LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for loan losses by portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 21,441	$ 18,330	$ 18,330
Provision (release) for credit losses	(660)	192
Charge-offs	0	(594)
Recoveries	20	28
Ending balance	20,801	17,956	21,441
Cash, securities, and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,150	410	410
Provision (release) for credit losses	(103)	(19)
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	1,047	391	1,150
Consumer and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	138	185	185
Provision (release) for credit losses	14	(54)
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	20
Ending balance	152	151	138
Construction and development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,210	5,184	5,184
Provision (release) for credit losses	(12)	(885)
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	2,198	4,299	2,210
1-4 Family Residential
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,846	5,200	5,200
Provision (release) for credit losses	183	117
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	4
Ending balance	6,029	5,321	5,846
Non-owner occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,359	4,340	4,340
Provision (release) for credit losses	(209)	(30)
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	4,150	4,310	4,359
Owner occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	846	654	654
Provision (release) for credit losses	7	261
Charge-offs	0	0	(111)
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	853	915	846
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	6,892	2,357	2,357
Provision (release) for credit losses	(540)	802
Charge-offs	0	(594)	(2,031)
Recoveries	20	4
Ending balance	$ 6,372	$ 2,569	$ 6,892