ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Schedule of Balances by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 60,710	$ 16,732
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,538	1,507
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	5,365,413	5,264,849
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	61,350	59,322
Total Loans	5,426,123	5,281,581
Total Ending ACL	65,888	60,829	$ 61,697	$ 67,309
Lease Financing [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	2,002	1,765
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	20
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	249,421	286,801
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,643	2,314
Total Loans	251,423	288,566
Total Ending ACL	1,663	2,314
Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	17,987	9,936
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	516	236
Total Loans	17,987	9,936
Total Ending ACL	516	236
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Junior Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	100
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	40,103	38,265
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	177	154
Total Loans	40,203	38,265
Total Ending ACL	177	154	5	15
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	652	374
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	584,474	527,410
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,931	2,894
Total Loans	585,126	527,784
Total Ending ACL	3,931	2,894	1,432	2,905
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Property [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	16,645
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,819,745	1,863,915
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	8,782	8,849
Total Loans	1,836,390	1,863,915
Total Ending ACL	8,782	8,849	9,806	9,945
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending ACL			83	218
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	255,110	272,009
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,840	4,835
Total Loans	255,110	272,009
Total Ending ACL	4,840	4,835	1,998	3,050
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Investment Property [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	9,881	11,208
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		1,208
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,051,316	1,032,917
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	15,403	14,272
Total Loans	1,061,197	1,044,125
Total Ending ACL	15,403	15,480	27,083	27,713
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	31,430	3,385
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,518	299
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,283,351	1,191,277
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	25,189	25,231
Total Loans	1,314,781	1,194,662
Total Ending ACL	29,707	25,530	17,509	19,047
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans	17,987	9,936
Total Ending ACL	516	236	42	158
Consumer and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	63,906	42,319
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	869	537
Total Loans	63,906	42,319
Total Ending ACL	$ 869	$ 537	$ 215	$ 279

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