LOANS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Age Analysis of Company's Past Due Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
$ 11,994,410
|
$ 11,721,687
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
23,980
|
16,136
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
52,897
|
41,525
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
1,926
|
4,114
|
| Commerical real estate - owner-occupied [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,229,993
|
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 |
1,744,127
|
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 |
1,166,516
|
1,212,357
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
1,045
|
459
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
1,103
|
525
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
234
|
0
|
| Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
855,862
|
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 |
181,843
|
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 |
503,058
|
514,330
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
8,288
|
0
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
8,288
|
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 |
631,183
|
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 |
378,172
|
433,678
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
1,970
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,354
|
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 |
1,286,818
|
1,225,108
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
716
|
716
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,211
|
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 |
1,295,861
|
1,187,360
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
243
|
239
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
4,757
|
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 |
337,487
|
353,152
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
0
|
1,490
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
2,967
|
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 |
1,556,493
|
1,573,191
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
10,415
|
10,272
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
23,398
|
19,855
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
1,427
|
2,698
|
| Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
744,546
|
679,489
|
| Non-accrual with no Allowance |
238
|
252
|
| Nonaccrual loans |
4,784
|
4,559
|
| Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |
265
|
114
|
| Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
82,451
|
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 |
10,193
|
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 |
2,336
|
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 |
0
|
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 |
157
|
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 |
0
|
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 |
0
|
623
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
42
|
992
|
| 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
3,491
|
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 |
0
|
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 |
860
|
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 |
3,084
|
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 |
223
|
327
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
10,505
|
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 |
296
|
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 |
881
|
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 |
564
|
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 |
492
|
517
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
248
|
0
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
517
|
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 |
0
|
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 |
6,968
|
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 |
432
|
853
|
| 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
107
|
125
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
40,635
|
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 |
1,030
|
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 |
1,337
|
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 |
8,288
|
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 |
1,969
|
3,298
|
| 90 Days or More Past Due [Member] | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,439
|
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 |
2,635
|
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 |
55
|
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 |
19,069
|
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 |
2,807
|
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 |
61,333
|
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 |
3,662
|
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 |
2,218
|
2,434
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
157
|
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 |
8,288
|
0
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | One- to four- family construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,570
|
2,296
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
2,461
|
4,438
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,729
|
3,805
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
6,643
|
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 |
55
|
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 |
26,897
|
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 |
6,323
|
6,867
|
| Financial Asset, Past Due | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
330
|
537
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
11,933,077
|
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 |
1,226,331
|
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 |
1,744,127
|
1,701,413
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Small balance CRE |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,164,298
|
1,209,923
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Multifamily Real Estate |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
855,705
|
850,789
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commercial construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
181,843
|
156,021
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Multifamily construction |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
494,770
|
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 |
628,613
|
605,151
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Land and land development |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
375,711
|
429,240
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Commercial Business |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,285,089
|
1,221,303
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Small business scored |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
1,289,218
|
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 |
337,432
|
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 |
1,529,596
|
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 |
738,223
|
672,622
|
| Financial Asset, Not Past Due | Consumer Loan [Member] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |
|
|
| Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |
$ 82,121
|
$ 88,517
|