LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Primary Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 15,394	$ 9,483
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,399,968	1,364,752
Total loans	1,415,362	1,374,235
Purchased credit impaired loans
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	35,400
Commercial
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Individually evaluated for impairment	13,334	7,401
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,127,780	1,056,427
Total loans	1,141,114	1,063,828
Commercial \| Purchased credit impaired loans
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	17,100
Residential
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,960	1,953
Collectively evaluated for impairment	238,304	269,651
Total loans	240,264	271,604
Residential \| Purchased credit impaired loans
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	16,900
Home equity
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Individually evaluated for impairment	95	95
Collectively evaluated for impairment	30,733	35,011
Total loans	30,828	35,106
Consumer
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Individually evaluated for impairment	5	34
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,151	3,663
Total loans	3,156	$ 3,697
Consumer \| Purchased credit impaired loans
Primary segments of the loan portfolio:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 1,300

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