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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) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net | $ 969,492 | $ 926,640
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 19,251 | 61,486
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net | 953 | 5,000
OREO | 13,035 | 19,386
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 61,378
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 5,916 | 48,384
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 13,335 | 1,678
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 11,316
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 108
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 108
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net | 0 | 0
OREO | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net | 0 | 0
OREO | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 0
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 19,251 | 61,486
Affordable housing partnership, tax credit and CRA investments, net | 953 | 5,000
OREO | 13,035 | 19,386
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 61,378
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | 5,916 | 48,384
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment | $ 13,335 | 1,678
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Commercial Lending | Construction and land |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 11,316
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | 108
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-investment |  | $ 108

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