SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

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, 2024
Available for sale:
State and municipal	$	199,588	$	1	$	(26,292	)	$	—	$	173,297
Residential mortgage-backed securities		321,021		—		(56,925	)		—		264,096
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		46,601		—		(6,241	)		—		40,360
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations		73,697		—		(214	)		—		73,483
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		16,107		—		(1,526	)		—		14,581
Other securities		12,000		—		(577	)		—		11,423
	$	669,014	$	1	$	(91,775	)	$	—	$	577,240

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 and Fair Value of Securities by Contractual Maturity

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities at December 31, 2024 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	$	2,919	$	2,899
After 1 year through 5 years		4,508		4,376
After 5 years through 10 years		20,909		19,548
After 10 years		183,252		157,897
Declining-balance securities		457,426		392,520
	$	669,014	$	577,240

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, 2024
State and municipal	$	205	$	1	$	171,306	$	26,291	$	171,511	$	26,292
Residential mortgage-backed securities		8		—		264,088		56,925		264,096		56,925
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		—		40,360		6,241		40,360		6,241
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations		73,483		214		—		—		73,483		214
Asset-backed and other amortizing securities		—		—		14,581		1,526		14,581		1,526
Other securities		—		—		11,423		577		11,423		577
	$	73,696	$	215	$	501,758	$	91,560	$	575,454	$	91,775

December 31, 2023
State and municipal	$	207	$	—	$	177,908	$	22,241	$	178,115	$	22,241
Residential mortgage-backed securities		9		—		300,695		50,547		300,704		50,547
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		—		41,748		6,150		41,748		6,150
Commercial 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