Fair Value, Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Non-marketable securities, at cost	$ 15,549	$ 15,549
Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	738,397	410,642
Held-to-maturity securities	806,521	817,238
Non-marketable securities, at cost	15,549	15,549
Loans and leases, net	3,621,277	3,579,724
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Total deposits	4,959,589	4,668,095
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	100,000
Subordinated debentures	10,310	10,310
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	738,397	410,642
Held-to-maturity securities	665,240	687,243
Non-marketable securities, at cost	15,549	15,549
Loans and leases, net	3,402,777	3,369,255
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Total deposits	4,953,522	4,662,782
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	100,003
Subordinated debentures	12,418	12,763
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	738,397	410,642
Held-to-maturity securities	0	0
Non-marketable securities, at cost	0	0
Loans and leases, net	0	0
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Total deposits	0	0
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Held-to-maturity securities	607,853	629,051
Non-marketable securities, at cost	15,549	15,549
Loans and leases, net	0	0
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Total deposits	4,082,127	4,023,467
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	0
Subordinated debentures	12,418	12,763
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Held-to-maturity securities	57,387	58,192
Non-marketable securities, at cost	0	0
Loans and leases, net	3,402,777	3,369,255
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Total deposits	871,395	639,315
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	100,003
Subordinated debentures	$ 0	$ 0

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

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of deposit liabilities held by the entity, including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing, demand deposits, saving deposits, negotiable orders of withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits.

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Fair value of subordinated debt obligations including, but not limited to, subordinated loan, subordinated bond, subordinated debenture or junior debt.

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Fair value portion of borrowing from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank).

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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