SECURITIES (Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments, AFS) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	$ 44,680	$ 28,022
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	537	237
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	790	44,569
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	18	408
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total	45,470	72,591
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total	555	645
Asset-backed securities issued by GSEs and U.S. Agencies
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	26,359	15,215
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	180	63
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	697	39,689
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	7	336
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total	27,056	54,904
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total	187	399
U.S. SBA Debentures
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer		4,744
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss		60
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total		4,744
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total		60
Asset-backed securities issued by Others
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months	18,321	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	357	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer	93	136
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	11	12
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total	18,414	136
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total	$ 368	12
Municipal bonds
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months		11,318
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss		173
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss		0
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total		11,318
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total		173
U.S. government obligations
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months		1,489
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss		1
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss		0
Debt securities, available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, Total		1,489
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss, Total		$ 1

Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), in continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months, without allowance for credit loss. Includes beneficial interest in securitized financial asset.

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