LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	$ 19,208	$ 16,615
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	(180)	(67)
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	35	6
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	960	(312)
Allowance for Loan losses	20,023	18,346
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		2,104
Commercial \| Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	12,010	6,305
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	0	0
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	0	0
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	523	(414)
Allowance for Loan losses	12,533	9,654
Commercial \| Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		3,763
Commercial \| Commercial real estate - owner occupied
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	2,116	1,942
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	0	0
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	0	0
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	602	(7)
Allowance for Loan losses	2,718	1,942
Commercial \| Commercial real estate - owner occupied \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		7
Commercial \| All other commercial loans
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	2,918	4,142
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	(60)	(5)
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	20	0
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	702	(469)
Allowance for Loan losses	3,580	3,580
Commercial \| All other commercial loans \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		(88)
Residential mortgage loans
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	1,764	2,751
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	0	(19)
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	3	1
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	(998)	475
Allowance for Loan losses	769	2,864
Residential mortgage loans \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		(344)
Consumer loans
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses	400	475
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs	(120)	(43)
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries	12	5
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans	131	103
Allowance for Loan losses	$ 423	306
Consumer loans \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		(234)
Unallocated
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		1,000
Allowance for Loan losses, Charge-offs		0
Allowance for Loan losses, Recoveries		0
(Credit) provision for credit losses on loans		0
Allowance for Loan losses		0
Unallocated \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Allowance for Loan losses		$ (1,000)

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