FAIR VALUE - Recorded Amounts of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	$ 703,226	$ 226,158
Investment in equity securities	11,768	9,767
Agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	107,347	7,576
Municipal bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	46,436	46,790
SBA securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	13,527	18,955
Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	7,241	7,981
Corporate bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	122,280	135,013
U.S. Treasury
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	398,790	1,228
Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment in equity securities	11,768	9,767
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	714,994	235,925
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	7,605	8,615
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	107,347	7,576
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Municipal bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	46,436	46,790
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| SBA securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	13,527	18,955
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	7,242	7,981
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	122,279	135,013
Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| U.S. Treasury
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	398,790	1,228
Fair Value Measurement Level 1 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	398,790	1,228
Fair Value Measurement Level 1 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| U.S. Treasury
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	398,790	1,228
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	297,194	216,949
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	7,605	8,615
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	107,347	7,576
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Municipal bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	46,436	46,790
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| SBA securities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	13,527	18,955
Fair Value Measurement Level 2 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	122,279	135,013
Fair Value Measurement Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment in equity securities	11,768	9,767
Purchase of equity security	2,000
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment in equity securities	11,768	9,767
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	19,010	17,748
Fair Value Measurement Level 3 \| Fair Value on Recurring Basis \| Beneficial interest - FHLMC securitizations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis
Investment securities available-for-sale	$ 7,242	$ 7,981

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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