Deposits (Summary of Interest Bearing Deposits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deposits [Abstract]
NOW	$ 170,532	$ 165,946
MMDA	120,841	126,933
Savings	96,570	92,910
Time deposits less than or equal to $250,000	477,461	485,155
Time deposits over $250,000	119,460	128,945
Total interest bearing deposits	$ 984,864	$ 999,889

Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of less than $250,000.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of $250,000 or more.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
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Amount of deposits in interest-bearing transaction accounts at banks or savings and loans, that are restricted in regard to ownership and can usually only be held by individuals, nonprofit entities and governments. Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts differ from money market demand accounts as they typically have higher reserve requirements and no limit on the number of checks that can be written.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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The aggregate of all domestic and foreign interest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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