REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Banking Regulation, Total Capital, Actual	$ 646,510	$ 607,303
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Actual	0.1335	0.1511
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.1050	0.1050
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Well Capitalized, Minimum	0.1000	0.1000
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital, Actual	$ 589,803	$ 568,769
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Actual	0.1218	0.1416
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.0850	0.0850
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Well Capitalized, Minimum	0.0600	0.0600
Common equity tier I capital	$ 526,803	$ 525,769
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Ratio	10.88%	13.09%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	7.00%	7.00%
Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital, Actual	$ 589,803	$ 568,769
Banking Regulation, Excess Tier One Leverage Capital Ratio, Actual	0.0874	0.0990
Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.0400	0.0400
Subsidiaries
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Banking Regulation, Total Capital, Actual	$ 620,620	$ 575,209
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Actual	0.1285	0.1436
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.1050	0.1050
Banking Regulation, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Well Capitalized, Minimum	0.1000	0.1000
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital, Actual	$ 563,913	$ 536,676
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Actual	0.1168	0.1340
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.0850	0.0850
Banking Regulation, Tier One Risk-Based Capital Ratio, Well Capitalized, Minimum	0.0800	0.0800
Common equity tier I capital	$ 563,913	$ 536,676
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Ratio	11.68%	13.40%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	7.00%	7.00%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.50%	6.50%
Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital, Actual	$ 563,913	$ 536,676
Banking Regulation, Excess Tier One Leverage Capital Ratio, Actual	0.0837	0.0936
Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Minimum	0.0400	0.0400
Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital Ratio, Well Capitalized, Minimum	0.0500	0.0500

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Amount of total capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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