The rate of deposit premium under business combination.

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Amount of addition to allowance reserve for credit loss arising from purchase of loan and lease portfolios.

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ACQUISITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	May 15, 2020 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 24,191	$ 19,686	$ 23,239	$ 24,811
Simmons Bank
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches acquired \| item	3
Loan production offices acquired \| item	1
Purchase consideration	$ 61,599
Deposit premium	6.06%
Goodwill	$ 4,505
Loans, net	119,552
Contractual balance	120,600
Discount on loans	$ 1,100
Discount on loans (in percent)	0.90%
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Loans Acquired	$ 0