LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for loan losses by portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 18,330	$ 23,931
Provision for (release of) credit losses	4,993	3,439
Charge-offs	(2,142)	(9,402)
Recoveries	260	362
Ending balance	21,441	18,330
Cash, securities, and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	410	961
Provision for (release of) credit losses	740	(551)
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	1,150	410
Consumer and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	185	124
Provision for (release of) credit losses	(52)	82
Charge-offs	0	(50)
Recoveries	5	29
Ending balance	138	185
Construction and development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,184	7,945
Provision for (release of) credit losses	(2,974)	(2,761)
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	2,210	5,184
1-4 family residential
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,200	4,370
Provision for (release of) credit losses	631	824
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	15	6
Ending balance	5,846	5,200
Non-owner occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,340	2,325
Provision for (release of) credit losses	19	2,015
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	4,359	4,340
Owner occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	654	1,034
Provision for (release of) credit losses	303	(380)
Charge-offs	(111)	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	846	654
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,357	7,172
Provision for (release of) credit losses	6,326	4,210
Charge-offs	(2,031)	(9,352)
Recoveries	240	327
Ending balance	$ 6,892	$ 2,357