LOANS RECEIVABLE (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	$ 5,360	$ 5,589
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	1,183	1,861
Total Recorded Investment	6,543	7,450
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	7,362	8,337
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	30	72
Commercial Business Loans [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	783	759
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	77	192
Total Recorded Investment	860	951
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	923	1,042
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	4
Consumer Loan [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	318	385
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	100	133
Total Recorded Investment	418	518
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	448	521
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	4	9
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	740	967
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	740	967
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	785	1,197
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member] \| Industrial Property [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	18	22
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	18	22
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	23	28
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member] \| Office Building [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	326	546
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	326	546
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	346	750
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member] \| Retail Site [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	0	0
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member] \| Special use properties [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	7	10
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	7	10
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	21	24
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Multi-family and commercial real estate [Member] \| Investor owned one to four family and multi family [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	389	389
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	389	389
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	395	395
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| One To Four Family [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	2,923	2,793
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	1,006	1,536
Total Recorded Investment	3,929	4,329
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	4,319	4,555
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	26	59
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Construction and Land Development [Member]
Impaired Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded Investment with No Specific Valuation Allowance	596	685
Recorded Investment with Specific Valuation Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	596	685
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	887	1,022
Related Specific Valuation Allowance	$ 0	$ 0

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