FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND DISCLOSURE (Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Value for Financial Instrument Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial assets:
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	$ 1,293	$ 1,297
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value	1,390	1,411
Mortgage servicing rights	3,215	1,437
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	374,316	460,278
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	211,530	162,420
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		25,442
Subordinated debentures	33,027	46,475
Commercial Real Estate(1)
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,360,937	1,307,132
Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	345,341	372,194
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	85,660	137,209
Residential Real Estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,225,153	1,066,991
Home Equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	214,909	253,276
Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	18,234	18,102
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1)
Financial assets:
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	0	0
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	0	0
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| Commercial Real Estate(1)
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| Residential Real Estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| Home Equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) \| Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2)
Financial assets:
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value	1,390	1,411
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	374,316	460,278
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	211,530	162,420
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		25,442
Subordinated debentures	33,027	46,475
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| Commercial Real Estate(1)
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| Residential Real Estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| Home Equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) \| Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3)
Financial assets:
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights	3,215	1,437
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	0	0
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	0	0
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| Commercial Real Estate(1)
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,360,937	1,307,132
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	345,341	372,194
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	85,660	137,209
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| Residential Real Estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,225,153	1,066,991
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| Home Equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	214,909	253,276
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) \| Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	18,234	18,102
Carrying Amount
Financial assets:
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	1,293	1,297
Mortgage servicing rights	2,495	2,196
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	373,414	457,694
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	211,552	162,439
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		25,000
Subordinated debentures	44,331	59,331
Carrying Amount \| Commercial Real Estate(1)
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,397,639	1,344,860
Carrying Amount \| Commercial
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	347,944	374,791
Carrying Amount \| SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	81,916	135,026
Carrying Amount \| Residential Real Estate
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,218,431	1,051,324
Carrying Amount \| Home Equity
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	216,959	255,957
Carrying Amount \| Consumer
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	$ 20,142	$ 19,999

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