Variable Interest Entities VIE Carrying Amounts Included in Financial Statements (Details) - Consolidated VIEs - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Consolidated VIEs
Assets	$ 61,150	$ 39,054
Liabilities	7,985	4,134
Loans Receivable
Consolidated VIEs
Assets	57,796	36,950
Accrued Interest Receivable
Consolidated VIEs
Assets	93	120
Other assets
Consolidated VIEs
Assets	3,261	1,984
Other borrowed funds
Consolidated VIEs
Liabilities	7,964	4,105
Accrued interest payable
Consolidated VIEs
Liabilities	15	2
Other liabilities
Consolidated VIEs
Liabilities	$ 6	$ 27

The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (bb)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77990344&loc=d3e5710-111685

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