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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 measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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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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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Estimated Fair Values (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 268,959	$ 276,138
Marketable equity securities	7,609	7,945
Purchased receivables, net	23,670	24,373
Servicing rights	11,653	11,920
Derivative liabilities	13,189	3,555
Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	8,028	2,950
Derivative liabilities	10,429	3,484
Interest rate lock commitments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	3,188	810
Retail interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	2,760	71
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	77,085	75,456
Marketable equity securities	7,609	7,945
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Interest rate lock commitments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Retail interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash, due from banks and deposits in other banks	85,810	95,424
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	77,085	75,456
Marketable equity securities	7,609	7,945
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash, due from banks and deposits in other banks	85,810	95,424
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	77,085	75,456
Marketable equity securities	7,609	7,945
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	191,874	200,682
Marketable equity securities	0	0
Derivative liabilities	13,189	3,555
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	8,028	2,950
Derivative liabilities	10,429	3,484
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Interest rate lock commitments
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Derivative assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Retail interest rate contracts
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Derivative liabilities	2,760	71
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	191,874	200,682
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock	3,312	2,138
Accrued interest receivable	5,007	4,512
Deposits	1,395,492	1,372,351
Borrowings	36,877	8,891
Accrued interest payable	67	23
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	8,028	2,950
Derivative liabilities	10,429	3,484
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Carrying Amount \| Retail interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	2,760	71
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	191,874	200,682
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock	3,312	2,138
Accrued interest receivable	5,007	4,512
Deposits	1,399,541	1,373,647
Borrowings	37,749	9,216
Accrued interest payable	67	23
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	8,028	2,950
Derivative liabilities	10,429	3,484
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value \| Retail interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	2,760	71
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	0	0
Marketable equity securities	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Interest rate lock commitments
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Derivative assets	3,188	810
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Retail interest rate contracts
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Derivative liabilities	0	0
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Loans and loans held for sale	1,168,131	1,111,205
Purchased receivables, net	23,670	24,373
Junior subordinated debentures	10,310	10,310
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Carrying Amount \| Interest rate lock commitments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	3,188	810
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value
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Loans and loans held for sale	1,162,777	1,095,031
Purchased receivables, net	23,670	24,373
Junior subordinated debentures	10,696	11,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value \| Interest rate lock commitments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative assets	3,188	810
Mortgage servicing rights
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Servicing rights	11,653	11,920	$ 11,254	$ 10,821
Mortgage servicing rights \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
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Servicing rights	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
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Servicing rights	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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Servicing rights	11,653	11,920
Mortgage servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Carrying Amount
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Servicing rights	11,653	11,920
Mortgage servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value
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Servicing rights	11,653	11,920
Commercial servicing rights
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Servicing rights	1,200	1,214
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Servicing rights	0	0
Commercial servicing rights \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
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Servicing rights	0	0
Commercial servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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Servicing rights	1,200	1,214
Commercial servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Carrying Amount
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Servicing rights	1,200	1,214
Commercial servicing rights \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value
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Servicing rights	$ 1,200	$ 1,214