Securities (Amortized Costs and Fair Values of Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	$ 224,706	$ 183,269
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	9,425	4,159
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(478)	(459)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	233,653	186,969
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost	23,026	35,733
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,092	913
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses		(13)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value	24,118	36,633
US Treasury issue [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	12,500
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	12,500
US Government Agencies [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	19,942	22,104
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	83	51
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(280)	(219)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	19,745	21,936
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost		10,000
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses		(12)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value		9,988
Mortgage Backed - U.S. Gov't Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	28,086	48,045
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,865	808
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		(113)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	29,951	48,740
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	28,748	11,637
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	373	49
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(135)	(82)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	28,986	11,604
Corporate bonds [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	25,454	6,016
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	496	84
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13)	(3)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	25,937	6,097
State, County and Municipal [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Held To Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Securities Available for Sale, Amortized Cost	109,976	95,467
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	6,608	3,167
Securities Available for Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(50)	(42)
Securities Available for Sale, Fair Value	116,534	98,592
Securities Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost	23,026	25,733
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,092	913
Securities Held to Maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses		(1)
Securities Held to Maturity, Fair Value	$ 24,118	$ 26,645

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