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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Fair Value (Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Value for Financial Instrument Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financial assets:
AFS securities	$ 1,115,813	$ 918,118
HTM securities	1,297	1,302
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	1,411	1,359
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,437
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount	2,447	1,496	$ 1,677	$ 1,766
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	460,278	594,881
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	162,420	268,631
Securities Loaned or Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Fair Value Disclosure	25,442	10,002
Subordinated debentures	46,475	50,171
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	0	0
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount		0
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	0	0
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Securities Loaned or Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	1,411	1,359
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount		0
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	460,278	594,881
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	162,420	268,631
Securities Loaned or Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Fair Value Disclosure	25,442	10,002
Subordinated debentures	46,475	50,171
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	0	0
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,437
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount		1,496
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	0	0
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Securities Loaned or Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
HTM securities	1,297	1,302
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	2,196
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount		877
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	457,694	595,549
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	162,439	268,809
Securities Loaned or Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Fair Value Disclosure	25,000	10,000
Subordinated debentures	58,331	59,080
Residential real estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,066,991	1,066,544
Residential real estate \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Residential real estate \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Residential real estate \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,066,991	1,066,544
Residential real estate \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,051,324	1,064,532
Commercial real estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,307,132	1,196,297
Commercial real estate \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Commercial real estate \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Commercial real estate \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,307,132	1,196,297
Commercial real estate \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,344,860	1,230,983
Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	372,194	431,892
Commercial \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	372,194	431,892
Commercial \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	374,791	438,716
Home equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	253,276	293,565
Home equity \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Home equity \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Home equity \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	253,276	293,565
Home equity \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	255,957	310,356
Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	18,102	23,355
Consumer \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Consumer \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Consumer \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	18,102	23,355
Consumer \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	19,999	25,265
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	137,209
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	137,209
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	135,026
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Junior subordinated debt interest rate swaps		8,187
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Junior subordinated debt interest rate swaps		8,187
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	39,627	17,756
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	39,627	17,756
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	39,627	17,756
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	39,627	17,756
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	608	480
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	248	18
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	608	480
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	248	18
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	0	0
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	311	312
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	196	15
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	311	312
Financial liabilities:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	$ 196	$ 15