LOANS RECEIVABLE (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	$ 2,694	$ 1,549
61-90 Days Past Due	258	250
Greater Than 90 Days	3,118	3,646
Total Past Due	6,070	5,445
Current	369,990	363,880
Total Loans	376,060	369,325	369,837
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Industrial Property [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	24,416	24,875	29,625
Office Building [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	24,333	24,468	20,931
Retail Site [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	17,703	17,346	23,283
Special use properties [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	36,494	30,376	31,461
Investor owned one to four family and multi family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	29,838	25,461	17,029
One to four family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	177,874	180,739	184,531
One to four family [Member] \| Real Estate Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	1,157	349
61-90 Days Past Due	159	153
Greater Than 90 Days	1,268	1,594
Total Past Due	2,584	2,096
Current	175,290	178,643
Total Loans	177,874	180,739
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	1,259	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	595	595
Total Past Due	1,854	595
Current	130,930	121,931
Total Loans	132,784	122,526	122,329
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Industrial Property [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	24,416	24,875
Total Loans	24,416	24,875
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Office Building [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	878	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	206	206
Total Past Due	1,084	206
Current	23,249	24,262
Total Loans	24,333	24,468
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Retail Site [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	148	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	148	0
Current	17,555	17,346
Total Loans	17,703	17,346
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Special use properties [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	233	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	233	0
Current	36,261	30,376
Total Loans	36,494	30,376
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Multi Family and Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Investor owned one to four family and multi family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	389	389
Total Past Due	389	389
Current	29,449	25,072
Total Loans	29,838	25,461
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Commercial Business Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	44	972
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	582	703
Total Past Due	626	1,675
Current	23,727	24,126
Total Loans	24,353	25,801	24,250
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Total Multi family and commercial real estate member [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	132,784	122,526
Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	234	228
61-90 Days Past Due	99	97
Greater Than 90 Days	77	28
Total Past Due	410	353
Current	37,108	36,491
Total Loans	37,518	36,844	33,199
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	231	222
61-90 Days Past Due	98	97
Greater Than 90 Days	77	28
Total Past Due	406	347
Current	29,662	28,353
Total Loans	30,068	28,700
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Other consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	3	6
61-90 Days Past Due	1	0
Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	4	6
Current	7,446	8,138
Total Loans	7,450	8,144
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	0	0
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	3,531	3,415	5,528
Construction and Land Development [Member] \| Real Estate Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days	596	726
Total Past Due	596	726
Current	2,935	2,689
Total Loans	3,531	3,415
Carrying Amount > 90 Days and Accruing	$ 0	$ 0

Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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