LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES -Loan Modifications (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of probability	50.00%
Percentage of reduction in collateral position	20.00%
Portion of loan portfolio exposed to high risk industries impacted by Covid-19	3.00%
COVID-19
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Delinquent over period	30 days
Payments Period	2 years
# of Loans Modified	81
Outstanding Balance of Modified Loans \| $	$ 148.5
Loans modified for temporary payment	180 days
Number of loans modified	0

The percentage of loans have the probability of downgrade and violation of covenant conditions.

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The percentage of financial receivable loans for which reduction in collateral position.

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Financial Receivables Maximum Percent High Risk Industry Loans

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Amount of financing receivable modified not treated as troubled debt restructuring.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified and not treated as troubled debt restructuring.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified and not treated as troubled debt restructuring and are still in deferral period.

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The period of track record will be taken as base for modification of loans.

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The maximum payment delinquent period was taken as base for loan modification.

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Period of loans modified for temporary payment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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