Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of composition of our loan portfolio - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Consumer
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees	$ 3,273,363	$ 2,489,877
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Less – allowance for credit losses	$ (38,639)	$ (30,408)
Total loans, net	3,234,724	2,459,469
Commercial [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 2,053,318	$ 1,553,272
Total commercial loans percentage	62.70%	62.40%
Commercial [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 109,726	$ 64,425
Total commercial loans percentage	3.40%	2.60%
Commercial [Member] \| Business [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 468,112	$ 333,049
Total commercial loans percentage	14.30%	13.40%
Consumer [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 1,220,045	$ 936,605
Total consumer loans percentage	37.30%	37.60%
Consumer [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 80,415	$ 59,846
Total consumer loans percentage	2.50%	2.40%
Consumer [Member] \| Real estate [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 931,278	$ 694,401
Total consumer loans percentage	28.40%	27.90%
Consumer [Member] \| Home equity [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 179,300	$ 154,839
Total consumer loans percentage	5.50%	6.20%
Consumer [Member] \| Other [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 29,052	$ 27,519
Total consumer loans percentage	0.90%	1.10%
Owner occupied RE [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 612,901	$ 488,965
Total commercial loans percentage	18.70%	19.60%
Non-owner occupied RE [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 862,579	$ 666,833
Total commercial loans percentage	26.30%	26.80%

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