Loans Receivable Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loans Receivable Held for Sale
Loans receivable held for sale	$ 6,231	$ 22,370
Transfers of loans receivable held for sale to loans receivable held for investment	16,871
Loans originated	20,288	$ 110,829
Loan repayments	159
Multi-family
Loans Receivable Held for Sale
Loans receivable held for sale	6,200
Transfers of loans receivable held for sale to loans receivable held for investment	16,900
Loans originated	$ 20,200
Loans originated as held-for-sale, percentage	20.00%
Loan sales	$ 19,300
Gain on sale of loans	$ 81

The amount of gain or loss on sale of mortgage loans on real estate.

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Percentage of loans origination during the period that is allocated to held for sale

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of deductions to loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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The amount of cash paid for the origination of mortgages that are held for sale.

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The cash inflow from collection of repayments from borrowers on loans that are held with the intention to resell in the near future; includes mortgages and other types of loans.

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