Loans Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses - Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	$ 10,310	$ 9,905	$ 10,584
Charge-offs	(18,417)	(1,828)	(358)
Recoveries	1,128	348	179
Provisions (credits)	9,903	1,885	(500)
Balance	15,925	10,310	9,905
Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	13,001
Balance		13,001
Unfunded Loan Commitment
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Provisions (credits)	(2,500)
Balance	271
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	6,966	5,063	4,485
Charge-offs	(6,346)	0	(51)
Recoveries	0	154	0
Provisions (credits)	3,843	1,749	629
Balance	6,089	6,966	5,063
Commercial Real Estate \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	1,626
Balance		1,626
Residential Real Estate
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	665	1,700	1,379
Charge-offs	(515)	0	(3)
Recoveries	14	4	3
Provisions (credits)	254	(1,039)	321
Balance	607	665	1,700
Residential Real Estate \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	189
Balance		189
Commercial and Industrial
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	1,403	2,532	3,284
Charge-offs	(927)	(70)	(212)
Recoveries	34	69	65
Provisions (credits)	540	(1,128)	(605)
Balance	1,269	1,403	2,532
Commercial and Industrial \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	219
Balance		219
Consumer and Other
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	1,207	253	295
Charge-offs	(10,479)	(1,690)	(23)
Recoveries	1,080	121	111
Provisions (credits)	5,058	2,523	(130)
Balance	7,843	1,207	253
Consumer and Other \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	10,977
Balance		10,977
Construction
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	24	78	739
Charge-offs	(150)	(68)	(69)
Recoveries	0	0	0
Provisions (credits)	134	14	(592)
Balance	4	24	78
Construction \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	(4)
Balance		(4)
Construction to Permanent - CRE
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	10	41	162
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Provisions (credits)	74	(31)	(121)
Balance	113	10	41
Construction to Permanent - CRE \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	29
Balance		29
Unallocated
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	35	238	240
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Provisions (credits)	0	(203)	(2)
Balance	0	35	$ 238
Unallocated \| Pre-tax impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance	$ (35)
Balance		$ (35)

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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