Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 29, 2014
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	OptimumBank Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001288855
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,185,938
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014