Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of the Notional Amount and Fair Value of the Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 102,881	$ 48,677
Fair Value	4,947	1,280
Forward Commitments
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	158,759	82,735
Fair Value	(740)	(182)
Receive Fixed / Pay Variable Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	1,362,778	802,389
Fair Value	90,130	26,070
Pay Fixed / Receive Variable Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	1,362,778	802,389
Fair Value	(17,197)	(4,777)
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	90,587	85,499
Fair Value	866	163
Visa Conversion Rate Swap Agreement
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	133,286	114,499
Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0

Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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