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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	3 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses	$ 29,011,000	$ 18,971,000
Allowance for credit losses	169,162,000	136,330,000	$ 151,861,000	$ 94,507,000
Unfunded Lending Commitment
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses	(200,000)	$ 100,000
Allowance for credit losses	11,600,000		$ 11,900,000
Secondary Market Loan Sales
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses	$ 0
Number of loans repurchased \| loan	0	2
Loans repurchase amount		$ 800,000