SECURITIES - Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	$ 559,837	$ 511,592
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	153	9,304
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(72,010)	(3,217)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	487,980	517,679
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	35,155	25,058
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	52
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(3,556)	(198)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	31,599	24,912
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	23,939	23,936
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	563
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(2,550)	(408)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	21,389	24,091
Bank holding company debt securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	28,944	18,000
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	18
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(3,512)	(31)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	25,432	17,987
Obligations Of States And Political Subdivisions Tax Exempt
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	146,847	143,427
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	153	4,749
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(20,290)	(148)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	126,710	148,028
Obligations Of States And Political Subdivisions Taxable
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	69,902	72,182
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	1,232
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(11,585)	(649)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	58,317	72,765
Residential Passthrough Securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	116,833	98,048
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	705
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(14,094)	(572)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	102,739	98,181
Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	44,075	44,015
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	437
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(4,443)	(205)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	39,632	44,247
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	89,349	86,926
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	1,548
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(11,966)	(1,006)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	77,383	$ 87,468
Private label commercial mortgage-backed securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	4,793
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(14)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	$ 4,779

Amount, before tax, of unrealized gain in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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