SECURITIES - Available for Sale Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 104,848	$ 175,474
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(372)	(778)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	32,807	214,908
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,103)	(4,619)
U.S. Treasury securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		50,822
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(11)
U.S. GSE securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		4,995
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(5)
State and municipal obligations
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	1,513	4,982
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(9)	(42)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	0	76
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(1)
U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	50,124	2,935
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(36)	(30)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	154	39,617
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(6)	(438)
U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	22,831	81,377
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(75)	(480)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		93,403
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(984)
U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		6,648
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(70)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		0
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		0
U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	17,575	28,710
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(58)	(145)
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value		9,614
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(144)
Other asset backed securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	3,394	23,401
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(356)	(849)
Corporate bonds
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	12,805	0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(194)	0
Greater than 12 months, Estimated Fair Value	29,259	43,802
Greater than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (1,741)	$ (2,198)

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