DEPOSITS AND RELATED INTEREST (Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Deposits and Related Interest [Abstract]
Demand and savings deposits	$ 4,976	$ 6,371
Certificates of deposit	2,065	5,653
Total	$ 7,041	$ 12,024

Deposits and related interest.

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Aggregate amount of interest expense on all deposits.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 220
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.6)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120399700&loc=SL114874048-224260

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- Definition

Amount of interest expense on domestic certificates of deposit liabilities.

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The aggregate interest expense incurred on the following for deposits in domestic offices: (1) transaction accounts (NOW, and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts), (2) money market deposits and (3) savings deposits.

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