11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: On April 13, 2017 the Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in anticipation of executing a sale-leaseback transaction, entered into a Real Estate Purchase Agreement with NPB Good Steward Properties, LLC (“Good Steward”) pursuant to which the Bank will sell four (4) of its properties, one each located in Abingdon, Bristol, Gate City and Castlewood, Virginia to Good Steward for a total purchase price of $6,169,259. Contemporaneously with the closing of the sale of the properties by the Bank, the Bank will enter into leases with Good Steward for the properties (the “Leases”) which will allow the Bank to continue to service customers from those locations. The sale of the properties is conditioned, among other things, on the negotiation of the Leases for the properties and Good Steward obtaining financing, which the Bank may provide. If the conditions are satisfied the parties expect to close the sale of the properties on or before June 30, 2017. The Bank and its parent, New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. and affiliates have no relationship with Good Steward other than those contemplated by these transactions.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

On April 13, 2017 the Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in anticipation of executing a sale-leaseback transaction, entered into a Real Estate Purchase Agreement with NPB Good Steward Properties, LLC (“Good Steward”) pursuant to which the Bank will sell four (4) of its properties, one each located in Abingdon, Bristol, Gate City and Castlewood, Virginia to Good Steward for a total purchase price of $6,169,259. Contemporaneously with the closing of the sale of the properties by the Bank, the Bank will enter into leases with Good Steward for the properties (the “Leases”) which will allow the Bank to continue to service customers from those locations. The sale of the properties is conditioned, among other things, on the negotiation of the Leases for the properties and Good Steward obtaining financing, which the Bank may provide. If the conditions are satisfied the parties expect to close the sale of the properties on or before June 30, 2017. The Bank and its parent, New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. and affiliates have no relationship with Good Steward other than those contemplated by these transactions.