Loans Receivable and ACL-Loans - Schedule of Individually Evaluated Loans by Portfolio Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	$ 63,857	$ 113,901
Unpaid Principal Balance	75,892	126,413
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Carrying Amount	63,857	113,901
Unpaid Principal Balance	75,892	126,413
Associated ACL-Loans	0	0
Residential Real Estate
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	2,846	3,052
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,145	3,332
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Associated ACL-Loans	0	0
Commercial Real Estate
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	16,387	44,814
Unpaid Principal Balance	27,047	55,936
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Associated ACL-Loans	0	0
Construction
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Associated ACL-Loans	0	0
Commercial business
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	6,871	7,672
Unpaid Principal Balance	7,947	8,782
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Associated ACL-Loans	0	0
Consumer
Individually evaluated loans without a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	37,753	58,363
Unpaid Principal Balance	37,753	58,363
Individually evaluated loans with a valuation allowance:
Carrying Amount	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Total individually evaluated loans
Associated ACL-Loans	$ 0	$ 0

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