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SECURITIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | $ 1,555,139,000 |  |  | $ 1,555,139,000 |  | $ 1,313,885,000 |  |
Securities available-for-sale |  |  |  | 663,000,000 | $ 747,800,000 |  |  |
Debt securities, available-for-sale, realized gain |  |  |  | 5,900,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  |
Debt securities, available-for-sale, realized loss |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |
Provision (reversal) for credit losses - securities AFS | (17,000) |  | $ (43,000) | (139,000) | (921,000) |  |  |
Charge-offs related to interest -only strip securities |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses | 634,000 | 651,000 | 7,299,000 | 634,000 | 7,299,000 | 4,134,000 | $ 7,342,000 | $ 8,220,000
Federal funds purchased | Asset pledged as collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 818,000,000 |  |  | 818,000,000 |  | 916,800,000 |  |
Repurchase agreements | Asset pledged as collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 72,500,000 |  |  | 72,500,000 |  | 77,300,000 |  |
Agency mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 871,951,000 |  |  | 871,951,000 |  | 1,121,626,000 |  |
Agency mortgage-backed securities | Asset pledged as collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 262,900,000 |  |  | 262,900,000 |  | 256,500,000 |  |
Agency mortgage-backed securities | Federal funds purchased | Asset pledged as collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 384,800,000 |  |  | 384,800,000 |  | 325,700,000 |  |
Agency mortgage-backed securities | Noninvestment Grade |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 673,000 |  |  | 673,000 |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 999,000 |  |  | 999,000 |  | 678,000 |  |
U.S. Treasury | Asset pledged as collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 1,900,000 |  |  | 1,900,000 |  | 1,300,000 |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | 118,727,000 |  |  | 118,727,000 |  | 125,817,000 |  |
Provision (reversal) for credit losses - securities AFS | (85,000) |  | (19,000) | $ (191,000) | (581,000) |  |  |
Number of financial instruments impacted by credit loss |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses | 566,000 | $ 651,000 | $ 821,000 | $ 566,000 | $ 821,000 | $ 757,000 | $ 840,000 | $ 1,402,000
Corporate bonds | Noninvestment Grade |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available-for-sale | $ 32,600,000 |  |  | $ 32,600,000 |  |  |  |

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