Loans Receivable, Net - Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	3
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 87
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 87
Residential real estate
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	1
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 31
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 31
Commercial real estate
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	0
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 0
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 0
Other commercial
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	2
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 56
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 56
Home equity
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	0
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 0
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 0
Other consumer
TDRs that occurred during the period
Number of loans \| loan	0
Pre-modification recorded balance	$ 0
Post-modification recorded balance	$ 0

Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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