Investment Securities - Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) securities	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) securities
Less Than 12 Months
Number of Securities \| securities	147	78
Fair Value	$ 207,358	$ 178,964
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (16,310)	$ (2,838)
12 Months and over
Number of Securities \| securities	36	32
Fair Value	$ 50,106	$ 37,328
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (6,048)	$ (1,429)
Total
Number of Securities \| securities	183	110
Fair Value	$ 257,464	$ 216,292
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (22,358)	$ (4,267)
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises
Less Than 12 Months
Number of Securities \| securities	26	18
Fair Value	$ 38,477	$ 29,754
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (2,146)	$ (464)
12 Months and over
Number of Securities \| securities	10	14
Fair Value	$ 4,833	$ 3,885
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (537)	$ (129)
Total
Number of Securities \| securities	36	32
Fair Value	$ 43,310	$ 33,639
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (2,683)	$ (593)
Agency mortgage-backed
Less Than 12 Months
Number of Securities \| securities	61	41
Fair Value	$ 132,852	$ 130,742
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (10,717)	$ (2,252)
12 Months and over
Number of Securities \| securities	25	17
Fair Value	$ 44,787	$ 32,955
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (5,497)	$ (1,288)
Total
Number of Securities \| securities	86	58
Fair Value	$ 177,639	$ 163,697
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (16,214)	$ (3,540)
State and political subdivisions
Less Than 12 Months
Number of Securities \| securities	56	17
Fair Value	$ 34,049	$ 17,483
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (3,427)	$ (107)
12 Months and over
Number of Securities \| securities	0	0
Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ 0	$ 0
Total
Number of Securities \| securities	56	17
Fair Value	$ 34,049	$ 17,483
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (3,427)	$ (107)
Corporate
Less Than 12 Months
Number of Securities \| securities	4	2
Fair Value	$ 1,980	$ 985
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (20)	$ (15)
12 Months and over
Number of Securities \| securities	1	1
Fair Value	$ 486	$ 488
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (14)	$ (12)
Total
Number of Securities \| securities	5	3
Fair Value	$ 2,466	$ 1,473
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (34)	$ (27)

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