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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) loans contract	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) loans contract	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0
Reversal of interest income on nonaccrual loans	254		$ 56	282	$ 95
Nonaccrual loans, no allowance	5,200			5,200		2,700
Collateral-dependent loans	12,700			12,700		38,400
Modified in period, amount	265		$ 618	2,126	$ 28,637
Accrued interest receivable on our loan portfolio	$ 21,200			$ 21,200		$ 19,600
Number of Loans \| contract	4		3	12	14
Financing Receivable, Modified, Number Of Loans \| loans	23			23
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Modified, Accumulated	$ 3,700			$ 3,700
Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default, Number Of Contracts	7		0	7	0
Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default	$ 1,500
Financing Receivable, 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing	5,200			$ 5,200
Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	259		$ 618	$ 2,120	$ 28,637
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				5 years
Loans secured by multi-family properties	546,100			$ 546,100
Loans secured by farmland	35,700			35,700
Modified in period, amount					$ 27,501
Number of Loans \| contract					1
Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied Real Estate	360,600			360,600
Commercial Real Estate, Non-Owner Occupied Real Estate	1,830,000			1,830,000
Commercial Real Estate Loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Financing receivable, modified in prior period, subsequent payment received		$ 27,500
Modified in period, amount					$ 27,501
Commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 259		$ 618	$ 886	$ 936
Number of Loans \| contract	3		3	9	11
Commercial loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 259		$ 618	$ 886	$ 936
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount				$ 253
Number of Loans \| contract				1
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount				$ 253
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				15 years
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				30 years
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment, Owner-Occupied Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				10 years