Loans Receivable - Schedule of Loan Modifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 49,236	$ 29,653
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	1.03%	0.68%
Unfunded commitment to borrowers related to TDR loans	$ 4,300	$ 6,600
Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default	0
Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 33,411	$ 29,401
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	11 months 4 days	7 months 9 days
Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 15,825	$ 252
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	1.50%	3.00%
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 21,162	$ 19,969
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	0.56%	0.59%
Commercial business \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 20,962	$ 19,732
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	10 months 6 days	6 months 25 days
Commercial business \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 200	$ 237
Commercial business \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	1.10%	3.00%
Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 21,162	$ 16,822
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	2.51%	2.34%
Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 20,962	$ 16,822
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	10 months 6 days	5 months 23 days
Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 200	$ 0
Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	1.10%	0.00%
Commercial business \| Owner-occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 209
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net		0.02%
Commercial business \| Owner-occupied CRE \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 209
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions		9 months
Commercial business \| Owner-occupied CRE \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 0
Commercial business \| Owner-occupied CRE \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions		0.00%
Commercial business \| Non-owner occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 2,938
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net		0.17%
Commercial business \| Non-owner occupied CRE \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 2,701
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions		1 year 1 month 2 days
Commercial business \| Non-owner occupied CRE \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due		$ 237
Commercial business \| Non-owner occupied CRE \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions		3.00%
Real estate construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 28,030	$ 9,643
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	5.85%	2.33%
Real estate construction and land development \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 12,405	$ 9,643
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	11 months 26 days	8 months 1 day
Real estate construction and land development \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 15,625	$ 0
Real estate construction and land development \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	1.50%	0.00%
Real estate construction and land development \| Residential
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 6,750	$ 5,866
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	8.05%	7.46%
Real estate construction and land development \| Residential \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 6,750	$ 5,866
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	2 months 1 day	6 months 25 days
Real estate construction and land development \| Residential \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 0	$ 0
Real estate construction and land development \| Residential \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	0.00%	0.00%
Real estate construction and land development \| Commercial and multifamily
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 21,280	$ 3,777
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	5.38%	1.12%
Real estate construction and land development \| Commercial and multifamily \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 5,655	$ 3,777
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	1 year 3 months	9 months 29 days
Real estate construction and land development \| Commercial and multifamily \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 15,625	$ 0
Real estate construction and land development \| Commercial and multifamily \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	1.50%	0.00%
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 44	$ 41
% of Modified Loans to Loans Receivable, net	0.03%	0.02%
Consumer \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 44	$ 26
Weighted Average Years of Term Extensions	1 year 9 months 10 days	2 years 7 months 20 days
Consumer \| Term Extension & Int. Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Modified loans that were past due	$ 0	$ 15
Consumer \| Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted Average % of Interest Rate Reductions	0.00%	1.00%

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