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SECURITIES - Summary of AFS Securities Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 1,556,876 |  | $ 1,335,225 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 7,271 |  | 2,310 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (8,374) |  | (19,516) |  |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses | (634) | $ (651) | (4,134) | $ (7,299) | $ (7,342) | $ (8,220)
Estimated Fair Value | 1,555,139 |  | 1,313,885 |  |  |
Agency mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 865,015 |  | 1,126,861 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 7,140 |  | 2,308 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (204) |  | (7,543) |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 871,951 |  | 1,121,626 |  |  |
Municipal bonds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 47,218 |  | 48,921 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,317) |  | (3,386) |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 45,902 |  | 45,535 |  |  |
SBA securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 7,381 |  | 9,236 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (83) |  | (93) |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 7,300 |  | 9,145 |  |  |
Beneficial interests in FHLMC securitization |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 673 |  | 4,619 |  |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses | (68) |  | (3,377) | (6,478) | (6,502) | (6,818)
Estimated Fair Value | 605 |  | 1,242 |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 124,728 |  | 133,767 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (5,445) |  | (7,193) |  |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses | (566) | $ (651) | (757) | $ (821) | $ (840) | $ (1,402)
Estimated Fair Value | 118,727 |  | 125,817 |  |  |
U.S. Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 999 |  | 700 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (8) |  | (22) |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 999 |  | 678 |  |  |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized Cost | 510,862 |  | 11,121 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 110 |  |  |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,317) |  | (1,279) |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | $ 509,655 |  | $ 9,842 |  |  |

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