Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule of Activity by Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 24,871	$ 24,030	$ 16,723
Chargeoffs	(1,743)	(747)	(437)
Recoveries	188	284	204
Credit loss expense (reduction)	2,049	1,304	1,330
Ending balance	25,365	24,871	24,030
Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			6,210
Commercial \| Real Estate Owner Occupied
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,045	4,633	6,116
Chargeoffs	(53)	0	(40)
Recoveries	0	100	2
Credit loss expense (reduction)	352	312	241
Ending balance	5,344	5,045	4,633
Commercial \| Real Estate Owner Occupied \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(1,686)
Commercial \| Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,829	4,285	0
Chargeoffs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	75
Credit loss expense (reduction)	991	544	(105)
Ending balance	5,820	4,829	4,285
Commercial \| Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			4,315
Commercial \| Construction
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	944	1,978	821
Chargeoffs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(694)	(1,034)	214
Ending balance	250	944	1,978
Commercial \| Construction \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			943
Commercial \| C&I
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,364	5,001	3,097
Chargeoffs	(1,333)	(451)	(153)
Recoveries	76	25	3
Credit loss expense (reduction)	916	789	409
Ending balance	5,023	5,364	5,001
Commercial \| C&I \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,645
Commercial \| Multifamily
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,239	1,318	0
Chargeoffs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(413)	(79)	134
Ending balance	826	1,239	1,318
Commercial \| Multifamily \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,184
Commercial \| Agriculture
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	605	0
Chargeoffs	(27)	0
Recoveries	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(59)	605
Ending balance	519	605	0
Municipal
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	262	334	162
Chargeoffs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(69)	(72)	40
Ending balance	193	262	334
Municipal \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			132
Residential \| Construction
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	474	618	199
Chargeoffs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(175)	(144)	(316)
Ending balance	299	474	618
Residential \| Construction \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			735
Residential \| Term
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,241	4,991	2,559
Chargeoffs	(1)	(37)	0
Recoveries	7	32	14
Credit loss expense (reduction)	702	255	540
Ending balance	5,949	5,241	4,991
Residential \| Term \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,878
Home Equity
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	686	626	1,029
Chargeoffs	0	(7)	(50)
Recoveries	16	24	13
Credit loss expense (reduction)	256	43	90
Ending balance	958	686	626
Home Equity \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(456)
Consumer
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	182	246	1,062
Chargeoffs	(329)	(252)	(194)
Recoveries	89	103	97
Credit loss expense (reduction)	242	85	83
Ending balance	$ 184	182	246
Consumer \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(802)
Unallocated
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 0	1,678
Chargeoffs			0
Recoveries			0
Credit loss expense (reduction)			0
Ending balance			0
Unallocated \| Impact of adopting ASC 326
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ (1,678)

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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