Deposits - Summary of Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deposits [Abstract]
Demand deposits (non-interest bearing)	$ 1,366,395	$ 1,393,935
Interest bearing checking	908,961	763,188
Money market	1,162,773	1,104,238
Savings	790,628	907,722
Retail certificates of deposit under $250,000	117,532	99,196
Retail certificates of deposit $250,000 or greater	87,528	60,171
Brokered certificates of deposit	381,559	2,702
Total deposits	$ 4,815,376	$ 4,331,152

Brokered certificates of deposit.

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- Definition

Time deposits 250000 or more.

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Time deposits less than 250000.

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- Definition

The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126897435&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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The aggregate of all domestic and foreign interest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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Amount of money in noninterest-bearing domestic accounts that entitle the depositor to withdraw funds at any time without prior notice, also known as demand deposits.

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