LOANS - Impaired Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	$ 9,044	$ 15,410
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	5,255	9,194
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance - with allowance	3,392	6,540
Recorded investment - with allowance	3,392	6,540
Related Allowance - with allowance	427	740
Unpaid Principal Balance	12,436	21,950
Recorded Investment	8,647	15,734
Commercial \| Real estate loan
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	5,807	6,600
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	3,948	4,458
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance - with allowance	3,392	6,468
Recorded investment - with allowance	3,392	6,468
Related Allowance - with allowance	427	668
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	2,145	5,213
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	374	2,431
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance - with allowance	0	72
Recorded investment - with allowance	0	72
Related Allowance - with allowance	0	72
Commercial \| Home equity lines of credit
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	69	0
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	69	0
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Loans secured by farm land
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	79	83
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	79	83
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Multi-family (5 or more) residential
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	0	2,734
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	0	1,578
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Agricultural loans
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	60	0
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	60	0
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Construction And Other Land Loans
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	47	0
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	47	0
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Residential mortgage \| Real estate loan \| first liens
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	762	656
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	648	630
Related Allowance - with no allowance	0	0
Residential mortgage \| Real estate loan \| junior liens
LOANS
Unpaid Principal Balance - with no allowance	75	124
Recorded Investment - with no allowance	30	14
Related Allowance - with no allowance	$ 0	$ 0

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