NOTE 3 - LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE - Aging of the Loan Lease Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 7,285,500	$ 7,166,955
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	35	85
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 41,823	$ 42,212
Accruing past due 90 days or more as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	0.00%	0.00%
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	0.57%	0.59%
Loans and leases as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	100.00%	100.00%
Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 7,209,555	$ 7,061,534
Current as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	98.96%	98.53%
30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 18,874	$ 60,893
Past due as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	0.26%	0.85%
60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 15,213	$ 2,231
Past due as a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio	0.21%	0.03%
C&I
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 1,672,557	$ 1,703,522
C&I | C&I - revolving
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	376,284	384,656
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	842	864
C&I | C&I - other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,296,273	1,318,866
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	35	3
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	26,881	28,635
C&I | Current | C&I - revolving
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	375,442	363,820
C&I | Current | C&I - other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,265,486	1,284,558
C&I | 30 to 59 Days Past Due | C&I - revolving
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable		19,972
C&I | 30 to 59 Days Past Due | C&I - other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	2,673	3,755
C&I | 60 to 89 Days Past Due | C&I - other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,198	1,915
CRE | Owner occupied - CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	588,098	577,352
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,901	406
CRE | CRE - non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,000,673	1,036,655
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	2,871	2,664
CRE | Current | Owner occupied - CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	579,706	575,669
CRE | Current | CRE - non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	997,446	1,033,991
CRE | 30 to 59 Days Past Due | Owner occupied - CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	6,491	1,277
CRE | 30 to 59 Days Past Due | CRE - non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	356
Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,301,630	1,308,422
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	4,118	4,118
Construction and land development | Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,283,647	1,304,238
Construction and land development | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	13,865	66
Multi-family
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,937,922	1,769,331
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	2,333	2,333
Multi-family | Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	1,928,981	1,735,026
Multi-family | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	6,608	31,972
Direct financing leases
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	7,947	9,533
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	52	54
Direct financing leases | Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	7,895	8,346
Direct financing leases | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable		1,133
1-4 family real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	618,973	603,683
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		82
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	2,546	2,725
1-4 family real estate | Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	613,657	597,924
1-4 family real estate | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	2,629	2,760
1-4 family real estate | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	141	192
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	157,700	158,457
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	279	413
Consumer | Current
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	157,295	157,962
Consumer | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	117	24
Consumer | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans/leases receivable	$ 9	$ 58