FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Changes in Level 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Interest Rate Lock Commitment
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Balance at beginning of period	$ 148	$ 114	$ 98	$ 85
Realized gain (loss) recognized in non-interest income	$ 134	$ 124	$ 184	$ 153
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Net Derivative Asset (Liability), Gain (Loss), Statement of Income [Extensible List]	Noninterest Income	Noninterest Income	Noninterest Income	Noninterest Income
Balance at end of period	$ 282	$ 238	$ 282	$ 238
Forward Commitments
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Balance at beginning of period	28	(8)	(14)	13
Realized gain (loss) recognized in non-interest income	(62)	(46)	(20)	(67)
Balance at end of period	(34)	(54)	(34)	(54)
Corporate bonds
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Balance at beginning of period	1,329		2,203
Transfer into level 3 at the end of the period		2,403		2,403
Realized gain (loss) recognized in non-interest income			(874)
Balance at end of period	$ 1,329	$ 2,403	$ 1,329	$ 2,403

Amount of fair value transfer into level 3.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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- Definition

Fair value of financial instrument classified as derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-3

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-Topic 820
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

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Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes gain (loss) from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value using unobservable input (level 3).

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