RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Directors and Executive Officers
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 5,691	$ 7,323
Repayments	(3,101)	(2,257)
Balance, end of year	13,614	5,691
New directors
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties [Roll Forward]
Advances	8,025	0
Other Directors and Executive Officers
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties [Roll Forward]
Advances	$ 2,999	$ 625

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

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483326/850-10-50-1

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(e))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479853/942-210-S99-1

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