SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

SECURITIES [Abstract]

Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses

The amortized cost, related gross unrealized gains and losses, allowance for credit losses, and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at year-end follows (dollars in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
December 31, 2023
Available for sale:
State and municipal	$	202,814	$	2	$	(22,241	)	$	—	$	180,575
Residential mortgage-backed securities		351,251		—		(50,547	)		—		300,704
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		47,898		—		(6,150	)		—		41,748
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations		72,391		—		(461	)		—		71,930
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		18,476		—		(1,436	)		—		17,040
Other securities		12,000		—		(1,235	)		—		10,765
	$	704,830	$	2	$	(82,070	)	$	—	$	622,762

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
December 31, 2022
Available for sale:
State and municipal	$	259,429	$	27	$	(34,401	)	$	225,055
Residential mortgage-backed securities		386,783		—		(57,938	)		328,845
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		49,161		—		(7,194	)		41,967
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations		76,189		—		(551	)		75,638
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		20,907		—		(1,813	)		19,094
Other securities		12,000		—		(888	)		11,112
	$	804,469	$	27	$	(102,785	)	$	701,711

Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities by Contractual Maturity

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at December 31, 2023 are presented below by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Declining-balance securities are shown separately since they are not due at a single maturity date.

	Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Within 1 year	$	735	$	735
After 1 year through 5 years		6,112		5,940
After 5 years through 10 years		16,897		15,640
After 10 years		191,070		169,024
Declining-balance securities		490,016		431,423
	$	704,830	$	622,762

Securities with Unrealized Losses Segregated by the Period in a Loss Position

The following table segregates securities with unrealized losses at year-end, by the duration they have been in a loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded (dollars in thousands):

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
December 31, 2023
State and municipal	$	207	$	—	$	177,908	$	22,241	$	178,115	$	22,241
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		9		—		300,695		50,547		300,704		50,547
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		—		—		41,748		6,150		41,748		6,150
Collateralized mortgage obligations		—		—		71,930		461		71,930		461
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		—		—		17,040		1,436		17,040		1,436
Other securities		3,286		214		7,479		1,021		10,765		1,235
	$	3,502	$	214	$	616,800	$	81,856	$	620,302	$	82,070

December 31, 2022
State and municipal	$	162,746	$	23,538	$	57,675	$	10,863	$	220,421	$	34,401
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		220,752		27,967		108,080		29,971		328,832		57,938
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		41,966		7,194		—		—		41,966		7,194
Collateralized mortgage obligations		75,638		551		—		—		75,638		551
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		19,094		1,813		—		—		19,094		1,813
Other securities		11,112		888		—		—		11,112		888
	$	531,308	$	61,951	$	165,755	$	40,834	$	697,063	$	102,785