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Related Party Transaction, Annual Retainer, Amount

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Related Party Transaction, Annual Retainer, Amount Paid in Restricted Common Shares

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Related Party Transaction, Annual Retainer, Portion Paid in Cash

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Related Party Transaction, Board Compensation Fee Per Meeting

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Related Party Transaction, Collateral Assets Held, Fair Value

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The amount of indemnification assets (amounts to be reimbursed if and when certain assumed liabilities are paid) recognized at the acquisition date of a business combination.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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-Publisher FASB

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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-Topic 850

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Interest income derived from funds deposited with both domestic and foreign financial institutions including funds in money market and other accounts.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

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Related Party Transactions Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Collateral held for investment					$ 34,280
Deposits	$ 187,666		$ 187,666		164,860
Indemnification assets	116		116		116
Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual retainer	150		150
Annual retainer, portion paid in cash	75		75
Annual retainer, portion paid in restricted common units	75		75
Board compensation fee, per meeting	1		1
Services fees and reimbursable expenses	242	$ 236	479	$ 446
Deferred fees payable to related party	37		37		46
Audit Committee, Chairman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party, Annual Service Fee			60
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Chairman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party, Annual Service Fee			5
Compensation Committee, Chairman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party, Annual Service Fee			5
Consolidation, Eliminations
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits	6,404		6,404		12,391
WebBank \| Related Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits	9,569		9,569		$ 14,875
Interest Income, Deposits with Financial Institutions	17	26	37	53
Consolidation, Elimination, WebBank \| Related Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest Income, Deposits with Financial Institutions	$ 12	$ 22	$ 28	$ 46
Restricted Stock \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)			3 years