Fair value portion of consumer loans held-for-sale.

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Represents information pertaining to consumer loans held for sale period within origination.

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Gross amount of contractually required payments on loans and leases receivable.

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Represents the number of loans past due 90 days or on nonaccrual status.

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Represents the unrealized gain (loss) related to the change in the fair value of loans held for sale at of the balance sheet date.

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612

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Fair value portion of mortgage loans held-for-sale.

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FAIR VALUE - GAINS AND LOSSES (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE - GAINS AND LOSSES (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Option
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	$ 5,193	$ 11,662	$ 7,148	$ 4,083
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,679	2,198	$ 415
Contractual balance	$ 3,715,075	$ 3,816,086
Mortgage loans held for sale
Fair Value, Option
Number of loans past due 90 days or more or on nonaccrual \| loan	0	0
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	$ 5,193	$ 11,662
Contractual balance	5,106	11,568
Unrealized gain	87	94
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	60	91
Mortgage loans held for sale \| Interest Income
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	67	32
Mortgage loans held for sale \| Change In Fair Value
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	$ (7)	59
Consumer Loans Held For Sale
Fair Value, Option
Consumer loans held for sale period	21 days
Number of loans past due 90 days or more or on nonaccrual \| loan	0		0
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	$ 3,679	2,198
Contractual balance	3,597	2,084
Unrealized gain	82	$ 114
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	268
Consumer Loans Held For Sale \| Interest Income
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	186
Consumer Loans Held For Sale \| Change In Fair Value
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	$ 82