Deposits - Interest expense on deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deposits Liabilities, Balance Sheet, Reported Amounts [Abstract]
Interest bearing transaction	$ 6,721	$ 1,609	$ 3,190
Savings and money market	65,777	15,000	26,272
Time deposits	10,763	11,163	24,104
Total	$ 83,261	$ 27,772	$ 53,566

Interest expense interest bearing transaction deposits.

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Aggregate amount of interest expense on all deposits.

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The aggregate interest expense incurred on the following for deposits in domestic offices: (1) transaction accounts (NOW, and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts), (2) money market deposits and (3) savings deposits.

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The aggregate interest expense incurred on time deposits, including certificates of deposits, in domestic offices.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 220
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.6)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1402
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
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