PORTFOLIO LOANS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	$ 461,214	$ 446,988
Allowance for portfolio loan losses	(7,150)	(7,107)
Net deferred portfolio loan costs	5,111	5,122
Premiums and discounts on purchased loans, net	1,802	1,867
Portfolio loans, net	460,977	446,870
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	100.00%acfc_PercentageOfLoansReceivable	100.00%acfc_PercentageOfLoansReceivable
Real Estate Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	315,004	302,153
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	68.30%	67.60%
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| One to Four Family [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	250,211	237,151
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	54.30%	53.00%
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	49,973	50,322
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	10.80%	11.30%
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Other Land and Multi Family [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	14,820	14,680
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	3.20%	3.30%
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	9,579	5,519
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	2.10%	1.20%
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| One to Four Family [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	4,971	2,580
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	1.10%	0.60%
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	4,608	2,939
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	1.00%	0.60%
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| Acquisition and Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	0	0
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	0.00%	0.00%
Other Portfolio Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	136,631	139,316
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	29.60%	31.20%
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	45,076	46,343
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	9.80%	10.40%
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	48,459	49,854
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	10.50%	11.20%
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Other Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Portfolio loans	$ 43,096	$ 43,119
Percentage of Total portfolio loans	9.30%	9.60%

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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