adjustments related to impaired securitized loans	—			51			8			48
Amortized cost basis of impaired securitized loans	—			3,433			4,732			3,048
Allowance for loan losses	(150		)	(267		)	(2,268		)	(231		)
Investment in excess of allowance	$	(150	)	$	3,166		$	2,464		$	2,817