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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with Patriot Affiliates (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 07, 2014 USD ($) shares	Oct. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018	Feb. 24, 2017 shares	Nov. 08, 2014 Branch
Banco Popular North America (BPNA)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of branches \| Branch					20
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price \| $		$ 20,000
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Equity Support Payment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties \| $	$ 538
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties \| $	$ 100
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares	3,100,564			2,850,564
Ownership percentage	9.30%
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock \| Voting Common Stock Option One
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issuable (in shares) \| shares		1,076,000
Price per share issuable (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 9.78
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock \| Voting Common Stock Option Two
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issuable (in shares) \| shares		824,000
Price per share issuable (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 11.55
Director \| W. Kirk Wycoff
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service term			1 year