Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Floating Rate, under One Year	$ 26,700
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Activity for Year, Maximum Outstanding at any Month End	184,500	$ 224,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Activity for Year, Average Outstanding	129,899	183,667
Maximum line of credit with FHLB	588,700	554,800
Outstanding advances from FHLB	$ 137,700	$ 146,500
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Activity for Year, Average Interest Rate During Period	2.09%	1.92%
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Maturities Summary, Average Interest Rate of Amounts Due within One Year of Balance Sheet Date	1.87%
Unused credit facility with another financial institution	$ 115,100
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Maturities Summary, in Next Rolling Twelve Months	$ 111,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Activity for Year, Average Interest Rate at Period End	1.84%	2.62%
Single Family Residential Mortgages
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Investments pledged as collateral for FHLB advances	$ 240,800	$ 216,400
Commercial Real Estate
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Investments pledged as collateral for FHLB advances	186,900	180,800
Mulitfamily Loans Under Blanket Lien Arrangement
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Investments pledged as collateral for FHLB advances	$ 79,000	$ 74,200
Adjustable Rate [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Activity for Year, Average Interest Rate at Period End	1.73%

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Par amount of advances made and reported by Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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