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BORROWINGS (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2021	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Subordinated debt, net		$ 63,800,000	$ 63,700,000
Repurchase of subordinated debt		0	(5,925,000)	$ (6,047,000)
Net gain on repurchase of subordinated debt		0	1,076,000	1,417,000
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral			2,040,000,000.00
FHLBNY advances		5,800,000	250,700,000
Interest expense on federal home loan bank and federal reserve bank advances,		700,000	300,000	5,400,000
Borrowings		69,547,000	314,409,000
Borrowed funds		2,891,000	5,405,000	15,642,000
Other borrowings
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Borrowings		0	0
Compromised Securities
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral			379,600,000
Mortgage Loans
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral			1,660,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral		1,980,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York | Compromised Securities
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral		318,400,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York | Mortgage Loans
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Other eligible assets pledged as collateral		1,660,000,000
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes | Subordinated Debt
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Subordinated debt, net	$ 85,000,000.0
Interest rate	3.25%
Variable rate	2.30%
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Interest expense, subordinated debt		2,200,000	2,400,000	2,700,000
Repurchase of subordinated debt		0	5,900,000	6,000,000.0
Repurchased subordinated debt, par value			7,000,000.0	7,500,000
Net gain on repurchase of subordinated debt		0	1,100,000	1,400,000
FHLB Advances Through 0% Development Advance Program
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
FHLBNY advances		$ 5,800,000	10,700,000
Bank Term Funding Program
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Borrowings			0
Borrowed funds			$ 2,700,000	$ 7,600,000

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