LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	$ 4,865,028	$ 4,853,495
Past Due
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	51,405	32,082
Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	4,813,623	4,821,413
Commercial and industrial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	61,040
2022	372,209
2021	126,347
2020	32,843
2019	17,929
2018 & Prior	12,998
Revolving	312,175
Loans	935,541	908,616
Commercial and industrial \| Past Due
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	67	37
Commercial and industrial \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	935,474	908,579
Consumer
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	7,468
2021	780
2018 & Prior	22,146
Loans	30,394	24,931
Consumer \| Past Due
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2018 & Prior	38
Loans	38	45
Consumer \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	7,468
2021	780
2018 & Prior	22,108
Loans	30,356	24,886
Commercial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	454,204
2022	1,587,899
2021	611,582
2020	202,380
2019	226,188
2018 & Prior	154,132
Revolving	42,936
Loans	3,279,321
Commercial \| Commercial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	40,800
Commercial \| Real estate
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	3,279,321	3,254,508
Commercial \| Real estate \| Past Due
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	24,000	24,000
Commercial \| Real estate \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	3,255,321	3,230,508
Construction
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	18,720
2022	70,550
2021	34,022
Loans	123,292
Construction \| Real estate
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	123,292	143,693
Construction \| Real estate \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	123,292	143,693
Multifamily
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	5,534
2022	188,701
2021	73,566
2020	33,028
2019	38,181
2018 & Prior	100,392
Revolving	4,650
Loans	444,052
Multifamily \| Real estate
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	444,052	468,540
Multifamily \| Real estate \| Past Due
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	27,300	8,000
Multifamily \| Real estate \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	416,752	460,540
One to four family
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2022	4,249
2020	10,432
2019	12,484
2018 & Prior	25,262
Loans	52,428
One to four family \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2022	4,249
2020	10,432
2019	12,484
2018 & Prior	25,262
Loans	52,428
One to four family \| Real estate
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	52,428	53,207
One to four family \| Real estate \| Current
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans	52,428	$ 53,207
Pass \| Commercial and industrial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	61,040
2022	358,209
2021	126,347
2020	32,843
2019	17,929
2018 & Prior	12,998
Revolving	293,176
Loans	902,542
Pass \| Commercial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	445,656
2022	1,528,343
2021	596,881
2020	185,291
2019	226,188
2018 & Prior	154,132
Revolving	42,936
Loans	3,179,427
Pass \| Construction
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	18,720
2022	70,550
2021	34,022
Loans	123,292
Pass \| Multifamily
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	5,534
2022	188,701
2021	73,566
2020	33,028
2019	38,181
2018 & Prior	100,392
Revolving	4,650
Loans	444,052
Special Mention \| Commercial and industrial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2022	14,000
Revolving	18,999
Loans	32,999
Special Mention \| Commercial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2023	8,548
2022	35,556
2021	14,701
2020	320
Loans	59,125
Substandard \| Commercial
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
2022	24,000
2020	16,769
Loans	$ 40,769

Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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