Securities (Amortized Costs and Fair Values of Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	$ 183,269	$ 207,518
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	4,159	1,358
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(459)	(2,150)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	186,969	206,726
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost	35,733	42,108
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains	913	419
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13)	(274)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value	36,633	42,253
US Treasury issue [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost		13,460
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		(336)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value		13,124
US Government Agencies [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	22,104	24,689
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	51	71
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(219)	(151)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	21,936	24,609
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost	10,000	10,000
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses	(12)	(210)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value	9,988	9,790
Asset-backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	11,637	5,342
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	49	73
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(82)	(4)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	11,604	5,411
Corporate bonds [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	6,016	4,685
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	84
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(3)	(62)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	6,097	4,623
State, County and Municipal [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	95,467	112,465
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,167	1,018
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(42)	(941)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	98,592	112,542
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost	25,733	32,108
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains	913	419
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(64)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value	26,645	32,463
Mortgage Backed US Government Agencies And Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	48,045	46,877
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	808	196
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(113)	(656)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	$ 48,740	$ 46,417

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