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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) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 126,984 | $ 189,862
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 124,240 | 186,225
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 102,349 | 143,331
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 21,891 | 42,894
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 2,744 | 3,637
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 2,744 | 1,146
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | Other consumer |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment |  | 2,491
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 391 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 3,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 15,824
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer Lending | Other consumer |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 391 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer Lending | Other consumer |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 126,984 | 189,862
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 124,240 | 186,225
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 102,349 | 143,331
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 21,891 | 42,894
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 2,744 | 3,637
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 2,744 | 1,146
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer Lending | Other consumer |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment |  | 2,491
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure | $ 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 3,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | $ 15,824

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