SECURITIES - Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	$ 561,794	$ 511,592
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	321	9,304
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(64,082)	(3,217)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	498,033	517,679
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	35,166	25,058
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	52
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(3,330)	(198)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	31,836	24,912
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	25,938	23,936
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	563
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(2,508)	(408)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	23,430	24,091
Bank holding company debt securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	28,945	18,000
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	18
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(3,559)	(31)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	25,386	17,987
Obligations Of States And Political Subdivisions Tax Exempt
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	146,149	143,427
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	319	4,749
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(13,845)	(148)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	132,623	148,028
Obligations Of States And Political Subdivisions Taxable
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	68,488	72,182
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	1,232
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(11,676)	(649)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	56,812	72,765
Residential Passthrough Securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	112,782	98,048
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	705
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(12,841)	(572)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	99,941	98,181
Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	44,868	44,015
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	437
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(4,572)	(205)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	40,296	44,247
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	91,388	86,926
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	0	1,548
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(11,702)	(1,006)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	79,686	$ 87,468
Private label commercial mortgage-backed securities
Available-for-sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	8,070
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding gains	2
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized holding losses	(49)
Available-for-sale debt securities, fair value	$ 8,023

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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