Investment Securities - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	$ 189,813	$ 126,922
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	2,434	1,752
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(1,855)	(619)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	190,392	128,055
Amortized cost, equity securities	206	206
Gross Unrealized Gains, Equity investment securities	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Equity investment securities	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity investment securities	206	206
Total investment securities, amortized cost basis	190,019	127,128
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,434	1,752
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,855)	(619)
Estimated Fair Value	190,598	128,261
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	160,923	171,224
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	2,601	4,074
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(719)	(363)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	162,805	174,935
US Treasury, Agencies and GSEs [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	32,669	6,428
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	17	12
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(413)	(24)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	32,273	6,416
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	0	1,000
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	0	2
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	0	1,002
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	37,860	23,235
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	1,383	538
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(44)	(20)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	39,199	23,753
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	14,790	16,482
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	416	527
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(140)	(58)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	15,066	16,951
Corporate [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	13,603	12,393
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	562	275
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(38)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	14,127	12,668
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	46,290	36,441
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	1,252	1,101
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(102)	(7)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	47,440	37,535
Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	13,693	8,572
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	9	39
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(89)	(4)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	13,613	8,607
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	14,636	18,414
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	67	217
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(188)	(176)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	14,515	18,455
Residential Mortgage-Backed - US Agency [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	22,482	24,856
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	148	355
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(466)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	22,164	25,211
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	9,740	11,807
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	277	475
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(18)	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	9,999	12,282
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - US Agency [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	12,658	26,776
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	30	149
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(403)	(461)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	12,285	26,464
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	11,362	24,482
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	367	850
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(9)	(1)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	11,720	25,331
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Private Label [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Totals, amortized cost	56,848	24,662
Gross Unrealized Gains, Debt investment securities	285	384
Gross Unrealized Losses, Debt investment securities	(402)	(110)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt investment securities	56,731	24,936
Held-to-maturity securities, debt maturities, Amortized Cost	64,105	62,598
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	222	902
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	(262)	(121)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	64,065	63,379
Mutual funds Common Stock Financial Services Industry [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, equity securities	206	206
Gross Unrealized Gains, Equity investment securities	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Equity investment securities	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity investment securities	$ 206	$ 206

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