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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Carrying Amounts of Assets That Were Still Held and Had Fair Value Changes Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 171,004 | $ 49,679
Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 167,357 | 48,307
Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 3,647 | 1,372
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 171,004 | 49,679
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 167,357 | 48,307
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 3,647 | 1,372
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 116,077 | 47,554
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 116,077 | 47,554
Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 51,280 | 753
Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 51,280 | 753
HELOCs | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,156 | 1,372
HELOCs | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
HELOCs | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
HELOCs | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,156 | 1,372
Other consumer | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,491 |
Other consumer | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 |
Other consumer | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 |
Other consumer | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-invesment, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,491 |
OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 125
OREO | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
OREO | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
OREO | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 125
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 6,216 | 3,076
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | $ 6,216 | 3,076
Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 1,167
Other nonperforming assets | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Other nonperforming assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Other nonperforming assets | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | $ 1,167

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