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

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Fair value of consumer loans transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-investment.

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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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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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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		9 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE - GAINS AND LOSSES (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Option
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	$ 7,862	$ 4,083	$ 7,862	$ 4,083	$ 12,653	$ 5,761	$ 6,057	$ 11,662
Consumer loans held for investment	2,097		2,097
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan		3,368		3,368		2,677	$ 3,235	$ 2,198
Contractual balance	$ 4,135,623		$ 4,135,623			$ 4,014,673
Mortgage loans held for sale
Fair Value, Option
Number of loans past due 90 days or more or on nonaccrual \| loan	0		0			0
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	$ 7,862		$ 7,862			$ 5,761
Contractual balance	7,736		7,736			5,668
Unrealized (loss) gain	126		126			$ 93
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	23		341	264
Mortgage loans held for sale \| Interest Income
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	133	102	308	255
Mortgage loans held for sale \| Change In Fair Value
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	(110)	(102)	$ 33	9
Consumer loans
Fair Value, Option
Consumer loans transferred from held for sale to held for investment, fair value	$ 2,000
Number of loans past due 90 days or more or on nonaccrual \| loan	0		0			0
Consumer loans held for investment	$ 2,097		$ 2,097
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan						$ 2,677
Contractual balance	2,361		2,361			2,535
Unrealized (loss) gain	(264)		(264)			$ 142
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	151	247	51	813
Consumer loans \| Interest Income
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	130	240	457	748
Consumer loans \| Change In Fair Value
Fair Value, Option
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value included in earnings	$ 21	$ 7	$ (406)	$ 65