Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

As of September 30, 2012	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total at
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Assets	(In thousands)
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities	$	309,920	$	-	$	-	$	309,920
U.S. government sponsored entities		-		50,103		-		50,103
Mortgage-backed securities		-		566,751		-		566,751
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		11,781		-		11,781
Asset-backed securities		-		146		-		146
Corporate debt securities		-		337,549		-		337,549
Mutual funds		6,149		-		-		6,149
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities		-		887		-		887
Trust preferred securities		-		10,285		-		10,285
Total securities available-for-sale		316,069		977,502		-		1,293,571
Trading securities		-		4,619		-		4,619
Warrants		-		-		114		114
Option contracts		-		56		-		56
Foreign exchange contracts		-		2,401		-		2,401
Total assets	$	316,069	$	984,578	$	114	$	1,300,761
Liabilities
Option contracts	$	-	$	49	$	-	$	49
Foreign exchange contracts		-		1,018		-		1,018
Total liabilities	$	-	$	1,067	$	-	$	1,067

As of December 31, 2011	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total at
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Assets	(In thousands)
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. government sponsored entities	$	-	$	501,226	$	-	$	501,226
State and municipal securities		-		1,928		-		1,928
Mortgage-backed securities		-		337,631		-		337,631
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		16,486		-		16,486
Asset-backed securities		-		166		-		166
Corporate debt securities		-		380,429		-		380,429
Mutual funds		6,035		-		-		6,035
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities		-		1,654		-		1,654
Trust preferred securities		-		45,963		-		45,963
Other equity securities		2,960		-		-		2,960
Total securities available-for-sale		8,995		1,285,483		-		1,294,478
Trading securities		2		4,540		-		4,542
Warrants		-		-		218		218
Option contracts		-		34		-		34
Foreign exchange contracts		-		2,151		-		2,151
Total assets	$	8,997	$	1,292,208	$	218	$	1,301,423
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	2,634	$	-	$	2,634
Option contracts		-		5		-		5
Foreign exchange contracts		-		486		-		486
Total liabilities	$	-	$	3,125	$	-	$	3,125

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

	As of September 30, 2012								Total Losses
	Fair value measurements using						Total at		For the three months ended				For the nine months ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		fair value		September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Assets	(In thousands)
Impaired loans by type:
Commercial loans	$	-	$	-	$	7,699	$	7,699	$	1,983	$	-	$	2,848	$	1,868
Construction loans- residential		-		-		500		500		-		-		-		-
Real estate loans		-		-		10,087		10,087		-		-		301		532
Land loans		-		-		1,154		1,154		-		-		-		-
Residential mortgage loans		-		-		12,109		12,109		251		73		782		73
Total impaired loans		-		-		31,549		31,549		2,234		73		3,931		2,473
Other real estate owned (1)		-		36,833		7,487		44,320		2,875		4,125		10,602		6,505
Investments in venture capital		-		-		9,118		9,118		39		50		226		337
Equity investments		280		-		-		280		-		199		43		199
Total assets	$	280	$	36,833	$	48,154	$	85,267	$	5,148	$	4,447	$	14,802	$	9,514

	As of December 31, 2011								Total Losses
	Fair value measurements using						Total at		For the twelve months ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value		December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Assets	(In thousands)
Impaired loans by type:
Commercial loans	$	-	$	-	$	4,251	$	4,251	$	877	$	3,411
Construction loans- residential		-		-		-		-		-		1,295
Real estate loans		-		-		35,576		35,576		820		1,407
Land loans		-		-		611		611		46		1,003
Total impaired loans		-		-		40,438		40,438		1,743		7,116
Loans held-for-sale		-		-		760		760		-		3,160
Other real estate owned (1		-		79,029		1,093		80,122		7,003		20,139
Investments in venture capital		-		-		8,693		8,693		379		760
Equity investments		323		-		-		323		200		304
Total assets	$	323	$	79,029	$	50,984	$	130,336	$	9,325	$	31,479