FAIR VALUE - Summary of assets measured at fair value on recurring basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	$ 9,873	$ 8,839
Loans held for sale	0	1,965
Derivative asset, fair value	204
Financial Liabilities
Forward commitments and FSC	508
Fair Value, Recurring
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	9,873	8,839
Loans held for sale		1,965
Loans held at fair value	20,807	23,321
Equity securities	759	749
Guarantee asset	235	143
Equity warrants	825	825
Swap derivative asset	204
Financial Liabilities
Swap derivative liabilities	(508)
Fair Value, Recurring \| IRLC, net
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value	723	229
Fair Value, Recurring \| Forward commitments and FSC
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value		46
Financial Liabilities
Forward commitments and FSC	(138)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	0
Loans held for sale		1,965
Loans held at fair value	0	0
Equity securities	637	627
Guarantee asset	0	0
Derivative asset, fair value	0
Equity warrants	0	0
Swap derivative asset	0
Financial Liabilities
Forward commitments and FSC	0
Swap derivative liabilities	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| IRLC, net
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Forward commitments and FSC
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Financial Assets
Equity securities		122
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	9,873	8,839
Loans held for sale		0
Loans held at fair value	0	0
Equity securities	122
Guarantee asset	0	0
Equity warrants	0	0
Swap derivative asset	204
Financial Liabilities
Swap derivative liabilities	(508)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| IRLC, net
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Forward commitments and FSC
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value		46
Financial Liabilities
Forward commitments and FSC	(138)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value		0
Equity securities		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	0
Loans held for sale		0
Loans held at fair value	20,807	23,321
Equity securities	0
Guarantee asset	235	143
Equity warrants	825	825
Swap derivative asset	0
Financial Liabilities
Swap derivative liabilities	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| IRLC, net
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value	723	229
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Forward commitments and FSC
Financial Assets
Derivative asset, fair value		$ 0
Financial Liabilities
Forward commitments and FSC	$ 0

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