INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Amortized cost and estimated fair value of available-for-sale securities excluding SBIC (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) security
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 61,155	$ 45,723
Fair Value	61,491	43,695
Debt available for sale securities pledged as collateral	$ 5,900	$ 5,400
Threshold Percentage Of Shareholders Equity Amount Held As Securities By One Issuer	10.00%	10.00%
Unrealized loss	$ 145	$ 2,039
Number of securities in continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months \| security	3
Available for sale securities, excluding SBIC
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Due within one year through five years amortized cost	$ 250
Due within one year through five years fair value	255
Mortgage-related securities, amortized cost	60,905
Mortgage-related securities, fair value	61,236
Amortized Cost	61,155
Fair Value	$ 61,491
Number of securities in unrealized loss position \| security	10	33

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