INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Weighted Average Yield (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Fair Value	$ 1,378,774	$ 1,002,522
Municipal bonds
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 0	$ 4,933
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	0.00%	3.79%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 3,644	$ 14,366
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	1.96%	3.26%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 38,977	$ 68,025
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	3.04%	3.60%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 368,927	$ 452,599
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	2.83%	3.23%
Fair Value	$ 411,548	$ 539,923
Weighted average yield	2.84%	3.28%
Held-to-maturity Securities
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 0	$ 1,684
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	0.00%	2.86%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 2,385	$ 2,621
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	2.04%	2.12%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Fair value	$ 2,385	$ 4,305
Weighted average yield	2.04%	2.42%
Corporate debt securities
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 15,342	$ 6,563
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	5.13%	3.60%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 27,603	$ 13,053
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	4.25%	5.03%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Fair Value	$ 42,945	$ 19,616
Weighted average yield	4.54%	4.55%
U.S. Treasury securities
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 19,934	$ 23,175
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	1.11%	1.27%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 0	$ 0
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%	0.00%
Fair Value	$ 19,934	$ 23,175
Weighted average yield	1.11%	1.27%
Agency debentures
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 10,485
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	4.74%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 16,993
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	4.94%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 0
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 0
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	0.00%
Fair Value	$ 27,478
Weighted average yield	4.86%
Municipal Bonds, Corporate Debt Securities, US Treasury Securities, Agency Debentures
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Due within one year or less, fair value	$ 10,485	$ 4,933
Due in one year or less, weighted average yield	4.74%	3.79%
Due after one year through five years, fair value	$ 35,979	$ 20,929
Due after one year through five years, weighted average yield	4.69%	3.37%
Due after five years through ten years, fair value	$ 86,514	$ 104,253
Due after five years through ten years, weighted average yield	2.97%	3.23%
Due after ten years, fair value	$ 368,927	$ 452,599
Due after ten years, weighted average yield	2.83%	3.23%
Fair Value	$ 501,905	$ 582,714
Weighted average yield	3.01%	3.24%

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