LOANS (Allowance for Credit Losses "ACL" on Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	$ 18,417	$ 19,424
Charge-offs	0	(1,485)
Recoveries	19	22
Provisions	450	295
Ending Balance	21,382	18,256
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	2,496
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	13,095	13,744
Charge-offs	0	(1,247)
Recoveries	0	1
Provisions	484	787
Ending Balance	17,313	13,285
Commercial real estate \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	3,734
Residential first mortgages
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	1,002	1,305
Charge-offs	0	(142)
Recoveries	0	0
Provisions	(39)	(139)
Ending Balance	284	1,024
Residential first mortgages \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	(679)
Residential rentals
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	2,175	1,413
Charge-offs	0	(46)
Recoveries	0	0
Provisions	(43)	(6)
Ending Balance	1,546	1,361
Residential rentals \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	(586)
Construction and land development
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	260	401
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Provisions	(41)	(36)
Ending Balance	137	365
Construction and land development \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	(82)
Home equity and second mortgages
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	274	261
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	1
Provisions	(10)	1
Ending Balance	178	263
Home equity and second mortgages \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	(86)
Commercial loans
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	582	1,222
Charge-offs	0	(50)
Recoveries	1	5
Provisions	26	(165)
Ending Balance	319	1,012
Commercial loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	(290)
Consumer loans
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	58	20
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Provisions	13	9
Ending Balance	73	29
Consumer loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	2
Commercial equipment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	971	1,058
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	18	15
Provisions	60	(156)
Ending Balance	1,532	917
Commercial equipment \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance	$ 483
Purchased credit impaired
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning Balance		0
Charge-offs		0
Recoveries		0
Provisions		0
Ending Balance		$ 0

Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable.

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