STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Activity of Stock Options [Table Text Block]

The activity of stock options granted under the 1997 stock option plan for the year ended December 31, 2017 is set forth below:
				Weighted-Average		Aggregate
				Remaining		Intrinsic
	Number of		Weighted-Average	Contractual Term		Value
	Options		Exercise Price	(Years)		(In thousands)
Beginning of year outstanding and exercisable	34,989	$	138.00
Options expired	(34,989)		(138.00)
End of year outstanding and exercisable	-	$	-	-	$	-

Restricted Stock Activity Under Omnibus Plan [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity in 2017 under the Omnibus Plan:
			2017
		Number of		Weighted-
		shares of		Average
		restricted		Grant Date
		stock		Fair Value
Non-vested shares at beginning of year			4,178,791	$	2.58
Granted			1,099,756		3.31
Forfeited (1)			(2,411,223)		2.33
Vested (2)			(1,050,356)		3.57
Non-vested shares at end of year			1,816,968	$	2.76
(1)	Includes 2,370,571 of outstanding shares of restricted stock, subject to TARP requirements, that were forfeited as a result of the U.S. Treasury's sale of its remaining shares of the Corporation's common stock.
(2)	Includes 743,021 shares of restricted stock released from TARP restrictions.