COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks [Table Text Block]

Outstanding commitments for which no asset or liability for the notional amount has been recorded consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	Contract or Notional Amount
	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Commitments to extend credit	$	2,837,981	$	2,300,593
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	17,784		14,579
Commitments to originate loans	32,145		56,030
Risk participation agreement	24,091		11,451
Derivatives also included in Note 24:
Commitments to originate loans held for sale	31,728		48,091
Commitments to sell loans secured by one- to four-family residential properties	18,328		22,097
Commitments to sell securities related to mortgage banking activities	144,250		57,000