LOANS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Age Analysis of Company's Past Due Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Mar. 31, 2026 |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
$ 11,707,626
|
$ 11,721,687
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
18,036
|
16,136
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
44,006
|
41,525
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
1,431
|
4,114
|
| Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,176,035
|
1,138,298
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
1,029
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
1,029
|
0
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,719,220
|
1,701,413
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
0
|
0
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,218,388
|
1,212,357
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
459
|
459
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
998
|
525
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
798,230
|
850,789
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
0
|
0
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
174,761
|
156,021
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
0
|
0
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
502,166
|
514,330
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
0
|
0
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
617,233
|
607,447
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
2,006
|
738
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,006
|
738
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
1,268
|
| Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
400,959
|
433,678
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
230
|
1,970
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,315
|
4,437
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,231,154
|
1,225,108
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
1,048
|
716
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,476
|
3,390
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,199,913
|
1,187,360
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
239
|
239
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
4,512
|
3,361
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
332,440
|
353,152
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
2,544
|
1,490
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
5,511
|
4,609
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
0
|
| One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,563,088
|
1,573,191
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
10,234
|
10,272
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
20,945
|
19,855
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
636
|
2,698
|
| Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
682,692
|
679,489
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
247
|
252
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
4,214
|
4,559
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
795
|
114
|
| Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
91,347
|
89,054
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
0
|
51
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
0
|
34
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
28,371
|
21,875
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
260
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,863
|
1,396
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,047
|
289
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
834
|
623
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
329
|
992
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
4,023
|
4,456
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
206
|
0
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
14,458
|
9,715
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
3,456
|
3,817
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
155
|
327
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
6,748
|
7,919
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
513
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
517
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
53
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
359
|
777
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
433
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
5,415
|
5,134
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
286
|
853
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
202
|
125
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
30,513
|
33,299
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,029
|
0
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
998
|
525
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,006
|
2,007
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,448
|
3,298
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,537
|
2,813
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,458
|
1,404
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,395
|
1,546
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
15,934
|
19,424
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,708
|
2,197
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
85
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
65,632
|
63,093
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,029
|
260
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
3,861
|
2,434
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
0
|
0
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
4,053
|
2,296
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,282
|
4,438
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,919
|
3,805
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
6,840
|
6,637
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
3,034
|
1,546
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
35,807
|
34,273
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
6,450
|
6,867
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
357
|
537
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
11,641,994
|
11,658,594
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,175,006
|
1,138,038
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commercial real estate - investment properties |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,719,220
|
1,701,413
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,214,527
|
1,209,923
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
798,230
|
850,789
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
174,761
|
156,021
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
502,166
|
514,330
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
613,180
|
605,151
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
398,677
|
429,240
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,229,235
|
1,221,303
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,193,073
|
1,180,723
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Agricultural business, including secured by farmland |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
329,406
|
351,606
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | One- to four-family residential [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,527,281
|
1,538,918
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
676,242
|
672,622
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
$ 90,990
|
$ 88,517
|