DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	$ 784	$ 704
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$ 2,214	$ (284)
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Interest and Dividend Income, Operating, Interest Expense., Profit (Loss) from Real Estate Operations	Interest and Dividend Income, Operating, Interest Expense., Profit (Loss) from Real Estate Operations
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	$ (530)	$ 704
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	895	(126)
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedges \| Interest rate swap on wholesale funding
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	(1,687)	3,922
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	3,062	475
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedges \| Interest rate swap on variable rate loans
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	1,157	(3,218)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	(2,167)	(601)
Designated as hedging instrument \| Fair Value Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	1,314
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	1,359	140
Designated as hedging instrument \| Fair Value Hedging \| Interest rate swap on deposits
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	1,314
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	1,359	140
Designated as hedging instrument \| Economic hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	(20)	(15)
Designated as hedging instrument \| Economic hedges \| Forward sale commitments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	(20)	(15)
Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	(20)	(283)
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Interest Rate Lock Commitment
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$ (20)	$ (283)

Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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