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Loans - Net Loans Held-for-Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total loans held-for-investment	$ 3,807,957	$ 3,856,773
Allowance for credit losses	(37,034)	(38,144)	$ (34,921)	$ (35,183)
Net loans held-for-investment	3,770,923	3,818,629
Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total loans held-for-investment	3,799,713	3,848,510
Allowance for credit losses	(34,498)	(35,523)	(32,187)	(32,279)
PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total loans held-for-investment	8,244	8,263
Allowance for credit losses	(2,536)	(2,621)	(2,734)	(2,904)
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	3,625,695	3,680,934
Total loans held-for-investment	3,625,695	3,680,934
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans \| Multifamily
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	2,314,049	2,361,365
Total loans held-for-investment	2,314,049	2,361,365
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans \| Commercial mortgage
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	901,588	911,390
Total loans held-for-investment	901,588	911,390
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans \| One-to-four family residential mortgage
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	164,199	165,100
Total loans held-for-investment	164,199	165,100
Allowance for credit losses	(2,105)	(2,213)	(2,214)	(2,245)
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans \| Home equity and lines of credit
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	195,696	198,557
Total loans held-for-investment	195,696	198,557
Allowance for credit losses	(2,805)	(2,880)	(2,232)	(2,254)
Real estate loans: \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans \| Construction and land
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	50,163	44,522
Total loans held-for-investment	50,163	44,522
Allowance for credit losses	(99)	(102)	(103)	(103)
Commercial and industrial and other loans \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	174,018	167,576
Commercial and industrial loans \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	172,988	166,167
Total loans held-for-investment	172,988	166,167
Allowance for credit losses	(5,782)	(5,842)	(6,109)	(6,724)
Other loans \| Loans held-for-investment excluding PCD loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Total commercial and industrial and other loans	1,030	1,409
Total loans held-for-investment	1,030	1,409
Allowance for credit losses	$ (2)	$ (4)	$ (4)	$ (4)