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Change in Allowance For Loan Losses For Purchased Impaired Loans

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.

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Loans Receivable - Activity in the Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Change in Allowance For Loan Losses For Purchased Impaired Loans									$ 5,000	$ 105,000
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				14,154,000				18,035,000	14,154,000	18,035,000	31,726,000
Loans charged off									(3,974,000)	(5,337,000)	(47,231,000)
Recoveries									2,546,000	2,143,000	2,018,000
Net charge-off									(1,428,000)	(3,194,000)	(45,213,000)
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses	(756,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(1,413,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	957,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	476,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(1,178,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(437,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	206,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	722,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(736,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(687,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	31,522,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Ending balance	11,990,000				14,154,000				11,990,000	14,154,000	18,035,000
One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				3,848,000					3,848,000
Loans charged off									(873,000)	(1,505,000)	(12,366,000)
Recoveries									418,000	447,000	233,000
Ending balance	2,148,000				3,848,000				2,148,000	3,848,000
Multi-family mortgage loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				4,444,000					4,444,000
Loans charged off									(1,230,000)	(1,832,000)	(7,203,000)
Recoveries									100,000	236,000	539,000
Ending balance	5,205,000				4,444,000				5,205,000	4,444,000
Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans charged off									(1,727,000)	(577,000)	(18,167,000)
Recoveries									423,000	519,000	328,000
Construction and land loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				393,000					393,000
Loans charged off									(1,000)	(943,000)	(4,311,000)
Recoveries									377,000	463,000	250,000
Ending balance	80,000				393,000				80,000	393,000
Commercial loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				731,000					731,000
Loans charged off									(123,000)	(425,000)	(4,960,000)
Recoveries									1,225,000	470,000	626,000
Ending balance	554,000				731,000				554,000	731,000
Commercial leases [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				946,000					946,000
Loans charged off									(8,000)	0	(121,000)
Ending balance	1,009,000				946,000				1,009,000	946,000
Consumer loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				57,000					57,000
Loans charged off									(12,000)	(55,000)	(103,000)
Recoveries									3,000	8,000	42,000
Ending balance	$ 54,000				$ 57,000				$ 54,000	$ 57,000