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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 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | $ 72,614 | $ 126,984
Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 71,391 | 124,240
Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 40,011 | 102,349
Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 31,380 | 21,891
Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 1,223 | 2,744
Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 1,223 | 2,744
Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 391
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
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
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 72,614 | 126,984
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 71,391 | 124,240
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 40,011 | 102,349
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 31,380 | 21,891
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 1,223 | 2,744
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | $ 1,223 | 2,744
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other nonperforming assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets, fair value disclosure |  | $ 0

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