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Allowance for Credit Losses - Loan Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	$ 39,651	$ 40,518	$ 40,157
Provision charged to operations	13,100	8,126	3,172
Loans charged off	(17,163)	(14,115)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	4,499	4,631
Ending balance	40,087	39,651	40,518
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		491
Ending balance			491
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		(113)
Ending balance			(113)
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		604
Ending balance			604
Commercial
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	12,315	11,219
Provision charged to operations	1,058	978
Loans charged off	(63)	(16)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	37	156
Ending balance	13,347	12,315	11,219
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		(22)
Ending balance			(22)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		(617)
Ending balance			(617)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		595
Ending balance			595
Consumer
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	3,758	3,330
Provision charged to operations	442	498
Loans charged off	(377)	(356)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	209	179
Ending balance	4,032	3,758	3,330
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		107
Ending balance			107
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		98
Ending balance			98
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		9
Ending balance			9
Consumer finance
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	23,578	25,969	24,791
Provision charged to operations	11,600	6,650
Loans charged off	(16,723)	(13,743)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	4,253	4,296
Ending balance	$ 22,708	23,578	25,969
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		406
Ending balance			406
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance		$ 406
Ending balance			$ 406