OTHER SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Repurchase agreements
OTHER SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Percentage of pass through for Mortgage Backed Securities	100.00%
Carrying Amount	$ 3,800
Repurchase of securities	1,900
Interest expense	3	$ 0	$ 0
AFX
OTHER SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Interest expense	$ 226	$ 45	$ 1

Percentage of pass through for Mortgage Backed Securities.

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Interest expense incurred during the reporting period on other short-term borrowings.

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The fair value of collateral received by the entity associated with securities borrowed that must be returned if the counterparty fulfills its obligations. It appears on the balance sheet as a liability and has a corresponding asset that appears on the balance sheet called Securities Received as Collateral.

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Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding loaned in the form of a security resale agreement between the entity and another party for the purchase and resale of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes purchases of participations in pools of securities that are subject to a resale agreement, assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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