Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company is party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or result of operations of the Company taken as a whole. In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments to extend credit, which are not reflected in the financial statements, including loan commitments of $ 93.6 million and $93.7 million and stand-by letters of credit of $100 thousand and $625 thousand at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Of the loan commitments outstanding at June 30, 201 7, $10, 075,000 are real estate construction loan commitments that are expected to fund within the next twelve months. The remaining commitments primarily relate to revolving lines of credit or other commercial loans, and many of these are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each loan commitment and the amount and type of collateral obtained, if any, are evaluated on an individual basis. Collateral held varies, but may include real property, bank deposits, debt or equity securities or business assets. Stand-by letters of credit are condit ional commitments written to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily related to the purchases of inventory by commercial customers and are typically short-term in nature. Credit risk is similar to that involved in extending loan commitments to customers and accordingly, evaluation and collateral requirements similar to those for loan commitments are used. The deferred liability related to the Company’s stand-by letters of credit was not significant at June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016 .

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary

course of business. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such proceedings will

not

have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or result of operations of the Company taken as a whole.

In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments to extend credit, which are

not

reflected in the financial statements, including loan commitments of $

93.6

million and

$93.7

million and stand-by letters of credit of

$100

thousand and

$625

thousand at

June 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively.

Of the loan commitments outstanding at

June 30,

201

$10,

075,000

are real estate construction loan commitments that are expected to fund within the next

twelve

months. The remaining commitments primarily relate to revolving lines of credit or other commercial loans, and many of these are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitments do

not

necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each loan commitment and the amount and type of collateral obtained, if any, are evaluated on an individual basis. Collateral held varies, but

may

include real property, bank deposits, debt or equity securities or business assets.

Stand-by letters of credit are condit

ional commitments written to guarantee the performance of a customer to a

third

party. These guarantees are primarily related to the purchases of inventory by commercial customers and are typically short-term in nature. Credit risk is similar to that involved in extending loan commitments to customers and accordingly, evaluation and collateral requirements similar to those for loan commitments are used. The deferred liability related to the Company’s stand-by letters of credit was

not

significant at

June 30, 2017

December 31, 2016