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Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	$ 470,824	$ 510,595
HTM debt securities	517,778	544,931
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	4,328	4,124
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount	4,328	4,124	$ 4,412	$ 3,310
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Short-term Debt, Fair Value	500,292	484,849
Junior subordinated debentures	34,357	31,918
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,694,586	1,653,435
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Fixed Rate mortgage interest rate lock commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 65	$ 215
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	65	215
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	0
Forward delivery commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	203	51
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	0	0
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	203	51
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Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0