Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Balance
Noninterest bearing demand	$ 2,809,334	$ 2,064,367
Interest bearing transaction	756,923	863,856
Savings and money market	4,645,186	3,013,129
Time, $100,000 or more	546,173	663,987
Other time	431,587	619,052
Total deposits	$ 9,189,203	$ 7,224,391
Average Rate
Interest bearing transaction	0.25%	0.99%
Savings and money market	0.37%	1.42%
Time, $100,000 or more	1.08%	2.55%
Other time	1.92%	2.21%

Weighted average interest rate interest bearing transaction deposits.

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Weighted average interest rate savings and money market deposits.

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Weighted Average Rates of Deposits

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of less than $100,000.

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