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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET - Schedule of Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	$ 4,423,780	$ 4,411,319
Allowance for credit losses	(64,400)	(65,691)	$ (67,323)	$ (45,031)
Loans receivable, net	4,359,380	4,345,628
Commercial portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	2,566,415	2,536,176
Commercial portfolio \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	1,014,084	1,010,998
Allowance for credit losses	(15,997)		(16,473)	(12,916)
Commercial portfolio \| Multifamily
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	1,175,467	1,148,120
Allowance for credit losses	(4,448)		(7,030)	(7,104)
Commercial portfolio \| Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	353,598	353,432
Allowance for credit losses	(1,405)		(2,455)	(3,627)
Commercial portfolio \| Construction and land development
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	23,266	23,626
Allowance for credit losses	(853)		(354)	(825)
Commercial portfolio \| Residential real estate lending
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses	(12,407)
Retail portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	1,857,365	1,875,143
Retail portfolio \| Residential real estate lending
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	1,419,321	1,425,596
Allowance for credit losses			(14,849)	(11,338)
Retail portfolio \| Consumer solar
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	398,501	408,260
Allowance for credit losses	(26,775)		$ (22,762)	$ (6,867)
Retail portfolio \| Consumer and other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	$ 39,543	$ 41,287