Commitments and contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Outstanding

In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding.  Certain of these commitments are not included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Commitments to extend credit
Home equity lines of credit	$	5,451,328		5,484,197
Commercial real estate loans to be sold		393,397		229,401
Other commercial real estate		8,222,395		7,556,722
Residential real estate loans to be sold		530,093		245,211
Other residential real estate		511,854		219,351
Commercial and other		16,313,801		14,363,803
Standby letters of credit		2,373,846		2,326,991
Commercial letters of credit		38,633		55,808
Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts		3,996,029		3,529,136
Commitments to sell real estate loans		1,350,292		940,692