DEPOSITS - Schedule of Deposit Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Deposit balances, including stated rates
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$ 1,316,764	$ 907,918
Interest-bearing demand deposits	484,869	373,832
Savings	246,817	219,182
Money market	2,471,388	2,224,494
Certificates of deposit	1,136,483	1,614,533
Deposits, Total	$ 5,656,321	$ 5,339,959
Weighted Average Rate, Interest-bearing demand deposits (as a percent)	0.20%	0.38%
Weighted Average Rate, Savings (as a percent)	0.07%	0.21%
Weighted Average Rate, Money market (as a percent)	0.35%	1.25%
Weighted Average Rate, Certificates of deposit (as a percent)	1.69%	2.24%
Weighted Average Rate Domestic Deposit, Total	0.51%	1.23%

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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 deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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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 money in interest-bearing domestic accounts that entitle the depositor to withdraw funds at any time without prior notice, also known as demand deposits.

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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Weighted average interest rate calculated at point in time for domestic deposit liability.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic certificates of deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic money market demand account deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic savings deposit liabilities.

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