LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS (Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	$ 18,177	$ 4,829
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	18,177	4,829
Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	4,415	4,448
Real Estate \| Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	4,415	4,448
Real Estate \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
General Business Assets
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	11,967	669
General Business Assets \| Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
General Business Assets \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	11,967	669
Total Collateral -Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	16,382	5,117
Total Collateral -Dependent Loans \| Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	4,415	4,448
Total Collateral -Dependent Loans \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	11,967	669
Commercial real estate - non-owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	127	129
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	127	129
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	18	430
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	18	430
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	13,514	1,927
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	13,514	1,927
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	3,678	1,891
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	3,678	1,891
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	834	434
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	834	434
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	6	18
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	$ 6	$ 18

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