DEPOSITS (Composition of Deposits) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Deposits [Abstract]
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$ 3,325,547	$ 1,892,052
Interest-bearing deposits:
Demand	1,292,164	836,433
Money market savings	3,339,645	1,839,593
Regular savings	418,051	329,919
Time deposits of less than $100,000	509,919	463,431
Time deposits greater than $100,000 and less than $250,000	670,717	682,936
Time deposits of $250,000 or more	477,026	395,955
Total interest-bearing deposits	6,707,522	4,548,267
Total deposits	$ 10,033,069	$ 6,440,319

Time Deposits, $250,000 or More

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Time Deposits, Greater Than $100,000 And Less Than $250,000

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The amount of money in accounts that may bear interest and that the depositor is entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
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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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The aggregate of all domestic and foreign interest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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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, in denominations of less than $100,000.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Industry Guide
-Number 3
-Section V
-Paragraph D-E

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