Loans Receivable and ACL-Loans - Schedule of Portfolio Segment and Impairment Methodology, of ACL-Loan and Related Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	$ 30,705	$ 29,007
Charge-offs	(221)	(100)
Recoveries	53	40
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(1,029)	463
Ending balance	29,580	29,485
Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(957)	538
Residential Real Estate
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	55	94
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	48	87
Residential Real Estate \| Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(7)	(7)
Commercial Real Estate
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	20,255	21,838
Charge-offs	0	(67)
Recoveries	5	0
Ending balance	18,588	20,562
Commercial Real Estate \| Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(1,672)	(1,209)
Construction
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	2,251	2,059
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	1,912	2,216
Construction \| Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(339)	157
Commercial business
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	6,635	4,070
Charge-offs	(148)	0
Recoveries	15	4
Ending balance	7,706	5,244
Commercial business \| Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	1,204	1,170
Consumer
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Beginning balance	1,509	946
Charge-offs	(73)	(33)
Recoveries	33	36
Ending balance	1,326	1,376
Consumer \| Provision (credit) for credit losses
ACL-Loan and Lease Losses
Provision (credit) for credit losses	$ (143)	$ 427

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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