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Financing Receivable, Maturity

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Loans and leases receivable maximum percentage consumer loans.

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Loans and leases receivable, maturity term.

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Maximum loans and leases receivable percent of appraised value or underlying collateral mortgage residential loans.

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Number of loan segments.

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Unfunded Commitments on Loans and Leases Receivable Related Parties

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Income from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions) and servicing real estate mortgages, credit cards, and other financial assets held by others net of any related impairment of capitalized service costs. Also includes any premiums received in lieu of regular servicing fees on such loans only as earned over the life of the loans.

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Amortized cost of financing receivable 90 days or more past due and still accruing. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to recorded investment.

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The aggregate interest and fee income generated by: (1) loans the Entity has positive intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, including commercial and consumer loans, whether domestic or foreign, which may consist of: (a) industrial and agricultural; (b) real estate; and (c) real estate construction loans; (d) trade financing; (e) lease financing; (f) home equity lines-of-credit; (g) automobile and other vehicle loans; and (h) credit card and other revolving-type loans and (2) loans and leases held-for-sale which may include mortgage loans, direct financing, and sales-type leases.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Amount of unfunded portion of contractual agreement to lend funds to borrower for financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Amount, after valuation allowance, of financing receivable held for sale and not part of disposal group. Excludes loan covered under loss sharing agreement and loan classified as investment in debt security.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Reflects the estimated amount of impairment as of the balance sheet date of recognized servicing assets that are being amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss.

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Loans Receivable - Textuals (Details)	12 Months Ended
Loans Receivable - Textuals (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) contract segment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of loan segments \| segment	4
Maximum loan-to-value percentage	80.00%
Interest and fees on loans	$ 174,275,000	$ 189,832,000	$ 192,417,000
Loans 90 days or more past due still accruing interest	1,600,000	293,000
Unfunded commitment to borrowers related to TDR loans	5,800,000	5,700,000
Unfunded commitments to related parties	5,000	255,000
Loans held for sale	0	1,476,000
Servicing asset	192,000	343,000
Valuation allowance on servicing asset	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	18,547,000	14,657,000
SBA Loans
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Servicing fee income and fees from SBA loans serviced for others	217,000	320,000	423,000
Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Interest and fees on loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
ACL on loans	$ 12,000	$ 3,100,000	$ 7,500,000
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	1	6	8
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Finance Receivable Modified Subsequent Default
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
ACL on loans	$ 7,000	$ 111,000	$ 229,000
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Past modified maturity date
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	1	6	8
Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accrued interest receivable	$ 11,300,000	$ 10,100,000
Commercial business \| Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	1	6	8
Commercial business \| SBA PPP
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Interest rate of loans	100.00%
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Maximum percent of lower of appraised value at origination or cost of underlying collateral	80.00%
Minimum \| Commercial business \| SBA PPP
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Maturity of loans	2 years
Minimum \| Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Terms of maturity on loans	15 years
Maximum \| Commercial business \| SBA PPP
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Maturity of loans	5 years
Maximum \| Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Terms of maturity on loans	30 years