Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans on Nonaccrual Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	$ 8,068	$ 7,516
Nonaccrual With No ACL	4,133	6,976
Government guarantees
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	80	0
Nonaccrual With No ACL	80	0
Net of government guarantees
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	7,988	7,516
Nonaccrual With No ACL	4,053	6,976
Commercial & industrial loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	5,600	4,983
Nonaccrual With No ACL	1,966	4,760
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	217	224
Nonaccrual With No ACL	217	224
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by first liens
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	221	233
Nonaccrual With No ACL	0	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	540	550
Nonaccrual With No ACL	460	466
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	94
Nonaccrual With No ACL	0	94
Other construction, land development and raw land loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	1,490	1,432
Nonaccrual With No ACL	$ 1,490	$ 1,432

Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, of financing receivable on nonaccrual status. Excludes net investment in lease.

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-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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