Deposits - Composition of deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deposits, by Type [Abstract]
Transaction Deposits	$ 1,471,480	$ 1,419,873
Savings and Money Market Deposits	1,077,333	863,567
Time Deposits	293,052	293,474
Brokered Deposits	463,209	369,323
Total Deposits	3,305,074	2,946,237
Brokered money market accounts	$ 195,700	$ 131,200

The aggregate amount of all brokered deposit accounts.

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The amount of money in accounts that may bear interest and that the depositor is entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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