Loans - Risk category of loans by loan segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Loan Balances
2023	$ 722,488
2022	1,180,208
2021	897,987
2020	368,983
2019	162,578
Prior	130,218
Revolving	261,820
Totals	3,724,282	$ 3,569,446
Write-offs
2023	114
2022	96
2021	12
Revolving	2
Total	224
Pass
Loan Balances
Totals		3,509,145
Watch
Loan Balances
Totals		32,252
Substandard
Loan Balances
Totals		28,049
Commercial
Loan Balances
2023	95,002
2022	132,891
2021	37,090
2020	19,297
2019	18,594
Prior	4,557
Revolving	156,630
Totals	464,061	436,393
Write-offs
2023	72
2022	96
2021	12
Total	180
Commercial \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	93,299
2022	121,274
2021	37,056
2020	19,297
2019	18,594
Prior	4,507
Revolving	149,836
Totals	443,863	407,241
Commercial \| Watch
Loan Balances
2023	1,700
2022	318
2021	34
Revolving	2,003
Totals	4,055	9,477
Commercial \| Substandard
Loan Balances
2023	3
2022	11,299
Prior	50
Revolving	4,791
Totals	16,143	19,675
Construction and Land Development
Loan Balances
2023	87,402
2022	99,213
2021	34,122
2020	46
Revolving	12,021
Totals	232,804	295,554
Construction and Land Development \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	87,402
2022	99,133
2021	34,122
2020	46
Revolving	12,021
Totals	232,724	294,736
Construction and Land Development \| Watch
Loan Balances
Totals		712
Construction and Land Development \| Substandard
Loan Balances
2022	80
Totals	80	106
1-4 Family Construction
Loan Balances
2023	35,421
2022	16,156
2021	941
2020	355
Revolving	12,214
Totals	65,087	70,242
1-4 Family Construction \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	35,172
2022	16,156
2021	941
2020	355
Revolving	12,214
Totals	64,838	70,242
1-4 Family Construction \| Substandard
Loan Balances
2023	249
Totals	249
Real Estate Mortgage
Loan Balances
2023	501,755
2022	931,692
2021	825,825
2020	347,825
2019	143,978
Prior	125,661
Revolving	77,290
Totals	2,954,026	2,759,125
1-4 Family Mortgage
Loan Balances
2023	74,602
2022	106,085
2021	83,525
2020	52,813
2019	18,789
Prior	4,062
Revolving	62,520
Totals	402,396	355,474
1-4 Family Mortgage \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	74,602
2022	106,085
2021	83,525
2020	52,813
2019	18,789
Prior	3,403
Revolving	62,490
Totals	401,707	354,401
1-4 Family Mortgage \| Watch
Loan Balances
Totals		681
1-4 Family Mortgage \| Substandard
Loan Balances
Prior	659
Revolving	30
Totals	689	392
HELOC and 1-4 Family Junior Mortgage
Loan Balances
Totals		36,875
1st REM - 1-4 Family
Loan Balances
Totals		50,945
LOCs and 2nd REM - Rentals
Loan Balances
Totals		27,985
1st REM - Rentals
Loan Balances
Totals		239,669
Multifamily
Loan Balances
2023	194,994
2022	456,179
2021	444,162
2020	196,784
2019	41,998
Prior	45,847
Revolving	8,577
Totals	1,388,541	1,306,738
Multifamily \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	192,078
2022	456,179
2021	444,162
2020	196,784
2019	41,998
Prior	45,847
Revolving	8,577
Totals	1,385,625	1,303,468
Multifamily \| Watch
Loan Balances
2023	2,916
Totals	2,916	3,270
CRE Owner Occupied
Loan Balances
2023	36,449
2022	61,724
2021	41,242
2020	20,610
2019	4,903
Prior	9,183
Revolving	1,672
Totals	175,783	149,905
CRE Owner Occupied \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	36,255
2022	61,724
2021	40,748
2020	20,610
2019	4,903
Prior	8,312
Revolving	1,672
Totals	174,224	148,268
CRE Owner Occupied \| Substandard
Loan Balances
2023	194
2021	494
Prior	871
Totals	1,559	1,637
CRE Non-owner Occupied
Loan Balances
2023	195,710
2022	307,704
2021	256,896
2020	77,618
2019	78,288
Prior	66,569
Revolving	4,521
Totals	987,306	947,008
CRE Non-owner Occupied \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	164,226
2022	305,749
2021	253,683
2020	77,618
2019	78,288
Prior	66,569
Revolving	4,521
Totals	950,654	922,657
CRE Non-owner Occupied \| Watch
Loan Balances
2023	16,301
2021	3,213
Totals	19,514	18,112
CRE Non-owner Occupied \| Substandard
Loan Balances
2023	15,183
2022	1,955
Totals	17,138	6,239
Consumer and other
Loan Balances
2023	2,908
2022	256
2021	9
2020	1,460
2019	6
Revolving	3,665
Totals	8,304	8,132
Write-offs
2023	42
Revolving	2
Total	44
Consumer and other \| Pass
Loan Balances
2023	2,908
2022	256
2021	9
2020	1,460
2019	6
Revolving	3,665
Totals	$ 8,304	$ 8,132

Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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