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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule Of Carrying Amounts Of Assets That Were Still Held And Had Fair Value Adjustments Measured On a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | $ 38,621 | $ 61,486
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 976 | 5,000
OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 6,595 | 19,386
Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 61,378
Commercial lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 30,755 | 48,384
Commercial lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 7,866 | 1,678
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 11,316
Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 108
Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 108
Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 1 | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 1 | Commercial lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Commercial lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 1 | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 1 | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 2 | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 2 | Commercial lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Commercial lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 2 | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 2 | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 0
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 38,621 | 61,486
Level 3 | Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 976 | 5,000
Level 3 | OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Assets measured at fair value | 6,595 | 19,386
Level 3 | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 61,378
Level 3 | Commercial lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 30,755 | 48,384
Level 3 | Commercial lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | $ 7,866 | 1,678
Level 3 | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 11,316
Level 3 | Consumer lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | 108
Level 3 | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure |  | $ 108

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