Deposits (Summary of Interest Bearing Deposits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Deposits [Abstract]
Interest bearing checking	$ 195,441
NOW		$ 170,532
MMDA	148,050	120,841
Savings	108,602	96,570
Time deposits less than or equal to $250,000	492,749	477,461
Time deposits over $250,000	140,027	119,460
Total interest bearing deposits	$ 1,084,869	$ 984,864

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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The amount of money in accounts that may bear interest and that the depositor is entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice.

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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 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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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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