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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Recorded Amounts of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | $ 258,287 |  | $ 1,191,378
Investment in equity securities | 8,569 |  | 16,025
Derivatives: |  |  |
Provision for credit losses - securities AFS | 344 | $ 1,633 |
SBA securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 25,672 |  | 27,972
Agency Mortgage-backed Securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,078 |  | 928,989
Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,222 |  | 11,580
Municipal bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 48,514 |  | 52,146
Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 151,763 |  | 156,376
Fair Value on Recurring Basis |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment in equity securities | 8,569 |  | 16,025
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis | 266,856 |  | 1,207,403
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 11,184 |  | 13,825
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | SBA securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 25,672 |  | 27,972
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Agency Mortgage-backed Securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,078 |  | 928,989
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,222 |  | 11,580
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Municipal bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 48,514 |  | 52,146
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 151,763 |  | 156,376
Fair Value on Recurring Basis | U.S. Treasury |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 854 |  | 490
Fair Value Measurement Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 854 |  | 490
Investment in equity securities |  |  | 16,025
Fair Value Measurement Level 1 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment in equity securities |  |  | 16,025
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis | 854 |  | 16,515
Fair Value Measurement Level 1 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | U.S. Treasury |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 854 |  | 490
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 247,211 |  | 1,179,308
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis | 247,211 |  | 1,179,308
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 11,184 |  | 13,825
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | SBA securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 25,672 |  | 27,972
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Agency Mortgage-backed Securities |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,078 |  | 928,989
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Municipal bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 48,514 |  | 52,146
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 151,763 |  | 156,376
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 10,222 |  | 11,580
Investment in equity securities | 8,569 |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |
Provision for credit losses - securities AFS | 300 |  |
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment in equity securities | 8,569 |  |
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis | 18,791 |  | 11,580
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 | Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations |  |  |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale | $ 10,222 |  | $ 11,580

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