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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Loans Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of loans | loan | 30,000 | 2,000 | 32,000 | 15,000
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 545 | $ 283 | $ 2,081 | $ 17,116
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 545 | $ 283 | $ 2,081 | $ 17,116
Number of Loans | loan |  |  | 1 |
Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 105 |
Commercial and industrial | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  |  | 1 |
Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 105 |

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