Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - Schedule of composition of our loan portfolio - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Consumer
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees	$ 3,553,632	$ 3,273,363
Total gross loans, net of deferred fees percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Less-allowance for credit losses	$ (41,131)	$ (38,639)
Total loans, net	3,512,501	3,234,724
Commercial [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 2,194,669	$ 2,053,318
Total commercial loans percentage	61.80%	62.70%
Commercial [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 119,629	$ 109,726
Total commercial loans percentage	3.40%	3.40%
Commercial [Member] \| Business [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 500,253	$ 468,112
Total commercial loans percentage	14.10%	14.30%
Commercial [Member] \| Owner occupied RE [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 637,038	$ 612,901
Total commercial loans percentage	17.90%	18.70%
Commercial [Member] \| Non-owner occupied RE [Member]
Commercial
Total commercial loans	$ 937,749	$ 862,579
Total commercial loans percentage	26.40%	26.30%
Consumer [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 1,358,963	$ 1,220,045
Total consumer loans percentage	38.20%	37.30%
Consumer [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 54,210	$ 80,415
Total consumer loans percentage	1.50%	2.50%
Consumer [Member] \| Real estate [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 1,074,679	$ 931,278
Total consumer loans percentage	30.20%	28.40%
Consumer [Member] \| Home equity [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 180,856	$ 179,300
Total consumer loans percentage	5.10%	5.50%
Consumer [Member] \| Other [Member]
Consumer
Total consumer loans	$ 49,218	$ 29,052
Total consumer loans percentage	1.40%	0.90%

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