LOANS - Changes in the carrying amount and accretable yield for purchased credit impaired loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
LOANS
Balance at beginning of period	$ 3,714	$ 3,835
Additions, including transfers from non-accretable, Accretable Yield	453	355
Accretion	(296)	(476)
Balance at end of period	$ 3,871	$ 3,714

Amount of additions to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 30
-Section 15
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(2)
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Amount of accretion recognized for the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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