FAIR VALUE - Schedule of Financial Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 380,795	$ 212,716
Loans held for sale	5,542	2,368
Cash surrender value of life insurance	35,510	34,495
SBA servicing assets	763	672
Derivative instrument assets	629	526
Derivative instrument liabilities	(1,151)	(526)
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	8,427	1,251
Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	107,164	84,182
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	66,945	90,927
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	30,982	20,259
Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	107,164	84,182
Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	66,945	90,927
Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	30,982	20,259
Assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	8,427
Impaired loans		20,028
Municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	175,704	17,348
Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	175,704	17,348
Municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	0	0
Cash surrender value of life insurance	0	0
SBA servicing assets	0	0
Derivative instrument assets	0	0
Derivative instrument liabilities	0	0
Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Municipal securities \| Assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	0
Impaired loans		0
Municipal securities \| Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	0	0
Cash surrender value of life insurance	35,510	34,495
SBA servicing assets	0	0
Derivative instrument assets	629	526
Derivative instrument liabilities	(1,151)	(526)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	107,164	84,182
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	66,945	90,927
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	30,982	20,259
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	0
Impaired loans		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	175,704	17,348
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	5,542	2,368
Cash surrender value of life insurance	0	0
SBA servicing assets	763	672
Derivative instrument assets	0	0
Derivative instrument liabilities	0	0
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	8,427	1,251
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Collateralized mortgage obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis: \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Individually evaluated collateral dependent loans	8,427
Impaired loans		20,028
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Municipal securities \| Assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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