Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information About Recurring Level 3 Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Borrowings	$ 49,103	$ 48,795
Spread over 3-month SOFR \| Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Range	0.042	0.043
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 1,474	$ 1,465
Trust Preferred Securities [Member] \| Spread over 3-month SOFR
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Range	0.042	0.043
Municipals
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 18,000	$ 18,000

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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