Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Loans to Related Parties (Details) - Directors, Executive Officers and Affiliates [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Loans to Related Parties [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the year	$ 32,742	$ 32,531
Originations and related party additions	999	4,360
Principal payments and related party removals	(6,547)	(4,149)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 27,194	$ 32,742

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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Reflects the amount of new advances made to related parties in the form of loan and lease receivables.

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Amount of cash inflow from related parties which reduce the amount of loans and leases receivable due from related parties.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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